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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�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��

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��

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��

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��

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��

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 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。��

TONY。  Never fear me。  Here she comes。  Vanish。  She's got from the pond�察�and draggled up to the waist like a mermaid。


Enter MRS。 HARDCASTLE。


MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  Oh�察�Tony�察�I'm killed�  �Shook�  �Battered to death。  I shall never survive it。  That last jolt�察�that laid us against the quickset hedge�察�has done my business。

TONY。  Alack�察�mamma�察�it was all your own fault。  You would be for running away by night�察�without knowing one inch of the way。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  I wish we were at home again。  I never met so many accidents in so short a journey。  Drenched in the mud�察�overturned in a ditch�察�stuck fast in a slough�察�jolted to a jelly�察�and at last to lose our way。  Whereabouts do you think we are�察�Tony��

TONY。  By my guess we should come upon Crackskull Common�察�about forty miles from home。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  O lud� �O lud�  �The most notorious spot in all the country。  We only want a robbery to make a complete night on't。

TONY。  Don't be afraid�察�mamma�察�don't be afraid。  Two of the five that kept here are hanged�察�and the other three may not find us。  Don't be afraid。Is that a man that's galloping behind us�拭 �No�察�it's only a tree。Don't be afraid。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  The fright will certainly kill me。

TONY。  Do you see anything like a black hat moving behind the thicket��

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  Oh�察�death��

TONY。  No�察�it's only a cow。  Don't be afraid�察�mamma�察�don't he afraid。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  As I'm alive�察�Tony�察�I see a man coming towards us。  Ah�  �I'm sure on't。  If he perceives us�察�we are undone。

TONY。  ��Aside。��  Father´in´law�察�by all that's unlucky�察�come to take one of his night walks。  ��To her。��  Ah�察�it's a highwayman with pistols as long as my arm。  A damned ill´looking fellow。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  Good Heaven defend us�  �He approaches。

TONY。  Do you hide yourself in that thicket�察�and leave me to manage him。  If there be any danger�察�I'll cough�察�and cry hem。  When I cough�察�be sure to keep close。  ��MRS。 HARDCASTLE hides behind a tree in the back scene。��


Enter HARDCASTLE。


HARDCASTLE。  I'm mistaken�察�or I heard voices of people in want of help。  Oh�察�Tony� �is that you�拭 �I did not expect you so soon back。  Are your mother and her charge in safety��

TONY。  Very safe�察�sir�察�at my aunt Pedigree's。  Hem。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  ��From behind。��  Ah�察�death�  �I find there's danger。

HARDCASTLE。  Forty miles in three hours�察�sure that's too much�察�my youngster。

TONY。  Stout horses and willing minds make short journeys�察�as they say。  Hem。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  ��From behind。��  Sure he'll do the dear boy no harm。

HARDCASTLE。  But I heard a voice here�察�I should be glad to know from whence it came。

TONY。  It was I�察�sir�察�talking to myself�察�sir。  I was saying that forty miles in four hours was very good going。  Hem。  As to be sure it was。  Hem。  I have got a sort of cold by being out in the air。  We'll go in�察�if you please。  Hem。

HARDCASTLE。  But if you talked to yourself you did not answer yourself。  I'm certain I heard two voices�察�and am resolved ��raising his voice�� to find the other out。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  ��From behind。��  Oh� �he's coming to find me out。  Oh��

TONY。  What need you go�察�sir�察�if I tell you�拭 �Hem。  I'll lay down my life for the truthhemI'll tell you all�察�sir。  ��Detaining him。��

HARDCASTLE。  I tell you I will not be detained。  I insist on seeing。  It's in vain to expect I'll believe you。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  ��Running forward from behind。��  O lud� �he'll murder my poor boy�察�my darling�  �Here�察�good gentleman�察�whet your rage upon me。  Take my money�察�my life�察�but spare that young gentleman�察�spare my child�察�if you have any mercy。

HARDCASTLE。  My wife�察�as I'm a Christian。  From whence can she come�拭�or what does she mean��

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  ��Kneeling。��  Take compassion on us�察�good Mr。 Highwayman。  Take our money�察�our watches�察�all we have�察�but spare our lives。  We will never bring you to justice�察�indeed we won't�察�good Mr。 Highwayman。

HARDCASTLE。  I believe the woman's out of her senses。  What�察�Dorothy�察�don't you know ME��

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  Mr。 Hardcastle�察�as I'm alive�  �My fears blinded me。  But who�察�my dear�察�could have expected to meet you here�察�in this frightful place�察�so far from home�拭 �What has brought you to follow us��

HARDCASTLE。  Sure�察�Dorothy�察�you have not lost your wits�拭 �So far from home�察�when you are within forty yards of your own door�  。�To him。��  This is one of your old tricks�察�you graceless rogue�察�you。  ��To her。��  Don't you know the gate�察�and the mulberry´tree�察�and don't you remember the horse´pond�察�my dear��

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  Yes�察�I shall remember the horse´pond as long as I live�察�I have caught my death in it。  ��To TONY。��  And it is to you�察�you graceless varlet�察�I owe all this�拭 �I'll teach you to abuse your mother�察�I will。

TONY。  Ecod�察�mother�察�all the parish says you have spoiled me�察�and so you may take the fruits on't。

MRS。 HARDCASTLE。  I'll spoil you�察�I will。  ��Follows him off the stage。  Exit。��

HARDCASTLE。  There's morality�察�however�察�in his reply。  ��Exit。��


Enter HASTINGS and MISS NEVILLE。


HASTINGS。  My dear Constance�察�why will you deliberate thus�拭 �If we delay a moment�察�all is lost for ever。  Pluck up a little resolution�察�and we shall soon be out of the reach of her malignity。

MISS NEVILLE。  I find it impossible。  My spirits are so sunk with the agitations I have suffered�察�that I am unable to face any new danger。  Two or three years' patience will at last crown us with happiness。

HASTINGS。  Such a tedious delay is worse than inconstancy。  Let us fly�察�my charmer。  Let us date our happiness from this very moment。  Perish fortune�  �Love and content will increase what we possess beyond a monarch's revenue。  Let me prevail��

MISS NEVILLE。  No�察�Mr。 Hastings�察�no。  Prudence once more comes to my relief�察�and I will obey its dictates。  In the moment of passion fortune may be despised�察�but it ever produces a lasting repentance。  I'm resolved to apply to Mr。 Hardcastle's compassion and justice for redress。

HASTINGS。  But though he had the will�察�he has not the power to relieve you。

MISS NEVILLE。  But he has influence�察�and upon that I am resolved to rely。

HASTINGS。  I have no hopes。  But since you persist�察�I must reluctantly obey you。  ��Exeunt。��


SCENE changes。


Enter SIR CHARLES and MISS HARDCASTLE。


SIR CHARLES。  What a situation am I in�  �If what you say appears�察�I shall then find a guilty son。  If what he says be true�察�I shall then lose one that�察�of all others�察�I most wished for a daughter。

MISS HARDCASTLE。  I am proud of your approbation�察�and to show I merit it�察�if you place yourselves as I directed�察�you shall hear his explicit declaration。  But he comes。

SIR CHARLES。  I'll to your father�察�and keep him to the appointment。  ��Exit SIR CHARLES。��


Enter MARLOW。


MARLOW。  Though prepared for setting out�察�I come once more to take leave�察�nor did I�察�till this moment�察�know the pain I feel in the separation。

MISS HARDCASTLE。  ��In her own natural manner。��  I believe sufferings cannot be very great�察�sir�察�which you can so easily remove。  A day or two longer�察�perhaps�察�might lessen your uneasiness�察�by showing the little value of what you now think proper to regret。

MARLOW。  ��Aside。��  This girl every moment improves upon me。  ��To her。��  It must not be�察�madam。  I have already trifled too long with my heart。  My very pride begins to submit to my passion。  The disparity of education and fortune�察�the anger of a parent�察�and the contempt of my equals�察�begin to lose their weight�察�and nothing can restore me to myself but this painful effort of resolution。

MISS HARDCASTLE。  Then go�察�sir�此 �I'll urge nothing more to detain you。  Though my family be as good as hers you came down to 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 re

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