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made me bold�察�I confess it�察�for by it I thought you in my power。                Your 

nephew's   scorn   of   you   added   to   my   hopes�察  �I   watched   the   occasion�察  �and 

took you�察�just repulsed by him�察�warm at once with love and indignation�察�

your disposition�察�my arguments�察�and happy opportunity accomplished my 

design�察�I pressed the yielding minute�察�and was blest。            How I have loved 

you since�察�words have not shown�察�then how should words express�拭�

    LADY TOUCH。            Well�察�mollifying devil�       �And have I not met your 

love with forward fire�拭�

    MASK。        Your   zeal�察  �I   grant�察  �was   ardent�察  �but   misplaced�察  �there   was 

revenge in view�察�that woman's idol had defiled the temple of the god�察�and 

love was made a mock´worship。           A son and heir would have edged young 

Mellefont upon the brink of ruin�察�and left him none but you to catch at for 

prevention。 

    LADY TOUCH。           Again provoke me�        �Do you wind me like a larum�察�

only to rouse my own stilled soul for your diversion�拭          �Confusion� �

    MASK。       Nay�察  �madam�察  �I'm   gone�察  �if   you   relapse。 What   needs   this�拭�

I say nothing but what you yourself�察�in open hours of love�察�have told me。 

Why should you deny it�拭        �Nay�察�how can you�拭       �Is not all this present heat 

owing to the same fire�拭       �Do you not love him still�拭�How have I this day 

offended you�察�but in not breaking off his match with Cynthia�拭�which�察�ere 

to´morrow�察�shall be done�察�had you but patience。 

    LADY TOUCH。            How�察�what said you�察�Maskwell�拭          �Another caprice 



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to unwind my temper�拭�

    MASK。        By    heav'n�察  �no�察  �I  am  your   slave�察  �the  slave   of  all  your 

pleasures�察�and will not rest till I have given you peace�察�would you suffer 

me。 

     LADY TOUCH。           O   Maskwell�   �in   vain   I  do   disguise   me   from   thee�察�

thou know'st   me�察�knowest the   very inmost   windings   and recesses   of   my 

soul。    O   Mellefont�     �I   burn�察  �married   to   morrow�  �Despair   strikes   me。 

Yet my soul knows I hate him too�此           �let him but once be mine�察�and next 

immediate ruin seize him。 

    MASK。        Compose yourself�察�you shall possess and ruin him too��will 

that please you�拭�

     LADY      TOUCH。       How�察    �how�拭    �Thou     dear�察 �thou   precious    villain�察�

how�拭�

    MASK。        You have already been tampering with my Lady Plyant。 

     LADY TOUCH。           I have�此   �she is ready for any impression I think fit。 

    MASK。        She must be throughly persuaded that Mellefont loves her。 

     LADY  TOUCH。          She   is   so   credulous   that   way   naturally�察  �and   likes 

him so well�察�that she will believe it faster than I can persuade her。 But I 

don't see what you   can propose from  such a trifling design�察�for her   first 

conversing with Mellefont will convince her of the contrary。 

    MASK。        I   know   it。 I   don't   depend   upon   it。 But   it   will   prepare 

something else�察�and gain us leisure to lay a stronger plot。           If I gain a little 

time�察�I shall not want contrivance。 

     One minute gives invention to destroy�察�What to rebuild will a whole 

age employ。 



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                                   ACT II。 



                                     SCENE I。 



    LADY FROTH and CYNTHIA。 

    CYNT。      Indeed�察  �madam�      �Is   it   possible   your   ladyship   could   have 

been so much in love�拭�

    LADY FROTH。           I could not sleep�察�I did not sleep one wink for three 

weeks together。 

    CYNT。      Prodigious�     �I wonder want of sleep�察�and so much love and 

so much wit as your ladyship has�察�did not turn your brain。 

    LADY FROTH。          Oh�察�my dear Cynthia�察�you must not rally your friend。 

But    really�察 �as  you  say�察 �I  wonder   too。  But    then  I  had  a  way。   For�察�

between you and I�察�I had whimsies and vapours�察�but I gave them vent。 

    CYNT。      How�察�pray�察�madam�拭�

    LADY FROTH。          Oh�察�I writ�察�writ abundantly。      Do you never write�拭�

    CYNT。      Write what�拭�

    LADY       FROTH。      Songs�察   �elegies�察 �satires�察 �encomiums�察    �panegyrics�察�

lampoons�察�plays�察�or heroic poems�拭�

    CYNT。      O Lord�察�not I�察�madam�察�I'm content to be a courteous reader。 

    LADY   FROTH。         Oh�察  �inconsistent�   �In   love   and   not   write� �If   my 

lord   and   I   had   been   both   of   your   temper�察  �we   had   never   come   together。 

Oh�察�bless me�      �What a sad thing would that have been�察�if my lord and I 

should never have met� �

    CYNT。      Then neither my lord nor you would ever have met with your 

match�察�on my conscience。 

    LADY FROTH。           O' my conscience�察�no more we should�察�thou say'st 

right。 For sure my Lord Froth is as fine a gentleman and as much a man of 

quality�    �Ah�   �nothing   at   all   of   the   common   air。 I   think   I   may   say   he 

wants   nothing   but   a   blue  ribbon   and   a star   to  make   him  shine�察  �the   very 

phosphorus of our hemisphere。         Do you understand those two hard words�拭�



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If you don't�察�I'll explain 'em to you。 

     CYNT。      Yes�察�yes�察�madam�察�I'm not so ignorant。At least I won't own it�察�

to be troubled with your instructions。        ��Aside。�А�

    LADY FROTH。           Nay�察�I beg your pardon�察�but being derived from the 

Greek�察  �I   thought   you   might   have   escaped   the   etymology。   But   I'm   the 

more amazed   to   find you   a   woman of   letters   and not   write�    �Bless  me� �

how can Mellefont believe you love him�拭�

     CYNT。      Why�察�faith�察�madam�察�he that won't take my word shall never 

have it under my hand。 

    LADY FROTH。            I vow Mellefont's a pretty gentleman�察�but methinks 

he wants a manner。 

     CYNT。      A manner�      �What's that�察�madam�拭�

    LADY   FROTH。          Some   distinguishing   quality�察  �as�察  �for   example�察  �the 

BEL AIR or BRILLANT of Mr。 Brisk�察�the solemnity�察�yet complaisance of 

my lord�察�or something of his own that should look a little JE´NE´SAIS´ 

QUOISH�察�he is too much a mediocrity�察�in my mind。 

     CYNT。      He   does   not   indeed   affect   either   pertness   or   formality�察  �for 

which I like him。      Here he comes。 

    LADY       FROTH。        And     my    lord   with   him。    Pray     observe    the 

difference。 



                                     SCENE II。 



       ��To them�А�LORD FROTH�察�MELLEFONT�察�and BRISK。 

     CYNT。      Impertinent creature�      �I could almost be angry with her now。 

��Aside。�А�

    LADY  FROTH。           My   lord�察  �I  have   been   telling   Cynthia  how   much   I 

have been in love with you�察�I swear I have�察�I'm not ashamed to own it now。 

Ah� �it makes my heart leap�察�I vow I sigh when I think on't。 My dear lord� �

Ha�察  �ha�察  �ha�察  �do   you   remember�察  �my   lord�拭 。�Squeezes   him   by   the   hand�察�

looks kindly on him�察�sighs�察�and then laughs out。�А�

    LORD FROTH。            Pleasant creature� �perfectly well�察�ah� �that look�察�ay�察�

there it is�察�who could resist�拭�'twas so my heart was made a captive first�察�

and ever since t'has been in love with happy slavery。 

    LADY   FROTH。          Oh�察  �that   tongue�察  �that   dear   deceitful   tongue�   �that 



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charming softness in your mien and your expression�察�and then your bow� �

Good my lord�察�bow as you did when I gave you my picture�察�here�察�suppose 

this my picture。 ��Gives him a pocket´glass。�А        �Pray mind�察�my lord�察�ah� �he 

bows charmingly�察�nay�察�my lord�察�you shan't kiss it so much�察�I shall grow 

jealous�察�I vow now。      ��He bows profoundly low�察�then kisses the glass。�А�

    LORD FROTH。          I saw myself there�察�and kissed it for your sake。 

    LADY       FROTH。      Ah�    �Gallantry    to  the  last  degree。   Mr。   Brisk�察�

you're a judge�察�was ever anything so well bred as my lord�拭�

    BRISK。      Never anything�察�but your ladyship�察�let me perish。 

    LADY FROTH。           Oh�察�prettily turned again�察�let me die�察�but you have a 

great deal of wit。    Mr。 Mellefont�察�don't you think Mr。 Brisk has a world of 

wit�拭�

    MEL。      O yes�察�madam。 

    BRISK。      O dear�察�madam ´ 

    LADY FROTH。          An infinite deal� �

    BRISK。      O heav'ns�察�madam ´ 

    LADY FROTH。          More wit than anybody。 

    BRISK。       I'm   everlastingly   your   humble    servant�察 �deuce    take  me�察�

madam。 

    LORD FROTH。          Don't you think us a happy couple�拭�

     CYNT。     I vow�察�my lord�察�I think you the happiest couple in the world�察�

for you're not only happy in one another�察�and when you are together�察�but 

happy in yourselves�察�and by yourselves。 

    LORD FROTH。          I hope Mellefont will make a good husband too。 

     CYNT。     'Tis my interest to believe he will�察�my Lord。 

    LORD FROTH。           D'ye think he'll love you as well as I do my wife�拭�

I'm afraid not。 

     CYNT。     I believe he'll love me better。 

    LORD FROTH。           Heav'ns� �that can never be。      But why do you think 

so�拭�

     CYNT。     Because he has not so much reason to be fond of himself。 

    LORD       FROTH。     Oh�察   �your  humble    servant   for  that�察 �dear  madam。 

Well�察�Mellefont�察�you'll be a happy creature。 

    MEL。      Ay�察  �my   lord�察  �I   shall   have the same   reason   for   my   happiness 



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