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my   witnesses�察  �I   never   gave   one   working   thought   a   vent�察  �which   might 

discover that I loved�察�nor ever must。         No�察�let it prey upon my heart�察�for I 

would rather die�察�than seem once�察�barely seem�察�dishonest。              Oh�察�should it 

once be known I love fair Cynthia�察�all this that I have done would look 

like rival's malice�察�false friendship to my lord�察�and base self´interest。          Let 

me perish first�察�and from this hour avoid all sight and speech�察�and�察�if I can�察�

all   thought   of   that   pernicious   beauty。 Ha�   �But   what   is   my   distraction 

doing�拭    �I   am  wildly  talking   to   myself�察 �and   some   ill   chance   might   have 

directed malicious ears this way。        ��Seems to start�察�seeing my lord。�А�

    LORD TOUCH。            Start not�察�let guilty and dishonest souls start at the 

revelation of their thoughts�察�but be thou fixed�察�as is thy virtue。 

    MASK。       I am confounded�察�and beg your Lordship's pardon for those 

free discourses which I have had with myself。 

    LORD TOUCH。            Come�察�I beg your pardon that I overheard you�察�and 

yet it shall not need。      Honest Maskwell�        �Thy and my good genius led 

me hither。     Mine�察�in that I have discovered so much manly virtue�察�thine�察�

in that thou shalt have due reward of all thy worth。             Give me thy hand。 

My nephew is the alone remaining branch of all our ancient family�此               �him 

I thus blow away�察�and constitute thee in his room to be my heir ´ 

    MASK。       Now heaven forbid ´ 

    LORD TOUCH。            No moreI have resolved。        The writings are ready 

drawn�察�and wanted nothing but to be signed�察�and have his name inserted。 

Yours will fill the blank as well。       I will have no reply。 Let me command 

this time�察�for 'tis the last in which I will assume authority。        Hereafter�察�you 

shall rule where I have power。 

    MASK。       I humbly would petition ´ 



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     LORD      TOUCH。       Is't  for   yourself�拭   。�MASKWELL           pauses。�А   �I'll 

hear of nought for anybody else。 

    MASK。        Then witness heaven for me�察�this wealth and honour was not 

of my seeking�察�nor would I build my fortune on another's ruin。               I had but 

one desire ´ 

     LORD TOUCH。           Thou shalt enjoy it。       If all I'm worth in wealth or 

interest   can   purchase   Cynthia�察  �she   is   thine。 I'm  sure   Sir   Paul's   consent 

will follow fortune。      I'll quickly show him which way that is going。 

    MASK。        You   oppress   me   with   bounty。    My   gratitude   is   weak�察  �and 

shrinks beneath   the weight�察 �and   cannot rise   to   thank you。       What�察 �enjoy 

my love�      �Forgive the transports of a blessing so unexpected�察�so unhoped 

for�察�so unthought of� �

     LORD TOUCH。           I will confirm it�察�and rejoice with thee。 



                                     SCENE IV。 



       MASKWELL alone。 

    MASK。        This   is   prosperous   indeed。    Why   let   him   find  me   out   a 

villain�察�settled in possession of a fair estate�察�and full fruition of my love�察�

I'll   bear   the   railings   of   a   losing   gamester。 But   should   he   find   me   out 

before�    �'Tis dangerous to delay。       Let me think。 Should my lord proceed 

to treat openly of my marriage with Cynthia�察�all must be discovered�察�and 

Mellefont can be no longer blinded。           It must not be�察�nay�察�should my lady 

know itay�察�then were fine work indeed�            �Her fury would spare nothing�察�

though   she   involved   herself   in   ruin。  No�察  �it   must   be   by   stratagem。 I 

must   deceive   Mellefont   once   more�察  �and   get   my   lord   to   consent   to   my 

private   management。       He   comes   opportunely。      Now   will   I�察  �in   my   old 

way�察�discover the whole and real truth of the matter to him�察�that he may 

not suspect one word on't。 

       No   mask   like   open   truth   to   cover   lies�察�As   to   go   naked   is   the   best 

disguise。 



                                      SCENE V。 



       ��To him�А�MELLEFONT。 



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    MEL。      O   Maskwell�察  �what   hopes�拭     �I   am   confounded   in   a   maze   of 

thoughts�察�each leading into one another�察�and all ending in perplexity。             My 

uncle will not see nor hear me。 

    MASK。       No matter�察�sir�察�don't trouble your head�此       �all's in my power。 

    MEL。      How�拭     �For heaven's sake�拭�

    MASK。       Little do you think that your aunt has kept her word。            How 

the devil she wrought my lord into this dotage�察�I know not�察�but he's gone 

to   Sir   Paul   about   my   marriage   with   Cynthia�察  �and   has   appointed   me   his 

heir。 

    MEL。      The devil he has�      �What's to be done�拭�

    MASK。       I   have   it�察  �it   must   be   by  stratagem�察  �for   it's in   vain to   make 

application    to  him。   I   think  I  have   that  in  my  head   that  cannot   fail。 

Where's Cynthia�拭�

    MEL。      In the garden。 

    MASK。       Let   us   go   and   consult   her�此�my  life   for   yours�察  �I   cheat   my 

lord。 



                                     SCENE VI。 



       LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�LADY TOUCHWOOD。 

    LADY TOUCH。            Maskwell your heir�察�and marry Cynthia� �

    LORD TOUCH。            I cannot do too much for so much merit。 

    LADY  TOUCH。           But   this   is   a   thing   of   too   great   moment   to   be   so 

suddenly resolved。       Why Cynthia�拭       �Why must he be married�拭         �Is there 

not reward enough in raising his low fortune�察�but he must mix his blood 

with   mine�察  �and   wed   my   niece�拭  �How   know   you   that   my   brother   will 

consent�察    �or  she�拭    �Nay�察    �he   himself   perhaps     may    have    affections 

otherwhere。 

    LORD TOUCH。            No�察�I am convinced he loves her。 

    LADY TOUCH。            Maskwell love Cynthia�拭        �Impossible� �

    LORD TOUCH。            I tell you he confessed it to me。 

    LADY TOUCH。            Confusion�      �How's this�拭    。�Aside。�А�

    LORD TOUCH。            His humility long stifled his passion。       And his love 

of    Mellefont     would     have   made     him    still  conceal    it。   But     by 

encouragement�察�I wrung the secret from him�察�and know he's no way to be 



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rewarded but in her。      I'll defer my farther proceedings in it till you have 

considered it�察�but remember how we are both indebted to him。 



                                   SCENE VII。 



       LADY TOUCHWOOD alone。 

    LADY TOUCH。           Both indebted to him�        �Yes�察�we are both indebted 

to   him�察  �if   you   knew   all。 Villain� �Oh�察  �I   am  wild   with   this   surprise   of 

treachery�此   �it is impossible�察�it cannot be。     He love Cynthia�      �What�察�have 

I been bawd to his designs�察�his property only�察�a baiting place�拭�Now I see 

what made him false to Mellefont。          Shame and distraction� �I cannot bear 

it�察�oh� �what woman can bear to be a property�拭          �To be kindled to a flame�察�

only to light him to another's arms�察�oh� �that I were fire indeed that I might 

burn   the   vile   traitor。 What   shall   I   do�拭�How   shall   I   think�拭�I   cannot 

think。   All my designs are lost�察�my love unsated�察�my revenge unfinished�察�

and fresh cause of fury from unthought of plagues。 



                                  SCENE VIII。 



       ��To her�А�SIR PAUL。 

    SIR PAUL。        Madam�察�sister�察�my lady sister�察�did you see my lady my 

wife�拭�

    LADY TOUCH。           Oh�    �Torture� �

    SIR PAUL。        Gads´bud�察�I can't find her high nor low�察�where can she 

be�察�think you�拭�

    LADY TOUCH。           Where she's serving you�察�as all your sex ought to be 

served�察�making you a beast。       Don't you know you're a fool�察�brother�拭�

    SIR PAUL。       A fool�察�he�察�he�察�he�察�you're merry。       No�察�no�察�not I�察�I know 

no such matter。 

    LADY TOUCH。           Why�察�then�察�you don't know half your happiness。 

    SIR   PAUL。      That's   a   jest   with   all   my   heart�察  �faith   and   troth。 But 

harkee�察�my lord told me something of a revolution of things�察�I don't know 

what    to  make   on't。  Gads´bud�察    �I  must   consult  my   wife�此�  he   talks  of 

disinheriting his nephew�察�and I don't know what。          Look you�察�sister�察�I must 

know what my girl has to trust to�察�or not a syllable of a wedding�察�gads´ 



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bud��to show you that I am not a fool。 

     LADY      TOUCH。        Hear     me�此   �consent     to  the   breaking    off   this 

marriage�察  �and   the   promoting   any   other   without   consulting   me�察  �and   I'll 

renounce all blood�察�all relation and concern with you for ever�察�nay�察�I'll be 

your enemy�察�and pursue you to destruction�此             �I'll tear your eyes out�察�and 

tread you under my feet。 

     SIR   PAUL。      Why�察  �what's   the   matter   now�拭   �Good   Lord�察  �what's   all 

this for�拭   �Pooh�察�here's a joke indeed。       Why�察�where's my wife�拭�

     LADY  TOUCH。           With   Careless�察  �in   the   close   arbour�察  �he   may   want 

you by this time�察�as much as you want her。 

     SIR PAUL。       Oh�察�if she be with Mr。 Careless�察�'tis well enough。 

     LADY   TOUCH。          Fool�察  �sot�察  �insensible   ox�  �But   remember   what   I 

said to you�察�or you had better eat your own horns�察�by this light you had。 

     SIR PAUL。       You're a passionate woman�察�gads´bud�             �But to say truth 

all our family are choleric�察�I am
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