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Show The Twin-Rivals. 17 "--I had forgot Where's that foolifh Letter you had this Morning from Richmore* Y. W. I have pofted it up in the Chocolate-Houfe. Man. Yaw, (Shrieks.) I fhall fall into Fits; hold m e • Y. W. N o , no, I did but jeft; here it is But be affur'd, Madam, I wanted only time to have expos'd it. Man. Ah! You barbarous M a n , whyfo? Y. W. Becaufe, when Knaves of our Sex, and Fools pf yours meet, they make the beft Jeft in the World. Man. Sir, the World has a better fhare in the jeft when when w e are the Knaves and you the Fools But look'e, Sir, if ever you open your Mouth about this Trick I'll difcover all your Tricks; therefore Silence and Safety on both fides. Y. W. Madam, you need not doubt m y Silence at prefent; becaufe m y own Affairs will employ me fufhciently; fo there's your Letter. (Gives the Letter.) And now to write m y own. (Exit. Man. Adieu, m y Lord. Let m e fee: (Opens the Letter and reads.) If there be Solemnity in Protefations That's foolifh, very foolifh Why fhou'd fhe expect Solemnity in Protestations ? U m , um, um. / may ftill depend upon the Faith of my Richmore Ah, poor Clelia! Um, um, um. lean no longer hide the EffeEls ont from the World The Effects on't! H o w Modeftly is thatexpreft ? Well; 'tis a pretty Letter, and I'll keep it. ' , ' . ' ' (Puts the Letter in her Pocket, and Exit. SCENE, Lord Wou'dbeV Houfe. Enter Steward, and his Wife. Wife. You are to blame, you are much to blame, Husband, in being fo fcrupulour. • . Stew. Tis true: This foolifh Confcience of mine has been the greateft Bar to m y Fortune. . Wife. And will ever be fo. Tell m e but one that thrives, and I'll fhow you a hundred that ftarve by it Do you think 'tis fourfcore Pound a Year makes my Lord Gowty s Steward's Wife live at the rate of four hundred ? Upon ivx word, m y Dear, I'm as good a Gentlewoman as fhe, and I expedt to be maintain'd accordingly: 'Tis Confcience 1 warrant, that buys her the Point-Heads, and Diamond Necklace ? Was it Confcience that bought her the fine Houfe in Jermain-flreet? Is it Confcience that enables the Steward to buy when the Lord is forced to fell? Stew. |