嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
the double-dealer(曾中塗)-及18何蛍
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��
SIR PAUL。 You're a passionate woman�察�gads´bud� �But to say truth
all our family are choleric�察�I am the only peaceable person amongst 'em。
SCENE IX。
MELLEFONT�察�MASKWELL�察�and CYNTHIA。
MEL。 I know no other way but this he has proposed�此 �if you have
love enough to run the venture。
CYNT。 I don't know whether I have love enough�察�but I find I have
obstinacy enough to pursue whatever I have once resolved�察 �and a true
female courage to oppose anything that resists my will�察 �though 'twere
reason itself。
MASK。 That's right。 Well�察 �I'll secure the writings and run the
hazard along with you。
CYNT。 But how can the coach and six horses be got ready without
suspicion�拭�
MASK。 Leave it to my care�察 �that shall be so far from being
suspected�察�that it shall be got ready by my lord's own order。
MEL。 How�拭�
MASK。 Why�察 �I intend to tell my lord the whole matter of our
contrivance�察�that's my way。
MEL。 I don't understand you。
76
´ Page 77´
THE DOUBLE´DEALERA COMEDY
MASK。 Why�察�I'll tell my lord I laid this plot with you on purpose to
betray you�察�and that which put me upon it�察�was the finding it impossible to
gain the lady any other way�察�but in the hopes of her marrying you。
MEL。 So。
MASK。 So�察 �why so�察 �while you're busied in making yourself ready�察�
I'll wheedle her into the coach�察 �and instead of you�察 �borrow my lord's
chaplain�察�and so run away with her myself。
MEL。 Oh�察�I conceive you�察�you'll tell him so。
MASK。 Tell him so� �ay�察�why�察�you don't think I mean to do so�拭�
MEL。 No�察�no�察�ha�察�ha�察�I dare swear thou wilt not。
MASK。 Therefore�察 �for our farther security�察 �I would have you
disguised like a parson�察�that if my lord should have curiosity to peep�察�he
may not discover you in the coach�察�but think the cheat is carried on as he
would have it。
MEL。 Excellent Maskwell� �Thou wert certainly meant for a
statesman or a Jesuit�察�but thou art too honest for one�察�and too pious for the
other。
MASK。 Well�察 �get yourself ready�察 �and meet me in half´an´hour�察�
yonder in my lady's dressing´room�察�go by the back stairs�察�and so we may
slip down without being observed。 I'll send the chaplain to you with his
robes�此 �I have made him my own�察�and ordered him to meet us to´morrow
morning at St。 Albans�察 �there we will sum up this account�察 �to all our
satisfactions。
MEL。 Should I begin to thank or praise thee�察�I should waste the little
time we have。
SCENE X。
CYNTHIA�察�MASKWELL
MASK。 Madam�察�you will be ready�拭�
CYNT。 I will be punctual to the minute。 ��Going。�А�
MASK。 Stay�察�I have a doubt。 Upon second thoughts�察�we had better
meet in the chaplain's chamber here�察�the corner chamber at this end of the
gallery�察�there is a back way into it�察�so that you need not come through this
door�察�and a pair of private stairs leading down to the stables。 It will be
77
´ Page 78´
THE DOUBLE´DEALERA COMEDY
more convenient。
CYNT。 I am guided by you�察�but Mellefont will mistake。
MASK。 No�察�no�察�I'll after him immediately�察�and tell him。
CYNT。 I will not fail。
SCENE XI。
MASKWELL alone。
MASK。 Why�察 �QUI VULT DECIPI DECIPIATUR。'Tis no fault of
mine�此 �I have told 'em in plain terms how easy 'tis for me to cheat 'em�察�
and if they will not hear the serpent's hiss�察 �they must be stung into
experience and future caution。 Now to prepare my lord to consent to this。
But first I must instruct my little Levite�察�there is no plot�察�public or private�察�
that can expect to prosper without one of them has a finger in't�此�he
promised me to be within at this hour��Mr。 Saygrace�察 �Mr。 Saygrace� �
��Goes to the chamber door and knocks。�А�
SCENE XII。
MASKWELL�察�SAYGRACE。
SAYGRACE ��looking out。�А �Sweet sir�察�I will but pen the last line of
an acrostic�察 �and be with you in the twinkling of an ejaculation�察 �in the
pronouncing of an Amen�察�or before you can ´
MASK。 Nay�察 �good Mr。 Saygrace�察 �do not prolong the time by
describing to me the shortness of your stay�察�rather if you please�察�defer the
finishing of your wit�察�and let us talk about our business�察�it shall be tithes in
your way。
SAYGRACE。 ��Enters。�А �You shall prevail�此 �I would break off in
the middle of a sermon to do you a pleasure。
MASK。 You could not do me a greater��except the business in hand。
Have you provided a habit for Mellefont�拭�
SAYGRACE。 I have�察�they are ready in my chamber�察�together with a
clean starched band and cuffs。
MASK。 Good�察 �let them be carried to him�察 �have you stitched the
gown sleeve�察�that he may be puzzled�察�and waste time in putting it on�拭�
78
´ Page 79´
THE DOUBLE´DEALERA COMEDY
SAYGRACE。 I have�此 �the gown will not be indued without
perplexity。
MASK。 Meet me in half´an´hour�察�here in your own chamber。 When
Cynthia comes�察�let there be no light�察�and do not speak�察�that she may not
distinguish you from Mellefont。 I'll urge haste to excuse your silence。
SAYGRACE。 You have no more commands�拭�
MASK。 None�此 �your text is short。
SAYGRACE。 But pithy�此 �and I will handle it with discretion。
MASK。 It will be the first you have so served。
SCENE XIII。
LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL。
LORD TOUCH。 Sure I was born to be controlled by those I should
command。 My very slaves will shortly give me rules how I shall govern
them。
MASK。 I am concerned to see your lordship discomposed。
LORD TOUCH。 Have you seen my wife lately�察�or disobliged her�拭�
MASK。 No�察�my lord。 What can this mean�拭 。�Aside。�А�
LORD TOUCH。 Then Mellefont has urged somebody to incense her。
Something she has heard of you which carries her beyond the bounds of
patience。
MASK。 This I feared。 ��Aside。�А �Did not your lordship tell her of
the honours you designed me�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 Yes。
MASK。 'Tis that�察�you know my lady has a high spirit�察�she thinks I
am unworthy。
LORD TOUCH。 Unworthy� �'Tis an ignorant pride in her to think
so。 Honesty to me is true nobility。 However�察�'tis my will it shall be so�察�
and that should be convincing to her as much as reason。 By Heaven�察�I'll
not be wife´ridden�察�were it possible�察�it should be done this night。
MASK。 By Heaven�察 �he meets my wishes� 。�Aside。�А �Few things
are impossible to willing minds。
LORD TOUCH。 Instruct me how this may be done�察�you shall see I
want no inclination。
79
´ Page 80´
THE DOUBLE´DEALERA COMEDY
MASK。 I had laid a small design for to´morrow ��as love will be
inventing�� which I thought to communicate to your lordship。 But it may
be as well done to´night。
LORD TOUCH。 Here's company。 Come this way and tell me。
SCENE XIV。
CARELESS and CYNTHIA。
CARE。 Is not that he now gone out with my lord�拭�
CYNT。 Yes。
CARE。 By heaven�察�there's treachery。 The confusion that I saw your
father in�察 �my Lady Touchwood's passion�察 �with what imperfectly I
overheard between my lord and her�察 �confirm me in my fears。 Where's
Mellefont�拭�
CYNT。 Here he comes。
SCENE XV。
��To them�А�MELLEFONT。
CYNT。 Did Maskwell tell you anything of the chaplain's chamber�拭�
MEL。 No。 My dear�察�will you get ready�拭 �The things are all in my
chamber�察�I want nothing but the habit。
CARE。 You are betrayed�察 �and Maskwell is the villain I always
thought him。
CYNT。 When you were gone�察�he said his mind was changed�察�and bid
me meet him in the chaplain's room�察�pretending immediately to follow you
and give you notice。
MEL。 How�拭�
CARE。 There's Saygrace tripping by with a bundle under his arm。
He cannot be ignorant that Maskwell means to use his chamber�察 �let's
follow and examine him。
MEL。 'Tis loss of time�察�I cannot think him false。
80
´ Page 81´
THE DOUBLE´DEALERA COMEDY
SCENE XVI。
CYNTHIA�察�LORD TOUCHWOOD。
CYNT。 My lord musing� �
LORD TOUCH。 He has a quick invention�察 �if this were suddenly
designed。 Yet he says he had prepared my chaplain already。
CYNT。 How's this�拭 �Now I fear indeed。
LORD TOUCH。 Cynthia here� �Alone�察 �fair cousin�察 �and
melancholy�拭�
CYN
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��