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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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