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SIR PAUL。 I will�察�I will�察�I'll go and look for him on purpose。
SCENE V。
BRISK alone。
BRISK。 So now they are all gone�察 �and I have an opportunity to
practice。 Ah� �My dear Lady Froth�察�she's a most engaging creature�察 �if
she were not so fond of that damned coxcombly lord of hers�察�and yet I am
forced to allow him wit too�察 �to keep in with him。 No matter�察 �she's a
woman of parts�察�and�察�egad�察�parts will carry her。 She said she would follow
me into the gallery。 Now to make my approaches。 Hem�察 �hem� �Ah
ma´ ��bows。�А�dam� �Pox on't�察�why should I disparage my parts by thinking
what to say�拭 �None but dull rogues think�察�witty men�察�like rich fellows�察�are
always ready for all expenses�察 �while your blockheads�察 �like poor needy
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scoundrels�察�are forced to examine their stock�察�and forecast the charges of
the day。 Here she comes�察�I'll seem not to see her�察�and try to win her with a
new airy invention of my own�察�hem� �
SCENE VI。
��To him�А�LADY FROTH。
BRISK ��Sings�察 �walking about。�А �'I'm sick with love��' ha�察 �ha�察 �ha�察�
'prithee�察�come cure me。 I'm sick with��' etc。 O ye powers� �O my Lady
Froth�察 �my Lady Froth�察 �my Lady Froth� �Heigho� �Break heart�察 �gods�察 �I
thank you。 ��Stands musing with his arms across。�А�
LADY FROTH。 O heavens�察�Mr。 Brisk� �What's the matter�拭�
BRISK。 My Lady Froth� �Your ladyship's most humble servant。
The matter�察 �madam�拭 �Nothing�察 �madam�察 �nothing at all�察 �egad。 I was
fallen into the most agreeable amusement in the whole province of
contemplation�此 �that's all��I'll seem to conceal my passion�察�and that will
look like respect。�� ��Aside。�А�
LADY FROTH。 Bless me�察�why did you call out upon me so loud�拭�
BRISK。 O Lord�察�I�察�madam� �I beseech your ladyshipwhen�拭�
LADY FROTH。 Just now as I came in�察 �bless me�察 �why�察 �don't you
know it�拭�
BRISK。 Not I�察�let me perish。 But did I�拭 �Strange� �I confess your
ladyship was in my thoughts�察�and I was in a sort of dream that did in a
manner represent a very pleasing object to my imagination�察�but´ ´but did I
indeed��To see how love and murder will out。 But did I really name my
Lady Froth�拭�
LADY FROTH。 Three times aloud�察�as I love letters。 But did you
talk of love�拭 �O Parnassus� �Who would have thought Mr。 Brisk could
have been in love�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 O heavens�察�I thought you could have no
mistress but the Nine Muses。
BRISK。 No more I have�察�egad�察�for I adore 'em all in your ladyship。
Let me perish�察 �I don't know whether to be splenetic�察 �or airy upon't�察 �the
deuce take me if I can tell whether I am glad or sorry that your ladyship
has made the discovery。
LADY FROTH。 O be merry by all means。 Prince Volscius in love� �
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Ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 O barbarous�察�to turn me into ridicule� �Yet�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 The
deuce take me�察�I can't help laughing myself�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�yet by heavens�察�I
have a violent passion for your ladyship�察�seriously。
LADY FROTH。 Seriously�拭 �Ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 Seriously�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 Gad I have�察�for all I laugh。
LADY FROTH。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �What d'ye think I laugh at�拭 �Ha�察�ha�察�
ha。
BRISK。 Me�察�egad�察�ha�察�ha。
LADY FROTH。 No�察�the deuce take me if I don't laugh at myself�察�for
hang me if I have not a violent passion for Mr。 Brisk�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 Seriously�拭�
LADY FROTH。 Seriously�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 That's well enough�察�let me perish�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 O miraculous�察�
what a happy discovery。 Ah my dear charming Lady Froth� �
LADY FROTH。 Oh my adored Mr。 Brisk� 。�Embrace。�А�
SCENE VII。
��To them�А�LORD FROTH。
LORD FROTH。 The company are all ready。 How now�拭�
BRISK。 Zoons� �madam�察�there's my lord。 ��Softly to her。�А�
LADY FROTH。 Take no notice�察 �but observe me。 Now�察 �cast off�察�
and meet me at the lower end of the room�察�and then join hands again�察�I
could teach my lord this dance purely�察 �but I vow�察 �Mr。 Brisk�察 �I can't tell
how to come so near any other man。 Oh here's my lord�察�now you shall
see me do it with him。 ��They pretend to practise part of a country dance。�А�
LORD FROTH。 Oh�察 �I see there's no harm yet�察 �but I don't like this
familiarity。 ��Aside。�А�
LADY FROTH。 Shall you and I do our close dance�察 �to show Mr。
Brisk�拭�
LORD FROTH。 No�察�my dear�察�do it with him。
LADY FROTH。 I'll do it with him�察�my lord�察�when you are out of the
way。
BRISK。 That's good�察 �egad�察 �that's good。 Deuce take me�察 �I can
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hardly hold laughing in his face。 ��Aside。�А�
LORD FROTH。 Any other time�察�my dear�察�or we'll dance it below。
LADY FROTH。 With all my heart。
BRISK。 Come�察�my lord�察�I'll wait on you。 My charming witty angel� �
��To her。�А�
LADY FROTH。 We shall have whispering time enough�察�you know�察�
since we are partners。
SCENE VIII。
LADY PLYANT and CARELESS。
LADY PLYANT。 Oh�察 �Mr。 Careless�察 �Mr。 Careless�察 �I'm ruined�察 �I'm
undone。
CARE。 What's the matter�察�madam�拭�
LADY PLYANT。 Oh�察�the unluckiest accident�察�I'm afraid I shan't live
to tell it you。
CARE。 Heaven forbid� �What is it�拭�
LADY PLYANT。 I'm in such a fright�察 �the strangest quandary and
premunire� �I'm all over in a universal agitation�察 �I dare swear every
circumstance of me trembles。 O your letter�察 �your letter� �By an
unfortunate mistake I have given Sir Paul your letter instead of his own。
CARE。 That was unlucky。
LADY PLYANT。 Oh�察 �yonder he comes reading of it�察 �for heaven's
sake step in here and advise me quickly before he sees。
SCENE IX。
SIR PAUL with the Letter。
SIR PAUL。 O Providence�察 �what a conspiracy have I discovered。
But let me see to make an end on't。 ��Reads。�А �HumAfter supper in the
wardrobe by the gallery。 If Sir Paul should surprise us�察 �I have a
commission from him to treat with you about the very matter of fact。
Matter of fact� �Very pretty�察 �it seems that I am conducting to my own
cuckoldom。 Why�察�this is the very traitorous position of taking up arms by
my authority�察�against my person� �Well�察�let me see。 Till then I languish
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in expectation of my adored charmer。Dying Ned Careless。 Gads´bud�察�
would that were matter of fact too。 Die and be damned for a Judas
Maccabeus and Iscariot both。 O friendship� �what art thou but a name�拭�
Henceforward let no man make a friend that would not be a cuckold�此 �for
whomsoever he receives into his bosom will find the way to his bed�察�and
there return his caresses with interest to his wife。 Have I for this been
pinioned�察�night after night for three years past�拭 �Have I been swathed in
blankets till I have been even deprived of motion�拭�Have I approached
the marriage bed with reverence as to a sacred shrine�察�and denied myself
the enjoyment of lawful domestic pleasures to preserve its purity�察�and must
I now find it polluted by foreign iniquity�拭 �O my Lady Plyant�察�you were
chaste as ice�察�but you are melted now�察�and false as water。 But Providence
has been constant to me in discovering this conspiracy�察 �still�察 �I am
beholden to Providence。 If it were not for Providence�察�sure�察�poor Sir Paul�察�
thy heart would break。
SCENE X。
��To him�А�LADY PLYANT。
LADY PLYANT。 So�察�sir�察�I see you have read the letter。 Well�察�now�察�
Sir Paul�察 �what do you think of your friend Careless�拭 �Has he been
treacherous�察�or did you give his insolence a licence to make trial of your
wife's suspected virtue�拭 �D'ye see here�拭 。�Snatches the letter as in anger。�А�
Look�察�read it。 Gads my life�察�if I thought it were so�察�I would this moment
renounce all communication with you。 Ungrateful monster� �He�拭�is it so�拭�
Ay�察�I see it�察�a plot upon my honour�察�your guilty cheeks confess it。 Oh�察�
where shall wronged virtue fly for reparation�拭 �I'll be divorced this
instant。
SIR PAUL。 Gads´bud�察 �what shall I say�拭 �This is the strangest
surprise。 Why�察 �I don't know anything at all�察 �nor I don't know whether
there b
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