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LORD TOUCH。 Cynthia here� �Alone�察 �fair cousin�察 �and
melancholy�拭�
CYNT。 Your lordship was thoughtful。
LORD TOUCH。 My thoughts were on serious business not worth
your hearing。
CYNT。 Mine were on treachery concerning you�察�and may be worth
your hearing。
LORD TOUCH。 Treachery concerning me�拭 �Pray be plain。 Hark� �
What noise�拭�
MASK。 ��within�� Will you not hear me�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 ��within�� No�察 �monster� �traitor� �No。 CYNT。
My lady and Maskwell� �This may be lucky。 My lord�察 �let me entreat
you to stand behind this screen and listen�此 �perhaps this chance may give
you proof of what you ne'er could have believed from my suspicions。
SCENE XVII。
LADY TOUCHWOOD with a dagger�察 �MASKWELL�察 �CYNTHIA
and LORD TOUCHWOOD abscond�察�listening。
LADY TOUCH。 You want but leisure to invent fresh falsehood�察�and
soothe me to a fond belief of all your fictions�此 �but I will stab the lie that's
forming in your heart�察�and save a sin�察�in pity to your soul。
MASK。 Strike then�察�since you will have it so。
LADY TOUCH。 Ha� �A steady villain to the last。
MASK。 Come�察�why do you dally with me thus�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 Thy stubborn temper shocks me�察�and you knew it
would�察�this is cunning all�察�and not courage。 No�察 �I know thee well�察 �but
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thou shalt miss thy aim。
MASK。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �
LADY TOUCH。 Ha� �Do you mock my rage�拭 �Then this shall
punish your fond�察�rash contempt。 Again smile� 。�Goes to strike。�А �And
such a smile as speaks in ambiguity� �Ten thousand meanings lurk in each
corner of that various face。
Oh� �that they were written in thy heart�察�That I�察�with this�察�might lay thee
open to my sight� �But then 'twill be too late to know ´
Thou hast�察�thou hast found the only way to turn my rage。 Too well
thou knowest my jealous soul could never bear uncertainty。 Speak�察�then�察�
and tell me。 Yet are you silent。 Oh�察�I am wildered in all passions。 But
thus my anger melts。 ��Weeps。�А �Here�察 �take this poniard�察 �for my very
spirits faint�察 �and I want strength to hold it�察 �thou hast disarmed my soul。
��Gives the dagger。�А�
LORD TOUCH。 Amazement shakes me。 Where will this end�拭�
MASK。 So�察�'tis welllet your wild fury have a vent�察�and when you
have temper�察�tell me。
LADY TOUCH。 Now�察�now�察�now I am calm and can hear you。
MASK。 ��Aside。�А �Thanks�察�my invention�察�and now I have it for you。
First�察�tell me what urged you to this violence�此 �for your passion broke in
such imperfect terms�察�that yet I am to learn the cause。 LADY TOUCH。
My lord himself surprised me with the news you were to marry Cynthia�察�
that you had owned our love to him�察�and his indulgence would assist you
to attain your ends。
CYNT。 How�察�my lord�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 Pray forbear all resentments for a while�察�and let us
hear the rest。
MASK。 I grant you in appearance all is true�察�I seemed consenting to
my lordnay�察�transported with the blessing。 But could you think that I�察�
who had been happy in your loved embraces�察 �could e'er be fond of an
inferior slavery�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 Ha� �Oh�察�poison to my ears� �What do I hear�拭�
CYNT。 Nay�察�good my lord�察�forbear resentment�察�let us hear it out。
LORD TOUCH。 Yes�察�I will contain�察�though I could burst。
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MASK。 I�察�that had wantoned in the rich circle of your world of love�察�
could be confined within the puny province of a girl�拭 �No。 Yet though I
dote on each last favour more than all the rest�察�though I would give a limb
for every look you cheaply throw away on any other object of your love�此�
yet so far I prize your pleasures o'er my own�察�that all this seeming plot that
I have laid has been to gratify your taste and cheat the world�察�to prove a
faithful rogue to you。
LADY TOUCH。 If this were true。 But how can it be�拭�
MASK。 I have so contrived that Mellefont will presently�察 �in the
chaplain's habit�察�wait for Cynthia in your dressing´room�察�but I have put the
change upon her�察 �that she may be other where employed。 Do you
procure her night´gown�察 �and with your hoods tied over your face�察 �meet
him in her stead。 You may go privately by the back stairs�察 �and�察�
unperceived�察�there you may propose to reinstate him in his uncle's favour�察�
if he'll comply with your desireshis case is desperate�察�and I believe he'll
yield to any conditions。 If not here�察�take this�察�you may employ it better
than in the heart of one who is nothing when not yours。 ��Gives the
dagger。�А�
LADY TOUCH。 Thou can'st deceive everybody。 Nay�察 �thou hast
deceived me�察�but 'tis as I would wish。 Trusty villain� �I could worship
thee。 MASK。 No more�察 �it wants but a few minutes of the time�察 �and
Mellefont's love will carry him there before his hour。
LADY TOUCH。 I go�察�I fly�察�incomparable Maskwell� �
SCENE XVIII。
MASKWELL�察�CYNTHIA�察�LORD TOUCHWOOD。
MASK。 So�察�this was a pinch indeed�察�my invention was upon the rack�察�
and made discovery of her last plot。 I hope Cynthia and my chaplain will
be ready�察�I'll prepare for the expedition。
SCENE XIX。
CYNTHIA and LORD TOUCHWOOD。
CYNT。 Now�察�my lord�拭�
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LORD TOUCH。 Astonishment binds up my rage� �Villainy upon
villainy� �Heavens�察�what a long track of dark deceit has this discovered� �I
am confounded when I look back�察�and want a clue to guide me through the
various mazes of unheard´of treachery。 My wife� �Damnation� �My
hell� �
CYNT。 My lord�察 �have patience�察 �and be sensible how great our
happiness is�察�that this discovery was not made too late。
LORD TOUCH。 I thank you�察�yet it may be still too late�察�if we don't
presently prevent the execution of their plots��ha�察 �I'll do't。 Where's
Mellefont�察 �my poor injured nephew�拭 �How shall I make him ample
satisfaction�拭�
CYNT。 I dare answer for him。
LORD TOUCH。 I do him fresh wrong to question his forgiveness�察�
for I know him to be all goodness。 Yet my wife� �Damn her�此� she'll
think to meet him in that dressing´room。 Was't not so�拭 �And Maskwell
will expect you in the chaplain's chamber。 For once�察 �I'll add my plot
too�此� let us haste to find out�察�and inform my nephew�察�and do you�察�quickly
as you can�察 �bring all the company into this gallery。 I'll expose the
strumpet�察�and the villain。
SCENE XX。
LORD FROTH and SIR PAUL。
LORD FROTH。 By heavens�察 �I have slept an age。 Sir Paul�察 �what
o'clock is't�拭 �Past eight�察�on my conscience�察�my lady's is the most inviting
couch�察 �and a slumber there is the prettiest amusement� �But where's all
the company�拭�
SIR PAUL。 The company�察 �gads´bud�察 �I don't know�察 �my lord�察 �but
here's the strangest revolution�察 �all turned topsy turvy�察 �as I hope for
providence。
LORD FROTH。 O heavens�察�what's the matter�拭 �Where's my wife�拭�
SIR PAUL。 All turned topsy turvy as sure as a gun。
LORD FROTH。 How do you mean�拭 �My wife�拭�
SIR PAUL。 The strangest posture of affairs� �
LORD FROTH。 What�察�my wife�拭�
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SIR PAUL。 No�察�no�察�I mean the family。 Your lady's affairs may be
in a very good posture�察�I saw her go into the garden with Mr。 Brisk。
LORD FROTH。 How�拭 �Where�察�when�察�what to do�拭�
SIR PAUL。 I suppose they have been laying their heads together。
LORD FROTH。 How�拭�
SIR PAUL。 Nay�察 �only about poetry�察 �I suppose�察 �my lord�察 �making
couplets。
LORD FROTH。 Couplets。
SIR PAUL。 Oh�察�here they come。
SCENE XXI。
��To them�А�LADY FROTH�察�BRISK。
BRISK。 My lord�察 �your humble servant�察 �Sir Paul�察 �yours��the finest
night� �
LADY FROTH。 My dear�察�Mr。 Brisk and I have been star´gazing�察 �I
don't know how long。
SIR PAUL。 Does it not tire your ladyship�拭 �Are not you weary with
looking up�拭�
LADY FROTH。 Oh�察 �no�察 �I love it violently。 My dear�察 �you're
melancholy。
LORD FROTH。 No�察�my dear�察�I'm but just awake。
LADY FROTH。 Snuff some of my spirit of hartshorn。
LORD FROTH。 I've some of my own�察�thank you�察�dear。
LADY FROTH。 Well�察�I swear�察�Mr。 Brisk�察�you understood astronomy
like an old Egyptian。
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