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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 

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