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Show 20 The Beaux Stratagem. » Arch. And how comes the Change now ? Scrub. W h y , the Mother of all this Mifchief is a Prieft, Arch. A Prieft! Scrub. Ay, a damn'd Son of a Whore of Baby hn, that camsj over hither to fay Grace to the French Officer?, and eat up cur Provifions There's not a Day goes over his Head with-out Dinner or Supper in this Houfe. Arch. H o w came he fo familiar in the Family ? Scrub. Becaufe he fpeaks Englifh as if he h.id liv'd Ix .,his Life, and tells Lies as if he had been a Traveller from his Cradle. Arch. A n d this Prieft, I'm afraid, has converted the Affections of your Gipfey. Scrub. Converted! ay, and perverted, m y dear Friend: For, I'm afraid, he has made her a Whore and a Papift. But this is not all; there's the French Count and Mxs.Sttllen, they're in the Confederacy, and for fome private Ends of their o w n to be fure. Arch. A very hopeful Family yours, Brother Scrub • I fuppofe the Maiden-Lady has her Lover too. Scrub. Not that I know: She's the beft on 'em, that's, the truth on't: But they take care to prevent m y Curiofity, by giving me fo much Bufinefs, that I'm a perfect Slave. • LWhat d'ye think is m y Place in this Family ? Arch. Butler, I fuppofe. Scrub. Ah, Lord help you I'll tell you Of a 'Monday I drive the Coach, of a Tuefday I drive the Plough, on Wednefday I follow the Hounds, a Thurfday I dun the Tenants, on Friday I go to Market, on Saturday I draw Warrants, and a Sunday I draw Beer. Arch. Ha, ha,ha! if Variety be a Pleafure in Life, you have enough on't, m y dear Brother But what Ladies are thofe ? Arch. Ours, ours; that upon the right Hand is Mrs. Sullent and the other is Mrs. Dorinda. Don't mind 'em, fit ftill, M a n - - • - Enter Mrs. Sullen, and Dorinda. Mrs. Sull. I have heard my Brother talk of my Lord Aim* well, but, they fay, that his Brother is the finer Gentleman, Dor. That's impoffible. Sifter. Mrs. Sull. He's vaftly rich, but very clofe, they fay, Dor. N o matter for that; if I can creep into his Heart, I'll ©pen his Breaft, I warrant him : I have heard fay, that People |