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if these were the meaning of life�  �Do not make me think so
poorly of all of us  women。  Sure�察�we can rise to admire a better
kind of man than Mr。 Austin。  We are not all to be snared with
the eye�察�dear aunt�察�and those that are ´ O�  �I know not whether I
more hate or pity them。

MISS FOSTER。  You will give me leave�察�my niece�此 �such talk is 
neither becoming in a young lady nor creditable to your 
understanding。  The world was made a great while before Miss 
Dorothy Musgrave�察�and you will do much better to ripen your 
opinions�察�and in the meantime read your letter�察�which I perceive 
you have not opened。  ��DOROTHY OPENS AND READS LETTER。��  Barbara��
child�察�you should not listen at table。

BARBARA。  Sure�察�madam�察�I hope I know my place。

MISS FOSTER。  Then do not do it again。

DOROTHY。  Poor John Fenwick� �he coming here��

MISS FOSTER。  Well�察�and why not�拭 �Dorothy�察�my darling child�察�you 
give me pain。  You never had but one chance�察�let me tell you 
pointedly�此 �and that was John Fenwick。  If I were you�察�I would
not let my vanity so blind me。  This is not the way to marry。

DOROTHY。  Dear aunt�察�I shall never marry。

MISS FOSTER。  A fiddlestick's end� �every one must marry。 
��RISING。��  Are you for the Pantiles��

DOROTHY。  Not to´day�察�dear��

MISS FOSTER。  Well�察�well� �have your wish�察�Dolorosa。  Barbara�察�
attend and dress me。


SCENE III

DOROTHY

DOROTHY。  How she tortures me�察�poor aunt�察�my poor blind aunt�察�and
I ´ I could break her heart with a word。  That she should see 
nothing�察�know nothing ´ there's where it kills。  O�察�it is more
than I can bear 。 。 。 and yet�察�how much less than I deserve�  �Mad
girl�察�of what do I complain�拭�that this dear innocent woman still
believes me good�察�still pierces me to the soul with trustfulness。 
Alas�察�and were it otherwise�察�were her dear eyes opened to the
truth�察�what were left me but death�拭 � He�察�too ´ she must still be
praising him�察�and every word is a lash upon my conscience。  If I
could die of my secret�此 �if I could cease ´ but one moment cease
´ this living lie�察�if I could sleep and forget and be at rest�  �
Poor John� 。�READING THE LETTER�� he at least is guiltless�察�and yet
for my fault he too must suffer�察�he too must bear part in my
shame。  Poor John Fenwick�  �Has he come back with the old story�此�
with what might have been�察�perhaps�察�had we stayed by Edenside�拭�
Eden�拭�yes�察�my Eden�察�from which I fell。  O my old north country��
my old river ´ the river of my innocence�察�the old country of my
hopes ´ how could I endure to look on you now�拭 �And how to meet
John�拭 � John�察�with the old love on his lips�察�the old�察�honest��
innocent�察�faithful heart�  �There was a Dorothy once who was not
unfit to ride with him�察�her heart as light as his�察�her life as
clear as the bright rivers we forded�察�he called her his Diana�察�he
crowned her so with rowan。  Where is that Dorothy now�拭�that
Diana�拭�she that was everything to John�拭 �For O�察�I did him  good��
I know I did him good�察�I will still believe I did him good�此 �I
made him honest and kind and a true man�察�alas�察�and could not 
guide myself�  �And now�察�how will he despise me�  �For he shall
know�察�if I die�察�he shall know all�察�I could not live�察�and not be
true with him。  ��SHE TAKES OUT THE NECKLACE AND LOOKS AT IT。�� 
That he should have bought me from my maid�  �George�察�George�察�that
you should have stooped to this�  �Basely as you have used me��
this is the basest。  Perish the witness�  。�SHE TREADS THE TRINKET
UNDER FOOT。��  Break�察�break like my heart�察�break like my hopes��
perish like my good name��


SCENE IV

To her�察�FENWICK�察�C。

FENWICK ��AFTER A PAUSE��。  Is this how you receive me�察�Dorothy�拭�
Am I not welcome�拭 � Shall I go then��

DOROTHY ��RUNNING TO HIM�察�WITH HANDS OUTSTRETCHED��。  O no�察�John��
not for me。  ��TURNING�察�AND POINTING TO THE NECKLACE。��  But you
find me changed。

FENWICK ��WITH A MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE NECKLACE��。  This��

DOROTHY。  No�察�no�察�let it lie。  That is a trinket ´ broken。  But
the old Dorothy is dead。

FENWICK。  Dead�察�dear�拭 �Not to me。

DOROTHY。  Dead to you ´ dead to all men。

FENWICK。  Dorothy�察�I loved you as a boy。  There is not a meadow
on Edenside but is dear to me for your sake�察�not a cottage but
recalls your goodness�察�not a rock nor a tree but brings back
something of the best and brightest youth man ever had。  You were
my teacher and my queen�察�I walked with you�察�I talked with you�察�I
rode with you�察�I lived in your shadow�察�I saw with your eyes。  You
will never know�察�dear Dorothy�察�what you were to the dull boy you
bore with�察�you will never know with what romance you filled my
life�察�with what devotion�察�with what tenderness and honour。  At
night I lay awake and worshipped you�察�in my dreams I saw you�察�and
you loved me�察�and you remember�察�when we told each other stories ´
you have not forgotten�察�dearest ´ that Princess Hawthorn that was
still the heroine of mine�此 �who was she�拭 �I was not bold enough
to tell�察�but she was you�  �You�察�my virgin huntress�察�my Diana�察�my
queen。

DOROTHY。  O silence�察�silence ´ pity��

FENWICK。  No�察�dear�察�neither for your sake nor mine will I be 
silenced。  I have begun�察�I must go on and finish�察�and put fortune
to the touch。  It was from you I learned honour�察�duty�察�piety�察�and
love。  I am as you made me�察�and I exist but to reverence and
serve you。  Why else have I come here�察�the length of England�察�my
heart burning higher every mile�察�my very horse a clog to me�拭�why��
but to ask you for my wife�拭 �Dorothy�察�you will not deny me。

DOROTHY。  You have not asked me about this broken trinket��

FENWICK。  Why should I ask�拭 �I love you。

DOROTHY。  Yet I must tell you。  Sit down。  ��SHE PICKS UP THE 
NECKLACE�察�AND STANDS LOOKING AT IT。  THEN�察�BREAKING DOWN。��  O
John�察�John�察�it's long since I left home。

FENWICK。  Too long�察�dear love。  The very trees will welcome you。

DOROTHY。  Ay�察�John�察�but I no longer love you。  The old Dorothy is
dead�察�God pardon her��

FENWICK。  Dorothy�察�who is the man��

DOROTHY。  O poor Dorothy�  �O poor dead Dorothy�  �John�察�you found
me breaking this�此 �me�察�your Diana of the Fells�察�the Diana of your
old romance by Edenside。  Diana ´ O what a name for me�  �Do you
see this trinket�拭 �It is a chapter in my life。  A chapter�察�do I
say�拭�my whole life�察�for there is none to follow。  John�察�you must
bear with me�察�you must help me。  I have that to tell ´ there is a
secret ´ I have a secret�察�John ´ O�察�for God's sake�察�understand。 
That Diana you revered ´ O John�察�John�察�you must never speak of
love to me again。

FENWICK。  What do you say�拭 �How dare you��

DOROTHY。  John�察�it is the truth。  Your Diana�察�even she�察�she whom 
you so believed in�察�she who so believed in herself�察�came out into
the world only to be broken。  I met�察�here at the Wells�察�a man ´
why should I tell you his name�拭 �I met him�察�and I loved him。  My
heart was all his own�察�yet he was not content with that�此 �he must
intrigue to catch me�察�he must bribe my maid with this。 ��THROWS
THE NECKLACE ON THE TABLE。��  Did he love me�拭 �Well�察�John�察�he said
he did�察�and be it so�  �He loved�察�he betrayed�察�and he has left me。

FENWICK。  Betrayed��

DOROTHY。  Ay�察�even so�察�I was betrayed。  The fault was mine that I
forgot our innocent youth�察�and your honest love。

FENWICK。  Dorothy�察�O Dorothy��

DOROTHY。  Yours is the pain�察�but�察�O John�察�think it is for your 
good。  Think in England how many true maids may be waiting for
your love�察�how many that can bring you a whole heart�察�and be a
noble mother to your children�察�while your poor Diana�察�at the
first touch�察�has proved all frailty。  Go�察�go and be happy�察�and
let me be patient。  I have sinned。

FENWICK。  By God�察�I'll have his blood。

DOROTHY。  Stop�  �I love him。  ��BETWEEN FENWICK AND DOOR�察�C。��

FENWICK。  What do I care�拭 �I loved you too。  Little he thought of
that�察�little either of you thought of that。  His blood ´ I'll
have his blood��

DOROTHY。  You shall never know his name。

FENWICK。  Know it�拭 �Do you think I cannot guess�拭 �Do you think I 
had not heard he followed you。  Do you think I had not suffered ´
O suffered�  �George Austin is the man。  Dear shall he pay it��

DOROTHY ��AT HIS FEET��。  Pity me�察�spare me�察�spare your Dorothy�  �I
love him ´ love him ´ love him��

FENWICK。  Dorothy�察�you have robbed me of my happiness�察�and now
you would rob me of my revenge。

DOROTHY。  I know it�察�and shall I ask�察�and you not grant��

FENWICK ��RAISING HER��。  No�察�Dorothy�察�you shall ask nothing��
nothing in vain from me。  You ask his life�察�I give it you�察�as I
would give you my soul�察�as I would give you my life�察�if I had any
left。  My life is done�察�you have taken it。  Not a hope�察�not an
end�察�not even revenge。  ��HE SITS。��  Dorothy�察�you see your work。

DOROTHY。  O God�察�forgive me。

FENWICK。  Ay�察�Dorothy�察�He will�察�as I do。

DOROTHY。  As you do�拭 �Do you forgive me�察�John��

FENWICK。  Ay�察�more than that�察�poor soul。  I said my life was
done�察�I was wrong�察�I have still a duty。  It is not in vain you
taught me�察�I shall still prove to you that it was not in vain。 
You shall soon find that I am no backward friend。  Farewell。


MUSICAL INDUCTION�此 �'THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILL。'


ACT II。

The Stage represents George Austin's dressing´room。  Elaborate 
toilet´table�察�R。�察�with chair�察�a cheval glass so arranged as to 
correspo

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