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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 clergy。 Yes indeed�察�I 

enquired of the law in that case before I would meddle or make。 

     LADY。  What�拭�Then   I   have   been   your   property�察  �have   I�拭  �I   have   been 

convenient to you�察�it seems�察�while you were catering for Mirabell�察�I have 

been broker for you�拭�What�察�have you made a passive bawd of me�拭�This 

exceeds all precedent。 I am brought to fine uses�察�to become a botcher of 

second´hand   marriages   between   Abigails   and   Andrews�   �I'll   couple   you。 

Yes�察�I'll baste you together�察�you and your Philander。 I'll Duke's Place you�察�

as I'm a person。 Your turtle is in custody already。 You shall coo in the same 

cage�察�if there be constable or warrant in the parish。 

     FOIB。 Oh�察�that ever I was born� �Oh�察�that I was ever married� �A bride�拭�

Ay�察�I shall be a Bridewell bride。 Oh� �



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                                     SCENE II。 



       MRS。 FAINALL�察�FOIBLE。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 Poor Foible�察�what's the matter�拭�

     FOIB。 O madam�察�my lady's gone for a constable�察�I shall be had to a 

justice�察�and put to Bridewell to beat hemp。 Poor Waitwell's gone to prison 

already。 

     MRS。     FAIN。    Have    a  good   heart�察 �Foible�此  �Mirabell's   gone   to  give 

security for him。 This is all Marwood's and my husband's doing。 

     FOIB。 Yes�察�yes�察�I know it�察�madam�此�she was in my lady's closet�察 �and 

overheard all that you said to me before dinner。 She sent the letter to my 

lady�察�and that missing effect�察�Mr。 Fainall laid this plot to arrest Waitwell�察�

when     he  pretended    to  go   for  the  papers�察  �and   in  the  meantime    Mrs。 

Marwood declared all to my lady。 

     MRS。   FAIN。   Was   there   no   mention   made   of   me   in   the   letter�拭  �My 

mother does not suspect my being in the confederacy�拭�I fancy Marwood 

has not told her�察�though she has told my husband。 

     FOIB。 Yes�察�madam�察�but my lady did not see that part。 We stifled the 

letter before she read so far。 Has that mischievous devil told Mr。 Fainall of 

your ladyship then�拭�

     MRS。     FAIN。     Ay�察 �all's  out�此 �my    affair  with   Mirabell�察   �everything 

discovered。 This is the last day of our living together�察�that's my comfort。 

     FOIB。 Indeed�察�madam�察�and so 'tis a comfort�察�if you knew all。 He has 

been even with your ladyship�察�which I could have told you long enough 

since�察�but I love to keep peace and quietness by my good will。 I had rather 

bring friends together than set 'em at distance。 But Mrs。 Marwood and he 

are nearer related than ever their parents thought for。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 Say'st thou so�察�Foible�拭�Canst thou prove this�拭�

     FOIB。 I can take my oath of it�察�madam�察�so can Mrs。 Mincing。 We have 

had many a fair word from Madam Marwood to conceal something that 

passed in our chamber one evening when you were at Hyde Park�察�and we 

were thought to have gone a´walking。 But we went up unawaresthough 

we were sworn to secrecy too�此�Madam Marwood took a book and swore 

us upon it�此�but it was but a book of poems。 So long as it was not a bible 



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oath�察�we may break it with a safe conscience。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 This discovery is the most opportune thing I could wish。 

Now�察�Mincing�拭�



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                                    SCENE III。 



       ��To them�А�MINCING。 

    MINC。 My lady would speak with Mrs。 Foible�察�mem。 Mr。 Mirabell is 

with her�察�he has set your spouse at liberty�察�Mrs。 Foible�察�and would have 

you hide yourself in my lady's closet till my old lady's anger is abated。 Oh�察�

my old lady is in a perilous passion at something Mr。 Fainall has said�察�he 

swears�察�and my old lady cries。 There's a fearful hurricane�察�I vow。 He says�察�

mem�察�how that he'll have my lady's fortune made over to him�察�or he'll be 

divorced。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Does your lady or Mirabell know that�拭�

    MINC。 Yes mem�察�they have sent me to see if Sir Wilfull be sober�察�and 

to bring him to them。 My lady is resolved to have him�察�I think�察�rather than 

lose such a vast sum as six thousand pound。 Oh�察�come�察�Mrs。 Foible�察�I hear 

my old lady。 

    MRS。 FAIN。  Foible�察�you   must   tell Mincing   that   she must   prepare   to 

vouch when I call her。 

    FOIB。 Yes�察�yes�察�madam。 

    MINC。 Oh�察�yes mem�察�I'll vouch anything for your ladyship's service�察�

be what it will。 



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                                       SCENE IV。 



       MRS。 FAINALL�察�LADY WISHFORT�察�MRS。 MARWOOD。 

     LADY。 O my dear friend�察�how can I enumerate the benefits that I have 

received from  your goodness�拭�To you I owe the timely discovery of the 

false   vows   of   Mirabell�察  �to   you   I   owe   the   detection   of   the   impostor   Sir 

Rowland。 And now you are become an intercessor with my son´in´law�察�to 

save    the   honour    of  my    house    and   compound      for   the  frailties  of  my 

daughter。 Well�察�friend�察�you are enough to reconcile me to the bad world�察�or 

else   I   would   retire   to   deserts   and   solitudes�察  �and   feed   harmless   sheep   by 

groves   and   purling   streams。   Dear   Marwood�察  �let   us   leave   the   world�察  �and 

retire by ourselves and be shepherdesses。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Let us first dispatch the affair in hand�察�madam。 We shall 

have     leisure   to  think   of   retirement    afterwards。     Here   is  one    who    is 

concerned in the treaty。 

     LADY。 O daughter�察�daughter�察�is it possible thou shouldst be my child�察�

bone of my bone�察�and flesh of my flesh�察�and as I may say�察�another me�察�and 

yet transgress the most minute particle of severe virtue�拭�Is it possible you 

should lean aside to iniquity�察 �who have been cast in the direct mould of 

virtue�拭�I have not only been a mould but a pattern for you�察�and a model for 

you�察�after you were brought into the world。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 I don't understand your ladyship。 

     LADY。   Not   understand�拭�Why�察 �have   you   not been naught�拭  �Have   you 

not been sophisticated�拭  �Not understand�拭  �Here   I   am  ruined to   compound 

for   your   caprices   and   your   cuckoldoms。   I   must   pawn   my   plate   and   my 

jewels�察�and ruin my niece�察�and all little enough ´ 

     MRS。   FAIN。   I   am   wronged   and   abused�察  �and   so   are   you。   'Tis   a   false 

accusation�察  �as   false   as   hell�察  �as   false   as   your   friend   there�察  �ay�察  �or   your 

friend's friend�察�my false husband。 

     MRS。 MAR。 My friend�察�Mrs。 Fainall�拭�Your husband my friend�察�what 

do you mean�拭�

     MRS。 FAIN。 I know what I mean�察�madam�察�and so do you�察�and so shall 

the world at a time convenient。 

     MRS。      MAR。     I  am   sorry   to  see  you    so  passionate�察   �madam。     More 



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temper would look more like innocence。 But I have done。 I am sorry my 

zeal to serve your ladyship and family should admit of misconstruction�察�or 

make me liable to affronts。 You will pardon me�察 �madam�察�if I   meddle no 

more with an affair in which I am not personally concerned。 

     LADY。 O dear friend�察�I am so ashamed that you should meet with such 

returns。 You ought to ask pardon on your knees�察�ungrateful creature�察�she 

deserves more from you than all your life can accomplish。 Oh�察�don't leave 

me destitute in this perplexity� �No�察�stick to me�察�my good genius。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 I tell you�察�madam�察�you're abused。 Stick to you�拭�Ay�察�like a 

leech�察�to suck your best blood�察�she'll drop off when she's full。 Madam�察�you 

shan't pawn a bodkin�察�nor part with a brass counter�察�in composition for me。 

I defy 'em all。 Let 'em prove their aspersions�此�I know my own innocence�察�

and dare stand a trial。 



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       LADY WISHFORT�察�MRS。 MARWOOD。 

     LADY。 Why�察�if she should be innocent�察�if she should be wronged after 

all�察�ha�拭�I don't know what to think�察�and I promise you�察�her education has 

been unexceptionable。 I may say it�察�for I chiefly made it my own care to 

initiate her very infancy in the rudiments of virtue�察�and to impress upon 

her tender years a young odium and aversion to the very sight of men�察�ay�察�

friend�察�she would ha' shrieked if she had but seen a man till she was in her 

teens。 As I'm a person�察�'tis true。 She was never suffered to play with a male 

child�察  �though   but   in   coats。   Nay�察  �her   very   babies   were   of   the   feminine 

gender。 Oh�察�she never looked a man in the face but her own father or the 

chaplain�察�and him we made a shift to put upon her for a woman�察�by the 

help   of   his   long   garments�察  �and   his   sleek   face�察  �till   she   was   going   in   her 

fifteen。 

     MRS。 MAR。 'Twas much she should be deceived so long。 

     LADY。   I   warrant   you�察  �or   she   would   never   have   borne   to   have   been 

catechised by  him�察 �and   have heard his   long   lectures   against   singing   and 

dancing   and   such   debaucheries�察  �and   going   to   filthy   plays�察  �and   profane 

music meetings�察�where the lewd trebles squeak nothing but bawdy�察�and the 

basses roar blasphemy。 Oh�察�she would have swooned at the sight or name 

of an   obscene play´bookand   can I  think   after all this that   my  daughter 

can be naught�拭�What�察�a whore
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