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                                      SCENE III。 



       MIRABELL�察�FAINALL�察�BETTY。 

     FAIN。 Joy of your success�察�Mirabell�察�you look pleased。 

     MIRA。 Ay�察  �I   have   been   engaged   in   a   matter   of   some   sort   of   mirth�察�

which is not yet ripe for discovery。 I am glad this is not a cabal´ night。 I 

wonder�察�Fainall�察�that you who are married�察�and of consequence should be 

discreet�察�will suffer your wife to be of such a party。 

     FAIN。   Faith�察  �I   am   not   jealous。   Besides�察  �most   who   are   engaged   are 

women and relations�察�and for the men�察�they are of a kind too contemptible 

to give scandal。 

     MIRA。 I am of another opinion�此�the greater the coxcomb�察�always the 

more the scandal�察�for a woman who is not a fool can have but one reason 

for associating with a man who is one。 

     FAIN。 Are   you   jealous   as   often   as   you   see   Witwoud   entertained   by 

Millamant�拭�

     MIRA。 Of her understanding I am�察�if not of her person。 

     FAIN。 You do her wrong�察�for�察�to give her her due�察�she has wit。 

     MIRA。      She   has   beauty    enough     to  make    any   man    think   so�察  �and 

complaisance enough not to contradict him who shall tell her so。 

     FAIN。 For a passionate lover methinks you are a man somewhat too 

discerning in the failings of your mistress。 

     MIRA。 And for a discerning man somewhat too passionate a lover�察�for 

I like her with all her faults�察�nay�察�like her for her faults。 Her follies are so 

natural�察�or so artful�察�that they become her�察�and those affectations which in 

another woman would be odious serve but to make her more agreeable。 I'll 

tell thee�察�Fainall�察�she once used me with that insolence that in revenge I 

took her to pieces�察�sifted her�察�and separated her failings�此�I studied 'em and 

got 'em by rote。 The catalogue was so large that I was not without hopes�察�

one day or other�察�to hate her heartily。 To which   end I so used myself   to 

think of 'em�察�that   at length�察�contrary to   my design and expectation�察 �they 

gave me every hour less and less disturbance�察�till in a few days it became 

habitual to me to remember 'em without being displeased。 They are now 

grown   as   familiar   to   me   as   my   own   frailties�察  �and   in   all   probability  in   a 



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little time longer I shall like 'em as well。 

     FAIN。     Marry   her�察  �marry   her�察 �be   half  as  well   acquainted    with   her 

charms as you are with her defects�察�and�察�my life on't�察�you are your own 

man again。 

     MIRA。 Say you so�拭�

     FAIN。 Ay�察�ay�察�I have experience。 I have a wife�察�and so forth。 



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                                    SCENE IV。 



       ��To them�А�MESSENGER。 

    MESS。 Is one Squire Witwoud here�拭�

    BET。 Yes�察�what's your business�拭�

    MESS。 I have a letter for him�察�from his brother Sir Wilfull�察�which I am 

charged to deliver into his own hands。 

    BET。 He's in the next room�察�friend。 That way。 



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                                      SCENE V。 



       MIRABELL�察�FAINALL�察�BETTY。 

    MIRA。   What�察  �is   the   chief   of   that   noble   family   in   town�察  �Sir   Wilfull 

Witwoud�拭�

    FAIN。 He is expected to´day。 Do you know him�拭�

    MIRA。 I have seen him�察�he promises to be an extraordinary person。 I 

think you have the honour to be related to him。 

    FAIN。 Yes�察�he is half´brother to this Witwoud by a former wife�察�who 

was sister to my Lady Wishfort�察�my wife's mother。 If you marry Millamant�察�

you must call cousins too。 

    MIRA。 I had rather be his relation than his acquaintance。 

    FAIN。 He comes to town in order to equip himself for travel。 

    MIRA。 For travel� �Why the man that I mean is above forty。 

    FAIN。 No matter for that�察�'tis for the honour of England that all Europe 

should know we have blockheads of all ages。 

    MIRA。 I wonder there is not an act of parliament to save the credit of 

the nation and prohibit the exportation of fools。 

    FAIN。 By no means�察�'tis better as 'tis�察�'tis better to trade with a little 

loss�察�than to be quite eaten up with being overstocked。 

    MIRA。 Pray�察�are the follies of this knight´errant and those of the squire�察�

his brother�察�anything related�拭�

    FAIN。 Not at all�此�Witwoud grows by the knight like a medlar grafted 

on a crab。 One will melt in your mouth and t'other set your teeth on edge�察�

one is all pulp and the other all core。 

    MIRA。 So one will be rotten before he be ripe�察�and the other will be 

rotten without ever being ripe at all。 

    FAIN。 Sir Wilfull is an odd mixture of bashfulness and obstinacy。 But 

when he's drunk�察�he's as loving as the monster in The Tempest�察�and much 

after the same manner。 To give bother his due�察�he has something of good´ 

nature�察�and does not always want wit。 

    MIRA。   Not   always�此  �but   as   often   as   his   memory   fails   him   and   his 

commonplace of comparisons。 He is a fool with a good memory and some 

few scraps of other folks' wit。 He is one whose conversation can never be 



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approved�察�yet it is now and then to be endured。 He has indeed one good 

quality�此�he is not exceptious�察�for he so passionately affects the reputation 

of understanding   raillery that he will construe an   affront into   a jest�察 �and 

call downright rudeness and ill language satire and fire。 

     FAIN。     If  you   have    a  mind    to   finish  his   picture�察  �you   have    an 

opportunity to do it at full length。 Behold the original。 



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                                     SCENE VI。 



       ��To them�А�WITWOUD。 

     WIT。 Afford me your compassion�察�my dears�察�pity me�察�Fainall�察�Mirabell�察�

pity me。 

     MIRA。 I do from my soul。 

     FAIN。 Why�察�what's the matter�拭�

     WIT。 No letters for me�察�Betty�拭�

     BET。 Did not a messenger bring you one but now�察�sir�拭�

     WIT。 Ay�察�but no other�拭�

     BET。 No�察�sir。 

     WIT。   That's   hard�察  �that's   very   hard。 A  messenger�察  �a   mule�察  �a   beast   of 

burden�察�he has brought me a letter from the fool my brother�察�as heavy as a 

panegyric   in   a   funeral   sermon�察  �or   a   copy   of   commendatory   verses   from 

one   poet   to   another。   And   what's   worse�察  �'tis   as   sure   a   forerunner   of   the 

author as an epistle dedicatory。 

     MIRA。 A fool�察�and your brother�察�Witwoud�拭�

     WIT。 Ay�察�ay�察�my half´brother。 My half´brother he is�察�no nearer�察�upon 

honour。 

     MIRA。 Then 'tis possible he may be but half a fool。 

     WIT。 Good�察�good�察�Mirabell�察�LE DROLE� �Good�察�good�察�hang him�察�don't 

let's talk of him。Fainall�察�how does your lady�拭�Gad�察�I say anything in the 

world to get this fellow out of my head。 I beg pardon that I should ask a 

man of pleasure and the town a question at once so foreign and domestic。 

But I talk like an old maid at a marriage�察�I don't know what I say�此�but she's 

the best woman in the world。 

     FAIN。     'Tis  well   you    don't   know    what    you   say�察  �or  else   your 

commendation would go near to make me either vain or jealous。 

     WIT。    No   man    in  town    lives  well  with   a  wife   but  Fainall。   Your 

judgment�察�Mirabell�拭�

     MIRA。 You had better step and ask his wife�察�if you would be credibly 

informed。 

     WIT。 Mirabell� �

     MIRA。 Ay。 



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    WIT。 My dear�察�I ask ten thousand pardons。 Gad�察�I have forgot what I 

was going to say to you。 

    MIRA。 I thank you heartily�察�heartily。 

    WIT。 No�察�but prithee excuse me�此� my memory is such a memory。 

    MIRA。 Have a care of such apologies�察�Witwoud�察�for I never knew a 

fool but he affected to complain either of the spleen or his memory。 

    FAIN。 What have you done with Petulant�拭�

    WIT。 He's reckoning his money�察�my money it was�此�I have no luck to´ 

day。 

    FAIN。 You may allow him to win of you at play�察�for you are sure to be 

too hard for him at repartee�此�since you monopolise the wit that is between 

you�察�the fortune must be his of course。 

    MIRA。 I don't find that Petulant confesses the superiority of wit to be 

your talent�察�Witwoud。 

    WIT。 Come�察�come�察�you are malicious now�察�and would breed debates。 

Petulant's my friend�察 �and a very honest fellow�察 �and a   very pretty  fellow�察�

and has a smatteringfaith and troth�察�a pretty deal of an odd sort of a small 

wit�此�nay�察�I'll do him justice。 I'm his friend�察�I won't wrong him。 And if he 

had any judgment in the world�察�he would not be altogether contemptible。 

Come�察�come�察�don't detract from the merits of my friend。 

    FAIN。 You don't take your friend to be over´nicely bred�拭�

    WIT。 No�察�no�察�hang him�察�the rogue has no manners at all�察�that I must 

own�察�no more breeding than a bum´baily�察�that I grant you�此� 'tis pity�察�the 

fellow has fire and life。 

    MIRA。 What�察�courage�拭�

    WIT。 Hum�察  �faith�察 �I   don't   know  as   to that�察 �I   can't say  as   to that。 Yes�察�

faith�察�in a controversy he'll contradict anybody。 

    MIRA。 Though 'twere a man whom he feared or a woman whom he 

loved。 

    WIT。 Well�察�well�察�he does not always think before he speaks。 We have 

all our failings�察�you are too hard upon him�察�you are�察�faith。 Let me excuse 

him��I can defend most of his faults�察�except one or two�察�
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