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TONY。 ��Aside。�� Father´in´law�察 �by all that's unlucky�察 �come to take
one of his night walks。 ��To her。�� Ah�察�it's a highwayman with pistols as
long as my arm。 A damned ill´looking fellow。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Good Heaven defend us� �He approaches。
TONY。 Do you hide yourself in that thicket�察�and leave me to manage
him。 If there be any danger�察�I'll cough�察�and cry hem。 When I cough�察�be
sure to keep close。 ��MRS。 HARDCASTLE hides behind a tree in the
back scene。��
Enter HARDCASTLE。
HARDCASTLE。 I'm mistaken�察�or I heard voices of people in want
of help。 Oh�察 �Tony� �is that you�拭�I did not expect you so soon back。
Are your mother and her charge in safety�拭�
TONY。 Very safe�察�sir�察�at my aunt Pedigree's。 Hem。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 ��From behind。�� Ah�察 �death� �I find there's
danger。
HARDCASTLE。 Forty miles in three hours�察 �sure that's too much�察�
my youngster。
TONY。 Stout horses and willing minds make short journeys�察�as they
say。 Hem。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 ��From behind。�� Sure he'll do the dear boy
no harm。
HARDCASTLE。 But I heard a voice here�察�I should be glad to know
from whence it came。
TONY。 It was I�察�sir�察�talking to myself�察�sir。 I was saying that forty
miles in four hours was very good going。 Hem。 As to be sure it was。
Hem。 I have got a sort of cold by being out in the air。 We'll go in�察�if
you please。 Hem。
HARDCASTLE。 But if you talked to yourself you did not answer
yourself。 I'm certain I heard two voices�察 �and am resolved ��raising his
voice�� to find the other out。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 ��From behind。�� Oh� �he's coming to find me
out。 Oh� �
TONY。 What need you go�察�sir�察�if I tell you�拭 �Hem。 I'll lay down
my life for the truthhemI'll tell you all�察�sir。 ��Detaining him。�А�
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HARDCASTLE。 I tell you I will not be detained。 I insist on seeing。
It's in vain to expect I'll believe you。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 ��Running forward from behind。�� O lud� �
he'll murder my poor boy�察�my darling� �Here�察�good gentleman�察�whet your
rage upon me。 Take my money�察�my life�察�but spare that young gentleman�察�
spare my child�察�if you have any mercy。
HARDCASTLE。 My wife�察 �as I'm a Christian。 From whence can
she come�拭�or what does she mean�拭�
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 ��Kneeling。�� Take compassion on us�察�good
Mr。 Highwayman。 Take our money�察�our watches�察�all we have�察�but spare
our lives。 We will never bring you to justice�察�indeed we won't�察�good Mr。
Highwayman。
HARDCASTLE。 I believe the woman's out of her senses。 What�察�
Dorothy�察�don't you know ME�拭�
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Mr。 Hardcastle�察 �as I'm alive� �My fears
blinded me。 But who�察�my dear�察�could have expected to meet you here�察�in
this frightful place�察�so far from home�拭 �What has brought you to follow
us�拭�
HARDCASTLE。 Sure�察 �Dorothy�察 �you have not lost your wits�拭�So
far from home�察�when you are within forty yards of your own door� 。�To
him。�� This is one of your old tricks�察�you graceless rogue�察�you。 ��To her。��
Don't you know the gate�察�and the mulberry´tree�察�and don't you remember
the horse´pond�察�my dear�拭�
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 Yes�察 �I shall remember the horse´pond as
long as I live�察�I have caught my death in it。 ��To TONY。�� And it is to
you�察 �you graceless varlet�察 �I owe all this�拭�I'll teach you to abuse your
mother�察�I will。
TONY。 Ecod�察�mother�察�all the parish says you have spoiled me�察�and so
you may take the fruits on't。
MRS。 HARDCASTLE。 I'll spoil you�察�I will。 ��Follows him off the
stage。 Exit。�А �HARDCASTLE。 There's morality�察�however�察�in his reply。
��Exit。�А�
Enter HASTINGS and MISS NEVILLE。
HASTINGS。 My dear Constance�察�why will you deliberate thus�拭 �If
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we delay a moment�察�all is lost for ever。 Pluck up a little resolution�察�and
we shall soon be out of the reach of her malignity。
MISS NEVILLE。 I find it impossible。 My spirits are so sunk with
the agitations I have suffered�察 �that I am unable to face any new danger。
Two or three years' patience will at last crown us with happiness。
HASTINGS。 Such a tedious delay is worse than inconstancy。 Let
us fly�察 �my charmer。 Let us date our happiness from this very moment。
Perish fortune� �Love and content will increase what we possess beyond a
monarch's revenue。 Let me prevail� �
MISS NEVILLE。 No�察 �Mr。 Hastings�察 �no。 Prudence once more
comes to my relief�察�and I will obey its dictates。 In the moment of passion
fortune may be despised�察�but it ever produces a lasting repentance。 I'm
resolved to apply to Mr。 Hardcastle's compassion and justice for redress。
HASTINGS。 But though he had the will�察 �he has not the power to
relieve you。
MISS NEVILLE。 But he has influence�察�and upon that I am resolved
to rely。
HASTINGS。 I have no hopes。 But since you persist�察 �I must
reluctantly obey you。 ��Exeunt。�А�
SCENE changes。
Enter SIR CHARLES and MISS HARDCASTLE。
SIR CHARLES。 What a situation am I in� �If what you say
appears�察�I shall then find a guilty son。 If what he says be true�察�I shall then
lose one that�察�of all others�察�I most wished for a daughter。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 I am proud of your approbation�察�and to show
I merit it�察�if you place yourselves as I directed�察�you shall hear his explicit
declaration。 But he comes。
SIR CHARLES。 I'll to your father�察�and keep him to the appointment。
��Exit SIR CHARLES。�А�
Enter MARLOW。
MARLOW。 Though prepared for setting out�察�I come once more to
take leave�察 �nor did I�察 �till this moment�察 �know the pain I feel in the
separation。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 ��In her own natural manner。�� I believe
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sufferings cannot be very great�察�sir�察�which you can so easily remove。 A
day or two longer�察�perhaps�察�might lessen your uneasiness�察�by showing the
little value of what you now think proper to regret。
MARLOW。 ��Aside。�� This girl every moment improves upon me。
��To her。�� It must not be�察 �madam。 I have already trifled too long with
my heart。 My very pride begins to submit to my passion。 The disparity
of education and fortune�察�the anger of a parent�察�and the contempt of my
equals�察�begin to lose their weight�察�and nothing can restore me to myself
but this painful effort of resolution。
MISS HARDCASTLE。 Then go�察 �sir�此 �I'll urge nothing more to
detain you。 Though my family be as good as hers you came down to
visit�察 �and my education�察 �I hope�察 �