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!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
FAIRFAX He is but a man of poor estate�察�but he hath a loving��
honest heart。 He will be a true and trusty husband to
thee�察�and if thou wilt be his wife�察�thou shalt lie
curled up in his heart�察�like a little squirrel in its
nest��
POINT ��aside�А�'Tis a pretty figure。 A maggot in a nut lies
closer�察�but a squirrel will do。
FAIRFAX He knoweth that thou wast a wife an unloved and
unloving wife�察�and his poor heart was near to
breaking。 But now that thine unloving husband is dead��
and thou art free�察�he would fain pray that thou
wouldst hearken unto him�察�and give him hope that thou
wouldst one day be his��
PHOEBE ��alarmed�А�He presses her hands and whispers in her
ear� �Ods bodikins�察�what does it mean��
FAIRFAX Now�察�sweetheart�察�tell me wilt thou be this poor
goodfellow's wife��
ELSIE If the good�察�brave man is he a brave man��
FAIRFAX So men say。
POINT ��aside�А�That's not true�察�but let it pass。
ELSIE If the brave man will be content with a poor��
penniless�察�untaught maid
POINT ��aside�А�Widow but let that pass。
ELSIE I will be his true and loving wife�察�and that with my
heart of hearts��
FAIRFAX My own dear love� 。�Embracing her��
PHOEBE ��in great agitation�А�Why�察�what's all this�拭�Brother
brother it is not seemly��
POINT ��also alarmed�察�aside�А�Oh�察�I can't let that pass��
��Aloud�А�Hold�察�enough�察�Master Leonard� �An advocate
should have his fee�察�but methinks thou art over´paying
thyself��
FAIRFAX Nay�察�that is for Elsie to say。 I promised thee I would
show thee how to woo�察�and herein lies the proof of the
virtue of my teaching。 Go thou�察�and apply it
elsewhere� 。�PHOEBE bursts into tears��
No。 20。 When a wooer goes a´wooing
��QUARTET��
Elsie�察�Phoebe�察�Fairfax�察�and Point
ELSIE When a wooer Goes a´wooing��
Naught is truer Than his joy。
FAIRFAX Maiden hushing All his suing
Boldly blushing�察�bravely coy��
Bravely coy� �Boldly blushing
ELSIE Boldly blushing�察�bravely coy��
ALL Oh�察�the happy days of doing��
Oh�察�the sighing and the suing��
When a wooer goes a´wooing��
Oh the sweets that never cloy��
PHOEBE ��weeping�А �When a brother leaves his sister
For another�察�sister weeps��
Tears that trickle��
Tears that blister
'Tis but mickle Sister reaps��
ALL Oh�察�the doing and undoing��
Oh�察�the sighing and the suing��
When a brother goes a´wooing��
And a sobbing sister weeps��
POINT When a jester Is outwitted��
Feelings fester�察�Heart is lead��
Food for fishes Only fitted��
Jester wishes He was dead��
Food for fishes Only fitted��
Jester wishes He was dead��
ALL Oh�察�the doing and undoing��
Oh�察�the sighing and the suing��
When a jester goes a´wooing��
And he wishes he was dead��
Oh�察�the doing and undoing��
Oh�察�the sighing and the suing��
When a jester goes a´wooing��
And he wishes he was dead��
And he wishes he was dead��
��Exeunt all but PHOEBE�察�who remains weeping。
PHOEBE And I helped that man to escape�察�and I've kept his
secret�察�and pretended that I was his dearly loving
sister�察�and done everything I could think of to make
folk believe I was his loving sister�察�and this is his
gratitude� �Before I pretend to be sister to anybody
again�察�I'll turn nun�察�and be sister to everybody one
as much as another��
��Enter WILFRED
WILFRED In tears�察�eh�拭�What a plague art thou grizzling for
now��
PHOEBE Why am I grizzling�拭�Thou hast often wept for jealousy
well�察�'tis for jealousy I weep now。 Aye�察�yellow��
bilious�察�jaundiced jealousy。 So make the most of that��
Master Wilfred。
WILFRED But I have never given thee cause for jealousy。 The
Lieutenant's cook´maid and I are but the merest
gossips��
PHOEBE Jealous of thee� �Bah� �I'm jealous of no craven cock´
on´a´hill�察�who crows about what he'd do an he dared��
I am jealous of another and a better man than thou
set that down�察�Master Wilfred。 And he is to marry
Elsie Maynard�察�the pale little fool set that down
Master Wilfred and my heart is wellnigh broken��
There�察�thou hast it all� �Make the most of it��
WILFRED The man thou lovest is to marry Elsie Maynard�拭�Why��
that is no other than thy brother�察�Leonard Meryll��
PHOEBE ��aside�А�Oh�察�mercy� �what have I said��
WILFRED Why�察�what matter of brother is this�察�thou lying little
jade�拭�Speak� �Who is this man whom thou hast called
brother�察�and fondled�察�and coddled�察�and kissed� �with
my connivance�察�too� �Oh Lord� �with my connivance� �Ha��
should it be this Fairfax� 。�PHOEBE starts�А�It is� �It
is this accursed Fairfax� �It's Fairfax� �Fairfax�察�who
PHOEBE Whom thou hast just shot through the head�察�and who
lies at the bottom of the river��
WILFRED A I I may have been mistaken。 We are but fallible
mortals�察�the best of us。 But I'll make sure I'll make
sure。 ��Going��
PHOEBE Stay one word。 I think it cannot be Fairfax mind�察�I
say I think because thou hast just slain Fairfax。 But
whether he be Fairfax or no Fairfax�察�he is to marry
Elsie and and as thou hast shot him through the
head�察�and he is dead�察�be content with that�察�and I will
be thy wife��
WILFRED Is that sure��
PHOEBE Aye�察�sure enough�察�for there's no help for it� �Thou art
a very brute but even brutes must marry�察�I suppose。
WILFRED My beloved。 ��Embraces her��
PHOEBE ��aside�А�Ugh��
��Enter LEONARD MERYLL�察�hastily
LEONARD Phoebe�察�rejoice�察�for I bring glad tidings。 Colonel
Fairfax's reprieve was signed two days since�察�but it
was foully and maliciously kept back by Secretary
Poltwhistle�察�who designed that it should arrive after
the Colonel's death。 It hath just come to hand�察�and it
is now in the Lieutenant's possession��
PHOEBE Then the Colonel is free�拭�Oh�察�kiss me�察�kiss me�察�my
dear� �Kiss me�察�again�察�and again��
WILFRED ��dancing with fury�А�Ods bobs�察�death o' my life� �Art
thou mad�拭�Am I mad�拭�Are we all mad��
PHOEBE Oh�察�my dear my dear�察�I'm well nigh crazed with joy��
��Kissing LEONARD��
WILFRED Come away from him�察�thou hussy thou jade thou
kissing�察�clinging cockatrice� �And as for thee�察�sir��
devil take thee�察�I'll rip thee like a herring for
this� �I'll skin thee for it� �I'll cleave thee to the
chine� �I'll oh� �Phoebe� �Phoebe� �Who is this man��
PHOEBE Peace�察�fool。 He is my brother��
WILFRED Another brother� �Are there any more of them�拭�Produce
them all at once�察�and let me know the worst��
PHOEBE This is the real Leonard�察�dolt�察�the other was but his
substitute。 The real Leonard�察�I say my father's own
son。
WILFRED How do I know this�拭�Has he ;brother; writ large on his
brow�拭�I mistrust thy brothers� �Thou art but a false
jade��
��Exit LEONARD。
PHOEBE Now�察�Wilfred�察�be just。 Truly I did deceive thee
before but it was to save a precious life and to
save it�察�not for me�察�but for another。 They are to be
wed this very day。 Is not this enough for thee�拭�Come
I am thy Phoebe thy very own and we will be wed in
a year or two or three�察�at the most。 Is not that
enough for thee��
��Enter SERGEANT MERYLL�察�excitedly�察�followed by DAME
CARRUTHERS�察�who listens�察�unobserved。
MERYLL Phoebe�察�hast thou heard the brave news��
PHOEBE ��still in WILFRED's arms�А�Aye�察�father。
MERYLL I'm nigh mad with joy� 。�Seeing WILFRED�А�Why�察�what's
all this��
PHOEBE Oh�察�father�察�he discovered our secret thorough my
folly�察�and the price of his silence is
WILFRED Phoebe's heart。
PHOEBE Oh�察�dear�察�no Phoebe's hand。
WILFRED It's the same thing��
PHOEBE Is it��
��Exeunt WILFRED and PHOEBE。
MERYLL ��looking after them�А �Tis pity�察�but the Colonel had to
be saved at any cost�察�and as thy folly revealed our
secret�察�thy folly must e'en suffer for it� �
��DAME CARRUTHERS comes down�А�Dame Carruthers��
DAME So this is a plot to shield this arch´fiend�察�and I
have detected it。 A word from me�察�and three heads
besides his would roll from their shoulders��
MERYLL Nay�察�Colonel Fairfax is reprieved。
��Aside�А�Yet�察�if my complicity in his escape were
known� �Plague on the old meddler� �There's nothing for
it
��aloud�А�Hush�察�pretty one� �Such bloodthirsty words ill
become those cherry lips��
��Aside�А�Ugh��
DAME ��bashfully�А�Sergeant Meryl