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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。 

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