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Show tfi The Twin-Rivals. quarters of an hour after him ; but I don't much care if 1 do fwear that you are the eldeft. - What a Bleffing it was, that I was in the Clofet at that pinch. Had I not come out that moment, you wou'd have fneakt off; your Brother had been in pofTeffion, and then w e had loft all; but n o w you are cftablifh'd: PofTeffion gets you Money, that gets you Law, and Law, you know Down on your Knees, Sirrah, and ask m e Bleffing. Y. W. N o , m y dear Mother, I'll give thee a Bleffing, a Rent-charge of Five hundred pound a Year, upon what part of the Eftate you will, during your Life. Man. Thank you, m y Lord: That Five hundred a Year will afford m e a leifurely Life, and a handfome Retirement in the Country, where I mean to repent m e of m y Sins, and die a good Chriftian : For Heaven knows, I a m old, and ought to bethink me of another Life. Have you none of the Cordial left that we had in the Morning ? Y. W. Yes, yes; we'll go to the Fountain-head. \Exeunt\ SCENE, The Street. Enter Teague. Tea. Deel tauke m e but difh ifh a moft fhweet bufinefs in» deed ; Maifhters play the Fool, and Shervants muft fhuffer tor it. I a m Prifhoner in the Conftable's Houfe, be me Shoule, and fhent abrode to fetch fome Bail for m y Maifhter; but foo fhall fail poor Teague agra. ( Enter Conftance ) Oh, dere ifh m y Maifhter s old Love. Indeed, I fear difh bifhnefs will fpoil his Fortune. Con. Who's here? Teague \ ( He turns from her. Tea. Deel tauke her, I did tought fhe cou'd not know me agen. ( Conftance goes about to look him in the Face. He turns from her.) Difh ifh not fhivil, be me Shoule, to know a Shentleman fither he will or no. ' Con. W h y this, Teague f What's the matter ? Are you a= iham'd of me, or your felf, Teague f Tea. O f bote, be m e Shoule. Con. H o w does your Mafter, Sir ? Tea. Very well, dear Joy, and in Prifhon. Con. In Prifon! how ? where ? Tea. W h y , in the little Bafhtile yonder, at the end of the Street. • • Con. Shew m e the way immediately. Tc*- Fet, 1 can'fhew you the Hoofe yonder:' She yonder; ' bti - |