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

     MIRA。 I thought you had been the greatest favourite。 

     PET。 Ay�察�tete´e´tete�察�but not in public�察�because I make remarks。 

     MIRA。 You do�拭�

     PET。 Ay�察�ay�察�pox�察�I'm malicious�察�man。 Now he's soft�察�you know�察�they 

are not in awe of him。 The fellow's well bred�察�he's what you call awhat 

d'ye´call´'ema fine gentleman�察�but he's silly withal。 



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     MIRA。 I thank you�察�I know as much as my curiosity requires。 Fainall�察�

are you for the Mall�拭�

     FAIN。 Ay�察�I'll take a turn before dinner。 

     WIT。 Ay�察�we'll all walk in the park�察�the ladies talked of being there。 

     MIRA。   I   thought     you   were    obliged   to   watch   for   your   brother   Sir 

Wilfull's arrival。 

     WIT。 No�察�no�察�he comes to his aunt's�察�my Lady Wishfort�察�pox on him�察�I 

shall be troubled with him too�察�what shall I do with the fool�拭�

     PET。   Beg   him   for   his   estate�察  �that   I   may   beg   you   afterwards�察  �and   so 

have but one trouble with you both。 

     WIT。 O rare Petulant�察�thou art as quick as fire in a frosty morning�察�thou 

shalt to the Mall with us�察�and we'll be very severe。 

     PET。 Enough�察�I'm in a humour to be severe。 

     MIRA。      Are    you�拭   �Pray   then   walk    by   yourselves。     Let   not  us   be 

accessory      to  your    putting   the   ladies   out   of   countenance      with   your 

senseless ribaldry�察�which you roar out aloud as often as they pass by you�察�

and when you have made a handsome woman blush�察�then you think you 

have been severe。 

     PET。   What�察  �what�拭  �Then   let   'em   either   show   their   innocence   by   not 

understanding what they hear�察�or else show their discretion by not hearing 

what they would not be thought to understand。 

     MIRA。 But hast not thou then sense enough to know that thou ought'st 

to    be   most    ashamed      thyself    when     thou   hast   put    another    out   of 

countenance�拭�

     PET。 Not I�察�by this hand�此�I always take blushing either for a sign of 

guilt or ill´breeding。 

     MIRA。 I confess you ought to think so。 You are in the right�察�that you 

may plead the error of your judgment in defence of your practice。 

       Where modesty's ill manners�察�'tis but fit That impudence and malice 

pass for wit。 



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          ACT II。 



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                                        SCENE I。 



     St。 James's Park。 

     MRS。 FAINALL and MRS。 MARWOOD。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 Ay�察�ay�察�dear Marwood�察�if we will be happy�察�we must find 

the means in ourselves�察�and among ourselves。 Men are ever in extremes�察�

either doting or averse。 While they are lovers�察�if they have fire and sense�察�

their jealousies are insupportable�此�and when they cease to love ��we ought 

to think at least�� they loathe�察�they look upon us with horror and distaste�察�

they meet us like the ghosts of what we were�察�and as from such�察�fly from 

us。 

     MRS。     MAR。      True�察  �'tis  an  unhappy    circumstance      of  life  that  love 

should   ever   die   before   us�察  �and   that   the   man   so   often   should   outlive   the 

lover。 But say what you will�察�'tis better to be left than never to have been 

loved。 To pass our youth in dull indifference�察�to refuse the sweets of life 

because   they   once   must   leave   us�察  �is   as   preposterous   as   to   wish   to   have 

been born old�察�because we one day  must be old。 For my part�察�my youth 

may wear and waste�察�but it shall never rust in my possession。 

     MRS。   FAIN。   Then   it   seems   you   dissemble   an   aversion   to   mankind 

only in compliance to my mother's humour。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Certainly。 To be free�察�I have no taste of those insipid dry 

discourses   with   which   our   sex   of   force   must   entertain   themselves   apart 

from     men。   We    may   affect   endearments      to  each   other�察 �profess    eternal 

friendships�察�and seem to dote like lovers�察�but 'tis not in our natures long to 

persevere。 Love will resume his empire in our breasts�察�and every heart�察�or 

soon or late�察�receive and readmit him as its lawful tyrant。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 Bless me�察�how have I been deceived� �Why�察�you profess a 

libertine。 

     MRS。   MAR。   You   see   my   friendship   by   my   freedom。   Come�察  �be   as 

sincere�察�acknowledge that your sentiments agree with mine。 

     MRS。 FAIN。 Never。 

     MRS。 MAR。 You hate mankind�拭�

     MRS。 FAIN。 Heartily�察�inveterately。 



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    MRS。 MAR。 Your husband�拭�

    MRS。 FAIN。 Most transcendently�察�ay�察�though I say it�察�meritoriously。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Give me your hand upon it。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 There。 

    MRS。 MAR。 I join with you�察�what I have said has been to try you。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Is it possible�拭�Dost thou hate those vipers�察�men�拭�

    MRS。 MAR。 I have done hating 'em�察�and am now come to despise 'em�察�

the next thing I have to do is eternally to forget 'em。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 There spoke the spirit of an Amazon�察�a Penthesilea。 

    MRS。 MAR。 And yet I am thinking sometimes to carry  my aversion 

further。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 How�拭�

    MRS。 MAR。 Faith�察�by marrying�察�if I could but find one that loved me 

very well�察�and would be throughly sensible of ill usage�察�I think I should do 

myself the violence of undergoing the ceremony。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 You would not make him a cuckold�拭�

    MRS。 MAR。 No�察�but I'd make him believe I did�察�and that's as bad。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Why had not you as good do it�拭�

    MRS。 MAR。 Oh�察�if he should ever discover it�察�he would then know the 

worst�察�and be out of his pain�察�but I would have him ever to continue upon 

the rack of fear and jealousy。 

    MRS。      FAIN。    Ingenious     mischief�    �Would    thou    wert   married    to 

Mirabell。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Would I were。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 You change colour。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Because I hate him。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 So do I�察�but I can hear him named。 But what reason have 

you to hate him in particular�拭�

    MRS。   MAR。   I   never   loved   him�察  �he   is�察  �and   always   was�察  �insufferably 

proud。 

    MRS。   FAIN。   By   the   reason   you   give   for   your   aversion�察  �one   would 

think it dissembled�察�for you have laid a fault to his charge�察�of which his 

enemies must acquit him。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Oh�察�then it seems you are one of his favourable enemies。 



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Methinks you look a little pale�察�and now you flush again。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Do I�拭�I think I am a little sick o' the sudden。 

    MRS。 MAR。 What ails you�拭�

    MRS。 FAIN。 My husband。 Don't you see him�拭�He turned short upon 

me unawares�察�and has almost overcome me。 



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                                     SCENE II。 



       ��To them�А�FAINALL and MIRABELL。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �he comes opportunely for you。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 For you�察�for he has brought Mirabell with him。 

    FAIN。 My dear。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 My soul。 

    FAIN。 You don't look well to´day�察�child。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 D'ye think so�拭�

    MIRA。 He is the only man that does�察�madam。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 The only man that would tell me so at least�察�and the only 

man from whom I could hear it without mortification。 

    FAIN。   Oh�察  �my   dear�察  �I   am   satisfied   of   your   tenderness�察  �I   know   you 

cannot    resent   anything    from   me�察  �especially   what   is  an  effect  of  my 

concern。 

    MRS。   FAIN。   Mr。   Mirabell�察  �my   mother   interrupted   you   in   a   pleasant 

relation last night�此�I would fain hear it out。 

    MIRA。      The   persons    concerned    in  that  affair  have   yet  a  tolerable 

reputation。 I am afraid Mr。 Fainall will be censorious。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 He has a humour more prevailing than his curiosity�察�and 

will willingly dispense with the hearing of one scandalous story�察�to avoid 

giving an occasion to make another by being seen to walk with his wife。 

This way�察�Mr。 Mirabell�察�and I dare promise you will oblige us both。 



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                                   SCENE III。 



       FAINALL�察�MRS。 MARWOOD。 

    FAIN。 Excellent creature� �Well�察�sure�察�if I should live to be rid of my 

wife�察�I should be a miserable man。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Ay�拭�

    FAIN。   For   having   only   that   one   hope�察  �the   accomplishment   of   it   of 

consequence must put an end to all my hopes�察�and what a wretch is he who 

must survive his hopes� �Nothing remains when that day comes but to sit 

down and weep like Alexander when he wanted other worlds to conquer。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Will you not follow 'em�拭�

    FAIN。 Faith�察�I think not�察�

    MRS。 MAR。 Pray let us�察�I have a reason。 

    FAIN。 You are not jealous�拭�

    MRS。 MAR。 Of whom�拭�

    FAIN。 Of Mirabell。 

    MRS。 MAR。 If I am�察�is it inconsistent with my love to you that I am 

tender of your honour�拭�

    FAIN。     You   would   intimate   then�察 �as  if  there  were  a  fellow´feeling 

between my wife and him�拭�

    MRS。 MAR。 I think she does not hate him to that degree she would be 

thought。 

    FAIN。 But he�察�I fear�察�is too insensible。 

    MRS。 MAR。 It may be you are deceived。 

    FAIN。 It may be so。 I do not now begin to apprehend it。 

    MRS。 MAR。 What�拭�

    FAIN。 That I have been deceived�察�ma
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