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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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