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    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�madam�察�and you are false。 

    MRS。 MAR。 That I am false�拭�What mean you�拭�

    FAIN。 To let you know I see through all your little arts。Come�察�you 

both   love   him�察  �and   both   have   equally   dissembled   your   aversion。   Your 

mutual jealousies of one another have made you clash till you have both 

struck fire。 I have seen the warm confession red'ning on your cheeks�察�and 

sparkling from your eyes。 

    MRS。 MAR。 You do me wrong。 



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     FAIN。 I do not。 'Twas for my ease to oversee and wilfully neglect the 

gross    advances     made    him    by   my   wife�察  �that  by   permitting    her   to  be 

engaged�察  �I   might   continue   unsuspected   in   my   pleasures�察  �and   take   you 

oftener   to   my   arms   in   full   security。   But   could   you   think�察  �because   the 

nodding husband would not wake�察�that e'er the watchful lover slept�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 And wherewithal can you reproach me�拭�

     FAIN。 With infidelity�察�with loving another�察�with love of Mirabell。 

     MRS。 MAR。 'Tis false。 I challenge you to show an instance that can 

confirm your groundless accusation。 I hate him。 

     FAIN。 And   wherefore   do   you   hate   him�拭  �He   is   insensible�察  �and   your 

resentment follows his neglect。 An instance�拭�The injuries you have done 

him are a proof�此�your interposing in his love。 What cause had you to make 

discoveries of his pretended passion�拭�To undeceive the credulous aunt�察�and 

be the officious obstacle of his match with Millamant�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 My obligations to my lady urged me�此�I had professed a 

friendship   to   her�察  �and   could   not   see   her   easy   nature   so   abused   by   that 

dissembler。 

     FAIN。 What�察�was it conscience then�拭�Professed a friendship� �Oh�察�the 

pious friendships of the female sex� �

     MRS。 MAR。 More tender�察�more sincere�察�and more enduring�察�than all 

the vain and empty vows of men�察�whether professing love to us or mutual 

faith to one another。 

     FAIN。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �you are my wife's friend too。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Shame and ingratitude� �Do you reproach me�拭�You�察�you 

upbraid me�拭�Have I been false to her�察�through strict fidelity to you�察 �and 

sacrificed   my   friendship   to   keep   my   love   inviolate�拭  �And   have   you   the 

baseness to   charge   me   with   the  guilt�察�unmindful of   the  merit�拭�To   you   it 

should   be   meritorious   that   I   have   been   vicious。 And   do   you   reflect   that 

guilt upon me which should lie buried in your bosom�拭�

     FAIN。 You misinterpret my reproof。 I meant but to remind you of the 

slight    account     you   once    could    make     of  strictest   ties  when     set   in 

competition with your love to me。 

     MRS。   MAR。   'Tis   false�察  �you   urged   it   with   deliberate   malice。   'Twas 

spoke in scorn�察�and I never will forgive it。 



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     FAIN。 Your   guilt�察  �not   your   resentment�察  �begets   your   rage。   If   yet   you 

loved�察  �you   could   forgive   a   jealousy�此  �but   you   are   stung   to   find   you   are 

discovered。 

     MRS。 MAR。 It shall be all discovered。 You too shall be discovered�察�be 

sure you shall。 I can but be exposed。 If I do it myself I shall prevent your 

baseness。 

     FAIN。 Why�察�what will you do�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 Disclose it to your wife�察�own what has past between us。 

     FAIN。 Frenzy� �

     MRS。 MAR。 By all   my  wrongs I'll do't。 I'll publish to the world the 

injuries   you   have   done   me�察  �both   in   my   fame   and   fortune�此  �with   both   I 

trusted you�察�you bankrupt in honour�察�as indigent of wealth。 

     FAIN。 Your fame I have preserved。 Your fortune has been bestowed as 

the   prodigality   of   your   love   would   have   it�察  �in   pleasures   which   we   both 

have shared。 Yet�察�had not you been false I had e'er this repaid it。 'Tis true 

had you permitted Mirabell with Millamant to have stolen their marriage�察�

my lady had been incensed beyond all means of reconcilement�此�Millamant 

had forfeited the moiety of her fortune�察�which then would have descended 

to my wife。 And wherefore did I marry but to make lawful prize of a rich 

widow's wealth�察�and squander it on love and you�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 Deceit and frivolous pretence� �

     FAIN。 Death�察�am I not married�拭�What's pretence�拭�Am I not imprisoned�察�

fettered�拭�Have I not a wife�拭�Nay�察�a wife that was a widow�察�a young widow�察�

a handsome widow�察�and would be again a widow�察�but that I have a heart of 

proof�察  �and    something     of  a  constitution   to  bustle  through    the  ways    of 

wedlock and this world。 Will you yet be reconciled to truth and me�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 Impossible。 Truth and you are inconsistent。I hate you�察�

and shall for ever。 

     FAIN。 For loving you�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 I loathe the name of love after such usage�察�and next to 

the guilt with which you would asperse me�察�I scorn you most。 Farewell。 

     FAIN。 Nay�察�we must not part thus。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Let me go。 

     FAIN。 Come�察�I'm sorry。 



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     MRS。 MAR。 I care not。 Let me go。 Break my hands�察�doI'd leave 'em 

to get loose。 

     FAIN。 I would not hurt you for the world。 Have I no other hold to keep 

you here�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 Well�察�I have deserved it all。 

     FAIN。 You know I love you。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Poor dissembling� �Oh�察�thatwell�察�it is not yet ´ 

     FAIN。 What�拭�What is it not�拭�What is it not yet�拭�It is not yet too late ´ 

     MRS。 MAR。 No�察�it is not yet too lateI have that comfort。 

     FAIN。 It is�察�to love another。 

     MRS。 MAR。 But not to loathe�察�detest�察�abhor mankind�察�myself�察�and the 

whole treacherous world。 

     FAIN。 Nay�察�this is extravagance。 Come�察�I ask your pardon。 No tearsI 

was   to   blame�察  �I   could   not   love   you   and   be   easy   in   my   doubts。   Pray 

forbearI believe you�察�I'm convinced I've done you wrong�察�and any way�察�

every  way  will   make   amends�此  �I'll   hate   my  wife   yet   more�察 �damn   her�察  �I'll 

part   with   her�察  �rob   her   of   all   she's   worth�察  �and   we'll   retire   somewhere�察�

anywhere�察  �to   another   world�察  �I'll   marry   theebe   pacified。'Sdeath�察  �they 

come�此�hide your face�察�your tears。 You have a mask�此�wear it a moment。 This 

way�察�this way�此�be persuaded。 



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                                     SCENE IV。 



       MIRABELL and MRS。 FAINALL。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 They are here yet。 

    MIRA。 They are turning into the other walk。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 While I only hated my husband�察�I could bear to see him�察�

but since I have despised him�察�he's too offensive。 

    MIRA。 Oh�察�you should hate with prudence。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Yes�察�for I have loved with indiscretion。 

    MIRA。 You should have just so much disgust for your husband as may 

be sufficient to make you relish your lover。 

    MRS。      FAIN。    You   have   been   the  cause   that  I  have  loved   without 

bounds�察�and would you set limits to that aversion of which you have been 

the occasion�拭�Why did you make me marry this man�拭�

    MIRA。 Why do we daily commit disagreeable and dangerous actions�拭�

To save that idol�察�reputation。 If the familiarities of our loves had produced 

that consequence of which you were apprehensive�察�where could you have 

fixed a father's name with credit but on a husband�拭�I knew Fainall to be a 

man lavish of his morals�察�an interested and professing friend�察�a false and a 

designing     lover�察 �yet  one   whose    wit  and   outward    fair  behaviour   have 

gained   a   reputation   with   the   town�察  �enough   to   make   that   woman   stand 

excused who has suffered herself to be won by his addresses。 A better man 

ought    not   to  have   been   sacrificed   to  the  occasion�察  �a  worse   had   not 

answered   to   the   purpose。   When   you   are   weary   of   him   you   know   your 

remedy。 

    MRS。   FAIN。   I   ought   to   stand   in   some   degree   of   credit   with  you�察�

Mirabell。 

    MIRA。 In justice to you�察�I have made you privy to my whole design�察�

and put it in your power to ruin or advance my fortune。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Whom have you   instructed to represent your pretended 

uncle�拭�

    MIRA。 Waitwell�察�my servant。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 He is an humble servant to Foible�察�my mother's woman�察�

and may win her to your interest。 



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    MIRA。 Care is taken for that。 She is won and worn by this time。 They 

were married this morning。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Who�拭�

    MIRA。 Waitwell and Foible。 I would not tempt my servant to betray 

me  by   trusting   him  too   far。   If   your   mother�察  �in hopes   to   ruin   me�察  �should 

consent to marry my pretended uncle�察�he might�察�like Mosca in the FOX�察�

stand upon terms�察�so I made him sure beforehand。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 So�察�if my poor mother is caught in a contract�察�you will 

discover the imposture betimes�察�and release her by producing a certificate 

of her gallant's former marriage。 

    MIRA。 Yes�察�upon condition that she consent to my marriage with her 

niece�察�and surrender the moiety of her fortune in her possession。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 She talked last night of endeavouring at a match between 

Millamant and your uncle。 

    MIRA。   That   was   by   Foible's   direction   and   my   instruction�察  �that   she 

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