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him��I can defend most of his faults�察�except one or two�察�one he has�察�that's 

the truth on't��if he were my brother I could not acquit himthat indeed I 

could wish were otherwise。 



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     MIRA。 Ay�察�marry�察�what's that�察�Witwoud�拭�

     WIT。   Oh�察  �pardon   me。   Expose   the   infirmities   of   my   friend�拭  �No�察  �my 

dear�察�excuse me there。 

     FAIN。 What�察�I warrant he's unsincere�察�or 'tis some such trifle。 

     WIT。 No�察�no�察�what if he be�拭�'Tis no matter for that�察�his wit will excuse 

that。 A wit should no more be sincere than a woman constant�此�one argues a 

decay of parts�察�as t'other of beauty。 

     MIRA。 Maybe you think him too positive�拭�

     WIT。 No�察�no�察�his being positive is an incentive to argument�察�and keeps 

up conversation。 

     FAIN。 Too illiterate�拭�

     WIT。 That�拭�That's his happiness。 His want of learning gives him  the 

more opportunities to show his natural parts。 

     MIRA。 He wants words�拭�

     WIT。 Ay�察�but I like him for that now�此�for his want of words gives me 

the pleasure very often to explain his meaning。 

     FAIN。 He's impudent�拭�

     WIT。 No that's not it。 

     MIRA。 Vain�拭�

     WIT。 No。 

     MIRA。   What�察  �he   speaks   unseasonable   truths   sometimes�察  �because   he 

has not wit enough to invent an evasion�拭�

     WIT。  Truths�拭  �Ha�察  �ha�察  �ha�   �No�察  �no�察  �since   you   will   have   it�察  �I   mean   he 

never speaks   truth   at   all�察 �that's   all。  He   will lie   like a   chambermaid�察 �or   a 

woman of quality's porter。 Now that is a fault。 



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                                   SCENE VII。 



       ��To them�А�COACHMAN。 

    COACH。 Is Master Petulant here�察�mistress�拭�

    BET。 Yes。 

    COACH。 Three gentlewomen in a coach would speak with him。 

    FAIN。 O brave Petulant� �Three� �

    BET。 I'll tell him。 

    COACH。       You   must   bring  two   dishes  of  chocolate   and   a  glass  of 

cinnamon water。 



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                                    SCENE VIII。 



       MIRABELL�察�FAINALL�察�WITWOUD。 

     WIT。 That should be for two fasting strumpets�察�and a bawd troubled 

with wind。 Now you may know what the three are。 

     MIRA。 You are very free with your friend's acquaintance。 

     WIT。  Ay�察  �ay�察  �friendship   without   freedom   is   as   dull   as   love   without 

enjoyment or wine without toasting�此�but to tell you a secret�察�these are trulls 

whom he allows coach´hire�察�and something more by the week�察�to call on 

him once a day at public places。 

     MIRA。 How� �

     WIT。    You    shall  see   he  won't   go   to  'em   because    there's  no   more 

company here to take notice of him。 Why�察�this is nothing to what he used 

to do�此� before he found out this way�察�I have known him call for himself ´ 

     FAIN。 Call for himself�拭�What dost thou mean�拭�

     WIT。 Mean�拭�Why he would slip you out of this chocolate´house�察�just 

when   you   had   been   talking   to   him。 As   soon   as   your   back   was   turned 

whip he was gone�察�then trip to his lodging�察�clap on a hood and scarf and a 

mask�察�slap into a hackney´coach�察�and drive hither to the door again in a 

trice�察�where he   would send   in   for himself�察�that   I mean�察  �call   for himself�察�

wait   for   himself�察  �nay�察  �and   what's   more�察  �not   finding   himself�察  �sometimes 

leave a letter for himself。 

     MIRA。 I confess this is something extraordinary。 I believe he waits for 

himself now�察�he is so long a coming�察�oh�察�I ask his pardon。 



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                                      SCENE IX。 



       PETULANT�察�MIRABELL�察�FAINALL�察�WITWOUD�察�BETTY。 

     BET。 Sir�察�the coach stays。 

     PET。   Well�察  �well�察  �I   come。   'Sbud�察  �a   man   had   as   good   be   a   professed 

midwife   as   a   professed   whoremaster�察  �at   this   rate�察  �to   be   knocked   up   and 

raised at all hours�察�and in all places。 Pox on 'em�察�I won't come。 D'ye hear�察�

tell 'em I won't come。 Let 'em snivel and cry their hearts out。 

     FAIN。 You are very cruel�察�Petulant。 

     PET。 All's one�察�let it pass。 I have a humour to be cruel。 

     MIRA。  I   hope they  are   not persons   of   condition that   you use   at   this 

rate。 

     PET。 Condition�拭�Condition's a dried fig�察�if I am not in humour。 By this 

hand�察  �if   they   were   youraayour   what´d'ee´call´'ems   themselves�察  �they 

must wait or rub off�察�if I want appetite。 

     MIRA。 What´d'ee´call´'ems� �What are they�察�Witwoud�拭�

     WIT。    Empresses�察     �my   dear。   By   your   what´d'ee´call´'ems      he  means 

Sultana Queens。 

     PET。 Ay�察�Roxolanas。 

     MIRA。 Cry you mercy。 

     FAIN。 Witwoud says they are ´ 

     PET。 What does he say th'are�拭�

     WIT。 I�拭�Fine ladies�察�I say。 

     PET。  Pass   on�察�Witwoud。   Harkee�察  �by  this   light�察  �his   relationstwo   co´ 

heiresses his cousins�察�and an old aunt�察�who loves cater´wauling better than 

a conventicle。 

     WIT。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �I had a mind to see how the rogue would come off。 

Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �Gad�察�I can't be angry with him�察�if he had said they were my 

mother and my sisters。 

     MIRA。 No�拭�

     WIT。 No�察�the   rogue's wit and   readiness of invention   charm  me�察  �dear 

Petulant。 

     BET。 They are gone�察�sir�察�in great anger。 

     PET。 Enough�察�let 'em trundle。 Anger helps complexion�察�saves paint。 



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     FAIN。     This   continence     is  all  dissembled�察   �this  is  in  order   to  have 

something   to   brag   of   the   next   time   he   makes   court   to   Millamant�察  �and 

swear he has abandoned the whole sex for her sake。 

     MIRA。 Have you not left off your impudent pretensions there yet�拭  �I 

shall cut your throat�察�sometime or other�察�Petulant�察�about that business。 

     PET。 Ay�察�ay�察�let that pass。 There are other throats to be cut。 

     MIRA。 Meaning mine�察�sir�拭�

     PET。 Not II mean nobodyI know nothing。 But there are uncles and 

nephews in the  worldand they  may  be rivals。 What   then�拭�All's one  for 

that。 

     MIRA。   How�拭  �Harkee�察  �Petulant�察  �come   hither。   Explain�察  �or   I   shall   call 

your interpreter。 

     PET。 Explain�拭�I know nothing。 Why�察�you have an uncle�察�have you not�察�

lately come to town�察�and lodges by my Lady Wishfort's�拭�

     MIRA。 True。 

     PET。 Why�察�that's enough。 You and he are not friends�察�and if he should 

marry and have a child�察�yon may be disinherited�察�ha� �

     MIRA。 Where hast thou stumbled upon all this truth�拭�

     PET。 All's one for that�察�why�察�then�察�say I know something。 

     MIRA。 Come�察�thou art an honest fellow�察�Petulant�察�and shalt make love 

to my mistress�察�thou shalt�察�faith。 What hast thou heard of my uncle�拭�

     PET。 I�拭�Nothing�察�I。 If throats are to be cut�察�let swords clash。 Snug's the 

word�察�I shrug and am silent。 

     MIRA。   Oh�察  �raillery�察  �raillery�   �Come�察  �I   know  thou   art   in   the   women's 

secrets。   What�察  �you're   a   cabalist�察  �I   know   you   stayed   at   Millamant's   last 

night after I went。 Was there any mention made of my uncle or me�拭�Tell 

me�察�if thou hadst but good nature equal to thy wit�察�Petulant�察�Tony Witwoud�察�

who is now thy competitor in fame�察�would show as dim by thee as a dead 

whiting's eye by a pearl of orient�察�he would no more be seen by thee than 

Mercury is by the sun�此�come�察�I'm sure thou wo't tell me。 

     PET。 If I do�察�will you grant me common sense�察�then�察�for the future�拭�

     MIRA。 Faith�察�I'll do what I can for thee�察�and I'll pray that heav'n may 

grant it thee in the meantime。 

     PET。 Well�察�harkee。 



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     FAIN。 Petulant and you both will find Mirabell as warm a rival as a 

lover。 

     WIT。 Pshaw�察�pshaw�察�that she laughs at Petulant is plain。 And for my 

part�察�but that it is almost a fashion to admire her�察�I should harkeeto tell 

you a secret�察�but let it go no further between friends�察�I shall never break 

my heart for her。 

     FAIN。 How�拭�

     WIT。 She's handsome�察�but she's a sort of an uncertain woman。 

     FAIN。 I thought you had died for her。 

     WIT。 Umhno ´ 

     FAIN。 She has wit。 WIT。 'Tis what she will hardly allow anybody else。 

Now�察�demme�察 �I   should hate   that�察 �if she   were   as handsome   as   Cleopatra。 

Mirabell is not so sure of her as he thinks for。 

     FAIN。 Why do you think so�拭�

     WIT。 We stayed pretty late there last night�察�and heard something of an 

uncle to Mirabell�察�who is lately come to town�察�and is between him and the 

best part of his estate。 Mirabell and he are at some distance�察�as my Lady 

Wishfort   has   been   told�察  �and   you   know   she   hates   Mirabell   worse   than   a 

quaker hates a parrot�察�or than a fishmonger hates a hard frost。 Whether this 

uncle has seen Mrs。 Millamant or not�察�I cannot say�察�but there were items of 

such a treaty being in embryo�察�and if it should come to life�察�poor Mirabell 

would be in some sort unfortunately fobbed�察�i'faith。 

     FAIN。 'Tis impossible Millamant should hearken to it。 

     WIT。   Faith�察  �my   dear�察  �I   can't   tell�察  �she's   a   woman   and   a   kind   of   a 

humorist。 

     MIRA。 And this is the sum of what you could collect last night�拭�

     PET。    The    quintessence。    Maybe      Witwoud     knows     more�察   �he  stayed 

longer。 Besides�察�they never mind him�察�they say anything before him。 
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