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instruct�察�lest it should give offence。 Should he by chance a knave or fool 

expose�察�That   hurts   none   here�察  �sure   here   are   none   of   those。   In   short�察  �our 

play shall ��with your leave to show it�� Give you one instance of a passive 

poet�察�Who to your judgments yields all resignation�此�So save or damn�察�after 

your own discretion。 



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              DRAMATIS PERSONAE。 



    MEN。 

      FAINALL�察�in love with Mrs。 Marwood��Mr。 Betterton MIRABELL�察�

in   love   with   Mrs。   Millamant��Mr。   Verbruggen   WITWOUD�察  �follower   of 

Mrs。 Millamant��Mr。 Bowen PETULANT�察�follower of Mrs。 Millamant�察�

Mr。 Bowman SIR WILFULL WITWOUD�察�half brother to Witwoud�察�and 

nephew     to  Lady    Wishfort��Mr。   Underhill   WAITWELL�察       �servant   to 

Mirabell��Mr。 Bright 

    WOMEN。 

      LADY WISHFORT�察�enemy to Mirabell�察�for having falsely pretended 

love to her��Mrs。 Leigh MRS。 MILLAMANT�察�a fine lady�察�niece to Lady 

Wishfort�察   �and  loves   Mirabell��Mrs。   Bracegirdle   MRS。    MARWOOD�察�

friend   to   Mr。   Fainall�察  �and   likes   Mirabell��Mrs。   Barry   MRS。   FAINALL�察�

daughter    to  Lady   Wishfort�察  �and  wife  to  Fainall�察 �formerly   friend  to 

Mirabell��Mrs。 Bowman FOIBLE�察�woman to Lady Wishfort��Mrs。 Willis 

MINCING�察      �woman      to  Mrs。    Millamant��Mrs。     Prince   DANCERS�察�

FOOTMEN�察�ATTENDANTS。 



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                                       SCENE�此�London。 



The time equal to that of the presentation。 



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               ACT I。 



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                                       SCENE I。 



     A Chocolate´house。 

     MIRABELL and FAINALL rising from cards。 BETTY waiting。 

     MIRA。 You are a fortunate man�察�Mr。 Fainall。 

     FAIN。 Have we done�拭�

     MIRA。 What you please。 I'll play on to entertain you。 

     FAIN。 No�察�I'll give you your revenge another time�察�when you are not 

so   indifferent�察  �you   are   thinking   of  something     else  now�察   �and  play   too 

negligently�此�the coldness of a losing gamester lessens the pleasure of the 

winner。 I'd no more play with a man that slighted his ill fortune than I'd 

make love to a woman who undervalued the loss of her reputation。 

     MIRA。 You   have   a   taste   extremely   delicate�察  �and   are   for   refining   on 

your pleasures。 

     FAIN。     Prithee�察  �why    so  reserved�拭   �Something      has   put   you   out  of 

humour。 

     MIRA。 Not at all�此�I happen to be grave to´day�察�and you are gay�察�that's 

all。 

     FAIN。   Confess�察  �Millamant   and   you   quarrelled   last   night�察  �after   I   left 

you�察�my fair cousin has some humours that would tempt the patience of a 

Stoic。 What�察�some coxcomb came in�察�and was well received by her�察�while 

you were by�拭�

     MIRA。   Witwoud   and   Petulant�察  �and   what   was   worse�察  �her   aunt�察  �your 

wife's mother�察�my evil geniusor to sum up all in her own name�察�my old 

Lady Wishfort came in。 

     FAIN。 Oh�察�there it is then�此�she has a lasting passion for you�察�and with 

reason。What�察�then my wife was there�拭�

     MIRA。 Yes�察�and Mrs。 Marwood and three or four more�察�whom I never 

saw   before�察  �seeing   me�察  �they  all   put   on   their   grave   faces�察  �whispered   one 

another�察   �then   complained      aloud   of  the   vapours�察  �and   after   fell  into  a 

profound silence。 

     FAIN。 They had a mind to be rid of you。 

     MIRA。   For   which   reason   I   resolved   not   to   stir。 At   last   the   good   old 



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lady broke through her painful taciturnity with an invective against long 

visits。   I   would   not   have   understood   her�察  �but   Millamant   joining   in   the 

argument�察�I rose and with a constrained smile told her�察�I thought nothing 

was     so  easy   as   to  know    when     a  visit  began    to  be   troublesome�察     �she 

reddened and I withdrew�察�without expecting her reply。 

     FAIN。 You were to blame to resent what she spoke only in compliance 

with her aunt。 

     MIRA。 She is more mistress of herself than to be under the necessity 

of such a resignation。 

     FAIN。 What�拭�though half her fortune depends upon her marrying with 

my lady's approbation�拭�

     MIRA。   I   was   then   in   such   a   humour�察  �that   I   should   have   been   better 

pleased if she had been less discreet。 

     FAIN。   Now   I   remember�察  �I   wonder   not   they  were   weary  of   you�察  �last 

night was one of their cabal´nights�此�they have 'em three times a week and 

meet by turns at one another's apartments�察�where they come together like 

the   coroner's   inquest�察  �to   sit   upon   the   murdered   reputations   of   the   week。 

You   and   I   are   excluded�察  �and   it   was   once   proposed   that   all   the   male   sex 

should   be   excepted�察  �but   somebody   moved   that   to   avoid   scandal   there 

might   be   one   man   of   the   community�察  �upon   which   motion   Witwoud   and 

Petulant were enrolled members。 

     MIRA。 And who may have been the foundress of this sect�拭�My Lady 

Wishfort�察�I warrant�察�who publishes her detestation of mankind�察�and full of 

the vigour of fifty´five�察�declares for a friend and ratafia�察�and let posterity 

shift for itself�察�she'll breed no more。 

     FAIN。 The discovery of your sham addresses to her�察�to conceal your 

love to her niece�察�has provoked this separation。 Had you dissembled better�察�

things might have continued in the state of nature。 

     MIRA。 I did as much as man could�察�with any reasonable conscience�察�I 

proceeded to the very last act of flattery with her�察�and was guilty of a song 

in her commendation。 Nay�察�I got a friend to put her into a lampoon�察�and 

compliment   her   with   the   imputation   of   an   affair   with   a   young   fellow�察�

which I carried so far�察�that I told her the malicious town took notice that 

she was grown fat of a sudden�察�and when she lay in of a dropsy�察�persuaded 



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her she was reported to be in labour。 The devil's in't�察�if an old woman is to 

be flattered further�察�unless a man should endeavour downright personally 

to debauch her�此�and that my virtue forbade me。 But for the discovery of 

this   amour�察  �I   am   indebted    to  your   friend�察  �or  your   wife's   friend�察  �Mrs。 

Marwood。 

     FAIN。   What   should   provoke   her   to   be   your   enemy�察  �unless   she   has 

made     you    advances     which    you    have   slighted�拭   �Women      do   not   easily 

forgive omissions of that nature。 

     MIRA。 She was always civil to me�察�till of late。 I confess I am not one 

of those coxcombs who are apt to interpret a woman's good manners to her 

prejudice�察  �and   think   that   she   who   does   not   refuse   'em   everything   can 

refuse 'em nothing。 

     FAIN。   You   are   a   gallant   man�察  �Mirabell�察  �and   though   you   may   have 

cruelty     enough     not  to   satisfy   a  lady's   longing�察   �you    have   too   much 

generosity      not   to  be   tender   of   her   honour。    Yet   you    speak    with   an 

indifference which seems to be affected�察�and confesses you are conscious 

of a negligence。 

     MIRA。   You       pursue   the   argument   with   a   distrust   that   seems   to   be 

unaffected�察  �and   confesses   you   are   conscious   of   a   concern   for   which   the 

lady is more indebted to you than is your wife。 

     FAIN。 Fie�察�fie�察 �friend�察�if   you grow censorious  I must   leave you�此�   I'll 

look upon the gamesters in the next room。 

     MIRA。 Who are they�拭�

     FAIN。 Petulant and Witwoud。Bring me some chocolate。 

     MIRA。 Betty�察�what says your clock�拭�

     BET。 Turned of the last canonical hour�察�sir。 

     MIRA。 How pertinently the jade answers me� �Ha� �almost one a' clock� �

��Looking on his watch。�А�Oh�察�y'are come� �



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                                       SCENE II。 



       MIRABELL and FOOTMAN。 

     MIRA。      Well�察  �is  the  grand   affair  over�拭  �You    have   been   something 

tedious。 

     SERV。 Sir�察�there's such coupling at Pancras that they stand behind one 

another�察�as 'twere in a country´dance。 Ours was the last couple to lead up�察�

and no hopes appearing of dispatch�察�besides�察�the parson growing hoarse�察�

we were afraid his lungs would have failed before it came to our turn�察�so 

we drove round to Duke's Place�察�and there they were riveted in a trice。 

     MIRA。 So�察�so�察�you are sure they are married�拭�

     SERV。 Married and bedded�察�sir�察�I am witness。 

     MIRA。 Have you the certificate�拭�

     SERV。 Here it is�察�sir。 

     MIRA。  Has   the  tailor   brought Waitwell's   clothes   home�察 �and   the   new 

liveries�拭�

     SERV。 Yes�察�sir。 

     MIRA。 That's well。 Do you go home again�察�d'ye hear�察�and adjourn the 

consummation   till   farther   order�察  �bid   Waitwell   shake   his   ears�察  �and   Dame 

Partlet rustle up her feathers�察�and meet me at one a' clock by Rosamond's 

pond�察�that I may see her before she returns to her lady。 And�察�as you tender 

your ears�察�be secret。 



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                                      SCENE III。 
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