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MEL。 Ay�察 �my lord�察 �I shall have the same reason for my happiness
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that your lordship has�察�I shall think myself happy。
LORD FROTH。 Ah�察�that's all。
BRISK。 ��To LADY FROTH。�А �Your ladyship is in the right�察 �but�察�
i'gad�察 �I'm wholly turned into satire。 I confess I write but seldom�察 �but
when I dokeen iambics�察 �i'gad。 But my lord was telling me your
ladyship has made an essay toward an heroic poem。
LADY FROTH。 Did my lord tell you�拭 �Yes�察�I vow�察�and the subject
is my lord's love to me。 And what do you think I call it�拭 �I dare swear
you won't guessTHE SILLABUB�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 Because my lord's title's Froth�察�i'gad�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�deuce take
me�察�very e propos and surprising�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。
LADY FROTH。 He�察�ay�察�is not it�拭 �And then I call my lord Spumoso�察�
and myself�察�what d'ye think I call myself�拭�
BRISK。 Lactilla�察�may be��i'gad�察�I cannot tell。
LADY FROTH。 Biddy�察�that's all�察�just my own name。
BRISK。 Biddy� �I'gad�察 �very pretty。 Deuce take me if your
ladyship has not the art of surprising the most naturally in the world。 I
hope you'll make me happy in communicating the poem。
LADY FROTH。 Oh�察 �you must be my confidant�察 �I must ask your
advice。
BRISK。 I'm your humble servant�察 �let me perish。 I presume your
ladyship has read Bossu�拭�
LADY FROTH。 Oh yes�察�and Racine�察�and Dacier upon Aristotle and
Horace。 My lord�察�you must not be jealous�察�I'm communicating all to Mr。
Brisk。
LORD FROTH。 No�察�no�察�I'll allow Mr。 Brisk�察�have you nothing about
you to shew him�察�my dear�拭�
LADY FROTH。 Yes�察�I believe I have。 Mr。 Brisk�察�come�察�will you go
into the next room�拭�and there I'll shew you what I have。
LORD FROTH。 I'll walk a turn in the garden�察�and come to you。
SCENE III。
MELLEFONT�察�CYNTHIA。
MEL。 You're thoughtful�察�Cynthia�拭�
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CYNT。 I'm thinking�察�though marriage makes man and wife one flesh�察�
it leaves 'em still two fools�察�and they become more conspicuous by setting
off one another。
MEL。 That's only when two fools meet�察�and their follies are opposed。
CYNT。 Nay�察�I have known two wits meet�察�and by the opposition of
their wit render themselves as ridiculous as fools。 'Tis an odd game we're
going to play at。 What think you of drawing stakes�察�and giving over in
time�拭�
MEL。 No�察 �hang't�察 �that's not endeavouring to win�察 �because it's
possible we may lose�察�since we have shuffled and cut�察�let's even turn up
trump now。
CYNT。 Then I find it's like cards�察�if either of us have a good hand it
is an accident of fortune。
MEL。 No�察�marriage is rather like a game at bowls�此 �fortune indeed
makes the match�察�and the two nearest�察�and sometimes the two farthest�察�are
together�察�but the game depends entirely upon judgment。
CYNT。 Still it is a game�察�and consequently one of us must be a loser。
MEL。 Not at all�察�only a friendly trial of skill�察�and the winnings to be
laid out in an entertainment。 What's here�察�the music�拭 �Oh�察�my lord has
promised the company a new song�察�we'll get 'em to give it us by the way。
��Musicians crossing the stage。�А �Pray let us have the favour of you�察 �to
practise the song before the company hear it。
SONG。
I。
Cynthia frowns whene'er I woo her�察�Yet she's vext if I give over�察�Much
she fears I should undo her�察 �But much more to lose her lover�此 �Thus�察 �in
doubting�察�she refuses�察�And not winning�察�thus she loses。
II。 Prithee�察�Cynthia�察�look behind you�察�Age and wrinkles will o'ertake
you�察�Then too late desire will find you�察�When the power must forsake you�此�
Think�察�O think o' th' sad condition�察�To be past�察�yet wish fruition。
MEL。 You shall have my thanks below。 ��To the musicians�察 �they
go out。�А�
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SCENE IV。
��To them�А�SIR PAUL PLYANT and LADY PLYANT。
SIR PAUL。 Gadsbud� �I am provoked into a fermentation�察 �as my
Lady Froth says�察�was ever the like read of in story�拭�
LADY PLYANT。 Sir Paul�察�have patience�察�let me alone to rattle him
up。
SIR PAUL。 Pray�察 �your ladyship�察 �give me leave to be angry。 I'll
rattle him up�察�I warrant you�察�I'll firk him with a CERTIORARI。
LADY PLYANT。 You firk him�察�I'll firk him myself�察�pray�察�Sir Paul�察�
hold you contented。
CYNT。 Bless me�察�what makes my father in such a passion�拭 �I never
saw him thus before。
SIR PAUL。 Hold yourself contented�察 �my Lady Plyant。 I find
passion coming upon me by inflation�察 �and I cannot submit as formerly�察�
therefore give way。
LADY PLYANT。 How now� �will you be pleased to retire and ´
SIR PAUL。 No�察 �marry will I not be pleased�此�I am pleased to be
angry�察�that's my pleasure at this time。
MEL。 What can this mean�拭�
LADY PLYANT。 Gads my life�察�the man's distracted�察�why�察�how now�察�
who are you�拭 �What am I�拭 �Slidikins�察�can't I govern you�拭 �What did I
marry you for�拭 �Am I not to be absolute and uncontrollable�拭 �Is it fit a
woman of my spirit and conduct should be contradicted in a matter of this
concern�拭�
SIR PAUL。 It concerns me and only me。 Besides�察 �I'm not to be
governed at all times。 When I am in tranquillity�察�my Lady Plyant shall
command Sir Paul�察�but when I am provoked to fury�察�I cannot incorporate
with patience and reason�此 �as soon may tigers match with tigers�察 �lambs
with lambs�察�and every creature couple with its foe�察�as the poet says。
LADY PLYANT。 He's hot´headed still� �'Tis in vain to talk to you�察�
but remember I have a curtain´lecture for you�察�you disobedient�察�headstrong
brute。
SIR PAUL。 No�察�'tis because I won't be headstrong�察�because I won't
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be a brute�察�and have my head fortified�察�that I am thus exasperated。 But I
will protect my honour�察�and yonder is the violator of my fame。
LADY PLYANT。 'Tis my honour that is concerned�察�and the violation
was intended to me。 Your honour� �You have none but what is in my
keeping�察�and I can dispose of it when I please�此 �therefore don't provoke
me。
SIR PAUL。 Hum�察�gadsbud�察�she says true。 Well�察�my lady�察�march on�察�
I will fight under you�察�then�此 �I am convinced�察�as far as passion will permit。
��LADY PLYANT and SIR PAUL come up to MELLEFONT。�А�
LADY PLYANT。 Inhuman and treacherous ´
SIR PAUL。 Thou serpent and first tempter of womankind。
CYNT。 Bless me� �Sir�察�madam�察�what mean you�拭�
SIR PAUL。 Thy�察 �Thy�察 �come away�察 �Thy�察 �touch him not。 Come
hither�察�girl�察�go not near him�察�there's nothing but deceit about him。 Snakes
are in his peruke�察�and the crocodile of Nilus is in his belly�察�he will eat thee
up alive。
LADY PLYANT。 Dishonourable�察�impudent creature� �
MEL。 For heav'n's sake�察 �madam�察 �to whom do you direct this
language�拭�
LADY PLYANT。 Have I behaved myself with all the decorum and
nicety befitting the person of Sir Paul's wife�拭 �Have I preserved my
honour as it were in a snow´house for these three years past�拭�Have I
been white and unsullied even by Sir Paul himself�拭�
SIR PAUL。 Nay�察�she has been an invincible wife�察�even to me�察�that's
the truth on't。
LADY PLYANT。 Have I�察�I say�察�preserved myself like a fair sheet of
paper for you to make a blot upon�拭�
SIR PAUL。 And she shall make a simile with any woman in
England。
MEL。 I am so amazed�察�I know not what to say。
SIR PAUL。 Do you think my daughter�察�this pretty creaturegadsbud�察�
she's a wife for a cherubim��do you think her fit for nothing but to be a
stalking horse�察 �to stand before you�察 �while you take aim at my wife�拭�
Gadsbud�察�I was never angry before in my life�察�and I'll never be appeased
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again。
MEL。 Hell and damnation� �This is my aunt�察 �such malice can be
engendered nowhere else。 ��Aside。�А�
LADY PLYANT。 Sir Paul�察�take Cynthia from his sight�察�leave me to
strike him with the remorse of his intended crime。
CYNT。 Pray�察�sir�察�stay�察�hear him�察�I dare affirm he's innocent。
SIR PAUL。 Innocent� �Why�察 �hark'eecome hither�察 �Thyhark'ee�察 �I
had it from his aunt�察�my sister Touchwood。 Gadsbud�察�he does not care a
farthing for anything of thee but thy portion。 Why�察�he's in love with my
wife。 He would have tantalised thee�察 �and made a cuckold of thy
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