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ARAM。 Come�察�then�察�kiss and friends。
BELIN。 Pish。
ARAM。 Prithee don't be so peevish。
BELIN。 Prithee don't be so impertinent。 Betty��
ARAM。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha��
BETTY。 Did your ladyship call�察�madam��
BELIN。 Get my hoods and tippet�察�and bid the footman call a chair。
ARAM。 I hope you are not going out in dudgeon�察�cousin。
SCENE IV。
��To them�А�FOOTMAN。
FOOT。 Madam�察�there are ´
BELIN。 Is there a chair��
FOOT。 No�察�madam�察�there are Mr。 Bellmour and Mr。 Vainlove to wait upon your ladyship。
ARAM。 Are they below��
FOOT。 No�察�madam�察�they sent before�察�to know if you were at home。
BELIN。 The visit's to you�察�cousin�察�I suppose I am at my liberty。
ARAM。 Be ready to show 'em up。
SCENE V。
��To them�А�BETTY�察�with Hoods and Looking´glass。
I can't tell�察�cousin�察�I believe we are equally concerned。 But if you continue your humour�察�it won't be very entertaining。 ��I know she'd fain be persuaded to stay。�� ��Aside。��
BELIN。 I shall oblige you�察�in leaving you to the full and free enjoyment of that conversation you admire。
BELIN。 Let me see�察�hold the glass。 Lard�察�I look wretchedly to´ day��
ARAM。 Betty�察�why don't you help my cousin�拭 。�Putting on her hoods。��
BELIN。 Hold off your fists�察�and see that he gets a chair with a high roof�察�or a very low seat。 Stay�察�come back here�察�you Mrs。 Fidgetyou are so ready to go to the footman。 Here�察�take 'em all again�察�my mind's changed�察�I won't go。
SCENE VI。
ARAMINTA�察�BELINDA。
ARAM。 So�察�this I expected。 You won't oblige me�察�then�察�cousin�察�and let me have all the company to myself��
BELIN。 No�察�upon deliberation�察�I have too much charity to trust you to yourself。 The devil watches all opportunities�察�and in this favourable disposition of your mind�察�heaven knows how far you may be tempted�此 �I am tender of your reputation。
ARAM。 I am obliged to you。 But who's malicious now�察�Belinda��
BELIN。 Not I�察�witness my heart�察�I stay out of pure affection。
ARAM。 In my conscience I believe you。
SCENE VII。
��To them�А�VAINLOVE�察�BELLMOUR�察�FOOTMAN。
BELL。 So�察�fortune be praised� �To find you both within�察�ladies�察�is ´
ARAM。 No miracle�察�I hope。
BELL。 Not o' your side�察�madam�察�I confess。 But my tyrant there and I�察�are two buckets that can never come together。
BELIN。 Nor are ever like。 Yet we often meet and clash。
BELL。 How never like� �marry�察�Hymen forbid。 But this it is to run so extravagantly in debt�察�I have laid out such a world of love in your service�察�that you think you can never be able to pay me all。 So shun me for the same reason that you would a dun。
BELIN。 Ay�察�on my conscience�察�and the most impertinent and troublesome of dunsa dun for money will be quiet�察�when he sees his debtor has not wherewithal。 But a dun for love is an eternal torment that never rests ´
BELL。 Until he has created love where there was none�察�and then gets it for his pains。 For importunity in love�察�like importunity at Court�察�first creates its own interest and then pursues it for the favour。
ARAM。 Favours that are got by impudence and importunity�察�are like discoveries from the rack�察�when the afflicted person�察�for his ease�察�sometimes confesses secrets his heart knows nothing of。
VAIN。 I should rather think favours�察�so gained�察�to be due rewards to indefatigable devotion。 For as love is a deity�察�he must be served by prayer。
BELIN。 O Gad�察�would you would all pray to love�察�then�察�and let us alone。
VAIN。 You are the temples of love�察�and 'tis through you�察�our devotion must be conveyed。
ARAM。 Rather poor silly idols of your own making�察�which upon the least displeasure you forsake and set up new。 Every man now changes his mistress and his religion as his humour varies�察�or his interest。
VAIN。 O madam ´
ARAM。 Nay�察�come�察�I find we are growing serious�察�and then we are in great danger of being dull。 If my music´master be not gone�察�I'll entertain you with a new song�察�which comes pretty near my own opinion of love and your sex。 Who's there�拭 �Is Mr。 Gavot gone�拭。�Calls。��
FOOT。 Only to the next door�察�madam。 I'll call him。
SCENE VIII。
ARAMINTA�察�BELINDA�察�VAINLOVE�察�and BELLMOUR。
BELL。 Why�察�you won't hear me with patience。
ARAM。 What's the matter�察�cousin��
BELL。 Nothing�察�madam�察�only ´
BELIN。 Prithee hold thy tongue。 Lard�察�he has so pestered me with flames and stuff�察�I think I sha'n't endure the sight of a fire this twelvemonth。
BELL。 Yet all can't melt that cruel frozen heart。
BELIN。 O Gad�察�I hate your hideous fancyyou said that once beforeif you must talk impertinently�察�for Heaven's sake let it be with variety�察�don't come always�察�like the devil�察�wrapt in flames。 I'll not hear a sentence more�察�that begins with an 'I burn'or an 'I beseech you�察�madam。'
BELL。 But tell me how you would be adored。 I am very tractable。
BELIN。 Then know�察�I would be adored in silence。
BELL。 Humph�察�I thought so�察�that you might have all the talk to yourself。 You had better let me speak�察�for if my thoughts fly to any pitch�察�I shall make villainous signs。
BELIN。 What will you get by that�察�to make such signs as I won't understand��
BELL。 Ay�察�but if I'm tongue´tied�察�I must have all my actions free toquicken your apprehensionand I´gad let me tell you�察�my most prevailing argument is expressed in dumb show。
SCENE IX。
��To them�А�MUSIC´MASTER。
ARAM。 Oh�察�I am glad we shall have a song to divert the discourse。 Pray oblige us with the last new song。
SONG。
I。
Thus to a ripe�察�consenting maid�察�Poor�察�old�察�repenting Delia said�察�Would you long preserve your lover�拭�Would you still his goddess reign�拭�Never let him all discover�察�Never let him much obtain。
II。
Men will admire�察�adore and die�察�While wishing at your feet they lie�此�But admitting their embraces�察�Wakes 'em from the golden dream�察�Nothing's new besides our faces�察�Every woman is the same。
ARAM。 So�察�how de'e like the song�察�gentlemen��
BELL。 Oh�察�very well performed�察�but I don't much admire the words。
ARAM。 I expected it�察�there's too much truth in 'em。 If Mr。 Gavot will walk with us in the garden�察�we'll have it once again�察�you may like it better at second hearing。 You'll bring my cousin。
BELL。 Faith�察�madam�察�I dare not speak to her�察�but I'll make signs。 ��Addresses Belinda in dumb show。��
BELIN。 Oh�察�foh�察�your dumb rhetoric is more ridiculous than your talking impertinence�察�as an ape is a much more troublesome animal than a parrot。
ARAM。 Ay�察�cousin�察�and 'tis a sign the creatures mimic nature well�察�for there are few men but do more silly things than they say。
BELL。 Well�察�I find my apishness has paid the ransom for my speech�察�and set it at libertythough�察�I confess�察�I could be well enough pleased to drive on a love´bargain in that silent manner'twould save a man a world of lying and swearing at the year's end。 Besides�察�I have had a little experience�察�that brings to mind ´
When wit and reason both have failed to move�察�Kind looks and actions ��from success�� do prove�察�Ev'n silence may be eloquent in love。
ACT III。SCENE I。
SCENE�此 �The Street。
SILVIA and LUCY。
SILV。 Will he not come�察�then��
LUCY。 Yes�察�yes�察�come�察�I warrant him�察�if you will go in and be ready to receive him。
SILV。 Why did you not tell me�拭 �Whom mean you��
LUCY。 Whom you should mean�察�Heartwell。
SILV。 Senseless creature�察�I meant my Vainlove。
LUCY。 You may as soon hope to recover your own maiden´head as his love。 Therefore�察�e'en set your heart at rest�察�and in the name of opportunity mind your own business。 Strike Heartwell home before the bait's worn off the hook。 Age will come。 He nibbled fairly yesterday�察�and no doubt will be eager enough to´day to swallow the temptation。
SILV。 Well�察�since there's no remedyyet tell mefor I would know�察�though to the anguish of my soul�察�how did he refuse�拭 �Tell me�察�how did he receive my letterin anger or in scorn��
LUCY。 Neither�察�but what was ten times worse�察�with damned senseless indifference。 By this light I could have spit in his face。 Receive it� �Why�察�he received it as I would one of your lovers that should come empty´handed�察�as a court lord does his mercer's bill or a begging dedicationhe received it as if 't had been a letter from his wife。
SILV。 What� �did he not read it��
LUCY。 Hummed it over�察�gave you his respects�察�and said he would take time to peruse itbut then he was in haste。
SILV。 Respects�察�and peruse it� �He's gone�察�and Araminta has bewitched him from me。 Oh�察�how the name of rival fires my blood。 I could curse 'em both�察�eternal jealousy attend her love�察�and disappointment meet his。 Oh that I could revenge the torment he has caused�察�methinks I feel the woman strong within me�察�and vengeance kindles in the room of love。
LUCY。 I have that in my head may make mischief。
SILV。 How�察�dear Lucy��
LUCY。 You know Araminta's dissembled coyness has won�察�and keeps him hers ´
SILV。 Could we persuade him that she loves another ´
LUCY。 No�察�you're out�察�could we persuade him that she dotes on him�察�himself。 Contrive a kind letter as from her�察�'twould disgust his nicety�察�and take away his stomach。
SILV。 Impossible�察�'twill never take。
LUCY。 Trouble not your head。 Let me aloneI will inform myself of what passed between 'em to´day�察�and a