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The Way of the World
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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