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Show ¥ io2 The Provoked Wife. ShJ. So, n o w you being as "dirty and as nafty as m y felf, w e m a y go pig together. But firft I muft have a Cup of your Cold-Tea, Wife. [Going to the Cloftt, La. B. O, I'm ruin'd ! There's none there, my Dear. Sh'J. I'll warrant you, I'll find fome, my Dear. La. B. You can't open the Door, the Lock's fpoil'd • I have been turning and turning the Key this half hour to no purpofe. I'll fend for the Smith to-morrow. Sir J. There's ne'er a Smith in Europe can open a Door with more Expedition than I can do... . ., As for Example. .--Pou. [He burfts open the Door with his Foot. «. How now ? What the Devil have we got here ? • . Conftant Heartfree And two Whores a-gain, I gadi This is the worft CrAA.Tt** that ever I met with in m y Life. • Enter Conftant and Heartfree. . La. B. Afide.] O Lord, what will become of us? Sir J. Gentlemen - I am your very humble Servant." I give you many Thanks.. I fee you take care of my Family I fhall do all I can to return the Obligation. Conft. Sir, h o w oddly foever this Bufinefs may appear to you, you wou'd have no caufe to be uneafy, if you knew the Truth of all things; your Lady is the moft virtuous W o m a n in the World, and nothing has paft, but an innocent Frolick. Heartf. Nothing eife, upon m y Honour, Sir. Sir J. You are both very Civil Gentlemen -And m y Wife, there, is a very Civil Gentlewoman j therefore I don't doubt but many Civil things have paft between you. . Your very humble Servant. La. B. [Afide to Conft.] Pray be gone-, He's fo drunk he can't hurt us to-night, and to morrow Morning you fhall hear from us. Conft. I'll obey you, Madam. Sir, The Proved Wije^ ,9? Sir, when you are cnnl ,„> m . y* better". So tin I ftllUat , T ' L " " ^ Reafon If not I wear a Swords" aVfoTooIT to you. ' ' na 1O good by Come along, Heartfree. **17~ " ^^ S,'r~ And wh" * »n that, He comes to m y Houfe ; Eats my Meat; Lies with mv I V v a ^ 0 n 0 m S ""1 W 5 Gets a Baftard^o inhZ r, m y . * « « * - - And when I ask a civil Account of 11 this--Sir, fays he, I wear a Sword Wear a Sword Sir? Yes Sir, fays he, I wear a S w o r d - ! ft may be a good Anfwer at Crofs-purpofes; but 'tis a amnd one to a Man in m y 'whimfical Circum. tee--Sir, fays he, I wear a Sword ! To Lady B. J And what do you wear now ? ha! tell m^' ^ [Sitting down in a treat chair What ? you are modeft,and can't, ^ Why then I'll tell you, you Slut you. You wear an impudent lewd **<-» A damn'd defigning Heart And a Tail . and a Tail full o f - [He falls faft afleep fnoaring. La. B. So j Thanks to kind Heaven, he's faft for fome Hours. r Bel. 'Tis well he is Co, that w e m a y have time to lav our Story handfomly ; for w e muft lye like the Devil to bring our felves off. V"» La. B. What fhall w e fay, Belinda .-? Bel. Mufing.-} I'll tell you : ft muft all light up- 1 TfT 3nd *; W 1 1 fay he has courte<* m e fome time, but for Reafons unknown to us, has ever been very earneft the thing might be kept Irtom Sir John. inat therefore hearing him upon the Stairs, he run into Je Clofet, tho againft our Will, and Conftant with n<ni, to prevent Jealoufy. And to give this a good im-piidentFace of Truth, (that I m a y deliver you from the Trouble you are in) I'll e'en (if he pleafes) marry htm. La. B. 1 m beholden to you, Coufin; but that wou'd °e carrying the Jeft a little too far for your o w n fake : IQu know he's a younger Brother, and has nothing. K Bet. |