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LADY PLYANT。 O Lord� �sir�察�pardon me�察�we women have not those
advantages�察�I know my imperfections。 But at the same time you must
give me leave to declare in the face of the world that nobody is
more sensible of favours and things�察�for with the reserve of my
honour I assure you�察�Mr。 Careless�察�I don't know anything in the
world I would refuse to a person so meritorious。 You'll pardon my
want of expression。
CARE。 O�察�your ladyship is abounding in all excellence�察�particularly
that of phrase。
LADY PLYANT。 You are so obliging�察�sir。
CARE。 Your ladyship is so charming。
SIR PAUL。 So�察�now�察�now�察�now�察�my lady。
LADY PLYANT。 So well bred。
CARE。 So surprising。
LADY PLYANT。 So well dressed�察�so BONNE MINE�察�so eloquent�察�so
unaffected�察�so easy�察�so free�察�so particular�察�so agreeable。
SIR PAUL。 Ay�察�so�察�so�察�there。
CARE。 O Lord�察�I beseech you madam�察�don't。
LADY PLYANT。 So gay�察�so graceful�察�so good teeth�察�so fine shape�察�so
fine limbs�察�so fine linen�察�and I don't doubt but you have a very
good skin�察�sir��
CARE。 For heaven's sake�察�madam�察�I'm quite out of countenance。
SIR PAUL。 And my lady's quite out of breath�察�or else you should
hearGads´bud�察�you may talk of my Lady Froth。
CARE。 O fie�察�fie�察�not to be named of a day。 My Lady Froth is very
well in her accomplishments。 But it is when my Lady Plyant is not
thought of。 If that can ever be。
LADY PLYANT。 O�察�you overcome me。 That is so excessive。
SIR PAUL。 Nay�察�I swear and vow that was pretty。
CARE。 O�察�Sir Paul�察�you are the happiest man alive。 Such a lady��
that is the envy of her own sex�察�and the admiration of ours。
SIR PAUL。 Your humble servant。 I am�察�I thank heaven�察�in a fine way
of living�察�as I may say�察�peacefully and happily�察�and I think need
not envy any of my neighbours�察�blessed be providence。 Ay�察�truly��
Mr。 Careless�察�my lady is a great blessing�察�a fine�察�discreet�察�well´
spoken woman as you shall see�察�if it becomes me to say so�察�and we
live very comfortably together�察�she is a little hasty sometimes�察�and
so am I�察�but mine's soon over�察�and then I'm so sorry。O Mr。
Careless�察�if it were not for one thing ´
SCENE VII。
CARELESS�察�SIR PAUL�察�LADY PLYANT�察�BOY with a letter。
LADY PLYANT。 How often have you been told of that�察�you jackanapes��
SIR PAUL。 Gad so�察�gad's´bud。 Tim�察�carry it to my lady�察�you should
have carried it to my lady first。
BOY。 'Tis directed to your worship。
SIR PAUL。 Well�察�well�察�my lady reads all letters first。 Child�察�do
so no more�察�d'ye hear�察�Tim。
BOY。 No�察�and please you。
SCENE VIII。
CARELESS�察�SIR PAUL�察�LADY PLYANT。
SIR PAUL。 A humour of my wife's�此 �you know women have little
fancies。 But as I was telling you�察�Mr。 Careless�察�if it were not for
one thing�察�I should think myself the happiest man in the world��
indeed that touches me near�察�very near。
CARE。 What can that be�察�Sir Paul��
SIR PAUL。 Why�察�I have�察�I thank heaven�察�a very plentiful fortune�察�a
good estate in the country�察�some houses in town�察�and some money�察�a
pretty tolerable personal estate�察�and it is a great grief to me��
indeed it is�察�Mr。 Careless�察�that I have not a son to inherit this。
'Tis true I have a daughter�察�and a fine dutiful child she is�察�though
I say it�察�blessed be providence I may say�察�for indeed�察�Mr。 Careless��
I am mightily beholden to providence。 A poor unworthy sinner。 But
if I had a son� �Ah�察�that's my affliction�察�and my only affliction��
indeed I cannot refrain tears when it comes in my mind。 ��Cries。��
CARE。 Why�察�methinks that might be easily remediedmy lady's a fine
likely woman ´
SIR PAUL。 Oh�察�a fine likely woman as you shall see in a summer's
day。 Indeed she is�察�Mr。 Careless�察�in all respects。
CARE。 And I should not have taken you to have been so old ´
SIR PAUL。 Alas�察�that's not it�察�Mr。 Careless�察�ah� �that's not it�察�no��
no�察�you shoot wide of the mark a mile�察�indeed you do�察�that's not it��
Mr。 Careless�察�no�察�no�察�that's not it。
CARE。 No�拭 �What can be the matter then��
SIR PAUL。 You'll scarcely believe me when I shall tell youmy lady
is so nice。 It's very strange�察�but it's true�察�too trueshe's so
very nice�察�that I don't believe she would touch a man for the world。
At least not above once a year�察�I'm sure I have found it so�察�and��
alas�察�what's once a year to an old man�察�who would do good in his
generation�拭 �Indeed it's true�察�Mr。 Careless�察�it breaks my heart。 I
am her husband�察�as I may say�察�though far unworthy of that honour��
yet I am her husband�察�but alas´a´day�察�I have no more familiarity
with her personas to that matterthan with my own motherno
indeed。
CARE。 Alas´a´day�察�this is a lamentable story。 My lady must be told
on't。 She must i'faith�察�Sir Paul�察�'tis an injury to the world。
SIR PAUL。 Ah� �would to heaven you would�察�Mr。 Careless�察�you are
mightily in her favour。
CARE。 I warrant you�察�what� �we must have a son some way or other。
SIR PAUL。 Indeed I should be mightily bound to you if you could
bring it about�察�Mr。 Careless。
LADY PLYANT。 Here�察�Sir Paul�察�it's from your steward。 Here's a
return of 600 pounds�察�you may take fifty of it for the next half
year。 ��Gives him the letter。��
SCENE IX。
��To them�А�LORD FROTH�察�CYNTHIA。
SIR PAUL。 How does my girl�拭 �Come hither to thy father�察�poor lamb��
thou'rt melancholic。
LORD FROTH。 Heaven�察�Sir Paul�察�you amaze me�察�of all things in the
world。 You are never pleased but when we are all upon the broad
grin�此 �all laugh and no company�察�ah�察�then 'tis such a sight to see
some teeth。 Sure you're a great admirer of my Lady Whifler�察�Mr。
Sneer�察�and Sir Laurence Loud�察�and that gang。
SIR PAUL。 I vow and swear she's a very merry woman�察�but I think she
laughs a little too much。
LORD FROTH。 Merry� �O Lord�察�what a character that is of a woman of
quality。 You have been at my Lady Whifler's upon her day�察�madam��
CYNT。 Yes�察�my lord。 I must humour this fool。 ��Aside。��
LORD FROTH。 Well�察�and how�拭�hee� �What is your sense of the
conversation��
CYNT。 Oh�察�most ridiculous�察�a perpetual comfort of laughing without
any harmony�察�for sure�察�my lord�察�to laugh out of time�察�is as
disagreeable as to sing out of time or out of tune。
LORD FROTH。 Hee�察�hee�察�hee�察�right�察�and then�察�my Lady Whifler is so
readyshe always comes in three bars too soon。 And then�察�what do
they laugh at�拭 �For you know laughing without a jest is as
impertinent�察�hee� �as�察�as ´
CYNT。 As dancing without a fiddle。
LORD FROTH。 Just i'faith�察�that was at my tongue's end。
CYNT。 But that cannot be properly said of them�察�for I think they
are all in good nature with the world�察�and only laugh at one
another�察�and you must allow they have all jests in their persons��
though they have none in their conversation。
LORD FROTH。 True�察�as I'm a person of honour。 For heaven's sake let
us sacrifice 'em to mirth a little。 ��Enter BOY and whispers SIR
PAUL。��
SIR PAUL。 Gads so。Wife�察�wife�察�my Lady Plyant�察�I have a word。
LADY PLYANT。 I'm busy�察�Sir Paul�察�I wonder at your impertinence。
CARE。 Sir Paul�察�harkee�察�I'm reasoning the matter you know。 Madam��
if your ladyship please�察�we'll discourse of this in the next room。
SIR PAUL。 O ho�察�I wish you good success�察�I wish you good success。
Boy�察�tell my lady�察�when she has done�察�I would speak with her below。
SCENE X。
CYNTHIA�察�LORD FROTH�察�LADY FROTH�察�BRISK。
LADY FROTH。 Then you think that episode between Susan�察�the dairy´
maid�察�and our coachman is not amiss�察�you know�察�I may suppose the
dairy in town�察�as well as in the country。
BRISK。 Incomparable�察�let me perish。 But then�察�being an heroic
poem�察�had you not better call him a charioteer�拭 �Charioteer sounds
great�察�besides�察�your ladyship's coachman having a red face�察�and you
comparing him to the sunand you know the sun is called Heaven's
charioteer。
LADY FROTH。 Oh�察�infinitely better�察�I'm extremely beholden to you
for the hint�察�stay�察�we'll read over those half a score lines again。
��Pulls out a paper。�А �Let me see here�察�you know what goes before��
the comparison�察�you know。 ��Reads。��
For as the sun shines ev'ry day��
So of our coachman I may say。
BRISK。 I'm afraid that simile won't do in wet weather�察�because you
say the sun shines every day。
LADY FROTH。 No�察�for the sun it won't�察�but it will do for the
coachman�察�for you know there's most occasion for a coach in wet
weather。
BRISK。 Right�察�right�察�that saves all。
LADY FROTH。 Then I don't say the sun shines all the day�察�but that
he peeps now and then�察�yet he does shine all the day too�察�you know��
though we don't see him。
BRISK。 Right�察�but the vulgar will never comprehend that。
LADY FROTH。 Well�察�you shall hear。 Let me see。 ��Reads。��
For as the sun shines ev'ry day��
So of our coachman I may say��
He shows his drunken fiery face��
Just as the sun does�察�more or less。
BRISK。 That's right�察�all's well�察�all's well。 'More or less。'
LADY FROTH reads��
And when at night his labour's done��
Then too�察�like Heav'n's charioteer the sun��
Ay�察�charioteer does better。
Into the dairy he descends��
And there his whipping and his driving ends��
There he's secure from danger of a bilk��
His fare is paid him�察�and he sets in milk。
For Susan you know�察�is Thetis�察�and so ´
BRISK。 Incomparable well and proper�察�egadbut I have one exception
to makedon't you think bilk��I know it's good rhyme��but don't
you think BILK and FARE too like a hackney coachman��
LADY FROTH。 I swear and vow I'm afraid so。 And yet our Jehu was a
hackney coachman�察�when my lord took him。
BRISK。 Was he�拭 �I'm answered�察�if Jehu was a hackney coachman。 You
may put that in the marginal notes though�察�to prevent criticism
only mark it with a small asterism�察�and say�察�'Jehu was formerly a
hackney coachman。'
LADY FROTH。 I will。 You'd oblige me extremely to write notes to
the whole poem。
BRISK。 With all my heart and soul�察�and proud of the vast honour��
let me perish。
LORD FROTH。 Hee�察�hee�察�hee�察�my dear�察�have you done�拭�won't you join
with us�拭 �We were laughing at my Lady Whifler and Mr。 Sneer。
LADY FROTH。 Ay�察�my dear�察�were you�拭 �Oh�察�filthy Mr。 Sneer�察�he's a
nauseous figure�察�a most fulsamic fop�察�foh� �He spent two days
together in going about Covent Garden to suit the lining of his
coach with his complexion。
LORD FROTH。 O silly� �yet his aunt is as fond of him as if she had
brought the ape into the world herself。
BRISK。 Who�察�my Lady Toothless�拭 �Oh�察�she's a mortifying spectacle��
she's always chewing the cud like an old ewe。
CYNT。 Fie�察�Mr。 Brisk�察�eringo's for her cough。
LADY FROTH。 I have seen her take 'em half chewed out of her mouth��
to laugh�察�and then put 'em in again。 Foh��
LORD FROTH。