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surprise。     Why�察  �I   don't   know   anything   at   all�察 �nor   I   don't   know   whether 

there be anything at all in the world�察�or no。 

     LADY   PLYANT。           I  thought    I  should   try   you�察 �false  man。    I�察  �that 

never dissembled in my life�察�yet to make trial of you�察�pretended to like that 

monster of iniquity�察�Careless�察�and found out that contrivance to let you see 

this letter�察�which now I find was of your own inditingI do�察�heathen�察�I do。 



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See my face no more�察�I'll be divorced presently。 

     SIR   PAUL。     O   strange�察  �what   will   become   of   me�拭  �I'm   so   amazed�察�

and so overjoyed�察�so afraid�察�and so sorry。          But did you give me this letter 

on purpose�察�he�拭      �Did you�拭�

     LADY PLYANT。           Did I�拭   �Do you doubt me�察�Turk�察�Saracen�拭           �I have 

a cousin that's a proctor in the Commons�察�I'll go to him instantly。 

     SIR PAUL。       Hold�察�stay�察�I beseech your ladyship。          I'm so overjoyed�察�

stay�察�I'll confess all。 

     LADY PLYANT。           What will you confess�察�Jew�拭�

     SIR PAUL。       Why�察�now�察�as I hope to be saved�察�I had no hand in this 

letternay�察�hear me�察�I beseech your ladyship。           The devil take me now if 

he did not go beyond my commission。              If I desired him to do any more 

than speak a good word only just for me�察�gads´bud�察�only for poor Sir Paul�察�

I'm an Anabaptist�察�or a Jew�察�or what you please to call me。 

     LADY PLYANT。           Why�察�is not here matter of fact�拭�

     SIR PAUL。       Ay�察�but by your own virtue and continency that matter of 

fact   is   all   his   own   doing。 I   confess   I   had   a   great   desire   to   have   some 

honours conferred upon me�察�which lie all in your ladyship's breast�察�and he 

being a well´spoken man�察�I desired him to intercede for me。 

     LADY   PLYANT。         Did    you   so�拭  �presumption�     �Oh�察   �he   comes�察  �the 

Tarquin comes�察�I cannot bear his sight。 



                                     SCENE XI。 



       CARELESS�察�SIR PAUL。 

     CARE。      Sir Paul�察�I'm glad I've met with   you�察�'gad�察�I have said all   I 

could�察�but can't prevail。      Then my friendship to you has carried me a little 

farther in this matter。 

     SIR PAUL。       Indeed�察�well sir�察�I'll dissemble with him a little。 ��Aside。�А�

     CARE。      Why�察    �faith  I  have   in  my   time   known    honest    gentlemen 

abused by a pretended coyness in their wives�察�and I had a mind to try my 

lady's virtue。    And when I could not prevail for you�察�gad�察�I pretended to 

be   in   love  myself�察  �but   all   in   vain�察 �she  would  not   hear  a  word   upon   that 

subject。    Then I writ a letter to her�察�I don't know what effects that will 

have�察�but I'll be sure to tell you when I do�察�though by this light I believe 



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her virtue is impregnable。 

    SIR    PAUL。     O    Providence�     �Providence�      �What    discoveries    are 

here made�拭     �Why�察�this is better and more miraculous than the rest。 

    CARE。      What do you mean�拭�

    SIR PAUL。       I can't tell you�察�I'm so overjoyed�察�come along with me to 

my lady�察�I can't contain myself�察�come�察�my dear friend。 

    CARE。      So�察�so�察�so�察�this difficulty's over。   ��Aside。�А�



                                   SCENE XII。 



       MELLEFONT�察�MASKWELL�察�from different doors。 

    MEL。      Maskwell�     �I have been looking for you'tis within a quarter 

of eight。 

    MASK。       My lady is just gone into my lord's closet�察�you had best steal 

into her chamber before she comes�察�and lie concealed there�察�otherwise she 

may   lock   the   door   when   we   are   together�察  �and   you   not   easily   get   in   to 

surprise us。 

    MEL。      He�拭   �You say true。 

    MASK。       You    had  best  make    haste�察 �for  after  she  has  made   some 

apology to the company for her own and my lord's absence all this while�察�

she'll retire to her chamber instantly。 

    MEL。      I go this moment。     Now�察�fortune�察�I defy thee。 



                                  SCENE XIII。 



       MASKWELL alone。 

    MASK。       I   confess   you   may   be   allowed   to   be   secure   in   your   own 

opinion�察�the appearance is very fair�察�but I have an after´game to play that 

shall turn the tables�察�and here comes the man that I must manage。 



                                  SCENE XIV。 



       ��To him�А�LORD TOUCHWOOD。 

    LORD TOUCH。           Maskwell�察�you are the man I wished to meet。 

    MASK。       I am happy to be in the way of your lordship's commands。 



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    LORD   TOUCH。          I   have   always   found   you   prudent   and   careful   in 

anything that has concerned me or my family。 

    MASK。       I   were   a   villain   else。 I   am   bound   by   duty   and   gratitude�察�

and my own inclination�察�to be ever your lordship's servant。 

    LORD TOUCH。            Enough。     You are my friend�察�I know it。        Yet there 

has been a thing in your knowledge�察�which has concerned me nearly�察�that 

you have concealed from me。 

    MASK。       My lord� �

    LORD       TOUCH。       Nay�察   �I  excuse   your   friendship   to  my   unnatural 

nephew thus far。      But I know you have been privy to his impious designs 

upon   my   wife。    This   evening   she    has   told   me   all。 Her   good   nature 

concealed it as long as was possible�察�but he perseveres so in villainy�察�that 

she has told me even you were weary of dissuading him�察�though you have 

once actually hindered him from forcing her。 

    MASK。       I am sorry�察�my lord�察�I can't make you an answer�察�this is an 

occasion in which I would not willing be silent。 

    LORD TOUCH。            I know you would excuse himand I know as well 

that you can't。 

    MASK。       Indeed I was in hopes it had been a youthful heat that might 

have soon boiled over�察�but ´ 

    LORD TOUCH。            Say on。 

    MASK。       I   have   nothing   more   to   say�察  �my   lord�察  �but   to   express   my 

concern�察�for I think his frenzy increases daily。 

    LORD TOUCH。            How�     �Give me but proof of it�察�ocular proof�察�that I 

may justify my dealing with him to the world�察�and share my fortunes。 

    MASK。       O my lord� �consider�察�that is hard。         Besides�察�time may work 

upon    him。    Then�察   �for  me   to  do  it�  �I  have   professed    an  everlasting 

friendship to him。 

    LORD TOUCH。            He is your friend�察�and what am I�拭�

    MASK。       I am answered。 

    LORD TOUCH。            Fear not his displeasure�察�I will put you out of his�察�

and fortune's power�察�and for that thou art scrupulously honest�察�I will secure 

thy fidelity to him�察�and give my honour never to own any discovery that 

you shall make me。       Can you give me a demonstrative proof�拭           �Speak。 



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     MASK。      I   wish   I   could   not。 To   be   plain�察  �my   lord�察  �I   intended   this 

evening to have tried all arguments to dissuade him from a design which I 

suspect�察  �and   if   I   had   not   succeeded�察  �to   have   informed   your   lordship   of 

what I knew。 

     LORD TOUCH。          I thank you。    What is the villain's purpose�拭�

     MASK。      He has owned nothing to me of late�察�and what I mean now�察�

is   only   a   bare   suspicion   of   my   own。 If   your   lordship   will   meet   me   a 

quarter of an hour hence there�察�in that lobby by my lady's bed´ chamber�察�I 

shall be able to tell you more。 

     LORD TOUCH。          I will。 

     MASK。      My   duty   to   your   lordship   makes   me   do   a   severe   piece   of 

justice。 

     LORD  TOUCH。         I   will   be   secret�察  �and   reward   your   honesty   beyond 

your hopes。 



                                    SCENE XV。 



       Scene opening�察�shows Lady Touchwood's chamber。 

     MELLEFONT solus。 

     MEL。     Pray heaven my aunt keep touch with her assignation。            O that 

her  lord   were  but   sweating   behind   this   hanging�察  �with   the   expectation   of 

what I shall see。     Hist�察�she comes。     Little does she think what a mine is 

just ready to spring under her feet。        But to my post。      ��Goes behind the 

hangings。�А�



                                   SCENE XVI。 



       LADY TOUCHWOOD。 

     LADY   TOUCH。         'Tis   eight   o'clock�察  �methinks   I   should   have   found 

him here。     Who does not prevent the hour of love�察�outstays the time�察�for 

to be dully punctual is too slow。      I was accusing you of neglect。 



                                  SCENE XVII。 



       LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL�察�MELLEFONT absconding。 



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    MASK。       I confess you do reproach me when I see you here before me�察�

but 'tis fit I should be still behindhand�察�still to be more and more indebted 

to your goodness。 

    LADY TOUCH。           You can excuse a fault too well�察�not to have been to 

blame。    A ready answer shows you were prepared。 

    MASK。       Guilt   is   ever   at   a   loss�察  �and   confusion   waits   upon   it�察  �when 

innocence and bold truth are always ready for expression。 

    LADY TOUCH。           Not in love�此    �words are the weak support of cold 

indifference�察�love has no language to be heard。 

    MASK。       Excess of joy has made me stupid�           �Thus may my lips be 

ever closed。    ��Kisses her。�А   �And thusO who w
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