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Show The Way to win him. 47 his little Actions, and as a ftep to your Advancement follow your Mafter immediately, and make it your hope that he go to a Bawdy-houfe. Ori. Heavens forbid. (Exit; Dur. N o w wou'd I fooner take a Cart in Company of the Hangman, than a Coach with that W o m a n : What a ftrange Antipathy have 1 taken againft thefe Creatures ; a Wpnian to me is Averfion upon Averfion, Cheefe, a Cat a Breaft of Mutton, the fqueeling of Children, the grinding of Knives, and the Snuff of a Candle. (Exit. S C E N E, a handfome Apartment. Enter Mirabel and Lamorce. Lam. To convince me, Sir, that your Service was fomething more than good Breeding, pleafe to lay out an hour of your Company upon m y Defire, as you have already upon m y Neceffity. Mir. Your Defire, Madam, has only prevented m y Re-queft, m y Hours! Make 'em yours, Madam, eleven, twelve, one, two, three, and all that belong to thofe happy Minutes. Lam. But I muft trouble you, Sir, to difmifs your retinue becaufe an Equipage at m y Door at this time of Night will not be confiftent with m y Reputation. Mir. By all means, Madam, all but one little Boy Here, Page, order m y Coach and Servants home, and do you ftay ; 'tis a foolifh Country Boy, that knows nothing but Innocence. Lam. Innocence, Sir! I fhou'd be forry if you made any finifter Conftructioiis of my Freedom. Mir. O, Madam, I muft not pretend to remark upon any Body's Freedom, having fo entirely forfeited m y own. Lam. Well, Sir, 'twere convenient towards our eafie Correspondence, that we enter'd into a free Confidence of each orfier by a mutual Declaration of what we are, and what we think of one another; now, Sir, what are you ? Mir. In three words,' Madam, 1 a m a Gentleman, I have five hundred Pound in my Pocket, and a clean Shirt on. Lam. And your N a m e is Mir. Mufvapha. - N o w , Madam, the Inventory of your Fortunes. ' Lam. M Name is Lamorce; my Birth noble; I was married young to a proud, rude, fuller^ imperious Fellow; the Hu• s*b and fpoiled the GentlemaSn ;4 c.r ying ruin'd m y FacteiU, |