握握弌傍利 > 凪麿窮徨慕 > the double-dealer >

及11嫗

the double-dealer-及11嫗

弌傍�� the double-dealer 忖方�� 耽匈3500忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��






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。  I'll do it with him�察�my lord�察�when you are out of the

way。



BRISK。  That's good�察�egad�察�that's good。  Deuce take me�察�I can hardly

hold laughing in his face。  ��Aside。��



LORD FROTH。  Any other time�察�my dear�察�or we'll dance it below。



LADY FROTH。  With all my heart。



BRISK。  Come�察�my lord�察�I'll wait on you。  My charming witty angel��

��To her。��



LADY FROTH。  We shall have whispering time enough�察�you know�察�since

we are partners。





SCENE VIII。





LADY PLYANT and CARELESS。



LADY PLYANT。  Oh�察�Mr。 Careless�察�Mr。 Careless�察�I'm ruined�察�I'm

undone。



CARE。  What's the matter�察�madam��



LADY PLYANT。  Oh�察�the unluckiest accident�察�I'm afraid I shan't live

to tell it you。



CARE。  Heaven forbid�  �What is it��



LADY PLYANT。  I'm in such a fright�察�the strangest quandary and

premunire�  �I'm all over in a universal agitation�察�I dare swear

every circumstance of me trembles。  O your letter�察�your letter�  �By

an unfortunate mistake I have given Sir Paul your letter instead of

his own。



CARE。  That was unlucky。



LADY PLYANT。  Oh�察�yonder he comes reading of it�察�for heaven's sake

step in here and advise me quickly before he sees。





SCENE IX。





SIR PAUL with the Letter。



SIR PAUL。  O Providence�察�what a conspiracy have I discovered。  But

let me see to make an end on't。  ��Reads。�А �HumAfter supper in the

wardrobe by the gallery。  If Sir Paul should surprise us�察�I have a

commission from him to treat with you about the very matter of fact。

Matter of fact�  �Very pretty�察�it seems that I am conducting to my

own cuckoldom。  Why�察�this is the very traitorous position of taking

up arms by my authority�察�against my person�  �Well�察�let me see。  Till

then I languish in expectation of my adored charmer。Dying Ned

Careless。  Gads´bud�察�would that were matter of fact too。  Die and be

damned for a Judas Maccabeus and Iscariot both。  O friendship� �what

art thou but a name�拭 �Henceforward let no man make a friend that

would not be a cuckold�此 �for whomsoever he receives into his bosom

will find the way to his bed�察�and there return his caresses with

interest to his wife。  Have I for this been pinioned�察�night after

night for three years past�拭 �Have I been swathed in blankets till I

have been even deprived of motion�拭 �Have I approached the marriage

bed with reverence as to a sacred shrine�察�and denied myself the

enjoyment of lawful domestic pleasures to preserve its purity�察�and

must I now find it polluted by foreign iniquity�拭 �O my Lady Plyant��

you were chaste as ice�察�but you are melted now�察�and false as water。

But Providence has been constant to me in discovering this

conspiracy�察�still�察�I am beholden to Providence。  If it were not for

Providence�察�sure�察�poor Sir Paul�察�thy heart would break。





SCENE X。





��To him�А�LADY PLYANT。



LADY PLYANT。  So�察�sir�察�I see you have read the letter。  Well�察�now��

Sir Paul�察�what do you think of your friend Careless�拭 �Has he been

treacherous�察�or did you give his insolence a licence to make trial

of your wife's suspected virtue�拭 �D'ye see here�拭 。�Snatches the

letter as in anger。�А �Look�察�read it。  Gads my life�察�if I thought it

were so�察�I would this moment renounce all communication with you。

Ungrateful monster�  �He�拭�is it so�拭 �Ay�察�I see it�察�a plot upon my

honour�察�your guilty cheeks confess it。  Oh�察�where shall wronged

virtue fly for reparation�拭 �I'll be divorced this instant。



SIR PAUL。  Gads´bud�察�what shall I say�拭 �This is the strangest

surprise。  Why�察�I don't know anything at all�察�nor I don't know

whether there be anything at all in the world�察�or no。



LADY PLYANT。  I thought I should try you�察�false man。  I�察�that never

dissembled in my life�察�yet to make trial of you�察�pretended to like

that monster of iniquity�察�Careless�察�and found out that contrivance

to let you see this letter�察�which now I find was of your own

inditingI do�察�heathen�察�I do。  See my face no more�察�I'll be

divorced presently。



SIR PAUL。  O strange�察�what will become of me�拭 �I'm so amazed�察�and so

overjoyed�察�so afraid�察�and so sorry。  But did you give me this letter

on purpose�察�he�拭 �Did you��



LADY PLYANT。  Did I�拭 �Do you doubt me�察�Turk�察�Saracen�拭 �I have a

cousin that's a proctor in the Commons�察�I'll go to him instantly。



SIR PAUL。  Hold�察�stay�察�I beseech your ladyship。  I'm so overjoyed��

stay�察�I'll confess all。



LADY PLYANT。  What will you confess�察�Jew��



SIR PAUL。  Why�察�now�察�as I hope to be saved�察�I had no hand in this

letternay�察�hear me�察�I beseech your ladyship。  The devil take me

now if he did not go beyond my commission。  If I desired him to do

any more than speak a good word only just for me�察�gads´bud�察�only for

poor Sir Paul�察�I'm an Anabaptist�察�or a Jew�察�or what you please to

call me。



LADY PLYANT。  Why�察�is not here matter of fact��



SIR PAUL。  Ay�察�but by your own virtue and continency that matter of

fact is all his own doing。  I confess I had a great desire to have

some honours conferred upon me�察�which lie all in your ladyship's

breast�察�and he being a well´spoken man�察�I desired him to intercede

for me。



LADY PLYANT。  Did you so�拭�presumption�  �Oh�察�he comes�察�the Tarquin

comes�察�I cannot bear his sight。





SCENE XI。





CARELESS�察�SIR PAUL。



CARE。  Sir Paul�察�I'm glad I've met with you�察�'gad�察�I have said all I

could�察�but can't prevail。  Then my friendship to you has carried me

a little farther in this matter。



SIR PAUL。  Indeed�察�well sir�察�I'll dissemble with him a little。

��Aside。��



CARE。  Why�察�faith I have in my time known honest gentlemen abused by

a pretended coyness in their wives�察�and I had a mind to try my

lady's virtue。  And when I could not prevail for you�察�gad�察�I

pretended to be in love myself�察�but all in vain�察�she would not hear

a word upon that subject。  Then I writ a letter to her�察�I don't know

what effects that will have�察�but I'll be sure to tell you when I do��

though by this light I believe her virtue is impregnable。



SIR PAUL。  O Providence�  �Providence�  �What discoveries are here

made�拭 �Why�察�this is better and more miraculous than the rest。



CARE。  What do you mean��



SIR PAUL。  I can't tell you�察�I'm so overjoyed�察�come along with me to

my lady�察�I can't contain myself�察�come�察�my dear friend。



CARE。  So�察�so�察�so�察�this difficulty's over。  ��Aside。��





SCENE XII。





MELLEFONT�察�MASKWELL�察�from different doors。



MEL。  Maskwell�  �I have been looking for you'tis within a quarter

of eight。



MASK。  My lady is just gone into my lord's closet�察�you had best

steal into her chamber before she comes�察�and lie concealed there��

otherwise she may lock the door when we are together�察�and you not

easily get in to surprise us。



MEL。  He�拭 �You say true。



MASK。  You had best make haste�察�for after she has made some apology

to the company for her own and my lord's absence all this while��

she'll retire to her chamber instantly。



MEL。  I go this moment。  Now�察�fortune�察�I defy thee。





SCENE XIII。





MASKWELL alone。



MASK。  I confess you may be allowed to be secure in your own

opinion�察�the appearance is very fair�察�but I have an after´game to

play that shall turn the tables�察�and here comes the man that I must

manage。





SCENE XIV。





��To him�А�LORD TOUCHWOOD。



LORD TOUCH。  Maskwell�察�you are the man I wished to meet。



MASK。  I am happy to be in the way of your lordship's commands。



LORD TOUCH。  I have always found you prudent and careful in anything

that has concerned me or my family。



MASK。  I were a villain else。  I am bound by duty and gratitude�察�and

my own inclination�察�to be ever your lordship's servant。



LORD TOUCH。  Enough。  You are my friend�察�I know it。  Yet there has

been a thing in your knowledge�察�which has concerned me nearly�察�that

you have concealed from me。



MASK。  My lord��



LORD TOUCH。  Nay�察�I excuse your friendship to my unnatural nephew

thus far。  But I know you have been privy to his impious designs

upon my wife。  This evening she has told me all。  Her good nature

concealed it as long as was possible�察�but he perseveres so in

villainy�察�that she has told me even you were weary of dissuading

him�察�though you have once actually hindered him from forcing her。



MASK。  I am sorry�察�my lord�察�I can't make you an answer�察�this is an

occasion in which I would not willing be silent。



LORD TOUCH。  I know you would excuse himand I know as well that

you can't。



MASK。  Indeed I was in hopes it had been a youthful heat that might

have soon boiled over�察�but ´



LORD TOUCH。  Say on。



MASK。  I have nothing more to say�察�my lord�察�but to express my

concern�察�for I think his frenzy increases daily。



LORD TOUCH。  How�  �Give me but proof of it�察�ocular proof�察�that I may

justify my dealing with him to the world�察�and share my fortunes。



MASK。  O my lord� �consider�察�that is hard。  Besides�察�time may work

upon him。  Then�察�for me to do it�  �I have professed an everlasting

friendship to him。



LORD TOUCH。  He is your friend�察�and what am I��



MASK。  I am answered。



LORD TOUCH。  Fear not his displeasure�察�I will put you out of his��

and fortune's power�察�and for that thou art scrupulously honest�察�I

will secure thy fidelity to him�察�and give my honour never to own any

discovery that you shall make me。  Can you give me a demonstrative

proof�拭 �Speak。



MASK。  I wish I could not。  To be plain�察�my lord�察�I intended this

evening to have tried all arguments to dissuade him from a design

which I suspect�察�and if I had not succeeded�察�to have informed your

lordship of what I knew。



LORD TOUCH。  I thank you。  What is the villain's purpose��



MASK。  He has owned nothing to me of late�察�and what I mean now�察�is

only a bare suspicion of my own。  If your lordship will meet me a

quarter of an hour hence there�察�in that lobby by my lady's bed´

chamber�察�I shall be able to tell you more。



LORD TOUCH。  I will。



MASK。  My duty to your lordship makes me do a severe piece of

justice。



LORD TOUCH。  I will be secret�察�and reward your honesty beyond your

hopes。





SCENE XV。





Scene opening�察�shows Lady Touchwood's chamber。



MELLEFONT solus。



MEL。  Pray heaven my aunt keep touch with her assignation。  O that

her lord were but sweating behind this hanging�察�with the expectation

of what I shall see。  Hist�察�she comes。  Little does she think what a

mine is just ready to spring under her feet。  But to my post。  ��Goes

behind the hangings。��





SCENE XVI。





LADY TOUCHWOOD。



LADY TOUCH。  'Tis eight o'clock�察�methinks I should have found him

here。  Who does not prevent the hour of love�察�outstays the time�察�for

to be dully punctual is too slow。  I was accusing you of neglect。





SCENE XVII。





LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL�察�ME

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��

低辛嬬浪散議