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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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