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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