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Show 0 TA. FATAL MARRIAGE: I Or, The Innocent Adultery. xSx iyo i ne, Br( J A:« .i t he privateft Affair, that T defin•g he Fami!y appearS| andf b be^ga^Nigbtr/onr Directions will can, to my Lodgings. Sampfon <»/<* to him. fw'Hm^nemQueftions. But for my Lady'sbeiCg tor£t^wW^/r«,bB,» c«m W h v if you'll take m y word for it, you . carry your Errand back again: She never pleafe to4* any U y »t this time of Night that m e does not b„ and by the length of your Beard, you may be growu nf hpr Remembrance. ... Bir. But I have Bufinefs; and you don t know th^aNPay,1fhyeou have Bufinefs, (he is the Kelt J, whether your Bufinefs will pleafe her or no: Theref, will proceed in m y Office, and k n o w of m y Lady r ther or no (he is pleas'd to be at home, or n o - [Gq Enter Nurfe to them. Nurfe Who's that you are fo bufy withal ? vou might have found out an Anfwer in fewer Vi But Sampfon; you love to hear your felf prate fan I JZs y-r Betters, that I muft fay for you. id come to him ; W h o wou'd you fpeak with ? I Bir. With you, Miftrefs, if yon can help me tofd t0N«S.Yesy*Sir, I can help you, in a civil way l| can no body do your Bufinefs but m y Lady? X Not fo well: But if you'll carry her tot. fhe'U k n o w m y Bufinefs better. ,,,„„. v.,, 1, Nurfe There's no Love-Letter in it, I hope: W likf/civil Gentleman: In an honeft way M y°T M/'W Nurfe, only a little older! «h-fc| To^Sowsalways:M«cy - - ^ f i f %lm£r£- a°d f p e a k S " thdr ImP«tm«ce. Nurfe returns. Nurfe. I have deliver'd your Ring, Sir, pray Heav'n vou bring no bad News along with yoxl. V y av n y ou Sir. Quite contrary, I hope. Nurfe Nay, I hope fo too; but m y Lady was very much furpnz d when I gave it her. Sir, I a m but a Ser vant as a body may fay, but if yoa'iJ walk in, thar I may (hut the Door*, for w e keep very orderly Hours I o n fhow you into the Parlour, and help you to an Anfwer, perhaps, as foon as thofe that are wifer. [Exeunt SCENE A Bed-Chamber. A Woman Servant fpyeating a Table. 'Enter Ifabella, Ifa. I've heard of Witches, Magick Spells, and C h a r nw hat have made Nature ftart from her old Courfe: The Sun has been Eclips'd, the M o o n drawn down From her Career, ftill paler, and fubdu'd To the Abufes of this under World: low I believe all poflible. This Ring, ""his little Ring, with Necromantick force, las rais'd the Ghcft of Pleafure to m y Fears; Conjur'd the Senfe of Honour, and of Love/ Into fuch Shapes, they fright m e from m y felf• Iare not think of them t Servant Sees w. Ill call you when I want you. Enter Nurfe. Nurfe. Madam, the Gentleman's below. Ifa. I had forgot, pray let m e fpeak with him. This Ring was the firft Prefent of my Lovc^*" *"** To Biron, m y firft Husband: I muft blufti To think I have a fecond: Biron dy'd f Still to rny Lofs) at Candy, there's m y Hope. g! do I hve to hope that he dy'd there' • muft be fo: He's dead ; and this Ring iefc 9 A By |