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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