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Show r3r r^ FATAL MARRIAGE} ACT III. SCENE I. SCENE FernandoV Houfe. Fernando meeting Fabian in a Mar's Habit. Fern TT O W now, Son, what News with you ? fy H you, Blefs you tho' I a m but in an indific. rent Humour of Bleffing at prefent. Fab Sir, I come out of m y Duty to fee you. Fern Why, that's well: I a m lufty, as to that matte ftill; but your Sifter, likeia vagrant, a vagabond Jade,i, run away from m e : Let her alone, fee who'll haveth( worft on't; thy Eftate will be the better for it by font Thoufand?.- ._/.-_. ' Fab. Alas! m y Eftate, Sir! I have done with the Thingi of this World. Fern Nay, I don't perfwade you ;. I w o u d not go abofl to alter your Holy Refolution But a fcurvy Jade! ill had known of her Difobedience a little fooner, I cm have the better afforded to have been kinder to thee- Fab. You have been kinder than I deferv'd, in forgivicg me. Tern. For I a m afraid I was not fo kind as I (hou'd k been to thee ha? Fab. O dear Sir. Fern. Indeed I a m ; there might be Faults on myij if Truth wou'd out, I believe I lov'd Money a linkup well, did I not > Ha > Fab. I did not deferve ir, Sir. Fern. But I'll make thee amends. W e old Fellows dom think of doing good for our Children, 'tillthcyJK out of the way of receiving ir. Well, and how doftthf like a Religious Lifl? Ha ? Fab. Very well, Sir. Fern. W h y , very well, 'tis better than rambling wp* down the T o w n , fpending thy Time and Mony with* Frophace. When I die, I fhall leave a fwinging Upj to the Monaftery upon thy account. \ Or, The Innocent Adultery. i3} Fab. Upon your own, Sir, w e (hall pray for you Fern. No, no, I'll not put you to the trouble. " Fab. And help you out of Purgatory. Fern. Ah! m y Purgatory if in this World j and a youno Wife my Tormenter. Good Sen call her to m e [Ex Fab Let me fee, I have loft m y Daughter, but then i have fav'd my Mony j all Daughters are loft to their Parents, one time or other; w h y then the cheapeft way of getting rid ofem, is always the beft for the Family. If Frederick has got her, and will play the honourable Fool to Marry her, for Love, that is, without a Penny of Portion; he is in the way of repenting his Bargain, and not I, I take it; but then I fhou'd have marry'd her to m y old Friend* Francifco why, m y old Friend Francifco is luckily rid ofadamn'd young Wife, that wou'd as certainly have made him a - Enter Julia and Fabian. Jul. A what, Husband ? As w h o ? You are always bringing your filthy Comparifons into the Family: You-pat this Bufinefs fo often into m y Head, it may fall upon your own, one day. Fern. Fie, fie, Wife, I did not mean fhee; that unduti-ful Daughter of mine I was reflecting upon; blels us! I warrant you, what a Penitent fhe will be in a little time! We fhall have her come, with her Looks down, and her! Belly up, full of the Experiment, with a pitiful Petition for Pardon, and Portion. Jul. Not if fhe be wife: What W o m a n that has but the lead Senfe of what it is to be Happy, would not prefer Want, Hunger, any thing to fuch an intolerable Slavery ? Fern. Why then you are of her Opinion, it feems? Jul. Have a care of making m e fo. Fern. I fhall have a care of other Peoples making you fo, Jul. Jealoufie and ill Ufage may do much.- Fern. A good Opportunity m a y do more. Jtd. One with the other, Husband. Fern. Wou'd make you run away from your Husband r Jul. Ay, and run to another) Man tooy any thing, if my Virtue would permit m e. Few* |
