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could have so misconstrued my kindness�拭 �But will you go into your
closet�察�and recover your temper。 I'll make an excuse of sudden business
to the company�察�and come to you。 Pray�察�good�察�dear my lord�察�let me beg
you do now。 I'll come immediately and tell you all�察�will you�察�my lord�拭�
LORD TOUCH。 I willI am mute with wonder。
LADY TOUCH。 Well�察�but go now�察�here's somebody coming。
LORD TOUCH。 Well�察�I go。 You won't stay�拭�for I would hear more
of this。
LADY TOUCH。 I follow instantly。 So。
SCENE II。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL。
MASK。 This was a masterpiece�察�and did not need my help�察�though I
stood ready for a cue to come in and confirm all�察�had there been occasion。
LADY TOUCH。 Have you seen Mellefont�拭�
MASK。 I have�察�and am to meet him here about this time。
LADY TOUCH。 How does he bear his disappointment�拭�
MASK。 Secure in my assistance�察�he seemed not much afflicted�察�but
rather laughed at the shallow artifice�察 �which so little time must of
necessity discover。 Yet he is apprehensive of some farther design of
yours�察�and has engaged me to watch you。 I believe he will hardly be able
to prevent your plot�察�yet I would have you use caution and expedition。
LADY TOUCH。 Expedition indeed�察�for all we do must be performed
in the remaining part of this evening�察�and before the company break up�察�
lest my lord should cool and have an opportunity to talk with him
privately。 My lord must not see him again。
MASK。 By no means�察 �therefore you must aggravate my lord's
displeasure to a degree that will admit of no conference with him。 What
think you of mentioning me�拭�
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LADY TOUCH。 How�拭�
MASK。 To my lord�察�as having been privy to Mellefont's design upon
you�察 �but still using my utmost endeavours to dissuade him�察 �though my
friendship and love to him has made me conceal it�察 �yet you may say�察 �I
threatened the next time he attempted anything of that kind to discover it
to my lord。
LADY TOUCH。 To what end is this�拭�
MASK。 It will confirm my lord's opinion of my honour and honesty�察�
and create in him a new confidence in me�察 �which ��should this design
miscarry�� will be necessary to the forming another plot that I have in my
head。To cheat you as well as the rest。 ��Aside。�А�
LADY TOUCH。 I'll do itI'll tell him you hindered him once from
forcing me。
MASK。 Excellent� �Your ladyship has a most improving fancy。
You had best go to my lord�察�keep him as long as you can in his closet�察�and
I doubt not but you will mould him to what you please�察�your guests are so
engaged in their own follies and intrigues�察�they'll miss neither of you。
LADY TOUCH。 When shall we meet��at eight this evening in my
chamber�拭 �There rejoice at our success�察�and toy away an hour in mirth。
MASK。 I will not fail。
SCENE III。
MASKWELL alone。
I know what she means by toying away an hour well enough。 Pox�察�I
have lost all appetite to her�察�yet she's a fine woman�察�and I loved her once。
But I don't know�此 �since I have been in a great measure kept by her�察�the
case is altered�察�what was my pleasure is become my duty�察�and I have as
little stomach to her now as if I were her husband。 Should she smoke my
design upon Cynthia�察 �I were in a fine pickle。 She has a damned
penetrating head�察 �and knows how to interpret a coldness the right way�察�
therefore I must dissemble ardour and ecstasy�察 �that's resolved。 How
easily and pleasantly is that dissembled before fruition� �Pox on't that a
man can't drink without quenching his thirst。 Ha� �yonder comes
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Mellefont�察�thoughtful。 Let me think。 Meet her at eighthumha� �By
heav'n I have it。If I can speak to my lord before。 Was it my brain or
providence�拭 �No matter whichI will deceive 'em all�察 �and yet secure
myself。 'Twas a lucky thought� �Well�察 �this double´dealing is a jewel。
Here he comes�察�now for me。 ��MASKWELL�察�pretending not to see him�察�
walks by him�察�and speaks as it were to himself。�А�
SCENE IV。
��To him�А�MELLEFONT�察�musing。
MASK。 Mercy on us�察�what will the wickedness of this world come
to�拭�
MEL。 How now�察�Jack�拭 �What�察�so full of contemplation that you run
over�拭�
MASK。 I'm glad you're come�察 �for I could not contain myself any
longer�察�and was just going to give vent to a secret�察�which nobody but you
ought to drink down。 Your aunt's just gone from hence。
MEL。 And having trusted thee with the secrets of her soul�察�thou art
villainously bent to discover 'em all to me�察�ha�拭�
MASK。 I'm afraid my frailty leans that way。 But I don't know
whether I can in honour discover 'em all。
MEL。 All�察�all�察�man� �What�察�you may in honour betray her as far as
she betrays herself。 No tragical design upon my person�察�I hope。
MASK。 No�察�but it's a comical design upon mine。
MEL。 What dost thou mean�拭�
MASK。 Listen and be dumb�察�we have been bargaining about the rate
of your ruin ´
MEL。 Like any two guardians to an orphan heiress。 Well�拭�
MASK。 And whereas pleasure is generally paid with mischief�察�what
mischief I do is to be paid with pleasure。
MEL。 So when you've swallowed the potion you sweeten your
mouth with a plum。
MASK。 You are merry�察�sir�察�but I shall probe your constitution。 In
short�察�the price of your banishment is to be paid with the person of ´
MEL。 Of Cynthia and her fortune。 Why�察 �you forget you told me
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this before。
MASK。 No�察�no。 So far you are right�察�and I am�察�as an earnest of that
bargain�察�to have full and free possession of the person of your aunt。
MEL。 Ha� �Pho�察�you trifle。
MASK。 By this light�察�I'm serious�察�all raillery apart。 I knew 'twould
stun you。 This evening at eight she will receive me in her bedchamber。
MEL。 Hell and the devil�察�is she abandoned of all grace�拭 �Why�察�the
woman is possessed。
MASK。 Well�察�will you go in my stead�拭�
MEL。 By heav'n�察�into a hot furnace sooner。
MASK。 No�察�you would not�察�it would not be so convenient�察�as I can
order matters。
MEL。 What d'ye mean�拭�
MASK。 Mean�拭 �Not to disappoint the lady�察�I assure you。 Ha�察�ha�察�
ha�察�how gravely he looks。 Come�察 �come�察�I won't perplex you。 'Tis the
only thing that providence could have contrived to make me capable of
serving you�察�either to my inclination or your own necessity。
MEL。 How�察�how�察�for heav'n's sake�察�dear Maskwell�拭�
MASK。 Why�察 �thus。 I'll go according to appointment�察 �you shall
have notice at the critical minute to come and surprise your aunt and me
together。 Counterfeit a rage against me�察�and I'll make my escape through
the private passage from her chamber�察�which I'll take care to leave open。
'Twill be hard if then you can't bring her to any conditions。 For this
discovery will disarm her of all defence�察 �and leave her entirely at your
mercynay�察�she must ever after be in awe of you。
MEL。 Let me adore thee�察�my better genius� �By heav'n I think it is
not in the power of fate to disappoint my hopesmy hopes�拭 �My
certainty� �
MASK。 Well�察�I'll meet you here�察�within a quarter of eight�察�and give
you notice。
MEL。 Good fortune ever go along with thee。
SCENE V。
MELLEFONT�察�CARELESS。
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CARE。 Mellefont�察�get out o' th' way�察�my Lady Plyant's coming�察�and I
shall never succeed while thou art in sight。 Though she begins to tack
about�察�but I made love a great while to no purpose。
MEL。 Why�察�what's the matter�拭 �She's convinced that I don't care for
her。
CARE。 I can't get an answer from her�察�that does not begin with her
honour�察�or her virtue�察�her religion�察�or some such cant。 Then she has told
me the whole history of Sir Paul's nine years courtship�察�how he has lain
for whole nights together upon the stairs before her chamber´door�察 �and
that the first favour he received from her was a piece of an old scarlet
petticoat for a stomacher�察�which since the day of his marriage he has out of
a piece of gallantry converted into a night´cap�察�and wears it still with much
solemnity on his anniversary wedding´night。
MEL。 That I have seen�察 �with the ceremony thereunto belonging。
For on that night he c
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