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what they intend。
LADY PLYANT。 I'm satisfied that my cousin Mellefont has been much
wronged。
CYNT。 ��Aside。�А �I'm amazed to find her of our side�察�for I'm sure
she loved him。
LADY PLYANT。 I know my Lady Touchwood has no kindness for him�察�and
besides I have been informed by Mr。 Careless�察�that Mellefont had
never anything more than a profound respect。 That he has owned
himself to be my admirer 'tis true�察�but he was never so presumptuous
to entertain any dishonourable notions of things�察�so that if this be
made plain�察�I don't see how my daughter can in conscience�察�or
honour�察�or anything in the world ´
SIR PAUL。 Indeed if this be made plain�察�as my lady�察�your mother��
says�察�child ´
LADY PLYANT。 Plain� �I was informed of it by Mr。 Careless。 And I
assure you�察�Mr。 Careless is a person that has a most extraordinary
respect and honour for you�察�Sir Paul。
CYNT。 ��Aside。�А �And for your ladyship too�察�I believe�察�or else you
had not changed sides so soon�察�now I begin to find it。
SIR PAUL。 I am much obliged to Mr。 Careless really�察�he is a person
that I have a great value for�察�not only for that�察�but because he has
a great veneration for your ladyship。
LADY PLYANT。 O las�察�no indeed�察�Sir Paul�察�'tis upon your account。
SIR PAUL。 No�察�I protest and vow�察�I have no title to his esteem�察�but
in having the honour to appertain in some measure to your ladyship��
that's all。
LADY PLYANT。 O law now�察�I swear and declare it shan't be so�察�you're
too modest�察�Sir Paul。
SIR PAUL。 It becomes me�察�when there is any comparison made between
´
LADY PLYANT。 O fie�察�fie�察�Sir Paul�察�you'll put me out of
countenance。 Your very obedient and affectionate wife�察�that's all。
And highly honoured in that title。
SIR PAUL。 Gads´bud�察�I am transported� �Give me leave to kiss your
ladyship's hand。
CYNT。 That my poor father should be so very silly� 。�Aside。��
LADY PLYANT。 My lip indeed�察�Sir Paul�察�I swear you shall。 ��He
kisses her�察�and bows very low。��
SIR PAUL。 I humbly thank your ladyship。 I don't know whether I fly
on ground�察�or walk in air。 Gads´bud�察�she was never thus before。
Well�察�I must own myself the most beholden to Mr。 Careless。 As sure
as can be�察�this is all his doing�察�something that he has said�察�well��
'tis a rare thing to have an ingenious friend。 Well�察�your ladyship
is of opinion that the match may go forward。
LADY PLYANT。 By all means。 Mr。 Careless has satisfied me of the
matter。
SIR PAUL。 Well�察�why then�察�lamb�察�you may keep your oath�察�but have a
care about making rash vows�察�come hither to me�察�and kiss papa。
LADY PLYANT。 I swear and declare�察�I am in such a twitter to read
Mr。 Careless his letter�察�that I can't forbear any longer。 But
though I may read all letters first by prerogative�察�yet I'll be sure
to be unsuspected this time�察�Sir Paul。
SIR PAUL。 Did your ladyship call��
LADY PLYANT。 Nay�察�not to interrupt you�察�my dear。 Only lend me your
letter�察�which you had from your steward to´day�察�I would look upon
the account again�察�and may be increase your allowance。
SIR PAUL。 There it is�察�madam�察�do you want a pen and ink�拭 。�Bows and
gives the letter。��
LADY PLYANT。 No�察�no�察�nothing else�察�I thank you�察�Sir Paul。 So�察�now
I can read my own letter under the cover of his。 ��Aside。��
SIR PAUL。 He�拭 �And wilt thou bring a grandson at nine months end
he�拭 �A brave chopping boy。 I'll settle a thousand pound a year upon
the rogue as soon as ever he looks me in the face�察�I will�察�gads´bud。
I'm overjoyed to think I have any of my family that will bring
children into the world。 For I would fain have some resemblance of
myself in my posterity�察�he�察�Thy�拭 �Can't you contrive that affair��
girl�拭 �Do�察�gads´bud�察�think on thy old father�察�heh�拭 �Make the young
rogue as like as you can。
CYNT。 I'm glad to see you so merry�察�sir。
SIR PAUL。 Merry�察�gads´bud�察�I'm serious�察�I'll give thee five hundred
pounds for every inch of him that resembles me�察�ah�察�this eye�察�this
left eye� �A thousand pounds for this left eye。 This has done
execution in its time�察�girl�察�why�察�thou hast my leer�察�hussey�察�just
thy father's leer。 Let it be transmitted to the young rogue by the
help of imagination�察�why�察�'tis the mark of our family�察�Thy�察�our
house is distinguished by a languishing eye�察�as the house of Austria
is by a thick lip。 Ah� �when I was of your age�察�hussey�察�I would have
held fifty to one�察�I could have drawn my own picturegads´bud I
could have donenot so much as you�察�neither�察�butnay�察�don't blush。
CYNT。 I don't blush�察�sir�察�for I vow I don't understand。
SIR PAUL。 Pshaw�察�pshaw�察�you fib�察�you baggage�察�you do understand��
and you shall understand�察�come�察�don't be so nice。 Gads´bud�察�don't
learn after your mother´in´law my lady here。 Marry�察�heaven forbid
that you should follow her example�察�that would spoil all indeed。
Bless us� �if you should take a vagary and make a rash resolution on
your wedding night�察�to die a maid�察�as she did�察�all were ruined�察�all
my hopes lost。 My heart would break�察�and my estate would be left to
the wide world�察�he�拭 �I hope you are a better Christian than to think
of living a nun�察�he�拭 �Answer me��
CYNT。 I'm all obedience�察�sir�察�to your commands。
LADY PLYANT。 ��Having read the letter。�А �O dear Mr。 Careless�察�I
swear he writes charmingly�察�and he looks charmingly�察�and he has
charmed me�察�as much as I have charmed him�察�and so I'll tell him in
the wardrobe when 'tis dark。 O criminy� �I hope Sir Paul has not
seen both letters。 ��Puts the wrong letter hastily up�察�and gives him
her own。�А �Sir Paul�察�here's your letter�察�to´morrow morning I'll
settle accounts to your advantage。
SCENE IV。
��To them�А�BRISK。
BRISK。 Sir Paul�察�gads´bud�察�you're an uncivil person�察�let me tell
you�察�and all that�察�and I did not think it had been in you。
SIR PAUL。 O law�察�what's the matter now�拭 �I hope you are not angry��
Mr。 Brisk。
BRISK。 Deuce take me�察�I believe you intend to marry your daughter
yourself�察�you're always brooding over her like an old hen�察�as if she
were not well hatched�察�egad�察�he。
SIR PAUL。 Good strange� �Mr。 Brisk is such a merry facetious
person�察�he�察�he�察�he。 No�察�no�察�I have done with her�察�I have done with
her now。
BRISK。 The fiddles have stayed this hour in the hall�察�and my Lord
Froth wants a partner�察�we can never begin without her。
SIR PAUL。 Go�察�go child�察�go�察�get you gone and dance and be merry��
I'll come and look at you by and by。 Where's my son Mellefont��
LADY PLYANT。 I'll send him to them�察�I know where he is。
BRISK。 Sir Paul�察�will you send Careless into the hall if you meet
him��
SIR PAUL。 I will�察�I will�察�I'll go and look for him on purpose。
SCENE V。
BRISK alone。
BRISK。 So now they are all gone�察�and I have an opportunity to
practice。 Ah� �My dear Lady Froth�察�she's a most engaging creature��
if she were not so fond of that damned coxcombly lord of hers�察�and
yet I am forced to allow him wit too�察�to keep in with him。 No
matter�察�she's a woman of parts�察�and�察�egad�察�parts will carry her。
She said she would follow me into the gallery。 Now to make my
approaches。 Hem�察�hem� �Ah ma´ ��bows。�А�dam� �Pox on't�察�why should I
disparage my parts by thinking what to say�拭 �None but dull rogues
think�察�witty men�察�like rich fellows�察�are always ready for all
expenses�察�while your blockheads�察�like poor needy scoundrels�察�are
forced to examine their stock�察�and forecast the charges of the day。
Here she comes�察�I'll seem not to see her�察�and try to win her with a
new airy invention of my own�察�hem��
SCENE VI。
��To him�А�LADY FROTH。
BRISK ��Sings�察�walking about。�А �'I'm sick with love��' ha�察�ha�察�ha��
'prithee�察�come cure me。 I'm sick with��' etc。 O ye powers� �O my
Lady Froth�察�my Lady Froth�察�my Lady Froth� �Heigho� �Break heart��
gods�察�I thank you。 ��Stands musing with his arms across。��
LADY FROTH。 O heavens�察�Mr。 Brisk� �What's the matter��
BRISK。 My Lady Froth� �Your ladyship's most humble servant。 The
matter�察�madam�拭 �Nothing�察�madam�察�nothing at all�察�egad。 I was fallen
into the most agreeable amusement in the whole province of
contemplation�此 �that's all��I'll seem to conceal my passion�察�and
that will look like respect。�� ��Aside。��
LADY FROTH。 Bless me�察�why did you call out upon me so loud��
BRISK。 O Lord�察�I�察�madam� �I beseech your ladyshipwhen��
LADY FROTH。 Just now as I came in�察�bless me�察�why�察�don't you know
it��
BRISK。 Not I�察�let me perish。 But did I�拭 �Strange� �I confess your
ladyship was in my thoughts�察�and I was in a sort of dream that did
in a manner represent a very pleasing object to my imagination�察�but´
´but did I indeed��To see how love and murder will out。 But did I
really name my Lady Froth��
LADY FROTH。 Three times aloud�察�as I love letters。 But did you talk
of love�拭 �O Parnassus� �Who would have thought Mr。 Brisk could have
been in love�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 O heavens�察�I thought you could have no
mistress but the Nine Muses。
BRISK。 No more I have�察�egad�察�for I adore 'em all in your ladyship。
Let me perish�察�I don't know whether to be splenetic�察�or airy upon't��
the deuce take me if I can tell whether I am glad or sorry that your
ladyship has made the discovery。
LADY FROTH。 O be merry by all means。 Prince Volscius in love� �Ha��
ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 O barbarous�察�to turn me into ridicule� �Yet�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。
The deuce take me�察�I can't help laughing myself�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�yet by
heavens�察�I have a violent passion for your ladyship�察�seriously。
LADY FROTH。 Seriously�拭 �Ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 Seriously�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 Gad I have�察�for all I laugh。
LADY FROTH。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �What d'ye think I laugh at�拭 �Ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 Me�察�egad�察�ha�察�ha。
LADY FROTH。 No�察�the deuce take me if I don't laugh at myself�察�for
hang me if I have not a violent passion for Mr。 Brisk�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 Seriously��
LADY FROTH。 Seriously�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。
BRISK。 That's well enough�察�let me perish�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 O
miraculous�察�what a happy discovery。 Ah my dear charming Lady Froth��
LADY FROTH。 Oh my adored Mr。 Brisk� 。�Embrace。��
SCENE VII。
��To them�А�LORD FROTH。
LORD FROTH。 The company are all ready。 How now��
BRISK。 Zoons� �madam�察�there's my lord。 ��Softly to her。��
LADY FROTH。 Take no notice�察�but observe me。 Now�察�cast off�察�and
meet me at the lower end of the room�察�and then join hands again�察�I
could teach my lord this dance purely�察�but I vow�察�Mr。 Brisk�察�I can't
tell how to come so near any other man。 Oh here's my lord�察�now you
shall see me do it with him。 ��They pretend to practise part of a
country dance。��
LORD FROTH。 Oh�察�I see there's no harm yet�察�but I don't like this
familiarity。 ��Aside。��
LADY FROTH。 Shall you and I do our close dance�察�to show Mr。 Brisk��
LORD FROTH。 No�察�my dear�察�do it with him。
LADY FROTH。