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the way of the world-第18部分

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SIR WIL。  And; sir; I assert my right; and will maintain it in



defiance of you; sir; and of your instrument。  'Sheart; an you talk



of an instrument sir; I have an old fox by my thigh shall hack your



instrument of ram vellum to shreds; sir。  It shall not be sufficient



for a Mittimus or a tailor's measure; therefore withdraw your



instrument; sir; or; by'r lady; I shall draw mine。







LADY。  Hold; nephew; hold。







MILLA。  Good Sir Wilfull; respite your valour。







FAIN。  Indeed?  Are you provided of your guard; with your single



beef…eater there?  But I'm prepared for you; and insist upon my



first proposal。  You shall submit your own estate to my management;



and absolutely make over my wife's to my sole use; as pursuant to



the purport and tenor of this other covenant。  I suppose; madam;



your consent is not requisite in this case; nor; Mr。 Mirabell; your



resignation; nor; Sir Wilfull; your right。  You may draw your fox if



you please; sir; and make a bear…garden flourish somewhere else; for



here it will not avail。  This; my Lady Wishfort; must be subscribed;



or your darling daughter's turned adrift; like a leaky hulk to sink



or swim; as she and the current of this lewd town can agree。







LADY。  Is there no means; no remedy; to stop my ruin?  Ungrateful



wretch!  Dost thou not owe thy being; thy subsistance; to my



daughter's fortune?







FAIN。  I'll answer you when I have the rest of it in my possession。







MIRA。  But that you would not accept of a remedy from my handsI



own I have not deserved you should owe any obligation to me; or



else; perhaps; I could devise …







LADY。  Oh; what? what?  To save me and my child from ruin; from



want; I'll forgive all that's past; nay; I'll consent to anything to



come; to be delivered from this tyranny。







MIRA。  Ay; madam; but that is too late; my reward is intercepted。



You have disposed of her who only could have made me a compensation



for all my services。  But be it as it may; I am resolved I'll serve



you; you shall not be wronged in this savage manner。







LADY。  How?  Dear Mr。 Mirabell; can you be so generous at last?  But



it is not possible。  Harkee; I'll break my nephew's match; you shall



have my niece yet; and all her fortune; if you can but save me from



this imminent danger。







MIRA。  Will you?  I take you at your word。  I ask no more。  I must



have leave for two criminals to appear。







LADY。  Ay; ay; anybody; anybody。







MIRA。  Foible is one; and a penitent。











SCENE XI。











'To them' MRS。 FAINALL; FOIBLE; MINCING。







MRS。 MAR。  O my shame!  'MIRABELL and LADY go to MRS。 FAINALL and



FOIBLE。'  These currupt things are brought hither to expose me。  'To



FAINALL。'







FAIN。  If it must all come out; why let 'em know it; 'tis but the



way of the world。  That shall not urge me to relinquish or abate one



tittle of my terms; no; I will insist the more。







FOIB。  Yes; indeed; madam; I'll take my bible…oath of it。







MINC。  And so will I; mem。







LADY。  O Marwood; Marwood; art thou false?  My friend deceive me?



Hast thou been a wicked accomplice with that profligate man?







MRS。 MAR。  Have you so much ingratitude and injustice to give



credit; against your friend; to the aspersions of two such mercenary



trulls?







MINC。  Mercenary; mem?  I scorn your words。  'Tis true we found you



and Mr。 Fainall in the blue garret; by the same token; you swore us



to secrecy upon Messalinas's poems。  Mercenary?  No; if we would



have been mercenary; we should have held our tongues; you would have



bribed us sufficiently。







FAIN。  Go; you are an insignificant thing。  Well; what are you the



better for this?  Is this Mr。 Mirabell's expedient?  I'll be put off



no longer。  You; thing; that was a wife; shall smart for this。  I



will not leave thee wherewithal to hide thy shame:  your body shall



be naked as your reputation。







MRS。 FAIN。  I despise you and defy your malice。  You have aspersed



me wrongfullyI have proved your falsehood。  Go; you and your



treacherousI will not name it; but starve together。  Perish。







FAIN。  Not while you are worth a groat; indeed; my dear。  Madam;



I'll be fooled no longer。







LADY。  Ah; Mr。 Mirabell; this is small comfort; the detection of



this affair。







MIRA。  Oh; in good time。  Your leave for the other offender and



penitent to appear; madam。











SCENE XII。











'To them' WAITWELL with a box of writings。







LADY。  O Sir Rowland!  Well; rascal?







WAIT。  What your ladyship pleases。  I have brought the black box at



last; madam。







MIRA。  Give it me。  Madam; you remember your promise。







LADY。  Ay; dear sir。







MIRA。  Where are the gentlemen?







WAIT。  At hand; sir; rubbing their eyes;just risen from sleep。







FAIN。  'Sdeath; what's this to me?  I'll not wait your private



concerns。











SCENE XIII。











'To them' PETULANT; WITWOUD。







PET。  How now?  What's the matter?  Whose hand's out?







WIT。  Hey day!  What; are you all got together; like players at the



end of the last act?







MIRA。  You may remember; gentlemen; I once requested your hands as



witnesses to a certain parchment。







WIT。  Ay; I do; my hand I rememberPetulant set his mark。







MIRA。  You wrong him; his name is fairly written; as shall appear。



You do not remember; gentlemen; anything of what that parchment



contained?  'Undoing the box。'







WIT。  No。







PET。  Not I。  I writ; I read nothing。







MIRA。  Very well; now you shall know。  Madam; your promise。







LADY。  Ay; ay; sir; upon my honour。







MIRA。  Mr。 Fainall; it is now time that you should know that your



lady; while she was at her own disposal; and before you had by your



insinuations wheedled her out of a pretended settlement of the



greatest part of her fortune …







FAIN。  Sir!  Pretended?







MIRA。  Yes; sir。  I say that this lady; while a widow; having; it



seems; received some cautions respecting your inconstancy and



tyranny of temper; which from her own partial opinion and fondness



of you she could never have suspectedshe did; I say; by the



wholesome advice of friends and of sages learned in the laws of this



land; deliver this same as her act and deed to me in trust; and to



the uses within mentioned。  You may read if you please 'holding out



the parchment'; though perhaps what is written on the back may serve



your occasions。







FAIN。  Very likely; sir。  What's here?  Damnation!  'Reads' A DEED



OF CONVEYANCE OF THE WHOLE ESTATE REAL OF ARABELLA LANGUISH; WIDOW;



IN TRUST TO EDWARD MIRABELL。  Confusion!







MIRA。  Even so; sir:  'tis the way of the world; sir; of the widows



of the world。  I suppose this deed may bear an elder date than what



you have obtained from your lady。







FAIN。  Perfidious fiend!  Then thus I'll be revenged。  'Offers to



run at MRS。 FAINALL。'







SIR WIL。  Hold; sir; now you may make your bear…garden flourish



somewhere else; sir。







FAIN。  Mirabell; you shall hear of this; sir; be sure you shall。



Let me pass; oaf。







MRS。 FAIN。  Madam; you seem to stifle your resentment。  You had



better give it vent。







MRS。 MAR。  Yes; it shall have vent; and to your confusion; or I'll



perish in the attempt。











SCENE the Last。











LADY WISHFORT; MRS。 MILLAMANT; MIRABELL; MRS。 FAINALL; SIR WILFULL;



PETULANT; WITWOUD; FOIBLE; MINCING; WAITWELL。







LADY。  O daughter; daughter; 'tis plain thou hast inherited thy



mother's prudence。







MRS。 FAIN。  Thank Mr。 Mirabell; a cautious friend; to whose advice



all is owing。







LADY。  Well; Mr。 Mirabell; you have kept your promise; and I must



perform mine。  First; I pardon for your sake Sir Rowland there and



Foible。  The next thing is to break the matter to my nephew; and how



to do that …







MIRA。  For that; madam; give yourself no trouble; let me have your



consent。  Sir Wilfull is my friend:  he has had compassion upon



lovers; and generously engaged a volunteer in this action; for our



service; and now designs to prosecute his travels。







SIR WIL。  'Sheart; aunt; I have no mind to marry。  My cousin's a



fine lady; and the gentleman loves her and she loves him; and they



deserve one another; my resolution is to see foreign parts。  I have



set on't; and when I'm set on't I must do't。  And if these two



gentlemen would travel too; I think they may be spared。







PET。  For my part; I say little。  I think things are best off or on。







WIT。  I'gad; I understand nothing of the matter:  I'm in a maze yet;



like a dog in a dancing school。







LADY。  Well; sir; take her; and with her all the joy I can give you。







MILLA。  Why does not the man take me?  Would you have me give myself



to you over again?







MIRA。  Ay; and over and over again。  'Kisses her hand。'  I would



have you as often as possibly I can。  Well; heav'n grant I love you



not too well; that's all my fear。







SIR WIL。  'Sheart; you'll have time enough to toy after you're



married; or; if you will toy now; let us have a dance in the



meantime; that we who are not lovers may have some other employment



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