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daughter as good as told me so。 



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     SIR CHARLES。          But girls are apt to flatter themselves�察�you know。 

    HARDCASTLE。            I saw  him  grasp   her   hand in   the   warmest   manner 

myself�察�and here he comes to put you out of your IFS�察�I warrant him。 

       Enter MARLOW。 

       MARLOW。         I   come�察  �sir�察  �once   more�察  �to   ask   pardon   for   my   strange 

conduct。     I can scarce reflect on my insolence without confusion。 

    HARDCASTLE。             Tut�察  �boy�察  �a   trifle� �You   take   it   too   gravely。 An 

hour   or   two's   laughing   with   my   daughter   will   set  all   to  rights  again。 

She'll never like you the worse for it。 

    MARLOW。          Sir�察�I shall be always proud of her approbation。 

    HARDCASTLE。             Approbation is but a cold word�察�Mr。 Marlow�察�if I 

am not deceived�察�you have something more than approbation thereabouts。 

You take me�拭�

    MARLOW。          Really�察�sir�察�I have not that happiness。 

    HARDCASTLE。            Come�察  �boy�察  �I'm   an   old   fellow�察  �and   know   what's 

what as well as you that are younger。           I know what has passed between 

you�察�but mum。 

    MARLOW。          Sure�察  �sir�察  �nothing   has   passed   between   us   but   the   most 

profound respect on my side�察�and the most distant reserve on hers。                 You 

don't think�察�sir�察�that my impudence has been passed upon all the rest of the 

family。 

    HARDCASTLE。              Impudence�        �No�察   �I  don't   say   thatnot   quite 

impudencethough girls like to be played with�察�and rumpled a little too�察�

sometimes。      But she has told no tales�察�I assure you。 

    MARLOW。          I never gave her the slightest cause。 

    HARDCASTLE。             Well�察�well�察�I like modesty in its place well enough。 

But    this  is  over´acting�察  �young    gentleman。     You    may   be   open。   Your 

father and I will like you all the better for it。 

    MARLOW。          May I die�察�sir�察�if I ever 

    HARDCASTLE。            I tell you�察�she don't dislike you�察�and as I'm sure you 

like her 

    MARLOW。          Dear sirI protest�察�sir 

    HARDCASTLE。            I   see   no   reason   why   you   should   not   be   joined   as 

fast as the parson can tie you。 



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    MARLOW。          But hear me�察�sir 

    HARDCASTLE。            Your father approves the match�察�I admire it�察�every 

moment's delay will be doing mischief。          So 

    MARLOW。          But why won't you hear me�拭         �By all that's just and true�察�

I never gave Miss Hardcastle the slightest mark of my attachment�察�or even 

the   most   distant   hint  to  suspect   me   of  affection。   We     had  but   one 

interview�察�and that was formal�察�modest�察�and uninteresting。 

    HARDCASTLE。            ��Aside。��    This fellow's formal modest impudence 

is beyond bearing。 

     SIR   CHARLES。        And     you  never   grasped   her   hand�察 �or  made    any 

protestations�拭�

    MARLOW。          As Heaven is my witness�察�I came down in obedience to 

your   commands。       I   saw   the   lady   without   emotion�察  �and   parted   without 

reluctance。    I hope you'll exact no farther proofs of my duty�察�nor prevent 

me    from   leaving   a  house    in  which   I  suffer  so  many    mortifications。 

��Exit。�А�

     SIR CHARLES。         I'm astonished at the air of sincerity with which he 

parted。 

    HARDCASTLE。            And I'm astonished at the deliberate intrepidity of 

his assurance。 

     SIR CHARLES。         I dare pledge my life and honour upon his truth。 

    HARDCASTLE。            Here   comes   my   daughter�察  �and   I   would   stake   my 

happiness upon her veracity。 

       Enter MISS HARDCASTLE。 

       HARDCASTLE。          Kate�察  �come   hither�察  �child。  Answer   us   sincerely 

and   without   reserve�此  �has   Mr。  Marlow  made   you   any  professions of   love 

and affection�拭�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               The question is very abrupt�察�sir。       But since 

you require unreserved sincerity�察�I think he has。 

    HARDCASTLE。            ��To SIR CHARLES。��          You see。 

     SIR CHARLES。          And pray�察�madam�察�have you and my son had more 

than one interview�拭�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。              Yes�察�sir�察�several。 

    HARDCASTLE。            ��To SIR CHARLES。��          You see。 



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     SIR CHARLES。         But did be profess any attachment�拭�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。              A lasting one。 

     SIR CHARLES。         Did he talk of love�拭�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。              Much�察�sir。 

     SIR CHARLES。         Amazing�      �And all this formally�拭�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。              Formally。 

    HARDCASTLE。            Now�察�my friend�察�I hope you are satisfied。 

     SIR CHARLES。         And how did he behave�察�madam�拭�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。              As most profest admirers do�此�said some civil 

things of my face�察�talked much of his want of merit�察�and the greatness of 

mine�察  �mentioned his   heart�察 �gave   a short   tragedy  speech�察 �and   ended   with 

pretended rapture。 

     SIR CHARLES。         Now I'm perfectly convinced�察�indeed。           I know his 

conversation   among   women   to   be   modest   and   submissive�此  �this   forward 

canting ranting manner by no means describes him�察�and�察�I am confident�察�

he never sat for the picture。 

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               Then�察�what�察�sir�察�if I should convince you to 

your   face   of   my  sincerity�拭�If   you   and   my  papa�察  �in   about   half   an   hour�察�

will   place   yourselves   behind   that   screen�察  �you   shall   hear   him  declare   his 

passion to me in person。 

     SIR CHARLES。          Agreed。     And if I find him what you describe�察�all 

my happiness in him must have an end。           ��Exit。�А�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。              And if you don't find him what I describeI 

fear my happiness must never have a beginning。            ��Exeunt。�А�

       SCENE changes to the back of the Garden。 

       Enter HASTINGS。 

       HASTINGS。        What   an   idiot   am   I�察  �to   wait   here   for   a   fellow   who 

probably   takes    a  delight  in  mortifying   me。   He    never   intended   to  be 

punctual�察�and I'll wait no longer。       What do I see�拭      �It is he� �and perhaps 

with news of my Constance。 

       Enter Tony�察�booted and spattered。 

       HASTINGS。       My   honest   'squire�    �I   now   find   you   a   man   of   your 

word。    This looks like friendship。 

    TONY。      Ay�察�I'm your friend�察�and the best friend you have in the world�察�



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if you knew but all。      This riding by night�察�by the bye�察�is cursedly tiresome。 

It has shook me worse than the basket of a stage´coach。 

     HASTINGS。         But how�拭�where did you leave your fellow´travellers�拭�

Are they in safety�拭     �Are they housed�拭�

     TONY。      Five and twenty miles in two hours and a half is no such bad 

driving。    The poor beasts have smoked for it�此�rabbit me�察�but I'd rather ride 

forty miles after a fox than ten with such varment。 

     HASTINGS。         Well�察�but where have you left the ladies�拭            �I die with 

impatience。 

     TONY。      Left   them�     �Why   where   should   I   leave   them   but   where   I 

found them�拭�

     HASTINGS。         This is a riddle。 

     TONY。      Riddle me this then。        What's that goes round the house�察�and 

round the house�察�and never touches the house�拭�

     HASTINGS。         I'm still astray。 

     TONY。      Why�察    �that's  it�察  �mon。  I  have   led   them   astray。   By   jingo�察�

there's not a pond or a slough within five miles of the place but they can 

tell the taste of。 

     HASTINGS。         Ha�   �ha�   �ha�   �I   understand�此  �you   took   them   in   a   round�察�

while   they   supposed   themselves   going   forward�察  �and   so   you   have   at   last 

brought them home again。 

     TONY。      You   shall   hear。   I   first   took   them  down   Feather´bed   Lane�察�

where we stuck fast in the mud。          I then rattled them crack over the stones 

of Up´and´down Hill。         I then introduced them to the gibbet on Heavy´tree 

Heath�察�and from that�察�with a circumbendibus�察�I fairly lodged them in the 

horse´pond at the bottom of the garden。 

     HASTINGS。         But no accident�察�I hope�拭�

     TONY。      No�察   �no。   Only     mother    is  confoundedly      frightened。    She 

thinks herself forty miles off。       She's sick of the journey�察�and the cattle can 

scarce   crawl。    So   if   your   own   horses   be   ready�察  �you   may   whip   off   with 

cousin�察�and I'll be bound that no soul here can budge a foot to follow you。 

     HASTINGS。         My dear friend�察�how can I be grateful�拭�

     TONY。      Ay�察�now it's dear friend�察�noble 'squire。          Just now�察�it was all 

idiot�察�cub�察�and run me through the guts。           Damn YOUR way of fighting�察�I 



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say。    After   we   take  a   knock   in this   part   of   the   country�察  �we  kiss   and   be 

friends。    But if you had run me through the guts�察�then I should be dead�察�

and you might go kiss the hangman。 

     HASTINGS。         The rebuke is just。      But I must hasten to relieve Miss 

Neville�此�if you keep the old lady employed�察�I promise to take care of the 

young one。      ��Exit HASTINGS。�А�

     TONY。      Never fear me。       Here she comes。       Vanish。     She's got
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