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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 

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