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father's old friend for an innkeeper� �What a swaggering puppy must he
take me for� �What a silly puppy do I find myself� �There again�察�may I
be hanged�察�my dear�察�but I mistook you for the bar´maid。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 Dear me� �dear me� �I'm sure there's nothing
in my BEHAVIOUR to put me on a level with one of that stamp。
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MARLOW。 Nothing�察 �my dear�察 �nothing。 But I was in for a list of
blunders�察�and could not help making you a subscriber。 My stupidity saw
everything the wrong way。 I mistook your assiduity for assurance�察 �and
your simplicity for allurement。 But it's over。 This house I no more
show MY face in。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 I hope�察�sir�察�I have done nothing to disoblige
you。 I'm sure I should be sorry to affront any gentleman who has been so
polite�察�and said so many civil things to me。 I'm sure I should be sorry
��pretending to cry�� if he left the family upon my account。 I'm sure I
should be sorry if people said anything amiss�察�since I have no fortune but
my character。
MARLOW。 ��Aside。�� By Heaven� �she weeps。 This is the first
mark of tenderness I ever had from a modest woman�察�and it touches me。
��To her。�� Excuse me�察�my lovely girl�察�you are the only part of the family I
leave with reluctance。 But to be plain with you�察 �the difference of our
birth�察�fortune�察�and education�察�makes an honourable connexion impossible�察�
and I can never harbour a thought of seducing simplicity that trusted in my
honour�察�of bringing ruin upon one whose only fault was being too lovely。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 ��Aside。�� Generous man� �I now begin to
admire him。 ��To him。�� But I am sure my family is as good as Miss
Hardcastle's�察�and though I'm poor�察�that's no great misfortune to a contented
mind�察 �and�察 �until this moment�察 �I never thought that it was bad to want
fortune。
MARLOW。 And why now�察�my pretty simplicity�拭�
MISS HARDCASTLE。 Because it puts me at a distance from one
that�察�if I had a thousand pounds�察�I would give it all to。
MARLOW。 ��Aside。�� This simplicity bewitches me�察�so that if I stay�察�
I'm undone。 I must make one bold effort�察 �and leave her。 ��To her。��
Your partiality in my favour�察�my dear�察�touches me most sensibly�此�and were
I to live for myself alone�察�I could easily fix my choice。 But I owe too
much to the opinion of the world�察�too much to the authority of a father�察�so
thatI can scarcely speak itit affects me。 Farewell。 ��Exit。�А�
MISS HARDCASTLE。 I never knew half his merit till now。 He
shall not go�察�if I have power or art to detain him。 I'll still preserve the
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character in which I STOOPED TO CONQUER�察�but will undeceive my
papa�察�who perhaps may laugh him out of his resolution。 ��Exit。�А�
Enter Tony and MISS NEVILLE。
TONY。 Ay�察 �you may steal for yourselves the next time。 I have
done my duty。 She has got the jewels again�察�that's a sure thing�察�but she
believes it was all a mistake of the servants。
MISS NEVILLE。 But�察�my dear cousin�察�sure you won't forsake us in
this distress�拭 �If she in the least suspects that I am going off�察 �I shall
certainly be locked up�察�or sent to my aunt Pedigree's�察�which is ten times
worse。
TONY。 To be sure�察�aunts of all kinds are damned bad things。 But
what can I do�拭 �I have got you a pair of horses that will fly like Whistle´
jacket�察�and I'm sure you can't say but I have courted you nicely before her
face。 Here she comes�察 �we must court a bit or two more�察 �for fear she
should suspect us。 ��They retire�察�and seem to fondle。�А�
Enter MRS。 HARDCASTLE。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Well�察 �I was greatly fluttered�察 �to be sure。
But my son tells me it was all a mistake of the servants。 I shan't be easy�察�
however�察�till they are fairly married�察�and then let her keep her own fortune。
But what do I see�拭�fondling together�察�as I'm alive。 I never saw Tony so
sprightly before。 Ah� �have I caught you�察 �my pretty doves�拭 �What�察�
billing�察�exchanging stolen glances and broken murmurs�拭 �Ah� �
TONY。 As for murmurs�察�mother�察�we grumble a little now and then�察�to
be sure。 But there's no love lost between us。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 A mere sprinkling�察 �Tony�察 �upon the flame�察�
only to make it burn brighter。
MISS NEVILLE。 Cousin Tony promises to give us more of his
company at home。 Indeed�察�he shan't leave us any more。 It won't leave
us�察�cousin Tony�察�will it�拭�
TONY。 O� �it's a pretty creature。 No�察�I'd sooner leave my horse in a
pound�察�than leave you when you smile upon one so。 Your laugh makes
you so becoming。
MISS NEVILLE。 Agreeable cousin� �Who can help admiring that
natural humour�察�that pleasant�察�broad�察�red�察�thoughtless ��patting his cheek��
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ah� �it's a bold face。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Pretty innocence� �
TONY。 I'm sure I always loved cousin Con。's hazle eyes�察 �and her
pretty long fingers�察�that she twists this way and that over the haspicholls�察�
like a parcel of bobbins。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Ah� �he would charm the bird from the tree。
I was never so happy before。 My boy takes after his father�察 �poor Mr。
Lumpkin�察 �exactly。 The jewels�察 �my dear Con。�察 �shall be yours
incontinently。 You shall have them。 Isn't he a sweet boy�察 �my dear�拭�
You shall be married to´morrow�察�and we'll put off the rest of his education�察�
like Dr。 Drowsy's sermons�察�to a fitter opportunity。
Enter DIGGORY。
DIGGORY。 Where's the 'squire�拭 �I have got a letter for your
worship。
TONY。 Give it to my mamma。 She reads all my letters first。
DIGGORY。 I had orders to deliver it into your own hands。
TONY。 Who does it come from�拭�
DIGGORY。 Your worship mun ask that o' the letter itself。
TONY。 I could wish to know though ��turning the letter�察�and gazing
on it��。
MISS NEVILLE。 ��Aside。�� Undone� �undone� �A letter to him from
Hastings。 I know the hand。 If my aunt sees it�察�we are ruined for ever。
I'll keep her employed a little if I can。 ��To MRS。 HARDCASTLE。�� But
I have not told you�察�madam�察�of my cousin's smart answer just now to Mr。
Marlow。 We so laughed。You must know�察�madam。This way a little�察�for
he must not hear us。 ��They confer。�А�
TONY。 ��Still gazing。�� A damned cramp piece of penmanship�察 �as
ever I saw in my life。 I can read your print hand very well。 But here are
such handles�察 �and shanks�察 �and dashes�察 �that one can scarce tell the head
from the tail。;To Anthony Lumpkin�察�Esquire。; It's very odd�察�I can read
the outside of my letters�察�where my own