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ever closed。 ��Kisses her。�А �And thusO who would not lose his speech�察�
upon condition to have joys above it�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 Hold�察 �let me lock the door first。 ��Goes to the
door。�А�
MASK。 ��Aside。�А �That I believed�察 �'twas well I left the private
passage open。
LADY TOUCH。 So�察�that's safe。
MASK。 And so may all your pleasures be�察�and secret as this kiss ´
MEL。 And may all treachery be thus discovered。 ��Leaps out。�А�
LADY TOUCH。 Ah� 。�Shrieks。�А�
MEL。 Villain� 。�Offers to draw。�А�
MASK。 Nay�察�then�察�there's but one way。 ��Runs out。�А�
SCENE XVIII。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MELLEFONT。
MEL。 Say you so�察�were you provided for an escape�拭 �Hold�察�madam�察�
you have no more holes to your burrow�察�I'll stand between you and this
sally´port。
LADY TOUCH。 Thunder strike thee dead for this deceit�察�immediate
lightning blast thee�察�me�察�and the whole world� �Oh� �I could rack myself�察�
play the vulture to my own heart�察�and gnaw it piecemeal�察�for not boding to
me this misfortune。
MEL。 Be patient。
LADY TOUCH。 Be damned。
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MEL。 Consider�察 �I have you on the hook�察 �you will but flounder
yourself a´weary�察�and be nevertheless my prisoner。
LADY TOUCH。 I'll hold my breath and die�察�but I'll be free。
MEL。 O madam�察�have a care of dying unprepared�察�I doubt you have
some unrepented sins that may hang heavy�察�and retard your flight。
LADY TOUCH。 O� �what shall I do�拭 �say�拭�Whither shall I turn�拭�
Has hell no remedy�拭�
MEL。 None�察�hell has served you even as heaven has done�察�left you to
yourself。You're in a kind of Erasmus paradise�察�yet if you please you may
make it a purgatory�察�and with a little penance and my absolution all this
may turn to good account。
LADY TOUCH。 ��Aside。�А �Hold in my passion�察�and fall�察�fall a little�察�
thou swelling heart�察�let me have some intermission of this rage�察�and one
minute's coolness to dissemble。 ��She weeps。�А�
MEL。 You have been to blame。 I like those tears�察�and hope they are
of the purest kind��penitential tears。
LADY TOUCH。 O the scene was shifted quick before me��I had not
time to think。 I was surprised to see a monster in the glass�察�and now I
find 'tis myself�察�can you have mercy to forgive the faults I have imagined�察�
but never put in practice��O consider�察�consider how fatal you have been
to me�察�you have already killed the quiet of this life。 The love of you was
the first wandering fire that e'er misled my steps�察�and while I had only that
in view�察�I was betrayed into unthought of ways of ruin。
MEL。 May I believe this true�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 O be not cruelly incredulous。How can you doubt
these streaming eyes�拭 �Keep the severest eye o'er all my future conduct�察�
and if I once relapse�察�let me not hope forgiveness�察�'twill ever be in your
power to ruin me。 My lord shall sign to your desires�察�I will myself create
your happiness�察 �and Cynthia shall be this night your bride。 Do but
conceal my failings�察�and forgive。
MEL。 Upon such terms I will be ever yours in every honest way。
SCENE XIX。
MASKWELL softly introduces LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�and retires。
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MASK。 I have kept my word�察�he's here�察�but I must not be seen。
SCENE XX。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�MELLEFONT。
LORD TOUCH。 Hell and amazement�察�she's in tears。
LADY TOUCH。 ��Kneeling。�А �Eternal blessings thank you。Ha� �my
lord listening� �O fortune has o'erpaid me all�察�all� �all's my own� 。�Aside。�А�
MEL。 Nay�察�I beseech you rise。
LADY TOUCH。 ��Aloud。�А �Never�察 �never� �I'll grow to the ground�察�
be buried quick beneath it�察 �e'er I'll be consenting to so damned a sin as
incest� �unnatural incest� �
MEL。 Ha� �
LADY TOUCH。 O cruel man�察�will you not let me go�拭 �I'll forgive
all that's past。 O heaven�察�you will not ravish me�拭�
MEL。 Damnation� �
LORD TOUCH。 Monster�察�dog� �your life shall answer this� 。�Draws
and runs at MELLEFONT�察�is held by LADY TOUCHWOOD。�А�
LADY TOUCH。 O heavens�察 �my lord� �Hold�察 �hold�察 �for heaven's
sake。
MEL。 Confusion�察�my uncle� �O the damned sorceress。
LADY TOUCH。 Moderate your rage�察 �good my lord� �He's mad�察�
alas�察�he's mad。 Indeed he is�察�my lord�察�and knows not what he does。 See
how wild he looks。
MEL。 By heaven�察 �'twere senseless not to be mad�察 �and see such
witchcraft。
LADY TOUCH。 My lord�察�you hear him�察�he talks idly。
LORD TOUCH。 Hence from my sight�察 �thou living infamy to my
name�察 �when next I see that face�察 �I'll write villain in't with my sword's
point。
MEL。 Now�察 �by my soul�察 �I will not go till I have made known my
wrongs。 Nay�察 �till I have made known yours�察 �which�察 �if possible�察 �are
greater��though she has all the host of hell her servants。
LADY TOUCH。 Alas�察�he raves� �Talks very poetry� �For heaven's
sake away�察 �my lord�察 �he'll either tempt you to extravagance�察 �or commit
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some himself。
MEL。 Death and furies�察�will you not hear me��Why by heaven she
laughs�察 �grins�察 �points to your back�察 �she forks out cuckoldom with her
fingers�察�and you're running horn´mad after your fortune。 ��As she is going
she turns back and smiles at him。�А�
LORD TOUCH。 I fear he's mad indeed。Let's send Maskwell to
him。
MEL。 Send him to her。
LADY TOUCH。 Come�察 �come�察 �good my lord�察 �my heart aches so�察 �I
shall faint if I stay。
SCENE XXI。
MELLEFONT alone。
MEL。 Oh�察 �I could curse my stars�察 �fate�察 �and chance�察 �all causes and
accidents of fortune in this life� �But to what purpose�拭 �Yet�察�'sdeath�察�for
a man to have the fruit of all his industry grow full and ripe�察�ready to drop
into his mouth�察�and just when he holds out his hand to gather it�察�to have a
sudden whirlwind come�察�tear up tree and all�察�and bear away the very root
and foundation of his hopes�此� what temper can contain�拭 �They talk of
sending Maskwell to me�察�I never had more need of him。 But what can he
do�拭 �Imagination cannot form a fairer and more plausible design than this
of his which has miscarried。 O my precious aunt�察 �I shall never thrive
without I deal with the devil�察�or another woman。
Women�察�like flames�察�have a destroying power�察�Ne'er to be quenched�察�
till they themselves devour。
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ACT V。
SCENE I。
LADY TOUCHWOOD and MASKWELL。
LADY TOUCH。 Was't not lucky�拭�
MASK。 Lucky� �Fortune is your own�察�and 'tis her interest so to be。
By heaven I believe you can control her power�察�and she fears it�此�though
chance brought my lord�察�'twas your own art that turned it to advantage。
LADY TOUCH。 'Tis true it might have been my ruin。 But yonder's
my lord。 I believe he's coming to find you�此 �I'll not be seen。
SCENE II。
MASKWELL alone。
MASK。 So�察 �I durst not own my introducing my lord�察 �though it
succeeded well for her�察 �for she would have suspected a design which I
should have been puzzled to excuse。 My lord is thoughtful。 I'll be so
too�察�yet he shall know my thoughts�此 �or think he does。
SCENE III。
��To him�А�LORD TOUCHWOOD。
MASK。 What have I done�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 Talking to himself� �
MASK。 'Twas honestand shall I be rewarded for it�拭�No�察 �'twas
honest�察�therefore I shan't。 Nay�察�rather therefore I ought not�察�for it rewards
itself。
LORD TOUCH。 Unequalled virtue� 。�Aside。�А�
MASK。 But should it be known�察�then I have lost a friend� �He was
an ill man�察�and I have gained�察�for half myself I lent him�察�and that I have
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recalled�此 �so I have served myself�察�and what is yet better�察�I have served a
worthy lord to whom I owe myself。
LORD TOUCH。 Excellent man� 。�Aside。�А�
MASK。 Yet I am wretched。 Oh�察�there is a secret burns within this
breast�察 �which�察 �should it once blaze forth�察 �would ruin all�察 �consume my
honest character�察�and brand me with the name of villain。
LORD TOUCH。 Ha� �
MASK。 Why do I love� �Yet heaven and my waking conscience are
my witnesses�察 �I never gave one working thought a vent�察 �which might
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