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Show 3*6 The WIVES EXCUSE: Or, , Mrs. Fri. Mrs. TeazMl Koom. any wi Pam Cuckolds make Themfelves. 3*7 Mr. Eri. Ay, Sir, he muft have a Genius: There's * j**, which I can 1 e m g a Mafter of anv thing without a Genius. Irif!g it about, l we **»' IIPncver pretended to be a Friend of Mrs. W & r hut n o w I hate her: And what I tell you, is not wants you in the ne« [Scene draws, fhews Tables and C«^ Teaz,. 1*11 make the more of him, w h e n I get him »*y Hand?. Well. 1 have fomething to tell you, worth the Cards can w i n for you. Mrs. Fri. Who's for Comet ? Love. I a m your Man, Madam. Mrs. Fri. Y o u play too deep for me* Wit. Coufin, you'll make one of us? Sight. I go your Halves, if you pleafe, I don't care i playing m y felf. [They go in to play. The Scene /huts \ 'em. Wellvile and Si^hly Sight. N o w , Mr. Wellvile, you have fomething* « dmary to fay to me. Well. I have, indeed, Madam; but I fhou'd prepare y0 for the Story, there are fome Friends in it, that youwl be concern'd to have an ill Opinion of. Sight. 1 have reafon to think you m y Friend. Well. Then pray give m e leave to ask, how long y have k n o w n Mr. Wilding. Sight. I never fpoke to him 'till this Morning at Chocolate-houfe, as w e came from the Park. Well. I think he's Mrs. Witwoud's particular Acquai tance. Sight. That, I fuppofe, gave him his Title of fpeakia to us. Well And lhe has a Mind to bring him acquainted wi you. I'm forry I muft warn you of him .• 1 was i hopes it wou'd have dy'd of it felf; But his talking ti you, at the Chocolate-houfe, after he had promis'dne? to follow you more, makes m e apprehend, that he is" carrying on his Defign upon you. Sight. A Defign upon m e! Well. H e has a Defign upon you: And you have hear enough cf his Character, to fufpe& the Honour ot an Defign he has upon any W o m a n ; But fuch as it is, yoi Coufin Wiwwdt and very good Friend, for Ends of b inform you in, has undertaken to you are furpriz'd. Sir, go on. but 1 nate ncr: m m wuai x icn you ht»r with you; but of nejrer Confluence, to tvnm beiii£ undone by her: This is not a Secret; orth morethalveyf ^ ^ * fclff and m y Thoughts of her into P> ^s. Sightllltell^of^my^^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ flicked his Caufe to you; how far my Story ispro- 'u nd whether you don't think, fhe perfwaded you Ik this Morning In the Mall, in order to meet Mr, u That was the Bufinefs of her Vifit to you, as he X whatever (he pretended to the contrary. c k Y o u aftonifh me. Til I am aftonifh'd m y felf, indeed, Madam, not to fhr as I always thought her, fit for any Mifchief: think ihe can pretend to be a Bawd, and provide for a Friend: T o facrifice you to a Man, w h o > tell all the T o w n of it, as well as Courtali, and ha$ IfcM to me, that he never was in love with you, nor ^dathouRht that way, 'till (he put it into his Head, Idpromis'dtoamfthimin't. Ibt. Unheard of Villany! .- ., ,., it Faith, Madam, if I might advifeyou, itfhoudbe i a Man cf Honour at leaft; rhat can be fo tender ot a ecutation, not to lelTen a Lady's Favour fofar, to m a ke the common Mirth of the T o w n : If you have any Favours to difpofe of, difpofe of 'em your felf; L « not a- ,ther run away with thc Benefit of your good Turns i be been an old Admirer, Madam; and I hope ftand as lir, and have as good a Title to put in m y Claim, as iy Man of her providing. fybt. So, Sir, then it feems you think I muft be pro-rided for, and therefore thefe Advances muft pleafe m e : have fome reafon to believe what you fay of m y UwiWitwoud-, but 1 have no reafon to think you very inch my Friend; fhe has betray'd me, and you are plea-to think I deferve it: I thank you for your Caution; it it fhall fecure m e for the future, againft her and you: For own |