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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