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Show £o4 The M I S T A K E. bring eternal Honour to thee and thy F a m i l y - . Eternal Honour, Sir, is too much in Confcience for a Serving-Man -, befides, Ambition has been many a great Soul's Undoing, .1 doubt thou art afraid, m y Lopez, thou fhalt be arm'd with Back, with Breaft, and Headpiece They will encumber m e in m y R e t r e a t .- Retreat, m y Hero ! Thou n«ver fhalt retreat.. Then by m y troth I'll never go, Sir. But here he comes. Enter Lorenzo. Lor. Wilfit never be Night ? Sure 'tis the longeft Day the Sun e'er travell'd. Lop. Wou'd 'twere as long as thofe in Greenland, Sir, that you might fpin out your Life t'other half-year. 1 don't like thefe nightly Proje&s; a M a n can't fee what he does : W e fhall have fome fcurvy Miftake or other happen •, a Brace of Bullets blunder thro your Head in the dark perhaps, and fpoil all your Intrigue. Lor. Away, you trembling Wretch, away. Lop. Nay, Sir, what I fay is purely for your Safety \ for as to m y felf Uds-death, I no more value the lofing a Quart of Blood, than 1 do drinking a Quart of Wine. Befides, m y Veins are too full, m y Phyfician advis*d m e but yefterday to let go twenty Ounces for m y Health. So you fee> Sir, there's nothing of that in the Cafe. Lor. Then let m e hear no other Objections; for till I fee Leonora I muft lie upon the Rack, I cannot bear her Refentment, and will pacify her this night, or not live to fee to-morrow. Lop. Well, Sir, fince you are fo determin'd, I fhan't be impertinent with any farther Advice \ but 1 think you have laid your Defign to. [He coughs.] (I have got JlOt ?f uch a Cold to-day) to get in privately, have you Lor. Yes; and have taken care to be introduc d as fat as her Chamber-Door, with all Secrecy. Lop. [He coughs.'] This unlucky Cough, I had rather have had aFever at another time. Sir* I ihoud - • be The M l S T A K E ^ ^ ^ 20$ be forry to do you more harm than good upon this Occafion *. If this Cough fhou'd come upon m e in the midft of the A&ion, [Coughs] and give the Alarm to the Family, I fhou'd not forgive m y felf as long as I liv'd. Lor. I have greater Ventures than that to take m y chance for, and can't difpenfe with your Attendance, Sir. Lop. This 'tis to be a good Servant, and make one's felf neceffary. Enter Toledo. Tol. Sir, I am glad 1 have found you. I a m a Man of Honour, you know, and do always profefs lofing m y Life upon a handfome Occafion: Sir, I come to offer you m y Service. I a m inform'd from unquefti-onable hands, that D o n Carlos is inrag'd againft you to a dangerous degree; and that old Alvarez has given pofitive Directions to break the Legs and Arms of your Servant Loper^. Lop. Look you there now, I thought what 'twou d come to ; what do they meddle with m e for ? What have I to do in m y Mafter's Amours ? The old Don's got out of his Senfes, I think j have I married his Daughter? Lor. Fear nothing, we'll take care o thee.. Sir, I thank you for the Favour of your Intelligence, 'tis nothing however but what I expefted, and a m provided £ Tol. Sir, I wou'd advife vou to provide your felf with good Friends, 1 defire the Honour to keep your back Hand m y felf. < Lop. 'Tis very kind indeed. Pray, Sir, have you never a Servant with you cou'd hold a Racket for m e too ? Tol I have two Friends fit to head two Armies 5 and y e t - a word in your Ear, they fhan't coft you above a Ducate a-piece. r Lop. Take 'em by all means, Sir, you were never of: fcr'd a better Perwiwonh favour Life. Toh |