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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