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MASK。 I would not have you stay to hear it now�察�for I don't know
but she may come this way。 I am to meet her anon�察�after that�察�I'll tell you
the whole matter。 Be here in this gallery an hour hence�察�by that time I
imagine our consultation may be over。
MEL。 I will�察�till then success attend thee。
SCENE VIII。
MASKWELL alone。
Till then�察�success will attend me�察�for when I meet you�察�I meet the only
obstacle to my fortune。 Cynthia�察 �let thy beauty gild my crimes�察 �and
whatsoever I commit of treachery or deceit�察�shall be imputed to me as a
merit。 Treachery�拭 �What treachery�拭 �Love cancels all the bonds of
friendship�察�and sets men right upon their first foundations。
Duty to kings�察�piety to parents�察�gratitude to benefactors�察�and fidelity to
friends�察�are different and particular ties。 But the name of rival cuts 'em
all asunder�察�and is a general acquittance。 Rival is equal�察�and love like death
an universal leveller of mankind。 Ha� �But is there not such a thing as
honesty�拭 �Yes�察 �and whosoever has it about him�察 �bears an enemy in his
breast。 For your honest man�察 �as I take it�察 �is that nice�察 �scrupulous�察�
conscientious person�察 �who will cheat nobody but himself�察 �such another
coxcomb as your wise man�察�who is too hard for all the world�察�and will be
made a fool of by nobody but himself�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 Well�察�for wisdom and
honesty give me cunning and hypocrisy�察�oh�察�'tis such a pleasure to angle
for fair´faced fools� �Then that hungry gudgeon credulity will bite at
anything。 Why�察 �let me see�察 �I have the same face�察 �the same words and
accents when I speak what I do think�察 �and when I speak what I do not
think�察 �the very same�察 �and dear dissimulation is the only art not to be
known from nature。
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Why will mankind be fools�察�and be deceived�察�And why are friends'
and lovers' oaths believed�察�When each�察�who searches strictly his own mind�察�
May so much fraud and power of baseness find�拭�
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ACT III。
SCENE I。
LORD TOUCHWOOD and LADY TOUCHWOOD。
LADY TOUCH。 My lord�察 �can you blame my brother Plyant if he
refuse his daughter upon this provocation�拭 �The contract's void by this
unheard´of impiety。
LORD TOUCH。 I don't believe it true�察�he has better principles。 Pho�察�
'tis nonsense。 Come�察�come�察�I know my Lady Plyant has a large eye�察�and
would centre everything in her own circle�察�'tis not the first time she has
mistaken respect for love�察�and made Sir Paul jealous of the civility of an
undesigning person�察 �the better to bespeak his security in her unfeigned
pleasures。
LADY TOUCH。 You censure hardly�察�my lord�察�my sister's honour is
very well known。
LORD TOUCH。 Yes�察 �I believe I know some that have been
familiarly acquainted with it。 This is a little trick wrought by some
pitiful contriver�察�envious of my nephew's merit。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察 �my lord�察�it may be so�察 �and I hope it will be
found so。 But that will require some time�察 �for in such a case as this�察�
demonstration is necessary。
LORD TOUCH。 There should have been demonstration of the
contrary too�察�before it had been believed。
LADY TOUCH。 So I suppose there was。
LORD TOUCH。 How�拭 �Where�拭 �When�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 That I can't tell�察�nay�察�I don't say there was。 I am
willing to believe as favourably of my nephew as I can。
LORD TOUCH。 I don't know that。 ��Half aside。�А�
LADY TOUCH。 How�拭 �Don't you believe that�察�say you�察�my lord�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 No�察�I don't say so。 I confess I am troubled to find
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you so cold in his defence。
LADY TOUCH。 His defence� �Bless me�察 �would you have me
defend an ill thing�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 You believe it�察�then�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 I don't know�察 �I am very unwilling to speak my
thoughts in anything that may be to my cousin's disadvantage�此 �besides�察�I
find�察 �my lord�察 �you are prepared to receive an ill impression from any
opinion of mine which is not consenting with your own。 But�察�since I am
like to be suspected in the end�察�and 'tis a pain any longer to dissemble�察�I
own it to you�察�in short I do believe it�察�nay�察�and can believe anything worse�察�
if it were laid to his charge。 Don't ask me my reasons�察�my lord�察�for they are
not fit to be told you。
LORD TOUCH。 I'm amazed�此 �there must be something more than
ordinary in this。 ��Aside。�А �Not fit to be told me�察�madam�拭 �You can have
no interests wherein I am not concerned�察 �and consequently the same
reasons ought to be convincing to me�察 �which create your satisfaction or
disquiet。
LADY TOUCH。 But those which cause my disquiet I am willing to
have remote from your hearing。 Good my lord�察�don't press me。
LORD TOUCH。 Don't oblige me to press you。
LADY TOUCH。 Whatever it was�察�'tis past。 And that is better to be
unknown which cannot be prevented�察 �therefore let me beg you to rest
satisfied。
LORD TOUCH。 When you have told me�察�I will。
LADY TOUCH。 You won't。
LORD TOUCH。 By my life�察�my dear�察�I will。
LADY TOUCH。 What if you can't�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 How�拭 �Then I must know�察�nay�察�I will。 No more
trifling。 I charge you tell me。 By all our mutual peace to come�察 �upon
your duty ´
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�my lord�察�you need say no more�察�to make me
lay my heart before you�察�but don't be thus transported�察�compose yourself。
It is not of concern to make you lose one minute's temper。 'Tis not�察�
indeed�察�my dear。 Nay�察�by this kiss you shan't be angry。 O Lord�察�I wish I
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had not told you anything。 Indeed�察�my lord�察�you have frighted me。 Nay�察�
look pleased�察�I'll tell you。
LORD TOUCH。 Well�察�well。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�but will you be calm�拭 �Indeed it's nothing but
´
LORD TOUCH。 But what�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 But will you promise me not to be angry�拭�Nay�察�
you mustnot to be angry with Mellefont�拭 �I dare swear he's sorry�察�and
were it to do again�察�would not ´
LORD TOUCH。 Sorry for what�拭 �'Death�察�you rack me with delay。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察 �no great matter�察 �onlywell�察 �I have your
promise。 Pho�察 �why nothing�察 �only your nephew had a mind to amuse
himself sometimes with a little gallantry towards me。 Nay�察�I can't think
he meant anything seriously�察�but methought it looked oddly。
LORD TOUCH。 Confusion and hell�察�what do I hear�拭�
LADY TOUCH。 Or�察�may be�察�he thought he was not enough akin to
me�察�upon your account�察�and had a mind to create a nearer relation on his
own�察�a lover you know�察�my lord。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha。 Well�察�but that's all。 Now
you have it�察 �well remember your promise�察 �my lord�察 �and don't take any
notice of it to him。
LORD TOUCH。 No�察�no�察�no。 Damnation� �
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�I swear you must not。 A little harmless mirth�察�
only misplaced�察 �that's all。 But if it were more�察 �'tis over now�察 �and all's
well。 For my part I have forgot it�察�and so has he�察�I hope�察�for I have not
heard anything from him these two days。
LORD TOUCH。 These two days� �Is it so fresh�拭 �Unnatural villain� �
Death�察 �I'll have him stripped and turned naked out of my doors this
moment�察�and let him rot and perish�察�incestuous brute� �
LADY TOUCH。 Oh�察�for heav'n's sake�察�my lord�察�you'll ruin me if you
take such public notice of it�察�it will be a town talk。 Consider your own
and my honour�察�nay�察�I told you you would not be satisfied when you knew
it。
LORD TOUCH。 Before I've done I will be satisfied。 Ungrateful
monster� �how long�拭�
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LADY TOUCH。 Lord�察 �I don't know�察 �I wish my lips had grown
together when I told you。 Almost a twelvemonth。 Nay�察�I won't tell you
any more till you are yourself。 Pray�察�my lord�察�don't let the company see
you in this disorder。 Yet�察�I confess�察�I can't blame you�察�for I think I was
never so surprised in my life。 Who would have thought my nephew
could have so misconstrued my kindness�拭 �But will you go into your
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