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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

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