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Show H4 The F A L S E FRIEND. D o n John. That will be a proof indeed; Heaven's Blefling muft needs fall upon fo duti ul a Son • but I don't k n o w h o w its Judgments m a y deal with (o mdif. ferent a Lover. D o n Ped. O ! I fhall have time enough to repair this feeming fmall Negled : But before I go, pray a word ot two with you alone. Lopez, wait without. [Exit Lopez. Y o u fee, m y deareft Friend, I a m engag'd with Leonora-, perhaps I have done-wrong ; but'tis gone too far, to talk or think of a Retreat-, Khali go di-reaiy from this place to the Altar, and there fealthe eternal Contrad. That done, I'll take Poft to fee my Father, if I can, before he dies. 1 leave then here a youn«5 and beauteous Bride ; but that which touches every0 firing of Thought, I fear, I leave her wiihing I were GuTinan. if it be fo, n o doubt he knows it well; and he that knows he's lov'd by Leonora, can let no fair oecafion pafs to gain her; m y Abfence is his Friend, but you are mine, and fo the danger's bal- Into your hands, my dear, my faithful Alvard^ rEmbracing him'] I put m y Honour, I put m y Life; for both depend o n Leonora's Truth. Obferve her Lo« Yer arKl neglect not her. You are wife, you are' active, you are brave and true. You have all the Qualities that M a n fhou'd have for fuchaTruft; and 1 by confequence have all the Affurance Man can have : you'll, as you ought, difcharge it. D o n John. A very hopeful Bufinefs you woudhave m e undertake, keep a W o m a n honeft h Udfdeath, I'd as foon undertake to keep Pcrtocarero honeft. Look vou w e are Friends, intimate Friends 5 you muft not le 'angry if » * ^ f * f T^SS Torrent till they die. But the lets a Torrent's checkj the lefs Mifchief it does; let it alone, perhaps < m only kifs the Banks and pafs j but ftop it, * mm Don T ^ F A U E FRIEND. 115 D o n Ped. I wou'd not ftop it; but cou'd I gently turn its Courfe where it might run, and vent it felf with Innocence, I wou'd. Leonora of her felf is virtuous; her Birth, Religion, Modefty and Senfe, wili guide her Widies where they ought to point. But yet, kt Guards be what they will, that Place is fafeft that is ne'er at-tack'd. D o n John. As far as I can ferve you, in hindring Guzman's Approaches you m a y command m e. D o n Ped. That's all I ask. D o n John. Then all you ask is granted. D o n Ped. I a m at eafe, farewel. D o n John. Heaven bring you fafe to us again. - [Exit Von Ped. D o n John folus. Yes, I (hall obferve her, doubt it not. I wifh no body may obferve me,, for I find I'm no more Mafter of m y felf. D o n Guzman's Paftion for her, adds to mine; but w h e n I think on what D o n Pedro'll reap, I'm Fire and Flame. Something muft be done : What, let Love direct, for I have nothing elfe to guide m e. Enter Lopez. Lop. afide. ] D o n Pedro is mounting for his Journey, and leaves a young, warm, liquorilh Huffy with a wa« try Mouth, behind him- •••• • •• H u m . . If (he falls handfomely in m y Matter's way, let her look to h e r -. ?(t- - there he is. Doing what ? Thinking ? That's new :.. And if any G o o d comes on't, that will be newer ftill. D o n John afide.) H o w !' Abufe the Truft a Friend repofes in m e ? A n d while he thinks m e waking for his Peace, employ the ftretch of Thought to m a k e him wretched ? Lop. Not to interrupt your pious Meditations, Sir, pray have you feen. • Seen what, Fool ? W h y he can't fee thee. l'gad, I believe the little blind Baftard has whipt him through the Heart in earneft. D o n John afide,) Fedro wou'd never have done this by m e How do I k n o w that ? Why-- he fwore he was my Friend---* Well 5 and I fwove |