May join in humble prayer again.

Sub. And fasting.

Ana. Yea, for some fitter place. The peace of mind

Rest within these walls.

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!

[Exit.

How wouldst thou ha' done, if I had not help'd thee out? Sub. I thank thee, Face, for the angry boy, i'faith. Face. Who would ha' look'd it 'hould ha' been that rascal, Surly?

Well, sir,

Here's damask come to make you a suit.

Sub. Where's Drugger?

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

I'll be the count now.

Sub. But where's the widow ?

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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?

Or

Face. Stand to your word,

-here comes Dol; she knows

Sub. Y' 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 look'd for.

Face. Who's that?

Dol. Your master;

The master of the house.

Sub. How, Dol!

Face. She lies.

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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.

Face. We are undone, and taken.

Dol. Lost I'm afraid.

Sub. You said he would not come

While there died one a week, within the liberties. Face. No; 'twas within the walls.

Sub. What shall we do now, Face?

Face. Be silent; not a word, if he call or knock. I'll into mine old shape again, and meet him,

Of Jeremy the butler. I' the mean time,
Do you two pack up all the goods and purchase,
That we can carry i' the two trunks. I'll help him
Off for to-day, if I cannot longer; and then,

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At night, I'll ship you both away to Ratcliff,
Where we'll meet to-morrow, and there we'll share.
Let Mammon's brass and pewter keep the cellar-
We'll have another time for that.

[Exeunt.

ACT V. SCENE I.

A Street. Enter LOVEWIT and Neighbours.

Lovewit.

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.

3 Nei. Sailor's wives.

4 Nei. Tobacco-men.

Nei. Another Pimlico!

"Love. What should my knave advance,

"To draw this company? He hung out no banners “Of a strange calf, with five legs, to be seen?

"Or a huge lobster, with six claws?

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"6 Nei. No, sir.

3

Nei. We had gone in then, sirs "Love. He has no gift

"Of teaching i' the nose, that e'er I knew of. "You saw no bills set up that promis'd cure "Of agues, or the tooth-ach?

66 2 Nei. No such thing, sir.

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"Love. Nor heard a drum struck, for baboons, or puppets?

5 Nei. Neither, sir."

Love. What device should he bring forth now? I love a teeming wit as I love my nourishment. Pray, Heav'n, he ha' 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. "Sure he has got Some bawdy pictures, to call all this gang." When saw you him?

1 Nei. Who, sir? Jeremy?

2 Nei. Jeremy, butler?

We saw him not this month.

Love. How!

4 Nei. Not these five weeks, sir.

6 Nei. These six weeks, at the least. Love. Y' amaze me, neighbours!

5 Nei. Sure, if your worship know not where he is, He's slipp'd away.

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6 Nei. Pray, Heav'n, he be not made away. [He knocks. Love. Ha! It is no time to question, then.

6 Nei. About

Some three weeks since, I heard a doleful cry,
As I sat up, a mending my wife's stockings.
Love. This's strange, that none will answer!
Didst thou hear

A cry, say'st thou ?

6 Nei. Yes, sir, like unto a man

That had been strangled an hour, and could not speak. 2 Nei. I heard it too, just this day three weeks at two o'clock

Next morning.

Love. These be miracles, or you make 'em so. A man an hour strangled, and could not speak, And both you heard him cry!

3 Nei. Yes, downward, sir.

Love. Thou art a wise fellow. Give me thy hand, I pray thee.

What trade art thou?

3 Nei. A smith, an't please your worship.

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Love. A smith! then lend me thy help to get this

door open.

3 Nei. That I will, presently, sir; but fetch my

tools.

[Exit. 1 Nei. Sir, best to knock again, afore you break it.

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?