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trust me again。
DOROTHY。 I am so much the more your victim�此 �that is all�察�and
shall that change my heart�拭 �The sin must have its wages。 This�察�
too�察�was done long ago�此 �when you stooped to lie to me。 The
shame is still mine�察�the fault still yours。
AUSTIN。 Child�察�child�察�you kill me�此 �you will not understand。
Can you not see�拭�the lad will force me to a duel。
DOROTHY。 And you will kill him�拭 �Shame after shame�察�threat upon
threat。 Marry me�察�or you are dishonoured�察�marry me�察�or your
brother dies�此 �and this is man's honour� �But my honour and my
pride are different。 I will encounter all misfortune sooner than
degrade myself by an unfaithful marriage。 How should I kneel
before the altar�察�and vow to reverence as my husband you�察�you who
deceived me as my lover��
AUSTIN。 Dorothy�察�you misjudge me cruelly�察�I have deserved it。
You will not take me for your husband�察�why should I wonder�拭 �You
are right。 I have indeed filled your life with calamity�此 �the
wages�察�ay�察�the wages�察�of my sin are heavy upon you。 But I have
one more thing to ask of your pity�察�and O remember�察�child�察�who it
is that asks it�此 �a man guilty in your sight�察�void of excuse�察�but
old�察�and very proud�察�and most unused to supplication。 Dorothy
Musgrave�察�will you forgive George Austin��
DOROTHY。 O�察�George��
AUSTIN。 It is the old name�此 �that is all I ask�察�and more than I
deserve。 I shall remember�察�often remember�察�how and where it was
bestowed upon me for the last time。 I thank you�察�Dorothy�察�from
my heart�察�a heart�察�child�察�that has been too long silent�察�but is
not too old�察�I thank God� �not yet too old�察�to learn a lesson and
to accept a reproof。 I will not keep you longer�此 �I will go ´ I
am so bankrupt in credit that I dare not ask you to believe in
how much sorrow。 But�察�Dorothy�察�my acts will speak for me with
more persuasion。 If it be in my power�察�you shall suffer no more
through me�此 �I will avoid your brother�察�I will leave this place��
I will leave England�察�to´morrow�察�you shall be no longer tortured
with the neighbourhood of your ungenerous lover。 Dorothy��
farewell��
SCENE VIII
DOROTHY�察�TO WHOM�察�ANTHONY�察�L。
DOROTHY ��ON HER KNEES�察�AND REACHING WITH HER HANDS。�� George�察�
George� 。�ENTER ANTHONY。��
ANTHONY。 Ha� �what are you crying for��
DOROTHY。 Nothing�察�dear� 。�RISING。��
ANTHONY。 Is Austin going to marry you��
DOROTHY。 I shall never marry。
ANTHONY。 I thought as much。 You should have come to me。
DOROTHY。 I know�察�dear�察�I know�察�but there was nothing to come
about。
ANTHONY。 It's a lie。 You have disgraced the family。 You went
to John Fenwick�此 �see what he has made of it� �But I will have
you righted�此 �it shall be atoned in the man's blood。
DOROTHY。 Anthony� �And if I had refused him��
ANTHONY。 You�拭�refuse George Austin�拭 �You never had the chance。
DOROTHY。 I have refused him。
ANTHONY。 Dorothy�察�you lie。 You would shield your lover�察�but
this concerns not you only�此 �it strikes my honour and my father's
honour。
DOROTHY。 I have refused him ´ refused him�察�I tell you ´ refused
him。 The blame is mine�察�are you so mad and wicked that you will
not see��
ANTHONY。 I see this�此 �that man must die。
DOROTHY。 He�拭�never� �You forget�察�you forget whom you defy�察�you
run upon your death。
ANTHONY。 Ah�察�my girl�察�you should have thought of that before。
It is too late now。
DOROTHY。 Anthony�察�if I beg you ´ Anthony�察�I have tried to be a
good sister�察�I brought you up�察�dear�察�nursed you when you were
sick�察�fought for you�察�hoped for you�察�loved you ´ think of it��
think of the dear past�察�think of our home and the happy winter
nights�察�the castles in the fire�察�the long shining future�察�the
love that was to forgive and suffer always ´ O you will spare��
you will spare me this。
ANTHONY。 I will tell you what I will do�察�Dolly�此 �I will do just
what you taught me ´ my duty�此 �that�察�and nothing else。
DOROTHY。 O Anthony�察�you also�察�you to strike me� �Heavens�察�shall
I kill them ´ I ´ I�察�that love them�察�kill them� �Miserable��
sinful girl� �George�察�George�察�thank God�察�you will be far away� �O
go�察�George�察�go at once��
ANTHONY。 He goes the coward� �Ay�察�is this more of your
contrivance�拭 �Madam�察�you make me blush。 But to´day at least I
know where I can find him。 This afternoon�察�on the Pantiles�察�he
must dance attendance on the Duke of York。 Already he must be
there�察 �and there he is at my mercy。 DOROTHY。 Thank God�察�you are
deceived�此 �he will not fight。 He promised me that�察�thank God I
have his promise for that。
ANTHONY。 Promise� �Do you see this�拭。�PRODUCING NECKLACE�� the
thing he bribed your maid with�拭 �I shall dash it in his teeth
before the Duke and before all Tunbridge。 Promise�察�you poor
fool�拭�what promise holds against a blow�拭 �Get to your knees and
pray for him�察�for�察�by the God above�察�if he has any blood in his
body�察�one of us shall die before to´night。 ��HE GOES OUT。��
DOROTHY。 Anthony�察�Anthony� � 。 。 O my God�察�George will kill him。
MUSIC�此 �'CHE FARO��' AS THE DROP FALLS。
DROP。
MUSICAL INDUCTION�此 �'Gavotte��' 'IPHIGENIE EN AULIDE。' GLUCK
ACT IV。
The Stage represents the Pantiles�此 �the alleys fronting the
spectators in parallel lines。 At the back�察�a stand of musicians��
from which the 'Gavotte' is repeated on muted strings。 The music
continues nearly through Scene I。 Visitors walking to and fro
beneath the lines。 A seat in front�察�L。
SCENE I
MISS FOSTER�察�BARBARA�察�MENTEITH�察�VISITORS
MISS FOSTER ��ENTERING�察�ESCORTED BY MENTEITH�察�AND FOLLOWED BY
BARBARA��。 And so�察�Menteith�察�here you are once more。 And vastly
pleased I am to see you�察�my good fellow�察�not only for your own
sake�察�but because you harbinger the Beau。 ��SITS�察�L。�察�MENTEITH
STANDING OVER HER。��
MENTEITH。 Honoured madam�察�I have had the pleasure to serve Mr。
George for more than thirty years。 This is a privilege ´ a very
great privilege。 I have beheld him in the first societies��
moving among the first rank of personages�察�and none�察�madam�察�none
outshone him。
BARBARA。 I assure you�察�madam�察�when Mr。 Menteith took me to the
play�察�he talked so much of Mr。 Austin that I couldn't hear a word
of Mr。 Kean。
MISS FOSTER。 Well�察�well�察�and very right。 That was the old
school of service�察�Barbara�察�which you would do well to imitate。
This is a child�察�Menteith�察�that I am trying to form。
MENTEITH。 Quite so�察�madam。
MISS FOSTER。 And are we soon to see our princely guest��
Menteith��
MENTEITH。 His Royal Highness�察�madam�拭 �I believe I may say quite
so。 Mr。 George will receive our gallant prince upon the Pantiles
��LOOKING AT HIS WATCH�� in�察�I should say�察�a matter of twelve
minutes from now。 Such�察�madam�察�is Mr。 George's order of the day。
BARBARA。 I beg your pardon�察�madam�察�I am sure�察�but are we really
to see one of His Majesty's own brothers�拭 �That will be pure� �O
madam�察�this is better than Carlisle。
MISS FOSTER。 The wood´note wild�此 �a loyal Cumbrian�察�Menteith。
MENTEITH。 Eh�拭 �Quite so�察�madam。
MISS FOSTER。 When she has seen as much of the Royal Family as
you�察�my good fellow�察�she will find it vastly less entertaining。
MENTEITH。 Yes�察�madam�察�indeed�察�In these distinguished circles��
life is but a slavery。 None of the best set would relish
Tunbridge without Mr。 George�察�Tunbridge and Mr。 George ��if you'll
excuse my plainness�察�madam�� are in a manner of speaking
identified�察�and indeed it was the Dook's desire alone that
brought us here。
BARBARA。 What�拭�the Duke�拭 �O dear� �was it for that��
MENTEITH。 Though�察�to be sure�察�madam�察�Mr。 George would always be
charmed to find himself ��BOWING�� among so many admired members of
his own set。
MISS FOSTER。 Upon my word�察�Menteith�察�Mr。 Austin is as fortunate
in his servant as his reputation。
MENTEITH。 Quite so�察�madam。 But let me observe that the
opportunities I have had of acquiring a knowledge of Mr。 George's
character have been positively unrivalled。 Nobody knows Mr。
George like his old attendant。 The goodness of that gentleman ´
but�察�madam�察�you will soon be equally fortunate�察�if�察�as I
understand�察�it is to be a match。
MISS FOSTER。 I hope�察�Menteith�察�you are not taking leave of your
senses。 Is it possible you mean my niece��
MENTEITH。 Madam�察�I have the honour to congratulate you。 I put a
second curl in Mr。 George's hair on purpose。
SCENE II
TO THESE�察�AUSTIN。 MENTEITH FALLS BACK�察�AND AUSTIN TAKES HIS
PLACE IN FRONT OF MISS FOSTER�察�HIS ATTITUDE A COUNTERPART OF
MENTEITH'S。
AUSTIN。 Madam�察�I hasten to present my homage。
MISS FOSTER。 A truce to compliments� �Menteith�察�your charming
fellow there�察�has set me positively crazy。 Dear George Austin��
is it true�拭�can it be true��
AUSTIN。 Madam�察�if he has been praising your niece he has been
well inspired。 If he was speaking�察�as I spoke an hour ago
myself�察�I wish�察�Miss Foster�察�that he had held his tongue。 I have
indeed offered myself to Miss Dorothy�察�and she�察�with the most
excellent reason�察�has refused me。
MISS FOSTER。 Is it possible�拭�why�察�my dear George Austin 。 。 。 。
then I suppose it is John Fenwick after all��
AUSTIN。 Not one of us is worthy。
MISS FOSTER。 This is the most amazing circumstance。 You take my
breath away。 My niece refuse George Austin�拭�why�察�I give you