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Show •$i6 TfoWivES EXCUSE: Or, Mrs. Fri. My Duty would engage me What doe$| he mean by this r Wit. Coufin Teazall, your Opinion pray. &*e. I have fomething to tell you, Madam, if y0„ Would but allow m e ; this is no place. Mrs. Fri. You'll find a time I warrant you. Ladies the Mallbeginstothin. r [Goes to tm, Wellvile and Wilding coming forward Mid. Well, Sir, fince you declare your ielt in love with the Lady, and I a m not, I promife you, and may truft me, I'll never follow her moie. Well I do truft, and thank you for the Promife. JJ dies your Servant. [H<? MrtMes t0 S^k4 Wit. 0\ he's come at laft. [Wilding to Witwcud' There's nothing to be done here; you've outftaid yon time ; but we'll call at the Chocolate-houfe in Sr. A h fireet, as w e go home; you may meet us there by aca dent, you know. Wild. If I were to be Uang'd now, I mult meet < theTe-, though I have given m y Word to the contrary. Teaz. Is that the filthy Fellow? Wit That's Wilding, Madam. Teaz. I fee there's no knowing a Whoremafter by Hi Face j he looks like a modeft, civil Gentleman. Well Your Friend, Mrs W.iwoud, Madam, [To Sightly] may be of that good-na'ur'd Opinion that Lovemore \s t* miliar with the Husband, only to be more familiar m the Wife. But you muft be cautious of whatyouiayjii fear w e turn the Scandal upon you. Sitbt Upon me, Mr. Ueilvile f , _ mil Pardon me, Madam, I have the Freedom of. Fifcnd: But Mr. Friendall declares he is inJove *it! yo and after that, the good-natur'd T o w n (whatever tta S e v O w K o n c a r to lay, that your Familiarity wl W W ? c tnay be in order to the Husband. his Wi^e may w , , ^ ^ f0i Cuckolds make Themfelves. 31J duel, but to anfwer for all the Indifcretion of the - Well. You muft, Madam, for thofe Men's you allow to bC kfTlt would be but an ungrareful piece of News to J f Friendall, if I mould be ferious enough to tell her of *',, ^would be more ungrateful to her, if any body, if did, and would go near to make you ferious, ifano- H^t°UButCwhoF ca°a ^el"? It may be the Caufe of a-iBrSl/ bN^enMadam, if it be confiderable enough to ' J , Breach in Marriage; you may be fure'cwill make nLhinFriendftiip: Aad h o w m u c h that will be to u aLntaee of your Reputation upon fuch an Occafion- t h c t lam convine'd you are m y Friend, Mr. Wellvile, L^nk vou for this care of me. 1 ^ J n t l e with Lovemore, Mrs. Friendall, and the reft. W Thisiii the Aunt would ha' been upon youriiones, hffUreyou, if I had not deliver^ you Wild. How fhall I do to appeafe her ? Wit There's but one way n o w to pleafe her. Y ou Lft know fhe has been in her time, like other Women,. Eat moft of the Pleafures of this T o w n ; but being too Lionate a Lover of the Sport, fhe has been - a Bub-lie" at all Games: And having n o w nothing to lofe bu: Lr Money, fte declares for Lanterloo, and is contented I to be only cheated at Cards. Mr.Fiiendall with Springam and Courtali. Mr.Fri. Why, what do you think, Ladies? thefe Gen- Itlemen here, in fpight of the Temptation of ib m u c h good pwipany, refufe to dine with me. Spring. 0 Madam! are you there? [To Witwoud. Court. Your Brother has feduced me, Madam.[B Mrs.Fri. Sfring We'll vifit you at Night, Ladies, in Mafquc-liade; when the Privilege of a Vizard will allow us a IConvention, out of your Forms, and more to our H u - DOBr a great deal, Ladies. [Exeunt Spring, and Court. Ur. Fri. Lovernore} Wellvile, Wilding you'll follow us ? P 3 Love. |