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wife。    He   would   have   tantalised   thee�察  �and   made   a   cuckold   of   thy   poor 

father�察�and that would certainly have broke my heart。             I'm sure�察�if ever I 

should have horns�察�they would kill me�察�they would never come kindlyI 

should die of 'em like a child that was cutting his teethI should indeed�察�

Thytherefore   come   away�察  �but   providence   has   prevented   all�察  �therefore 

come away when I bid you。 

    CYNT。       I must obey。 



                                      SCENE V。 



       LADY PLYANT�察�MELLEFONT。 

    LADY PLYANT。            Oh�察�such a thing� �the impiety of it startles meto 

wrong so good�察�so fair a creature�察�and one that loves you tenderly 'tis a 

barbarity of barbarities�察�and nothing could be guilty of it ´ 

    MEL。      But the   greatest villain imagination can form�察 �I grant it�察  �and 

next to the villainy of such a fact is the villainy of aspersing me with the 

guilt。   How�拭�which way was I to wrong her�拭             �For yet I understand you 

not。 

    LADY PLYANT。            Why�察�gads my life�察�cousin Mellefont�察�you cannot 

be so peremptory as to deny it�察�when I tax you with it to your face�拭�for 

now Sir Paul's gone�察�you are CORUM NOBUS。 

    MEL。      By heav'n�察�I love her more than life or ´ 

    LADY  PLYANT。           Fiddle   faddle�察  �don't   tell   me   of   this   and   that�察  �and 

everything in the world�察�but give me mathemacular demonstration�察�answer 

me   directly。   But   I   have   not   patience。 Oh�察  �the   impiety   of   it�察  �as   I   was 

saying�察   �and   the  unparalleled    wickedness�      �O   merciful    Father�   �How 



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could you think to reverse nature so�察�to make the daughter the means of 

procuring the mother�拭�

     MEL。      The daughter to procure the mother� �

     LADY  PLYANT。            Ay�察  �for   though   I   am  not   Cynthia's   own   mother�察  �I 

am her father's wife�察�and that's near enough to make it incest。 

     MEL。      Incest�    �O   my   precious   aunt�察  �and   the   devil   in   conjunction。 

��Aside。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。           Oh�察  �reflect   upon   the   horror   of   that�察  �and   then   the 

guilt   of  deceiving     everybody�察    �marrying     the  daughter�察   �only   to  make     a 

cuckold of the father�察�and then seducing me�察�debauching my purity�察�and 

perverting me from the road of virtue in which I have trod thus long�察�and 

never made one trip�察�not one FAUX PAS。                  Oh�察�consider it� �What would 

you    have    to  answer    for  if  you   should   provoke     me   to  frailty�拭  �Alas� �

humanity   is   feeble�察  �heav'n   knows�   �very   feeble�察  �and   unable   to      support 

itself。 

     MEL。      Where am I�拭�is it day�拭�and am I awake�拭             �Madam ´ 

     LADY       PLYANT。        And      nobody     knows     how    circumstances       may 

happen      together。    To    my    thinking�察  �now     I  could   resist  the   strongest 

temptation。      But   yet   I   know�察  �'tis   impossible   for   me   to   know   whether   I 

could or not�察�there's no certainty in the things of this life。 

     MEL。      Madam�察�pray give me leave to ask you one question。 

     LADY PLYANT。            O Lord�察�ask me the question�察�I'll swear I'll refuse it�察�

I swear I'll deny ittherefore don't ask me�察�nay�察�you shan't ask me�察�I swear 

I'll   deny   it。 O   Gemini�察  �you   have   brought   all   the   blood   into   my   face�察  �I 

warrant I am as red as a turkey´cock。           O fie�察�cousin Mellefont� �

     MEL。      Nay�察�madam�察�hear me�察�I mean ´ 

     LADY   PLYANT。          Hear   you�拭     �No�察  �no�察  �I'll   deny   you   first   and   hear 

you   afterwards。      For   one   does   not   know   how   one's   mind   may   change 

upon hearing。       Hearing is one of the senses�察�and all the senses are fallible。 

I   won't   trust   my   honour�察   �I  assure   you�察   �my   honour     is  infallible  and 

uncomeatable。 

     MEL。      For heav'n's sake�察�madam ´ 

     LADY PLYANT。            Oh�察�name it no more。         Bless me�察�how can you talk 

of heav'n�察�and have so much wickedness in your heart�拭                 �May be you don't 



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think it a sinthey say some of you gentlemen don't think it a sin。 May be 

it is no sin to them that don't think it so�察�indeed�察�if I did not think it a sin 

But still my honour�察�if it were no sin。        But then�察�to marry my daughter for 

the   conveniency   of   frequent   opportunities�察  �I'll   never   consent   to   that�察  �as 

sure as can be�察�I'll break the match。 

    MEL。      Death and amazement�          �Madam�察�upon my knees ´ 

     LADY  PLYANT。          Nay�察  �nay�察  �rise   up�察  �come�察  �you   shall   see   my   good´ 

nature。 I know love is powerful�察�and nobody can help his passion。                   'Tis 

not your fault�察�nor�察�I swear�察�it is not mine。         How can I help it�察�if I have 

charms�拭     �And how can you help it�察�if you are made a captive�拭            �I swear it 

is pity it should be a fault。     But my honour��well�察�but your honour�察�too 

but the sin��well�察�but the necessityO Lord�察�here's somebody coming�察�I 

dare not stay。     Well�察�you must consider of your crime�察�and strive as much 

as   can   be   against   it��strive�察  �be   sure。 But   don't   be   melancholic�察  �don't 

despair。    But never think that I'll grant you anything。          O Lord�察�no。      But 

be sure you lay aside all thoughts of the marriage�察�for though I know you 

don't love Cynthia�察�only as a blind for your passion to me�察�yet it will make 

me jealous。     O Lord�察�what did I say�拭        �Jealous� �no�察�no�察�I can't be jealous�察�

for  I   must   not   love   you�察  �therefore   don't   hope��but  don't   despair  neither。 

Oh�察�they're coming�察�I must fly。 



                                     SCENE VI。 



       MELLEFONT alone。 

    MEL。      ��After a pause。�А     �So then�察�spite of my care and foresight�察�I am 

caught�察   �caught    in  my   security。   Yet    this  was   but  a  shallow    artifice�察�

unworthy of my Machiavellian aunt。             There must be more behind�此          �this 

is but the first flash�察�the priming of her engine。 Destruction follows hard�察�if 

not most presently prevented。 



                                    SCENE VII。 



       ��To him�А�MASKWELL。 

    MEL。      Maskwell�察�welcome�察�thy presence is a view of land�察�appearing 

to   my   shipwrecked     hopes。    The    witch   has   raised  the  storm�察  �and   her 



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ministers have done their work�此          �you see the vessels are parted。 

     MASK。        I   know   it。  I   met   Sir   Paul   towing   away   Cynthia。    Come�察�

trouble   not   your   head�察  �I'll   join   you   together   ere   to´morrow   morning�察  �or 

drown between you in the attempt。 

     MEL。      There's comfort in a hand stretched out to one that's sinking�察�

though ne'er so far off。 

     MASK。        No    sinking�察   �nor  no   danger。    Come�察     �cheer   up�察  �why�察  �you 

don't know that while I plead for you�察�your aunt has given me a retaining 

fee。    Nay�察  �I   am   your   greatest   enemy�察  �and   she   does   but    journey´work 

under me。 

     MEL。      Ha� �how's this�拭�

     MASK。        What d'ye think of my being employed in the execution of 

all her plots�拭    �Ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�by heav'n�察�it's true�此       �I have undertaken to break 

the match�察�I have undertaken to make your uncle disinherit you�察�to get you 

turned out of doors�察�and toha�察�ha�察�ha�察�I can't tell you for laughing。                 Oh�察�

she has opened her heart to me�             �I am to turn you a´grazing�察�and toha�察�

ha�察�ha�察�marry Cynthia myself。 There's a plot for you。 

     MEL。      Ha�     �Oh�察  �see�察  �I   see   my   rising   sun� �Light   breaks   through 

clouds upon   me�察�and   I  shall live  in dayOh�察 �my  Maskwell� �how  shall   I 

thank   or   praise   thee�拭  �Thou   hast outwitted   woman。          But�察  �tell   me�察  �how 

couldst thou thus get into her confidence�拭              �Ha�    �How�拭      �But was it her 

contrivance to persuade my Lady Plyant to this extravagant belief�拭�

     MASK。        It   was�察  �and   to   tell   you   the   truth�察  �I   encouraged   it   for   your 

diversion。      Though   it   made   you   a   little   uneasy   for   the   present�察  �yet   the 

reflection of it must needs be entertaining。           I warrant she was very violent 

at first。 

     MEL。      Ha�察  �ha�察  �ha�察  �ay�察  �a   very   fury�察  �but   I   was   most   afraid   of   her 

violence at last。      If you had not come as you did�察�I don't know what she 

might have attempted。 

     MASK。        Ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�I know her temper。           Well�察�you must know�察�then�察�

that all my contrivances were but bubbles�察�till at last I pretended to have 

been     long   secretly   in  love    with   Cynthia�察   �that   did  my    business�察   �that 

convinced your aunt I might be trusted�察�since it was as much my interest 

as hers to break the match。          Then�察�she thought my jealousy might qualify 



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me to assist her in her revenge。          And�察�in short�察�in that belief�察�told me the 

secrets of her heart。       At length we made this agreement�察�if I accomplish 

her designs ��as I told you before�� she has engaged to put Cynthia with all 

her fortune into my power。 

     MEL。      She is most gracious in her favour。          Well�察�and�察�dear Jack�察�how 

hast thou contrived�拭�

     MASK。       I would not have you stay to hear it now�察�for I don't know 

but she may come this way。    
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