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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