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Show 20 The Conftant Couple. Apology; if you wou'd therefore have me think it light, take no great pains in an Excufe. Wild. H o w fweet muft the Lips be that guard that Tongue! Then, Madam, no more of paft Offences, let us prepare for. Joys to come; let this feal m y Pardon. (Kips her hand.) And this (Again.) initiate m e to farther Happinefs. Angel. Hold, Sir, one Queftion, Sir Harry, and pray anfwer plainly, d'ye love m e ? Wild. Love you! Does Fire afcend ? D o Hypocrites diffemble ? Ufurers love Gold,or great M e n Flattery ? Doubt thefe, then queftion that I love. | Angel. This fhows your Gallantry, Sir, but not your Love. Wild. View your own Charms, M a d a m , then judge my Paffion ; your Beauty ravifhes m y Eye, your Voice m y Ear, and your Touch has thrill'd m y melting Soul. Angel. If your words be real, 'tis in your Pow'r to raife an equal Flame in me. Wild. Nay, then 1 fe'ze * Angel. Hold, Sir, 'tis alfo poffible to make me deteft and fcorn you worft than the moft profligate of your deceiving Sex. Wild. H a ! A very odd turn this. I hope, Madam, you only affect Anger, becaufe you know your Frowns are becoming. Angel, Sir Harry, you being the beft Judge of your own Defignp, can beft underftand whether m y Anger fhou'd be real or diffembled, think what ftrict Modefty fhou'd bear, then judge of m y Kelentments. Wild. Strict Modefty fhou'd bear! W h y faith, Madam, I believe the ftricteft Modefty may bear fifty Guineas, and I don't believe 'twill bear one Farthing more. Angel. W h a t d'mean, Sir ? Wild. Nay, Madam, what do you mean? If you go to that, I think now fifty Guineas is a very fine Offer for your ftrict Modefty, as you call it. Angel. 'Tis more charitable, Sir Harry, to charge the Impertinence of a M a n of your Figure, on his Defect in Un-derftanding, than on his want of Manners I'm afraid you're mad, Sir. Wild. W h y , Madam, you re enough to make any Man mad. "Sdeath, are you not a- Angel. What, Sir? Wild. W h y , a Lady of ftrict Modefty, if you will have it fo. Angel I fhall never hereafter truft c o m m o n Reproerptr,ef wenhtiecdh |