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    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               You shan't venture out this raw evening�察�my 

dear�察�you look most shockingly。 

     TONY。      I can't stay�察�I tell you。   The Three Pigeons expects me down 

every moment。        There's some fun going forward。 

    HARDCASTLE。            Ay�察�the alehouse�察�the old place�此�I thought so。 

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               A low�察�paltry set of fellows。 

     TONY。      Not so low�察�neither。       There's Dick Muggins the exciseman�察�

Jack Slang   the  horse  doctor�察 �Little Aminadab that grinds the  music  box�察�

and Tom Twist that spins the pewter platter。 

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               Pray�察�my dear�察�disappoint them for one night 

at least。 

     TONY。      As for disappointing them�察�I should not so much mind�察�but I 

can't abide to disappoint myself。 

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               ��detaining him。��      You shan't go。 

     TONY。      I will�察�I tell you。 

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               I say you shan't。      TONY。      We'll see which 

is strongest�察�you or I。     ��Exit�察�hauling her out。�А�

    HARDCASTLE。            ��solus。��    Ay�察�there goes a pair that only spoil each 

other。    But   is   not   the   whole   age   in   a   combination   to   drive   sense   and 

discretion out of doors�拭       �There's my pretty darling Kate� �the fashions of 

the times have almost infected her too。          By living a year or two in town�察�

she is as fond of gauze and French frippery as the best of them。 

       Enter MISS HARDCASTLE。 

       HARDCASTLE。           Blessings   on   my   pretty   innocence�   �drest   out   as 

usual�察  �my   Kate。   Goodness�       �What   a   quantity   of   superfluous   silk   hast 

thou got about thee�察�girl�       �I could never teach the fools of this age�察�that 

the indigent world could be clothed out of the trimmings of the vain。 

    MISS   HARDCASTLE。              You   know   our   agreement�察  �sir。   You   allow 

me the morning to receive and pay visits�察�and to dress in my own manner�察�

and in the evening I put on my housewife's dress to please you。 

    HARDCASTLE。             Well�察   �remember�察    �I  insist  on   the  terms    of  our 

agreement�察  �and�察  �by   the   bye�察  �I   believe   I   shall   have   occasion   to   try   your 

obedience this very evening。 

    MISS      HARDCASTLE。            I   protest�察 �sir�察 �I  don't  comprehend       your 



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meaning。 

     HARDCASTLE。            Then to be plain with you�察�Kate�察�I expect the young 

gentleman I have chosen to be your husband from town this very day。                      I 

have his father's letter�察�in which he informs me his son is set out�察�and that 

he intends to follow himself shortly after。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。               Indeed�     �I wish I had known something of 

this   before。   Bless   me�察  �how   shall   I   behave�拭   �It's   a   thousand   to   one   I 

shan't   like   him�察  �our   meeting   will   be   so   formal�察  �and   so   like   a   thing   of 

business�察�that I shall find no room for friendship or esteem。 

     HARDCASTLE。             Depend      upon    it�察 �child�察 �I'll  never  control   your 

choice�察�but Mr。 Marlow�察�whom I have pitched upon�察�is the son of my old 

friend�察  �Sir   Charles   Marlow�察  �of   whom   you   have   heard   me   talk   so   often。 

The   young   gentleman   has   been   bred   a   scholar�察  �and   is   designed   for   an 

employment   in   the   service   of   his   country。   I   am   told   he's   a   man   of   an 

excellent understanding。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。               Is he�拭�

     HARDCASTLE。            Very generous。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。               I believe I shall like him。 

     HARDCASTLE。            Young and brave。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。               I'm sure I shall like him。 

     HARDCASTLE。            And very handsome。 

     MISS   HARDCASTLE。              My   dear    papa�察  �say   no  more�察  。�kissing   his 

hand���察�he's mine�察�I'll have him。 

     HARDCASTLE。            And�察    �to  crown    all�察 �Kate�察 �he's   one   of  the  most 

bashful and reserved young fellows in all the world。 

     MISS     HARDCASTLE。            Eh�    �you   have   frozen   me    to  death   again。 

That   word   RESERVED   has   undone   all   the   rest   of   his   accomplishments。 

A reserved lover�察�it is said�察�always makes a suspicious husband。 

     HARDCASTLE。             On    the   contrary�察  �modesty     seldom    resides   in   a 

breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues。           It was the very feature in 

his character that first struck me。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。               He must have more striking features to catch 

me�察  �I   promise   you。   However�察  �if   he   be   so   young�察  �so   handsome�察  �and   so 

everything as you mention�察�I believe he'll do still。          I think I'll have him。 



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    HARDCASTLE。            Ay�察  �Kate�察�but there is still an obstacle。      It's more 

than an even wager he may not have you。 

    MISS   HARDCASTLE。             My   dear   papa�察  �why   will   you   mortify   one 

so��Well�察�if he refuses�察�instead of breaking my heart at his indifference�察�

I'll only break my glass for its flattery�察�set my cap to some newer fashion�察�

and look out for some less difficult admirer。 

    HARDCASTLE。             Bravely     resolved�     �In   the   mean    time   I'll  go 

prepare   the   servants   for   his   reception�此  �as   we   seldom   see   company�察  �they 

want   as   much   training   as   a   company   of   recruits   the   first   day's   muster。 

��Exit。�А�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               ��Alone��。     Lud�察�this news of papa's puts me 

all   in  a  flutter。 Young�察   �handsome�此    �these   he  put   last�察 �but  I  put  them 

foremost。     Sensible�察�good´natured�察�I like all that。       But then reserved and 

sheepish�察�that's much against him。          Yet can't he be cured of his timidity�察�

by being taught to be proud of his wife�拭         �Yes�察�and can't IBut I vow I'm 

disposing of the husband before I have secured the lover。 

       Enter MISS NEVILLE。 

       MISS   HARDCASTLE。            I'm   glad  you're   come�察  �Neville�察  �my   dear。 

Tell   me�察  �Constance�察   �how    do  I  look  this  evening�拭    �Is  there   anything 

whimsical about me�拭        �Is it one of my well´looking days�察�child�拭        �Am I in 

face to´day�拭�

    MISS NEVILLE。           Perfectly�察 �my dear。      Yet now I look againbless 

me��sure no   accident   has happened   among   the   canary  birds   or the gold 

fishes。   Has your brother or the cat been meddling�拭�or has the last novel 

been too moving�拭�

    MISS      HARDCASTLE。            No�察   �nothing    of  all  this。  I   have   been 

threatenedI can scarce get it outI have been threatened with a lover。 

    MISS NEVILLE。           And his name 

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               Is Marlow。 

    MISS NEVILLE。           Indeed� �

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               The son of Sir Charles Marlow。 

    MISS NEVILLE。           As I live�察�the most intimate friend of Mr。 Hastings�察�

my admirer。      They are never asunder。        I believe you must have seen him 

when we lived in town。 



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     MISS HARDCASTLE。              Never。 

     MISS     NEVILLE。        He's    a  very   singular   character�察  �I  assure   you。 

Among women of reputation and virtue he is the modestest man alive�察�but 

his   acquaintance   give   him  a   very  different   character   among   creatures   of 

another stamp�此�you understand me。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。               An odd character indeed。         I shall never be 

able to manage him。        What shall I do�拭     �Pshaw�察�think no more of him�察�but 

trust to occurrences for success。         But how goes on your own affair�察  �my 

dear�拭�has my mother been courting you for my brother Tony as usual�拭�

     MISS NEVILLE。          I have just come from one of our agreeable tete´a´ 

tetes。   She has   been saying   a hundred   tender things�察 �and setting   off her 

pretty monster as the very pink of perfection。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。               And her partiality is such�察�that she actually 

thinks him so。      A fortune like yours is no small temptation。           Besides�察�as 

she has the sole management of it�察�I'm not surprised to see her unwilling to 

let it go out of the family。 

     MISS     NEVILLE。       A   fortune    like  mine�察 �which    chiefly   consists   in 

jewels�察   �is  no  such   mighty    temptation。    But    at  any   rate�察 �if  my   dear 

Hastings be but constant�察�I make no doubt to be too hard for her at last。 

However�察�I let her suppose that I am in love with her son�察�and she never 

once dreams that my affections are fixed upon another。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。              My good brother holds out stoutly。          I could 

almost love him for hating you so。 

     MISS   NEVILLE。         It   is   a   good´natured   creature   at   bottom�察  �and   I'm 

sure   would   wish   to   see   me   married   to   anybody   but   himself。  But   my 

aunt's    bell  rings   for  our   afternoon's    walk   round    the  improvements。 

Allons�     �Courage is necessary�察�as our affairs are critical。 

     MISS HARDCASTLE。              ;Would it were bed´time�察�and all were well。; 

��Exeunt。�А�

       SCENEAn Alehouse   Room。            Several shabby  Fellows   with   punch 

and tobacco。      TONY at the head of the table�察�a little higher than the rest�察�

a mallet in his hand。 

       OMNES。       Hurrea� �hurrea� �hurrea� �bravo� �

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