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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
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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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