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

might seem to carry it more privately。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Well�察�I have an opinion of your success�察�for I believe my 

lady will do anything to get an husband�察�and when she has this�察�which you 

have provided for her�察�I suppose she will submit to anything to get rid of 

him。 

    MIRA。       Yes�察  �I  think   the  good    lady   would    marry    anything     that 

resembled a man�察�though 'twere no more than what a butler could pinch 

out of a napkin。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Female frailty� �We must all come to it�察�if we live to be 

old�察�and feel the craving of a false appetite when the true is decayed。 

    MIRA。 An old woman's appetite is depraved like that of a girl。 'Tis the 

green´sickness of a second childhood�察�and�察�like the faint offer of a latter 

spring�察�serves but to usher in the fall�察�and withers in an affected bloom。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 Here's your mistress。 



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                                      SCENE V。 



       ��To them�А�MRS。 MILLAMANT�察�WITWOUD�察�MINCING。 

    MIRA。   Here       she   comes�察  �i'faith�察 �full   sail�察 �with  her   fan  spread  and 

streamers out�察�and a shoal of fools for tenders。Ha�察�no�察�I cry her mercy。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 I see but one poor empty sculler�察�and he tows her woman 

after him。 

    MIRA。   You   seem   to   be   unattended�察  �madam。   You   used   to   have   the 

BEAU       MONDE       throng    after  you�察  �and   a  flock  of   gay  fine   perukes 

hovering round you。 

    WIT。 Like moths about a candle。 I had like to have lost my comparison 

for want of breath。 

    MILLA。 Oh�察�I have denied myself airs to´day。 I have walked as fast 

through the crowd ´ 

    WIT。 As a favourite just disgraced�察�and with as few followers。 

    MILLA。 Dear Mr。 Witwoud�察�truce with your similitudes�察�for I am as 

sick of 'em ´ 

    WIT。 As a physician of a good air。 I cannot help it�察�madam�察�though 'tis 

against myself。 

    MILLA。 Yet again� �Mincing�察�stand between me and his wit。 

    WIT。 Do�察�Mrs。 Mincing�察�like a screen before a great fire。 I confess I do 

blaze to´day�察�I am too bright。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 But�察�dear Millamant�察�why were you so long�拭�

    MILLA。   Long�   �Lord�察  �have   I   not   made   violent   haste�拭  �I   have   asked 

every living thing I met for you�察�I have enquired after you�察�as after a new 

fashion。 

    WIT。 Madam�察�truce with your similitudes。No�察�you met her husband�察�

and did not ask him for her。 

    MIRA。 By your leave�察�Witwoud�察�that were like enquiring after an old 

fashion to ask a husband for his wife。 

    WIT。 Hum�察�a hit�察�a hit�察�a palpable hit�察�I confess it。 

    MRS。 FAIN。 You were dressed before I came abroad。 

    MILLA。 Ay�察�that's true。 Oh�察�but then I hadMincing�察�what had I�拭�Why 

was I so long�拭�



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     MINC。 O mem�察�your laship stayed to peruse a packet of letters。 

     MILLA。   Oh�察  �ay�察  �lettersI   had lettersI   am  persecuted   with   lettersI 

hate letters。 Nobody knows how to write letters�察�and yet one has 'em�察�one 

does not know why。 They serve one to pin up one's hair。 

     WIT。 Is that the way�拭�Pray�察�madam�察�do you pin up your hair with all 

your letters�拭�I find I must keep copies。 

     MILLA。  Only   with those   in   verse�察  �Mr。 Witwoud。  I  never  pin   up   my 

hair with prose。 I think I tried once�察�Mincing。 

     MINC。 O mem�察�I shall never forget it。 

     MILLA。 Ay�察�poor Mincing tift and tift all the morning。 

     MINC。 Till I had the cramp in my fingers�察�I'll vow�察�mem。 And all to no 

purpose。 But when your laship pins it up with poetry�察�it fits so pleasant the 

next day as anything�察�and is so pure and so crips。 

     WIT。 Indeed�察�so crips�拭�

     MINC。 You're such a critic�察�Mr。 Witwoud。 

     MILLA。 Mirabell�察�did you take exceptions last night�拭�Oh�察�ay�察�and went 

away。 Now I think on't I'm angryno�察�now I think on't I'm pleased�此� for I 

believe I gave you some pain。 

     MIRA。 Does that please you�拭�

     MILLA。 Infinitely�察�I love to give pain。 

     MIRA。 You would affect a cruelty which is not in your nature�察�your 

true vanity is in the power of pleasing。 

     MILLA。 Oh�察�I ask your pardon for that。 One's cruelty is one's power�察�

and   when   one   parts   with   one's   cruelty   one   parts   with   one's   power�察  �and 

when one has parted with that�察�I fancy one's old and ugly。 

     MIRA。 Ay�察�ay�察�suffer your cruelty to ruin the object of your power�察�to 

destroy your loverand then how vain�察�how lost a thing you'll be� �Nay�察�'tis 

true�察  �you   are  no   longer   handsome      when    you've    lost  your   lover�此 �your 

beauty dies upon the instant。 For beauty is the lover's gift�此�'tis he bestows 

your charms�此� your glass is all a cheat。 The ugly and the old�察�whom the 

looking´glass mortifies�察�yet after commendation can be flattered by it�察�and 

discover beauties in it�此�for that reflects our praises rather than your face。 

     MILLA。 Oh�察�the vanity of these men� �Fainall�察�d'ye hear him�拭�If they 

did not commend us�察�we were not handsome� �Now you must know they 



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could not commend one if one was not handsome。 Beauty the lover's gift� �

Lord�察�what is a lover�察�that it can give�拭�Why�察�one makes lovers as fast as 

one pleases�察�and they live as long as one pleases�察�and they die as soon as 

one pleases�察�and then�察�if one pleases�察�one makes more。 

     WIT。    Very    pretty。  Why�察   �you   make    no  more    of  making     of  lovers�察�

madam�察�than of making so many card´matches。 

     MILLA。 One no more owes one's beauty to a lover than one's wit to an 

echo。 They can but reflect what we look and say�此�vain empty things if we 

are silent or unseen�察�and want a being。 

     MIRA。 Yet�察�to those two vain empty things�察�you owe two the greatest 

pleasures of your life。 

     MILLA。 How so�拭�

     MIRA。   To   your   lover   you   owe   the   pleasure   of   hearing   yourselves 

praised�察�and to an echo the pleasure of hearing yourselves talk。 

     WIT。   But   I   know   a   lady   that   loves   talking   so   incessantly�察  �she   won't 

give an echo fair play�察�she has that everlasting rotation of tongue that an 

echo must wait till she dies before it can catch her last words。 

     MILLA。 Oh�察�fiction�察�Fainall�察�let us leave these men。 

     MIRA。 Draw off Witwoud。 ��Aside to MRS。 FAINALL。�А�

     MRS。 FAIN。 Immediately�察�I have a word or two for Mr。 Witwoud。 



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                                      SCENE VI。 



       MRS。 MILLAMANT�察�MIRABELL�察�MINCING。 

     MIRA。 I would beg a little private audience too。 You had the tyranny 

to deny me last night�察�though you knew I came to impart a secret to you 

that concerned my love。 

     MILLA。 You saw I was engaged。 

     MIRA。 Unkind� �You had the leisure to entertain a herd of fools�此�things 

who visit   you from  their excessive   idleness�察�bestowing   on your   easiness 

that   time   which   is   the   incumbrance   of   their   lives。   How   can   you  find 

delight in such society�拭�It is impossible they should admire you�察�they are 

not capable�察�or�察 �if they were�察 �it should be   to you as   a mortification�此  �for�察�

sure�察�to please a fool is some degree of folly。 

     MILLA。 I please myself。Besides�察�sometimes to converse with fools 

is for my health。 

     MIRA。 Your health� �Is there a worse disease than the conversation of 

fools�拭�

     MILLA。 Yes�察�the vapours�察�fools are physic for it�察�next to assafoetida。 

     MIRA。 You are not in a course of fools�拭�

     MILLA。       Mirabell�察  �if  you   persist   in  this  offensive    freedom    you'll 

displease me。 I think I must resolve after all not to have you�此� we shan't 

agree。 

     MIRA。 Not in our physic�察�it may be。 

     MILLA。 And yet our distemper in all likelihood will be the same�察�for 

we   shall   be   sick   of   one   another。   I   shan't   endure   to   be   reprimanded   nor 

instructed�察�'tis so dull to act always by advice�察�and so tedious to be told of 

one's faults�察�I can't bear it。 Well�察�I won't have you�察�MirabellI'm resolved 

I thinkyou may goha�察�ha�察�ha� �What would you give that you could help 

loving me�拭�

     MIRA。 I would give something that you did not know I could not help 

it。 

     MILLA。 Come�察�don't look grave then。 Well�察�what do you say to me�拭�

     MIRA。 I say that a man may as soon make a friend by his wit�察�or a 

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     MILLA。 Sententious Mirabell� �Prithee don't look with that violent and 

inflexible   wise   face�察  �like   Solomon   at   the   dividing   of   the   child   in   an   old 

tapestry hanging� �

     MIRA。       You   are   merry�察   �madam�察    �but   I  would     persuade     you   for  a 

moment to be serious。 

     MILLA。 What�察�with that face�拭�No�察�if you keep your countenance�察�'tis 

impossible   I   should   hold   mine。   Well�察  �after   all�察  �there   is   something   very 

moving in a lovesick face。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �Well I won't laugh�察�don't be peevish。 

Heigho�   �Now   I'll   be   melancholy�察  �as   melancholy   as   a   watch´light。   Well�察�

Mirabell�察  �if   ever   you   will   win   me�察  �woo   me   now。Nay�察  �if   you   are   so 

tedious�察�fare you well�此�I see they are walking away。 

     MIRA。 Can you not find in the variety of your disposition one moment 

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