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Rowland�察  �you   must   not   attribute   my   yielding   to   any   sinister   appetite   or 

indigestion of widowhood�察�nor impute my complacency to any lethargy of 

continence。 I hope you do not think me prone to any iteration of nuptials�拭�

     WAIT。 Far be it from me ´ 

     LADY。 If you do�察�I protest I must recede�察�or think that I have made a 

prostitution of decorums�察�but in the vehemence of compassion�察�and to save 

the life of a person of so much importance ´ 

     WAIT。 I esteem it so ´ 

     LADY。 Or else you wrong my condescension ´ 

     WAIT。 I do not�察�I do not ´ 

     LADY。 Indeed you do。 

     WAIT。 I do not�察�fair shrine of virtue。 

     LADY。 If you think the least scruple of causality was an ingredient ´ 

     WAIT。   Dear   madam�察  �no。   You   are   all   camphire   and   frankincense�察  �all 

chastity and odour。 

     LADY。 Or that ´ 



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                                  SCENE XIII。 



       ��To them�А�FOIBLE。 

    FOIB。 Madam�察�the dancers are ready�察�and there's one with a letter�察�who 

must deliver it into your own hands。 

    LADY。 Sir Rowland�察�will you give me leave�拭�Think favourably�察�judge 

candidly�察�and conclude you have found a person who would suffer racks in 

honour's cause�察�dear Sir Rowland�察�and will wait on you incessantly。 



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                                     SCENE XIV。 



       WAITWELL�察�FOIBLE。 

     WAIT。   Fie�察  �fie�   �What   a   slavery  have   I   undergone�察  �spouse�察  �hast   thou 

any cordial�拭�I want spirits。 

     FOIB。 What a washy rogue art thou�察�to pant thus for a quarter of an 

hour's lying and swearing to a fine lady�拭�

     WAIT。   Oh�察  �she   is   the   antidote   to   desire。   Spouse�察  �thou   wilt   fare   the 

worse for't。 I shall have no appetite to iteration of nuptials´ ´this eight´and´ 

forty hours。 By this hand I'd rather be a chairman in the dog´days than act 

Sir Rowland till this time to´morrow。 



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                                    SCENE XV。 



       ��To them�А�LADY with a letter。 

    LADY。 Call in the dancers�察�Sir Rowland�察�we'll sit�察�if you please�察�and 

see the entertainment。 ��Dance。�А�Now�察�with your permission�察�Sir Rowland�察�I 

will peruse my letter。 I would open it in your presence�察�because I would 

not make you uneasy。 If it should make you uneasy�察�I would burn itspeak 

if it doesbut you may see�察�the superscription is like a woman's hand。 

    FOIB。 By heaven� �Mrs。 Marwood's�察�I know it��my heart achesget it 

from her� 。�To him。�А�

    WAIT。 A  woman's   hand�拭  �No   madam�察  �that's   no   woman's   hand�此  �I   see 

that already。 That's somebody whose throat must be cut。 

    LADY。 Nay�察�Sir Rowland�察�since you give me a proof of your passion 

by    your   jealousy�察  �I   promise    you   I'll  make    a  return   by   a   frank 

communication。 You   shall   see   itwe'll   open   it   together。   Look   you   here。 

��Reads。�А�MADAM�察�THOUGH UNKNOWN TO YOU ��look you there�察�'tis 

from    nobody     that  I  know。��   I  HAVE     THAT     HONOUR        FOR    YOUR 

CHARACTER�察          �THAT   I   THINK     MYSELF       OBLIGED       TO   LET   YOU 

KNOW        YOU     ARE    ABUSED。       HE    WHO     PRETENDS        TO    BE   SIR 

ROWLAND IS A CHEAT AND A RASCAL。 O heavens� �what's this�拭�

    FOIB。 Unfortunate�察�all's ruined。 

    WAIT。 How�察�how�察�let me see�察�let me see。 ��Reading。�А�A RASCAL�察�AND 

DISGUISED AND   SUBORNED   FOR THAT  IMPOSTUREO   villainy� �

O villainy� �BY THE CONTRIVANCE OF ´ 

    LADY。 I shall faint�察�I shall die。 Oh� �

    FOIB。 Say 'tis your nephew's hand。 Quickly�察�his plot�察�swear�察�swear it� �

��To him。�А�

    WAIT。 Here's a villain� �Madam�察�don't you perceive it�拭�Don't you see 

it�拭�

    LADY。 Too well�察�too well。 I have seen too much。 

    WAIT。 I told you at first I knew the hand。 A woman's hand�拭�The rascal 

writes a sort of a large hand�此�your Roman hand。I saw there was a throat 

to be cut presently。 If he were my son�察�as he is my nephew�察�I'd pistol him。 

    FOIB。 O treachery� �But are you sure�察�Sir Rowland�察�it is his writing�拭�



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     WAIT。   Sure�拭�Am  I   here�拭  �Do   I   live�拭  �Do   I love   this pearl   of   India�拭  �I 

have twenty letters in my pocket from him in the same character。 

     LADY。 How�拭�

     FOIB。 Oh�察�what luck it is�察�Sir Rowland�察�that you were present at this 

juncture�   �This   was   the   business   that   brought   Mr。   Mirabell   disguised   to 

Madam   Millamant   this   afternoon。   I   thought   something   was   contriving�察�

when he stole by me and would have hid his face。 

     LADY。   How�察  �how�拭  �I   heard   the  villain   was   in   the   house   indeed�察  �and 

now I remember�察�my niece went away abruptly when Sir Wilfull was to 

have made his addresses。 

     FOIB。 Then�察�then�察�madam�察�Mr。 Mirabell waited for her in her chamber�察�

but I would not tell your ladyship to discompose you when you were to 

receive Sir Rowland。 

     WAIT。 Enough�察�his date is short。 

     FOIB。 No�察�good Sir Rowland�察�don't incur the law。 

     WAIT。 Law�拭�I care not for law。 I can but die�察�and 'tis in a good cause。 

My lady shall be satisfied of my truth and innocence�察�though it cost me my 

life。 

     LADY。   No�察  �dear   Sir   Rowland�察  �don't   fight�此  �if   you   should   be   killed   I 

must   never   show   my   face�察  �or   hanged��oh�察  �consider   my   reputation�察  �Sir 

Rowland。 No�察�you shan't fight�此�I'll go in and examine my niece�察�I'll make 

her confess。 I conjure you�察�Sir Rowland�察�by all your love not to fight。 

     WAIT。 I am charmed�察�madam�察�I obey。 But some proof you must let me 

give you�此�I'll go for a black box�察�which contains the writings of my whole 

estate�察�and deliver that into your hands。 

     LADY。 Ay�察  �dear   Sir   Rowland�察  �that   will   be   some   comfort�察  �bring   the 

black box。 

     WAIT。 And may I presume to bring a contract to be signed this night�拭�

May I hope so far�拭�

     LADY。 Bring what you will�察�but come alive�察�pray come alive。 Oh�察�this 

is a happy discovery。 

     WAIT。   Dead   or   alive   I'll   comeand   married   we   will   be   in   spite   of 

treachery�察�ay�察�and get an heir that shall defeat the last remaining glimpse 

of hope in my abandoned nephew。 Come�察�my buxom widow�此�



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       E'er long you shall substantial proof receive That I'm an arrant knight 

´ 

       FOIB。 Or arrant knave。 



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             ACT V。 



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                                        SCENE I。 



     Scene continues。 

     LADY WISHFORT and FOIBLE。 

     LADY。   Out   of   my   house�察  �out   of   my   house�察  �thou   viper�察  �thou   serpent 

that   I  have   fostered�察  �thou   bosom   traitress    that  I  raised  from   nothing� �

Begone�察 �begone�察�begone�察 �go�察 �go�察  �that   I took   from  washing   of old   gauze 

and weaving of dead hair�察�with a bleak blue nose�察�over a chafing´dish of 

starved embers�察�and dining behind a traver's rag�察�in a shop no bigger than a 

bird´cage。 Go�察�go�察�starve again�察�do�察�do� �

     FOIB。 Dear madam�察�I'll beg pardon on my knees。 

     LADY。 Away�察�out�察�out�察�go set up for yourself again�察�do�察�drive a trade�察�

do�察�with your threepennyworth of small ware�察�flaunting upon a packthread�察�

under a brandy´seller's bulk�察�or against a dead wall by a balladmonger。 Go�察�

hang out an old frisoneer´gorget�察�with a yard of yellow colberteen again�察�

do�察  �an   old gnawed   mask�察 �two   rows   of pins�察 �and   a   child's   fiddle�察  �a   glass 

necklace with the beads broken�察�and a quilted night´cap with one ear。 Go�察�

go�察�drive a trade。 These were your commodities�察�you treacherous trull�察�this 

was the merchandise you dealt in�察�when I took you into my house�察�placed 

you next myself�察�and made you governant of my whole family。 You have 

forgot this�察�have you�察�now you have feathered your nest�拭�

     FOIB。   No�察  �no�察  �dear   madam。   Do   but   hear   me�察  �have   but   a   moment's 

patienceI'll confess all。 Mr。 Mirabell seduced me�察�I am not the first that 

he    has   wheedled     with   his   dissembling     tongue。    Your    ladyship's    own 

wisdom   has   been   deluded   by   him�察  �then   how   should   I�察  �a   poor   ignorant�察�

defend myself�拭�O madam�察�if you knew but what he promised me�察�and how 

he assured me your ladyship should come to no damage�察�or else the wealth 

of the Indies   should not have   bribed me   to conspire against   so good�察�so 

sweet�察�so kind a lady as you have been to me。 

     LADY。      No   damage�拭     �What�察   �to  betray   me�察  �to  marry    me   to  a  cast 

serving´man�察�to make me a receptacle�察�an hospital for a decayed pimp�拭�No 

damage�拭�O thou frontless impudence�察�more than a big´ bellied actress� �

     FOIB。 Pray do but hear me�察�madam�察�he could not marry your ladyship�察�



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madam。 No indeed�察�his marriage was to have been void in law�察�for he was 

married   to   me   first�察  �to   secure   your   ladyship。   He   could   not   have   bedded 

your   ladyship�察  �for   if   he   had   consummated   with   your   ladyship�察  �he   must 

have run the risk of the law�察�and been put upon his c
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