Aphra Behn the Rover

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Behn,Aphra,

1640-1689: :

The Rover ,part I

(1677)Bibliographic details

Bibliographic details forthe Electronic FileBehn, Aphra, 1640-1689: TheRover (1677)Cambri!e 1996 Cha"#$%-&ea'e#n!'ih *roe +rama ''-Te.t+atabaeCop#ri!ht / 1996 Cha"#$%-&ea'e# +o not e.port or printrom thi atabae "ithot$he$%in! the Cop#ri!htConition to ee "hat ipermitte

Bibliographic details forthe Source Text Aphra Behn, 1640-

1689(1640-1689) TheRover 2r, The BanihtCava'ier A it i a$te at &iRo#a' &i!hne the +%e3 Theatreonon*rinte or 5ohn Amer# et$

1677, 8 p*re'iminarie omitte

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The rover.enre: Come#+ate ;rt pb'ihe: 1677+ate ;rt perorme: <4 =ar1677

*a!e T! "#$!".#", The Banish'tCavaliers .As it is Acted at HisRoyal Highness the%&'es Theatre.

*a!e

ront *atter

PR!"#E$

%By un&non(

)itts, like Physitians nevercan agree,When of a dierent Societie.

And Raels !ro"s #ere never $ore cry%d do#n&y all the 'earned !octors ofthe To#n,Than a (e# Play #hose A)thor is )nkno#n.(or can those !octors #ith$ore *alice s)e+And "o#erf)l P)rses thediscenting -e#,Than those #ith an ns)ltingPride, do raile At all #ho are not of their

o#n /aall0

f a o)ng Poet hitt yo)r2)$o)r right,o) 3)dg hi$ then o)t ofRevenge and S"ight.So a$ongst $en there areRidic)lo)s 4lves,Who *onkeys hate for eingtoo like the$selves.So that the reason of thegrand deate,

Why Witt so oft is da$n%d,#hen good Plays take,s, that yo) /ens)re as yo)love, or hate.

Th)s like a 'earned /onclavePoets sit,

/atholi5)e )dges oth ofSense and Wit, And !a$n or Save, as theythe$selves think t.et those #ho to others fa)ltsare so severe, Are not so "erfect )t

the$selves $ay 4rre.So$e #rite /oract indeed,)t then the #hole+&ating their o#n !)ll st)i%th%Play is stole0 As &ees do s)ck fro$ -lo#erstheir 2oney de#,So they ro others striving to "lease yo).

So$e #rite their /haracters8entile and ne,

&)t then they do so Toyl forevery line,

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That #hat to yo) does 4asiesee$, and Plain,s the hard ss)e of theirlao)ring &rain. And so$e th%4ects of alltheir "ains #e see,s )t to *i$ick good4;te$"orie.

<thers y long /onverseao)t the To#n,2ave Witt eno)gh to #rite a'e#%d 'a$"oon,&)t their chief skill lyes in a&a#dy Song.n short, the only Witt that%sno# in -ashon,

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s )t the gleenings of good/onversation. As for the A)thor of this/o$ing Play, ask%t hi$ #hat he tho)ghtt sho)%d sayn thanks for yo)r good

/o$"any to day02e call%d $e -ool, and said it#as #ell kno#n,o) ca$e not here for o)rsakes, )t yo)r o#n.(e# Plays are st)%d #ithWitts, and #ith !eoches,That /ro#d and s#eat like/itts, in *ay=!ay /oaches.

Written y a Person of >)ality.

*a!e

it opea%er: 1?

The

Actors +a*es.

!on Antonio, The>i$e---Ro#3?on

=r evorne,

!on Pedro,A @ob'eS"aniard,hi rien

=r*ed)rne,

&elvile, An4nglish

Co'one' inove "ith-lorinda

=r

&etterton,

Will$ore, The R<@4R

=rS$ith,

-rederick ,An 4nglish ent'eman,an riento &el. an-red.

=r/rosie,

&l)nt , An

4nglish Contr#ent'eman

=r

nderhill,

Ste"hano,?ervant to!on Pedro

=rRichards,

Phili""o,')cetta3a''ant

=rPercivall,

Sancho,*imp to')cetta

=r ohn'ee,

&iskey , A&ravo to Angellica

Seastian, A&ravo to Angellica

2$er an?o'ier

*a!e To !on Antonio

o*en.

-lorinda,?iter to

!on Pedro

=r&etterto

n,2ellena, A!a# on!omanei!n3 ora @n, an?iter to-lorinda

=r&arrer ,

@aleria, ADin"omanto -lorinda

=r2)ghs,

Angellica

&ianca, AamoCortiEan

=r8#in,

*oretta, &eroman

=r'eigh,

/allis,overneto -lorinda an 2ellena

=r(orris,

')cetta, A 5i'tin!en$h

=r8illo,

?ervant,2ther*as5)eraders =en anomen

The ?$ene (AP'4S, inCarniva' time

*a!e

ain tet

A/T theirst.

cene the irst.

A /ha$er.

4nter -lorinda and 2ellena.

-lor. hat an Impertinent thin! ia on! ir' bre F in a@nner#G &o" '' oHetionG *rithee F nomore 2ellena, I have to'thee more than F thonertan3t a'rea# F

2ell. The more3 m# !rie, I "o3ain %no" a m$h a #o, F"hi$h ma%e me oIniitiveJ nor i3t eno!h I%no" #o3r a F over, n'e

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#o te'' me too, "ho 3ti #oi!h or F

-lor. hen #o3r a over, I3'e thin%#o ;t or a ?e$ret o F that

@atre F

2ell. 3Ti tre, I never "a a over#et---bt I be!in to F have ahre"3 !e, "hat 3ti to beo, an an$# it ver# prett# Fto i!h, an in!, an b'h,an "ih, an ream an"ih, an F 'on! an "ih toee the =anJ an "hen I o'oo% pa'e an F tremb'eJ Kt

a #o i "hen m# Brotherbro!ht home the F ;nen!'ih Co'one' to ee #o---"hat o #o $a'' him !on F&elvill F

-lor. #e 2ellena F

2ell. That b'h betra# #o---I

am re 3ti o---or i F it!on Antonio the >i$e-Ro#3?onG---or perhap the Ri$h F2' !on @incentio "hom m#ather ei!n #o or a&banG--- F "h# o #ob'h a!ainG F

*a!e <

-lor. ith Ini!nation, an ho"

near oever m# ather Fthin% I am to =arr#in! thathate 2bKe$t, I ha'' 'et himee, I F nertan better,"hat3 e to m# Beat#,Birth an ortne, F <an more to m# ?o', then toobe# thoe nKtComman F

2ell. @o" han! me, i I on3t 'ove

thee or that eariobeien$e F I 'ovemi$hie tran!e'#, a moto or ?e. o, "ho F are$ome to ove nothin! e'e---bt te'' me ear -lorinda, Fon3t #o 'ove that ;ne AngleseG---or I vo" ne.t to'ovin! F him m# e', 3t"i''p'eae me mot that #o oo, or he i o !a# F an ohanome F

-lor. 2ellena, a =ai ei!n3 or a@n, o!ht not to be o FCrio in a i$ore oove F

2ell. An ot tho thin% that everI3'e be a @nG or at 'eat Fti'' I3m o 2', I3m ;t ornothin! e'e---aith no ?iterJ

an F that "hi$h ma%e me'on! to %no" "hether #o'ove &elvile, i F be$ae Ihope he ha ome maCompanion or other, that "i'' F poi' m# evotion, na# I3mreo'v3 to provie m# e'thi Carniva', F i there beere a hanome proper e''o"o m# hmor above F!ron, tho I a% ;rt F

-lor. *rithee be not o "i' F

2ell. @o" #o have provie #ore' o a =an, #o ta%e no F$are or poor me---prithee te''me, "hat ot tho ee abotme F that i n;t or ove---have I not a or' o othG ahmor F !a#G a Beat#paab'eG a >i!or eirab'eG

"e'' ?hap3tG F $'ean 'imb3G"eet breath3G an eneeno!h to %no" ho" F a''thee o!ht to be emp'o#3to the bet avanta!eJ #e Io an F "i'', thereore 'a#aie #or hope o m#ortne b# m# bein! a F

+evote, an te'' me ho" #o$ame a$ainte "ith thi&elvileG F 0 or I per$eive#o %ne" him beore he$ame to (a"les F

-lor. e, I %ne" him at the ?ie!eo Pa$")lona, he "a then Fa Co'one' o -rench &ore,"ho "hen the To"n "aRana$%3t, F @ob'# treatem# Brother an m# e',preervin! rom a''Ino'en$eJ F an I mto"n, (beie !reat2b'i!ation) I have I %no" Fnot "hat, that p'ea, %in'#or him abot m# &eart, an

"i'' F Ler no other toenter---Bt ee m# Brother F

4nter !on Pedro Ste"hano#ith a *as5)ing hait and

/allis.

Pedro. oo morro" ?iter---*ra#,"hen a" #o #or F over

!on @incentioG F

-lor. I %no" not ?ir---/ailis "hen"a he hereG or I F $onierit o 'itt'e, I %no" not "hen it"a F

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*a!e

Pedro. I have a Comman rom m#

ather here to te'' #o, #o Fo!ht not to epie him, a=an o o vat a ortne, an$h a *aion F or #o---Ste"hano m# thin! F

P)ts on his *as5)ing hait.

-lor. A *aion or me, 3ti morethan e3re I a", or he ha a F

eire ho' be %no"n---Ihate @incentio, ?ir, an I"o3 not F have a =an oear to me a m# Brother,o''o" the i'' Ctome F oor Contre#, an ma%e a'ave o hi ?iter---an ?ir,m# F ather "i'', I3m re#o ma# ivert F

Pedro. I %no" not ho" ear I am to

#o, bt I "ih on'# to F beran$%t in #or eteem, ea'"ith the n!'ih Co''&elvile--- F "h# o #o ro"nan b'hG i there an# !i'tbe'on! to the F @ame othat Cava'ier F

-lor. I3'e not en# I va'e &elvile,"hen I "a e.po3 to $h F an!er a the i$en$3t o $ommon ?o'ier

threatne, F 7 "henRa!e an Conet Me"thro!h the Cit#---then&elvile F thi Crimina' or m#a%e, thro!h hime' into a''an!er to F ave m#&onor an "i'' #o not a''o"him m# eteemG F

Pedro. e, pa# him "hat #o "i'' in&onor---bt #o F mt

$onier !on @incentio%s ortne, an the 5o#ntre he3' F ma%e #o F

-lor. et him $onier m# oth,Beat# an ortneJ "hi$h Fo!ht not to be thro"n a"a#on hi A!e an 5o#ntre F

Pedro.

3Ti tre, he3 not o #on!an ;ne a ent'eman, a that F &elvile,---bt "hat 5e"e'"i'' that Cava'ier preent #o"ithG F thoe o hi #e an&eartG F

2ell. An are not thoe better thanan# !on @incentio ha Fbro!ht rom the ndies F

Pedro. h# ho" no"N ha #or@nner# breein! ta!ht F#o to nertan the va'eo &eart an #eG F

2ell. Better than to be'ieve@incentio3 eerve va'erom an# F oman---he ma#perhap en$reae her Ba!!,

bt not her ami'# F

Pedro. Thi i ;ne---!o---p to #or+evotion, #o are not Fei!n3 or the $onverationo over F

2ell. @or ?aint, #et a"hi'e I hope F

Aside. I3t not eno!h #o ma%e a@n o me, bt #o mt $atm# F ?iter a"a# tooGe.poin! her to a "ore$on;nement than a Re'i!io F 'ie F

Pedro. The ir'3 ma---it i a$on;nement to be $arr#3into F the Contre#, to anAntient >i''a be'on!in! to the

ami'# o F

*a!e 4 100 the @incentio%s thee;ve hnre ear, an haveno other *rope$t F thanthat p'eain! one o eein!a'' her o"n that meet her F#e---a ;ne A#r, 'ar!e ie'an aren, "here he ma# F "a'% an !ather 'o"er F

2ell. hen b# =oon i!htG or Iam re he are noten$onter F "ith the heat othe ?n, that "ere a ta%on'# or !on F @incentio anhi Inian breein!, "ho'ove it in the +o! Fa#e---an i thee be herai'# ivertiement, "hatare F thoe o the @i!ht, to'#e in a "ie =oth-eaten Be

Chamber, F "ith rnitre inahion in the Rei!n o Din!Sancho the irtJ F The Be,that "hi$h hi ore-ather'iv3 an #3 in F

Pedro.

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>er# "e'' F

2ell. Thi Appartment (ne"rbrht an ;tte ot orthe F #on! ie) he (ot o

reeom) ma%e hi rein!Room, an bein! F a r!a'an a 5ea' Co.$omb,intea o a >a'et to n$aehi F eeb'e Car$a, heeire #o to o that2$e---i!n o avor F I3''are #o, an $h a #omt not hope or, n'e#or F oman be ot o the"a# F

Pedro. &ave #o one #etG F

2ell. That &onor bein! pat, the#ant tret$he it e'J F#a"n an i!h a Be'$h ort"o, 'o a a =%et, thro"hime' F into Be, ane.pe$t #o in hi o'heet, an e3re #o $an !et F #or e' nret, $a''3

#o "ith a nore or T"o---anare not F thee ;neB'ein! to a #on! a#G F

Pedro. &ave #o one #etG F

2ell. 1< An thi =an #o mt%i, na# #o mt %i nonebt F him too---an nEe'thro!h hi Bear to ;n hi

ip---An F thi #o mtbmit to or Three$ore#ear, an a'' or a 5o#ntre F

Pedro. or a'' #or Chara$ter o !on@incentio, he i a 'i%e F to=arr# him, a he "abeore F

2ell. =arr# !on @incentioN han!me $h a e'o$% "o' Fbe "ore than A'ter# "ithanother =an I ha rather eeher F in the 2ostel de !ie),to "at her oth there in>o"e, an be a F han-=ai to aEer an Cripp'e,than to 'oe it in $h a=arria!e F

Pedro. o have $onier3 ?iter,that &elvile ha no ortne Fto brin! #o to, baniht hiContre#, epi3 at home,an pitt#3 F abroa F

2el. hat thenG the >i$e-Ro#3?on i better than that 2' F?ir it# !on @incentioB !onndianN he thin% he3 train!

to F

*a!e 8a$o ti'', an "o3 &arter hime' (that Be'' anBa"b'e) F or #or oth anortne F

Pedro. /allis ta%e her hen$e, an'o$% her p a'' thi Carniva', F an at ent he ha'' be!in

her ever'atin! *ennan$e in a=onater# F

2ell. I $are not, I ha rather be a@nn, than be ob'i!3 to F=arr# a #o "o3 have me,i I "ere ei!n3 or3t F

Pedro. +o not ear the b'ein! o

that $hoi$e---#o ha'' be a F@n F

2el. ?ha'' I oG #o ma# $han$e tobe mita%en in m# "a# F oevotion:---a @nN #e I am

'i%e to ma%e a ;ne @nN I Fhave an e.$e''ent hmor ora rate: no, I3'e have a Saint o m# F 10 o"n to pra#to hort'#, i I 'i%e an# thatare ventre on F me F

Aside.

Pedro. /allis, ma%e it #or bineto "at$h thi i' Cat F Aor #o -lorinda, I3ve on'#tr#3 #o a'' thi "hi'e anr!3 F m# ather "i''J btmine i, that #o "o3 'ove Antonio, he i F Brave an#on!, an a'' that $an

$omp'eat the happine o a F a''ant =ai---thi aben$eo m# ather "i'' !ive opportnit#, F to ree #orom @incentio, b# =arr#in!here, "hi$h #o F mt o to=orro" F

-lor. To =orro"N F

Pedro. To =orro", or 3t"i'' be too'ate---ti not m# rienhip Fto Antonio, "hi$h ma%e mer!e thi, bt ove to thee,an F hatre to @incentio---thereore reo've pon to=orro" F

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o have 'et none behin#o in ParisG F

&elv. @either F

*a!e 7

-red. I $annot ivine the Caethen, n'e the 2' Cae, F the "ant o =one# F

&l)nt. An another 2' Cae, the"ant o a en$h--- F o3

not that revive #oG F

&elv. o are mita%en, (ed F

&l)nt. @a#, 3?heart'i%in, thentho3rt pat Cre F

-red.

I have on it otJ tho hatrene"3 th# a$aintan$e F"ith the a# that $ot theeo man# i!h at the ?ie!e o Pa$")lona F ---*o. on3t,"hat 3e #o $a'' her---herBrother3 a F @ob'eS"aniard---@ephe" to the

+ea enera'----lorinda F---A# -lorinda---an "i''nothin! erve th# trn bt Fthat amn3 virtoomanG "hom on m#Con$ien$e tho F 'ovet inpi!ht too, be$ae tho

eet 'itt'e or no poibi'it# o F !ainin! her F

&elv. Tho art mita%en, I haveInt3ret eno!h in that 'ove'# F >ir!in heart, to ma%e mepro an vain, "ere it notabate b# F < theeverit# o a Brother, "hoper$eivin! m# happine--- F

-red. &a $ivi'# orbi thee the&oeG F

&elv. 3Ti o, to ma%e "a# or a*o"3r' Riva', the >i$e-Ro#3 F ?on, "ho ha theavanta!e o me, in bein! a=an o ortne, F aS"aniard, an her Brother3

rien, "hi$h !ive him Fibert# to ma%e hi Cort,"hi't I have re$ore on'# toetter, F an itant 'oo%rom her ino", "hi$h area ot an F %in F Athoe "hi$h &eav3n eno"n on *enitent F

&l)nt. &e#a#N 3?heart'i%in, imi'eNb# thi i!ht the =an F iite poi'----red. hat the+evi' are "e mae o, that F

"e $annot be th $on$ern3or a en$h---3?heart'i%inor F Cpi are 'i%e theCoo% o the Camp, the# $anRoat or Boi' a F oman, btthe# have none o the ;netri$% to et 3em oL, no F&o!oe to ma%e the ?a"$ep'eaant an the ?toma$hharp F

-red.

I are "ear I have ha ahnre a #on! %in an Fhanom a thi -lorindaJan +o! eat me, i the#"ere not F a trob'eom tome i3th =ornin!, a the# "ere"e'$ome o3re F @i!ht F

&l)nt. An #et I "arrant, he "o3not to$h another oman, Fi he mi!ht have her or

nothin! F

&elv. That3 th# Ko#, a $heaphore F

&l)nt. he I3?heart'i%in I 'ove aran$% ?o'---"hen i #o Fever hear o an honetoman that too% a =an3

=one#G I "arrant F

*a!e 8 3em !oo one---btent'emen, o ma# be ree,#o F 0 have been %epto poor "ith *ar'iament an*rote$tor, that the F 'itt'e?to$% #o have i not "orthpreervin!---bt I than% F m#?tar, I ha more ra$e thanto oreit m# tate b#Cava'ierin! F

&elv. =ethin% on'# o''o"in! theCort, ho3 be $ient Fto entit'e 3em to that F

&l)nt. 3?heart'i%in, the# %no" Io''o" it to o it no !oo, Fn'e the# pi$% a ho'e in m#Coat or 'enin! #o =one#

no" F an then, "hi$h i a!reater Crime to m#Con$ien$e, ent'emen, Fthan to the Common-ea'th F

4nter Will$ore.

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Will. &aN ear &elvileN nob'eCo'one'N F

&elv. Will$oreN "e'$om ahore, m#ear RoverN---"hat F happ#"in b'e" thi !ooortneG F

Will. et me a'te m# ear -red. an then Comman me--- F&o" i3t honet aG F

-red. aith, ?ir, the 2'Comp'ement, in;nite'# thebetter to F ee m# ear maWill$ore a!ain---*rithee "h#$amet tho F ahoreG an"here3 the *rin$eG F

Will. &e3 "e'', an Rei!n ti''or o the "atr# 'ement F

---I mt abor a!ain "ithin aa# or t"o, an m# bineahore F "a on'# to enKo#m# e' a 'itt'e thi Carniva' F

&elv.

*ra# %no" or ne" rien,?ir, he3 bt bah', a ra" F Trave''er, bt honet, tot,an one o F

4$races &l)nt

Will. That #o eteem him, !ivehim an Intr3et here F

&l)nt. or ?ervant, ?ir F

Will. Bt "e'',---aith I3m !'a to

meet #o a!ain in a "arm F7 C'imate, "here the %in?n ha it o-'i%e *o"3r ti''over F the ine anomen---ove an =irthN arem# b3ne in F (a"les, ani I mita%e not the p'a$e,here3 an .$e''ent =ar%et For Chapmen o m# hmor F

&elv.

?ee, here be thoe %in=er$hant o ove #o 'oo% For F

4nter several *en in*as5)ing 2aits, so$e

"laying on *)si5)e, othersdancing after, Wo$en drest

like /o)rtiDans, #ith Pa"ers "inn%d on their &reasts, and

&askets of -lo#ers in their 2ands.

&l)nt. 3?heart'i%in, "hat have "ehereG F

*a!e 9

-red. @o" the ame be!in F

Will.

ine prett# CreatreN ma# atran!er have 'eave to 'oo% F an 'oveG---hat3 here---Roses for every *onthG F

Reads the Pa"ers.

&l)nt. Roe or ever# =onthG "hatmean thatG F

&elv. The# are, or "o3 have #othin% the#3re CortiEan, F"ho here in (a"les, are to behir3 b# the =oneth F

Will. Din, an ob'i!in! to inorm---*ra# "here o thee FRoe !ro"G I "o3 ainp'ant ome o 3em in a Be o

mine F

Wo$. Be"are $h Roe, ?ir F

Will. A *o. o ear: I3'' be ba%3t"ith thee bet"een a pair o F ?heet, an that3 th#proper ?ti''J o I mi!ht bttre" $h Roe F over me,

an ner me---air one,o3 #o "o3 !ive F me'eave to !ather at #or Bhthi i'e =onethJ I "o3 !o F near to ma%e ome Bo#me'' o it a'' the #ear ater F

&elv. An tho hat nee o $h aReme#, or tho tin%3t Fo Tar an Rope n, 'i%e a

+o$% or *et-hoe F

The Wo$an ")ts her selfinto the 2ands of a *an, and4;.

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Will. @a#, na#, #o ha'' not 'eaveme o F

&elv.

B# a'' mean e no vio'en$ehere F

Will. 100 +eathN 5t a I "a!oin! to be amnab'# inove, to F have her 'e oLN I$o' p'$% that Roe ot ohi &an, an F even %ithe Be, the Bh !re" in F

-red. @o rien to ove, 'i%e a 'on!>o#a!e at ?ea F

&l)nt. .$ept a @nner#, -red. F

Will. +eathN Bt "i'' the# not be%inG i$%'# be %inG F Tho %no"3t I3m no tame

i!her, bt a Rampant ion o the F orret F

Advances fro$ the fartherend of the Scenes, t#o *endrest all over #ith 2orns ofseveral sorts, $aking

8ri$asses at one another,#ith Pa"ers "inn%d on their&acks.

&elv. 2h the antati$a' Ro!e,

ho" the#3r retN 3Ti a ?at#re F a!aint the "ho'e ?e. F

Will. I thi a rit that !ro" inthi "arm Contre#G F

&elv. e: 3Ti prett# to ee theetalians tart, "e'' an Ftab, at the "or C$%o',

an #et tmb'e at &orn onever# F Threho' F

Will. ?ee "hat3 on their Ba$%----lo#ers of every (ight F

Reads. ---Ah Ro!eN an more "eetthan Roe o ev3r# =onethN F Thi i a ariner o Ada$3 o"n breein! F

They dance.

*a!e 10

&elv. hat thin% #o o thoerave *eop'eG F ---i a a%ein 4sse; ha' o ma or.trava!antG F

Will. I 'i%e their ober !rave "a#,3ti a %in o e!a' AthoriE3 F orni$ation, "here the =enare not $hi or3t, nor the Fomen epi3, a amon!tor '' n!'ih, even the=onier F "ant that parto !oo =anner F

&elv.

Bt here in taly , a =onieri the hmb'et bet bre Fent'eman---+e' are obaMe b# &ravo3, that anA!e F 1< he" not onebt bet"een a -rench=$an,an a han!-man, "ho F i am$h too har or him on thePiaDa, a the# are or a!)tch=$an F on the @e"Bri!e---bt ee anotherCre" F

4nter -lorinda, 2ellena and@aleria, drest like 8i"siesE

/allis and Ste"hano, ')cetta,Phili"o and Sancho in

*as5)erade.

2ell. ?iter, there3 #or 4nglish*an, an "ith him ahanome F proper e''o"---I3'e to him, an intea ote''in! him F hi ortne, tr#

m# o"n F

Will. 8i"sies on m# 'ie---rethee "i'' pratt'e i a =an F$roe their han F

8oes to 2ellena. ---ear, prett#, (an I hope)#on! +evi', "i'' #o te'' anAmoro F tran!er, "hat'$% he3 'i%e to haveG F

2ell. &ave a $are ho" #o ventre"ith me ?ir, 'eat I pi$% F#or *o$%et, "hi$h "i'' moreve. #or 4nglish hmor,than F an talian ortne "i''p'eae #o F

Will. &o" the +evi' $am3t tho to

%no" m# Contre# an F&morG F

2ell. The irt I !e b# a $ertainor"ar Impen$e, "hi$h Foe not ip'eae me at thi

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time, an the 'o o #or=one# "i'' F ve. #o,be$ae I hope #o have btver# 'itt'e to 'oe F

Will.

!a Chi' tho3rt ith3ri!ht, iti o 'itt'e, I are not F oLerit thee or a %inne---bt$annot #o ivine "hat other F thin! o more va'e I haveabot me, that I "o3 more"i''in!'# F part "ith F

2ell. Inee no, that3 theb3ne o a it$h, an I ambt a F ipie #et---et

"ithot 'oo%in! in #or han,I have a par'o F !e, 3tiome oo'ih heart #omean, an In$ontant 4nglish F 10 heart, a 'itt'e "orthtea'in! a #or *re F

Will. @a#, then tho ot ea' "iththe +evi', that3 $ertain F---tho hat !et a ri!ht, ai tho ha3t been one o F

*a!e 11 that nmber it ha 'an!ihtor---I ;n #o3' be bettera$ainte F "ith it, nor $an#o ta%e it in a better timeJor I am F $ome rom ?ea,Chi', an @en)s not bein!

propitio to me F in hero"n 'ement: I have a "or'o ove in tore---"o3 F#o "o3 be !oo natr3an ta%e ome on3t oL m#han F

2ell. he---I $o3 be in$'in3 that"a#---bt or a oo'ih F >o"I am !oin! to ma%e---to #e a=ai F

Will. Then tho art amn3 "ithotreemption, an a I am a F!oo Chritian, I o!ht inCharit# to ivert o "i$%e a

ei!n F ---thereore pritheeear Creatre 'et me %no"i$%'# "hen, F an "here Iha'' be!in to et a he'pin!han to o !oo a or% F

2ell. I #o ho3 prevai' "ith m#tener heart (a I be!in F toear #o "i'', or #o havehorrib'e 'ovin! #e) there"i'' be F i$'t# in3t, that

#o3' har'# ner!o or m#a%e F

Will. aith Chi' I have been brein an!er, an "ear a F?"or, that ha been

emp'o#3 in a "ore Cae,than or a hanome F %inoman---name the an!er---'et it be an#thin! F bt a'on! ?ie!e---an I3'enerta%e it F

2ell. Can #o tormG F

Will. 2h mot rio'# F

2ell. hat thin% #o o a @nner#a''G or he that "in F me,mt !ain that ;rt F

Will. 17 A @nN 2h ho" I 'ovethee or3tN there3 no inner F 'i%e a #on! ?aint---na#no" there3 no en#in! me,the 2' F a" ha no Cre(to a oman) 'i%e #in! a=aiJ "itne F e"tha%s +a!hter F

2ell. A ver# !oo Te.t thi, i "e''han'e, an I per$eive Father Captain, #o "o3impoe no evere penan$eon her "ho F "ere in$'in3 toCono'e her e', beore hetoo% 2rer F

Will. I he be on! an&anome F

2ell. A# there3 it---bt i he benot--- F

Will. B# thi han, Chi', I have anImp'i$it aith, an are Fventre on thee "ith a''a't---beie, 3ti moremeritorio F to 'eave theor', "hen tho hat tatean prov3 the p'eare F

on3t Then 3t"i'' be a virte intheeJ "hi$h no" "i'' be Fpre I!noran$e F

2ell. I per$eive !oo atherCaptain, #o ei!n on'# to Fma%e me ;t or &eaven---bti on the $ontrar#, #o ho3 F ite ivert me rom it,an brin! me ba$% to theor' a!ain, F I ho3 have

a ne" =an to ee% I ;nJ an"hat a !rie that F

*a!e 1< "i'' be---or "hen I be!in, Ian$# I ha'' 'ove 'i%e an#thin!, F I never tr#3 #et F

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Will. !a an that3 %in---pritheeear Creatre, !ive F me$reit or a &eart, or aithI3m a ver# honet e''o"---2h,

F I 'on! to $ome ;rt to theBanet o oveN an $h a"in!in! F Appetite I brin!---2h I3m impatient---th#o!in! "eetheart, F th#o!in!N or I3m a ea =anN F

2ell. <00 h# mt "e be either!i't# o orni$ation or=rer F i "e $onvere "ith

#o =en---an i there noiLeren$e F bet"een 'eaveto 'ove me, an 'eave to '#e"ith meG F

Will. aith Chi' the# "ere mae to!o to!ether F

')cett. Are #o re thi i the =anG

F

Pointing to &l)nt.

Sancho.

hen i I mita%e #orameG F

')cett. Thi i a ?tran!er, I %no" b#hi !aEin!J i he be bri%, F

he3' ventre to o''o" meJ anthen i I nertan m# Trae, F he3 mine, he3n!'ih tooJ an the# a#that3 a ort o !oo Fnatr3 'ovin! *eop'e, anhave !enera''# o %in anopinion o F theme've, thata oman "ith an# it ma#'atter e3m into an# F ort ooo' he p'eae F

She often "asses y &l)nt,and gaDes on hi$, he str)tsand /ocks, and #alks andgaDes on her.

&l)nt. 3Ti o---he i ta%en--- F Ihave Beatie "hi$h m# a'e F 'a at home i noti$over F

-lor. Thi oman "at$he me o, Iha'' !et no opportnit# F toi$over m# e' to him, ano mi the intent o m#$omin!--- F bt a I "aa#in!, ?ir,---b# thi ine #oho3 F be a over F

'ooking in his hand.

&elv. I tho!ht ho" ri!ht #o

!et, a'' =en are in ove, For preten to be o---$ome'et me !o, I3m "ear# o thi Foo'in! F

Walks a#ay.

-lor. I "i'' not, ti'' #o have $onet"hether the *aion that F#o have vo"3 -lorinda, be

tre or a'eG F

She holds hi$, he strives toget fro$ her.

&elv. -lorindaB F

T)rns 5)ick to#ards her.

-lor. << ?ot'# F

&elv. Tho hat nam3 one "i'' ;.me here or ever F

-lor. ?he3'' be iappointe then,"ho e.pe$t #o thi @i!ht Fat the aren-!ate, an i#o ai' not---a 'et me ee

the other F han---#o "i''!o near to o---he vo" to#e or ma%e #o F happ# F

'ooks on /allis #hooserves %e$.

*a!e 1

&elv.

hat $ant tho meanG F

-lor. That "hi$h I a#---are"e' F

<ers to go.

&elv. 2h $harmin! ?#bi' ta#,$omp'ete that Ko# "hi$h a it

i F "i'' trn intoetra$tionN---"here mt IbeG at the aren-!ateG F I%no" it---at @i!ht #o a#G---I3'' ooner oreit F &eav3nthan iobe# F

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4nter !on Pedro and other *as5)ers, and "ass over the

Stage.

/all. =aam, #or Brother3 here F

-lor. Ta%e thi to intr$t #oarther F

8ives hi$ a 'etter, and goeso.

-red. &ave a $are, ?ir, "hat #opromieJ thi ma# be a Trap F 'ai b# her Brother to rine#o F

&elv. +o not itrb m# happine"ith obt F

<"ens the 'etter.

Will. =# ear prett# Creatre, a Thoan B'ein! on FtheeN ti'' in thi habit #oa#G---an ater +inner at thi F p'a$e F

2ell. e, i #o "i'' "ear to %eep#or heart, an not beto" Fit bet"een thi an that F

Will. B# a'' the 'itt'e o o ove I"ear, I3' 'eave it "ith F #o,an i #o rn a"a# "ith it,thoe +eitie o 5ti$e "i''reven!e F me F

4;. all the Wo$en.

-red.

<0 +o #o %no" thehanG F

&elv. 3Ti -lorinda3 F A'' B'ein!a'' pon the virto =ai F

-red. @a#, no Io'atr#, a ober?a$ri;$e I3' a''o" #o F

&elv. 2h rien, the "e'$om3t@e"N the otet etterN--- Fna# #o ha'' a'' ee itN an$o3 #o no" be erio, Imi!ht be F mae the

happiet =an the ?n hineonN F

Will. The reaon o thi mi!ht# Ko#G F

&elv. ?ee ho" %in'# he inviteme to e'iver her rom the Fthreatne vio'en$e o herBrother---"i'' #o not aitmeG F

Will. I %no" not "hat thomean3t, bt I '' ma%e one at

an# F mi$hie "here aoman3 $on$erne---bthe3' be !rate' to F orthe avor, "i'' he notG F

&elv. &o" mean #oG F

Will. &o" ho3 I meanG tho%no"3t there3 bt one "a#

F or a oman to ob'i!e me F

&elv. +o not prophane---the =ai ini$e'# virto F

*a!e 14

Will. ho *o., then he3 ;t ornothin! bt a hban, 'ether F e3n !o, Co'one' F

-red. *ea$e, he3 the Co'one'3=itri, ?ir F

Will. et her be the +evi', i he beth# =itri, I3' erve her--- Fname the "a# F

&elv. Rea here thi *ot$ript F

8ives hi$ a 'etter.

Will. Rea

At

Ten at night===at the 8arden=8ate===of #hich, if cannotget the ?ey, #ill contrive a#ay over the Wall===co$eattended #ith a -riend orT#o.---Din &eart, i F "e Three$annot F <7 "eave a

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trin! to 'et F her o"n aaren-a'', 3t"ere pit# btthe &an!-man "ove F oneor a'' F

-red. et her a'one or that, #oroman "itN #or air %in FomanN "i'' ot-tri$% aBro%er or a 5e": an $ontrive'i%e a F 5eit in Chain---btee, (ed &l)nt i to'ne otater the F re o a +ame' F

4;. &l)nt and ')cetta.

&elv. ?o, he3'' $ar$e ;n hi "a#home a!ain, n'e "e !et Fhim $r#3 b# the Be''-man inthe =ar%et-p'a$e, an 3t"o3on F pretti'#---a 'otn!'ih Bo# o Thirt# F

-red. I hope 3ti ome Common$rat# ?inner, one that "i'' F;t himJ it ma# be he3'' e''

him or Per)e, the Ro!e3tr#, an F "o3 "or%"e'' in a =ineJ at 'eat I hopehe3'' re him or F or=irth, $heat him o a'', thenhave him "e''-avor3'#ban!3, F an trn3 ot@a%e at =ini!ht F

Will. *rithee "hat hmor i he o,that #o "ih him o F "e''G F

&elv. h# o an 4nglish 'erBrother3 hmor, $atein a F @rer#, "ith a =aito ten him ti'' iteen, an'#e "ith hi F ran-=otherti'' he3 o A!e: one that%no"e no p'eare be#on F riin! to the ne.t air, or!oin! p to 'ondon "ith hi F ri!ht orhip' ather in*ar'iament-timeJ "earin! !a#

C'oth, F or ma%in!honorab'e ove to hi a#=other anr#-=ai: F !etrn% at a &ntin!-=at$h,an ten to one then !iveome F proo o hi*ro"e---A *o. pon him,he3 or &anker , an F 00ha a'' or Cah abot him,an i he ai', "e are a''Bro%e F

-red. 2h 'et him a'one or thatmatter, he3 o a amn3tin!e# F a'it#, that "i''e$re or to$%J I %no" notin "hat an!er it F "ereinee i the 5i't ho3preten he3 in ove "ith

him, or F 3ti a %inbe'ievin! Co.$ombJother"ie i he part "ithmore F than a pie$e oi!ht---!e' him: or "hi$hoLer he ma# $han$e F to bebeaten, i he be a hore othe irt Ran% F

*a!e 1

&elv. @a# the Ro!e "i'' not beeai'# beaten, he3 tot Feno!hJ perhap i the# ta'%be#on hi $apa$it#, he ma#$han$e F to e.er$ie hiCora!e pon ome o them,

e'e I3m re the#3'' F ;n ita i$'t to beat a top'eae him F

Will. 3Ti a '$%e# +evi' to 'i!htpon o %in a en$hN F

-red. Tho ha3t a !reat ea' ota'% "ith th# 'itt'e ipie, F

$o3t tho o no !oo ponherG or mine "a har-hearte: F

Will. &an! her, he "a omeamn3 honet *eron o

Ha'it# F I3m re, he "ao ver# ree an "itt# I hera$e be bt an"erab'e F toher itt, an hmor, I "o3be bon to Contan$# F thi=oneth to !ain her---in themean time, have #o maeno F %in a$aintan$e in$e#o $ame to To"nG---#o onot e F to be honet o'on!, ent'emen F

-red. aith ove ha %ept honet, "e have been a'' ;r3 F "ith a Beat# ne"'# $ometo To"n, the amo Pad)ana Angellica F &ianca F

Will. hat the =itri o the eaS"anish enera'G F

&elv. e, he3 no" the on'#aor3 Beat# o a'' the oth F < in (a"les, "ho pton a'' their Charm to appear'ove'# in her F i!ht, theirCoa$he, iverie, an

theme've, a'' !a#, a on a=onar$h3 F Birth-+a#, toattra$t the #e o thi airCharmer, "hi'e F he ha thep'eare to beho' a'''an!ih or her that ee her F

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&elv. &aN &aN &aN F

Will. +eath =an "here i heG F---hat a +o! "a I to ta# in'' 4ngland o 'on!,---&o" Fhave I 'a!ht at the Co''"hen he i!h3 or oveN btno" the F 'itt'e Ar$her hareven!3 himN an b# thione +art, I $an !e F at a''hi Ko#, "hi$h then I too% oran$ie, meer +ream an Fab'e---e'', I3m reo'v3 toe'' a'' in 4sse; , an p'anthere F or ever F

&elv. hat a B'ein! 3ti, thohat a =itri tho ar3tboat F oJ or I %no" th#&mor i, rather to have apro$'aim3 C'ap, F than ae$ret Amor F

Will. +ot %no" her @ameG F

&l)nt. &er @ameG @o, 3heart'i%in"hat $are I or @ame F---?he3 airN #on!N bri% an%inN even to ravihmentN Fan "hat a *o. $are I or

%no"in! her b# an# other Tit'e F

Will. +it !ive her an#thin!G F

&l)nt. ive herN---&a, ha, haN "hehe3 a *eron o Ha'it#J F0 ---that3 a !oo one,!ive herN 3heart'i%in otthin% F $h Creatre are tobe bo!htG 2r are "eprovie or $h a F*r$haeG !ive her oth #eGh# he preente me "iththi F Bra$e'et, or the To# o a +iamon I 3 to "ear: @o,

ent'emen, F (ed &l)nt inot ever# Bo#---?he e.pe$tme a!ain to F @i!ht F

Will. !a that3 "e''J "e3'' a'' !o F

&l)nt. @ot a ?o': @o, ent'emen,#o are itJ I am a '' F

Contre# Ro!e, I F

-red. e'', ?ir, or a'' #or *erono Ha'it#, I ha'' be ver# F!'a to nertan #or*re be e$reJ 3ti or

"ho'e tate at F preent,"hi$h "e are 'oth to haEarin one BottomJ $ome, ?ir, Fn'ae F

&l)nt. Ta%e the ne$ear# TriMee'e no" to me, that ambe'ov3 F b# $h aent'e"oman---3heart'i%in=one#N &ere ta%e F minetoo F

-red. @o, %eep that to be $oEen3,that "e ma# 'a!h F

Will. CoEen3N---+eathN "o3 I$o3 meet "ith one, F that"o3 $oEen me o a'' theove I $o3 pare to @i!ht F

-red. *o., 3ti ome $ommonhore pon m# 'ie F

*a!e 18

&l)nt. A horeN---#e "ith $hC'othN $h 5e"e'N $h F a&oeN $h rnitre, an oAtteneN a horeN F

&elv. h# #e ?ir, the# arehore, tho3 the#3'' neitherentertain F #o "ith+rin%in!, ?"earin!, orBa"r#J are hore in F a''thoe !a# C'oth, an ri!ht 5e"e', are hore "ith thoe F 7 !reat &oe ri$h'#rniht "ith >e'vet Be,?tore o *'ate, hanome FAttenan$e, an ;neCoa$he, are hore anrrant one F

Will. *o. on3t, "here o thee ;ne

hore 'iveG F

&elv. here no Ro!e in 2$e$'ipe Contab'e, are !ive F 3em a", nor the ineInpir3 B''ie o the To"n,brea% their F ino"J #etthe# are hore tho thi4sse; Ca' be'ieve 3em F*eron o Ha'it# F

&l)nt. 3?heart'i%in, #3are a'' oo',there are thin! abot thi F4sse; Ca', that ha'' ta%e"ith the aie, be#on a''#or itt F an *art---thi?hape an ?iEe ent'emen

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are not to be epi3--- Fm# ate too to'erab'# 'on!,"ith other invitin! i!n, thatha'' F be name'e F

Will. !a I be'ieve he ma# havemet "ith ome *eron o FHa'it# that ma# be %in tohim F

&elv. +ot tho per$eive an# $htemptin! thin! abot him, Fthat ho3 ma%e a ;neoman, an o Ha'it#, pi$%him ot F rom a'' =an%in,to thro" a"a# her oth an

Beat# pon, F na# an herear heart tooN---no, no, Angellica ha rai3 the F*ri$e too hi!h F

Will. =a# he 'an!ih or =an%inti'' he #e, an be amn3 For that one in a'one F

4nter T#o &ravos%s, and hang)" a great Pict)re of

Angellica%s, against the&alcone, and T#o little ones

at each side of the !oor.

&elv.

?ee there the air ?i!n to theInn "here a =an ma# o! Fthat3 oo' eno!h to !ive herpri$e F

Will. gaDes on the Pict)re.

&l)nt. 3?heart'i%in, ent'emen,"hat3 thiN F

&elv. A amo /o)rtiDan, that3 tobe o' F

&l)nt.

100 &o"G to be o'N na#then I have nothin! to a# to F her---o'N "hat Impen$ei pra$ti$3 in thi Contre#G F ---"ith "hat 2rer ane$en$# horin!3 tab'ihthere F b# >irte o theIniition---$ome 'et3be!one, I3m re "ee3re F noChapmen or thi Commoit# F

-red. Tho art none I3m re,n'e tho $o3t have herin F th# Be at a pri$e o aCoa$h in the ?treet F

*a!e 19

Will. &o" "onro air he i---a Thoan Cro"n a F=onth---b# &eaven a man#Din!om "ere too 'itt'e, ap'a!e F o thi *overt#---o"hi$h I ne3re $omp'ain, bt"hen it hiner F m#approa$h to Beat#: "hi$h>irte ne3re $o3 pr$hae F

T)rns fro$ the Pict)re.

&l)nt. hat3 thiG---

Reads.: A Thoan Cro"n a F=onthN F ---3?heart'i%inhere3 a ?mN re 3ti amita%e F ---&ear% #orien, oe he ta%e or !iveo m$h b# the F =onthG F

-red. A Thoan Cro"nN "h# 3tia *ortion or the nfanta F

&l)nt. &ear% #e rien, "on3t hetrtG F

&rav.

Thi i a Trae, ?ir, that$annot 'ive b# Creit F

4nter !on Pedro in*as5)erade, follo#%d y

Ste"hano.

&elv. ?ee, here3 more Compan#,'et3 "a'% oL a "hi'e F

4;. 4nglish.

Pedro Reads.

4nter Angellica and *oretta

in the &alcone, and dra# aSilk /)rtain.

Ped. et$h me a thoan Cro"n,I never "iht to b# thi FBeat# at an eaier rate F

"asses o.

Ang. *rithee "hat ai thoee''o" to theeG F

&rav.

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=aam, the ;rt "ereamirer o Beat# on'#, btno F pr$haer, the# "eremerr# "ith #or *ri$e an*i$tre, 'a!ht F 1< atthe ?m, an o pat oL F

Ang. @o =atter, I3m not ip'ea3"ith their ra''#in!J their F"oner ee m# vanit#, anhe that "ihe bt to b#,!ive F me more *rie, thanhe that !ive m# *ri$e, $anma%e m# p'eare F

&rav. =aam, the 'at I %ne"

thro!h a'' hi i!ie to Fbe !on Pedro, @ephe" to theenera', an "ho "a "ithhim in F Pa$"alona F

Ang. !on PedroN m# o' a''ant3@ephe", "hen hi On$'e F#3 he 'et him a vat ?mo =one#J it i he "ho "a oin 'ove F "ith me at Pad)a,an "ho 3 to ma%e the

enera' o 5ea'o F

*orett. I thi he that 3 to pran$ebeore or ino", an Fta%e $h $are to he"hime' an Amoro AG I I

am not mita%en F he i the'i%e'iet =an to !ive #orpri$e F

*a!e <0

Ang. The =an i brave an!enero, bt o an hmoro F neaie an in$ontant,that the vi$tor# over hi hearti a oon F 'ot a "on, a?'ave that $an a 'itt'e tothe Trimph o the FConeror, btIn$ontan$#3 the in o a''=an%in, thereore F I3mreo'v3 that nothin! bt

o', ha'' $harm m# heart F

*oret. I3m !'a on3tJ 3ti on'# Interetthat omen o or Fproeion o!ht to $onier:tho3 I "oner "hat ha %ept#o F rom that !enera'+ieae o or ?e. o 'on!, Imean that o bein! F inove F

Ang. A %in, bt ''en ?tar ner"hi$h I ha the happine Fto be bornJ #et I have ha notime or oveJ the bravet Fan nob'et o =an%in have

pr$hat m# avor at oear a F 10 rate, a i noCoin bt o' "ere $rrant"ith or Trae--- F bt here3!on Pedro a!ain, et$h mem# te---or 3ti or him F or!on Antonio the >i$e-Ro#?on, that I have prea m#@et F

4nter at one !oor !on Pedro,Ste"hanoE !on Antonio and!iego at the other !oor #ith

Peo"le follo#ing hi$ in*as5)erade, antickly attir%d,so$e #ith *)sick, they oth

go )" to the Pict)re.

Ant. A Thoan Cro"nN ha notthe *ainter Matter3 her, F Iho3 not thin% it ear F

Pedro. 'atter3 herN b# &eav3n he$annot, I have een the F2ri!ina', nor i there oneCharm here more thanAorn her F a$e an #eJa'' thi ot an "eet, "ith a

$ertain 'an!ihin! F Air,that no Artit $an repreent F

Ant. hat I hear o her Beat#beore ha ;r3 m# ?o', bt

F thi $on;rmation o it hab'o"n it to a Mame F

Pedro. &aN F

Page. ?ir, I have %no"n #o thro"a"a# a Thoan Cro"n Fon a "ore a$e, an tho#3are near #or =arria!e, #oma# ventre F a 'itt'e ovehere, -lorinda "i'' not mi it F

Pedro. &aN -lorindaN---re 3ti

Antonio F

aside.

Ant. -lorindaN name not thoeitant Ko#e, there3 not one F tho!ht o her "i'' $he$%m# *aion here F

Pedro. -lorinda $orn3N an a'' m# F

Anoise of a ')te aove. hope eeate, o the*oeion o Angelica F

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"hom F I3ve oten hear !onPedro pea%J it mt be he,an time he "ere F remov3,"ho 'a# a $'aim to a'' m#happine F

Will$ore having gaD%d all this#hile on the Pict)re, ")llsdo#n a little one.

Will. Thi *otre3 'ooe anne!'i!ent, The i!ht on3t "o3 be!et a"arm eire,In ?o' "hom Impoten$ean A!e ha $hi''3---Thi mt a'on! "ith me

&rav. hat mean thi rene,?irG---retore the *i$tre

Ant. &aN Rene $ommitte tothe air AngellicaN---Retore the *i$tre, ?ir---

Will. << Inee I "i'' not, ?ir

Ant. B# &eav3n bt #o ha''

Will. @a#, o not he" #or ?"or,i #o o, b# thi ear FBeat#---I "i'' he" mine too F

Ant. hat ri!ht $an #o pretento3tG F

Will. That o *oeion "hi$h I"i'' maintain---#o perhap Fhave a 1000 Cro"n to !iveor the 2ri!ina' F

Ant. @o matter, ?ir, #o ha''retore the *i$tre F

Ang.

2h *orettaN "hat3 thematterG F

Ang. and *orett. aove.

*a!e <

Ant. 2r 'eave #or 'ie behin, F

Will. +eathN #o '#e---I "i'' oneither F

Ang.

&o', I $omman #o, i orme #o i!ht F

They -ight, the S"aniards 3oyn #ith Ant. &l)nt laying onlike $ad. They leave o ando#.

Will. &o" &eaven'# air he iN---ah *'a!e o her F pri$e F

Ang. o ?ir in BLe, #o thatappear a ?o'ier, that ;rt F be!an thi Ino'en$e--- F

Will. 3Ti tre, I i o, i #o $a'' itIno'en$e or a =an to Fpreerve hime'J I a" #orCharmin! *i$tre an "a"oneJ F ite thro!hm# ?o' ea$h pointe Beat#ranJ an F "antin! a Thoan Cro"n to pro$rem# reme#---I 'ai F thi'itt'e *i$tre to m# Boom---"hi$h i #o $annot a''o" F

me, I3'' rei!n F

Ang. @o #o ma# %eep the TriMe F

Ant.

o ha'' ;rt a% me 'eave,an thi F

-ight again as efore.

4nter &elv. and -red. #ho 3oyn #ith the 4nglish.

Ang. &o'N "i'' #o rine meN---&eskey ---Seestian--- F<0 part3em--- F

The S"aniards are eateno.

*orett. 2h =aam, "e3re none, apo. pon that re e''o", Fhe3 et on to rine : "eha'' never ee !oo a#, ti''a'' F thee ;!htin! poorRo!e are ent to thea''ie F

4nter &elvile, &l)nt -red. andWil$o)r #ith%s shirt loody.

&l)nt. 3?heart'i%in, beat me at thiport, an I3'e ne3re "ear F?"or more F

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&elv. The +evi'3 in thee or a mae''o", tho art a'"a# Fone, at an n'$%e#Aventre---$ome 'et3 be!on"hi'3t F "ee3re ae, anremember thee areS"aniards, a ort o *eop'ethat F %no" ho" to reven!ean ALront F

To#ill.

-red. o b'eeN I hope #o are not"one F

Will. @ot m$h:---a p'a!e on #or!ons, i the# ;!ht F nobetter the#3' ne3re re$over-landers---"hat the +evi' F"a3t to them that I too%o"n the *i$treG F

&l)nt. Too% itN 3?heart'i%in "e3''

have the !reat one tooJ F 3tior b# Conet---pritheehe'p me p an I3'' p'' it Fo"n--- F

*a!e <4

Ang. ?ta# ?ir, an e3re #o ALrontme arther, 'et me %no" Fho" #o rt $ommit thiot-ra!e---to #o I pea% ?ir,or F #o appear aent'eman F

Will. To me, =aam---ent'emen#or ?ervant F

&elv. stays hi$.

&elv. I the +evi' in theeG o3t

%no" the an!er o entrin! Fthe hoe o an in$en3/o)rtiDanG F

Will. I than% #o or #or $are---bt there are other matter F in han, there are, tho "ehave no !reat Temptation---+eathN F <7 'et me !o F

-red. e to #or o!in! i #o"i'', bt not in here F---+amn thee a# &ar'ot---b# thi han I3'' have aon F an hanome ahore, or a *ata$oone,---

eath =an, he3'' F =rerthee F

Will. 2hN ear me not, ha'' I notventre "here a Beat#$a''G F a 'ove'# Charmin!Beat#N or ear o an!erN"hen b# F &eav3n there3none o !reat, a to 'on! orher, "hi'3t I "ant =oto Fpr$hae her F

Pedro. Thereore 3ti 'o o timen'e #o ha the Thoan F Cro"n to pa# F

Will. It ma# be he ma# !ive aavor, at 'eat I ha'' have F the p'eare o ?a'tin!her "hen I enter, an "hen Iepart F

&elv. *o., he3'' a oon '#e "iththee, a %i thee, anooner F tab than o

either---#o ha'' not !o F

Ang. ear not ?ir, a'' I have to"on "ith i m# #e F

&l)nt. et him !o, 3?heart'i%in, Ibe'ieve the ent'e"oman Fmean "e'' F

&elv. e'' ta%e th# ortne, "e3''e.pe$t #o in the ne.t F?treet---are"e'' oo'---are"e''--- F

Will. 3B# Co'one'--- F

8oes in.

-red. The Ro!e3 tar% ma or aen$h F

4;e)nt.

cene 2

S/4(4. A ne /ha$er.

4nter Will$ore, Angelica and*oretta.

Ang.

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Ino'ent ?ir, ho" rt #op'' o"n m# *i$treG F

Will. Rather, ho" rt #o et itp, to tempt poor Am3ro, F=orta' "ith o m$he.$e''en$eG "hi$h I ;n #ohave bt F too "e''$on'te b# the nmer$i'pri$e #o et pon3t--- F

*a!e < I a'' thi &eaven o Beat#he"n to move epair inthoe that F $annot b#Gan $an #o thin% th3eLe$to that epair, ho3 F be'e e.trava!ant than I have

he"nG F

Ang. I ent or #o to a% m#*aron ?ir, not to A!!ravate F #or Crime---I tho!ht Iho3 have een #o at m#eet F imp'orin! it F

Will. o are e$eiv3, I $ame to

rai' at #o, an rai' $h Ftrth too, a ha'' 'et #oee, the vanit# o that *rie,"hi$h F ta!ht #o ho", toet $h *ri$e on ?in F or$h it i, "hi'3t that "hi$h iove e F i mean'#barter3 or F

Ang. &aN haN haN a'a !ooCaptain, "hat pitt# 3ti #or F ei#in! +o$trine "i'' o no!oo pon me---*orettaNet$h F the ent'eman a'a, an 'et him rvei!hhime' To ee "hat FCharm he ha---an !em# bine F

Aside, in a soft tone.

*orett. &e %no" hime' o 2', Ibe'ieve thoe Bree$he an

F he have been a$ainteever in$e he "a beaten atWorcester F

Ang. @a# o not abe the poorCreatre--- F

*orett. oo eather beatenCorpora', "i'' #o mar$h oLG

F "e have no nee o #or+o$trine, tho3 #o have o orCharit#, F < bt atpreent "e have no $rap,"e $an aLor no %inne or F o3 a%eJ in ;ne ?irrah,the pri$e i too hi!h 3ith

=oth or #o, F thereore Troop I a# F

Will. &ere !oo ore-oman o the?hop erve me, an I3'' F be!one F

*orett. Deep it to pa# #or anre,#or innen tin% o F then RoomJ or here3 noe''in! b# Retai' F

Will. Tho hat o' p'ent# o th#?ta'e are at a Cheap F

rate F

*orett. A# the more ?i''# %in &eart I,bt thi i an A!e F "hereinBeat# i at hi!her rate---In;ne #o %no" the F pri$e othi F

Will. I !rant #o 3ti here---et

o"n a Thoan Cro"n Fa =onth---pra# ho" m$hma# $ome to m# ?hare or a*ito' F ---Ba" ta%e #orb'a$% ea an ?m it p,that I ma# F have a *ito'"orth o thi vain !a# thin!,

an I3'' trob'e F #o nomore F

*orett. *o. on him he3'' ret me toeath:---abominab'e Fe''o", I te'' thee, "ee on'#e'' b# the "ho'e pie$e F

Will. 3Ti ver# har, the "ho'eCar!o or nothin!---aith F

*a!e <6 =aam, m# ?to$% "i'' notrea$h it, I $annot be #orChapman F ---et I haveContr# =en in To"n,

=er$hant o ove 'i%e F meJI3'' ee i the#3'' pt in or a?hare, "e $annot 'oe m$hb# F it, an "hat "e have noe or, "e3'' e'' pon the-rydays =art F at---Whogives $oreG I am t#in!=aam ho" to pr$hae F0 #o, tho3 at preent I amnprovie o =one# F

Ang.

?re thi rom an# other =an"o' an!er me---nor F ha''he %no" the Conet he hamae---poor an!r# =an, Fho" I epie thi rai'in! F

Will.

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e, I am poor---bt I3m aent'eman,An one that ?$orne thibaene "hi$h #o pra$ti$eJ

*oor a I am, I "o3 not e''m# e',@o not to !ain #or Charmin!hi!h priE3 *eron Tho3 I amire #o tran!e'#or #or Beat#, et I $ontemn #or min---An #et I "o3 at an# rateenKo# #o,At #or o"n rate---bt$annot---ee here The on'# ?m I $an $ommanon arthJI %no" not "here to eat "henthi i !on

et $h a ?'ave I am to ovean Beat# Thi 'at reerve I3'' a$ri;$eto enKo# #o---@a# o not ro"n, I %no"#o3re to be bo!ht,An "o3 be bo!ht b# me,b# me,or a mean triPin! m i I$o3 pa# it o"nhi$h happ# %no"'e!e I "i''ti'' repeat,An 'a# it to m# &eart, it ha

a >irte in3t,An oon "i'' $re thoeon #or #e havemae---An #et---there3omethin! o +ivine'#po"er' there---@a# I "i'' !aEe---to 'et #o

ee m# tren!th

2olds her, looks on her, and "a#ses and sighs.

---B# &eav3n bri!htCreatre---I "o' not or theor'7 Th# ame "ere ha' oair, a i th# a$e

T)rns her a#ay fro$ hi$.

Ang. &i "or !o thro!h me tothe ver# ?o'

Aside

---I #o have nothin! e'e toa# to me---

Will. e, #o ha'' hear ho"Inamo #o are---or "hi$h I o not hatethee---Bt that e$re m# heart,an a'' the 'ame it ee'Are bt o man# t---I %no" it b# their en bo'Intrion

*a!e <7

The ire3 impatient anbetra#, 3ti a'e---or ha it been the prerMame o ove,I ho3 have pin3 an

'an!iht at #or eet,3re on the impen$e tohave i$over3 itI no" are tan #or $orn,an #or en#a'

*onet. ?re he3 be"it$h, that he$an tan th tame'# an Fhear hi a"$# rai'in!---?irrah, "i'' #o be !onG F

An!&o" are #o ta%e thiibert#G---"ithra" F

To*or. ---*ra# te'' me, ?ir, are not#o !i't# o the ame

=er$enar# F Crime, F hena a# i propo3 to #o ora ie, #o never a%, ho" Fair---iereet---or virtohe iJ bt "hat3 herortne--- F "hi$h i btma'', #o $r#---he "i'' noto m# bine--- F anbae'# 'eave her, tho he'an!ih or #o---a#, i notthi F a poorG F

Will. It i a Barbaro Ctome,"hi$h I "i'' $orn to een Fin or ?e., an o epie in#or F

Ang.

100 Tho3rt a brave e''o"Npt p th# o', an %no", That "ere th# ortne 'ar!ea i th# ?o', Tho ho3t not b# m#ove,Cot tho or!et thoemean eLe$t o vanit#hi$h et me ot to a'e,an, a a over, priEe m##ie'in! Ko#Cant tho be'ieve the#3' beintire'# thine,ithot $onierin! the#"ere =er$enar#G

Will. I $annot te'', I mt bethin%me ;rt---ha---eathI3m !oin! to be'ieve her

Aside.

Ang. *rithee $on;rm that aith---ori tho $ant not--- F Matterme a 'itt'e, 3t"i'' p'eae merom th# moth F

Will. Cre on th# $harmin!

Ton!eN ot tho retrn=# ei!n3 $ontempt "ith om$h bti't#G

Aside.

Tho3t on the eaiet "a#into m# heart,

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Tho I #et %no", that a'' thoa#3t i a'e

T)rning fro$ her in Rage.

Ang. B# a'' that3 !oo 3ti rea',I never 'ov3 beore, tho ot a=itre---?ha'' m# ;rt >o" be'i!hteG

Will. hat $an he meanG

Aside.

Ang.

I ;n #o $annot $reit me---

nan angry tone.

Will. I %no" #o ta%e me or anerrant A,An A that ma# be ooth3into be'ie,

*a!e <8

An then be 3 at p'eareJ

---Bt, =aam, I have beeno oten $heateB# perKr3 ot e'in!&#po$rite,1< That I3ve no aith 'et

or the $oEenin! ?e.Jpe$ia''# or omen o #or Trae

Ang. The 'o" eteem #o have ome, perhap=a# brin! m# heart a!ain:or I have prie, that #etrmont m# ove

She t)rns0 #ith "ride heholds her.

Will. Thro" oL thi *rie, thinem# to B'i,An he" the *o"3r o ove:3ti "ith thoe Arm

I $an be on'# vaniht,mae a ?'ave

Ang. I a'' m# mi!ht# e.pe$tationvanihtG---@o, I "i'' not hear theeta'%---tho hat a CharmIn ever# "or that ra" m#heart a"a#An a'' the Thoan Trophie I ei!n3 Tho hat none---h# art

tho otG Th# 'oo% are brave'# ro!h,an meant or arCo3t tho not torm onti''GI then perhap ha been aree a tho

Will. +eath, ho" he thro" herire abot m# ?o'N

Aside.

---Ta%e hee, air Creatre,ho" #o raie m# hope,hi$h on$e am3preten to a'' ominion There3 not a Ko# tho hat intore,I ha'' not then Comman---or "hi$h I3'' pa# thee ba$%m# ?o'N m# ieN---Come, 'et3 be!inth3a$$ont thi happ#minteN

Ang.

An "i'' #o pa# me then thepri$e I a%G

Will. 2h "h# ot tho ra" merom an a"' orhip,10 B# he"in! tho art no+ivinit#Con$ea' the ien, an he"me a'' the An!e'NDeep me bt i!norant, an I3''be evotAn pa# m# >o" or ever at

thi hrine

?neels and kisses her hand.

Ang. The pa#, I mean, i bt th#ove or mine

---Can #o !ive thatG

Will. Intire'#---$ome, 'et3"ithra"N "here I3'' rene"m# F >o"---an breath 3em"ith $h Aror tho ha'tnot obt F m# Eea' F

*a!e <9

Ang. Tho hat a *o"3r too tron!to be reite F

4;. Will. and Angellica.

*oret. @o" m# Cre !o "ith #o---i a'' or *roKe$t a''en F tothiG to 'ove the on'# nem#to or TraeG na#, to 'ove F$h a ?hameroone, a ver#Be!!ar, na# a *#rate Be!!ar,"hoe F bine i to riMe,an be !one, a no *r$hae,no *a# Taterema'ion, F an4nglish *i$$aroon F A Ro!ethat ;!ht or ai'# rin%, an

ta%e a *rie in bein! Fo#a''# oie---2h I $o3$re no", i I rt---Thi ithe F ate o mot hore F

Tro"hies, #hich fro$elieving -o"s #e #in,

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Are S"oils to those #hoco)Den )s agen. The 4nd of the Second A/T.

A/T .

cene .

A Street.

4nter -lorinda, @aleria,2ellena, in Antick dierent !resses, fro$ #hat they

#ere in efore. /allisattending.

-lor. 3onder "hat ho3 ma%em# Brother in o i'' ahmorG F I hope he ha noton ot or Ramb'e thi F=ornin! F

2ell. @o, i he ha, "e ho3 havehear on3t at both ar, F

an have been =e"3 p thiAternoonJ "hi$h I "o3 not F or the or' ho3 havehapne---he# ho, I3m a aa a over3 te--- F

@al.

e'', methin% "e have'earnt thi Trae o ipie a F reai'#, a i "e ha beenbre pon the Roa to'oretta: an #et F I i omb'e, "hen I to' thetran!er hi ortne, that I"a F

*a!e 0 arai I ho' have to' m#o"n an #or b# mita%e---bt, F methin% 2ellena habeen ver# erio ever in$e F

-lor. I "o3 !ive m# arter he"ere in ove, to be reven!3

F pon her, or abin!me---ho" i3t, 2ellenaG F

2ell. Ah---"o I ha never eenm# ma =onier---an F#et or a'' #or 'a!hin!, I amnot in ove---an #et thima'' F a$aintan$e o3 m#Con$ien$e "i'' never ot om# hea F

@al. &a, ha, ha---I 'a!h to thin%ho" tho art ;tte "ith F aover, a e''o" that I "arrant'ove ever# ne" a$e heee F

2ell. &m---he ha not %ept hi"or "ith me here---an Fma# be ta%en p---thattho!ht i not ver# p'eaantto me--- F "hat the +e$eho3 thi be no", that Iee'G F

@al. hat i3t 'i%eG F

2ell. @a#, the or %no"---bt i Iho3 be han!3, I F $annot$hooe, bt be an!r# an

arai, "hen I thin%, that ma F < e''o" ho3 be inove "ith an# Bo# bt me---"hat to thin% F o m# e', I%no" not---"o3 I $o3meet "ith ome tre amn3 F ipie, that I mi!ht %no"m# ortne F

@al. Dno" itN "h# there3 nothin!o eaie, tho "i't 'ove thi F

"anrin! In$ontant ti'' tho;nt th# e' han!3 abothi F @e$%, an then be ama to !et ree a!ain F

-lor.

e, @aleria, "e ha'' ee herbetrie hi Ba!!a!e &ore, F an o''o" him to theCampai!ne F

2ell. ?o, o, no" #o are provieor, there3 no $are ta%en o F poor me---bt in$e #ohave et m# heart a"ihin!---I am F reo'v3 to%no" or "hat, I "i'' not #eo the *ip, o I "i'' F not F

-lor. Art tho ma to ta'% oG "ho"i'' 'i%e thee "e'' eno!h Fto have thee, that hear "hat

a ma en$h tho artG F

2ell. i%e meN I on3t inten ever#he that 'i%e me ha'' F haveme, bt he that I 'i%eJ I ho3have tai in the @nner# Fti'', i I ha 'i%3 m# a# Aesse a "e'' a he 'i%3me---no, F I $ame then$e not(a m# "ie Brotherima!ine) to ta%e an terna'

F are"e' o the or', btto ove, an to be be'ov3,an I F "i'' be be'ov3, or I3''!et one o #or =en, o I "i'' F

@al.

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Am I pt into the nmber ooverG F

2ell. oG "h# CoE, I %no" tho3rttoo !oo natr3 to F 'eave in an# ei!n: tho "o3t

ventre a Cat, tho tho$omet F oL a 'oer,epe$ia''# "ith $h aameter---I oberve #or F=an, an #or "i''in! arin$'ine that "a#J an i #oare not F

*a!e 1 0 a over, 3ti an Art oon'earnt---that I ;n F

Sighs.

-lor. I "oner ho" #o 'earnt toove o eai'#, I ha a 1000 F Charm to meet m# #ean ar, e3re I $o3 #ie',an 3t"a the F %no"e!e o &elvile3 merit, not therpriEin! *eron too% m# F?o'---tho art too rah to

!ive a heart at ;rt i!ht F

2ell. &an! #or $onierin! overJI never tho!ht be#on F thean$# that 3t"a a ver#prett#, i'e, i''#, %in o

p'eare to F pa one time"ith, to "rite 'itt'e ot@oneni$a' Bi''iet, an F"ith !reat i$'t# anan!er re$eive An"erJ in"hi$h I F ha'' have m#Beat# prai3, m# itamir3, (tho 'itt'e or none) F

an have the vanit# anpo"3r to %no" I am eirab'eJthen I F have the morein$'ination that "a#, be$aeI am to be a @n, F an oha'' not be pe$te tohave an# $h arth'#tho!ht F abot me---bt"hen I "a'% th---an i!hth--- F the#3' thin% m#min3 pon m# =onater#,an $r# ho" happ# F 3ti

he3 o reo'v3 F ---Bt not"or o =an F

-lor. hat a ma Creatre3 thiG F

2ell. I3'' "arrant, i m# Brotherhear either o #o i!h, he F $r#e (!rave'#)---I ear #o

have the ini$retion to be in F ove, bt ta%e hee o the&onor o or &oe, an#or o"n npotte F ame,an o he ConKre on ti'' heha 'ai the ot "in!3 Fo in #or &eart, or bro%ethe Bir @et---bt ee here

F $ome #or over, bt"here3 m# In$ontantG 'et3tep aie, F an "ee ma#'earn omethin! F

8oaside.

4nter &elvile -red. and &l)nt.

&elv. 7 hat mean thiN the*i$tre3 ta%en in F

&l)nt. It ma# be the en$h i !oo@atr3, an "i'' be %in F

rati or rien3 a properhanome e''o" F

&elv. I rather thin% he ha $t hi Throat an i Me: I am Fma he ho3 thro" hime'into an!er---po. on3t I ha'' F "ant him too at @i!ht---'et3 %no$% an a% or him F

2ell. =# &eart !oe a pit, a pat, orear 3ti m# =an the# F ta'%oL F

?nock, *oretta aove.

*orett. hat "o3 #o haveN F

&el. Te'' the tran!er that enter3

here abot t"o hor a!oe, F that hi rien ta# hereor him F

*orett. A Cre pon him or*oretta, "o3 he "ere atthe F +evi'---bt he3 $omin!to #o F

*a!e <

2ell. I, I, 3ti heN 2h ho" thi ve.eme F

&el. An ho" an ho" ear a,ha ortne mi'3N are "e Fto brea% her ino"N orraie p A'ter to her hahN F

Will. +oe not m# ortne it Trimphant on m# Bro"N ot F not ee the 'itt'e "antono there a'' !a# anmi'in! &ave I F not an Air

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abot m# a$e an #e, thatitin!ih me rom the FCro"3 o $ommon overN B#&eav3n /)"ids Hiver ha not F ha' o man# +art a her#eN---2h $h a Bona RobaNto F 'eep in her Arm i'#in! in re$o, a'' perm3

Air abot me F

2ell. &ere3 ;ne en$ora!ementor me to oo' on F

Aside.

Will.

&ar%3e# "here it thopr$hae that ri$h Canar# F"e ran% to a#N te'' me thatI ma# Aore the ?pi!ot, an?a$ri;$e F 100 to the BttNthe 5i$e "a +ivineN into"hi$h I mt F ip m#Roar#, an then b'e a''thin! that I "o' have bo' F or ortnate F

&elv.

e'' ?ir, 'et3 !o ta%e aBott'e, an hear the tor# o F #or ?$$e F

-red. o3 not -renoh ine obetter F

Will. +amn the hn!r#Ba'erah, $hear' ?a$%ha a !enero F >irte in3tinpirin! a $$e'$on;en$e, !ive 'oen$e

F to the Ton!neN an vi!orto the ?o'N an ha in a Fe" hor $omp'eate a'' m#hope an "iheN There3nothin! F 'et to raie a ne"eire in me---$ome 'et3 be!a# an F "anton---anent'emen t#, t# "hat#o "ant, or F here arerien,---that "i'' pp'#ent'emen,---hear%N F "hata Charmin! on the#

ma%e---3ti he an the o' F"hi'3t here, an ha'' be!etne" p'eare ever#=oment F

&l)nt. Bt hear%3e# ?ir, #o are not=arr#e are #oG F

Will. A'' the hone# o =atrimon#,

bt none o the tin! Frien F

&l)nt. 3?heart'i%in tho3rt aortnate Ro!eN F

Will. I am o ?ir, 'et thee---inorm#oN---ha ho" F "eet'# the#ChimeN---po. o *overt# itma%e a =an a 'ave, Fma%e it an &onor nea%,

m# ?o' !re" 'ean an rt#or F "ant o $reit F

&l)nt. 3?heart'i%in thi I 'i%e "e'', it'oo% 'i%e m# '$%# Bar!ainN F 2h ho" I 'on! or theapproa$h o m# ?ire, thati to $on$t F 1< me toher &oe a!ain "he---here3t"o provie or F

-red. B# thi 'i!ht #3are happ# =en F

&l)nt. ortne i p'ea3 to mi'e on ent'emen---to mi'e F on F

*a!e

4nter Sancho and ")lls do#n&l)nt y the sleeve.

Sancho.

?ir m# a# e.pe$t F

They go aside. #o---he ha remov3 a'' thatmi!ht oppoe #or "i'' an Fp'eare---an i impatientti'' #o $ome F

&l)nt. ?ir I3'' atten #o---oh thehappiet Ro!eN I3'' ta%e F no'eave, 'eat the# either o!me, or ta# me F

4;. #ith Sancho.

&elv.

Bt then the 'itt'e ipie ior!otG F

Will. A mi$hie on thee or pttin!her into m# tho!ht F I haite or!ot her e'e, an thi@i!ht eba$h ha rn% Fher ite o"n F

2ell.

&a it o !oo CaptainN F

/la"s hi$ on the &ack.

Will.

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&ahN I hope he i not hearme F

Aside.

2ell.

hat arai o $h aChampionG F

Will. 2hN #o3re a ;ne a# o #or"or, are #o notG to F ma%ea =an 'an!ih a "ho'e a#--- F

2ell.

In teio ear$h o me F

Will. !a Chi' tho3rt in theri!ht, ha3t tho een "hat F a =e'an$ho'# +o! I havebeen ever in$e I "a aover, ho" I F have "a'%tthe treet 'i%e a /a")chin "ith m# &an in m# F?'eeve---aith "eet &earttho "o'3t pitt# me F

2ell. @o" i I ho3 be han!3 I$an3t be an!r# "ith him he Fiemb'e o &earti'#---a'a!oo Captain "hat pain #ohave F 10 ta%en---no"

"ere I n!rate' not tore"ar o tre a ?ervant F

Will. *oor ?o'N that3 %in'# ai, Iee tho baret a Con$ien$e F ---$ome then or a

be!innin! he" me th# eara$e F

2ell. I3m arai, m# ma''a$aintan$e, #o have beenta#in! F that "in!in!?toma$h #o boate o thi=ornin!J I then remember Fm# 'itt'e Co''ation "o3 have!one o"n "ith #o, F

"ithot the ?a$e o ahanome a$e---i #or?toma$h o F eai# no"G F

Will. aith 'on! atin! Chi', poi'a =an Appetite---#et F i#o rt treat, I $o3 o 'a#abot me ti''--- F

2ell. An "o3 #o a'' to, beorea *riet a# ra$eG F

Will. 2h ie, ie, "hat an 2' oto ahion3 thin! hat tho

F nam3G tho $o3t notah me more ot oContenan$e F ho3ttho he" me an !'# a$e F

Whilst he is see$ingly

/o)rting 2ellena.

*a!e 4

4nter Angellica *oretta&iskey and Seastian all in*as5)erade, Ang. sees Will.

and stares.

Ang. &eaven 3t heN anpaionate'# on to eeanother F oman F

*orett. hat $o3 #o 'e e.pe$trom $h a "a!!ererG

Ang. .pe$tN a m$h a I paihim, a &eart intire

hi$h I ha *rie eno!h tothin% "hen 3ere I !ave,It "o' have rai3 the =anabove the >'!ar=ae him a'' ?o'N an thata'' ot an $ontant

2ell.

o ee Captain, ho" "i''in! Iam to be rien "ith F #o,ti'' time an i'' '$% ma%e over, an a% #o theHetion F ;rt, rather thenpt #or =oet# to theb'h, b# a%in! me F (ora'aN) I %no" #o Captain

are $h tri$t =en an $hevere F 17 oberver o#or >o" to Chatit#, that3t"i'' be har to F prevai'"ith #or tener Con$ien$eto =arr# a #on! "i''in! F=ai F

Will. +o not abe me, or ear Iho3 ta%e thee at th# F

"or, an =arr# thee inee,"hi$h I3m re "i'' bereven!e F $ient F

2ell. 23 m# Con$ien$e, that "i''be or +etin#, be$ae "e F are both o one hmorJ Iam a in$ontant a #o, or Ihave F $onier3, Captain,that a hanome oman haa !reat ea' to o F "hi't

her a$e i !oo, or then ior &arvet-time to !ather FrienJ an ho' I in theea#e o m# oth, $at$h a ;to F oo'ih Contan$#, I"ere noneJ 3ti 'oiterin! b#a#-'i!ht in F or !reat 5orne#: thereore I e$'are,

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I3'' a''o" bt one #ear F orove, one #ear oriniLeren$e, an one #ear orhate--- F an then---!o han!#or e'---or I prote m#e' the !a#, F the %in, anthe In$ontant---the +evi'3in3t i thi "on3t F p'eae

#o F

Will. 2h mot amnab'#---I have aheart "ith a ho'e F itethro!h it too, no *rion mineto %eep a =itre in F

Ang. *erKr3 =anN ho" I be'ieve

thee no" F

aside.

2ell. e'', I ee or bine a"e'' a hmor are a'i%e, F#or to $oEen a man#=ai a "i'' trt #o, an Ia man# F =en a haveaith---ee i I have not a

eperate a '#in! 'oo%, F a#o $an have or the heart o#o F

P)lls o her @iDard0 hestarts. ---&o" o #o 'i%e it CaptainG F

*a!e

Will. <00 i%e itN b# &eav3n, Inever a" o m$h beat#N

2h F the Charm o thoepri!ht'# b'a$% #eN thattran!e'# air F a$eN '' omi'e an imp'eN thoeot ron me'tin! Cherr# FipN an ma'' even "hite TeethN not to be e.pret, bti'ent'# F aor3N---oh one'oo% moreN an tri%e memb, or I F ha'' repeatnothin! e'e ti'' I3m ma F

2esee$s to /o)rt her to ")ll o her @iDar0 she ref)ses.

Ang. I $an enre no more---nor iit ;t to interrpt him, or F iI o, m# 5ea'oie ha oetroi m# Reaon,---I ha''no him F ---thereore I3'retire---an #o, Seastian, F

Toone of her &ravo%s. o''o" that oman, an 'earn"ho 3tiJ "hi'e #o te'' the!itive, F I "o3 pea% tohim intant'# F

To

the other &ravo.

4;it.

This #hile -lor. is talking to&elvile, #ho stands s)llenly.

-red. co)rting @aleria.

@al. *rithee, ear tran!er, be noto ''en, or tho #o have F'ot #or ove, #o ee m#rien ran$%'# oLer #oher to p'a# F "ith in themean time F

&elv. aith =aam, I am orr# I$an3t p'a# at her ame F

-red. *ra# 'eave #or Inter$eion,an min #or o"n ALair, Fthe#3' better a!ree apartJ he3a moet i!her in Compan#,bt F a'one no oman$ape him F

-lor. ?re he oe bt ra''#---#et iit ho3 be tre--- F I3''tempt him arther---be'ieveme, @ob'e ?tran!er, I3m no F$ommon =itri---an or a'itt'e proo on3t---"ear thi F

5e"e'---na#, ta%e it, ?ir, 3tiri!ht, an Bi'' o .$han!ema# F ometime mi$arr# F

&elv. =aam, "h# am I $hoe ot

o a'' =an%in to be the F2bKe$t o #or Bont#G F

@al. << There3 another $ivi'Hetion a%t F

-r. *o. o3 =oet#, it poi' hio"n =ar%et Q hiner mine

F

-lor. ?ir, rom m# ino" I haveoten een #o, an omen F o m# Ha'it# have o e"opportnitie or ove, that"e F o!ht to 'ooe none F

-red. A#, thi i omethin!N here3

a omanN---"hen ha'' F I beb'et "ith o m$h %innerom #or air =othG---ta%e F the 5e"e', oo' F

aside to &elv.

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&elv. o tempt me tran!e'#=aam ever# "a#--- F

-lor. ?o, i I ;n him a'e, m#

"ho'e Repoe i !one F

Aside.

&elv. An bt or a >o" I3ve maeto a ver# a#, thi !oone F ha b3 me F

*a!e 6

-red. *o. on3t be %in, in pitt# tome be %in, or I am to Fthrive here bt a #o treather rien F

2ell. Te'' me "hat #o i in#oner &oe, an I3''

nmae F

Will. oner &oe---oh---I "entto---a---to---"h# F there3 arien o mine 'ive there F

2ell. hat a ?hee, or a &eerienG F

Will.

A =an pon &onorN a =an---a ?hee rien---no, F no=aam #o have one m#bine I than% #o F

2ell. An "at #or =an rien,that ha more +art in3 F#e, than /)"id $arrie in3"ho'e B!et o Arro"e F

Will. ?o--- F

2ell. Ah $h a &ona RoaN to bein her Arm i '#in! in -resco, F a'' perm3 Air abotme---"a thi #or =anrien F <0 tooG F

Will. ?o--- F

2ell. That !ave #o the &e, anthe ?he o', that be!et#on! F p'eareG F

Will. e'', "e'' =aam, then #oee there are aie in F theor', that "i'' not be $re'---there are =aam there Fare--- F

2ell. An there be =en too, a;ne, "i' In$ontant e''o"e F a #or e', there beCaptain there be, i #o !o tothat no"--- F thereore I3mreo'v3--- F

Will.

2hN--- F

2ell. To ee #or a$e no more--- F

Will. 2hN F

2ell.

Ti'' to morro" F

Will. !a #o ri!hte me F

2ell.

@or then neither, n'e#o3'' "ear never to ee that F a# more F

Will. ?ee herN---"henever to thin%o oman%in a!ain F

2ell. Dnee',---an "ear--- F

?neels, she gives hi$ herhand.

Will. I o never to thin%---to ee---

to ove---nor #e--- F "ithan# bt th# e' F

2ell. Di the Boo% F

Will. 2h mot Re'i!io'# F

?isses her hand.

2ell. @o" "hat a "i$%e Creatream I, to amn a proper Fe''o" F

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/all. <7 =aam, I3'' ta# no'on!er, 3ti e3ne ar% F

To-lor.

-lor. &o" ever ?ir, I3'' 'eave thi"ith #o---that "hen F

*a!e 7 I3m !one, #o ma# repent theopportnit# #o have 'ot, b# F #or =oet# F

8ives hi$ the e#el #hich isher Pict)re, and 4;. he gaDesafter her.

Will. 3T"i'' be an A!e ti'' to=orro",---an ti'' then I F "i''mot impatient'# e.pe$t#o---Aie m# +ear prett# F Angell. F

4;. all the Wo$en.

&elv. &aN -lorinda%s *i$tre---3t"ahe her e'---"hat a F ''+o! "a IG I "o3 have!iven the or' or one

mint F i$ore "ithher--- F

-red. Thi $ome o #ormoet#N---ah po. o3 #orvo", F 3t"a ten to one, bt

"e ha 'ot the 5e"e' b#3t F

&elv. Will$oreN the b'ee3topportnit# 'otN -lorindaN FrienN -lorindaN F

Will. Ah Ro!eN $h b'a$% #eN$h a a$eN $h a F =othN

$h Teeth---an o m$hittN--- F

&elv. A'', a'', an a ThoanCharme beie F

Will. h# ot tho %no" herG F

&elv. Dno" herN A#, A#, an a po.ta%e me "ith a'' m# F &eartor bein! =oet F

Will.

Bt hear%e# rien o mine,are #o m# Riva'G an have F I been on'# beatin! theBh a'' thi "hi'eG F

&elv. I nertan thee not---I3m

ma---ee here--- F

She#s the Pict)re.

Will. &aN "hoe *i$tre3 thiN---3tia ;ne en$hN F

-red.

The Co'one' =r ?ir F

Will. 00 2h oh here---I tho!ht3tha been another priEe--- F$ome, $ome, a Bott'e "i'' etthee ri!ht a!ain F

8ives the Pict)re ack.

&elv. I am $ontent to tr#, an b#that time 3t"i'' be 'ateeno!h F or or ei!n F

Will. A!ree

'ove does all day theSo)les great 4$"ire kee",

&)t Wine at night ')lls thesoft 8od aslee".

4;e)nt.

/!+! the .

')cetta%s 2o)se.

4nter &l)nt and ')cetta #itha 'ight.

')c. @o" "e are ae an reeJ no

ear o the $omin! home Fo m# 2' 5ea'o &ban,"hi$h mae me a 'itt'etho!ht' F

*a!e 8 "hen #o $ame in ;rt---btno" ove i a'' the bineo F m# ?o' F

&l)nt. I am tranporteN---po. on3t,

that I ha bt ome ;ne Fthin! to a# to her, $h aover e,---I "a a oo' notto F 'earn o -red. a 'itt'e b#heart beore I $ame---omethin! I F mt a#--- F

Aside.

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3?heart'i%in "eet ?o'N I amnot 3 to Comp'ement, btI3m F an honet ent'eman,an th# hmb'e ?ervant F

')c. I have nothin! to pa# or o

!reat a avor, bt $h a Fove a $annot bt be !reat,in$e at ;rt i!ht o that"eet a$e F an ?hape, itmae me #or abo'teCaptive F

&l)nt. Din heartN ho" pretti'# heta'%N !a I3'' he" her F&ban a S"anish tri$%Jen him ot o the or'an =arr# F her: he3amnab'# in ove "ith me,an "i'' ne3re min?ett'ement, F an othere3 that av3 F

Aside.

')c. e'' ?ir, I3'' !o an nre

me, an be "ith #ointant'# F

&l)nt. =a%e hat then, orahart'i%in ear ?o' tho$ant F not !e at the pain

o a 'on!in! overJ "hen hi Ko# are ra"n F "ithin the$ompa o a e" =int F

')c. o pea% m# ene, an I3'ma%e hat to prove it F

4;.

&l)nt. 3Ti a rare ir'N an thi one@i!ht enKo#ment "ith F her,"i'' be "orth a'' the a# Iever pat in 4sse; ---"o3he F < "o3 !o "ith meinto 4nglandJ tho3 to a# trththere3 p'ent# F o horea'rea#---Bt a *o. on 3emthe# are $h =er$enar# F---*roi!a' hore, that the#"ant $h a one a thi,that3 F ree an eneroto !ive 3em !oo .amp'e---he "hat a F hoe heha, ho" ri$h an ;neN F

Sancho. ?ir, m# a# ha ent me to

$on$t #o to her Chamber F

4nter Sancho.

&l)nt.

?ir, I ha'' be pro too''o"---here3 one o her F?ervant tooN 3?heart'i%in b#thi !arb an !ravit#, hemi!ht be F a 5ti$e o *ea$ein 4sse; , an i bt a *imphere F

4;e)nt.

The Scene /hanges to a/ha$er #ith an Alcove &edin%t, a Tale, Cc. ')cetta in

&ed. 4nter Sancho and &l)nt,#ho takes the /andle of

Sancho at the !oor.

Sancho. ?ir, m# Commiion rea$heno arther F

&l)nt. ?ir I3'' e.$e #orComp'ement---"hat in Bem# F "eet =itre F

*a!e 9

')c. o ee, I ti'' ot-o #o in%inne F

&l)nt.

An tho ha't ee "hathate I3' ma%e to it $ore F ---oh the '$%iet Ro!eN F

2e)ndresses hi$self.

')c. ?ho3 #o be a'e or $re'no"N--- F

&l)nt. a'eN 3?heart'i%in, "hat ottho ta%e me orG A F e#Gan inenib'e heathen---a *o.o th# 2' 5ea'o &ban, F an he "ere ea, !a,"eet ?o', it ho3 be noneo F m# a't, i I i not=arr# thee F

')c. It never ho3 be mine F

&l)nt. oo ?o'N I3m theortnatet +o!N F

')c. Are #o not net #etG F

&l)nt. A m$h a m# impatien$e"i'' permit F

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8oes to#ards the &ed in hisshirt, !ra#ers.

')c. &o', ?ir, pt ot the i!ht, it

ma# betra# e'e F

&l)nt. 0 An# thin!, I nee noother i!ht, bt that o thine F #eN---3?heart'i%in, thereI thin% I ha it F

P)ts o)t the /andle, the &eddescends, he groa"s ao)t tond it. ---he---"he---"here am I!otG "hat not #etG---"hereare F #o "eetetG---ah, theRo!e3 i'ent no"---a prett#ove-tri$% F thi---ho" he3''a!h at me anonN---#o neenot, m# F ear Ro!eN #onee notN---I3m a'' on ;rea'rea#---$ome, F $ome, no"$a'' me in pit#---?re I3mn$hanteN I have F beenron the Chamber, an $an;n neither oman, nor F

Be---I 'o$%t the +oor, I3mre he $annot !o that"a#--- F or i he $o3, theBe $o3 not---no!h,eno!h, m# F prett# "anton,o not $arr# the Ket too ar---ha, BetraiN +o!N F Ro!eN*impN---he'pN he'pN F

'ights on a Tra", and is letdo#n.

4nter ')cetta, Philli""o, andSancho #ith a 'ight.

Phill. &a, ha, ha, he3 ipat$h;ne'# F

')c. @o", ?ir, ha I been Co#, "eha mit o thi Boot# F

Phill. @a#, "hen I a" 3t"a abtantia' oo', I "amo''i;eJ F bt "hen #ooat pon a ?erenain!Co.$omb, pon a F a$e,;ne C'oath, an a te, itma%e me ra!e F

')c. o %no" I "a never !i't#o that o''#, m# ear

Philli""o, F bt "ith #ore'---bt $ome, 'et3 ee"hat "e have !ot F b# thi F

Phill.

A ri$h CoatN---?"or an&at---thee Bree$he F too---are "e'' 'in3N---ee here, ao' at$hN--- F

*a!e 40 a *re---haN---o'N---at'eat T"o &nre *ito'N F

---a bn$h o +iamon Rin!Nan one "ith the ami'# FArmN---a o' Bo.N---"ith a=ea' o hi Din!N an F7 hi a# =other3*i$treN---thee "ere ?a$reRe'ie, F be'ieve meN---ee, the ateban o hiBree$he have a F =ine oo'N---2' Heen &esse3,"e have a arre' to F herever in$e 4ighty 4ight , anma# thereore Kti;e the Thet, F the Iniition mi!hthave $ommitte it F

')c. ---?ee, a Bra$e'et o bo"o'N thee hi ?iter t#3 Fabot hi Arm at partin!---bt"e''---or a'' thi, I ear hibein! F a ?tran!er, ma#ma%e a noie an hiner or Trae "ith them F hereater

F

Phill. That3 or e$rit#J he i noton'# a ?tran!er to , bt Fto the Contre# too---theCommon ?hoar into "hi$h he

i F e$ene, tho %no"t$on$t him into another?treet, "hi$h F thi i!ht "i''hiner him rom ever ;nin!a!ain---he %no" F neither#or @ame, nor that o the?treet "here #or &oe i, F na# nor the "a# to hi o"n

o!in! F

')c. An art not tho annmer$i' Ro!eN not toaLor F him one @i!ht or a''thiG---I ho3 not have been$h a F e# F

Phill. B'ame me not, ')cetta, to%eep a m$h o thee a I $an F to m# e'---$ome, thattho!ht ma%e me "antonN---'et3 F to BeN---Sancho, 'o$%p thee F

This is the -leece #hich -oolsdo ear, !esign%d for #itty *en tosheere.

4;e)nt.

The Scene changes, anddiscovers &l)nt, cree"ing o)t of a /o$$on=Shoar, his -ace,

Cc. all dirty.

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B'nt2h orN F

/li$ing )". I am !ot ot at 'at, an("hi$h i a =ira$'e) "ithot aC'e--- F 100 an no" to+amnin! an Crin!N---bt i

that "o3 eae me, F "hereha'' I be!inG "ith m#ortne, m# e', or theHean F that $oEen3 me---"hat a +o! "a I to be'ievein omanG F oh Co.$ombN---I!norant $on$eite Co.$ombNto an$# he F $o3 beenamor3 "ith m# *eronNat ;rt i!ht enamor3N F---oh, I3m a $re *pp#N 3tip'ain, oo' "a "rit pon m# F oreheaN he per$eiv3itN---a" the 4sse; -Ca'there--- F

*a!e 41 or "hat A''rement $o3there be in thiContenan$eG "hi$h F I $aninre, be$ae I3ma$ainte "ith it---oh, ''i''# F +o!N to be thooth3 into a CoEenin!N haI been rn%, I F mi!ht

on'# have $reite the#on! HeanN---bt a I "a F in m# ri!ht it, to be th$heate, $on;rm it I am a'' be'ievin! F 4nglish Contr# op---bt m#CamraeN eath an F the+evi'N there3 the "ort o

a''---then a Ba''a "i'' be?n! F to =orro" on thePrado, to a oie Tne o then$hante F 3?ire, an theAnnihi'ate +ame'---bt-red. that Ro!eN F an theCo'one', "i'' abe mebe#on a'' Chritian

patien$e--- F ha he 'et mem# C'othe, I have a Bi'' o.$han!e at home, F "o3have av3 m# Creit---btno" a'' hope i ta%en rom Fme---"e'', I3' home (i I $an;n the "a#) "ith thiCono'ation, F that I am notthe ;rt %in be'ievin!Co.$ombJ bt there F area''ant man# $h !oo@atre amon!t #e F

And tho yo)%ve etter Arts tohide yo)r -ollies, Adsheartlikins y% are all aserrant /)llies.

cene

S/4(4, the 8arden in the(ight.

4nter -lorinda in an )ndress,

#ith a ?ey and a little &o;.

-lor. e'', th ar I3m in m# "a#to happineJ I have !ot Fm# e' ree rom /allisJ m#

Brother too I ;n b# #oner'i!ht i F !ot into hiCabinet, an thin% not omeJ I have b# !oo ortne, F !ot the De# o the arenba$%-oor---I3' open it to Fprevent &elvile3 %no$%in!---a'itt'e noie "i'' no" A''arm m#

F Brother @o" am I aear' a a #on! Thie F

nlocks the door. ---hear%---"hat noie i that---oh, 3t"a the in F thatp'ai amon!t the Bo!h---&elvile ta# 'on!, methin% F ---it3 time---ta#---or earo a rprie---I3' hie Fthee 5e"e' in #oner 5eamin F

She goes to lay do#n the&o;.

4nter Will$ore dr)nk.

Will hat the +evi' i be$ome othee e''o", &elvile an F-rederick , the# promi3 to

ta# at the ne.t Corner orme, bt F "ho the +evi'%no" the Corner o a ''=oon---no"---"hereabot Fam IN---hah---"hat have "ehere a arenN--- F a ver#$onvenient p'a$e to 'eepin---hah---"hat ha o F

*a!e 4< ent hereN---a ema'eN---b#thi i!ht a omanN--- F I3ma +o! i it be not a ver#en$hN--- F

-lor. &e3 $omeN---hah---"ho3thereG F

Will. ?"eet ?o'N 'et me a'te th#?hoe-trin! F

-lor. 3Ti not m# &elvile---!oo&eavenN I %no" him not F---"ho are #o, an rom"hen$e $ome #oG F

Will. *rithee---prithee Chi'---noto man# har etion--- F'et it $e I am here Chi'---$ome, $ome %i me F

-lor.

oo oN "hat '$% imineG F

Will. < 2n'# !oo '$% Chi',par'o !oo '$%---$omehither, F ---3ti a e'i$ate

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hinin! en$h---b# thi hanhe3 perm3, F an me'''i%e an# @oe!a#---pritheeear ?o', 'et3 not p'a# Fthe oo', an 'oe time---pre$io time---or a aha'' ave F me I3m ahonet a e''o" a breathe,

tho3 I3m a 'itt'e i!i3 at Fpreent---$ome I a#---"hetho ma#3t be ree "ith me,I3'' F be ver# e$ret I3'' notboat "ho 3t"a ob'i!3 me,not I---or F han! me i I%no" th# name F

-lor. &eavenN "hat a ;'th# Beati thiG F

Will. I am o, an tho o!ht3tthe ooner to '#e "ith me or F that reaon---or 'oo% #oChi', there "i'' be no in in3t,be$ae F 3t"a neitherei!n3 nor premeitate3Ti pre A$$ient on F bothie---that3 a $ertain thin!no"---inee ho3 I Fma%e ove to #o, an #o

vo" ;e'it#---an "ear an'#e F ti'' #o be'iev3 an#ie'e---that "ere to ma%e it"i'' orni$ation F ---the$r#in! ?in o the @ation---tho art thereore (a tho Fart a !oo Chritian) ob'i!3in Con$ien$e to en# me

nothin! F @o"---$ome be%in "ithot an# more i'epratin! F

-lor. 2h I am rin3---i$%e =annhan me F

Will. i$%eN---!a Chi' a 5!e"ere he #on! an vi!oro, F an a" thoe #e othine, "o3 %no" 3t"a the#!ave F the ;rt b'o"---the;rt provo$ation---$omeprithee 'et3 'oe F no time, Ia#---thi i a ;ne $onvenientp'a$e F

-lor. ?ir, 'et me !o, I $onKre #o,or I3'' $a'' ot F

Will. A#, A#, #o "ere bet to $a''itne to ee ho" ;ne'# F0 #o treat me---o--- F

-lor. I3'' $r# =rerN RapeN or an#thin!N i #o o not intant'# F 'et me !o F

Will.

A RapeN Come, $ome, #o '#e#o Ba!!a!e, #o '#e, F"hat, I3'' "arrant #o "o3ain have the or' be'ieveno" F that #o are not oor"ar a I @o, not #o---"h# at thi time F

*a!e 4 o @i!ht "a #or Cob"eb+oor et open ear ?pier---bt to F $at$h '#eG---&ah---$ome---or I ha'' be amnab'#an!r# F ---he "hat a Co#'i here--- F

-lor. ?ir, $an #o thin%--- F

Will. That #o "o3 o3t ornothin!---oh, oh I ;n "hat F#o "o3 be at---'oo% here,here3 a *ito' or #o---here3a F "or% inee---here---ta%eit I a#--- F

-lor. or &eav3n a%e ?ir, a#o3re a ent'eman--- F

Will. ?o---no"---no"---he "o3be "hea'in! me or more F---"hat, #o "i'' not ta%e itthen---#o are reo'v3 #o"i'' F not---$ome---$ome

ta%e it, or I3'' pt it p a!ain---or 'oo% #e, F I never !ivemore---"he ho" no" =itri,are #o o hi!h i3th3 F =otha Pistol "on3t o"n "ith#o---hah---"he "hat a"or%3 F here---in !ootime---$ome, no tr!!'in! to

be !one---bt an F #3are!oo at a mb ret'e I3mor #e---'oo% #e---I3m or F#ee--- F

She str)ggles #ith hi$.

4nter &elvile and -rederick.

&elv. The +oor i open, a po. othi ma e''o", I3m an!r# Fthat "ee3ve 'ot him, I rthave "orn he ha o''o"e F

-red. Bt #o "ere o hat#Co'one' to be !one F

-lor. 7 &e'pN he'pN---=rerN---he'p---oh I am rin3 F

&elv. &aN re that3 -lorindas vo#$e F

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/o$es )" to the$. ---A =anN >i''ain 'et !o thata# F

A(oise.

Will. t)rns and dra#s, -red.inter"oses.

-lor. &elvileN &eavenN m# Brothertoo i $omin!, an 3t"i'' F beimpoib'e to e$ape---&elvile I $onKre #o to "a'%ner F m# Chamberino", rom "hen$e I3'' !ive#o ome Intr$tion F"hat to o---thi re =anha none F

4;it.

Will. &elvileB F

4nter Pedro, Ste"hano, andother Servants #ith 'ights.

Ped. I3m betra#3N rn Ste"hano an ee i -lorinda be aeG F

4;. Ste"h. ?o, "ho e3re the# be, a'' inot F "e'', I3'' to -lorindas Chamber F

They -ight, and Ped. Partyeats%e$ o)t.

8oing o)t, $eets Ste"h.

Ste"h. o nee not ?ir, the poora#3 at a'eep an thin% F no harm I "o3 nota"a%e her ?ir, or ear ori!htin! her "ith F #oran!er F

*a!e 44

Red. I3m !'a he3 there---Ra$a'ho" $ame the aren F+oor openG F

Ste"h. That Hetion $ome too 'ate

?ir, ome o m# e''o" F?ervant =aerain! I3'e"arrant F

Ped. =aerain!N a 'e"Ctome to eba$h or

#oth, F ---there3 omethin!more in thi then I ima!ine F

4;e)nt.

Scene changes to the Street.

4nter &elvile in Rage. -red.holding hi$, and Wil$ore

*elancholy.

Will. he ho" the +evi' ho3 I%no" -lorindaG F

&elv. Ah p'a!e o #or I!noran$eNi it ha not been -lorinda, Fmt #o be a BeatG---aBrteG a ?ene'e ?"ine F

Will. e'' ?ir, #o ee I am en3"ith patien$e---I $an bear F---tho !a #3are ver# ree"ith me, methin%---I "a in

!oo F 100 hope theHarre' "o3 have been onm# ie, or o n$ivi''# Finterrptin! me F

&elv.

*ea$e BrteN "hi't tho3rtae---oh I3m itra$te F

Will. @a#, na#, I3m an n'$%#+o!!, that3 $ertain F

&elv. Ah Cre pon the ?tar thatR'3 m# BirthN or "hatoever F other InMen$e that ma%eme ti'' o "ret$he F

Will. Tho brea%3t m# &eart "iththee $omp'aintJ there F ino ?tar in a't, no InMen$e,bt ?a$%, the $re ?a$% I Frn% F

-red. he ho" the +evi' $ame #oo rn%G F

Will. he ho" the +evi' $ame #oo oberG F

&elv. A Cre pon hi thin ?%'',he "a a'"a# beore-han Fthat "a# F

-red.

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*rithee +ear Co'one' or!ivehimJ he3 orr# or hi Fa't F

&elv. &e3 a'"a# o ater he haone a mi$hie---a p'a!e F

on a'' $h Brte F

Will. B# thi i!ht I too% her or anrrant &ar'ot F

&elv. +amn #or eba$ht opinionNte'' me ?ot ha3t tho F om$h ene an 'i!ht abotthee to itin!ih heroman, an F $o3t notee omethin! abot hera$e an *eron, to tri%e an F a"' Reveren$e into th#?o'G F

Will. aith no, I $onier3 her ameer a oman a I $o3 F"ih F

*a!e 4

&elv. 3?eath, I have no patien$e---ra", or I3'' %i'' #o F

Will. 1< et that a'one ti'' to=orro", an i I et not a''ri!ht a!ain, F e #orp'eare F

&elv. To =orro"N amn it The ?pi!ht' i!ht "i'' 'eame to no happine To =orro" i Antonio%s, anperhapie him to m# noin!J---oh that I $o3 meet Thi Riva'N thi po"3r''ortnateN

Will. hat thenG

&elv. et th# o"n Reaon, or m#Ra!e intr$t thee

Will. I ha'' be ;ne'# inorm3 then,no obt, hear me Co'one' F---hear me---he" me the=an an I3'e o hi Bine F

&elv. I %no" him no more thantho, or i I i I ho3 not Fnee th# Ai F

Will. Thi #o a# i Angellicas &oe, I promi3 the %in FBa!!a!e to '#e "ith her to@i!ht F

<ers to go in.

4nter Antonio and his Page. Ant. knock on the 2ilt of%s

S#ord.

Ant. o pai the ThoanCro"n I ire$teG F

Page. To the aie 2' oman, ?irI i F

Will. ho the +evi' have "e hereN F

&elv.

I3'' no" p'ant m# e' ner-lorinda3 ino", an F i I;n no $omort there, I3'' #e F

4;. &elv. and -red.

4nter *oretta.

*oret. *a!eN F

Page. &ere3 m# or F

Will. &o" i thiN a *i$%roone!oin! to boar m# re!ateG F here3 one Chae n or#o F

!ra#ing his S#ord, 3)stles Ant. #ho t)rns and dra#s.They ght, Ant. falls.

*oret. 2h b'e N "e3re a''noneN F

R)ns in and sh)ts the !oor.

Page.

10 &e'pN =rerN F

&elvile ret)rns at the noiseof ghting.

&elv.

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&aN the ma Ro!e3 en!a!3in ome n'$%# Aventre Fa!ain F

*a!e 46

4nter t#o or three

*as5)eraders.

*as5. &aN a =an %i''3N F

Will. &o"N a =an %i''3N then I3' !ohome to 'eep F

P)ts )" and reels o)t. 4;.*as5. another #ay.

&elv. ho ho3 it beN pra#&eaven the Ro!e i ae ora'' F m# Harre' to him F

As&elvile is gro"ing ao)t,4nter an <Hcer and si;

Soldiers.

Sold. ho3 thereG

<Hc. ?o, here3 one ipat$ht---

e$re the =rerer

&elv. +o not mita%e m# Charit#or =rerNI $ame to hi Aitan$e

Soldiers seise on &elvile.

<Hc. That ha'' be tr#3, ?ir---?t ago, ?"or ra"n in F theCarniva' timeN F

8oes to Antonio.

Ant. Th# han prithee F

<Hc. &aN !on AntonioN 'oo% "e'' tothe >i''ain there--- F &o" iit, ?irG F

Ant. I3m hrt F

&elv. &a m# hmanit# mae me aCrimina'G F

<Hc. A"a# "ith him F

&elv. hat a $rt $han$e i thiG F

4;. Soldiers #ith &elv.

Ant. Thi i the =an, that ha etpon me t"i$e---$arr# F himto m# Appartment, ti'' #ohave arther 2rer rom me F

Tothe <Hcer. 4;. Ant. led.

The n o the Thir ACT

A/T $.

cene .

A ne Roo$.

!iscovers &elvile as y dark alone.

&elv.

$$hen ha'' I be "ear# orai'in! on ortne, "ho F ireo'v3 never to trn "ithmi'e pon me F ---T"o$h eeat in one @i!ht---none bt the +evi', an Fthat ma Ro!e $o3 have$ontriv3 to have p'a!3 me

"ith F

*a!e 47 ---I am here a *rioner---bt"here---&eav3n %no" F---an i there be =rerone, I $an oon e$ie theate o F a ?tran!er in a@ation "ithot mer$#---#etthi i nothin! to F the Tortre m# ?o' bo" "ith,"hen I thin% o 'oin! m# Fair, m# ear -lorinda---hear%---m# oor open---ai!ht--- F a =an---an eemo Ha'it#---arm3 tooN---no"ha'' F I #e 'i%e a +o!"ithot een$e F

4nter Antonio in a (ight=8o#n, #ith a 'ightE his Ar$in a Scarf, and a S#ord )nder his Ar$0 he sets the /andleon the Tale.

Ant. ?ir, I $ome to %no" "hatInKrie I have one #o, that F $o3 provo%e #o to omean an A$tion, a to Atta$%me bae'#, F "ithot

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a''o"in! time or m#een$eG F

&elv. ?ir, or a =an in m#$ir$mtan$e to p'eaInno$en$e, F "o3 'oo% 'i%e

ear---bt vie" me "e'', an#o "i'' ;n no F mar% oCo"ar on meJ nor an# thin!that betra# that Brta'it# F#o a$$e me "ith F

Ant. In vain, ?ir, #o impoe ponm# ene o are not on'# he "ho re"on me 'at @i!ht,Bt #etera# beore theame hoe, that o Angellica et there i omethin! in #ora$e an =eine That ma%e me "ih I "eremita%en

&elv. I o"n I o!ht to a# in theeen$e o a rien o mine, F < "ith "hom #o (i#o3re the ame) an #or

*art# "ere ;rt F en!a!3 F

*erhap #o thin% thi Crimeeno!h to %i'' me,Bt i #o oJ I $annot ear#o3' o it bae'#

Ant.

@o, ?ir, I3' ma%e #o ;t or aeen$e "ith thi

8ives hi$ the S#ord.

&elv. Thi a''antr# rpriEe me---

nor %no" I ho" to e F thi*reent, ?ir, a!aint a =an obrave F

Ant. o ha'' not neeJ

or %no", I $ome to nat$h#o rom a an!er That i e$ree a!aint #o:*erhap #or ie, or 'on!ImprionmentJAn 3t"a "ith o m$hCora!e #o oLene,I $annot ee #o pniht

&elv. &o" ha'' I pa# thieneroit#G

Ant. It ha been aer to have%i''3 another

*a!e 48

Than have attempte me: To he" #or an!er, ?ir, I3''et #o %no" m# Ha'it#JAn 3ti the >i$e-Ro#3 ?on,"hom #o have "one

&el.

The >i$e-Ro#3 ?onN

+aside ...+eath an ConionN "athi *'a!e reerv3 To $omp'eat a'' the ret---ob'i!3 b# himN The =an o a'' the or' I

"o3 etro#+... aside

Ant. o eem iorer3, ?ir

&elv. e, trt me, ?ir, I am, an3ti "ith pain That =an re$eive $hBontie,0 "ho "ant the *o"3r topa# 3em ba$% a!ain

Ant. To !a''ant ?pirit 3ti ineeneaieJ---Bt #o ma# i$%'#overpa# me, ?ir

&elv. Then I am "e''---%in &eav3nNbt et even, That I ma# ;!ht "ith him an

%eep m# &onor ae

aside.

---2h, I3m impatient, ?ir, to bei$ontin! The mi!ht# +ebt I o"e #o,Comman me i$%'#---

Ant. I have a Harre' "ith a Riva',?ir,Abot the =ai "e 'ove

&elv.

+aside ...+eath, 3ti -lorinda hemean--- That tho!ht etro# m#Reaon,An I ha'' %i'' him---+... aside

Ant. =# Riva', ?ir,I one ha a'' the >irte =an$an boat o---

&elv. +eathN "ho ho3 thi beG

aside.

&e $ha''en!3 me to meethim on the *olo,A oon a a# appear3, bt'at @i!ht arre',&a mae m# Arm n;t to!ie a ?"or

&elv. I apprehen #o, ?ir, #o3have me %i'' the =an, That 'a# a C'aim to the =ai#o pea% o---I3' o3t---I3' M# to o3tN

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Ant. ?ir, o #o %no" herG

&elv. ---@o, ?ir, bt 3ti eno!h hei amir3 b# #o

Ant.

?ir, I ha'' rob #o o the'or# on3t,or #o mt ;!ht ner m#@ame an +re

&elv. 7 That 2pinion mt betran!e'# ob'i!in! that ma%e

o thin% I $an peronate thebrave Antonio,hom I $an bt trive toimitate

Ant. o a# too m$h to m#Avanta!eJ---Come, ?ir, the a# appearthat $a'' #o orth

*a!e 49

---ithin, ?ir, i the habit

4;it Antonio.

&elv. antati$% ortne, thoe$eit' i!ht, That Cheat the "earie Trave''er b# @i!ht, Tho on a *re$ipi$e ea$h tep

#o trea,I am reo'v3 to o''o" "here#o 'ea

4;it.

cene 2

S/4(4, the *olo.

4nter -lorinda and /allis in*as5)es #ith Ste"hano.

-lor.

+aside ...

I3m #in! "ith m# ear,&elvile3 not $omin! F a Ie.pe$te ner m# ino", F

=a%e me be'ieve that a''thoe ear are tre+... aside

---Cant tho not te'' "ith"hom m# Brother ;!htG

Ste"h.

@o, =aam, the# "ere bothin =aerae, I "a b# F"hen the# $ha''en!3 oneanother, an the# hae$ie the F Harre' then,bt "ere prevente b# omeCava'ierJ "hi$h F mae 3empt it oL ti'' no"---bt I am

re 3ti abot #o the# F;!ht F

-lor.

+aside ... @a#, then 3ti "ith &elvile, or

"hat other over F have Ithat are ;!ht or me,e.$ept AntonioG an he i Ftoo m$h in avor "ith m#Brother---i it be he, F or"hom ha'' I ire$t m#*ra#er to &eav3nG+... aside F

Ste"h. =aam, I mt 'eave #o, ori m# =ater ee me, I ha'' F be han!3 or bein! #orCon$tor---e$apt narro"'#or the F e.$e I mae or#o 'at @i!ht i3th3aren F

-lor. An I3' re"ar thee or3t---prithee no more F

4;. Ste"h.

4nter !on Pedro in his*as5)ing 2ait.

Pedro.

Antonio3 'ate to a#, thep'a$e "i'' ;'', an "e ma# be F prevente F

Walks ao)t.

-lor. Antonio re I hear ami

aside.

Pedro. Bt "ho "i'' not e.$e ahapp# overhen ot air Arm $on;nethe #ie'in! @e$%JAn the %in "hiper'an!ihin!'# breathe---=t #o be!one ooonG---< ?re I ha "e't orever on her Boome---Bt ta#, he3 here

*a!e 0

4nter &elvile drest in Antonio%s /lothes.

-lor. 3Ti not &elvile, ha' m# earare vaniht

Pedro. AntonioB

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&elv. Thi mt be he

aside.

o3re ear'#, ?ir,---I o note to be ot-one thi "a#

Pedro. The "ret$he, ?ir, are"at$h', an 3ti eno!h o3ve the avanta!e o mein Angellica

&elv.

+aside ... AngellicaN or I3ve mitoo% m#=anN or e'e Antonio---Can he or!et hi Intret in-lorinda,An ;!ht or $ommon *riEeG+... aside

Pedro. Come, ?ir, #o %no" orterm---

&elv. B# &eav3n not I

aside.

---@o ta'%in!, I am rea#, ?ir

<ers to ght, -lor. r)ns in.

-lor. 2h, ho'N "ho e3re #o be, I

o $onKre #o ho'NI #o tri%e here---I #e---

To&elv.

Pedro. -lorindaB

&elv. -lorinda imp'orin! or m#Riva'N

Pedro. A"a#, thi %inne ineaonab'e

P)ts her y, they ghtE sher)ns in 3)st as &elv. disar$sPedro.

-lor. ho are #o, ?ir, that areen# m# *ra#erG

&elv. Th# *ra#er etro# him, itho "o't preerve him,+o that tho3rt na$ainte"ith an Cre him

She holds hi$.

-lor. B# a'' #o ho' mot ear, b#her #o 'ove,I o $onKre #o, to$h himnot

&elv. B# her I 'oveN0 ?ee---I obe#---an at#or eet rei!n The e'e Troph# o m#>i$tor#

'ays his S#ord at her feet.

Pedro. Antonio, #o3ve one eno!hto prove #o 'ove 'orina F

&elv. ove 'orinaN F+oe &eav3n 'ove AorationN*ra#3rN or *eniten$eN oveherN F here, ?ir,---#or ?"ora!ain F

Snatches )" the S#ord andgives it hi$. Opon thi trth I3' ;!ht m#'ie a"a# F

Pedro. @o, #o3ve reeem3 m#?iter, an m# rienhipN

&elv.

!on PedroB 2egives hi$ -lor. and ")lls ohis @iDard to she# his -aceand ")ts it on again.

Pedro.

Can #o rei!n #or C'aimto other omen,An !ive #or heart intire'# to-lorindaG

*a!e 1

&elv. IntireN a #in! ?aintConeion areNI $an e'a# m# happine no'on!er Thi =inteN 'et me ma%e-lorinda mine

Pedro. Thi =inte 'et it be---no timeo proper, Thi @i!ht m# ather "i''arrive rom Ro$e,An poib'# ma# hiner"hat "ee prpoeN

-lor. 2h &eavenN thi =inteN

4nter *as5)eraders and "assover.

&elv. 2h, o not rine meN

Pedro. The p'a$e be!in to ;'', anthat "e ma# not be oberv3, F o #o "a'% oL to ?tPeters Chr$h, "here I "i''meet #o, an F $on$'e#or happine F

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&elv. I3'' meet #o there---I therebe no more ?aint Chr$he F in (a"les F

Aside.

-lor. 2h ta# ?ir, an re$a' #orhat# oomN7 a'a I have not #etprepar3 m# &eart To entertain o tran!e aet

Pedro. A"a# thi i''# moet# iAm3 too 'ate

&elv. &eaven =aamN "hat o #ooG

-lor. +oN epie the =an that 'a#a T#rant3 C'aim To "hat he o!ht to Conerb# bmiion

&elv. o o not %no" me---move a'itt'e thi "a#

!ra#s her aside.

-lor.

e, #o ma# or$e me evento the A'ter,Bt not the ho'# =an thatoLer there?ha'' or$e me to be thine

Pedro talks to /allis this#hile.

&elv. 2h o not 'ooe o b'et anopportnit#N---?ee---3ti #or &elvile---not Antonio,hom #or mita%en ?$orn QAn!er rine

P)lls o his @iDard.

-lor. &elvile. here "a m# ?o' it $o3not meet th# >o#$eNAn ta%e thi %no"'e!e in

Asthey are talking, 4nterWil$ore nely drest, and-rederick.

Will.

@o Inte''i!en$eN no @e" o&elvile #et---"e'' I F am themot n'$%# Ra$a' in@atre---ha---am I e$eiv3 F---or i it he---'oo% -erd.---3tihe---m# ear &elvile F

R)ns and 4$races hi$.&elv. @iDard falls o)t on%s2and.

&elv. &e'' an $onion eiEetheeN

*a!e <

Pedro. &aN &elvileN I be! #or *aron?ir

Takes -lor. fro$ hi$.

&elv. @a# to$h her not, he3mine b# Conet ?ir,I "on her b# m# ?"or

Will. +i3t tho o---an !aChi' "ee3' %eep her b# the F?"or F

!ra#s on Pedro. &elv. goeset#een.

&elv. 100 ?tan oL Tho3rt o proane'# e", o$rt b# &eaven,A'' arre' tho epoetmt be ata'

Will. @a# an #o be o hot, m#>a'or3 Co#, an ha'' beCorte "hen #o "ant itne.t

P)ts )" his S#ord.

&elv. o %no" I o!ht to C'aim a>i$tor ri!ht

ToPedro.

Bt #o3re the Brother to+ivine -lorinda, To "hom I3m $h a ?'ave---topr$hae her,I rt not hrt the =an heho' o ear

Pedro. 3T"a b# Antonio3, not b#&elvile%s ?"or Thi etion ho' havebeen e$ie ?ir,I mt $one m$h to #orBraver#3 e,Both no", an "hen I met#o 'at in ArmBt I am ni$e'# pn$ta' inm# "or,

A =en o &onor o!ht, anbe! #or *aron---or thi mita%e anothertime ha'' $'ear---Thi "a ome *'otbet"een #o an &elvileBt I3'' prevent #o

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Aside to -lor. as they aregoing o)t &elv. looks afterher and egins to #alk )"and do#n in Rage.

Will. +o not be =oet no" an

'ooe the oman, bt i "ee F ha'' et$h her ba$% o--- F

&elv. +o not pea% to me--- F

Will. @ot pea% to #o---!a I3''pea% to #o, an "i'' F bean"er3 too F

&elv. i'' #o ?ir--- F

Will. I %no" I3ve one omemi$hie, bt I3m o '' a*ppe#, F 1< that I3m the?on o a hore, i I %no"ho", or "here--- F pritheeinorm m# nertanin!---

F

&elv. eave me I a#, an 'eave meintant'# F

Will. I "i'' not 'eave #o in thihmor, nor ti'' I %no" m# FCrime F

*a!e

&elv. +eath I3'' te'' #o ?ir---

!ra#s and r)ns at Will. her)ns o)t, &elv. after hi$,-red. inter"oses.

4nter Angellica, *oretta andSeastian.

Ang. &a---Seastian---I not that Will$oreG---hat---hat an brin! him ba$%

-red% The Co'one'3 ma---I nevera" him th beore, I3' Fater 3em 'eat he o omemi$hie, or I am re

Wil$ore F "i'' not ra" onhim F

4;it.

Ang.

I am a'' Ra!eN m# ;rt eireeeateNor one or o!ht he %no"that ha no2ther =erit than her Ha'it#---&er bein! !on Pedro%s ?iter---he 'ove herNI %no" 3ti o---'', '',

Inenib'e---&e "i'' not ee me no" thoot invite,An bro%e hi "or 'at@i!ht---a'e perKr3 =anN---&e that bt etera#o!ht or m# avor,An "o3 have mae hiie a ?a$ri;$e To3ve !ain3 one @i!ht "ithme,=t no" be hir3 anCorte to m# Arm

*orett. I to' #o "hat "o3 $omeon3t, bt *oretta3 an F o'oatin! oo'---"h# i #o!ive him ;ve &nreCro"n, F bt to et hime'ot or other overN #oho3 have %ept him F10 *oor, i #o ha meantto have ha an# !oo romhim F

Ang. 2h, name not $h meantriMeJ---ha I !iven him a''=# oth ha earn3 rom ?in,

I ha not 'ot a tho!ht, nor

i!h pon3tBt I have !iven him m#terna' ret,=# "ho'e repoe, m# tre Ko#, m# &eartN=# >ir!in heart *orettaN 2h3ti !oneN

*orett. Cre on him here he $omeJ&o" ;ne he ha mae himtoo4nter Will$ore and Seast.

Ang. t)rns and #alks a#ay.

Will. &o" no" trn3 hao"N'# "hen I preN an o''o""hen I M#N

*a!e 4

Sings.:

Stay gentle shado# of $y!ove

And tell $e e%re go,Whether the s)stance $aynot "rove

A -leeting thing like yo). There3 a ot %in 'oo%remainin! #et

Asshe t)rns she looks on hi$.

Ang.

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e'' ?ir, #o ma# be !a#, a''happine, a'' Ko#e pre F#o ti'', ortne3 #or?'ave, an !ive #o ever#hor $ho#$e F o ne" heartan Beatie, ti'' #o are$'o#3 "ith the repeate FB'i, "hi$h other vain'#

'an!ih or--- F ---Bt %no"a'e =an that I ha'' bereven!3 F

T)rns a#ay in Rage.

Will. ?o !a there are o thoeaint-hearte over, "hom F $h a harp eon ne.ttheir heart, "o3 ma%e aImpotent a F or$ore---po. o3 thi "hinin!---=#b3ne i to 'a!h an F'ove---a po. on3t, I hate #or''en over, a =an ha'' 'oea F 17 m$h time to pt#o in hmor no", a "o3erve to !ain a F ne"oman F

Ang.

I $orn to $oo' that ire I$annot raie,2r o the +r!er# o #orvirto =itri

Will. A virto =itreN eath,"hat a thin! tho hat on

F ot or meN "h# "hat the+evi', ho3 I o "ith avirto omanG F ---a orto i''-natr3 Creatre, thatta%e a *rie to torment F aover, >irte i bt anin;rmit# in omanJ a +ieae F that rener even the

hanome n!rate'J "hi'tthe i''-avor3 F or "ant o?o'i$itation an Are,on'# an$# theme've Fo---I have 'a#n "ith aoman o Ha'it#, "ho haa'' F the "hi'e been rai'in! athore F

Ang. I "i'' not an"er or #or=itre3 >irte, Tho!h he be on! eno!hto %no" no i'tJAn I $o3 "ih #o "o3per"ae m# heart3T"a the T"o hnre Thoan Cro"n #oCorte

Will. T"o &nre ThoanCro"nN "hat ?tor#3 thiG F---"hat Tri$%G---"hat

omanG---haN F

Ang. &o" tran!e #o ma%e it,have #o or!ot the Creatre F #o entertain3 on thePiaDo 'at @i!htG F

Will. &aN m# ipie "orth T"o&nre Thoan Cro"nN F ---oh ho" I 'on! to be "ithher---po., I %ne" he "a o F Ha'it# F

Aside.

*a!e

Ang. a'e =anN I ee m# rine inth# a$e&o" man# >o" #o breath3pon m# Boome,<00 @ever to be nKt---have #o or!ot o oonG

Will. aith no, I "a Kt $omin! torepeat 3em---bt here3 F ahmor inee---"o3 ma%ea =an a ?aint---"o3 he"o3 F be an!r# eno!h to'eave me, an Comman menot to "ait on F her F

Aside.

4nter 2ellena drest in *an%s/loths.

2ell. Thi mt be AngellicaN I%no" it b# her mmpin!=atron F here---A#, a#, 3tiheN m# =a Captain3 "ithher too, F or a'' hi"earin!---ho" thi

n$ontant hmor ma%eme F 'ove himN---*ra# !oo!rave ent'e"oman i notthi AngellicaG F

*oret. =# too #on! ?ir, it i---Ihope 3ti one rom !on Antonio F

8oes to Angellica.

2ell. e'', omethin! I3' o to ve.him or thi F

aside.

Ang. I "i'' not pea% "ith himJ am I

in hmor to re$eive a Fover F

Will. @ot pea% "ith himN "he I3'be!on---an "ait #or F i'er=inte---$an I he" 'e

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obeien$e to the thin! I 'oveo F on'#G F

<ers to go.

Ang.

A ;ne e.$e, thiN---ta#--- F

Will. An hiner #or avanta!eNho3 I repa# #or Bontie F o n!rate''#G F

Ang. Come hither, Bo#---that I ma#'et #o ee

&o" m$h aove theavan!e #o nameI priEe one =inte Ko# "ith#o

Will. 2h, #o etro# me "ith thiinearment F

$"atient to e gone. ---+eathN ho" ha'' I !eta"a#---=aam, 3t"i'' not be

;t F I ho3 be een "ith#o---beie, it "i'' not be$onvenient F << ---anI3ve a rien---that3an!ero'# i$% F

Ang.

I ee #o3re impatient---#et#o ha'' ta#

Will. An mi m# Ai!nation "ithm# ipie

Aside, and #alks ao)t

i$"atiently.

2ell. =aam,

*oretta rings 2ellena, #hoaddresses her self to Angellica.

o3' har'# paron m#Intrion,hen #o ha'' %no" m#

bineN

*a!e 6

An I3m too #on! to te'' m# Ta'e "ith ArtJBt there mt be a"onro tore o !oone,here o m$h Beat#"e''

Ang.

A prett# Avo$ate "hoeverent thee---*rithee pro$ee---@a#, ?ir,#o ha'' not !o

ToWill. #ho is stealing o.

Will.

+aside ... Then I ha'' 'oe m# earipie or ever---*o. on3t, he ta# me oto pi!ht+... aside

Ang. I am re'ate to a a#,=aam, on!, Ri$h, an nob'# born,bt ha the ate To be in ove "ith a #on!4nglish ent'eman?tran!e'# he 'ove him, at;rt i!ht he 'ov3 him,Bt i Aore him "hen hehear him pea%J

or he, he ai, ha Charmin ever# "or, That ai' not to rpriEe, toon an Coner

Will. &aN !a I hope thi $on$ernme

aside.

Ang. 3Ti m# a'e man, hemean---"o3 he "ere !one

Thi *raie "i'' raie hi *rie,an rin me---"e''?in$e #o are o impatient tobe !on

I "i'' re'eae #o, ?irTo

Will.

Will. <0+aside ...

@a#, then I3m re 3t"a mehe po%e oL, F thi $annotbe the eLe$t o %inne inher+... aside F

---@o, =aam, I3ve $onier3better on3t,An "i'' not !ive #o Caeo 5ea'oie

Ang.

Bt, ?ir, I3ve---b3ne,that---

Will. Thi ha'' not o, I %no" 3tibt to tr# me

Ang. e'', to #or tor#, Bo#,---tho3t"i'' no me

aside.

2ell. ith thi aition to hi otherBeatie,&e "on her nreitin!tener heart,&e vo"3, an i!h3t, an

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"ore he 'ov3 her ear'#JAn he be'iev3 the $nnin!Matterer,An tho!ht her e' thehappiet =ai a'ive, To a# "a the appointetime b# both To $onmmate their B'i,

The >ir!in, A'tar, an the*riet "ere ret,An "hi't he 'an!iht orth3e.pe$te Brie!room,?he hear, he pai hi bro%en>o" to #o

Will. ?o, thi i ome ear Ro!ethat3 in ove "ith me,An thi "a# 'et me %no" itJor i it be not me, he meanome

one "hoe p'a$e I ma#pp'#

*a!e 7

Ang. @o" I per$eive The $ae o th# impatien$eto be !one,An a'' the bine o thi'orio +re

Will. +amn the #on! *rater, I%no" not "hat he mean

2ell. =aam,<7 In #or air #e I rea

too m$h $on$ern, To te'' m# arther bine

Ang. *rithee, "eet oth, ta'% on,tho mait perhapRaie here a torm that ma#no m# paion,

An then I3' !rant thee an#thin!

2ell. =aam, 3ti to intreat #o,(oh nreaonab'e) o "o3 not ee thitran!erJor i #o o, he >o" #oare none, Tho @atre never mae a=an o .$e''ent,An re he3a been a o,

bt or in$ontan$#

Will. Ah, Ro!e, ho" ;ne'# he3intr$teN

aside.

---3Ti p'ainJ ome "omanthat ha een me e3npaant

Ang. 2h, I ha'' brt "ith 5ea'oieN o #o %no" the=an F #o pea% oLG--- F

2ell. e, =aam, he 3 to be in

BLan ?$ar'et

Ang. Tho, a'e a &e'', "hat$ant tho a# to thiG

ToWill.

Will. B# &eaven---

Ang. &o', o not +amn th# e'---

2ell. @or hope to be be'iev3---

2e#alks ao)t, they follo#.

Ang. 2h perKr3 =anNI3t th #o pa# m#!enero *aion ba$%G

2ell. h# "o3 #o, ?ir, abem# a#3 aithG---

Ang. An e me o nhmane'#

2ell. A =ai o #on!, oinno$ent---

Will. Ah, #on! +ive'

Ang.

00 +ot tho not %no"th# 'ie i m# po"3rG

2ell. 2r thin% m# a# $annot bereven!3

Will.

?o, o, the torm $ome;ne'# on

Ang. @o" tho art i'ent, !i't hatr$% thee mb2h, hat tho ti'' been o,I3 'iv3 in aet#

She t)rns a#ay and #ee"s.

Will.

?"eet heart, the a#3@ame an &oe,---i$%'#:I3m impatient to be "ithher---

Aside to 2ellena, looksto#ards Angell. to #atch hert)rning, and as she co$esto#ards the$ he $eets her.

*a!e 8

2ell. ?o, no" i he or anotheroman

aside.

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Will. The impent #on! thin!in natre,I $annot per"ae him ot ohi rror, =aam

Ang.

I %no" he3 in the ri!ht,---#ettho3t a ton!e That "o3 per"ae him toen# hi aith

nrage #alks a#ay.

Will. &er @ame, her @ame, earBo#---

Said softly to 2ell.

2ell. &ave #o or!ot it, ?irG

Will. 2h, I per$eive he3 not to%no" I am a tran!er to hi Fa# F

aside. ---e, #e, I o %no"---bt---I

have or!ot the--- FAngell. t)rns. ---B# &eaven $h ear'#$on;en$e I never a" F

Ang. +i I not $har!e #o "ith thi

=itri, ?irGhi$h #o en#3, tho3 Ibehe' #or *erKr# Thi 'itt'e !eneroit# o thine,ha rener3 ba$% m# heart

Walks a#ay.

Will. ?o, #o have mae "eet"or% here, m# 'itt'e mi$hieJoo% #or a# be %in an!oo natr3 no", orI ha'' have bt a CreBar!ain on3t

Ang. t)rns to#ards the$.

---The Ro!e3 bre p tomi$hie,

< Art tho o !reat aoo' to $reit himG

Ang. e, I o, an #o in vainimpoe pon me---Come hither, Bo#,---i notthi he #o pa%e o

2ell. I thin%---it i, I $annot "ear,bt I vo" he ha Kt $h F

another '#in! over 'oo% F

2ell. looks in his face, hegaDes on her.

Will.

&ahN o not I %no" thata$e---

+aside ...B# &eaven m# 'itt'e ipie,"hat a '' +o! "a I,&a I bt 'oo%t that "a# I3%no"n her

Are a'' m# hope o a ne"oman banihtG+... aside

---!a i I o not ;t thee orthi, han! me---=aam, I have on otthe *'ot

2ell. 2h or, "hat oe he a#Gam I i$over3 no"G

Will. +o #o ee thi #on! ?par%hereG---

2ell. &e3' te'' her "ho I am

Will. ---ho o #o thin% thi iG

2ell. A#, a#, he oe %no" me---

@a#, ear CaptainN I am Fnone i #o i$over me F

Will. @a#, na#, no $o!!in!, heha'' %no" "hat a pretio F=itri I have F

2ell. i'' #o be $h a +evi'G F

Will. @a#, na#, I3' tea$h #o to

poi' port #o "i'' not ma%e F

*a!e 9 ---thi ma'' Ambaaor$ome not rom a *eron oHa'it# a F #o Ima!ine,an he a#: bt rom a ver#rrant ipie, the Fta'%in!3t, pratin!3t,$antin!3t 'itt'e Anima' thoever a"3t F

Ang. hat ne" #o te'' me, that3the thin! I mean F

2ell. 0 o3 I "ere "e'' oLthe p'a$e, i ever I !o aCaptain, F &ntin! a!ain--- F

Aside.

Will. =ean that thin!G that ipiethin!, tho ma#t a "e'' Fbe 5ea'o o th# =on%e# or

46



*arrot, a o her, a 8er$an =otion F "ere "orth a Eeno her, an a +ream "ere abetter enKo#ment, F aCreatre o a Contittion;tter or &eaven then =an F

2ell. Tho I3m re he '#e, #et thive.e me

Aside.

Ang. o are mita%en, he3 aS"anish oman=ae p o no $h ''=ateria'

Will. =ateria', !a an hee bemae o an# that "i'' either F ipen$e or amit o ove,I3'e be bon to $ontinen$e F

2ell. Onreaonab'e =an, o #othin% oG F

Aside to hi$. ---#o ma# retrn m# 'itt'eBraEen &ea, an te'' #ora#, that F ti'' he behanom eno!h to bebe'ov3, or I '' eno!h to be F Re'i!io, there "i'' bema'' hope o me F

Ang. +i #o not promie then tomarr# herG F

Will.

@ot I b# &eaven F

Ang. o $annot ne$eive m#ear an torment, ti'' #o Fhave vo"3 #o "i'' notmarr# her F

2ell. I he ?"ear, that he3'e bereven!3 on me inee or a''

F m# Ro!erie F

Aside.

Ang. I %no" "hat Ar!ment #o3''brin! a!aint me, ortne, Fan &onor--- F

Will. &onor, I te'' #o, I hate it in#or ?e., an thoe thatan$# F theme've poeto that opper#, are the motimpertinent'# F 7trob'eome o a'' oman%in, an "i'' tran!re @ine

Commanment F to %eepone, an to ati;e #or 5ea'oie I "ear--- F

2ell. 2h, no "earin! earCaptain--- F

Aside to hi$.

Will. I it "ere poib'e, I ho'ever be in$'in3 to marr#, F itho3 be ome %in #on!?inner, one that ha!eneroit#, F eno!h to !ivea avor hanome'# to onethat $an a% it i$reet'#, F

one that ha itt eno!h to=ana!e an intri!e o Fove---oh, ho" $ivi' $h aen$h i, to a =an that oeher F the &onor to marr#her F

Ang. B# &eaven there3 no aith inan# thin! he a# F

*a!e 60

4nter Seastian.

Seas.

=aam, !on Antonio--- F

Ang. Come hither F

2ell.

&aN Antonio, he ma# be$omin! hither an he3'$ertain'# F i$over me, I3'ethereore retire "ithot aCeremon# F

4;it 2ellena.

Ang. I3'e ee him, !et m# Coa$hrea# F

Sea. It "ait #o =aam, F

Will. Thi i '$%e#: "hat =aam,no" I ma# be !one an F'eave #o to the inKo#ment o m# Riva'G F

Ang. +'' man, that $an3t not eeho" I'', ho" poor, That a'e iim'ation'oo%---be!onAn never 'et me ee th#CoEenin! a$e a!ain,

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eat I re'ap an %i'' thee

Will. e, #o $an pare me no",---are"e'', ti'' #o3re in Fbetter &mor---I3m !'a othi re'eae--- F

@o" or m# ipie:400 or tho3 to "ore "e$han!e #et ti'' "e ;n@e" 5o#, ne" Charm, in a@e" =i that3 %in

4;. Wil$ore.

Ang. &e3 !one, an in thi A!eo m# ?o' The ?hiverin! ;t retrnJ

2h "ith "hat "i''in! hate,he too% hi 'eave,A i the 'on!3-or =inte,"ere arriv32 ome b'et ai!nationIn vain have Con'te a''m# Charm,In vain thi Beat# priE3, invain be'iev3,=# #e $o3 %in'e an#'atin! ;re:I ha or!ot m# @ame, m#

Inamie,An the reproa$h that &onor'a# on thoe That are preten a oberpaion here

@i$e reptation, tho3 it'eave behin=ore >erte than inhabit

"here that "e''J et that on$e !one, thoe>erte hine no more---Then in$e I am not ;t tobe be'ov3,I am reo'v3 to thin% on areven!e2n him that ooth3 me th

to m# noin!

4;e)nt.

*a!e 61

/!+! the Third.

A Street.

4nter -lorinda and @aleria in2aits dierent fro$ #hat they have een seen in.

-lor. e3re happi'# $ap3t, an#et I tremb'e ti'' F

@al.

A over an earN "he ambt ha' an one, an #et Fhave Cora!e or an#attempt, "o3 2ellena "erehere, "o3 F ain have haher a eep in thi =i$hiea "e, he3'e are bt I'' Fe'e obt F

-lor. ?he pretene a >iit to the A)g)stine @n, bt I be'ieve F ome other ei!n $arrieher ot, pra# &eaven "e 'i!hton her F ---*rithee "hat

i3t o "ith /allis F

@al. hen a" no reaon "o3o !oo on her, I o''o"3 Fher into the arrobe, an ahe "a 'oo%in! oromethin! in F a !reatChet, top'e her in b# thehee', nat$h3t the De# o the F Appartment "here #o"ere $on;n3, 'o$%3t her in,

an 'et her F ba"'in! orhe'p F

-lor. 3Ti "e'' #o reo've to o''o"m# ortne, or tho Faret never appear at homea!ain ater $h an a$tion F

@al.

That3 a$$orin! a the#on! ?tran!er an I ha''a!ree F ---bt to orb3ne---I e'iver3 #oretter, #or @ote to F&elvile, "hen !ot ot nerpreten$e o !oin! to =a, Ion F him at hi o!in!,

an be'ieve me it $ameeaonab'#J or never F "a=an in o eperate aConition, to' him o #orreo'tion F o ma%in! #or$ape to a#, i #or Brother"o' be abent F 'on!eno!h to permit #oJ i not,

to ie rather than be Antonio%s F

-lor. Tho ho3t have to' him "a $on;n3 to m# Chamber F pon m# Brotherpi$ion, that the b3neon the *olo F < "a a*'ott 'ai bet"een him an F

@al. ai a'' thi, an to' him#or Brother "a no" !oneto F hi +evotion, an hereo've to viit ever# Chr$hti'' he ;n F himJ an noton'# ne$eive him in that,bt $arre him o a F ha''e'a# hi retrn home F

-lor. 2h &eavenN he3 here, an&elvile "ith him too F

They ")t on their @iDards.

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4nter !on Pedro, &elvile,Will$ore &el. and !on Pedrosee$ing in serio)s disco)rse.

@al. a'% bo''# b# them, an I3'e

$ome at itan$e, 'eat he Fpe$t F

She #alks y the$, andlooks ack on the$.

*a!e 6<

Will. &ahN a oman, an o an

.$e''ent =ien F

Ped. ?he thro" a %in 'oo% ba$%on #o F

Will. +eath, 3ti a 'i%e'# en$h,an that %in 'oo% ha'' not Fbe $at a"a#---I3'e o''o" her

F

&ell. *rithee o not F

Will.

+o not, b# &eaven to theAntipoie, "ith $h aninvitation F

She goes o)t, and Will.follo#s her.

&ell. 3Ti a ma e''o" or aen$h F

4nter -red.

-red. 2h Co' $h @e"N F

&el.v *rithee "hatG F

-red. @e" that "i'' ma%e #o'a!h in pi!ht o ortne F

&el. hat, &l)nt ha ha ome+amn3 Tri$% pt pon him,

F Cheate, Ban!3 or C'apt F

-red. Cheate ?ir, rare'# Cheateo a'' bt hi ?hirt Q +ra"er, F the n$on$ionab'e hore

too trn3 him ot beoreConmmation, F o thattraverin! the ?treet at=ini!ht, the at$h F onhim in thi -resco, an$on$te him home: B#&eaven F 3ti $h a i!ht,an #et I rt a "e'' been

han!3 a 'a!ht at F 0him, or pit# himJ he beat a''that o bt a% him aetion, an F i in $h an&mor F

Ped. ho i3t ha met "ith thi I''a!e, ?irG F

&ell.

A rien o or "hom #omt ee or mirth a%e: FI3'e imp'o# him to !ive-lorinda time or an e$ape F

Aside.

Ped. hat i heG F

&ell. A on! Contr#man o or,one that ha been $ate F at o p'enti' a rate, he#et ne3re %ne" the "ant o=one#, F an 3t"i'' be a

!reat 5eat to ee ho" imp'#he3'e 'oo% "ithot it, F orm# part I3'e 'en him none,an the Ro!e %no" not ho"to F pt on a Borro"in! a$e,an a% ;rt, I3'e 'et him eeho" !oo F 3ti to p'a# orpart "hi't I p'a# hi---

prithee -red. o #o !o Fhome an %eep him in thatpotre ti'' "e $ome F

4;e)nt.

4nter -lorinda fro$ thefarther end of the Scene,

looking ehind her.

-lor. I3am o''o"3 ti''---hah---m#Brother too avan$in! F thi"a#, !oo &eaven eenme rom bein! een b# him F

She goes o.

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4nter Will$ore, and after hi$@aleria at a little distance.

Will.

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AhN There he ai'e, he'oo% ba$% a he "ere"i''in! to F be boare, I3'e"arrant her *riEe F

2egoes o)t, @aleria follo#ing.

4nter 2ellena, 3)st as hegoes o)t, #ith a Page.

2ell. &ah, i not that m# Captainthat ha a oman in $haeG F ---3ti not AngellicaJ Bo#,o''o" thoe peop'e at aitan$e, an F brin! me ana$$ont "here the# !o in,---I3'e ;n hi hant, F an

p'a!e him ever# "here,---ha---m# Brother--- F

4;. Page.

&el. Wil. Ped. cross theStage0 2ell. r)ns o.

Scene changes to another Street. 4nter -lorinda.

-lor. hat ha'' I o, m# Brotherno" pre me, F i'' no%in *o"3r prote$t me romhi t#rann#G F ---hah, here3

a oor open, I3'e ventre in,in$e nothin! $an be F "orethen to a'' into hi han, m#'ie an honor are at ta%e, F 7 an m# @e$eit# hano $ho#$e F

She goes in.

4nter @aleria and 2ellena%sPage "ee"ing after -lorinda.

Page. &ere he "ent in, I ha''remember thi hoe F

4;. &oy.

@al. Thi i &elvil3 o!in!J he3!one in a reai'# a i he F%ne" it,---hah---here3 that=a e''o" a!ain, I are notventre F in,---I3'e "at$h m#opportnit# F

8oes aside.

4nter Will$ore, gaDing ao)t hi$.

Will.

I have 'ot her hereabot---*o. on3t, he mt not $ape F me o F

8oes o)t.

Scene changes to &l)nts

/ha$er, discovers hi$sitting on a /o)ch in his Shirt

and !ra#ers, reading.

&l)nt. ?o, no" m# min3 a 'itt'e atpea$e, in$e I have reo'v3 F reven!e---a *o. on thi Ta#'er tho, or not brin!in!home F the C'othe Ibepo%eJ an a *o. o a''

poor Cava'ier, a =an F $annever %eep a pare ?it or3emJ an I ha'' have thee FRo!e $ome in an ;n mena%e, an then I3m noneJbt F I3m reo'v3 to arm m#e'---the Ra$a' ha'' notin't over F me too m$h F

P)ts on an old r)sty S#ord,

and &) &elt.---@o", ho" 'i%e a =orri$e+an$er I am ipt---a ;ne F

*a!e 64 a#-'i%e hore to Cheat meth, "ithot aLorin! me a

F %inne or m# =one#, a*o. 'i!ht on her, I ha'' neverbe re$on$i'3 F to the ?e.more, he ha mae me aaith'e a a *hiitian, F an$haritab'e a a Chr$h-man, an a i'' natr3 a a F*oet 2h ho" I3' e a''

"oman-%in hereaterN "hat"o3 I F !ive to have one o 3em "ithin m# rea$h no"Nan# =orta' thin! F in*etti$oatJ %in ortne, enmeN an I3' or!ive th# 'at Fni!ht =a'i$e---here3 aCre Boo% too, (a "arnin!to F a'' #on! Trave''er)that $an intr$t me ho" toprevent $h F =i$hieno" 3ti too 'ate, "e'' 3ti arare $onvenient thin! to rea

F 100 a 'itt'e no" anthen, a "e'' a &a"% an&nt F

Sits do#n again and Reads.

4nter to hi$ -lorinda.

-lor.

Thi &oe i hante re,3ti "e'' rniht an no 'ivin! F thin! inhabit it---hah---a=an, &eaven ho" he3attir3N F re 3ti omeRope-an$er, or en$in!-materJ I tremb'e no" F orear, an #et I mt ventre

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no" to pea% to him---?ir, Fi I ma# not interrpt #or=eitation--- F

She starts )" and gaDes.

&l)nt. &ah---"hat3 hereN are m#"ihe !ranteG an i not Fthat a he CreatreG aheart'i%in 3tiN "hat"ret$he thin! F art tho---hahN F

-lor. Charitab'e ?ir, #o3ve to'#or e' a'rea# "hat I amJ F a ver# "ret$he =ai,

or$3t b# a tran!e n'$%#a$$ient, to F ee% a aet#here, F An mt be rin3, i #o o not !rant it F

&l)nt. Rin3N i there an# rin oinevitab'e a that "hi$h Fno" threaten theeG ottho %no", mierab'eomanN into F "hat +en o=i$hie tho art a''3nG "hatabi o Conion--- FhahN---ot not eeomethin! in m# 'oo% thatri!ht th# F !i't# ?o', anma%e thee "ih to $han!ethat hape o oman F oran# hmb'e Anima', or +evi'G

or thoe "ere aer or thee, F an 'e mi$hievo F

-lor. A'a, "hat mean #o, ?irG Imt $one, #or 'oo% Fhave omethin! in 3em,

ma%e me ear, bt I beee$h#o, a #o F eem aent'eman, pit# a harm'e>ir!in, that ta%e #or hoe F or ?an$tar# F

&l)nt. Ta'% on, ta'% on, an "eeptoo, ti'' m# aith retrn F1< +o, Matter me ot om# ?ene a!ain---aharm'e >ir!in F

*a!e 6 "ith a *o., a m$h one a3tother, aheart'i%in he"hat F the +evi' $an I not beae in m# &oe or #o, notin m# Chamber, F na#, evenbein! na%e too $annote$re me: thi i anImpen$e F !reater thanha invae me #et---Come,no reitan$e F

P)lls her r)dely.

-lor. +are #o be o $re'G F

&l)nt. Cre', aheart'i%in a aa''e# 'ave, or a S"anish Fhore: Cre', #e I "i'' %ian beat thee a'' over, %i,an F ee thee a'' overJ tho

ha't '#e "ith me too, notthat I $are F or theinKo#ment, bt to 'et thee eeI have tain e'iberate F=a'i$e to thee, an "i'' bereven!3 on one hore or Fthe in o anotherJ I "i''mi'e an e$eive thee,Matter thee, F an beat thee,%i an "ear, an '#e tothee, imbra$e thee an F robthee, a he i me, a"n onthee, an trip thee tar% F

na%e, then han! thee ot atm# "ino" b# the hee', "itha F *aper o $rv# >ereaten3 to th# breat, inpraie o amnab'e F"omen---Come, $ome a'on! F

-lor. A'a, ?ir, mt I be a$ri;$3or the Crime o the mot Finamo o m# ?e., I nevernertoo the in #oname F

&l)nt. +o, per"ae the oo' #oove him, or that one o F

#o $an be Kt or honet, te''me I "a not an eaieCo.$omb, F or an# tran!eimpoib'e ta'e it "i'' bebe'iev3 ooner than th# Fa'e ?ho"re or*rotetation A !eneration o amn3 &#po$rite F to

Matter m# ver# C'othe romm# Ba$%N iemb'in! Fit$heN are thee theretrn #o ma%e an honetent'eman, F 10 thattrt, be'ieve, an 'ove#o---bt i I be not even "ith F #o---Come a'on!---or Iha''--- F

P)lls her again.

4nter -redrick.

-red. &ahN "hat3 here to oG F

&l)nt. Aheart'i%in, -red. I am!'a tho art $ome, to be a F"itne o m# ire reven!e

F

-red. hat3 thi, a *eron oHa'it# too, "ho i pon the F ramb'e to pp'# the

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F than #o threaten---pra#ta%e thi preent--- F

8ives hi$ a Ring0 he lookson it.

&l)nt. &m---a +iamonN "he 3ti a"oner' >irte no" F that'ie in thi Rin!, a mo''i#in!>irteJ aheart'i%in there3 F more per"aive Rhetori$%in3t, than a'' her ?e. $antter F

-red. I be!in to pe$t omethin!Jan 3t"o' an!er vi'e'# F

to be trt p or a rape pona =ai o a'it#, "hen "eon'# F be'ieve "e rPe a&ar'ot F

&l)nt. Tho art a $re'o e''o",bt aheart'i%in I have Fno aith #et, "he m# ?aintpratt'e a par'o'# a thioe, F he !ave me aBra$e'et too, a +evi' on her,bt I ent m# =an to F e'' itto a# or @e$earie, an itprov3 a $ontereit a her F >o" o ove F

-red.

&o"ever 'et it reprieve her ti''"e ee &elvile F

&l)nt. That3 har, #et I "i'' !rant it F

4nter a Servant.

Serv. 2h, ?ir, the Co'one' i Kt$ome in "ith hi ne" rien F an a S"aniard o Ha'it#,an ta'% o havin! #o to+inner F "ith 3em F

&l)nt.

3+heart'i%in, I3m none---I"o' not ee 3em F or theor' &ar%e#, -red. 'o$% pthe en$h in #or FChamber F

-red. << ear nothin!, =aam,"hat e3re he threaten, #oare F ae "hi't in m#han F

4;. -red. and -lor.

&l)nt. An, ?irrah---pon #or 'ie,a#---I am not at F home,---

or that I am a'eep---or---oran# thin!---a"a#--- F I3'prevent their $omin! thi"a# F

'ocks the !oor, and 4;e)nt.

The n o the orth ACT

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A/T $.

cene .

&l)nt%s /ha$er.

After a great knocking as at his /ha$er !oor, 4nter &l)nt softly crossing theStage, in his Shirt and

!ra#ers as efore.

(ed, (ed &l)nt, (ed &l)nt. I

call #ithin.

&l)nt. The Ro!e are p in Arm,3?heart'i%in thi >i''aino F-rederick ha betra#3 me,

the# have hear o m#b'ee F ortne, F @e&l)nt , @e, @e--- F

and knocking #ithin.

&ell. he he3 ea ?ir, "ithotipte ea, he ha notbeen F een to a#, 'et3brea% open the oor---here---Bo#--- F

&l)nt. &a, brea% open the oor3heart'i%in that ma e''o" F "i'' be a !oo a hi"or F

&ell. Bo# brin! omethin! to or$ethe oor, F

agreat noise #ithin, at thedoor again.

&l)nt. ?o, no" mt I pea%, in m#o"n een$e, I3' tr# "hat FRhetori$% "i'' o---ho'---ho'"hat o #o meanent'emen, F "hat o #omeanG F

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&ell. 2h Ro!e art a 'ive, pritheeopen the oor an $onvin$e F F

#ithin.

&l)nt. e, I am a'ive ent'emen,---bt at preent a 'itt'e Fbie F

&ell. &o", &l)nt !ro"n a =an obine, $ome, $ome, open F an 'et3 ee thi =ira$'e

F

#ithin.

&l)nt. @o, no, no, no, ent'emen 3tino !reat bine---bt F ---Iam---at---m# +evotion---3heart'i%in "i'' #o not Fa'o" a =an time to *ra# F

&ell. Trn3 Re'i!ioN a !reater"oner then the ;rt,thereore F open i$%'#, or"e ha'' nhin!e, "e ha'' F

#ithin.

&l)nt. < Thi "on3t o---"hehear%e# Co' to te'' #o the F

p'ain trth, I am abot ane$ear# aLair o 'ie---Ihave a "en$h F "ith me---#o apprehen meG the+evi' in3t i the# be o Fn$ivi' a to itrb me no", F

Will. &o" a en$hN @a# then "emt enter an parta%e F noreitan$e---n'e it be #or

a# o Ha'it#, an then "e3' F %eep or itan$e, F

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&l)nt. ?o, the b3ne i ot F

Will. Come, $ome 'en morehan to the +oor---no"heave F a'to!ether---o "e''one m# Bo#e--- F

reaks o"en the !oor.

4nter &elvile, Will$ore, -red.and Pedro. &l)nt looks

si$"ly, they all la)gh at hi$,he lays his hand on his

S#ord, and co$es )" toWil$ore.

&l)nt. &ear%e# ?ir, 'a!h ot #or'a!h i$%'#, e #e hear, Fan be!one I ha'' poi' #orport e'e, 3aheart'i%in ?ir,I ha''--- F the Keat ha been$arr#e on too 'on!---ap'a!e pon m# Ta#'er--- F

aside.

Will. 3?eath, ho" the hore haret him, aith ?ir I3m Forr# F

&l)nt. Are #o o ?ir, %eep3t to #ore' then ?ir, I avie #o, Fe3#e hear, or I $an a 'itt'eenre #or pitt# a hi=irth F

lays his hand on%s S#ord.

&elv.

Inee Will$ore, tho "er3t a'itt'e too ro!h "ith (ed F&l)nts =itre, $a'' a *erono Ha'it# "horeG an one o F #on!, o anome, ano 'oent---ha, ha, he--- F

&l)nt. &ar%e# ?ir, #o %no" me, an%no" I $an be an!r#, F havea $are---or 3aheart'i%in I$an ;!ht too---I $an ?ir,---o F #o mar% me---no more--- F

&elv. h# o peevih !oo (ed,ome iappointment I3'e F"arrant---"hatG i the

5ea'o Cont her &banretrn F 0 Kt in theni$%G F

&l)nt. 2r the +evi' ?ir---e3#e'a!h--- F

they la)gh. oo% #e ett'e me a !ooober $ontenan$e, an thati$%'# F too, or #o ha''%no" (ed &l)nt i not--- F

&elv, @ot ever# Bo#, "e %no"that F

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&l)nt. @ot an A to be 'a!ht at?ir, F

Will.

On$on$ionab'e inner, tobrin! a over o neer hihappine, F a vi!oropaionate over, an thennot on'# $heat him F o himoveab'e, bt hi ver#eire to F

&elv. AhN ?ir a =itre, i a triMe"ith &l)nt. he3' have a FEen the ne.t time he 'oo%

abroa, hi #e haveCharm, not F to be reite,there nee no more then toe.poe that ta%in! F *eron,to the vie" o the air, an he'ea 3em a'' in Trimph F

Ped. ?ir, tho3I3me a tran!er to#o, I am aham3 at therene F o m# @ationJan $o3 #o 'earn "ho iit, "o3 ait #o F toma%e an .amp'e o 3em F

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&l)nt. he a#e, there3 one pea%?ene no", an han3om'#J Fan 'et me te'' #oent'emen, I ho3 not havehe"3 m# e' F 'i%e a 5a$%*in!, th to have mae

#o =irth, bt that I F havereven!e "ithin m# po"er, or%no", I have !ot into m# Fpoeion a ema', "ho habetter have a''en ner an#Cre, F then the rine Iei!n her: 3aheart'i%inhe aa'te me here F inm# o"n o!in!, an haobt'e $ommitte a Rapepon F me, ha not thi?"or eene me F

-red. I %no" not that, bt 2 m#$on$ien$e tho ha Raviht F 7 her, ha hee notreeem3 her e' "ith aRin!---'et3 ee3t F &l)nt. F

&l)nt she#s the Ring.

&elv. &ahN---the Rin! I !ave-lorinda, "hen "e .$han!e F or >o"---har%e# &l)nt ,--- F

8oes to #his"er to hi$.

Will. @o "hiperin! !oo Co'there3 a oman in the $ae, F no "hiperin! F

&elv. &ar%e# oo', be avi3, an$on$ea' both the Rin! an Fthe tor# or #orReptation a%e, o not 'etpeop'e %no" "hat F epi3C''ie "e 4nglish are, to be$heate an ab3 b# one Fhore, an another ratherbribe thee than be %in tothee i an F Inam# to or@ation F

Will. Come, $ome "here3 theen$h, "e3' ee her, 'et her F be "hat he "i'', "ee3' eeher F

Ped. A#, a#, 'et ee her, I $anoon i$over "hether he be F o a'it#, or or #oriverion F

&l)nt. ?he3 in -reds Cto# F

Will.

Come, $ome the De#, F

To-red. #ho gives hi$ the ?ey,they are going.

&elv.

+eath, "hat ha'' I o--- F?ta# ent'emen---#et i Ihiner 3em I ha'' i$overa'',---ho' F ---'et !o one aton$e---!ive me the De# F

Will. @a# ho' there Co' I3'e !o;rt F

-red.

@a# no ipte, (ed an Ihave the !ropriet# o her F

Will. +amn propriet#---then "e3'ra" $t, F ---na# no$orrption !oo Co' $omethe 'on!et F

&elv. goes to #his"er Will.?"or $arrie her--- F

They all dra# forgetting !onPedro eing as a S"aniardhad the longest.

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&l)nt. 100 I #ie' p m# int3ret to#o ent'emen, an that "i'' F beJ reven!e $ient F

Will.

The en$h i #or---to Pedro.: *o. o hi Tolledo, F I haor!ot that F

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-red. Come ?ir, I3'e Con$t #o tothe a# F

4;. -red. C Ped.

&elv. To hiner him "i'' $ertain'#i$over her--- F

Aside. +o3t %no" +'' beat "hatmi$hie F tho hat oneG F

Will. #alking )" and do#no)t of 2)$o)r.

Will.

A#e, a#e, to trt or ortneto ott, a +evi' on3t, F 3t"amane that3 the trth on3t F

&elv. 2h into''erab'e ?ott--- F

4nter -lorinda r)nning$ask%t, Pedro after her0 Will.

gaDing ro)nd her.

-lor. oo &eaven een merom i$over# F

aside.

Pedro. 3Ti bt in vain to M# me,#o3re a''en to m# ot F

&elv. ?re he3 ni$overe #et,bt no" I ear there i no F"a# to brin! her oL: F

Will. he "hat a *o. i not thim# "oman, the ame Io''o"3 F bt no"G F

Ped. talking to -lorinda, #ho

#alks )" and do#n.

Ped. A i I i not %no" #ee, an#or bine here F

-lor. oo &eaven, I ear he oeinee--- F

aside.

Ped. Come, pra# be %in, I %no"#o meant to be o "hen F#o enter3 here, or theeare proper ent'emen F

Will. Bt ?ir---perhap the a#"i'' not be impo3 pon, F?he3' $he her =an F

Ped. I am better bre, then not to'eave her $hoi$e ree F

4nter @aleria, and is s)r"riD%dat sight of !on Pedro.

@al. !on Pedro hereN there3 noavoiin! him F

aside.

-lor. 1< @aleriaN then I3mnone,--- F

aside,

@al. 2hN have I on #o ?ir--- F

ToPedro r)nning to hi$. ---the tran!et a$$ient---i Iha breath---to te'' it F

Ped ?pea%---i -lorinda aeG2ellena "e''G F

@al. A#, A# ?ir----lorinda---iae---rom an# F ear o#o F

Ped. h# "here3 -lorindaG---pea%--- F

@al. A#e, "here inee ?ir, I "ih I$o3 inorm #o, F ---bt to

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ho' #o no 'on!er in obt--- F

-lor. 2h "hat "i'' he a#--- F

Aside.

@al. ---?he3 Me a"a# in thehabit---o one o her *a!e?ir--- F bt /allis thin% #oma# retrieve her #et, i #oma%e hate F a"a#, he3' te''#o, ?ir the ret---i #o $an;n her ot F

Aside.

Ped. +ihonorab'e ir'e, he hanone m# Aime---?ir---#o F ee m# ne$eit# o'eavin! #o, an hope #o3'*aron itJ m# F

*a!e 7< ?iter I %no" "i'' ma%e herMi!ht to #oJ an i he o, Iha'' F .pe$t he ho3 berener3 ba$% F

&elv. I ha'' $on't m# ove an&onor ?ir F

4;. Ped.

-lor. =# ear *reerver, 'et meimbra$e thee F

To@al.

Will. hat the +evi'3 a'' thiG F

&l)nt. =#terie b# thi 'i!ht F

@al. Come, $ome, ma%e hate an!et #or e've marrie Fi$%'#, or #or Brother "i''retrn a!ain F

&elv. I3m o rpriE3 "ith earan Ko#e, o amaE3 to ;n F #o here in aet#, I $an$ar$e per"ae m# heartinto a aith o F 10 "hat Iee--- F

Will. &ar%e# Co'one', i thi that=itre "ho ha $ot #o F

o man# i!h, an me oman# arre' "ith #oG F

&el. It i---pra# !ive him thehonor o #or han F

To-lor.

Will. Th it mt be re$eiv3 then F

?neels and kisses her hand. An "ith it !ive #or *arontoo F

-lor. The rien to &elvile ma#$omman me an# thin! F

Will. +eath, "o3 I mi!ht, 3ti arpriEin! Beat# F

Aside.

&el. Bo# rn an et$h a atherintant'# F

4;. &oy.

-red. ?o, no" o I tan 'i%e a +o!,an have not a #''ab'e to Fp'ea m# o"n Cae "ith: b#thi han, =aam, I "anever F thro!h'#$onone beore, nor ha'' I

ever more are 'oo% p F"ith $on;en$e, ti'' #o arep'ea3 to *aron me F

-lor. ?ir, I3'e be re$on$i'3 to #oon one $onition, that #o3' Fo''o" the .amp'e o #orrien, in =arr#in! a =aithat oe F not hate #o,an "hoe ortne (I be'ieve)"i'' not be n"e'$ome F to

#o F

-red. =aam, ha I no In$'inationthat "a#, I ho3 obe# F#or %in Comman F

&ell. ho -red. marr#, he ha oe" in$'ination or oman F%in, that ha he beenpoet o *arai$e, he mi!hthave $ontin3 F there tothi a#, i no Crime bt ove$o3 have i-inherite Fhim F

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F $an o''o" a "e'' a M#---Come, $one th# e' themot F ma'i$io +evi' in@atre, #o thin% #o haveone m# b3ne F "ith Angellica--- F

Ang. ?tan oL, bae >i''ain---

She dra#s a Pistol, andholds to his &rest.

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Will. &ah, 3ti not he, "ho artthoG an "hat3 th#

bineG

Ang. 2ne tho hat inKr3, an"ho $ome to %i'' thee or3t

Will. hat the +evi' $ant thomeanG

Ang. B# a'' m# hope to %i'' thee---

2olds still the Pistol to his&rest, he going ack, shefollo#ing still.

Will. *rithee on, "hat

a$aintan$eG or I %no"thee not

Ang. Beho' thi a$eN---o 'ot toth# remembran$e,An then $a'' a'' th# inabot th# ?o',

P)lls o her @iDard.

An 'et 3em #e "ith thee

Will. AngellicaB

Ang. e, Ta#'or,+oe not th# !i't# b'oo rnhiverin! thro!h th# >einG&at tho no horror at thi

i!ht, that te'' thee, Tho hat not 'on! to boatth# hame' ConetG

Will. aith, no Chi', m# b'oo%eep it o' bb an 'o" F ti'', an that a' heattoo, that $o3 ob'i!e thee"ith a %inne, F ha I btopportnit# F

Ang. << +evi'N ot "anton"ith m# pain---have at th#heart

Will. &o', ear >ira!oN ho' th#

han a 'itt'e,I am not no" at 'eare to be%i''3---ho' an hear me------+eath, I thin% he3 inearnet

aside.

Ang. 2h i I ta%e not hee,=# $o"ar heart "i'' 'eaveme to hi mer$#

Aside, t)rning fro$ hi$.

---hat have #o, ?ir, toa#G---bt ho3 I hear thee,

Tho3t ta'% a"a# a'' that ibrave abot me:

-ollo#s hi$ #ith the Pistolto his &rest.

An I have vo"3 th# eath,b# a'' that3 ?a$re

Will. he then there3 an en o aproper hanome e''o", That mi!ht a 'iv3 to haveone !oo ervi$e #etJ---That3 a'' I $an a# to3t

Ang. e---I "o3 !ive thee---timeor---peniten$e

Pa)singly.

Will. aith Chi', I than% oJ Ihave ever too%Care to 'ea a !oo ober,hope' ie, an am o aRe'i!ion That tea$he me to be'ieve, I

ha'' epart in pea$e

Ang. ?o "i'' the +evi'N te'' me,&o" man# poor be'ievin!oo' tho hat noneG&o" man# heart tho hatbetra#3 to rinG---et thee are 'itt'emi$hie to the I''

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Thot ta!ht mine to$ommit: thot ta!ht itoveG

Will. !a 3t"a hre"'# hrt the"hi'e

Ang. ---ove, that ha rob3 it o itn$on$ern2 a'' that *rie that ta!htme ho" to va'e itAn in it room<0 A mean bmiive*aion "a $onve#3, That mae me hmb'# bo","hi$h I nere i To an# thin! bt &eaven---Tho, *erKr3 =an, it

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thi, an "ith th# 2ath,hi$h on th# Dnee, thoit evot'# ma%e,?oten3 m# #ie'in! heart---An then, I "a a 'ave------et ti'' ha been $ontentto3ve "orn m# Chain:orn 3em "ith vanit# an Ko#

or ever,&at tho not bro%e thoe>o" that pt them on---3T"a then I "a none

Allthis #hile follo#s hi$ #iththe Pistol to his &reast.

Will. Bro%e m# >o"N "he "herehat tho 'iv3GAmon!t the oG or I

never hear o morta' =an, That ha not bro%e athoan >o"

Ang. 2h Impen$eN

Will. AngellicaN that Beat# habeen too 'on! temptin!,@ot to have mae a thoanover 'an!ih,ho in the Amoro avor,no obt have "orni%e me: i the# a'' #e inthat aithG ti'' Aorin!GI o not thin% the# i

Ang. @o, aith'e =an: ha I

repai their >o", a I ithine,I "o3 have %i''3 thein!rate' that ha abanon3me

Will. Thi 2' enera' ha ite

poi'3 thee, nothin! ma%e F a oman o vain, a bein!Matter3J #or o' over everpp'ie F the ee$t oA!e, "ith into''erab'e +ota!e,vat Char!e, F an that"hi$h #o $a'' Contan$#Jan attribtin! a'' thi to F<7 #or o"n =erit, #oomineer, an thro" #oravor F in3 Teeth,pbraiin! him ti'' "ith theee$t o A!e, an F

C$%o' him a oten a hee$eive #or .pe$tationBt F the a#, on!, Bri%over, that brin! hi ea'ire, an F $an !ive #oart or art, #o3' "i'' be ani$e a #o ometime F

Ang. A'' thi tho3t mae me%no", or "hi$h I hate thee&a I remain3 in inno$ente$rit#,I ho3 have tho!ht a'' men"ere born m# 'ave,

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An "orn m# po"3r 'i%e

'i!htenin! in m# #e, To have etro#3 at p'eare"hen oLene:---Bt "hen ove he' the=irror, the ne$eivin! 'aReMe$te a'' the "ea%ne om# ?o', an mae me %no"=# ri$het treare bein!

'ot, m# &onor,A'' the remainin! poi' $o3not be "orth The Coneror3 Care or>a'e---2h ho" I e'' 'i%e a 'on!"orhip3t Io'+i$overin! a'' the Cheato3 not the Inen$e anri$h ?a$ri;$e,hi$h b'in +evotion oLer3at m# A'ter,&ave a''3n to theeG

h# "o3t tho thenetro# m# an$#3 po"3r

Will. B# &eaven tho3rt brave, anI amire thee tran!e'#I "ih I "ere that '', that$ontant thin!hi$h tho "o3t have,an @atre never meant me:I mt, 'i%e $heer' Bir,in! in a'' rove,00 An per$h on ever#Bo!h,Bi''in! the ne.t %in he thatMie to meet meJ et ater a'' $o3 bi' m#@et "ith thee, Thither repairin! "hen I3'ov3 m# ron,

An ti'' reerve a tribtar#'ame---To !ain #or $reit, I3' pa##o ba$% #or Charit#,An be ob'i!3 or nothin! btor ove

<ers her a P)rse of 8old.

Ang. 2 that tho "ert in earnetN?o mean a tho!ht o me,o3 trn m# ra!e to $orn,an I ho3 pit# thee,An !ive thee 'eave to 'iveJhi$h or the pb'i$% aet#o or ?e.,An m# o"n private InKrie, Iare not o*repare---

-ollo#s still, as efore.

---I "i'' no more be tempte"ith rep'ie

Will. ?re---

Ang. Another "or "i'' amn theeNI3ve hear thee ta'% too F'on! F

Anto. &ahN AngellicaN F

She follo#s hi$ #ith the

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Pistol ready to shootE heretires still a$aD%d. 4nter !on Antonio, his Ar$ in a Scarf,and layes hold on the Pistol.

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Ang. AntonioN "hat +evi' bro!htthee hitherG F

Anto. ove an Crioit#, eein!#or Coa$h at oor F et meiarm #o o thinbe$omin! intrment o F

Takes a#ay the Pistol.

eath---amon!t the @mbero #or 'ave, "a F therenot one, "orth# the &onorto have o!ht #or arre'G F ---ho are #o ?ir, that areo ver# "ret$he F < Tomerit eath rom herG F

Will. 2ne ?ir, that $o3 havemae a better n o anAmoro F arre' "ithot#o, than "ith #o F

Anto. ?re 3ti ome Riva',---hah---the ver# =an too% o"n Fher *i$tre #etera#---the

ver# ame that et on me'at ni!ht F ---b'etopportnit#--- F

<ers to shoot hi$.

Ang. &o', #o3re mita%en ?ir

Anto. B# &eaven the ver# ameN---?ir, "hat pretenion have#o to thi a#G

Will. ?ir, I o not e to be.amin3, an am I'' at a''ipte F bt thi--- F

!ra#s0 Anton. oers toshoot.

Ang. 2h ho'N #o ee he3 Arm3"ith $ertain eathJ

ToWill.

---An #o Antonio, I$omman #o ho',B# a'' the *aion #o3ve o'ate'# vo"3 me

4nter !on Pedro, sees Antonio, and stays.

Ped. &ah, AntonioN an AngellicaN

Aside.

Anto. hen I ree obeien$e to

#or i'',=a# #o etro# me "ith#or =orta' hateB# a'' that3 &o'# I Aore #oo, That even m# Riva', "ho haCharm eno!h To ma%e him a'' a >i$tim tom# Kea'oie?ha'' 'ive, na# an have 'eaveto 'ove on ti''

Ped.

hat3 thi I hearG

aside.

Ang. Ah thN 3t"a thN he ta'%t,an I be'iev3

Pointing to Will.

---( Antonio,) #etera#,I3 not have o' m# Intret inhi heart,0 or a'' the ?"or ha"on an 'ot in Battai'---Bt no" to ho" m#tmot o $ontempt,I !ive thee ie---"hi$h i tho"o3t preerve,

ive "here m# #e ma#never ee thee more,ive to no ome one,"hoe ?o' ma# prove,

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?o brave'# $ontant to

reven!e m# ove

8oes o)t, Ant. follo#s, )tPed. ")lls hi$ ack.

Ped. Antonio---ta#

Ant. !on Pedro===

Ped.

hat Co"ar ear "a thatprevente theerom meetin! me thimornin! on the *oloG

Anto. =eet theeG

Ped. e meJ I "a the =an thatar3 thee to3t

Anto. &at tho o oten een me;!ht in ar, To ;n no better Cae toe.$e m# aben$eG---I ent m# ?"or an one too thee ri!ht,inin! m# e' n$apab'e to

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e a ?"or

Ped. Bt 3t"a -lorinda3 Harre'that "e o!ht,An #o to he" ho" 'itt'e#o eteem3 her,?ent me #or Riva', !ivin!

him #or Intret---Bt I have on the $aeo thi aLront,An "hen I meet #o ;t orthe ipte,---I3' te'' #o m# reentment

Ant. I ha'' be rea#, ?ir, e3re 'on!to o #o reaon

4;. Anto.

Ped. I I $o3 ;n -lorinda, no""hi't m# an!er hi!h,I thin% I ho3 be %in, an!ive her to &elvile inreven!e

Will. 7 aith, ?ir, I %no" not"hat #o "o3 o, bt Ibe'ieve F the *riet "ithinha been o %in F

Ped. &o"N m# ?iter =arrieG

Will. I hope b# thi time he i, an

bee too, or he ha not=# 'on!in! abot him

Ped. +are he o thiN oe he notear m# *o"3rG

Will.

aith not at a'', i #o "i'' !oin, an than% him or F theavor he ha one #or?iter, o, i not, ?ir, m#*o"3r F !reater in thihoe than #or, I have aamn3 r'# Cre" here, Fthat "i'' %eep #o ti'' the ne.t Tie, an then $'ap #o onbor F or *rieJ m# ?hip 'iebt a ea!e oL the *olo,an "e ha'' F ho" #or+onhip a amn3

Tra$ontana Rover Tri$% F

4nter &elvile.

&elv. Thi Ro!e3 in ome ne"=i$hie---hah Pedro retrn3N

Ped. Co'one' &elvile, I hear #ohave =arrie m# ?iterG

&ell. o have hear trth then,?ir

Ped.

&ave I oJ then, ?ir, I "ih#o 5o#

&el. &o"N

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Ped. B# thi imbra$e I o, an I am!'a on3t

&el. Are #o in earnetG

Ped. B# or 'on! rienhip anm# ob'i!ation to thee, I am, The ain $han!e, I3'e !ive#o reaon or anon,

Come 'ea me to m# ?iter, That he ma# %no", I no"approve her $hoi$e

4;. &el. #ith Ped.

Will. goes to follo# the$.4nter 2ellena as efore in

&oys /lothes, and ")lls hi$ack.

Will. &aN m# ipie:---no" athoan b'ein! on thee F or thi %inne, !aChi' I "a e3en in ipair oever eein! F 400 theea!ainJ m# rien are a''

provie or "ithin, ea$h =anhi F %in oman F

2ell. &ahN I tho!ht the# haerv3 me ome $h tri$%N F

Will. An I "a e3en reo'v3 to !oaboar, an $onemn m# e' F to m# 'one Cabin, an thetho!ht o thee F

2ell. An $o3 #o have 'et mebehin, "o3 #o have been F o i'' natr3G F

Will. he 3t"o3 have bro%e m#&eart Chi':---bt F in$e "eare met a!ain, I e;e o'"eather to part F

2ell. An "o3 #o be a aith'rien, no" i a =ai ho3 F trt #oG F

Will. or a rien I $annot promie,tho art o a orm o.$e''ent F a a$e an&mor, too !oo or $o''' rienhipJ I F am

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par'o'# arai o bein! inove Chi', an #o have notor!ot F ho" evere'# #ohave 3 meG F

2ell. That3 a'' one, $h a!e

#o mt ti'' 'oo% or, to ;n F ot a'' #or &ant, to rai'eat #o to a'' that ove #o, ti''I have F mae #o 'ove on'#me in #or o"n een$e,be$ae no bo# F e'e "i'''ove F

Will. Bt hat tho no bettera'it#, to re$ommen th#e' F b# F

2ell. aith none Captain:---"he3t"i'' be the !reater Charit# F to ta%e me or th#=itre I am a'one Chi', a%in o 2rphan F over, an"h# I ho3 #e a =ai, anin a Captain han F too, Io not nertan, F

Will. 4< !a, I "a never$'a"3 a"a# "ith Broa-ierom F an# ema'e beore,tho hat one >erte I Aore,!oo @atreJ F I hate a Co#emre =itre, he3 a

trob'eome a a Co't, I3' Fbrea% noneJ no !ive me ama =itre "hen =e"3,an in F

*a!e 80 M#in! on I are trt pon the"in!, that "hi'3t he3 %in

"i'' F $ome to the re F

2ell. @a# a %in a #o "i'' !ooCapt "hi'3t it 'at, bt F'et3 'oe no time, F

Will. =# time3 a pre$io to me,a thine $an be, thereore Fear $reatre, in$e "e are

o "e'' a!ree, 'et3 retire tom# Chamber, F an i evertho "ert treate "ith $h?avor# oveN--- F $ome---m#be prepar3 or $h a!et a'' $'ean an ?"eet Fa th# air e', I 'ove to tea'a +ih an a Bott'e "ith arien, an F hate 'on!ra$e---$ome 'et3 retire ana'' too F

2ell. 3Ti bt !ettin! m# $onent,an the b3ne i oon Fone, 'et bt o' aLer2i$on an hi *riet, a#amen to3t, an I F are 'a#m# =other a!hter b# a

proper a e''o" a #orather3 F ?on, "ithot earor b'hin!, F

Will. &o', ho', no B!! "orChi', *riet an 2y$en, F

prithee a a &an!-man to3em to ma%e p the$onort,---no, no, F "e3' haveno >o" bt ove, Chi', nor"itne bt the over, F the%in +eit# inKo#n na!ht btoveN an inKo#N 2i$en an F *riet "ait ti'' pon*ortion, an 5o#ntreJ ovean Beat# F have their o"nCeremonieJ =arria!e i a$ertain a bane to F ove, a'enin! =one# i to

rienhip: I3' neither a% nor!ive F 40 a >o",---tho3 I$o3 be $ontent to trnipie, an be$ome a F 'et-hane brie-!room, to havethe p'eare o "or%in! that F !reat =ira$'e o ma%in! a=ai a =other, i #o rtventreJ F 3ti pe ipiethat, an i I mi, I3' 'oe m#abor F

2ell. An i #o o not 'oe, "hatha'' I !etG a $ra'e '' o Fnoie an mi$hie, "ith apa$% o repentan$e at m#ba$%G $an F #o tea$h me to"eave In$'e to pa m# time

"ithG 3ti pe ipie F thattoo F

Will. I $an tea$h thee to eave atre 'ove %not better F

2ell. ?o $an m# o! F

Will. e'', I ee "e are both ponor ar, an I ee there3 F no "a# to $oner !oo@atre, bt b# #ie'in!,---here--- F !ive me th# han---one %i an I am thineJ--- F

2ell. 2ne %iN ho" 'i%e m# *a!ehe pea%J I am reo'v3 F#o ha'' have none, ora%in! $h a nea%in!m,---he that F "i'' beati;e "ith one %i, "i''never #e o that 'on!in!,!oo F rien, in!'e %i, ia'' #or ta'%in! $ome tothiG---a %i, a F $a'eNare"e' Captain, in!'e %i F

8oing o)t he stays her.

Will.

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@a# i "e part o, 'et me #e'i%e a bir pon a bo!h, F

*a!e 81 at the ?heriL $har!e, b#&eaven both the ndies, ha''not b# F thee rom me Iaore th# &mor an "i''

marr# thee, an "e F are oo one &mor, it mt be abar!ain---!ive me th# Fhan--- F

?isses her 2and. An no" 'et the b'in one(ove an ortne) o their"ort F

2ell. he o-a-mer$# CaptainN F

Will. 47 Bt har%e#---thebar!ain i no" maeJ bt i itnot ;t F "e ho3 %no"ea$h other @ameG that"hen "e have reaon F to$re one another hereater(an *eop'e a% me "ho 3ti I!ive F to the +evi') I ma# at'eat be ab'e to te'', "hatami'# #o $ame F o F

2ell. oo reaon, CaptainJ an"here I have $ae, (a I Fobt not bt I ha'' havep'enti') that I ma# %no" at

"hom to F thro" m#---b'ein!---I beee$h #e #or@ame F

Will. I am $a''3 Roert the/onstant F

2ell. A ver# ;ne nameJ pra# "a it#or a'%ner or Bt'er Fthat Chiten3 #oG o the#not e to hit'e "hen the#$a'' F #oG F

Will. I hope #o have a better, thata man ma# name "ithot F

$roin! hime', #o are omerr# "ith mine F

2ell. I am $a''3 2ellena thenconstant F

4nter Pedro, &elvile, -lorinda,-red. @alleria.

Ped. &ahN 2ellenaN F

-lorin. 2ellenahB F

2ell. The ver# ame---hah m#BrotherN no" Captain he" F#or ove an Cora!eJtan to #or Arm, aneen me F brave'#, or I am

'ot or ver F

Ped. hat3 thi I hearN a'e ir'e,ho" $ame #o hither, an F"hat3 #or b3neG ?pea% F

8oes ro)ghly to her.

Will. &o' oL ?ir, #o have 'eaveto par'# on'# F

P)ts hi$self et#een.

2ell. I ha e3en a !oo te'' it, a#o !e itJ aith Brother Fm# b3ne, i the ame"ith a'' 'ivin! Creatre o m#

A!e, to F 00 'ove, an bebe'ove, an here3 the =an F

Ped.

*er;io =ai, hat thoe$eiv3 me too, e$eiv3 th# F e' an &eavenJ F

2ell. 3Ti time eno!h to ma%e m#pea$e "ith that,

Be #o bt %in 'et me a'one"ith &eaven,

Ped. &elvile, I i not e.pe$t thia'e p'a# rom #oJ "a3t F

*a!e 8< not eno!h #o3 !ain-lorinda ("hi$h I paron3)bt #or 'e" F rien toomt be inri$ht "ith thepo#' o a @ob'e ami'#G F

&ell. aith ?ir, I am a m$hrpriE3 at thi a #o $anbe: F et ?ir, m# rien areent'emen, an o!ht to beteem3 or F their=iortne, in$e the# havethe 'or# to Ler "ith the Fbet o =en an Din!J 3titre, he3 a Rover o ortne, F et a *rin$e, aboar hi

'itt'e "ooen or' F

Ped. hat3 thi to themaintenan$e o a oman oher Birth F an Ha'it# F

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Will. aith ?ir, I $an boat onothin! bt a ?"or "hi$hoe F me ri!ht "here e3re I$ome, an ha eene a"ore Cae then F a

omanJ an in$e I 'ov3her beore I either %ne" herBirth o F @ame, I mtpre m# reo'tion, anmarr# her F

Ped. An i a'' #or ho'# intent obe$omin! a @n, eba$h3t F into a eire o =anG F

2ell. he---I have $onier3 thematter Brother, an ;n, Fthe Three hnre thoanCro"n m# On$'e 'et me(an F #o $annot %eep romme) "i'' be better 'ai ot inove than in F Re'i!ion, antrn to a !oo an a$$ont,---'et mot vo#$e $arr# F< it, or &eaven or theCaptainG F All cry , aCaptainG a CaptainG F

2ell. oo% #ee ?ir, 3ti a $'ear $ae F

Ped. 2h I am ma---i I ree, m#'ie in an!er--- F

aside. ---Come---there3 one motive

in$e me---ta%e her--- F Iha'' no" be ree rom earo her &onor, !ar it #ono", i F #o $an, I havebeen a 'ave to3t 'on!eno!h, F

gives her to hi$.

Will. aith ?ir, I am o a @ation,

that are o opinion a "oman F &onor i not "orth!arin! "hen he ha amin to part "ith it F

2ell. e'' ai Captain F

Ped. Thi "a #or *'ot =itre,bt I hope #o have marrie

F one that "i'' reven!e m#arre' to #o--- F

To@alleria.

@al. There3 no a'terin! +etinie,?ir F

Ped. ?ooner than a oman i'',

thereore I or!ive #o Fa''---an "ih #o ma# !etm# ather3 *aron a ai'#J"hi$h F I ear F

4nter &l)nt drest in aS"anish 2ait, looking very

ridic)lo)slyE his *an a 3)stinghis &and.

*an.

3Ti ver# "e'' ?ir--- F

&l)nt. e'' ?ir, 3hear'i%in I te''#o 3ti amnab'e I'' ?ir, F---a S"anish habit !oo orNCo3 the +evi' an m# Ta#'or F

*a!e 8 evie no other pnihmentor me, bt the =oe o a

@ation F I abominateG F

&ell. hat3 the matter (edG F

&l)nt. *ra# vie" me ron, an K!e,--- F

T)rns ro)nd.

&ell. I mt $one tho art a %ino an o i!re F

&l)nt. In a S"anish habit "ith a>en!ean$eN I ha rather be in F 0 the Iniition or 5aime, than in thi+ob'et an Bree$he, F a

*i''or# "ere an eaie Co''er,to thi three han' hi!hJan F thee ?hoe too, are"ore, then the to$% "iththe o'e an In$h F horterthan m# oot: In ;ne,ent'emen, methin% I 'oo%a'to!ether F 'i%e a Ba! oBa#e tLt '' o oo'eMeh F

&ell.

=ethin% 3ti "e'', an ma%ethee 'oo% e3n Cava'ier: FCome ?ir, ett'e #or a$e,an a'te or rien,a#--- F

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&l)nt. &ahN---a#3t tho o m#itt'e Rover--- F

To2ell. a#---(i #o be one) !ive

me 'eave to %i #or han,an te'' F #o ahear'i%inor a'' I 'oo% o, I am #orhmb'e ?ervant,--- F a *o. o m# S"anish habit F

Will. &ar%---"hat3 thiG F

*)sick is heard to "lay.

4nter &oy.

&oy. ?ir, a the Ctome i, the!a# peop'e in =aerae"ho F ma%e ever# man&oe their o"n, are $omin!p: F

4nter several *en andWo$en in *as5)ing 2aits

#ith *)sick, they ")t the$selves in order and

!ance.

&l)nt.

Aheart'i%in, "o3 3t"ere'a"' to p'' oL their F a'ea$e, That I mi!ht ee i m#+o.ie "ere not amon!t e3m F

&ell.

aie an ent'emen, in$e#o are $ome o a" ro "o,#o F mt ta%e a ma''Co''ation "ith F

Tothe *as5)ero%s.

Will. hi't "e3'e to the oo =an"ithin, "ho ta#e to F !ive a Cat o hi 2$e F

To2ell. ---&ave #o no tremb'in! atthe near approa$hG F

2ell. @o more than #o have in ann!a!ement or a Tempet F

Will. !a tho3rt a brave ir'e,

an I amire th# ove an FCora!e F

ea on, no other +an!erthe# $an rea,7 ho >entre in the?torm o3th3=arria!e Be

4;e)nt.

Bac' *atter

T& @+

*a!e

!5#7!.

The Baniht Cava'ierN aRovin! B'aeNA *opih Carniva'N a=aeraeN The +eve'3 in3t i thi "i''p'eae the @ation,In thee or b'ee time oReormation,hen Conventi$%'in! i om$h in ahonAn #et--- That =tino Tribe 'ea$tion o be!et, Than #or $ontina' iLerin!in itJ

or 5!ment3 (a #or*aion3) a ieae:@or =e nor =i #orAppetite $an p'eaeJ or !ro"n a @i$e aeaie Con$ien$e,ho3 ea$h Conv'ion, "hen

the ?pirit move,+amn ever# thin!, that=a!!ot iapprove

ith Cantin! R'e #o "o3the ?ta!e re;ne,An to +'' =etho a'' or

?ene $on;neith th3Ino'en$e oCommon-ea'th #o r'e,here ea$h !a# op, an*o'iti$% !rave oo'2n =onar$h it impoe,"ithot $ontro'A or the 'at, "ho e'omee a *'a#,On'e it be the o' B'a$%r#er "a#,?ha%in! hi empt# @o'eo3re Bamboo,

&e Cr#,---oo aith, thee*'a#e "i'' never o---Ah, ?ir, in m# #on! a#,"hat 'ot# it,hat hi!h train3 ?$ene oi!htin! there "ere rit: Thee are 'i!ht air# To# Btte'' me, pra#,hat ha the &oe oCommon one to a#G Then he" hi *o'iti$%, to'et #o ee,2 ?tate ALair he3' K!e a

notab'#,A he $an o o it an*oetr# The #on!er ?par%, "hohither o reort,Cr#,---*o. o3 #or !enti'e thin!,

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!ive more ?portJ---+amn me, I3m re 3t"i''never p'eae the Cort

?$h op are never p'ea3,n'e the *'a#Be tLt "ith oo', a bri%

an '' a the#:

*a!e

?$h mi!ht the &a'-Cro"npare, an in a 'aAt home, beho' a moreA$$omp'iht A,here the# ma# et theirCravat, i! an a$e,An *ra$ti$e a'' their BLonr#rimae:?ee ho" thi---&L

be$ome,---thi +amn#,---tare,---hi$h the# at home ma# a$t,be$ae the# are,Bt---mt "ith prent$ation o e'e"here2h that or @o%e, or Ton#ee $o3 ho"A op bt ha' o m$h toth3'ie a #o

Post+script$This Play had een sooner inPrint, )t for a Re"ort ao)tthe To#n +$ade y so$eeither very *alitio)s or very

gnorant that %t#as Tho$asoalter%dE #hich $ade the&ook=sellers fear so$etro)le fro$ the Pro"rietor of that Ad$irale Play, #hichindeed has Wit eno)gh tostock a Poet, and is not to e "eec%t or $ended y any )t

the 4;cellent A)thor hi$selfEThat have stoln so$e hintsfro$ it, $ay e a "roof, that val)%d it $ore than to "retend to alter itE had hadthe !e;terity of so$e Poets,#ho are not $ore 4;"ert instealing than in the Art of/oncealing, and #ho eventhat #ay o)t=do the S"artan=&oyes. $ight havea""ro"riated all to $y self,)t , vainly "ro)d of $y

)dg$ent, hang o)t the Signof Angellica, +the only stoln<3ect to give (otice #herea great "art of the Wit d#eltEtho if the Play of the (ovella#ere as #ell #orthre$e$ring as Tho$aso,they $ight +ating the(a$e have as #ell said, took it fro$ thence0 #illonly say the Plot and&)s%ness +not to oast on%t is$y o#n0 as for the Words

and /haracters, leave theReader to 3)dge andco$"are %e$ #ith Tho$aso,to #ho$ reco$$end thegreat 4ntertain$ent ofreading it, tho had thiss)cceeded ill, sho)%d have

had no need of i$"loringthat )stice fro$ the /riticks,#ho are nat)rally so kind toany that "retend to )s)r"their !o$inion, they #o)%ddo)tless have given $e the#hole 2ono)r on%t. Therefore #ill only say in 4nglish #hat

the fa$o)s @irgil does in'atinE $ake @erses, andothers have the -a$e.

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