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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
might
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