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     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。 



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    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 



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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�



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    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。 



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    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。 



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                                 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�

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