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without you could have kept his counsel closer。 I shall not prove another 

pattern of generosity�察�he has not obliged me to that with those excesses of 

himself�察�and now I'll have none of him。 Here comes the good lady�察�panting 

ripe�察�with a heart full of hope�察�and a head full of care�察�like any chymist 

upon the day of projection。 



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                                    SCENE VIII。 



       ��To her�А�LADY WISHFORT。 

     LADY。 O dear Marwood�察�what shall I say for this rude forgetfulness�拭�

But my dear friend is all goodness。 

     MRS。     MAR。      No   apologies�察   �dear   madam。     I  have   been   very   well 

entertained。 

     LADY。 As   I'm   a   person�察  �I   am   in   a   very   chaos   to   think   I   should   so 

forget myself。 But I have such an olio of affairs�察�really I know not what to 

do。 ��Calls。�А�Foible��I expect my nephew Sir Wilfull ev'ry moment too。 

Why�察�Foible��He means to travel for improvement。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Methinks Sir Wilfull should rather think of marrying than 

travelling at his years。 I hear he is turned of forty。 

     LADY。   Oh�察  �he's   in   less  danger   of   being   spoiled   by  his   travels。   I   am 

against my nephew's marrying too young。 It will be time enough when he 

comes back�察�and has acquired discretion to choose for himself。 

     MRS。 MAR。 Methinks Mrs。 Millamant and he would make a very fit 

match。   He     may   travel   afterwards。   'Tis  a  thing   very   usual  with   young 

gentlemen。 

     LADY。 I promise you I have thought on'tand since 'tis your judgment�察�

I'll think on't again。 I assure you I will�察�I value your judgment extremely。 

On my word�察�I'll propose it。 



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                                      SCENE IX。 



       ��To them�А�FOIBLE。 

     LADY。   Come�察  �come�察  �FoibleI   had   forgot   my   nephew   will   be   here 

before dinnerI must make haste。 

     FOIB。   Mr。   Witwoud   and   Mr。   Petulant   are   come   to   dine   with   your 

ladyship。 

     LADY。 Oh dear�察�I can't appear till I am dressed。 Dear Marwood�察�shall I 

be   free   with   you   again�察  �and   beg   you   to  entertain   em�拭   �I'll  make   all 

imaginable haste。 Dear friend�察�excuse me。 



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                                       SCENE X。 



       MRS。 MARWOOD�察�MRS。 MILLAMANT�察�MINCING。 

     MILLA。   Sure�察     �never   anything    was   so   unbred   as  that  odious    man。 

Marwood�察�your servant。 

     MRS。 MAR。 You have a colour�察�what's the matter�拭�

     MILLA。 That horrid fellow Petulant has provoked me into a flameI 

have broke my fanMincing�察�lend me yours。Is not all the powder out of 

my hair�拭�

     MRS。 MAR。 No。 What has he done�拭�

     MILLA。   Nay�察  �he   has   done   nothing�察  �he   has   only   talked。   Nay�察  �he   has 

said nothing neither�察�but he has contradicted everything that has been said。 

For my part�察�I thought Witwoud and he would have quarrelled。 

     MINC。 I vow�察�mem�察�I thought once they would have fit。 

     MILLA。   Well�察  �'tis   a   lamentable   thing�察  �I   swear�察  �that   one   has   not   the 

liberty of choosing one's acquaintance as one does one's clothes。 

     MRS。 MAR。 If we had that liberty�察�we should be as weary of one set 

of acquaintance�察�though never so good�察�as we are of one suit�察�though never 

so fine。 A fool and a doily stuff would now and then find days of grace�察�

and be worn for variety。 

     MILLA。   I   could   consent   to   wear   'em�察  �if   they   would   wear   alike�察  �but 

fools   never   wear   out。 They   are   such   DRAP  DE   BERRI   things�  �Without 

one could give 'em to one's chambermaid after a day or two。 

     MRS。     MAR。      'Twere   better   so  indeed。    Or  what    think   you   of  the 

playhouse�拭  �A   fine   gay   glossy   fool   should    be   given   there�察  �like   a   new 

masking habit�察�after the masquerade is over�察�and we have done with the 

disguise。 For a fool's visit is always a disguise�察�and never admitted by a 

woman of wit�察�but to blind her affair with a lover of sense。 If you would 

but appear barefaced now�察�and own Mirabell�察�you might as easily put off 

Petulant and Witwoud as your hood and scarf。 And indeed 'tis time�察�for the 

town has   found it�察 �the secret is grown too big  for the   pretence。 'Tis like 

Mrs。 Primly's great belly�此�she may lace it down before�察�but it burnishes on 

her   hips。   Indeed�察  �Millamant�察  �you   can   no   more   conceal   it   than   my   Lady 

Strammel can her face�察�that goodly face�察�which in defiance of her Rhenish´ 



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wine tea will not be comprehended in a mask。 

     MILLA。 I'll take my death�察�Marwood�察�you are more censorious than a 

decayed   beauty�察  �or   a   discarded   toast�此�   Mincing�察  �tell   the   men   they   may 

come up。 My aunt is not dressing here�察�their folly is less provoking than 

your malice。 



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                                     SCENE XI。 



       MRS。 MILLAMANT�察�MRS。 MARWOOD。 

    MILLA。   The   town   has   found   it�拭  �What   has   it   found�拭  �That   Mirabell 

loves me is no more a secret than it is a secret that you discovered it to my 

aunt�察�or than the reason why you discovered it is a secret。 

    MRS。 MAR。 You are nettled。 

    MILLA。 You're mistaken。 Ridiculous� �

    MRS。   MAR。   Indeed�察  �my   dear�察  �you'll   tear   another   fan�察  �if   you   don't 

mitigate those violent airs。 

    MILLA。       O   silly�  �Ha�察  �ha�察 �ha�   �I  could  laugh    immoderately。     Poor 

Mirabell� �His constancy to me has quite destroyed his complaisance for all 

the world beside。 I swear I never enjoined it him to be so coy。 If I had the 

vanity to think he would obey me�察�I would command him to show more 

gallantry�此  �'tis   hardly   well´bred   to   be   so   particular   on   one   hand   and   so 

insensible on the other。 But I despair to prevail�察�and so let him follow his 

own way。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �Pardon me�察�dear creature�察�I must laugh�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha� �

Though I grant you 'tis a little barbarous�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha� �

    MRS。 MAR。 What pity 'tis so much fine raillery�察�and delivered with so 

significant gesture�察�should be so unhappily directed to miscarry。 

    MILLA。 Heh�拭�Dear creature�察�I ask your pardon。 I swear I did not mind 

you。 

    MRS。      MAR。      Mr。   Mirabell    and   you   both   may    think   it  a  thing 

impossible�察�when I shall tell him by telling you ´ 

    MILLA。 Oh dear�察�what�拭�For it is the same thing�察�if I hear it。 Ha�察�ha�察�

ha� �

    MRS。 MAR。 That I detest him�察�hate him�察�madam。 

    MILLA。 O madam�察�why�察�so do I。 And yet the creature loves me�察�ha�察�ha�察�

ha� �How can one forbear laughing to think of it�拭�I am a sibyl if I am not 

amazed to think what he can see in me。 I'll take my death�察�I think you are 

handsomer�察�and within a year or two as young。 If you could but stay for 

me�察�I should overtake youbut that cannot be。 Well�察�that thought makes 

me melancholic。Now I'll be sad。 

    MRS。 MAR。 Your merry note may be changed sooner than you think。 



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    MILLA。 D'ye say so�拭�Then I'm resolved I'll have a song to keep up my 

spirits。 



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                                     SCENE XII。 



       ��To them�А�MINCING。 

     MINC。 The gentlemen stay but to comb�察�madam�察�and will wait on you。 

     MILLA。 Desire Mrs。that is in the next room�察�to sing the song I would 

have learnt yesterday。 You shall hear it�察�madam。 Not that there's any great 

matter in itbut 'tis agreeable to my humour。 

       SONG。 

     Set by Mr。 John Eccles。 

     I 

     Love's but the frailty of the mind When 'tis not with ambition joined�察�A 

sickly    flame�察  �which    if  not   fed  expires�察  �And    feeding�察   �wastes   in   self´ 

consuming fires。 

     II 

     'Tis not to wound a wanton boy Or am'rous youth�察�that gives the joy�察�

But   'tis   the   glory   to   have   pierced   a   swain   For   whom   inferior   beauties 

sighed in vain。 

     III 

     Then I alone the conquest prize�察�When I insult a rival's eyes�察�If there's 

delight in love�察�'tis when I see That heart�察�which others bleed for�察�bleed for 

me。 



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