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And you are a pimp.

Sur. Why, this is madness, sir,

Not valour in you. I must laugh at this.

Kas. It is my humour. You are a pimp, and a trig,

Whate'er he is, and the son of a whore. Are And an Amadis de Gaul, or a Don Quixotte.

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Kas. Begone, sir, quickly.

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Sur. You'll hear me, sir?

Kas. I will not.

Ana. What is the motive? Sub. Zeal in the gentleman, Against his Spanish slops. Ana. They are prophane,

Sur. This is strange ! lady, do you inform your Lewd, superstitious, and idolatrous breeches.

brother.

Face. There is not such a foist in all the town: The doctor had him presently; and finds yet, The Spanish count will come here. Bear up, Subtle.

Sub. Yes, sir, he must appear within this hour. Face. And yet this rogue will come in a disguise,

By the temptation of another spirit,

To trouble our art, though he could not hurt it. Kas. Aye,

I know-Away; you talk like a foolish mouther. Sur. Sir, all is truth, she says.

Face. Do not believe him, sir.

He is the lying'st swabber! Come your ways,
Sur. You are valiant out of company.

Kas. Yes. How, then, sir?

Enter DRUGger.

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sir.

Ana. Child of perdition!

[They fight. Erit SURLY]

Face. Nay, here's an honest fellow, too, that knows him,

And all his tricks-Make good what I say, Abel: This cheater would ha' cozened thee of the widow. [To ABEL.

Kas. Hence, sir.

Did I not quarrel bravely?

Face. Yes, indeed, sir.

Kas. Nay, an' I give my mind to it, I shall

do it.

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Kas. I'll return him, then.

Face. He's gone to borrow me a Spanish habit.

Face. Drugger, this rogue prevented us; for I'll be the count now.
thee,

We had determined that thou shouldst have come
In a Spanish suit, and have carried her so; and he,
A brokerly slave, goes, puts it on himself.
Hast brought the damask?
Drug. Yes, sir.

Face. Thou must borrow

A Spanish suit. Hast thou no credit with the players?

Drug. Yes, sir. Did you never see me play the fool?

Face. Thou shalt, if I can help it. Hieronymo's old cloak, ruff, and hat will serve ; [SUBTLE hath whispered him this while. I'll tell thee more when thou bring'st them. [Exit DRUGGER.

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[Exit ANANIAS.

Sub. Thanks, courteous Ananias.
Face. What did he come for?
Sub. About casting dollars,

Presently out of hand. And so I told him,
A Spanish minister came here to spy
Against the faithful.

Face. I conceive. Come, Subtle.
Thou art so down upon the least disaster!
How wouldst thou ha' done, if I had not helped
thee out?

Sub. I thank thee, Face, for the angry boy,
i'faith.

Face. Who would have looked it should have been that rascal, Surly?

Well, sir,

Here's damask come to make you a suit.
Sub. Where's Drugger?

Sub. But where's the widow?

Face. Within, with my lord's sister: madam
Dol

Is entertaining her.

Sub. By your favour, Face;

Now she is honest, I will stand again.
Face. You will not offer it?
Sub. Why?

Face. Stand to your word,
Or-here comes Dol; she knows-
Sub. You are tyrannous still.
Face. Strict for my right.

Enter DOL.

How now,
Dol? Hast told her
The Spanish count will come?
Dol. Yes; but another is come

You little looked for.

Face. Who's that?
Dol. Your master;
The master of the house.
Sub. How, Dol!

Face. She lies.

This is some trick. Come, leave your quibblings,
Dorothy.

Dol. Look out and see.

Sub. Art thou in earnest?
Dol. 'Slight!

Forty o' the neighbours are about him, talking.
Face. 'Tis he, by this good day!
Dol. 'Twill prove an ill day

For some of us.

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SCENE I-A Street.

Enter LOVEWIT and Neighbours.

ACT V.

Love. Has there been such resort, say you?
1 Nei. Daily, sir.

2 Nei. And nightly, too.

3 Nei. Ay, some as brave as lords.

4 Nei. Ladies and gentlewomen.

5 Nei. Citizens' wives, and knights in coaches.
2 Nei. Yes, and oyster-women.

1 Nei. Beside other gallants.
8 Nei. Sailor's wives.

4 Nei. Tobacco-men.
5 Nei. Another Pimlico!

Love. What device should he bring forth now?
Flove a teeming wit as I love my nourishment.
Pray, Heaven, he have not kept such open house,
That he hath sold my hangings and my bedding;
I left him nothing else. If he have eat them,
A plague o' the mouth, say I.
When saw you him?

1 Nei. Who, sir? Jeremy? 2 Nei. Jeremy, butler?

We saw him not this month.

Love. How!

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Love. I will.

Enter FACE.

Face. What mean you, sir?
All Nei. Oh, here's Jeremy!

Face. Good sir, come, from the door.
Love. Why, what's the matter?

Face. Yet farther; you are too near yet.
Love. In the name of wonder, what means the
fellow?

Face. The house, sir, has been visited.
Love. Stand thou, then, farther.
Face. No, sir, I had it not.

Love. Who had it then? I left
None else but thee i̇' the house.
Face. Yes, sir, my fellow,

The cat, that keeps the buttery, had it on her
A week before I spied it; but I got her
Conveyed away i' the night. And so I shut
The house up for a month-

Love. How!

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Face. Sir,

Their wisdoms will not say so!

Love. To-day, they speak

Of coaches and gallants; one in a French hood
Went in, they tell me; and another was seen
In a velvet gown, at the window; divers more
Pass in and out.

Face. They did pass through the doors, then, Or walls, I assure their eye-sights, and their spectacles;

For here, sir, are the keys, and there have been,
In this my pocket, now above twenty days.
For, on my faith to your worship, for these three
weeks,

And upwards, the door has not been opened.
Love. Strange!

4 Nei. Good faith, I think I saw a coach.
Love. Do you but think it now?

And but one coach?

4 Nei. We cannot tell, sir; Jeremy Is a very honest fellow.

Face. Did you see me at all?

1 Nei. No; that we are sure on. Love. Fine rogues to have your testimonies built on!

Re-enter 3d Neighbour.

3 Nei. Is Jeremy come?

1 Nei. Oh, yes; you may leave your tools; We were deceived; he says he has had the keys, And the door has been shut these three weeks. 3 Nei. Like enough.

Love. Peace, and get hence, you changelings! Face. [Aside.] Surly come!

And Mammon made acquainted! They'll tell all. How shall I beat them off? What shall I do? Nothing's more wretched than a guilty conscience.

Enter SURLY and MAMMON.

Sur. No, sir, he was a great physician. This, It was no bawdy-house, but a mere chancel. You knew the lord and his sister.

Mam. Nay, good Surly—

Sur. The happy word, be rich-
Mam. Play not the tyrant.

Sur. Should be to-day pronounced to all your friends.

And where be your andirons, now, and your brass

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Your stench is broke forth: abomination Is in the house.

Kas. Aye, my suster's there.

Ana. The place.

Mam. And are those knaves within your Is become a cage of unclean birds.

cheaters?

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Kas. Yes, I will fetch the scavenger and the constable.

Trib. You shall do well.

Ana. We'll join to weed them out.

Kas. You will not come, then, punk device, my suster?

Ana. Call her not sister. She's a harlot, ve

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And only pardon me the abuse of your house; 'Tis all I beg. I'll help you to a widow,

In recompense, that you shall give me thanks for,

Will make you seven years younger, and a rich

one.

Tis but your putting on a Spanish cloak;
I have her within. You need not fear the house;
It was not visited.

Love. But by me, who came
Sooner than you expected.

Face. It is true, sir.

Pray you, forgive me.

Love. Let's see your widow.

SCENE II.-A Chamber.

Enter SUBTLE, DAPPER, and DoL.
Sub. How! ha' you eaten your gag?
Dap. Yes, faith, it crumbled
Away in my mouth.

Sub. You ha' spoiled all then.
Dap. No;

I hope my aunt of Fairy will forgive me.
Sub. Your aunt's a gracious lady; but, in troth,
You were to blame.

Dap. The fume did overcome me,
And I did do't to stay my stomach. Pray you,
So satisfy her grace.

Enter FACE.

Face. How now! Is his mouth down?
Sub. Ay, he has spoken.

Face. A pox! I heard him, and you too-He's
undone, then-

I have been fain to say the house is haunted
With spirits, to keep churl back.

Sub. And hast thou done it?

Face. Sure, for this night.

Sub. Why, then, triumph and sing
Of Face so famous, the precious king
Of present wits!

Face. Did you not hear the coil

About the door?

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Face. Yes; I'll come to you presently. [Erit.
Sub. Now is he gone about his project, Dol,

I told you of, for the widow.

Dol. 'Tis direct

Against our articles.

Sub. Well, we'll fit him, wench.

Hast thou gulled her of her jewels, or her bracelets?

Dol. No, but I will do't.

Sub. Soon at night, my Dolly,

When we are shipped, and all our goods aboard,
Eastward for Ratcliff, we will turn our course

[Exeunt. To Brainford, westward, if thou say'st the word,

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