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farthest�察�are together�察�but the game depends entirely upon judgment。
CYNT。 Still it is a game�察�and consequently one of us must be a
loser。
MEL。 Not at all�察�only a friendly trial of skill�察�and the winnings
to be laid out in an entertainment。 What's here�察�the music�拭 �Oh�察�my
lord has promised the company a new song�察�we'll get 'em to give it
us by the way。 ��Musicians crossing the stage。�А �Pray let us have
the favour of you�察�to practise the song before the company hear it。
SONG。
I。
Cynthia frowns whene'er I woo her��
Yet she's vext if I give over��
Much she fears I should undo her��
But much more to lose her lover��
Thus�察�in doubting�察�she refuses��
And not winning�察�thus she loses。
II。
Prithee�察�Cynthia�察�look behind you��
Age and wrinkles will o'ertake you��
Then too late desire will find you��
When the power must forsake you��
Think�察�O think o' th' sad condition��
To be past�察�yet wish fruition。
MEL。 You shall have my thanks below。 ��To the musicians�察�they go
out。��
SCENE IV。
��To them�А�SIR PAUL PLYANT and LADY PLYANT。
SIR PAUL。 Gadsbud� �I am provoked into a fermentation�察�as my Lady
Froth says�察�was ever the like read of in story��
LADY PLYANT。 Sir Paul�察�have patience�察�let me alone to rattle him
up。
SIR PAUL。 Pray�察�your ladyship�察�give me leave to be angry。 I'll
rattle him up�察�I warrant you�察�I'll firk him with a CERTIORARI。
LADY PLYANT。 You firk him�察�I'll firk him myself�察�pray�察�Sir Paul��
hold you contented。
CYNT。 Bless me�察�what makes my father in such a passion�拭 �I never
saw him thus before。
SIR PAUL。 Hold yourself contented�察�my Lady Plyant。 I find passion
coming upon me by inflation�察�and I cannot submit as formerly��
therefore give way。
LADY PLYANT。 How now� �will you be pleased to retire and ´
SIR PAUL。 No�察�marry will I not be pleased�此 �I am pleased to be
angry�察�that's my pleasure at this time。
MEL。 What can this mean��
LADY PLYANT。 Gads my life�察�the man's distracted�察�why�察�how now�察�who
are you�拭 �What am I�拭 �Slidikins�察�can't I govern you�拭 �What did I
marry you for�拭 �Am I not to be absolute and uncontrollable�拭 �Is it
fit a woman of my spirit and conduct should be contradicted in a
matter of this concern��
SIR PAUL。 It concerns me and only me。 Besides�察�I'm not to be
governed at all times。 When I am in tranquillity�察�my Lady Plyant
shall command Sir Paul�察�but when I am provoked to fury�察�I cannot
incorporate with patience and reason�此 �as soon may tigers match with
tigers�察�lambs with lambs�察�and every creature couple with its foe�察�as
the poet says。
LADY PLYANT。 He's hot´headed still� �'Tis in vain to talk to you��
but remember I have a curtain´lecture for you�察�you disobedient��
headstrong brute。
SIR PAUL。 No�察�'tis because I won't be headstrong�察�because I won't
be a brute�察�and have my head fortified�察�that I am thus exasperated。
But I will protect my honour�察�and yonder is the violator of my fame。
LADY PLYANT。 'Tis my honour that is concerned�察�and the violation
was intended to me。 Your honour� �You have none but what is in my
keeping�察�and I can dispose of it when I please�此 �therefore don't
provoke me。
SIR PAUL。 Hum�察�gadsbud�察�she says true。 Well�察�my lady�察�march on�察�I
will fight under you�察�then�此 �I am convinced�察�as far as passion will
permit。 ��LADY PLYANT and SIR PAUL come up to MELLEFONT。��
LADY PLYANT。 Inhuman and treacherous ´
SIR PAUL。 Thou serpent and first tempter of womankind。
CYNT。 Bless me� �Sir�察�madam�察�what mean you��
SIR PAUL。 Thy�察�Thy�察�come away�察�Thy�察�touch him not。 Come hither��
girl�察�go not near him�察�there's nothing but deceit about him。 Snakes
are in his peruke�察�and the crocodile of Nilus is in his belly�察�he
will eat thee up alive。
LADY PLYANT。 Dishonourable�察�impudent creature��
MEL。 For heav'n's sake�察�madam�察�to whom do you direct this language��
LADY PLYANT。 Have I behaved myself with all the decorum and nicety
befitting the person of Sir Paul's wife�拭 �Have I preserved my honour
as it were in a snow´house for these three years past�拭 �Have I been
white and unsullied even by Sir Paul himself��
SIR PAUL。 Nay�察�she has been an invincible wife�察�even to me�察�that's
the truth on't。
LADY PLYANT。 Have I�察�I say�察�preserved myself like a fair sheet of
paper for you to make a blot upon��
SIR PAUL。 And she shall make a simile with any woman in England。
MEL。 I am so amazed�察�I know not what to say。
SIR PAUL。 Do you think my daughter�察�this pretty creaturegadsbud��
she's a wife for a cherubim��do you think her fit for nothing but
to be a stalking horse�察�to stand before you�察�while you take aim at
my wife�拭 �Gadsbud�察�I was never angry before in my life�察�and I'll
never be appeased again。
MEL。 Hell and damnation� �This is my aunt�察�such malice can be
engendered nowhere else。 ��Aside。��
LADY PLYANT。 Sir Paul�察�take Cynthia from his sight�察�leave me to
strike him with the remorse of his intended crime。
CYNT。 Pray�察�sir�察�stay�察�hear him�察�I dare affirm he's innocent。
SIR PAUL。 Innocent� �Why�察�hark'eecome hither�察�Thyhark'ee�察�I had
it from his aunt�察�my sister Touchwood。 Gadsbud�察�he does not care a
farthing for anything of thee but thy portion。 Why�察�he's in love
with my wife。 He would have tantalised thee�察�and made a cuckold of
thy poor father�察�and that would certainly have broke my heart。 I'm
sure�察�if ever I should have horns�察�they would kill me�察�they would
never come kindlyI should die of 'em like a child that was cutting
his teethI should indeed�察�Thytherefore come away�察�but providence
has prevented all�察�therefore come away when I bid you。
CYNT。 I must obey。
SCENE V。
LADY PLYANT�察�MELLEFONT。
LADY PLYANT。 Oh�察�such a thing� �the impiety of it startles meto
wrong so good�察�so fair a creature�察�and one that loves you tenderly
'tis a barbarity of barbarities�察�and nothing could be guilty of it ´
MEL。 But the greatest villain imagination can form�察�I grant it�察�and
next to the villainy of such a fact is the villainy of aspersing me
with the guilt。 How�拭�which way was I to wrong her�拭 �For yet I
understand you not。
LADY PLYANT。 Why�察�gads my life�察�cousin Mellefont�察�you cannot be so
peremptory as to deny it�察�when I tax you with it to your face�拭�for
now Sir Paul's gone�察�you are CORUM NOBUS。
MEL。 By heav'n�察�I love her more than life or ´
LADY PLYANT。 Fiddle faddle�察�don't tell me of this and that�察�and
everything in the world�察�but give me mathemacular demonstration��
answer me directly。 But I have not patience。 Oh�察�the impiety of
it�察�as I was saying�察�and the unparalleled wickedness� �O merciful
Father� �How could you think to reverse nature so�察�to make the
daughter the means of procuring the mother��
MEL。 The daughter to procure the mother��
LADY PLYANT。 Ay�察�for though I am not Cynthia's own mother�察�I am her
father's wife�察�and that's near enough to make it incest。
MEL。 Incest� �O my precious aunt�察�and the devil in conjunction。
��Aside。��
LADY PLYANT。 Oh�察�reflect upon the horror of that�察�and then the
guilt of deceiving everybody�察�marrying the daughter�察�only to make a
cuckold of the father�察�and then seducing me�察�debauching my purity��
and perverting me from the road of virtue in which I have trod thus
long�察�and never made one trip�察�not one FAUX PAS。 Oh�察�consider it��
What would you have to answer for if you should provoke me to
frailty�拭 �Alas� �humanity is feeble�察�heav'n knows� �very feeble�察�and
unable to support itself。
MEL。 Where am I�拭�is it day�拭�and am I awake�拭 �Madam ´
LADY PLYANT。 And nobody knows how circumstances may happen
together。 To my thinking�察�now I could resist the strongest
temptation。 But yet I know�察�'tis impossible for me to know whether
I could or not�察�there's no certainty in the things of this life。
MEL。 Madam�察�pray give me leave to ask you one question。
LADY PLYANT。 O Lord�察�ask me the question�察�I'll swear I'll refuse
it�察�I swear I'll deny ittherefore don't ask me�察�nay�察�you shan't
ask me�察�I swear I'll deny it。 O Gemini�察�you have brought all the
blood into my face�察�I warrant I am as red as a turkey´cock。 O fie��
cousin Mellefont��
MEL。 Nay�察�madam�察�hear me�察�I mean ´
LADY PLYANT。 Hear you�拭 �No�察�no�察�I'll deny you first and hear you
afterwards。 For one does not know how one's mind may change upon
hearing。 Hearing is one of the senses�察�and all the senses are
fallible。 I won't trust my honour�察�I assure you�察�my honour is
infallible and uncomeatable。
MEL。 For heav'n's sake�察�madam ´
LADY PLYANT。 Oh�察�name it no more。 Bless me�察�how can you talk of
heav'n�察�and have so much wickedness in your heart�拭 �May be you don't
think it a sinthey say some of you gentlemen don't think it a sin。
May be it is no sin to them that don't think it so�察�indeed�察�if I did
not think it a sinBut still my honour�察�if it were no sin。 But
then�察�to marry my daughter for the conveniency of frequent
opportunities�察�I'll never consent to that�察�as sure as can be�察�I'll
break the match。
MEL。 Death and amazement� �Madam�察�upon my knees ´
LADY PLYANT。 Nay�察�nay�察�rise up�察�come�察�you shall see my good´nature。
I know love is powerful�察�and nobody can help his passion。 'Tis not
your fault�察�nor�察�I swear�察�it is not mine。 How can I help it�察�if I
have charms�拭 �And how can you help it�察�if you are made a captive�拭 �I
swear it is pity it should be a fault。 But my honour��well�察�but
your honour�察�toobut the sin��well�察�but the necessityO Lord��
here's somebody coming�察�I dare not stay。 Well�察�you must consider of
your crime�察�and strive as much as can be against it��strive�察�be
sure。 But don't be melancholic�察�don't despair。 But never think
that I'll grant you anything。 O Lord�察�no。 But be sure you lay
aside all thoughts of the marriage�察�for though I know you don't love
Cynthia�察�only as a blind for your passion to me�察�yet it will make me
jealous。 O Lord�察�what did I say�拭 �Jealous� �no�察�no�察�I can't be
jealous�察�for I must not love you�察�therefore don't hope��but don't
despair neither。 Oh�察�they're coming�察�I must fly。
SCENE VI。
MELLEFONT alone。
MEL。 ��After a pause。�А �So then�察�spite of my care and foresight�察�I
am caught�察�caught in my security。 Yet this was but a shallow
artifice�察�unworthy of my Machiavellian aunt。 There must be more
behind�此 �this is but the first flash�察�the priming of her engine。
Destruction follows hard�察�if not most presently prevented。
SCENE VII。
��To him�А�MASKWELL。
MEL。 Maskwell�察�welcome�察�thy presence is a view of land�察�appearing
to my shipwrecked hopes。 The witch has raised the storm�察�and her
ministers have done their work�此 �you see the vessels are parted。
MASK。 I know it。 I met Sir Paul towing away Cynthia。 Come��
trouble not your head�察�I'll join you together ere to´morrow morning��
or drown between you in the