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CARE。 I confess�察�a very fair foundation for a lover to build upon。
MEL。 For my Lord Froth�察�he and his wife will be sufficiently taken
up with admiring one another and Brisk's gallantry�察�as they call it。
I'll observe my uncle myself�察�and Jack Maskwell has promised me to
watch my aunt narrowly�察�and give me notice upon any suspicion。 As
for Sir Paul�察�my wise father´in´law that is to be�察�my dear Cynthia
has such a share in his fatherly fondness�察�he would scarce make her
a moment uneasy to have her happy hereafter。
CARE。 So you have manned your works�察�but I wish you may not have
the weakest guard where the enemy is strongest。
MEL。 Maskwell�察�you mean�察�prithee why should you suspect him��
CARE。 Faith I cannot help it�察�you know I never liked him�此 �I am a
little superstitious in physiognomy。
MEL。 He has obligations of gratitude to bind him to me�此 �his
dependence upon my uncle is through my means。
CARE。 Upon your aunt�察�you mean。
MEL。 My aunt��
CARE。 I'm mistaken if there be not a familiarity between them you
do not suspect�察�notwithstanding her passion for you。
MEL。 Pooh�察�pooh� �nothing in the world but his design to do me
service�察�and he endeavours to be well in her esteem�察�that he may be
able to effect it。
CARE。 Well�察�I shall be glad to be mistaken�察�but your aunt's
aversion in her revenge cannot be any way so effectually shown as in
bringing forth a child to disinherit you。 She is handsome and
cunning and naturally wanton。 Maskwell is flesh and blood at best��
and opportunities between them are frequent。 His affection to you��
you have confessed�察�is grounded upon his interest�察�that you have
transplanted�察�and should it take root in my lady�察�I don't see what
you can expect from the fruit。
MEL。 I confess the consequence is visible�察�were your suspicions
just。 But see�察�the company is broke up�察�let's meet 'em。
SCENE IV。
��To them�А�LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�LORD FROTH�察�SIR PAUL PLYANT�察�and BRISK。
LORD TOUCH。 Out upon't�察�nephew。 Leave your father´in´law and me to
maintain our ground against young people��
MEL。 I beg your lordship's pardon。 We were just returning。
SIR PAUL。 Were you�察�son�拭 �Gadsbud�察�much better as it is。 Good��
strange� �I swear I'm almost tipsy�察�t'other bottle would have been
too powerful for me��as sure as can be it would。 We wanted your
company�察�but Mr。 Briskwhere is he�拭 �I swear and vow he's a most
facetious person�察�and the best company。 And�察�my Lord Froth�察�your
lordship is so merry a man�察�he�察�he�察�he。
LORD FROTH。 Oh�察�foy�察�Sir Paul�察�what do you mean�拭 �Merry� �Oh��
barbarous� �I'd as lieve you called me fool。
SIR PAUL。 Nay�察�I protest and vow now�察�'tis true�察�when Mr。 Brisk
jokes�察�your lordship's laugh does so become you�察�he�察�he�察�he。
LORD FROTH。 Ridiculous� �Sir Paul�察�you're strangely mistaken�察�I
find champagne is powerful。 I assure you�察�Sir Paul�察�I laugh at
nobody's jest but my own�察�or a lady's�察�I assure you�察�Sir Paul。
BRISK。 How�拭�how�察�my lord�拭�what�察�affront my wit� �Let me perish�察�do
I never say anything worthy to be laughed at��
LORD FROTH。 Oh�察�foy�察�don't misapprehend me�察�I don't say so�察�for I
often smile at your conceptions。 But there is nothing more
unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh�察�'tis such a vulgar
expression of the passion�察�everybody can laugh。 Then especially to
laugh at the jest of an inferior person�察�or when anybody else of the
same quality does not laugh with oneridiculous� �To be pleased
with what pleases the crowd� �Now when I laugh�察�I always laugh
alone。
BRISK。 I suppose that's because you laugh at your own jests�察�i'gad��
ha�察�ha�察�ha。
LORD FROTH。 He�察�he�察�I swear though�察�your raillery provokes me to a
smile。
BRISK。 Ay�察�my lord�察�it's a sign I hit you in the teeth�察�if you show
'em。
LORD FROTH。 He�察�he�察�he�察�I swear that's so very pretty�察�I can't
forbear。
CARE。 I find a quibble bears more sway in your lordship's face than
a jest。
LORD TOUCH。 Sir Paul�察�if you please we'll retire to the ladies�察�and
drink a dish of tea to settle our heads。
SIR PAUL。 With all my heart。 Mr。 Brisk�察�you'll come to us�察�or call
me when you joke�察�I'll be ready to laugh incontinently。
SCENE V。
MELLEFONT�察�CARELESS�察�LORD FROTH�察�BRISK。
MEL。 But does your lordship never see comedies��
LORD FROTH。 Oh yes�察�sometimes�察�but I never laugh。
MEL。 No��
LORD FROTH。 Oh no�察�never laugh indeed�察�sir。
CARE。 No� �why�察�what d'ye go there for��
LORD FROTH。 To distinguish myself from the commonalty and mortify
the poets�察�the fellows grow so conceited�察�when any of their foolish
wit prevails upon the side´boxes。 I swear��he�察�he�察�he�察�I have
often constrained my inclinations to laugh��he�察�he�察�he�察�to avoid
giving them encouragement。
MEL。 You are cruel to yourself�察�my lord�察�as well as malicious to
them。
LORD FROTH。 I confess I did myself some violence at first�察�but now
I think I have conquered it。
BRISK。 Let me perish�察�my lord�察�but there is something very
particular in the humour�察�'tis true it makes against wit�察�and I'm
sorry for some friends of mine that write�察�but�察�i'gad�察�I love to be
malicious。 Nay�察�deuce take me�察�there's wit in't�察�too。 And wit must
be foiled by wit�察�cut a diamond with a diamond�察�no other way�察�i'gad。
LORD FROTH。 Oh�察�I thought you would not be long before you found
out the wit。
CARE。 Wit� �In what�拭 �Where the devil's the wit in not laughing
when a man has a mind to't��
BRISK。 O Lord�察�why can't you find it out�拭 �Why�察�there 'tis�察�in the
not laughing。 Don't you apprehend me�拭 �My lord�察�Careless is a very
honest fellow�察�but harkee�察�you understand me�察�somewhat heavy�察�a
little shallow�察�or so。 Why�察�I'll tell you now�察�suppose now you come
up to menay�察�prithee�察�Careless�察�be instructed。 Suppose�察�as I was
saying�察�you come up to me holding your sides�察�and laughing as if you
wouldwellI look grave�察�and ask the cause of this immoderate
mirth。 You laugh on still�察�and are not able to tell me�察�still I
look grave�察�not so much as smile。
CARE。 Smile�察�no�察�what the devil should you smile at�察�when you
suppose I can't tell you��
BRISK。 Pshaw�察�pshaw�察�prithee don't interrupt me。 But I tell you��
you shall tell me at last�察�but it shall be a great while first。
CARE。 Well�察�but prithee don't let it be a great while�察�because I
long to have it over。
BRISK。 Well then�察�you tell me some good jest or some very witty
thing�察�laughing all the while as if you were ready to die�察�and I
hear it�察�and look thus。 Would not you be disappointed��
CARE。 No�察�for if it were a witty thing I should not expect you to
understand it。
LORD FROTH。 Oh�察�foy�察�Mr。 Careless�察�all the world allows Mr。 Brisk
to have wit�察�my wife says he has a great deal。 I hope you think her
a judge。
BRISK。 Pooh�察�my lord�察�his voice goes for nothing�察�I can't tell how
to make him apprehend。 Take it t'other way。 Suppose I say a witty
thing to you��
CARE。 Then I shall be disappointed indeed。
MEL。 Let him alone�察�Brisk�察�he is obstinately bent not to be
instructed。
BRISK。 I'm sorry for him�察�the deuce take me。
MEL。 Shall we go to the ladies�察�my lord��
LORD FROTH。 With all my heart�察�methinks we are a solitude without
'em。
MEL。 Or what say you to another bottle of champagne��
LORD FROTH。 Oh�察�for the universe not a drop more�察�I beseech you。
Oh�察�intemperate� �I have a flushing in my face already。 ��Takes out
a pocket´glass and looks in it。��
BRISK。 Let me see�察�let me see�察�my lord�察�I broke my glass that was
in the lid of my snuff´box。 Hum� �Deuce take me�察�I have encouraged
a pimple here too。 ��Takes the glass and looks。��
LORD FROTH。 Then you must mortify him with a patch�察�my wife shall
supply you。 Come�察�gentlemen�察�ALLONS�察�here is company coming。
SCENE VI。
LADY TOUCHWOOD and MASKWELL。
LADY TOUCH。 I'll hear no more。 You are false and ungrateful�察�come��
I know you false。
MASK。 I have been frail�察�I confess�察�madam�察�for your ladyship's
service。
LADY TOUCH。 That I should trust a man whom I had known betray his
friend��
MASK。 What friend have I betrayed�拭�or to whom��
LADY TOUCH。 Your fond friend Mellefont�察�and to me�察�can you deny it��
MASK。 I do not。
LADY TOUCH。 Have you not wronged my lord�察�who has been a father to
you in your wants�察�and given you being�拭 �Have you not wronged him in
the highest manner�察�in his bed��
MASK。 With your ladyship's help�察�and for your service�察�as I told
you before。 I can't deny that neither。 Anything more�察�madam��
LADY TOUCH。 More� �Audacious villain� �Oh�察�what's more�察�is most my
shame。 Have you not dishonoured me��
MASK。 No�察�that I deny�察�for I never told in all my life�此 �so that
accusation's answered�察�on to the next。
LADY TOUCH。 Death�察�do you dally with my passion�拭 �Insolent devil��
But have a care��provoke me not�察�for�察�by the eternal fire�察�you
shall not 'scape my vengeance。 Calm villain� �How unconcerned he
stands�察�confessing treachery and ingratitude� �Is there a vice more
black�拭 �Oh�察�I have excuses thousands for my faults�察�fire in my
temper�察�passions in my soul�察�apt to ev'ry provocation�察�oppressed at
once with love�察�and with despair。 But a sedate�察�a thinking villain��
whose black blood runs temperately bad�察�what excuse can clear��
MASK。 Will you be in temper�察�madam�拭 �I would not talk not to be
heard。 I have been ��she walks about disordered�А�a very great rogue
for your sake�察�and you reproach me with it�察�I am ready to be a rogue
still�察�to do you service�察�and you are flinging conscience and honour
in my face�察�to rebate my inclinations。 How am I to behave myself��
You know I am your creature�察�my life and fortune in your power�察�to
disoblige you brings me certain ruin。 Allow it I would betray you��
I would not be a traitor to myself�此 �I don't pretend to honesty��
because you know I am a rascal�察�but I would convince you from the
necessity of my being firm to you。
LADY TOUCH。 Necessity�察�impudence� �Can no gratitude incline you�察�no
obligations touch you�拭 �Have not my fortune and my person been
subjected to your pleasure�拭 �Were you not in the nature of a
servant�察�and have not I in effect made you lord of all�察�of me�察�and
of my lord�拭 �Where is that humble love�察�the languishing�察�that
adoration�察�which once was paid me�察�and everlastingly engaged��
MASK。 Fixt�察�rooted in my heart�察�whence nothing can remove 'em�察�yet
you ´
LADY TOUCH。 Yet�察�what yet��
MASK。 Nay�察�misconceive me not�察�madam�察�when I say I have had a
gen'rous and a faithful passion�察�which you had never favoured�察�but
through revenge and policy。
LADY TOUCH。 Ha��
MASK。 Look you�察�madam�察�we are alone��pray contain yourself and
hear me。 You know you loved your nephew when I first sighed for
you�察�I quickly found it�此 �an argument that I loved�察�f