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LADY TOUCH。 You censure hardly�察�my lord�察�my sister's honour is very
well known。
LORD TOUCH。 Yes�察�I believe I know some that have been familiarly
acquainted with it。 This is a little trick wrought by some pitiful
contriver�察�envious of my nephew's merit。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�my lord�察�it may be so�察�and I hope it will be found
so。 But that will require some time�察�for in such a case as this��
demonstration is necessary。
LORD TOUCH。 There should have been demonstration of the contrary
too�察�before it had been believed。
LADY TOUCH。 So I suppose there was。
LORD TOUCH。 How�拭 �Where�拭 �When��
LADY TOUCH。 That I can't tell�察�nay�察�I don't say there was。 I am
willing to believe as favourably of my nephew as I can。
LORD TOUCH。 I don't know that。 ��Half aside。��
LADY TOUCH。 How�拭 �Don't you believe that�察�say you�察�my lord��
LORD TOUCH。 No�察�I don't say so。 I confess I am troubled to find
you so cold in his defence。
LADY TOUCH。 His defence� �Bless me�察�would you have me defend an ill
thing��
LORD TOUCH。 You believe it�察�then��
LADY TOUCH。 I don't know�察�I am very unwilling to speak my thoughts
in anything that may be to my cousin's disadvantage�此 �besides�察�I
find�察�my lord�察�you are prepared to receive an ill impression from
any opinion of mine which is not consenting with your own。 But��
since I am like to be suspected in the end�察�and 'tis a pain any
longer to dissemble�察�I own it to you�察�in short I do believe it�察�nay��
and can believe anything worse�察�if it were laid to his charge。
Don't ask me my reasons�察�my lord�察�for they are not fit to be told
you。
LORD TOUCH。 I'm amazed�此 �there must be something more than ordinary
in this。 ��Aside。�А �Not fit to be told me�察�madam�拭 �You can have no
interests wherein I am not concerned�察�and consequently the same
reasons ought to be convincing to me�察�which create your satisfaction
or disquiet。
LADY TOUCH。 But those which cause my disquiet I am willing to have
remote from your hearing。 Good my lord�察�don't press me。
LORD TOUCH。 Don't oblige me to press you。
LADY TOUCH。 Whatever it was�察�'tis past。 And that is better to be
unknown which cannot be prevented�察�therefore let me beg you to rest
satisfied。
LORD TOUCH。 When you have told me�察�I will。
LADY TOUCH。 You won't。
LORD TOUCH。 By my life�察�my dear�察�I will。
LADY TOUCH。 What if you can't��
LORD TOUCH。 How�拭 �Then I must know�察�nay�察�I will。 No more trifling。
I charge you tell me。 By all our mutual peace to come�察�upon your
duty ´
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�my lord�察�you need say no more�察�to make me lay my
heart before you�察�but don't be thus transported�察�compose yourself。
It is not of concern to make you lose one minute's temper。 'Tis
not�察�indeed�察�my dear。 Nay�察�by this kiss you shan't be angry。 O
Lord�察�I wish I had not told you anything。 Indeed�察�my lord�察�you have
frighted me。 Nay�察�look pleased�察�I'll tell you。
LORD TOUCH。 Well�察�well。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�but will you be calm�拭 �Indeed it's nothing but ´
LORD TOUCH。 But what��
LADY TOUCH。 But will you promise me not to be angry�拭 �Nay�察�you
mustnot to be angry with Mellefont�拭 �I dare swear he's sorry�察�and
were it to do again�察�would not ´
LORD TOUCH。 Sorry for what�拭 �'Death�察�you rack me with delay。
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�no great matter�察�onlywell�察�I have your promise。
Pho�察�why nothing�察�only your nephew had a mind to amuse himself
sometimes with a little gallantry towards me。 Nay�察�I can't think he
meant anything seriously�察�but methought it looked oddly。
LORD TOUCH。 Confusion and hell�察�what do I hear��
LADY TOUCH。 Or�察�may be�察�he thought he was not enough akin to me��
upon your account�察�and had a mind to create a nearer relation on his
own�察�a lover you know�察�my lord。 Ha�察�ha�察�ha。 Well�察�but that's all。
Now you have it�察�well remember your promise�察�my lord�察�and don't take
any notice of it to him。
LORD TOUCH。 No�察�no�察�no。 Damnation��
LADY TOUCH。 Nay�察�I swear you must not。 A little harmless mirth��
only misplaced�察�that's all。 But if it were more�察�'tis over now�察�and
all's well。 For my part I have forgot it�察�and so has he�察�I hope��
for I have not heard anything from him these two days。
LORD TOUCH。 These two days� �Is it so fresh�拭 �Unnatural villain��
Death�察�I'll have him stripped and turned naked out of my doors this
moment�察�and let him rot and perish�察�incestuous brute��
LADY TOUCH。 Oh�察�for heav'n's sake�察�my lord�察�you'll ruin me if you
take such public notice of it�察�it will be a town talk。 Consider
your own and my honour�察�nay�察�I told you you would not be satisfied
when you knew it。
LORD TOUCH。 Before I've done I will be satisfied。 Ungrateful
monster� �how long��
LADY TOUCH。 Lord�察�I don't know�察�I wish my lips had grown together
when I told you。 Almost a twelvemonth。 Nay�察�I won't tell you any
more till you are yourself。 Pray�察�my lord�察�don't let the company
see you in this disorder。 Yet�察�I confess�察�I can't blame you�察�for I
think I was never so surprised in my life。 Who would have thought
my nephew could have so misconstrued my kindness�拭 �But will you go
into your closet�察�and recover your temper。 I'll make an excuse of
sudden business to the company�察�and come to you。 Pray�察�good�察�dear
my lord�察�let me beg you do now。 I'll come immediately and tell you
all�察�will you�察�my lord��
LORD TOUCH。 I willI am mute with wonder。
LADY TOUCH。 Well�察�but go now�察�here's somebody coming。
LORD TOUCH。 Well�察�I go。 You won't stay�拭�for I would hear more of
this。
LADY TOUCH。 I follow instantly。 So。
SCENE II。
LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL。
MASK。 This was a masterpiece�察�and did not need my help�察�though I
stood ready for a cue to come in and confirm all�察�had there been
occasion。
LADY TOUCH。 Have you seen Mellefont��
MASK。 I have�察�and am to meet him here about this time。
LADY TOUCH。 How does he bear his disappointment��
MASK。 Secure in my assistance�察�he seemed not much afflicted�察�but
rather laughed at the shallow artifice�察�which so little time must of
necessity discover。 Yet he is apprehensive of some farther design
of yours�察�and has engaged me to watch you。 I believe he will hardly
be able to prevent your plot�察�yet I would have you use caution and
expedition。
LADY TOUCH。 Expedition indeed�察�for all we do must be performed in
the remaining part of this evening�察�and before the company break up��
lest my lord should cool and have an opportunity to talk with him
privately。 My lord must not see him again。
MASK。 By no means�察�therefore you must aggravate my lord's
displeasure to a degree that will admit of no conference with him。
What think you of mentioning me��
LADY TOUCH。 How��
MASK。 To my lord�察�as having been privy to Mellefont's design upon
you�察�but still using my utmost endeavours to dissuade him�察�though my
friendship and love to him has made me conceal it�察�yet you may say��
I threatened the next time he attempted anything of that kind to
discover it to my lord。
LADY TOUCH。 To what end is this��
MASK。 It will confirm my lord's opinion of my honour and honesty��
and create in him a new confidence in me�察�which ��should this design
miscarry�� will be necessary to the forming another plot that I have
in my head。To cheat you as well as the rest。 ��Aside。��
LADY TOUCH。 I'll do itI'll tell him you hindered him once from
forcing me。
MASK。 Excellent� �Your ladyship has a most improving fancy。 You
had best go to my lord�察�keep him as long as you can in his closet��
and I doubt not but you will mould him to what you please�察�your
guests are so engaged in their own follies and intrigues�察�they'll
miss neither of you。
LADY TOUCH。 When shall we meet��at eight this evening in my
chamber�拭 �There rejoice at our success�察�and toy away an hour in
mirth。
MASK。 I will not fail。
SCENE III。
MASKWELL alone。
I know what she means by toying away an hour well enough。 Pox�察�I
have lost all appetite to her�察�yet she's a fine woman�察�and I loved
her once。 But I don't know�此 �since I have been in a great measure
kept by her�察�the case is altered�察�what was my pleasure is become my
duty�察�and I have as little stomach to her now as if I were her
husband。 Should she smoke my design upon Cynthia�察�I were in a fine
pickle。 She has a damned penetrating head�察�and knows how to
interpret a coldness the right way�察�therefore I must dissemble
ardour and ecstasy�察�that's resolved。 How easily and pleasantly is
that dissembled before fruition� �Pox on't that a man can't drink
without quenching his thirst。 Ha� �yonder comes Mellefont��
thoughtful。 Let me think。 Meet her at eighthumha� �By heav'n I
have it。If I can speak to my lord before。 Was it my brain or
providence�拭 �No matter whichI will deceive 'em all�察�and yet secure
myself。 'Twas a lucky thought� �Well�察�this double´dealing is a
jewel。 Here he comes�察�now for me。 ��MASKWELL�察�pretending not to see
him�察�walks by him�察�and speaks as it were to himself。��
SCENE IV。
��To him�А�MELLEFONT�察�musing。
MASK。 Mercy on us�察�what will the wickedness of this world come to��
MEL。 How now�察�Jack�拭 �What�察�so full of contemplation that you run
over��
MASK。 I'm glad you're come�察�for I could not contain myself any
longer�察�and was just going to give vent to a secret�察�which nobody
but you ought to drink down。 Your aunt's just gone from hence。
MEL。 And having trusted thee with the secrets of her soul�察�thou art
villainously bent to discover 'em all to me�察�ha��
MASK。 I'm afraid my frailty leans that way。 But I don't know
whether I can in honour discover 'em all。
MEL。 All�察�all�察�man� �What�察�you may in honour betray her as far as
she betrays herself。 No tragical design upon my person�察�I hope。
MASK。 No�察�but it's a comical design upon mine。
MEL。 What dost thou mean��