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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
fortune by his honesty�察�as win a woman with plain´dealing and sincerity。
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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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