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trouble not your head�察�I'll join you together ere to´morrow morning��
or drown between you in the attempt。
MEL。 There's comfort in a hand stretched out to one that's sinking��
though ne'er so far off。
MASK。 No sinking�察�nor no danger。 Come�察�cheer up�察�why�察�you don't
know that while I plead for you�察�your aunt has given me a retaining
fee。 Nay�察�I am your greatest enemy�察�and she does but journey´work
under me。
MEL。 Ha� �how's this��
MASK。 What d'ye think of my being employed in the execution of all
her plots�拭 �Ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�by heav'n�察�it's true�此 �I have undertaken to
break the match�察�I have undertaken to make your uncle disinherit
you�察�to get you turned out of doors�察�and toha�察�ha�察�ha�察�I can't
tell you for laughing。 Oh�察�she has opened her heart to me� �I am to
turn you a´grazing�察�and toha�察�ha�察�ha�察�marry Cynthia myself。
There's a plot for you。
MEL。 Ha� �Oh�察�see�察�I see my rising sun� �Light breaks through
clouds upon me�察�and I shall live in dayOh�察�my Maskwell� �how shall
I thank or praise thee�拭 �Thou hast outwitted woman。 But�察�tell me��
how couldst thou thus get into her confidence�拭 �Ha� �How�拭 �But was
it her contrivance to persuade my Lady Plyant to this extravagant
belief��
MASK。 It was�察�and to tell you the truth�察�I encouraged it for your
diversion。 Though it made you a little uneasy for the present�察�yet
the reflection of it must needs be entertaining。 I warrant she was
very violent at first。
MEL。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�ay�察�a very fury�察�but I was most afraid of her
violence at last。 If you had not come as you did�察�I don't know what
she might have attempted。
MASK。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�I know her temper。 Well�察�you must know�察�then��
that all my contrivances were but bubbles�察�till at last I pretended
to have been long secretly in love with Cynthia�察�that did my
business�察�that convinced your aunt I might be trusted�察�since it was
as much my interest as hers to break the match。 Then�察�she thought
my jealousy might qualify me to assist her in her revenge。 And�察�in
short�察�in that belief�察�told me the secrets of her heart。 At length
we made this agreement�察�if I accomplish her designs ��as I told you
before�� she has engaged to put Cynthia with all her fortune into my
power。
MEL。 She is most gracious in her favour。 Well�察�and�察�dear Jack�察�how
hast thou contrived��
MASK。 I would not have you stay to hear it now�察�for I don't know
but she may come this way。 I am to meet her anon�察�after that�察�I'll
tell you the whole matter。 Be here in this gallery an hour hence��
by that time I imagine our consultation may be over。
MEL。 I will�察�till then success attend thee。
SCENE VIII。
MASKWELL alone。
Till then�察�success will attend me�察�for when I meet you�察�I meet the
only obstacle to my fortune。 Cynthia�察�let thy beauty gild my
crimes�察�and whatsoever I commit of treachery or deceit�察�shall be
imputed to me as a merit。 Treachery�拭 �What treachery�拭 �Love cancels
all the bonds of friendship�察�and sets men right upon their first
foundations。
Duty to kings�察�piety to parents�察�gratitude to benefactors�察�and
fidelity to friends�察�are different and particular ties。 But the
name of rival cuts 'em all asunder�察�and is a general acquittance。
Rival is equal�察�and love like death an universal leveller of
mankind。 Ha� �But is there not such a thing as honesty�拭 �Yes�察�and
whosoever has it about him�察�bears an enemy in his breast。 For your
honest man�察�as I take it�察�is that nice�察�scrupulous�察�conscientious
person�察�who will cheat nobody but himself�察�such another coxcomb as
your wise man�察�who is too hard for all the world�察�and will be made a
fool of by nobody but himself�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 Well�察�for wisdom and
honesty give me cunning and hypocrisy�察�oh�察�'tis such a pleasure to
angle for fair´faced fools� �Then that hungry gudgeon credulity will
bite at anything。 Why�察�let me see�察�I have the same face�察�the same
words and accents when I speak what I do think�察�and when I speak
what I do not think�察�the very same�察�and dear dissimulation is the
only art not to be known from nature。
Why will mankind be fools�察�and be deceived��
And why are friends' and lovers' oaths believed��
When each�察�who searches strictly his own mind��
May so much fraud and power of baseness find��
ACT III。SCENE I。
LORD TOUCHWOOD and LADY TOUCHWOOD。
LADY TOUCH。 My lord�察�can you blame my brother Plyant if he refuse
his daughter upon this provocation�拭 �The contract's void by this
unheard´of impiety。
LORD TOUCH。 I don't believe it true�察�he has better principles。
Pho�察�'tis nonsense。 Come�察�come�察�I know my Lady Plyant has a large
eye�察�and would centre everything in her own circle�察�'tis not the
first time she has mistaken respect for love�察�and made Sir Paul
jealous of the civility of an undesigning person�察�the better to
bespeak his security in her unfeigned pleasures。
LADY TOUCH。 You censure hardly�察�my lord�察�my sister's honour is very
well known。
LORD TOUCH。 Yes�察�I believe I know some that have been familiarly
acquainted with it。 This is a little trick wrought by some pitiful
contriver�察�envious of my nephew's merit。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�my lord�察�it may be so�察�and I hope it will be found
so。 But that will require some time�察�for in such a case as this��
demonstration is necessary。
LORD TOUCH。 There should have been demonstration of the contrary
too�察�before it had been believed。
LADY TOUCH。 So I suppose there was。
LORD TOUCH。 How�拭 �Where�拭 �When��
LADY TOUCH。 That I can't tell�察�nay�察�I don't say there was。 I am
willing to believe as favourably of my nephew as I can。
LORD TOUCH。 I don't know that。 ��Half aside。��
LADY TOUCH。 How�拭 �Don't you believe that�察�say you�察�my lord��
LORD TOUCH。 No�察�I don't say so。 I confess I am troubled to find
you so cold in his defence。
LADY TOUCH。 His defence� �Bless me�察�would you have me defend an ill
thing��
LORD TOUCH。 You believe it�察�then��
LADY TOUCH。 I don't know�察�I am very unwilling to speak my thoughts
in anything that may be to my cousin's disadvantage�此 �besides�察�I
find�察�my lord�察�you are prepared to receive an ill impression from
any opinion of mine which is not consenting with your own。 But��
since I am like to be suspected in the end�察�and 'tis a pain any
longer to dissemble�察�I own it to you�察�in short I do believe it�察�nay��
and can believe anything worse�察�if it were laid to his charge。
Don't ask me my reasons�察�my lord�察�for they are not fit to be told
you。
LORD TOUCH。 I'm amazed�此 �there must be something more than ordinary
in this。 ��Aside。�А �Not fit to be told me�察�madam�拭 �You can have no
interests wherein I am not concerned�察�and consequently the same
reasons ought to be convincing to me�察�which create your satisfaction
or disquiet。
LADY TOUCH。 But those which cause my disquiet I am willing to have
remote from your hearing。 Good my lord�察�don't press me。
LORD TOUCH。 Don't oblige me to press you。
LADY TOUCH。 Whatever it was�察�'tis past。 And that is better to be
unknown which cannot be prevented�察�therefore let me beg you to rest
satisfied。
LORD TOUCH。 When you have told me�察�I will。
LADY TOUCH。 You won't。
LORD TOUCH。 By my life�察�my dear�察�I will。
LADY TOUCH。 What if you can't��
LORD TOUCH。 How�拭 �Then I must know�察�nay�察�I will。 No more trifling。
I charge you tell me。 By all our mutual peace to come�察�upon your
duty ´
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�my lord�察�you need say no more�察�to make me lay my
heart before you�察�but don't be thus transported�察�compose yourself。
It is not of concern to make you lose one minute's temper。 'Tis
not�察�indeed�察�my dear。 Nay�察�by this kiss you shan't be angry。 O
Lord�察�I wish I had not told you anything。 Indeed�察�my lord�察�you have
frighted me。 Nay�察�look pleased�察�I'll tell you。
LORD TOUCH。 Well�察�well。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�but will you be calm�拭 �Indeed it's nothing but ´
LORD TOUCH。 But what��
LADY TOUCH。 But will you promise me not to be angry�拭 �Nay�察�you
mustnot to be angry with Mellefont�拭 �I dare swear he's sorry�察�and
were it to do again�察�would not ´
LORD TOUCH。 Sorry for what�拭 �'Death�察�you rack me with delay。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�no great matter�察�onlywell�察�I have your promise。
Pho�察�why nothing�察�only your nephew had a mind to amuse himself
sometimes with a little gallantry towards me。 Nay�察�I can't think he
meant anything seriously�察�but methought it looked oddly。
LORD TOUCH。 Confusion and hell�察�what do I hear��
LADY TOUCH。 Or�察�may be�察�he thought he was not enough akin to me��
upon your account�察�and had a mind to create a nearer relation on his
own�察�a lover you know�察�my lord。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha。 Well�察�but that's all。
Now you have it�察�well remember your promise�察�my lord�察�and don't take
any notice of it to him。
LORD TOUCH。 No�察�no�察�no。 Damnation��
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�I swear you must not。 A little harmless mirth��
only misplaced�察�that's all。 But if it were more�察�'tis over now�察�and
all's well。 For my part I have forgot it�察�and so has he�察�I hope��
for I have not heard anything from him these two days。
LORD TOUCH。 These two days� �Is it so fresh�拭 �Unnatural villain��
Death�察�I'll have him stripped and turned naked out of my doors this
moment�察�and let him rot and perish�察�incestuous brute��
LADY TOUCH。 Oh�察�for heav'n's sake�察�my lord�察�you'll ruin me if you
take such public notice of it�察�it will be a town talk。 Consider
your own and my honour�察�nay�察�I told you you would not be satisfied
when you knew it。
LORD TOUCH。 Before I've done I will be satisfied。 Ungrateful
monster� �how long��
LADY TOUCH。 Lord�察�I don't know�察�I wish my lips had grown together
when I told you。 Almost a twelvemonth。 Nay�察�I won't tell you any
more till you are yourself。 Pray�察�my lord�察�don't let the company
see you in this disorder。 Yet�察�I confess�察�I can't blame you�察�for I
think I was never so surprised in my life。 Who would have thought
my nephew could have so misconstrued my kindness�拭 �But will you go
into your closet�察�and recover your temper。 I'll make an excuse of
sudden business to the company�察�and come to you。 Pray�察�good�察�dear
my lord�察�let me beg you do now。 I'll come immediately and tell you
all�察�will you�察�my lord��
LORD TOUCH。 I willI am mute with wonder。
LADY TOUCH。 Well�察�but go now�察�here's somebody coming。
LORD TOUCH。 Well�察�I go。 You won't stay�拭�for I would hear more of
this。
LADY TOUCH。 I follow instantly。 So。
SCENE II。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL。
MASK。 This was a masterpiece�察�and did not need my help�察�though I
stood ready for a cue to come in and confirm all�察�had there been
occasion。
LADY TOUCH。 Have you seen Mellefont��
MASK。 I have�察�and am to meet him here about this time。
LADY TOUCH。 How does he bear his disappointment��
MASK。 Secure in my assistance�察�he seemed not much