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MILLA。 Ah� �Idle creature�察 �get up when you will。 And d'ye hear�察 �I
won't be called names after I'm married�察 �positively I won't be called
names。
MIRA。 Names�拭�
MILLA。 Ay�察 �as wife�察 �spouse�察 �my dear�察 �joy�察 �jewel�察 �love�察 �sweet´heart�察�
and the rest of that nauseous cant�察�in which men and their wives are so
fulsomely familiarI shall never bear that。 Good Mirabell�察�don't let us be
familiar or fond�察�nor kiss before folks�察�like my Lady Fadler and Sir Francis�察�
nor go to Hyde Park together the first Sunday in a new chariot�察�to provoke
eyes and whispers�察�and then never be seen there together again�察�as if we
were proud of one another the first week�察�and ashamed of one another ever
after。 Let us never visit together�察�nor go to a play together�察�but let us be
very strange and well´bred。 Let us be as strange as if we had been married
a great while�察�and as well´bred as if we were not married at all。
MIRA。 Have you any more conditions to offer�拭 �Hitherto your
demands are pretty reasonable。
MILLA。 Trifles�察�as liberty to pay and receive visits to and from whom
I please�察�to write and receive letters�察�without interrogatories or wry faces
on your part�察�to wear what I please�察�and choose conversation with regard
only to my own taste�察�to have no obligation upon me to converse with wits
that I don't like�察�because they are your acquaintance�察�or to be intimate with
fools�察�because they may be your relations。 Come to dinner when I please�察�
dine in my dressing´ room when I'm out of humour�察 �without giving a
reason。 To have my closet inviolate�察�to be sole empress of my tea´table�察�
which you must never presume to approach without first asking leave。 And
lastly�察�wherever I am�察�you shall always knock at the door before you come
in。 These articles subscribed�察�if I continue to endure you a little longer�察�I
may by degrees dwindle into a wife。
MIRA。 Your bill of fare is something advanced in this latter account。
Well�察�have I liberty to offer conditions�此� that when you are dwindled into a
wife�察�I may not be beyond measure enlarged into a husband�拭�
MILLA。 You have free leave�此 �propose your utmost�察�speak and spare
not。
MIRA。 I thank you。 IMPRIMIS�察 �then�察 �I covenant that your
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acquaintance be general�察�that you admit no sworn confidant or intimate of
your own sex�察�no she friend to screen her affairs under your countenance�察�
and tempt you to make trial of a mutual secrecy。 No decoy´duck to
wheedle you a FOP´SCRAMBLING to the play in a mask�察�then bring you
home in a pretended fright�察�when you think you shall be found out�察�and
rail at me for missing the play�察�and disappointing the frolic which you had
to pick me up and prove my constancy。
MILLA。 Detestable IMPRIMIS� �I go to the play in a mask� �
MIRA。 ITEM�察�I article�察�that you continue to like your own face as long
as I shall�察�and while it passes current with me�察�that you endeavour not to
new coin it。 To which end�察�together with all vizards for the day�察�I prohibit
all masks for the night�察�made of oiled skins and I know not whathog's
bones�察�hare's gall�察�pig water�察�and the marrow of a roasted cat。 In short�察�I
forbid all commerce with the gentlewomen in what´d'ye´call´it court。
ITEM�察�I shut my doors against all bawds with baskets�察�and pennyworths of
muslin�察�china�察�fans�察�atlases�察�etc。 ITEM�察�when you shall be breeding ´
MILLA。 Ah�察�name it not� �
MIRA。 Which may be presumed�察�with a blessing on our endeavours ´
MILLA。 Odious endeavours� �
MIRA。 I denounce against all strait lacing�察�squeezing for a shape�察�till
you mould my boy's head like a sugar´loaf�察 �and instead of a man´child�察�
make me father to a crooked billet。 Lastly�察�to the dominion of the tea´table
I submit�察 �but with proviso�察 �that you exceed not in your province�察 �but
restrain yourself to native and simple tea´table drinks�察 �as tea�察 �chocolate�察�
and coffee。 As likewise to genuine and authorised tea´table talk�察�such as
mending of fashions�察�spoiling reputations�察�railing at absent friends�察�and so
forth。 But that on no account you encroach upon the men's prerogative�察�
and presume to drink healths�察�or toast fellows�察�for prevention of which�察�I
banish all foreign forces�察�all auxiliaries to the tea´table�察�as orange´brandy�察�
all aniseed�察�cinnamon�察�citron�察�and Barbadoes waters�察�together with ratafia
and the most noble spirit of clary。 But for cowslip´wine�察�poppy´water�察�and
all dormitives�察 �those I allow。 These provisos admitted�察 �in other things I
may prove a tractable and complying husband。
MILLA。 Oh�察 �horrid provisos� �Filthy strong waters� �I toast fellows�察�
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odious men� �I hate your odious provisos。
MIRA。 Then we're agreed。 Shall I kiss your hand upon the contract�拭�
And here comes one to be a witness to the sealing of the deed。
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SCENE VI。
��To them�А�MRS。 FAINALL。
MILLA。 Fainall�察�what shall I do�拭�Shall I have him�拭�I think I must have
him。
MRS。 FAIN。 Ay�察�ay�察�take him�察�take him�察�what should you do�拭�
MILLA。 Well thenI'll take my death I'm in a horrid fright Fainall�察�I
shall never say it。 WellI thinkI'll endure you。
MRS。 FAIN。 Fie�察�fie�察�have him�察�and tell him so in plain terms�此�for I am
sure you have a mind to him。
MILLA。 Are you�拭 �I think I have�察 �and the horrid man looks as if he
thought so too。 Well�察 �you ridiculous thing you�察 �I'll have you。 I won't be
kissed�察�nor I won't be thanked。Here�察�kiss my hand though�察�so hold your
tongue now�察�don't say a word。
MRS。 FAIN。 Mirabell�察�there's a necessity for your obedience�此�you have
neither time to talk nor stay。 My mother is coming�察�and in my conscience
if she should see you�察 �would fall into fits�察 �and maybe not recover time
enough to return to Sir Rowland�察�who�察�as Foible tells me�察�is in a fair way
to succeed。 Therefore spare your ecstasies for another occasion�察�and slip
down the back stairs�察�where Foible waits to consult you。
MILLA。 Ay�察 �go�察 �go。 In the meantime I suppose you have said
something to please me。
MIRA。 I am all obedience。
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SCENE VII。
MRS。 MILLAMANT�察�MRS。 FAINALL。
MRS。 FAIN。 Yonder Sir Wilfull's drunk�察�and so noisy that my mother
has been forced to leave Sir Rowland to appease him�察�but he answers her
only with singing and drinking。 What they may have done by this time I
know not�察�but Petulant and he were upon quarrelling as I came by。
MILLA。 Well�察�if Mirabell should not make a good husband�察�I am a lost
thing�此�for I find I love him violently。
MRS。 FAIN。 So it seems�察�for you mind not what's said to you。 If you
doubt him�察�you had best take up with Sir Wilfull。
MILLA。 How can you name that superannuated lubber�拭�foh� �
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SCENE VIII。
��To them�А�WITWOUD from drinking。
MRS。 FAIN。 So�察�is the fray made up that you have left 'em�拭�
WIT。 Left 'em�拭 �I could stay no longer。 I have laughed like ten
Christ'nings。 I am tipsy with laughingif I had stayed any longer I should
have burst��I must have been let out and pieced in the sides like an
unsized camlet。 Yes�察 �yes�察 �the fray is composed�察 �my lady came in like a
NOLI PROSEQUI�察�and stopt the proceedings。
MILLA。 What was the dispute�拭�
WIT。 That's the jest�此�there was no dispute。 They could neither of 'em
speak for rage�察 �and so fell a sputt'ring at one another like two roasting
apples。
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SCENE IX。
��To them�А�PETULANT drunk。
WIT。 Now�察 �Petulant�拭�All's over�察 �all's well�拭 �Gad�察 �my head begins to
whim it about。 Why dost thou not speak�拭�Thou art both as drunk and as
mute as a fish。
PET。 Look you�察�Mrs。 Millamant�察�if you can love me�察�dear Nymph�察�say
it�察�and that's the conclusionpass on�察�or pass offthat's all。
WIT。 Thou hast uttered volumes�察�folios�察�in less than decimo sexto�察�my
dear Lacedemonian。 Sirrah�察�Petulant�察�thou art an epitomiser of words。
PET。 Witwoud��you are an annihilator of sense。
WIT。 Thou art a retailer of phrases�察 �and dost deal in remnants of
remnants�察 �like a maker of pincushions�察 �thou art in truth ��metaphorically
speaking�� a speaker of shorthand。
PET。 Thou art ��without a figure�� just one half of an ass�察�and Baldwin
yonder�察�thy half´brother�察�is the rest。 A Gemini of asses split would make
just four of you。
WIT。 Thou dost bite�察�my dear mustar
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