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Show The Conjlant Couple. 41 ConL Why Neighbours, - I don't find that he's guilty: Search him; and if he carries no Arms about him, we'll let him go. (They fearch his Pockets, and pull out his Piftols. Clin. O Gemini! M y Jubilee Piftols. Conft. What, a Cafe of Piftols! Then the Cafe is plain. Speak, what are you, Sir? Whence came you, and whither go you? Clin. Sir, I came from Ruffel-ftreet, and a m going to the Jubilee. Wife. You fhall go to the Gallows, you Rogue. Conft. Away with hiin, away with him to Newgatet ftraight. Gin. I fhall go to the Jubilee n o w indeed. (Exeunt. . Re-enter Wildair and Standard. Wild. In fhort, Colonel, 'tis all Nonfence: Fight for a W o m a n ! Hard by is the Lady's Houfe ; if you pleafe, we'll wait on her together-: You lhall draw your Sword, I'll draw m y Snuff-Box: You fhall produce your Wounds receiv'd in W a r ; I'll relate mine by Cupid's Dart: You fhall look big; I'll ogle : You fhall fwear; I'llfigh: -You fhall fa, fa, and I'll coupee ; A n d if (he flies not to my Arms like a H a w k to its Perch, m y Dancing-Mafter deierves to be damn'd. Stand. With the Generality of W o m e n , I grant you, thefe Arts may prevail. Wild. Generality of W o m e n ! W h y there agen you're out. They're all alike, Sir; I never heard of any one that was particular, but one. Stand. W h o was fhe, pray ? Wild. Penelope, I think fhe's cali'd; and that's a Poetical Story too. When will you find«a Poet in our Age make a W o m a n fo chafte ? Stand. Well; Sir Harry, your facetious Humour can dif-guife Falfhood, and make Calumny pafsfor Satyr : But you have promis'd me Ocular Demonftration that (he favours you: Make that good, and I lhall then maintain Faith and Female to be as inconfiftent as Truth and Falfhood. Wild. Nay, by what you have told me, I a m fatisfied that fhe hnpofes on us all; and Vizard too feems what I ftill fu-fpected him : But his Honefty once miftrufted, fpoils his Knavery: But will you be convinc'd, if our Plot fuc-ceeds ? Stand. I rely on your Word and Honour, Sir Harry; which ithfe Iir d oSeucbutreidt,y .m y Difttuft wou'd cancel the Obligatiomn do.f |
