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just four of you。 

     WIT。 Thou dost bite�察�my dear mustard´seed�察�kiss me for that。 

     PET。    Stand    offI'll  kiss  no  more    malesI   have    kissed   your   Twin 

yonder     in  a  humour     of   reconciliation    till  he  ��hiccup�А  �rises  upon    my 

stomach like a radish。 

     MILLA。 Eh� �filthy creature�察�what was the quarrel�拭�

     PET。 There was no quarrel�察�there might have been a quarrel。 

     WIT。   If   there   had   been   words   enow   between   'em   to   have   expressed 

provocation�察�they had gone together by the ears like a pair of castanets。 

     PET。 You were the quarrel。 

     MILLA。 Me�拭�

     PET。 If I have a humour to quarrel�察�I can make less matters conclude 

premises。 If you are not handsome�察�what then�拭�If I have a humour to prove 

it�拭�If I shall have my reward�察�say so�察�if not�察�fight for your face the next 

time yourselfI'll go sleep。 

     WIT。 Do�察�wrap thyself up like a woodlouse�察�and dream revenge。 And�察�

hear   me�察  �if   thou   canst   learn   to   write   by   to´morrow   morning�察  �pen   me   a 

challenge。 I'll carry it for thee。 



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     PET。   Carry   your   mistress's   monkey   a   spider�察  �go   flea   dogs   and   read 

romances。 I'll go to bed to my maid。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 He's horridly drunkhow came you all in this pickle�拭�

     WIT。 A plot�察�a plot�察�to get rid of the knightyour husband's advice�察�but 

he sneaked off。 



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                                       SCENE X。 



       SIR    WILFULL�察       �drunk�察   �LADY      WISHFORT�察        �WITWOUD�察         �MRS。 

MILLAMANT�察�MRS。 FAINALL。 

     LADY。   Out   upon't�察  �out   upon't�察  �at   years   of   discretion�察  �and   comport 

yourself at this rantipole rate� �

     SIR WIL。 No offence�察�aunt。 

     LADY。 Offence�拭�As I'm a person�察�I'm ashamed of you。 Fogh� �How you 

stink   of   wine�   �D'ye   think   my   niece   will   ever   endure   such   a   Borachio�拭�

You're an absolute Borachio。 

     SIR WIL。 Borachio�拭�

     LADY。 At a time when you should commence an amour�察�and put your 

best foot foremost ´ 

     SIR WIL。 'Sheart�察�an you grutch me your liquor�察�make a bill。Give me 

more drink�察�and take my purse。 ��Sings�В此� 

       Prithee   fill   me   the   glass�察  �Till   it   laugh   in   my   face�察  �With   ale   that   is 

potent   and   mellow�察  �He   that   whines   for   a   lass   Is   an   ignorant   ass�察  �For   a 

bumper has not its fellow。 

       But if   you   would   have   me   marry  my  cousin�察 �say  the   word�察 �and   I'll 

do't。 Wilfull will do't�察�that's the word。 Wilfull will do't�察�that's my crest��my 

motto I have forgot。 

     LADY。 My nephew's a little overtaken�察�cousin�察�but 'tis drinking your 

health。 O' my word�察�you are obliged to him ´ 

     SIR   WIL。   IN   VINO   VERITAS�察  �aunt。   If   I   drunk   your   health   to´day�察�

cousin��I am a Borachio。But if you have a mind to be married�察�say the 

word and send for the piper�察�Wilfull will do't。 If not�察�dust it away�察�and let's 

have   t'other   round。   Tonyods´heart�察  �where's   Tony�拭�   ´Tony's   an         honest 

fellow�察�but he spits after a bumper�察�and that's a fault。 

       We'll drink and we'll never ha' done�察�boys�察�Put the glass then around 

with the sun�察�boys�察�Let Apollo's example invite us�察�For he's drunk every 

night�察�And that makes him so bright�察�That he's able next morning to light 

us。 

       The   sun's   a   good   pimple�察  �an   honest   soaker�察  �he   has   a   cellar   at   your 

antipodes。 If I travel�察�aunt�察�I touch at your antipodesyour antipodes are a 



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good rascally sort of topsy´turvy fellows。 If I had a bumper I'd stand upon 

my head and drink a health to 'em。 A match or no match�察�cousin with the 

hard name�察�aunt�察�Wilfull will do't。 If she has her maidenhead let her look 

to 't�察�if she has not�察�let her keep her own counsel in the meantime�察�and cry 

out at the nine months' end。 

     MILLA。 Your pardon�察�madam�察�I can stay no longer。 Sir Wilfull grows 

very powerful。 Egh� �how he smells� �I shall be overcome if I stay。 Come�察�

cousin。 



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                                      SCENE XI。 



       LADY WISHFORT�察�SIR WILFULL WITWOUD�察�MR。 WITWOUD�察�

FOIBLE。 

     LADY。   Smells�拭  �He   would   poison   a   tallow´chandler   and   his   family。 

Beastly   creature�察  �I   know   not   what   to   do   with   him。   Travel�察  �quotha�察  �ay�察�

travel�察�travel�察�get thee gone�察�get thee but far enough�察�to the Saracens�察�or the 

Tartars�察   �or   the   Turksfor    thou    art  not   fit  to  live   in  a   Christian 

commonwealth�察�thou beastly pagan。 

     SIR   WIL。   Turks�拭  �No�察  �no   Turks�察  �aunt。   Your   Turks   are   infidels�察  �and 

believe   not   in  the   grape。   Your   Mahometan�察  �your   Mussulman   is   a   dry 

stinkard。 No offence�察�aunt。 My map says that your Turk is not so honest a 

man     as  your   ChristianI    cannot   find   by  the  map    that  your   Mufti    is 

orthodox�察�whereby it is a plain case that orthodox is a hard word�察�aunt�察�and 

��hiccup�А�Greek for claret。 ��Sings�В此� 

       To drink is a Christian diversion�察�Unknown to the Turk or the Persian。 

Let Mahometan fools Live by heathenish rules�察�And be damned over tea´ 

cups and coffee。 But let British lads sing�察�Crown a health to the King�察�And 

a fig for your Sultan and Sophy。 

       Ah�察�Tony� 。�FOIBLE whispers LADY W。�А�

     LADY。 Sir Rowland impatient�拭�Good lack� �what shall I do with this 

beastly tumbril�拭  �Go lie down and sleep�察 �you sot�察 �or as   I'm  a   person�察 �I'll 

have     you   bastinadoed     with   broomsticks。      Call   up   the  wenches      with 

broomsticks。 

     SIR WIL。 Ahey� �Wenches�拭�Where are the wenches�拭�

     LADY。 Dear Cousin Witwoud�察�get him away�察�and you will bind me to 

you   inviolably。   I   have   an   affair   of   moment   that   invades   me   with   some 

precipitation。You will oblige me to all futurity。 

     WIT。 Come�察�knight。 Pox on him�察�I don't know what to say to him。 Will 

you go to a cock´match�拭�

     SIR WIL。 With a wench�察�Tony�拭�Is she a shake´bag�察�sirrah�拭�Let me bite 

your cheek for that。 

     WIT。 Horrible� �He has a breath like a bagpipe。 Ay�察�ay�察�come�察�will you 

march�察�my Salopian�拭�



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     SIR    WIL。    Lead    on�察 �little  Tony。   I'll  follow  thee�察  �my   Anthony�察    �my 

Tantony。 Sirrah�察�thou shalt be my Tantony�察�and I'll be thy pig。 

       And a fig for your Sultan and Sophy。 

       LADY。   This   will   never   do。   It   will   never   make   a   match��at   least 

before he has been abroad。 



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                                     SCENE XII。 



       LADY WISHFORT�察�WAITWELL disguised as for SIR ROWLAND。 

     LADY。   Dear   Sir   Rowland�察  �I   am   confounded   with   confusion   at   the 

retrospection of my own rudeness��I have more pardons to ask than the 

pope distributes in the year of jubilee。 But I hope where there is likely to 

be   so   near   an   alliance�察  �we   may   unbend   the   severity   of   decorum�察  �and 

dispense with a little ceremony。 

     WAIT。 My impatience�察�madam�察�is the effect of my transport�察�and till I 

have the possession of your adorable person�察�I am tantalised on the rack�察�

and do but hang�察�madam�察�on the tenter of expectation。 

     LADY。 You have excess of gallantry�察�Sir Rowland�察�and press things to 

a   conclusion   with   a   most   prevailing   vehemence。   But   a   day   or   two   for 

decency of marriage ´ 

     WAIT。 For decency of funeral�察�madam� �The delay will break my heart´ 

´or if that should fail�察�I shall be poisoned。 My nephew will get an inkling 

of my designs and poison meand I would willingly starve him before I 

dieI would gladly go out of the world with that satisfaction。 That would 

be some comfort to me�察�if I could but live so long as to be revenged on 

that unnatural viper。 

     LADY。   Is   he   so   unnatural�察  �say   you�拭  �Truly   I   would   contribute   much 

both to the saving of your life and the accomplishment of your revenge。 

Not that I respect myself�察�though he has been a perfidious wretch to me。 

     WAIT。 Perfidious to you�拭�

     LADY。 O Sir Rowland�察�the hours that he has died away at my feet�察�the 

tears that he has shed�察�the oaths that he has sworn�察�the palpitations that he 

has felt�察�the trances and the tremblings�察�the ardours and the ecstasies�察�the 

kneelings and the  risings�察 �the heart´ heavings   and   the  hand´gripings�察�the 

pangs and the pathetic regards of his protesting eyes��Oh�察�no memory can 

register。 

     WAIT。 What�察�my rival�拭�Is the rebel my rival�拭�A dies。 

     LADY。 No�察�don't kill him at once�察�Sir Rowland�此�starve him gradually�察�

inch by inch。 

     WAIT。 I'll do't。 In three weeks he shall be barefoot�察�in a month out at 



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knees with begging an alms�察�he shall starve upward and upward�察�'till he 

has nothing living but his head�察�and then go out in a stink like a candle's 

end upon a save´all。 

     LADY。 Well�察 �Sir   Rowland�察 �you have   the   way��you   are   no   novice   in 

the   labyrinth    of  love��you    have    the  clue。   But   as  I  am   a  person�察  �Sir 

Rowland�察  �you   must   not   attribute   my   
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