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shrinks beneath the weight�察�and cannot rise to thank you。  What��

enjoy my love�  �Forgive the transports of a blessing so unexpected��

so unhoped for�察�so unthought of��



LORD TOUCH。  I will confirm it�察�and rejoice with thee。





SCENE IV。





MASKWELL alone。



MASK。  This is prosperous indeed。  Why let him find me out a

villain�察�settled in possession of a fair estate�察�and full fruition

of my love�察�I'll bear the railings of a losing gamester。  But should

he find me out before�  �'Tis dangerous to delay。  Let me think。

Should my lord proceed to treat openly of my marriage with Cynthia��

all must be discovered�察�and Mellefont can be no longer blinded。  It

must not be�察�nay�察�should my lady know itay�察�then were fine work

indeed�  �Her fury would spare nothing�察�though she involved herself

in ruin。  No�察�it must be by stratagem。  I must deceive Mellefont

once more�察�and get my lord to consent to my private management。  He

comes opportunely。  Now will I�察�in my old way�察�discover the whole

and real truth of the matter to him�察�that he may not suspect one

word on't。





No mask like open truth to cover lies��

As to go naked is the best disguise。





SCENE V。





��To him�А�MELLEFONT。



MEL。  O Maskwell�察�what hopes�拭 �I am confounded in a maze of

thoughts�察�each leading into one another�察�and all ending in

perplexity。  My uncle will not see nor hear me。



MASK。  No matter�察�sir�察�don't trouble your head�此 �all's in my power。



MEL。  How�拭 �For heaven's sake��



MASK。  Little do you think that your aunt has kept her word。  How

the devil she wrought my lord into this dotage�察�I know not�察�but he's

gone to Sir Paul about my marriage with Cynthia�察�and has appointed

me his heir。



MEL。  The devil he has�  �What's to be done��



MASK。  I have it�察�it must be by stratagem�察�for it's in vain to make

application to him。  I think I have that in my head that cannot

fail。  Where's Cynthia��



MEL。  In the garden。



MASK。  Let us go and consult her�此 �my life for yours�察�I cheat my

lord。





SCENE VI。





LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�LADY TOUCHWOOD。



LADY TOUCH。  Maskwell your heir�察�and marry Cynthia��



LORD TOUCH。  I cannot do too much for so much merit。



LADY TOUCH。  But this is a thing of too great moment to be so

suddenly resolved。  Why Cynthia�拭 �Why must he be married�拭 �Is there

not reward enough in raising his low fortune�察�but he must mix his

blood with mine�察�and wed my niece�拭 �How know you that my brother

will consent�察�or she�拭 �Nay�察�he himself perhaps may have affections

otherwhere。



LORD TOUCH。  No�察�I am convinced he loves her。



LADY TOUCH。  Maskwell love Cynthia�拭 �Impossible��



LORD TOUCH。  I tell you he confessed it to me。



LADY TOUCH。  Confusion�  �How's this�拭 。�Aside。��



LORD TOUCH。  His humility long stifled his passion。  And his love of

Mellefont would have made him still conceal it。  But by

encouragement�察�I wrung the secret from him�察�and know he's no way to

be rewarded but in her。  I'll defer my farther proceedings in it

till you have considered it�察�but remember how we are both indebted

to him。





SCENE VII。





LADY TOUCHWOOD alone。



LADY TOUCH。  Both indebted to him�  �Yes�察�we are both indebted to

him�察�if you knew all。  Villain�  �Oh�察�I am wild with this surprise of

treachery�此 �it is impossible�察�it cannot be。  He love Cynthia�  �What��

have I been bawd to his designs�察�his property only�察�a baiting place��

Now I see what made him false to Mellefont。  Shame and distraction��

I cannot bear it�察�oh� �what woman can bear to be a property�拭 �To be

kindled to a flame�察�only to light him to another's arms�察�oh� �that I

were fire indeed that I might burn the vile traitor。  What shall I

do�拭 �How shall I think�拭 �I cannot think。  All my designs are lost��

my love unsated�察�my revenge unfinished�察�and fresh cause of fury from

unthought of plagues。





SCENE VIII。





��To her�А�SIR PAUL。



SIR PAUL。  Madam�察�sister�察�my lady sister�察�did you see my lady my

wife��



LADY TOUCH。  Oh�  �Torture��



SIR PAUL。  Gads´bud�察�I can't find her high nor low�察�where can she

be�察�think you��



LADY TOUCH。  Where she's serving you�察�as all your sex ought to be

served�察�making you a beast。  Don't you know you're a fool�察�brother��



SIR PAUL。  A fool�察�he�察�he�察�he�察�you're merry。  No�察�no�察�not I�察�I know

no such matter。



LADY TOUCH。  Why�察�then�察�you don't know half your happiness。



SIR PAUL。  That's a jest with all my heart�察�faith and troth。  But

harkee�察�my lord told me something of a revolution of things�察�I don't

know what to make on't。  Gads´bud�察�I must consult my wife�此� he talks

of disinheriting his nephew�察�and I don't know what。  Look you��

sister�察�I must know what my girl has to trust to�察�or not a syllable

of a wedding�察�gads´bud��to show you that I am not a fool。



LADY TOUCH。  Hear me�此 �consent to the breaking off this marriage��

and the promoting any other without consulting me�察�and I'll renounce

all blood�察�all relation and concern with you for ever�察�nay�察�I'll be

your enemy�察�and pursue you to destruction�此 �I'll tear your eyes out��

and tread you under my feet。



SIR PAUL。  Why�察�what's the matter now�拭 �Good Lord�察�what's all this

for�拭 �Pooh�察�here's a joke indeed。  Why�察�where's my wife��



LADY TOUCH。  With Careless�察�in the close arbour�察�he may want you by

this time�察�as much as you want her。



SIR PAUL。  Oh�察�if she be with Mr。 Careless�察�'tis well enough。



LADY TOUCH。  Fool�察�sot�察�insensible ox�  �But remember what I said to

you�察�or you had better eat your own horns�察�by this light you had。



SIR PAUL。  You're a passionate woman�察�gads´bud�  �But to say truth

all our family are choleric�察�I am the only peaceable person amongst

'em。





SCENE IX。





MELLEFONT�察�MASKWELL�察�and CYNTHIA。



MEL。  I know no other way but this he has proposed�此 �if you have

love enough to run the venture。



CYNT。  I don't know whether I have love enough�察�but I find I have

obstinacy enough to pursue whatever I have once resolved�察�and a true

female courage to oppose anything that resists my will�察�though

'twere reason itself。



MASK。  That's right。  Well�察�I'll secure the writings and run the

hazard along with you。



CYNT。  But how can the coach and six horses be got ready without

suspicion��



MASK。  Leave it to my care�察�that shall be so far from being

suspected�察�that it shall be got ready by my lord's own order。



MEL。  How��



MASK。  Why�察�I intend to tell my lord the whole matter of our

contrivance�察�that's my way。



MEL。  I don't understand you。



MASK。  Why�察�I'll tell my lord I laid this plot with you on purpose

to betray you�察�and that which put me upon it�察�was the finding it

impossible to gain the lady any other way�察�but in the hopes of her

marrying you。



MEL。  So。



MASK。  So�察�why so�察�while you're busied in making yourself ready��

I'll wheedle her into the coach�察�and instead of you�察�borrow my

lord's chaplain�察�and so run away with her myself。



MEL。  Oh�察�I conceive you�察�you'll tell him so。



MASK。  Tell him so� �ay�察�why�察�you don't think I mean to do so��



MEL。  No�察�no�察�ha�察�ha�察�I dare swear thou wilt not。



MASK。  Therefore�察�for our farther security�察�I would have you

disguised like a parson�察�that if my lord should have curiosity to

peep�察�he may not discover you in the coach�察�but think the cheat is

carried on as he would have it。



MEL。  Excellent Maskwell�  �Thou wert certainly meant for a statesman

or a Jesuit�察�but thou art too honest for one�察�and too pious for the

other。



MASK。  Well�察�get yourself ready�察�and meet me in half´an´hour�察�yonder

in my lady's dressing´room�察�go by the back stairs�察�and so we may

slip down without being observed。  I'll send the chaplain to you

with his robes�此 �I have made him my own�察�and ordered him to meet us

to´morrow morning at St。 Albans�察�there we will sum up this account��

to all our satisfactions。



MEL。  Should I begin to thank or praise thee�察�I should waste the

little time we have。





SCENE X。





CYNTHIA�察�MASKWELL



MASK。  Madam�察�you will be ready��



CYNT。  I will be punctual to the minute。  ��Going。��



MASK。  Stay�察�I have a doubt。  Upon second thoughts�察�we had better

meet in the chaplain's chamber here�察�the corner chamber at this end

of the gallery�察�there is a back way into it�察�so that you need not

come through this door�察�and a pair of private stairs leading down to

the stables。  It will be more convenient。



CYNT。  I am guided by you�察�but Mellefont will mistake。



MASK。  No�察�no�察�I'll after him immediately�察�and tell him。



CYNT。  I will not fail。





SCENE XI。





MASKWELL alone。



MASK。  Why�察�QUI VULT DECIPI DECIPIATUR。'Tis no fault of mine�此 �I

have told 'em in plain terms how easy 'tis for me to cheat 'em�察�and

if they will not hear the serpent's hiss�察�they must be stung into

experience and future caution。  Now to prepare my lord to consent to

this。  But first I must instruct my little Levite�察�there is no plot��

public or private�察�that can expect to prosper without one of them

has a finger in't�此 �he promised me to be within at this hour��Mr。

Saygrace�察�Mr。 Saygrace�  。�Goes to the chamber door and knocks。��





SCENE XII。





MASKWELL�察�SAYGRACE。



SAYGRACE ��looking out。�А �Sweet sir�察�I will but pen the last line of

an acrostic�察�and be with you in the twinkling of an ejaculation�察�in

the pronouncing of an Amen�察�or before you can ´



MASK。  Nay�察�good Mr。 Saygrace�察�do not prolong the time by describing

to me the shortness of your stay�察�rather if you please�察�defer the

finishing of your wit�察�and let us talk about our business�察�it shall

be tithes in your way。



SAYGRACE。  ��Enters。�А �You shall prevail�此 �I would break off in the

middle of a sermon to do you a pleasure。



MASK。  You could not do me a greater��except the business in hand。

Have you provided a habit for Mellefont��



SAYGRACE。  I have�察�they are ready in my chamber�察�together with a

clean starched band and cuffs。



MASK。  Good�察�let them be carried to him�察�have you stitched the gown

sleeve�察�that he may be puzzled�察�and waste time in putting it on��



SAYGRACE。  I have�此 �the gown will not be indued without perplexity。



MASK。  Meet me in half´an´hour�察�here in your own chamber。  When

Cynthia comes�察�let there be no light�察�and do not speak�察�that she may

not distinguish you from Mellefont。  I'll urge haste to excuse your

silence。



SAYGRACE。  You have no more commands��



MASK。  None�此 �your text is short。



SAYGRACE。  But pithy�此 �and I will handle it with discretion。



MASK。  It will be the first you have so served。





SCENE XIII。





LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL。



LORD TOUCH。  Sure I was born to be controlled by those I should

command。  My very slaves will shortly give me rules how I shall

govern them。



MASK。  I am concerned to see your lordship discomposed。



LORD TOUCH。  Have you seen my wife 

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