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Show IV LS OROONOKO. *' . „„ mv Account; and am wry Sun. I « k e rt &Te we ate a11 in an UProar' obliged to you: But the Matter ? W°L S? tVJT among the Slaves : O n m b |, * w w T o u r G o v e r n o u r is gone out with hknl Headot em. w what it m a y come to no body fa. Militia againft e m , w n ^ M ^ ^ ^ ^ F 1 " U m y Sifter, and Coufin, whom I I'm concern d tor iny ^ ;Jir 1,e Ship from Eisjgkw*- ,, in the snip of ,em# 2 ? 7 S a thoufand Pounds herein Gold a ^i A, for m y Coufm's ufe, that I would more panic Jewels,w j t Sum to venturt K. to fecure it, I think my beft way will be, to p into^our o w n keeping- SM». Y o u have a very goo ^ <fe ^ ^, WA I have indeed , if any thing fhouldhappento • Vkt Rnftle as no Body is fecure of Accidents, lb I V U w i K i e my Coufin'into your Protect utan You may be fure on t. ml If ?ou hear fhe is dead as fte may be, «k J r L to accept of the thoufand Pound, as a Lep. SrTokenot myFriendfhip , my Sifter is pro* J « Why you amaw m e : But you are« jf Hme'comes fafe s this is not a Place for j* W o m a n you k n o w , pray fee her marry'd as fa 10%T\i fhe be as handfom as her Mure, 1 > W^M^outkedher,whenyoufeeher,Iwl,' fo much a, to have you marry her your•« O R O O N O K O. X39 ^V^h^r^M !ff mcla c ncho]y Refleaions. Your enerofity has engagd all m y Services. pil. I always thought, you worth making a Friend sm. Yeu flian t find your good Opinion thrown awav a me : I a m in your Debt, and (hall think fo as Ion* I live. [Exeunt. S C E N E II. pttr on one fide of the Stage Oroonoko, Aboan, with the f Slaves. Imoinda with a Bow and jjjhtiver, the Women, jbme leading, others carrying their Children upon their Backs. Oro. The W o m e n , with their Children, fall behind; ~jnda, you muft not expofe your felf: /•tire, my Love : I almoft fear for you. Imo. 1 fear no Danger : Life, or Death, I will -joy with you. Oro. My Perfon is your Guard. Abo. Now, Sir, blame your felf : If you had not pre-ted my cutting his Throat, that Coward there had not |fovcr'd us j he comes n o w to upbraid you. :tr on the other fide Governor, talking to Hottman, with his Rabble. Gov, This is the very thing I would have wifhr. Your honeft Service to the Government [To Hottman. )all be rewarded with your Liberty. Abo. His honeft Service ! call it what it is, s Villany, the Service of his Fear : he pretends to honeft Services, thim (land out, and meet me, like a Man. [Advancing. Oro. Hold, you : And you w h o come againft us, hold j %ge you in a general Good to all, wifh I could command you, to prevent bloody Havock of the murdering Sword. would not urge Deftruftion uncompell'd : f if you follow Fate, you find it here. e Bounds are fet, the Limits of our Lives : etween us lyes the gaping Gulph ot Death, r° wallow all: W h o firf* advances • Siter |
