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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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