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granted。 

     WIT。 Not positively must。 But it may�察�it may。 

     PET。 Yes�察�it positively must�察�upon proof positive。 

     WIT。 Ay�察�upon proof   positive it must�察�but upon proof presumptive   it 

only may。 That's a logical distinction now�察�madam。 

     MRS。   MAR。   I   perceive   your       debates   are   of   importance�察  �and    very 

learnedly handled。 

     PET。 Importance is one thing and learning's another�察�but a debate's a 

debate�察�that I assert。 

     WIT。 Petulant's an enemy to learning�察�he relies altogether on his parts。 

PET。 No�察�I'm no enemy to learning�察�it hurts not me。 

     MRS。 MAR。 That's a sign�察�indeed�察�it's no enemy to you。 

     PET。 No�察�no�察�it's no enemy to anybody but them that have it。 

     MILLA。       Well�察  �an   illiterate  man's    my    aversion�察   �I  wonder     at  the 

impudence of any illiterate man to offer to make love。 

     WIT。 That I confess I wonder at�察�too。 

     MILLA。 Ah�察�to marry an ignorant that can hardly read or write� �

     PET。 Why should a man be any further from being married�察�though he 

can't read�察�than he is from being hanged�拭�The ordinary's paid for setting 

the psalm�察�and the parish priest for reading the ceremony。 And for the rest 



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which is to follow in both cases�察�a man may do it without book。 So all's 

one for that。 

     MILLA。 D'ye hear the creature�拭�Lord�察�here's company�察�I'll begone。 



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                                     SCENE XIV。 



       SIR   WILFULL  WITWOUD   in   a   riding   dress�察  �MRS。   MARWOOD�察�

PETULANT�察�WITWOUD�察�FOOTMAN。 

     WIT。 In the name of Bartlemew and his Fair�察�what have we here�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 'Tis your brother�察�I fancy。 Don't you know him�拭�

     WIT。  Not   I�此�   yes�察 �I   think   it   is   he。  I've   almost   forgot   him�察  �I   have   not 

seen him since the revolution。 

     FOOT。 Sir�察�my lady's dressing。 Here's company�察�if you please to walk 

in�察�in the meantime。 

     SIR WIL。 Dressing� �What�察�it's but morning here�察�I warrant�察�with you in 

London�察     �we   should    count   it  towards    afternoon    in  our   parts  down    in 

Shropshire�此� why�察�then�察�belike my aunt han't dined yet。 Ha�察�friend�拭�

     FOOT。 Your aunt�察�sir�拭�

     SIR WIL。 My aunt�察�sir�拭�Yes my aunt�察�sir�察�and your lady�察�sir�察�your lady 

is my aunt�察�sir。 Why�察�what dost thou not know me�察�friend�拭�Why�察�then�察�send 

somebody hither that does。 How long hast thou lived with thy lady�察�fellow�察�

ha�拭�

     FOOT。   A   week�察  �sir�察  �longer   than   anybody   in   the   house�察  �except   my 

lady's woman。 

     SIR WIL。 Why�察�then�察�belike thou dost not know thy lady�察�if thou seest 

her。 Ha�察�friend�拭�

     FOOT。 Why�察�truly�察�sir�察�I cannot safely swear to her face in a morning�察�

before she is dressed。 'Tis like I may give a shrewd guess at her by this 

time。 

     SIR WIL。 Well�察�prithee try what thou canst do�察�if thou canst not guess�察�

enquire   her   out�察  �dost   hear�察  �fellow�拭�And   tell   her   her   nephew�察  �Sir   Wilfull 

Witwoud�察�is in the house。 

     FOOT。 I shall�察�sir。 

     SIR   WIL。   Hold   ye�察  �hear   me�察  �friend�察  �a   word   with   you   in   your   ear�此�

prithee who are these gallants�拭�

     FOOT。   Really�察  �sir�察  �I   can't   tell�察  �here   come   so   many   here�察  �'tis   hard   to 

know 'em all。 



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                                    SCENE XV。 



       SIR   WILFULL        WITWOUD�察        �PETULANT�察        �WITWOUD�察        �MRS。 

MARWOOD。 

     SIR WIL。 Oons�察�this fellow knows less than a starling�此�I don't think a 

knows his own name。 

    MRS。      MAR。     Mr。   Witwoud�察    �your    brother   is  not  behindhand      in 

forgetfulness。 I fancy he has forgot you too。 

    WIT。 I hope so。 The devil take him that remembers first�察�I say。 

     SIR WIL。 Save you�察�gentlemen and lady。 

    MRS。 MAR。 For shame�察�Mr。 Witwoud�察�why won't you speak to him�拭�

And you�察�sir。 

    WIT。 Petulant�察�speak。 

    PET。 And you�察�sir。 

     SIR WIL。 No offence�察�I hope�拭。�Salutes MARWOOD。�А�

    MRS。 MAR。 No�察�sure�察�sir。 

    WIT。 This is a vile dog�察�I see that already。 No offence�拭�Ha�察�ha�察�ha。 To 

him�察�to him�察�Petulant�察�smoke him。 

    PET。 It seems as if you had come a journey�察�sir�察�hem�察�hem。 ��Surveying 

him round。�А�

     SIR WIL。 Very likely�察�sir�察�that it may seem so。 

    PET。 No offence�察�I hope�察�sir�拭�

    WIT。 Smoke the boots�察�the boots�察�Petulant�察�the boots�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha� �

     SIR WILL。 Maybe not�察�sir�察�thereafter as 'tis meant�察�sir。 

    PET。 Sir�察�I presume upon the information of your boots。 

     SIR WIL。 Why�察�'tis like you may�察�sir�此�if you are not satisfied with the 

information   of   my   boots�察  �sir�察  �if   you   will   step   to  the   stable�察  �you  may 

enquire further of my horse�察�sir。 

    PET。 Your horse�察�sir� �Your horse is an ass�察�sir� �

     SIR WIL。 Do you speak by way of offence�察�sir�拭�

    MRS。 MAR。 The gentleman's merry�察�that's all�察�sir。 'Slife�察�we shall have 

a quarrel betwixt an horse and an ass�察�before they find one another out。 

You must not take anything amiss from your friends�察�sir。 You are among 

your    friends  here�察 �though    itmay   be  you   don't  know    it。  If  I  am  not 



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mistaken�察�you are Sir Wilfull Witwoud�拭�

     SIR WIL。 Right�察�lady�察�I am Sir Wilfull Witwoud�察�so I write myself�察�no 

offence   to   anybody�察  �I   hope�拭  �and   nephew   to   the   Lady   Wishfort   of   this 

mansion。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Don't you know this gentleman�察�sir�拭�

     SIR WIL。   Hum� �What�察  �sure 'tis   notyea by'r   lady but   'tis 'sheart�察  �I 

know not whether 'tis or no。 Yea�察�but 'tis�察�by the Wrekin。 Brother Antony� �

What�察�Tony�察�i'faith� �What�察�dost thou not know me�拭�By'r lady�察�nor I thee�察�

thou art so becravated and so beperiwigged。 'Sheart�察�why dost not speak�拭�

Art thou o'erjoyed�拭�

     WIT。 Odso�察�brother�察�is it you�拭�Your servant�察�brother。 

     SIR WIL。 Your servant�拭�Why�察�yours�察�sir。 Your servant again 'sheart�察�

and   your   friend   and   servant   to   thatand   a��puff�А  �and   a   flap´dragon   for 

your service�察�sir�察�and a hare's foot and a hare's scut for your service�察�sir�察�an 

you be so cold and so courtly� �

     WIT。 No offence�察�I hope�察�brother�拭�

     SIR WIL。   'Sheart�察  �sir�察  �but   there   is�察  �and   much   offence。 A  pox�察  �is   this 

your inns o' court breeding�察�not to know your friends and your relations�察�

your elders�察�and your betters�拭�

     WIT。     Why�察    �brother    Wilfull    of  Salop�察   �you    may    be   as   short   as  a 

Shrewsbury   cake�察  �if   you   please。   But   I   tell   you   'tis   not   modish   to   know 

relations   in   town。 You   think   you're   in   the   country�察  �where   great   lubberly 

brothers   slabber      and   kiss   one   another    when     they   meet�察  �like   a  call  of 

sergeants。 'Tis not the fashion here�察�'tis not�察�indeed�察�dear brother。 

     SIR WIL。 The fashion's a fool and you're a fop�察�dear brother。 'Sheart�察�

I've   suspected   thisby'r   lady   I   conjectured   you   were   a   fop�察  �since   you 

began to change the style of your letters�察�and write in a scrap of paper gilt 

round the edges�察�no bigger than a subpoena。 I might expect this when you 

left   off   'Honoured   brother��'   and   'Hoping   you   are   in   good   health��'   and   so 

forth�察�to begin with a 'Rat me�察�knight�察�I'm so sick of a last night's debauch。' 

Ods heart�察�and then tell a familiar tale of a cock and a bull�察�and a whore 

and a bottle�察�and so conclude。 You could write news before you were out 

of   your   time�察 �when   you   lived   with   honest   Pumple´Nose�察 �the   attorney  of 

Furnival's   Inn。 You   could   intreat   to   be   remembered   then   to   your   friends 



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round the Wrekin。 We could have Gazettes then�察�and Dawks's Letter�察�and 

the Weekly Bill�察�till of late days。 

     PET。 'Slife�察�Witwoud�察�were you ever an attorney's clerk�拭�Of the family 

of the Furnivals�拭�Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �

     WIT。 Ay�察�ay�察�but that was but for a while。 Not long�察�not long�察�pshaw�察�I 

was   not   in   my   own   power   then。   An     orphan�察  �and   this   fellow   was   my 

guardian�察�ay�察�ay�察�I was glad to consent to that man to come to London。 He 

had the disposal of me then。 If I had not agreed to that�察�I might have been 

bound   prentice   to   a   feltmaker   in   Shrewsbury�此  �this   fellow   would   have 

bound me to a maker of felts。 

     SIR   WIL。   'Sheart�察  �and   better   than   to   be   bound   to   a   maker   of   fops�察�

where�察�I suppose�察�you have served your time�察�and now you may set up for 

yourself。 

     MRS。 MAR。 You intend to travel�察�sir�察�as I'm informed�拭�

     SIR   WIL。   Belike   I   may�察  �madam。   I   may   chance   to   sail   upon   the   salt 

seas�察�if my mind hold。 

     PET。 And the wind serve。 

     SIR WIL。 Serve or not serve�察�I shan't ask license of you�察�sir�察�nor the 

weathercock   your   companion。  I   direct   my  discourse   to   the lady�察  �sir。   'Tis 

like my aunt may have told you�察�madam�拭�Yes�察�I have settled my concerns�察�

I   may  say  now�察  �and   am   minded   to   see   foreign   parts。   If   an   how   that   the 

peace holds�察�whereby�察�that is�察�taxes abate。 

     MRS。 MAR。 I thought you had designed for France at all adventures。 

     SIR WIL。 I can't tell that�察�'tis like I may�察�and 'tis like I may not。 I am 

somewhat dainty in making a resolution�察�because when I make it I keep it。 

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