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do I never say anything worthy to be laughed at�拭�

     LORD FROTH。          Oh�察�foy�察�don't misapprehend me�察�I don't say so�察�for I 

often smile at your conceptions。        But there is nothing more unbecoming a 

man of quality than to laugh�察�'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion�察�

everybody can laugh。        Then especially to laugh at the jest of an inferior 

person�察�or when anybody else of the same quality does not laugh with one´ 

´ridiculous�     �To be pleased with what pleases the crowd�            �Now when I 

laugh�察�I always laugh alone。 

     BRISK。      I suppose that's because you laugh at your own jests�察�i'gad�察�

ha�察�ha�察�ha。 

     LORD FROTH。          He�察�he�察�I swear though�察�your raillery provokes me to 

a smile。 

     BRISK。      Ay�察  �my  lord�察�it's a   sign I hit   you in the   teeth�察�if you   show 

'em。 

     LORD   FROTH。         He�察  �he�察  �he�察  �I   swear   that's   so   very   pretty�察  �I   can't 

forbear。 

     CARE。      I find a quibble bears more sway in your lordship's face than 

a jest。 

     LORD TOUCH。          Sir Paul�察�if you please we'll retire to the ladies�察�and 

drink a dish of tea to settle our heads。 

     SIR PAUL。       With all my heart。      Mr。 Brisk�察�you'll come to us�察�or call 

me when you joke�察�I'll be ready to laugh incontinently。 



                                     SCENE V。 



       MELLEFONT�察�CARELESS�察�LORD FROTH�察�BRISK。 

     MEL。     But does your lordship never see comedies�拭�

     LORD FROTH。          Oh yes�察�sometimes�察�but I never laugh。 

     MEL。     No�拭�

     LORD FROTH。          Oh no�察�never laugh indeed�察�sir。 

     CARE。      No� �why�察�what d'ye go there for�拭�

     LORD   FROTH。         To   distinguish   myself   from   the   commonalty   and 



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mortify the poets�察�the fellows grow so conceited�察�when any of their foolish 

wit    prevails   upon    the  side´boxes。      I  swear��he�察    �he�察 �he�察 �I  have   often 

constrained   my   inclinations   to   laugh��he�察  �he�察  �he�察  �to   avoid   giving   them 

encouragement。 

     MEL。       You   are   cruel   to   yourself�察  �my   lord�察  �as   well   as   malicious   to 

them。 

     LORD   FROTH。          I   confess   I   did   myself   some   violence   at   first�察  �but 

now I think I have conquered it。 

     BRISK。        Let    me   perish�察   �my    lord�察 �but   there   is  something      very 

particular in the humour�察�'tis true it makes against wit�察�and I'm sorry for 

some friends of mine that write�察�but�察�i'gad�察�I love to be malicious。                   Nay�察�

deuce take me�察�there's wit in't�察�too。          And wit must be foiled by wit�察�cut a 

diamond with a diamond�察�no other way�察�i'gad。 

     LORD   FROTH。           Oh�察  �I   thought   you   would   not   be   long   before   you 

found out the wit。 

     CARE。       Wit�     �In what�拭     �Where the devil's the wit in not laughing 

when a man has a mind to't�拭�

     BRISK。       O Lord�察�why can't you find it out�拭            �Why�察�there 'tis�察�in the 

not   laughing。     Don't   you   apprehend   me�拭       �My   lord�察  �Careless   is   a   very 

honest   fellow�察  �but   harkee�察  �you   understand   me�察  �somewhat   heavy�察  �a   little 

shallow�察�or so。      Why�察�I'll tell you now�察�suppose now you come up to me 

nay�察�prithee�察�Careless�察�be instructed。          Suppose�察�as I was saying�察�you come 

up to me holding your sides�察�and laughing as if you wouldwellI look 

grave�察�and   ask the   cause of   this immoderate   mirth。           You   laugh on still�察�

and are not able to tell me�察�still I look grave�察�not so much as smile。 

     CARE。       Smile�察  �no�察  �what   the   devil   should   you   smile   at�察  �when   you 

suppose I can't tell you� �

     BRISK。       Pshaw�察  �pshaw�察  �prithee   don't   interrupt   me。     But   I   tell   you�察�

you shall tell me at last�察�but it shall be a great while first。 

     CARE。       Well�察�but prithee don't let it be a great while�察�because I long 

to have it over。 

     BRISK。       Well then�察�you tell me some good jest or some very  witty 

thing�察�laughing all the while as if you were ready to die�察�and I hear it�察�and 

look thus。     Would not you be disappointed�拭�



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     CARE。      No�察  �for   if   it   were   a   witty  thing   I   should   not   expect   you   to 

understand it。 

    LORD       FROTH。      Oh�察   �foy�察 �Mr。  Careless�察  �all  the  world   allows   Mr。 

Brisk to have wit�察�my wife says he has a great deal。           I hope you think her 

a judge。 

    BRISK。       Pooh�察�my lord�察�his voice goes for nothing�察�I can't tell how to 

make him apprehend。          Take it t'other way。     Suppose I say a witty thing 

to you�拭�

     CARE。      Then I shall be disappointed indeed。 

    MEL。       Let    him   alone�察  �Brisk�察  �he  is  obstinately    bent  not   to  be 

instructed。 

    BRISK。       I'm sorry for him�察�the deuce take me。 

    MEL。      Shall we go to the ladies�察�my lord�拭�

    LORD       FROTH。      With     all  my  heart�察  �methinks    we   are  a  solitude 

without 'em。 

    MEL。      Or what say you to another bottle of champagne�拭�

    LORD FROTH。           Oh�察�for the universe not a drop more�察�I beseech you。 

Oh�察  �intemperate�     �I   have   a   flushing   in   my   face   already。 ��Takes   out   a 

pocket´glass and looks in it。�А�

    BRISK。       Let me see�察�let me see�察�my lord�察�I broke my glass that was in 

the   lid   of   my   snuff´box。 Hum�     �Deuce   take   me�察  �I   have   encouraged   a 

pimple here too。      ��Takes the glass and looks。�А�

    LORD FROTH。            Then you must mortify him with a patch�察�my wife 

shall supply you。      Come�察�gentlemen�察�ALLONS�察�here is company coming。 



                                     SCENE VI。 



       LADY TOUCHWOOD and MASKWELL。 

    LADY  TOUCH。           I'll   hear   no   more。 You   are   false   and   ungrateful�察�

come�察�I know you false。 

    MASK。        I  have   been   frail�察 �I  confess�察 �madam�察   �for  your  ladyship's 

service。 

    LADY TOUCH。            That I should trust a man whom I had known betray 

his friend� �

    MASK。       What friend have I betrayed�拭�or to whom�拭�



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     LADY   TOUCH。           Your   fond   friend   Mellefont�察  �and   to   me�察  �can   you 

deny it�拭�

     MASK。       I do not。 

     LADY  TOUCH。           Have   you   not   wronged   my   lord�察  �who   has   been   a 

father    to  you   in  your   wants�察   �and   given   you   being�拭    �Have     you   not 

wronged him in the highest manner�察�in his bed�拭�

     MASK。       With your ladyship's help�察�and for your service�察�as I told you 

before。    I can't deny that neither。      Anything more�察�madam�拭�

     LADY   TOUCH。          More�      �Audacious   villain�      �Oh�察  �what's   more�察  �is 

most my shame。         Have you not dishonoured me�拭�

     MASK。       No�察  �that   I   deny�察  �for   I   never   told   in   all   my   life�此�so   that 

accusation's answered�察�on to the next。 

     LADY   TOUCH。          Death�察  �do   you   dally   with   my   passion�拭   �Insolent 

devil� �But have a care��provoke me not�察�for�察�by the eternal fire�察�you shall 

not   'scape   my   vengeance。     Calm   villain�    �How   unconcerned   he   stands�察�

confessing treachery and ingratitude�           �Is there a vice more black�拭        �Oh�察�I 

have excuses thousands for my faults�察�fire in my temper�察�passions in my 

soul�察  �apt   to   ev'ry   provocation�察  �oppressed    at   once   with  love�察  �and  with 

despair。     But    a   sedate�察  �a  thinking    villain�察 �whose     black   blood    runs 

temperately bad�察�what excuse can clear�拭�

     MASK。       Will you be in temper�察�madam�拭            �I would not talk not to be 

heard。    I have been ��she walks about disordered�А�a very great rogue for 

your sake�察�and you reproach me with it�察�I am ready to be a rogue still�察�to 

do you service�察�and you are flinging conscience and honour in my face�察�to 

rebate   my   inclinations。    How   am   I   to   behave   myself�拭  �You   know   I   am 

your creature�察�my life and fortune in your power�察�to disoblige you brings 

me certain ruin。      Allow it I would betray you�察�I would not be a traitor to 

myself�此    �I don't pretend to honesty�察�because you know I am a rascal�察�but I 

would convince you from the necessity of my being firm to you。 

     LADY   TOUCH。          Necessity�察  �impudence�        �Can   no   gratitude   incline 

you�察�no obligations touch you�拭         �Have not my fortune and my person been 

subjected to your pleasure�拭        �Were you not in the nature of a servant�察�and 

have not I in effect made you lord of all�察�of me�察�and of my lord�拭                �Where 

is that humble love�察�the languishing�察�that adoration�察�which once was paid 



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me�察�and everlastingly engaged�拭�

    MASK。       Fixt�察 �rooted   in   my   heart�察  �whence   nothing   can   remove   'em�察�

yet you ´ 

    LADY TOUCH。           Yet�察�what yet�拭�

    MASK。       Nay�察�misconceive me not�察�madam�察�when I say I have had a 

gen'rous and a faithful passion�察�which you had never favoured�察�but through 

revenge and policy。 

    LADY TOUCH。           Ha� �

    MASK。       Look you�察�madam�察�we are alone��pray contain yourself and 

hear me。     You know you loved your nephew when I first sighed for you�察�I 

quickly found it�此     �an argument that I loved�察�for with that art you veiled 

your passion 'twas imperceptible to all but jealous eyes。            This discovery 

made me bold�察�I confess it�察�for by it I thought you in
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