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she's not a virtuous girl。
FENWICK。 What do you know of virtue�察�whose whole boast is to be
vicious�拭 �How dare you draw conclusions�拭 �Dolt and puppy� �you can
no more comprehend that angel's excellencies than she can stoop
to believe in your vices。 And you talk morality�拭 �Anthony�察�I'm a
man who has been somewhat roughly tried�此 �take care。
ANTHONY。 You don't seem able to grasp the situation�察�Jack。 It's
very remarkable�察�I'm the girl's natural protector�察�and you should
buckle´to and help�察�like a friend of the family。 And instead of
that�察�begad� �you turn on me like all the rest。
FENWICK。 Now mark me fairly�此 �Mr。 Austin follows at my heels�察�he
comes to offer marriage to your sister ´ that is all you know��
and all you shall know�察�and if by any misplaced insolence of
yours this marriage should miscarry�察�you have to answer�察�not to
Mr。 Austin only�察�but to me。
ANTHONY。 It's all a most discreditable business�察�and I don't see
how you propose to better it by cutting my throat。 Of course if
he's going to marry her�察�it's a different thing�察�but I don't
believe he is�察�or he'd have asked me。 You think me a fool�拭 �Well
see they marry�察�or they'll find me a dangerous fool。
SCENE VI
TO THESE�察�AUSTIN�察�BARBARA ANNOUNCING
BARBARA。 Mr。 Austin。 ��SHE SHOWS AUSTIN IN�察�AND RETIRES。��
AUSTIN。 You will do me the justice to acknowledge�察�Mr。 Fenwick�察�
that I have been not long delayed by my devotion to the Graces。
ANTHONY。 So�察�sir�察�I find you in my house ´
AUSTIN。 And charmed to meet you again。 It went against my
conscience to separate so soon。 Youth�察�Mr。 Musgrave�察�is to us
older men a perpetual refreshment。
ANTHONY。 You came here�察�sir�察�I suppose�察�upon some errand��
AUSTIN。 My errand�察�Mr。 Musgrave�察�is to your fair sister。
Beauty�察�as you know�察�comes before valour。
ANTHONY。 In my own house�察�and about my own sister�察�I presume I
have the right to ask for something more explicit。
AUSTIN。 The right�察�my dear sir�察�is beyond question�察�but it is
one�察�as you were going on to observe�察�on which no gentleman
insists。
FENWICK。 Anthony�察�my good fellow�察�I think we had better go。
ANTHONY。 I have asked a question。
AUSTIN。 Which I was charmed to answer�察�but which�察�on repetition��
might begin to grow distasteful。
ANTHONY。 In my own house ´
FENWICK。 For God's sake�察�Anthony��
AUSTIN。 In your aunt's house�察�young gentleman�察�I shall be
careful to refrain from criticism。 I am come upon a visit to a
lady�此 �that visit I shall pay�察�when you desire ��if it be possible
that you desire it�� to resume this singular conversation�察�select
some fitter place。 Mr。 Fenwick�察�this afternoon�察�may I present
you to his Royal Highness��
ANTHONY。 Why�察�sir�察�I believe you must have misconceived me。 I
have no wish to offend�此 �at least at present。
AUSTIN。 Enough�察�sir。 I was persuaded I had heard amiss。 I
trust we shall be friends。
FENWICK。 Come�察�Anthony�察�come�此 �here is your sister。
��AS FENWICK AND ANTHONY GO OUT�察�C。�察�ENTER DOROTHY�察�L。��
SCENE VII
AUSTIN�察�DOROTHY
DOROTHY。 I am told�察�Mr。 Austin�察�that you wish to see me。
AUSTIN。 Madam�察�can you doubt of that desire�拭�can you question my
sincerity��
DOROTHY。 Sir�察�between you and me these compliments are worse
than idle�此 �they are unkind。 Sure�察�we are alone��
AUSTIN。 I find you in an hour of cruelty�察�I fear。 Yet you have
condescended to receive this poor offender�察�and having done so
much�察�you will not refuse to give him audience。
DOROTHY。 You shall have no cause�察�sir�察�to complain of me。 I
listen。
AUSTIN。 My fair friend�察�I have sent myself ´ a poor ambassador ´
to plead for your forgiveness。 I have been too long absent�察�too
long�察�I would fain hope�察�madam�察�for you�察�too long for my honour
and my love。 I am no longer�察�madam�察�in my first youth�察�but I may
say that I am not unknown。 My fortune�察�originally small�察�has not
suffered from my husbandry。 I have excellent health�察�an
excellent temper�察�and the purest ardour of affection for your
person。 I found not on my merits�察�but on your indulgence。 Miss
Musgrave�察�will you honour me with your hand in marriage��
DOROTHY。 Mr。 Austin�察�if I thought basely of marriage�察�I should
perhaps accept your offer。 There was a time�察�indeed�察�when it
would have made me proudest among women。 I was the more
deceived�察�and have to thank you for a salutary lesson。 You chose
to count me as a cipher in your rolls of conquest�察�for six months
you left me to my fate�察�and you come here to´day ´ prompted�察�I
doubt not�察�by an honourable impulse ´ to offer this tardy
reparation。 No�此 �it is too late。
AUSTIN。 Do you refuse��
DOROTHY。 Yours is the blame�此 �we are no longer equal。 You have
robbed me of the right to marry any one but you�察�and do you think
me�察�then�察�so poor in spirit as to accept a husband on compulsion��
AUSTIN。 Dorothy�察�you loved me once。
DOROTHY。 Ay�察�you will never guess how much�此 �you will never live
to understand how ignominious a defeat that conquest was。 I
loved and trusted you�此 �I judged you by myself�察�think�察�then�察�of
my humiliation�察�when�察�at the touch of trial�察�all your qualities
proved false�察�and I beheld you the slave of the meanest vanity ´
selfish�察�untrue�察�base� �Think�察�sir�察�what a humbling of my pride
to have been thus deceived�此 �to have taken for my idol such a
commonplace imposture as yourself�察�to have loved ´ yes�察�loved ´
such a shadow�察�such a mockery of man。 And now I am unworthy to
be the wife of any gentleman�察�and you ´ look me in the face��
George ´ are you worthy to be my husband��
AUSTIN。 No�察�Dorothy�察�I am not。 I was a vain fool�察�I blundered
away the most precious opportunity�察�and my regret will be
lifelong。 Do me the justice to accept this full confession of my
fault。 I am here to´day to own and to repair it。
DOROTHY。 Repair it�拭 �Sir you condescend too far。
AUSTIN。 I perceive with shame how grievously I had misjudged
you。 But now�察�Dorothy�察�believe me�察�my eyes are opened。 I plead
with you�察�not as my equal�察�but as one in all ways better than
myself。 I admire you�察�not in that trivial sense in which we men
are wont to speak of women�察�but as God's work�此 �as a wise mind�察�a
noble soul�察�and a most generous heart�察�from whose society I have
all to gain�察�all to learn。 Dorothy�察�in one word�察�I love you。
DOROTHY。 And what�察�sir�察�has wrought this transformation�拭 �You
knew me of old�察�or thought you knew me�拭 �Is it in six months of
selfish absence that your mind has changed�拭 �When did that change
begin�拭 �A week ago�拭 �Sure�察�you would have written� �To´day�拭 �Sir��
if this offer be anything more than fresh offence�察�I have a right
to be enlightened。
AUSTIN。 Madam�察�I foresaw this question。 So be it�此 �I respect��
and I will not deceive you。 But give me�察�first of all�察�a moment
for defence。 There are few men of my habits and position who
would have done as I have done�此 �sate at the feet of a young boy��
accepted his lessons�察�gone upon his errand�此 �fewer still�察�who
would thus�察�at the crisis of a love�察�risk the whole fortune of
the soul ´ love�察�gratitude�察�even respect。 Yet more than that� �
For conceive how I respect you�察�if I�察�whose lifelong trade has
been flattery�察�stand before you and make the plain confession of
a truth that must not only lower me�察�but deeply wound yourself。
DOROTHY。 What means ´ ��
AUSTIN。 Young Fenwick�察�my rival for your heart�察�he it was that
sent me。
DOROTHY。 He�拭 �O disgrace� �He sent you� �That was what he meant��
Am I fallen so low�拭 �Am I your common talk among men�拭 �Did you
dice for me�拭 �Did he kneel�拭 �O John�察�John�察�how could you� �And
you�察�Mr。 Austin�察�whither have you brought me down�拭�shame heaping
upon shame ´ to what end� �oh�察�to what end��
AUSTIN。 Madam�察�you wound me�此 �you look wilfully amiss。 Sure��
any lady in the land might well be proud to be loved as you are
loved�察�with such nobility as Mr。 Fenwick's�察�with such humility as
mine。 I came�察�indeed�察�in pity�察�in good´nature�察�what you will。
��See�察�dearest lady�察�with what honesty I speak�此 �if I win you�察�it
shall be with the unblemished truth。�� All that is gone。 Pity��
it is myself I pity。 I offer you not love ´ I am not worthy。 I
ask�察�I beseech of you�此 �suffer me to wait upon you like a
servant�察�to serve you with my rank�察�my name�察�the whole devotion
of my life。 I am a gentleman ´ ay�察�in spite of my fault ´ an
upright gentleman�察�and I swear to you that you shall order your
life and mine at your free will。 Dorothy�察�at your feet�察�in
remorse�察�in respect�察�in love ´ O such love as I have never felt��
such love as I derided ´ I implore�察�I conjure you to be mine��
DOROTHY。 Too late� �too late。
AUSTIN。 No�察�no�察�not too late�此 �not too late for penitence�察�not
too late for love。
DOROTHY。 Which do you propose�拭�that I should abuse your
compassion�察�or reward your treachery�拭 �George Austin�察�I have been
your mistress�察�and I will never be your wife。
AUSTIN。 Child�察�dear child�察�I have not told you all�此 �there is
worse still�此 �your brother knows�察�the boy as good as told me。
Dorothy�察�this is scandal at the door ´ O let that move you�此 �for
that�察�if not for my sake�察�for that�察�if not for love�察�trust me�察�
trust me again。
DOROTHY。 I am so much the more your victim�此 �that is