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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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