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visit�察 �and my education�察 �I hope�察 �not inferior�察 �what are these advantages
without equal affluence�拭 �I must remain contented with the slight
approbation of imputed merit�察 �I must have only the mockery of your
addresses�察�while all your serious aims are fixed on fortune。
Enter HARDCASTLE and SIR CHARLES from behind。
SIR CHARLES。 Here�察�behind this screen。
HARDCASTLE。 Ay�察 �ay�察 �make no noise。 I'll engage my Kate
covers him with confusion at last。
MARLOW。 By heavens�察 �madam� �fortune was ever my smallest
consideration。 Your beauty at first caught my eye�察�for who could see that
without emotion�拭 �But every moment that I converse with you steals in
some new grace�察�heightens the picture�察 �and gives it stronger expression。
What at first seemed rustic plainness�察 �now appears refined simplicity。
What seemed forward assurance�察 �now strikes me as the result of
courageous innocence and conscious virtue。
SIR CHARLES。 What can it mean�拭 �He amazes me� �
HARDCASTLE。 I told you how it would be。 Hush� �
MARLOW。 I am now determined to stay�察 �madam�察 �and I have too
good an opinion of my father's discernment�察�when he sees you�察�to doubt
his approbation。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 No�察 �Mr。 Marlow�察 �I will not�察 �cannot detain
you。 Do you think I could suffer a connexion in which there is the
smallest room for repentance�拭 �Do you think I would take the mean
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advantage of a transient passion�察 �to load you with confusion�拭 �Do you
think I could ever relish that happiness which was acquired by lessening
yours�拭�
MARLOW。 By all that's good�察�I can have no happiness but what's in
your power to grant me� �Nor shall I ever feel repentance but in not
having seen your merits before。 I will stay even contrary to your wishes�察�
and though you should persist to shun me�察 �I will make my respectful
assiduities atone for the levity of my past conduct。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 Sir�察 �I must entreat you'll desist。 As our
acquaintance began�察�so let it end�察�in indifference。 I might have given an
hour or two to levity�察�but seriously�察�Mr。 Marlow�察�do you think I could ever
submit to a connexion where I must appear mercenary�察�and you imprudent�拭�
Do you think I could ever catch at the confident addresses of a secure
admirer�拭�
MARLOW。 ��Kneeling。�� Does this look like security�拭 �Does this
look like confidence�拭 �No�察 �madam�察 �every moment that shows me your
merit�察�only serves to increase my diffidence and confusion。 Here let me
continue
SIR CHARLES。 I can hold it no longer。 Charles�察�Charles�察�how hast
thou deceived me� �Is this your indifference�察 �your uninteresting
conversation�拭�
HARDCASTLE。 Your cold contempt�察 �your formal interview� �
What have you to say now�拭�
MARLOW。 That I'm all amazement� �What can it mean�拭�
HARDCASTLE。 It means that you can say and unsay things at
pleasure�此�that you can address a lady in private�察�and deny it in public�此�that
you have one story for us�察�and another for my daughter。
MARLOW。 Daughter��This lady your daughter�拭�
HARDCASTLE。 Yes�察 �sir�察 �my only daughter�察 �my Kate�察 �whose else
should she be�拭�
MARLOW。 Oh�察�the devil� �
MISS HARDCASTLE。 Yes�察 �sir�察 �that very identical tall squinting
lady you were pleased to take me for ��courtseying���察�she that you addressed
as the mild�察 �modest�察 �sentimental man of gravity�察 �and the bold�察 �forward�察�
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agreeable Rattle of the Ladies' Club。 Ha� �ha� �ha� �
MARLOW。 Zounds� �there's no bearing this�察�it's worse than death� �
MISS HARDCASTLE。 In which of your characters�察 �sir�察 �will you
give us leave to address you�拭 �As the faltering gentleman�察�with looks on
the ground�察�that speaks just to be heard�察�and hates hypocrisy�察�or the loud
confident creature�察�that keeps it up with Mrs。 Mantrap�察�and old Miss Biddy
Buckskin�察�till three in the morning�拭 �Ha� �ha� �ha� �
MARLOW。 O�察 �curse on my noisy head。 I never attempted to be
impudent yet�察�that I was not taken down。 I must be gone。
HARDCASTLE。 By the hand of my body�察�but you shall not。 I see
it was all a mistake�察�and I am rejoiced to find it。 You shall not�察�sir�察�I tell
you。 I know she'll forgive you。 Won't you forgive him�察�Kate�拭 �We'll
all forgive you。 Take courage�察�man。 ��They retire�察�she tormenting him�察�
to the back scene。��
Enter MRS。 HARDCASTLE and Tony。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 So�察 �so�察 �they're gone off。 Let them go�察 �I
care not。
HARDCASTLE。 Who gone�拭�
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 My dutiful niece and her gentleman�察 �Mr。
Hastings�察�from town。 He who came down with our modest visitor here。
SIR CHARLES。 Who�察 �my honest George Hastings�拭 �As worthy a
fellow as lives�察�and the girl could not have made a more prudent choice。
HARDCASTLE。 Then�察 �by the hand of my body�察 �I'm proud of the
connexion。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Well�察�if he has taken away the lady�察�he has
not taken her fortune�察�that remains in this family to console us for her loss。
HARDCASTLE。 Sure�察�Dorothy�察�you would not be so mercenary�拭�
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Ay�察�that's my affair�察�not yours。
HARDCASTLE。 But you know if your son�察�when of age�察�refuses to
marry his cousin�察�her whole fortune is then at her own disposal。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Ay�察 �but he's not of age�察 �and she has not
thought proper to wait for his refusal。
Enter HASTINGS and MISS NEVILLE。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 ��Aside。�� What�察 �returned so soon� �I
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begin not to like it。
HASTINGS。 ��To HARDCASTLE。�� For my late attempt to fly off
with your niece let my present confusion be my punishment。 We are now
come back�察�to appeal from your justice to your humanity。 By her father's
consent�察�I first paid her my addresses�察�and our passions were first founded
in duty。
MISS NEVILLE。 Since his death�察 �I have been obliged to stoop to
dissimulation to avoid oppression。 In an hour of levity�察 �I was ready to
give up my fortune to secure my choice。 But I am now recovered from
the delusion�察 �and hope from your tenderness what is denied me from a
nearer connexion。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Pshaw�察 �pshaw� �this is all but the whining
end of a modern novel。
HARDCASTLE。 Be it what it will�察 �I'm glad they're come back to
reclaim their due。 Come hither�察 �Tony�察 �boy。 Do you refuse this lady's
hand whom I now offer you�拭�
TONY。 What signifies my refusing�拭 �You know I can't refuse her
till I'm of age�察�father。
HARDCASTLE。 While I thought concealing your age�察 �boy�察 �was
likely to conduce to your improvement�察 �I concurred with your mother's
desire to keep it secret。 But since I find she turns it to a wrong use�察 �I
must now declare you have been of age these three months。
TONY。 Of age� �Am I of age�察�father�拭�
HARDCASTLE。 Above three months。
TONY。 Then you'll see the first use I'll make of my liberty。 ��Taking
MISS NEVILLE's hand。�� Witness all men by these presents�察 �that I�察�
Anthony Lumpkin�察 �Esquire�察 �of BLANK place�察 �refuse you�察 �Constantia
Neville�察 �spinster�察 �of no place at all�察 �for my true and lawful wife。 So
Constance Neville may marry whom she pleases�察�and Tony Lumpkin is his
own man again。
SIR CHARLES。 O brave 'squire� �
HASTINGS。 My worthy friend� �
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 My undutiful offspring� �
MARLOW。 Joy�察�my dear George� �I give you joy sincerely。 And
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could I prevail upon my little tyrant here to be less arbitrary�察�I should be
the happiest man alive�察�if you would return me the favour。
HASTINGS。 ��To MISS HARDCASTLE。�� Come�察 �madam�察�you are
now driven to the very last scene of all your contrivances。 I know you
like him�察�I'm sure he loves you�察�and you must and shall have him。
HARDCASTLE。 ��Joining their hands。�� And I say so too。 And�察�
Mr。 Marlow�察 �if she makes as good a wife as she has a daughter�察 �I don't
believe you'
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