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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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