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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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