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kindness。     Your charming tongue pursues the victory of your eyes�察�while 

at your feet your poor adorer dies。 

     LADY PLYANT。           Ah�     �Very fine。 

     CARE。      ��Still whining。�А    �Ah�察�why are you so fair�察�so bewitching fair�拭�

O let me grow to the ground here�察�and feast upon that hand�察�O let me press 

it to my heart�察�my trembling heart�此          �the nimble movement shall instruct 

your pulse�察�and teach it to alarm desire。 ��Zoons�察�I'm almost at the end of 

my cant�察�if she does not yield quickly。��         ��Aside。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。           O   that's   so   passionate   and   fine�察  �I   cannot   hear。 I 

am not safe if I stay�察�and must leave you。 

     CARE。      And     must    you   leave  me�    �Rather     let  me  languish    out   a 

wretched   life�察  �and   breath   my   soul   beneath   your   feet。  ��I   must   say   the 

same thing over again�察�and can't help it。��          ��Aside。�А�

     LADY PLYANT。           I swear I'm ready to languish too�           �O my honour� �

Whither is it going�拭       �I protest you have given me the palpitation of the 

heart。 

     CARE。      Can you be so cruel ´ 

     LADY  PLYANT。           O   rise�察  �I   beseech   you�察  �say   no   more   till   you   rise。 

Why did you kneel so long�拭          �I swear I was so transported�察�I did not see it。 

Well�察�to show you how far you have gained upon me�察�I assure you�察�if Sir 

Paul should die�察�of all mankind there's none I'd sooner make my second 

choice。 

     CARE。      O Heaven�       �I can't out´live this night without your favour�察�I 



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feel   my   spirits   faint�察  �a   general   dampness   overspreads   my   face�察  �a   cold 

deadly dew already vents through all my pores�察�and will to´ morrow wash 

me for ever from your sight�察�and drown me in my tomb。 

     LADY  PLYANT。           Oh�察  �you   have   conquered�察 �sweet�察 �melting�察  �moving 

sir�察�you have conquered。         What heart of marble can refrain to weep�察�and 

yield to such sad sayings�        。�Cries。�А�

     CARE。       I thank Heaven�察�they are the saddest that I ever said。            Oh� 。�I 

shall never contain laughter。��        ��Aside。�А�

     LADY   PLYANT。          Oh�察  �I   yield   myself   all   up   to   your   uncontrollable 

embraces。       Say�察  �thou   dear   dying    man�察  �when�察   �where�察   �and   how。    Ah�察�

there's Sir Paul。 

     CARE。       'Slife�察  �yonder's   Sir   Paul�察  �but   if   he   were   not   come�察  �I'm   so 

transported   I   cannot   speak。     This   note   will   inform   you。   ��Gives   her   a 

note。�А�



                                      SCENE III。 



       LADY PLYANT�察�SIR PAUL�察�CYNTHIA。 

     SIR PAUL。        Thou art my tender lambkin�察�and shalt do what thou wilt。 

But endeavour to forget this Mellefont。 

     CYNT。      I would obey you to my power�察�sir�察�but if I have not him�察�I 

have sworn never to marry。 

     SIR   PAUL。      Never   to   marry�    �Heavens   forbid�   �must   I neither   have 

sons nor grandsons�拭        �Must the family of the Plyants be utterly extinct for 

want   of   issue   male�拭   �O   impiety�     �But   did   you   swear�察  �did   that   sweet 

creature    swear�拭    �ha�   �How     durst   you   swear    without    my   consent�察   �ah�拭�

Gads´bud�察�who am I�拭�

     CYNT。      Pray  don't   be   angry�察  �sir�察  �when   I   swore   I   had   your   consent�察�

and therefore I swore。 

     SIR PAUL。        Why then the revoking my consent does annul�察�or make 

of   none   effect   your   oath�察  �so   you   may   unswear   it   again。 The   law   will 

allow it。 

     CYNT。      Ay�察�but my conscience never will。 

     SIR PAUL。        Gads´bud�察�no matter for that�察�conscience and law never 

go together�察�you must not expect that。 



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     LADY PLYANT。            Ay�察�but�察�Sir Paul�察�I conceive if she has sworn�察�d'ye 

mark   me�察  �if   she   has   once   sworn�察  �it   is   most   unchristian�察  �inhuman�察  �and 

obscene that she should break it。           I'll make up the match again�察�because 

Mr。 Careless said it would oblige him。           ��Aside。�А�

     SIR   PAUL。      Does   your   ladyship   conceive   so�拭     �Why�察  �I   was   of   that 

opinion once too。       Nay�察�if your ladyship conceives so�察�I'm of that opinion 

again�察  �but   I   can   neither   find   my   lord   nor   my   lady   to   know   what   they 

intend。 

     LADY   PLYANT。          I'm   satisfied   that   my   cousin   Mellefont   has   been 

much wronged。 

     CYNT。       ��Aside。�А   �I'm amazed to find her of our side�察�for I'm sure she 

loved him。 

     LADY PLYANT。            I know my Lady Touchwood has no kindness for 

him�察�and besides I have been informed by Mr。 Careless�察�that Mellefont had 

never anything more than a profound respect。              That he has owned himself 

to be my admirer 'tis true�察�but he was never so presumptuous to entertain 

any dishonourable notions of things�察�so that if this be made plain�察�I don't 

see   how   my   daughter   can   in   conscience�察  �or   honour�察  �or   anything   in   the 

world ´ 

     SIR PAUL。        Indeed   if this   be made   plain�察�as   my lady�察  �your   mother�察�

says�察�child ´ 

     LADY   PLYANT。           Plain�    �I   was   informed     of  it  by  Mr。   Careless。 

And I assure you�察�Mr。 Careless is a person that has a most extraordinary 

respect and honour for you�察�Sir Paul。 

     CYNT。      ��Aside。�А     �And for your ladyship too�察�I believe�察�or else you 

had not changed sides so soon�察�now I begin to find it。 

     SIR PAUL。        I am much obliged to Mr。 Careless really�察�he is a person 

that I have a great value for�察�not only for that�察�but because he has a great 

veneration for your ladyship。 

     LADY PLYANT。            O las�察�no indeed�察�Sir Paul�察�'tis upon your account。 

     SIR PAUL。        No�察�I protest and vow�察�I have no title to his esteem�察�but 

in having the honour to appertain in some measure to your ladyship�察�that's 

all。 

     LADY   PLYANT。          O   law   now�察  �I   swear   and   declare   it   shan't   be   so�察�



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you're too modest�察�Sir Paul。 

     SIR   PAUL。      It   becomes    me�察  �when   there   is   any   comparison   made 

between ´ 

     LADY       PLYANT。       O     fie�察 �fie�察 �Sir  Paul�察  �you'll   put   me   out   of 

countenance。       Your   very   obedient   and   affectionate   wife�察  �that's   all。   And 

highly honoured in that title。 

     SIR   PAUL。      Gads´bud�察     �I   am   transported�   �Give   me   leave   to  kiss 

your ladyship's hand。 

     CYNT。      That my poor father should be so very silly�           。�Aside。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。          My  lip   indeed�察  �Sir  Paul�察  �I   swear   you   shall。 ��He 

kisses her�察�and bows very low。�А�

     SIR PAUL。       I humbly thank your ladyship。           I don't know whether I 

fly on ground�察�or walk in air。       Gads´bud�察�she was never thus before。 Well�察�

I must own myself the most beholden to Mr。 Careless。               As sure as can be�察�

this is all his doing�察�something that he has said�察�well�察�'tis a rare thing to 

have   an   ingenious   friend。    Well�察   �your   ladyship   is   of   opinion   that  the 

match may go forward。 

     LADY  PLYANT。          By   all   means。    Mr。   Careless   has   satisfied   me   of 

the matter。 

     SIR PAUL。       Well�察�why then�察�lamb�察�you may keep your oath�察�but have 

a care about making rash vows�察�come hither to me�察�and kiss papa。 

     LADY PLYANT。           I swear and declare�察�I am in such a twitter to read 

Mr。 Careless his letter�察�that I can't forbear any longer。           But though I may 

read all letters first by prerogative�察�yet I'll be sure to be unsuspected this 

time�察�Sir Paul。 

     SIR PAUL。       Did your ladyship call�拭�

     LADY PLYANT。           Nay�察�not to interrupt you�察�my dear。          Only lend me 

your letter�察�which you had from your steward to´day�察�I would look upon 

the account again�察�and may be increase your allowance。 

     SIR PAUL。       There it is�察�madam�察�do you want a pen and ink�拭             。�Bows 

and gives the letter。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。          No�察 �no�察  �nothing   else�察 �I   thank   you�察 �Sir   Paul。 So�察�

now I can read my own letter under the cover of his。             ��Aside。�А�

     SIR   PAUL。      He�拭    �And   wilt   thou   bring   a   grandson   at   nine   months 



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end   he�拭    �A  brave   chopping   boy。       I'll   settle   a   thousand   pound   a   year 

upon the rogue as soon as ever he looks me in the fac

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