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about Mr。 Hardcastle。
TONY。 As sure as can be�察�one of them must be the gentleman that's
coming down to court my sister。 Do they seem to be Londoners�拭�
LANDLORD。 I believe they may。 They look woundily like
Frenchmen。
TONY。 Then desire them to step this way�察�and I'll set them right in a
twinkling。 ��Exit Landlord。�� Gentlemen�察�as they mayn't be good enough
company for you�察 �step down for a moment�察 �and I'll be with you in the
squeezing of a lemon。 ��Exeunt mob。�А�
TONY。 ��solus��。 Father´in´law has been calling me whelp and
hound this half year。 Now�察�if I pleased�察�I could be so revenged upon the
old grumbletonian。 But then I'm afraidafraid of what�拭 �I shall soon be
worth fifteen hundred a year�察�and let him frighten me out of THAT if he
can。
Enter Landlord�察�conducting MARLOW and HASTINGS。
MARLOW。 What a tedious uncomfortable day have we had of it� �
We were told it was but forty miles across the country�察�and we have come
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above threescore。
HASTINGS。 And all�察 �Marlow�察 �from that unaccountable reserve of
yours�察�that would not let us inquire more frequently on the way。
MARLOW。 I own�察�Hastings�察�I am unwilling to lay myself under an
obligation to every one I meet�察 �and often stand the chance of an
unmannerly answer。
HASTINGS。 At present�察�however�察 �we are not likely to receive any
answer。
TONY。 No offence�察 �gentlemen。 But I'm told you have been
inquiring for one Mr。 Hardcastle in these parts。 Do you know what part
of the country you are in�拭�
HASTINGS。 Not in the least�察 �sir�察 �but should thank you for
information。
TONY。 Nor the way you came�拭�
HASTINGS。 No�察�sir�此�but if you can inform us
TONY。 Why�察�gentlemen�察�if you know neither the road you are going�察�
nor where you are�察�nor the road you came�察�the first thing I have to inform
you is�察�thatyou have lost your way。
MARLOW。 We wanted no ghost to tell us that。
TONY。 Pray�察�gentlemen�察�may I be so bold so as to ask the place from
whence you came�拭�
MARLOW。 That's not necessary towards directing us where we are
to go。
TONY。 No offence�察�but question for question is all fair�察�you know。
Pray�察�gentlemen�察�is not this same Hardcastle a cross´grained�察�old´fashioned�察�
whimsical fellow�察�with an ugly face�察�a daughter�察�and a pretty son�拭�
HASTINGS。 We have not seen the gentleman�察�but he has the family
you mention。
TONY。 The daughter�察�a tall�察�trapesing�察�trolloping�察�talkative maypole�察�
the son�察�a pretty�察�well´bred�察�agreeable youth�察�that everybody is fond of。
MARLOW。 Our information differs in this。 The daughter is said to
be well´bred and beautiful�察 �the son an awkward booby�察 �reared up and
spoiled at his mother's apron´string。
TONY。 He´he´hem��Then�察�gentlemen�察�all I have to tell you is�察�that
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you won't reach Mr。 Hardcastle's house this night�察�I believe。
HASTINGS。 Unfortunate� �
TONY。 It's a damn'd long�察 �dark�察 �boggy�察 �dirty�察 �dangerous way。
Stingo�察�tell the gentlemen the way to Mr。 Hardcastle's� 。�Winking upon
the Landlord。�� Mr。 Hardcastle's�察�of Quagmire Marsh�察�you understand me。
LANDLORD。 Master Hardcastle's� �Lock´a´daisy�察 �my masters�察�
you're come a deadly deal wrong� �When you came to the bottom of the
hill�察�you should have crossed down Squash Lane。
MARLOW。 Cross down Squash Lane� �
LANDLORD。 Then you were to keep straight forward�察�till you came
to four roads。
MARLOW。 Come to where four roads meet�拭�
TONY。 Ay�察�but you must be sure to take only one of them。
MARLOW。 O�察�sir�察�you're facetious。
TONY。 Then keeping to the right�察 �you are to go sideways till you
come upon Crackskull Common�此�there you must look sharp for the track
of the wheel�察 �and go forward till you come to farmer Murrain's barn。
Coming to the farmer's barn�察�you are to turn to the right�察�and then to the
left�察�and then to the right about again�察�till you find out the old mill
MARLOW。 Zounds�察�man� �we could as soon find out the longitude� �
HASTINGS。 What's to be done�察�Marlow�拭�
MARLOW。 This house promises but a poor reception�察 �though
perhaps the landlord can accommodate us。
LANDLORD。 Alack�察�master�察�we have but one spare bed in the whole
house。
TONY。 And to my knowledge�察 �that's taken up by three lodgers
already。 ��After a pause�察�in which the rest seem disconcerted。�� I have hit
it。 Don't you think�察 �Stingo�察 �our landlady could accommodate the
gentlemen by the fire´side�察�withthree chairs and a bolster�拭�
HASTINGS。 I hate sleeping by the fire´side。
MARLOW。 And I detest your three chairs and a bolster。
TONY。 You do�察�do you�拭�then�察�let me seewhat if you go on a mile
further�察�to the Buck's Head�察�the old Buck's Head on the hill�察�one of the best
inns in the whole county�拭�
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HASTINGS。 O ho� �so we have escaped an adventure for this night�察�
however。
LANDLORD。 ��apart to TONY��。 Sure�察 �you ben't sending them to
your father's as an inn�察�be you�拭�
TONY。 Mum�察�you fool you。 Let THEM find that out。 ��To them。��
You have only to keep on straight forward�察 �till you come to a large old
house by the road side。 You'll see a pair of large horns over the door。
That's the sign。 Drive up the yard�察�and call stoutly about you。
HASTINGS。 Sir�察�we are obliged to you。 The servants can't miss the
way�拭�
TONY。 No�察�no�此�but I tell you�察�though�察�the landlord is rich�察�and going
to leave off business�察�so he wants to be thought a gentleman�察�saving your
presence�察�he� �he� �he� �He'll be for giving you his company�察�and�察�ecod�察�if
you mind him�察�he'll persuade you that his mother was an alderman�察�and his
aunt a justice of peace。
LANDLORD。 A troublesome old blade�察 �to be sure�察 �but a keeps as
good wines and beds as any in the whole country。
MARLOW。 Well�察 �if he supplies us with these�察 �we shall want no
farther connexion。 We are to turn to the right�察�did you say�拭�
TONY。 No�察�no�察�straight forward。 I'll just step myself�察�and show you
a piece of the way。 ��To the Landlord。�� Mum� �
LANDLORD。 Ah�察 �bless your heart�察 �for a sweet�察 �pleasantdamn'd
mischievous son of a whore。 ��Exeunt。�А�
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ACT THE SECOND。
SCENEAn old´fashioned House。
Enter HARDCASTLE�察�followed by three or four awkward Servants。
HARDCASTLE。 Well�察�I hope you are perfect in the table exercise I
have been teaching you these three days。 You all know your posts and
your places�察 �and can show that you have been used to good compa