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ountable bashfulness�察�is pretty well too。 He has good sense�察�but then so buried in his fears�察�that it fatigues one more than ignorance。 If I could teach him a little confidence�察�it would be doing somebody that I know of a piece of service。 But who is that somebody��That�察�faith�察�is a question I can scarce answer。 ��Exit。��
Enter TONY and MISS NEVILLE�察�followed by MRS。 HARDCASTLE and HASTINGS。
TONY。 What do you follow me for�察�cousin Con�拭 �I wonder you're not ashamed to be so very engaging。
MISS NEVILLE。 I hope�察�cousin�察�one may speak to one's own relations�察�and not be to blame。
TONY。 Ay�察�but I know what sort of a relation you want to make me�察�though�察�but it won't do。 I tell you�察�cousin Con�察�it won't do�察�so I beg you'll keep your distance�察�I want no nearer relationship。 ��She follows�察�coquetting him to the back scene。��
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Well� �I vow�察�Mr。 Hastings�察�you are very entertaining。 There's nothing in the world I love to talk of so much as London�察�and the fashions�察�though I was never there myself。
HASTINGS。 Never there� �You amaze me� �From your air and manner�察�I concluded you had been bred all your life either at Ranelagh�察�St。 James's�察�or Tower Wharf。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 O� �sir�察�you're only pleased to say so。 We country persons can have no manner at all。 I'm in love with the town�察�and that serves to raise me above some of our neighbouring rustics�察�but who can have a manner�察�that has never seen the Pantheon�察�the Grotto Gardens�察�the Borough�察�and such places where the nobility chiefly resort�拭 �All I can do is to enjoy London at second´hand。 I take care to know every tete´a´tete from the Scandalous Magazine�察�and have all the fashions�察�as they come out�察�in a letter from the two Miss Rickets of Crooked Lane。 Pray how do you like this head�察�Mr。 Hastings��
HASTINGS。 Extremely elegant and degagee�察�upon my word�察�madam。 Your friseur is a Frenchman�察�I suppose��
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 I protest�察�I dressed it myself from a print in the Ladies' Memorandum´book for the last year。
HASTINGS。 Indeed� �Such a head in a side´box at the play´house would draw as many gazers as my Lady Mayoress at a City Ball。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 I vow�察�since inoculation began�察�there is no such thing to be seen as a plain woman�察�so one must dress a little particular�察�or one may escape in the crowd。
HASTINGS。 But that can never be your case�察�madam�察�in any dress。 ��Bowing。��
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Yet�察�what signifies my dressing when I have such a piece of antiquity by my side as Mr。 Hardcastle�此�all I can say will never argue down a single button from his clothes。 I have often wanted him to throw off his great flaxen wig�察�and where he was bald�察�to plaster it over�察�like my Lord Pately�察�with powder。
HASTINGS。 You are right�察�madam�察�for�察�as among the ladies there are none ugly�察�so among the men there are none old。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 But what do you think his answer was�拭 �Why�察�with his usual Gothic vivacity�察�he said I only wanted him to throw off his wig�察�to convert it into a tete for my own wearing。
HASTINGS。 Intolerable� �At your age you may wear what you please�察�and it must become you。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Pray�察�Mr。 Hastings�察�what do you take to be the most fashionable age about town��
HASTINGS。 Some time ago�察�forty was all the mode�察�but I'm told the ladies intend to bring up fifty for the ensuing winter。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Seriously。 Then I shall be too young for the fashion。
HASTINGS。 No lady begins now to put on jewels till she's past forty。 For instance�察�Miss there�察�in a polite circle�察�would be considered as a child�察�as a mere maker of samplers。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 And yet Mrs。 Niece thinks herself as much a woman�察�and is as fond of jewels�察�as the oldest of us all。
HASTINGS。 Your niece�察�is she�拭 �And that young gentleman�察�a brother of yours�察�I should presume��
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 My son�察�sir。 They are contracted to each other。 Observe their little sports。 They fall in and out ten times a day�察�as if they were man and wife already。 ��To them。�� Well�察�Tony�察�child�察�what soft things are you saying to your cousin Constance this evening��
TONY。 I have been saying no soft things�察�but that it's very hard to be followed about so。 Ecod� �I've not a place in the house now that's left to myself�察�but the stable。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Never mind him�察�Con�察�my dear。 He's in another story behind your back。
MISS NEVILLE。 There's something generous in my cousin's manner。 He falls out before faces to be forgiven in private。
TONY。 That's a damned confoundedcrack。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Ah� �he's a sly one。 Don't you think they are like each other about the mouth�察�Mr。 Hastings�拭 �The Blenkinsop mouth to a T。 They're of a size too。 Back to back�察�my pretties�察�that Mr。 Hastings may see you。 Come�察�Tony。
TONY。 You had as good not make me�察�I tell you。 ��Measuring。��
MISS NEVILLE。 O lud� �he has almost cracked my head。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 O�察�the monster� �For shame�察�Tony。 You a man�察�and behave so��
TONY。 If I'm a man�察�let me have my fortin。 Ecod� �I'll not be made a fool of no longer。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Is this�察�ungrateful boy�察�all that I'm to get for the pains I have taken in your education�拭 �I that have rocked you in your cradle�察�and fed that pretty mouth with a spoon� �Did not I work that waistcoat to make you genteel�拭 �Did not I prescribe for you every day�察�and weep while the receipt was operating��
TONY。 Ecod� �you had reason to weep�察�for you have been dosing me ever since I was born。 I have gone through every receipt in the Complete Huswife ten times over�察�and you have thoughts of coursing me through Quincy next spring。 But�察�ecod� �I tell you�察�I'll not be made a fool of no longer。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Wasn't it all for your good�察�viper�拭 �Wasn't it all for your good��
TONY。 I wish you'd let me and my good alone�察�then。 Snubbing this way when I'm in spirits。 If I'm to have any good�察�let it come of itself�察�not to keep dinging it�察�dinging it into one so。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 That's false�察�I never see you when you're in spirits。 No�察�Tony�察�you then go to the alehouse or kennel。 I'm never to be delighted with your agreeable wild notes�察�unfeeling monster��
TONY。 Ecod� �mamma�察�your own notes are the wildest of the two。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Was ever the like�拭 �But I see he wants to break my heart�察�I see he does。
HASTINGS。 Dear madam�察�permit me to lecture the young gentleman a little。 I'm certain I can persuade him to his duty。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Well�察�I must retire。 Come�察�Constance�察�my love。 You see�察�Mr。 Hastings�察�the wretchedness of my situation�此�was ever poor woman so plagued with a dear sweet�察�pretty�察�provoking�察�undutiful boy�拭 。�Exeunt MRS。 HARDCASTLE and MISS NEVILLE。��
TONY。 ��Singing。�� ;There was a young man riding by�察�and fain would have his will。 Rang do didlo dee。;Don't mind her。 Let her cry。 It's the comfort of her heart。 I have seen her and sister cry over a book for an hour together�察�and they said they liked the book the better the more it made them cry。
HASTINGS。 Then you're no friend to the ladies�察�I find�察�my pretty young gentleman��
TONY。 That's as I find 'um。
HASTINGS。 Not to her of your mother's choosing�察�I dare answer�拭 �And yet she appears to me a pretty well´tempered girl。
TONY。 That's because you don't know her as well as I。 Ecod� �I know every inch about her�察�and there's not a more bitter cantankerous toad in all Christendom。
HASTINGS。 ��Aside。�� Pretty encouragement this for a lover��
TONY。 I have seen her since the height of that。 She has as many tricks as a hare in a thicket�察�or a colt the first day's breaking。
HASTINGS。 To me she appears sensible and silent。
TONY。 Ay�察�before company。 But when she's with her playmate�察�she's as loud as a hog in a gate。
HASTINGS。 But there is a meek modesty about her that charms me。
TONY。 Yes�察�but curb her never so little�察�she kicks up�察�and you're flung in a ditch。
HASTINGS。 Well�察�but you must allow her a little beauty。Yes�察�you must allow her some beauty。
TONY。 Bandbox� �She's all a made´up thing�察�mun。 Ah� �could you but see Bet Bouncer of these parts�察�you might then talk of beauty。 Ecod�察�she has two eyes as black as sloes�察�and cheeks as broad and red as a pulpit cushion。 She'd make two of she。
HASTINGS。 Well�察�what say you to a friend that would take this bitter bargain off your hands��
TONY。 Anon。
HASTINGS。 Would you thank him that would take Miss Neville�察�and leave you to happiness and your dear Betsy��
TONY。 Ay�察�but where is there such a friend�察�for who would take her��
HASTINGS。 I am he。 If you but assist me�察�I'll engage to whip her off to France�察�and you shall never hear more of her。
TONY。 Assist you� �Ecod I will�察�to the last drop of my blood。 I'll clap a pair of horses to your chaise that shall trundle you off in a twinkling�察�and may be get you a part of her fortin beside�察�in jewels�察�that you little dream of。
HASTINGS。 My dear 'squire�察�this looks like a lad of spirit。
TONY。 Come along�察�then�察�and you shall see more of my spirit before you have done with me。
��Singing。�� ;We are the boys That fears no noise Where the thundering cannons roar。; ��Exeunt。��
ACT THE THIRD。
Enter HARDCASTLE�察�alone。
HARDCASTLE。 What could my old friend Sir Charles mean by recommending his son as the modestest young man in town�拭 �To me he appears the most impudent piece of brass that ever spoke with a tongue。 He has taken possession of the easy chair by the fire´side already。 He took off his boots in the parlour�察�and desired me to see them taken care of。 I'm desirous to know how his impudence affects my daughter。 She will certainly be shocked at it。
Enter MISS HARDCASTLE�察�plainly dressed。
HARDCASTLE。 Well�察�my Kate�察�I see you have changed your dress�察�as I bade you�察�and yet�察�I believe�察�there was no great occasion。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 I find such a pleasure�察�sir�察�in obeying your commands�察�that I take care to observe them without ever debating their propriety。
HARDCASTLE。 And yet�察�Kate�察�I sometimes give you some cause�察�particularly when I recommended my modest gentleman to you as a lover to´day。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 You taught me to expect something extraordinary�察�and I find the original exceeds the description。
HARDCASTLE。 I was never so