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about it straight。  Hold�察�I'm mistaken�察�or that's Heartwell�察�who stands talking at the corner'tis hego get you in�察�madam�察�receive him pleasantly�察�dress up your face in innocence and smiles�察�and dissemble the very want of dissimulation。  You know what will take him。

SILV。  'Tis as hard to counterfeit love as it is to conceal it�此�but I'll do my weak endeavour�察�though I fear I have not art。

LUCY。  Hang art�察�madam�察�and trust to nature for dissembling。

Man was by nature woman's cully made�此�We never are but by ourselves betrayed。


SCENE II。


HEARTWELL�察�VAINLOVE and BELLMOUR following。

BELL。  Hist�察�hist�察�is not that Heartwell going to Silvia��

VAIN。  He's talking to himself�察�I think�察�prithee let's try if we can hear him。

HEART。  Why�察�whither in the devil's name am I agoing now�拭 �Humlet me thinkis not this Silvia's house�察�the cave of that enchantress�察�and which consequently I ought to shun as I would infection�拭 �To enter here is to put on the envenomed shirt�察�to run into the embraces of a fever�察�and in some raving fit�察�be led to plunge myself into that more consuming fire�察�a woman's arms。  Ha� �well recollected�察�I will recover my reason�察�and be gone。

BELL。  Now Venus forbid��

VAIN。  Hush ´

HEART。  Well�察�why do you not move�拭 �Feet�察�do your officenot one inch�察�no�察�fore Gad I'm caught。  There stands my north�察�and thither my needle points。  Now could I curse myself�察�yet cannot repent。  O thou delicious�察�damned�察�dear�察�destructive woman�  �S'death�察�how the young fellows will hoot me�  �I shall be the jest of the town�此 �nay�察�in two days I expect to be chronicled in ditty�察�and sung in woful ballad�察�to the tune of the Superannuated Maiden's Comfort�察�or the Bachelor's Fall�察�and upon the third�察�I shall be hanged in effigy�察�pasted up for the exemplary ornament of necessary houses and cobblers' stalls。  Death�察�I can't think on'tI'll run into the danger to lose the apprehension。


SCENE III。


BELLMOUR�察�VAINLOVE。

BELL。  A very certain remedy�察�probatum est。  Ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�poor George�察�thou art i' th' right�察�thou hast sold thyself to laughter�察�the ill´natured town will find the jest just where thou hast lost it。  Ha�察�ha�察�how a' struggled�察�like an old lawyer between two fees。

VAIN。  Or a young wench between pleasure and reputation。

BELL。  Or as you did to´day�察�when half afraid you snatched a kiss from Araminta。

VAIN。  She has made a quarrel on't。

BELL。  Pauh�察�women are only angry at such offences to have the pleasure of forgiving them。

VAIN。  And I love to have the pleasure of making my peace。  I should not esteem a pardon if too easily won。

BELL。  Thou dost not know what thou wouldst be at�察�whether thou wouldst have her angry or pleased。  Couldst thou be content to marry Araminta��

VAIN。  Could you be content to go to heaven��

BELL。  Hum�察�not immediately�察�in my conscience not heartily。  I'd do a little more good in my generation first�察�in order to deserve it。

VAIN。  Nor I to marry Araminta till I merit her。

BELL。  But how the devil dost thou expect to get her if she never yield��

VAIN。  That's true�察�but I would ´

BELL。  Marry her without her consent�察�thou 'rt a riddle beyond woman ´


SCENE IV。


��To them�А�SETTER。

Trusty Setter�察�what tidings�拭 �How goes the project��

SETTER。  As all lewd projects do�察�sir�察�where the devil prevents our endeavours with success。

BELL。  A good hearing�察�Setter。

VAIN。  Well�察�I'll leave you with your engineer。

BELL。  And hast thou provided necessaries��

SETTER。  All�察�all�察�sir�察�the large sanctified hat�察�and the little precise band�察�with a swinging long spiritual cloak�察�to cover carnal knaverynot forgetting the black patch�察�which Tribulation Spintext wears�察�as I'm informed�察�upon one eye�察�as a penal mourning for the ogling offences of his youth�察�and some say�察�with that eye he first discovered the frailty of his wife。

BELL。  Well�察�in this fanatic father's habit will I confess Laetitia。

SETTER。  Rather prepare her for confession�察�sir�察�by helping her to sin。

BELL。  Be at your master's lodging in the evening�察�I shall use the robes。


SCENE V。


SETTER alone。

SETTER。  I shall�察�sir。  I wonder to which of these two gentlemen I do most properly appertain�此 �the one uses me as his attendant�察�the other ��being the better acquainted with my parts�� employs me as a pimp�察�why�察�that's much the more honourable employmentby all means。  I follow one as my master�察�the other follows me as his conductor。


SCENE VI。


��To him�А�Lucy。

LUCY。  There's the hang´dog�察�his manI had a power over him in the reign of my mistress�察�but he is too true a VALET DE CHAMBRE not to affect his master's faults�察�and consequently is revolted from his allegiance。

SETTER。  Undoubtedly 'tis impossible to be a pimp and not a man of parts。  That is without being politic�察�diligent�察�secret�察�wary�察�and so forthand to all this valiant as Herculesthat is�察�passively valiant and actively obedient。  Ah�察�Setter�察�what a treasure is here lost for want of being known。

LUCY。  Here's some villainy afoot�察�he's so thoughtful。  May be I may discover something in my mask。  Worthy sir�察�a word with you。 ��Puts on her mask。��

SETTER。  Why�察�if I were known�察�I might come to be a great man ´

LUCY。  Not to interrupt your meditation ´

SETTER。  And I should not be the first that has procured his greatness by pimping。

LUCY。  Now poverty and the pox light upon thee for a contemplative pimp。

SETTER。  Ha� �what art who thus maliciously hast awakened me from my dream of glory�拭 �Speak�察�thou vile disturber ´

LUCY。  Of thy most vile cogitationsthou poor�察�conceited wretch�察�how wert thou valuing thyself upon thy master's employment�拭 �For he's the head pimp to Mr。 Bellmour。

SETTER。  Good words�察�damsel�察�or I shallBut how dost thou know my master or me��

LUCY。  Yes�察�I know both master and man to be ´

SETTER。  To be men�察�perhaps�察�nay�察�faith�察�like enough�此 �I often march in the rear of my master�察�and enter the breaches which he has made。

LUCY。  Ay�察�the breach of faith�察�which he has begun�此 �thou traitor to thy lawful princess。

SETTER。  Why�察�how now� �prithee who art�拭 �Lay by that worldly face and produce your natural vizor。

LUCY。  No�察�sirrah�察�I'll keep it on to abuse thee and leave thee without hopes of revenge。

SETTER。  Oh�  �I begin to smoke ye�此 �thou art some forsaken Abigail we have dallied with heretoforeand art come to tickle thy imagination with remembrance of iniquity past。

LUCY。  No thou pitiful flatterer of thy master's imperfections�察�thou maukin made up of the shreds and parings of his superfluous fopperies。

SETTER。  Thou art thy mistress's foul self�察�composed of her sullied iniquities and clothing。

LUCY。  Hang thee�察�beggar's cur�察�thy master is but a mumper in love�察�lies canting at the gate�察�but never dares presume to enter the house。

SETTER。  Thou art the wicket to thy mistress's gate�察�to be opened for all comers。  In fine thou art the highroad to thy mistress。

LUCY。  Beast�察�filthy toad�察�I can hold no longer�察�look and tremble。 ��Unmasks。��

SETTER。  How�察�Mrs。 Lucy��

LUCY。  I wonder thou hast the impudence to look me in the face。

SETTER。  Adsbud�察�who's in fault�察�mistress of mine�拭�who flung the first stone�拭�who undervalued my function�拭�and who the devil could know you by instinct��

LUCY。  You could know my office by instinct�察�and be hanged�察�which you have slandered most abominably。  It vexes me not what you said of my person�察�but that my innocent calling should be exposed and scandalisedI cannot bear it。

SETTER。  Nay�察�faith�察�Lucy�察�I'm sorry�察�I'll own myself to blame�察�though we were both in fault as to our officescome�察�I'll make you any reparation。

LUCY。  Swear。

SETTER。  I do swear to the utmost of my power。

LUCY。  To be brief�察�then�察�what is the reason your master did not appear to´day according to the summons I brought him��

SETTER。  To answer you as brieflyhe has a cause to be tried in another court。

LUCY。  Come�察�tell me in plain terms�察�how forward he is with Araminta。

SETTER。  Too forward to be turned backthough he's a little in disgrace at present about a kiss which he forced。  You and I can kiss�察�Lucy�察�without all that。

LUCY。  Stand offhe's a precious jewel。

SETTER。  And therefore you'd have him to set in your lady's locket。

LUCY。  Where is he now��

SETTER。  He'll be in the Piazza presently。

LUCY。  Remember to´day's behaviour。  Let me see you with a penitent face。

SETTER。  What�察�no token of amity�察�Lucy�拭 �You and I don't use to part with dry lips。

LUCY。  No�察�no�察�avauntI'll not be slabbered and kissed nowI'm not i' th' humour。

SETTER。  I'll not quit you so。  I'll follow and put you into the humour。


SCENE VII。


SIR JOSEPH WITTOLL�察�BLUFFE。

BLUFF。  And so�察�out of your unwonted generosity ´

SIR JO。  And good´nature�察�Back�察�I am good´natured and I can't help it。

BLUFF。  You have given him a note upon Fondlewife for a hundred pound。

SIR JO。  Ay�察�ay�察�poor fellow�察�he ventured fair for't。

BLUFF。  You have disobliged me in itfor I have occasion for the money�察�and if you would look me in the face again and live�察�go�察�and force him to redeliver you the note。  Go�察�and bring it me hither。 I'll stay here for you。

SIR JO。  You may stay until the day of judgment�察�then�察�by the Lord Harry。  I know 

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