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Show *94 The WIVES EXCUSE: Or, Mrs. Fri. A n hcur sgo, before I had notice to prevei em: for Mr. Friendall, you m a y be fure, was impatie tor an Occafion of righting himfelf. Love. I might have thought fo, indeed, Madam: won » cad come fooner. Mrs. Fri. Y o u may yet be ferviceable to me, Sir, f you are too late for Mr. Friendall. Love. H o w , Madam, 1 befeech you? Mrs. Fri. By endeavouring to prevent 'em: You are at quainted with the W a y s of reconciling Matters of tj honourable Nature. I a m going to make an Inter with a Kinfmau, a Collonel of the Guards, m y felf, fecure 'era. Let your good Nature in this, be a Proof your Friendmip: and command m e to m y Power*-*. Love. Prevent 'em! Yes, yes: That I muft do form o w n fake: For if he fhould behave himfelf better tb imagin'd he would, it m a y fecure him in his W Efteem, and only ruin m e with her, w h o laid the fign. [ S C E N E Wilding'/ Lodging. Enter Wilding, and his Man. Wild. Have you difpos'd of her? Serv. Safe into a Chair, Sir: foe's jogging homew lighter by a Maiden-head, I prefume, than ihe cam Sir. Wild. T h e Lofs is not fo light, but (he may feel it, Serv. Heavy enough, perhaps, nine Months hence, Si But have you fent ever a Lie along with her ? Wild. H o w , Sirrah? Serv. Pardon me, Sir: Not that I believe your Hone was fparing of your Confcience, in faying any thing, (wearing to't, that (he had a Mind to believe. Wild. That you may fwear, indeed. Serv. But {he's gone away fo very well fatisfy'd wi what you have faid and done to her, fhe's above mv ting a Lie for her felf: T he firft angry Word they gi her at home, I fuppofe, you may hear of her; a Hart ney-Coach removes her, and her Commodes, upon v Cuckolds make Themfelves. 19 5 ~r,A T *v«P<n- w h e n fhe will fend in half a -S oTyour Wit fecures you the Privilege of your CL Then, pray Sir, why did you take fo much Pains I l i e t h s young Creature to c o m e away from her Vnt when'l know8you never deiign to take care of Vdd Why! 'Faith, I can't make you a very good An- Wtl Buf he beft Reafon I k n o w of, is, (befides the Mnnnf undoing her) it looks kind, at the time, ^ £ r i ^ t o Woman that does one the 1Z 'Twas a very plaufible Argument, to cozen her Ta ConfeTt\ level to my Defign of Lying with her, nd carry'd to the very Mark of Love. ^ I n d e e d it cofts nothing to promife, w h e n no-it can oblige you to pay : And it fhe depends upon it nfr Peril; 'us fhe will be difappointed not you , tho e oOne poor little Rogue, from the Fondnefs o her "inclinations, ihe guelTes at yours: And fancies from cCourtefie fhe has done you, you will be fo civil a entleman, to marry her. mid Not unlikely; There's none of thefe young Girls, ta MansCharaaer be never fo loofe among 'em,) but, m one Vanity or other, will be encouraged to defign d venture upon him : And tho' fifty of thdr Acquain-nce have fali'n in the Experiment, each of them will 1 imagine, fhe has fomething particular in her Perfon, footh, to reclaim and engage him to her felf. So oft ot 'em mifcarry upon the Project of getting Haf-nds. Serv. Gad forgive m e for Swearing ; but, as I hope to fav'd, and that's a bold Word for a Footman, 1 beg ur Pardon; there's a Lady below, in a Vizard, to fpeak 'th you. [Exit. Wild. Get you gone, you Rafcal; beg her Pardon, and ave to wait upon her: She would have been admitted, lefs time, to aPrivy-CounfellorsLeyee, though he had O 4j laid |