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Show r 134 The FATAL MARRIAGE; Fern. Your Virtue! ah! when I ftand to the Mercy your Virtue, I'll be contented to fall by that Folly :N no, I have a Trick worth two on t: I Jl keep you outc the Temptation, and then 'tis not much matter whet you have any Virtue, or no. fmL Pray do, lock m e up, that your Neighbours u, k n o w you dare not truft meat your Kinfman's WeddiR? Fab. Sir, you and m y Mother are invited: Vill^, your Relation, and will take it ill if you don't go. Fern. Yes, yes, Wife, w e will go Fab. O r I fhall be difappointed. [/J Fern. Hanging Days are commonly Holy-days; IU to fee the Execution of a Husband: They have hadthtJ Jeft long enough upon mc, I fhall be glad to laugh ind Turn. Befides, 'tis a publick Wedding, is it not? Jul. Why, what's that to the purpofe? Fab. 'Tis kept publickly. Fern. W h y ? So much the better; there's lefs dmm you, Wife: Thefe publick Entertainments fekJomnoi body hurt, but thofe that make 'em. All the younoFtJ lows I k n o w will be defigning upon the new mamj W o m a n ; you muft not rake ill, Wife; every one intiti Turn, you have had yours already. When the Hu${J invites, 'tis a fort of a mannerly Gratitude to be civil? his Wife. Fab. They fey indeed, whoever dances with the B# the Husband pays the Fidler. Fern. Ay, ay, let'em all dance with her; if*Cuckott would honeftly declare themfislves, their Number was go near to keep 'em in Countenance: I hope to fee ^ fo m u c h in Fafhion,that no body may laugh at bisNofl houri [&» SCENE Ifabella'r Houfe. Carlo?, with Frederick, and Vi&oria m Man's Car. Y o u are the ftrangeft W o m a n in the World, 0 away from your Father, and then fcruple to marry* Man you ran to! I Or, The Innocent Adultery. i3? 0. That will admit of a Scruple, Sir frei Don't you believe I love you? m. O, yes, Sir, your prefent Inclination mav hr»™A W „ , : But thar prefent Inclination, h o w ll'& $, I befeech you ? K w i a lc frel There's a Queftion for a Lover indeed ? y&. When that begins to tire, as every thin* is the (wcrfe for the wearing, they fay, h o w many Husbandly Reflections will you have upon the matter! Y o u will find out a thoufand pretty things you could have done with m y Portion; but not one civil thing with m y Perfon, without it: The W o m a n , that plays the Foci m y Way, in running from her Friends, muft have more than (he can carry about her, to be welcome long in a Place j and Marriage is only for Life, they fay. Fred. I gad, fhe's in the Right on't. [Afide. Car. What can you fay to this, Frederick t ViB. Nay, he can fay more than I can believe, I aiTure you: But I won't put him to the Expence of his Con-fcience. When I fee which w a y m y Brother's Plot works upon my Father, I fhall be able to tell you more of m y Mind. In the mean time I have the Privilege of m y Dif-guife, to be at the Entertainment of this Wedding. J Fred. But you'll get fuch a Habit of wearing the Breeches b ! VtB. When you get m e out of 'em, you muft keep m c out of'em; that wili be your way, I believe; not but if you care for a Security, you have a pretty good one up- Fred. As how pray ? VtB. Why, I have done too much with you, to do any thing with any body elfe; I fhan*t be twice run away With, 1 warrant you JW.I dare rely upon you [Exit Victoria, flow, Carlos, every thing's to yuur Mind. Car. I have taken a great deal of Pains to bring it a-oout. The Severity of m y Sifter's Widowhood, was aconly bar t0 m y Hopes in favour of her Son. *w. This Marriage has remov'd that. ur. And ruin'd ]em for ever with m y Father. Fred. 1. fe |