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oblige your sex-then allow a woman may be bound by the same rule to keep a secret.

Fel. Honour what hast thou to do with honour, thou that canst admit plurality of lovers? A secret! ha, ha, ha his affairs are wondrous safe who trusts his secret to a woman's keeping. But you need give yourself no trouble about clearing this point, madam, for you are become so indifferent to me, that your truth and falsehood are the same.

"Vio. My love!

"Fel. My torment!"

[Offers to take his hand. [Turns from her. Flo. "So I have delivered my letter to the colonel " and received my fee. [Aside.]" Madam, your father bade me see what noise that was.-For goodness sake, sir, why do you speak so loud?

Fel. I understand my cue, mistress; my absence is necessary; I'll oblige you.

[Going, she takes hold of him.

Vio. Oh, let me undeceive you first!

Fel. Impossible!

Vio. 'Tis very possible, if I durst.

Fel. Durst ha, ha, ha! Durst, quotha!

Vio. But another time I'll tell thee all.
Fel. Nay, now or never-

Vio. Now it cannot be.

Fel. Then it shall never be-Thou most ungrateful

of thy sex, farewell.

[Breaks from her, and exit.

Vio. Oh, exquisite trial of my friendship! Yet, not even this shall draw the secret from me.

That I'll preserve, let fortune frown or smile,
And trust to Love my love to reconcile.

[Exit.

ACT III. SCENE 1.

A Chamber in DON LOPEZ's House.

LOPEZ.

Don Lopez.

Enter DON

WAS ever man thus plagu'a? Odsheart, I could swallow my dagger for madness. I know not what to think sure Frederick had no hand in her escape.

-She must get out of the window, and she could not do that without a ladder, and who could bring it to her but him? Ay, it must be so. "The dislike "he shew'd to Don Guzman, in our discourse to-day, "confirms my suspicion, and I will charge him home "with it. Sure children were given me for a curse! "Why, what innumerable misfortunes attend us pa"rents! when we have employed our whole care to "educate and bring our children up to years of ma"turity, just when we expect to reap the fruits of "our labour, a man shall, in the tinkling of a bell, "see one hang'd and t'other whor'd." This graceless baggage-But I'll to Frederick immediately; I'll take the Alguazil with me and search his house, and if I find her, I'll use herby St. Anthony I don't know how I'll use her. [Exit.

Changes to the Street.

SCENE II.

Enter Colonel with ISABELLA'S

Letter in his hand, and GIBBY following.

Col. Well, though I could not see my fair incognita, Fortune, to make me amends, has flung another intrigue in my way. Oh how I love these pretty kind coming females that won't give a man the trouble of racking his invention to deceive them..

"Oh, Portugal! thou dear garden of pleasure— "where love drops down his mellow fruit, and "every bough bends to our hands, and seems to cry, "come, pull, and eat: how deliciously a man lives "here without fear of the stool of repentance !”— This letter I received from a lady in a veilsome duenna, some necessary implement of Cupid. I suppose the style is frank and easy, I hope like her that writ it. [Reads.] Sir, I have seen your person and like it,'-very concise- and if you'll meet at four o'clock in the morning, upon the Terriero de passa, half an hour's conversation will let me into your mind.'—Ha, ha, ha! a philosophical wench? This is the first time I ever knew a woman had any business with the mind of a man. If your intellects answer your outward appearance, the adventure may not displease you. I expect you'll not attempt to see my face, nor offer any thing unbecoming the gentleman I take you for.'-Humph, the gentleman she takes me for! I hope she takes me to be flesh and

blood, and then I'm sure I shall do nothing unbecoming a gentleman. Well, if I must not see her face, it shall go hard if I don't know where she lives. Gibby.

Gib. Here an lik yer honour.

Col. Follow me at a good distance, do you hear, Gibby.

Gib. In troth dee I, weel eneugh, sir.

Col. I am to meet a lady upon the Terriero de passa. Gib. The deel an mine eyn gin I ken her, sir. Col. But you will when you come there, sirrah. Gib. Like eneugh, sir; I have as sharp an eyn tull a bonny lass as ere a lad in aw Scotland. And what mun 1 dee wi' her, sir?

Col. Why, if she and I part you must watch her home, and bring me word where she lives.

Gib. In troth sal I, sir, gin the deel tak her not.

Col. Come along then, it is pretty near the time.I like a woman that rises early to pursue her inclination.

Thus we improve the pleasures of the day,

While tasteless mortals sleep their time away. [Exit.

SCENE III.

Changes to FREDERICK's House.

Enter INIS and Lis

SARDO.

Liss. Your lady run away, and you know not

whither, say you?

Inis. She never greatly car'd for me after finding

you and I together. But you are very grave methinks, Lissardo.

Liss. [Looking on the ring.] Not at all—I have some thoughts indeed of altering my course of living: there is a critical minute in every man's life, which if he can but lay hold of, he may make his fortune.

Inis. Ha! what do I see? A diamond ring! Where the deuce had he that ring? You have got a very pretty ring there, Lissardo.

Liss. Ay, the trifle is pretty enough

-but the lady who gave it to me is a bona roba in beauty, I

assure you.

Inis. I cann't bear this,pray?

[Cocks his hat and struts. -The lady! what lady,

Liss. O fy there's a question to ask a gentleman. Inis. A gentleman! why the fellow's spoil'd! Is this your love for me? Ungrateful man! you'll break my heart, so you will. [Bursts into tears.

Liss. Poor tender-hearted fool!

Inis. If I knew who gave you that ring, I'd tear her eyes out, so I wou'd.

[Sobs. Liss. So, now the jade wants a little coaxing. Why, what dost weep for now, my dear? ha!

Inis. I suppose Flora gave you that ring; but I'll— Liss. No, the devil take me if she did: you make me swear now. So, they are all for the ring, but I shall bob 'em.—I did but joke; the ring is none of mine, it is my master's; I am to give it to be new set, that's all; therefore, pr'ythee, dry thy eyes, and kiss me; come.

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