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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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