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HARDCASTLE。 Good�察 �very good�察 �thank you�察 �ha� �ha� �Your
generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene�察�when he fought the Turks
at the battle of Belgrade。 You shall hear。
MARLOW。 Instead of the battle of Belgrade�察 �I believe it's almost
time to talk about supper。 What has your philosophy got in the house for
supper�拭�
HARDCASTLE。 For supper�察 �sir� 。�Aside。�� Was ever such a
request to a man in his own house�拭�
MARLOW。 Yes�察�sir�察�supper�察�sir�察�I begin to feel an appetite。 I shall
make devilish work to´night in the larder�察�I promise you。
HARDCASTLE。 ��Aside。�� Such a brazen dog sure never my eyes
beheld。 ��To him。�� Why�察�really�察�sir�察�as for supper I can't well tell。 My
Dorothy and the cook´maid settle these things between them。 I leave
these kind of things entirely to them。
MARLOW。 You do�察�do you�拭�
HARDCASTLE。 Entirely。 By the bye�察�I believe they are in actual
consultation upon what's for supper this moment in the kitchen。
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MARLOW。 Then I beg they'll admit me as one of their privy council。
It's a way I have got。 When I travel�察�I always chose to regulate my own
supper。 Let the cook be called。 No offence I hope�察�sir。
HARDCASTLE。 O no�察�sir�察�none in the least�察�yet I don't know how�察�
our Bridget�察 �the cook´maid�察 �is not very communicative upon these
occasions。 Should we send for her�察 �she might scold us all out of the
house。
HASTINGS。 Let's see your list of the larder then。 I ask it as a
favour。 I always match my appetite to my bill of fare。
MARLOW。 ��To HARDCASTLE�察�who looks at them with surprise。��
Sir�察�he's very right�察�and it's my way too。
HARDCASTLE。 Sir�察 �you have a right to command here。 Here�察�
Roger�察�bring us the bill of fare for to´night's supper�此�I believe it's drawn
outYour manner�察 �Mr。 Hastings�察 �puts me in mind of my uncle�察 �Colonel
Wallop。 It was a saying of his�察�that no man was sure of his supper till he
had eaten it。
HASTINGS。 ��Aside。�� All upon the high rope� �His uncle a colonel� �
we shall soon hear of his mother being a justice of the peace。 But let's
hear the bill of fare。
MARLOW。 ��Perusing。�� What's here�拭 �For the first course�察�for the
second course�察 �for the dessert。 The devil�察 �sir�察 �do you think we have
brought down a whole Joiners' Company�察�or the corporation of Bedford�察�to
eat up such a supper�拭 �Two or three little things�察�clean and comfortable�察�
will do。
HASTINGS。 But let's hear it。
MARLOW。 ��Reading。�� For the first course�察 �at the top�察 �a pig and
prune sauce。
HASTINGS。 Damn your pig�察�I say。
MARLOW。 And damn your prune sauce�察�say I。
HARDCASTLE。 And yet�察 �gentlemen�察 �to men that are hungry�察 �pig
with prune sauce is very good eating。
MARLOW。 At the bottom�察�a calf's tongue and brains。
HASTINGS。 Let your brains be knocked out�察 �my good sir�察 �I don't
like them。
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MARLOW。 Or you may clap them on a plate by themselves。 I do。
HARDCASTLE。 ��Aside。�� Their impudence confounds me。 ��To
them。�� Gentlemen�察�you are my guests�察�make what alterations you please。
Is there anything else you wish to retrench or alter�察�gentlemen�拭�
MARLOW。 Item�察 �a pork pie�察 �a boiled rabbit and sausages�察 �a
Florentine�察�a shaking pudding�察�and a dish of tifftafftaffety cream。
HASTINGS。 Confound your made dishes�察 �I shall be as much at a
loss in this house as at a green and yellow dinner at the French
ambassador's table。 I'm for plain eating。
HARDCASTLE。 I'm sorry�察�gentlemen�察�that I have nothing you like�察�
but if there be anything you have a particular fancy to
MARLOW。 Why�察�really�察�sir�察�your bill of fare is so exquisite�察�that any
one part of it is full as good as another。 Send us what you please。 So
much for supper。 And now to see that our beds are aired�察�and properly
taken care of。
HARDCASTLE。 I entreat you'll leave that to me。 You shall not stir
a step。
MARLOW。 Leave that to you� �I protest�察�sir�察�you must excuse me�察�I
always look to these things myself。
HARDCASTLE。 I must insist�察�sir�察�you'll make yourself easy on that
head。
MARLOW。 You see I'm resolved on it。 ��Aside。�� A very
troublesome fellow this�察�as I ever met with。
HARDCASTLE。 Well�察 �sir�察 �I'm resolved at least to attend you。
��Aside。�� This may be modem modesty�察�but I never saw anything look so
like old´fashioned impudence。 ��Exeunt MARLOW and
HARDCASTLE。�А�
HASTINGS。 ��Alone。�� So I find this fellow's civilities begin to
grow troublesome。 But who can be angry at those assiduities which are
meant to please him�拭 �Ha� �what do I see�拭�Miss Neville�察 �by all that's
happy� �
Enter MISS NEVILLE。
MISS NEVILLE。 My dear Hastings� �To what unexpected good
fortune�察 �to what accident�察 �am I to ascribe this happy meeting�拭�
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HASTINGS。 Rather let me ask the same question�察�as I could never have
hoped to meet my dearest Constance at an inn。
MISS NEVILLE。 An inn� �sure you mistake�此�my aunt�察�my guardian�察�
lives here。 What could induce you to think this house an inn�拭�
HASTINGS。 My friend�察�Mr。 Marlow�察�with whom I came down�察�and I�察�
have been sent here as to an inn�察�I assure you。 A young fellow�察�whom we
accidentally met at a house hard by�察�directed us hither。
MISS NEVILLE。 Certainly it must be one of my hopeful cousin's
tricks�察�of whom you have heard me talk so often�察�ha� �ha� �ha� �
HASTINGS。 He whom your aunt intends for you�拭 �he of whom I
have such just apprehensions�拭�
MISS NEVILLE。 You have nothing to fear from him�察�I assure you。
You'd adore him�察 �if you knew how heartily he despises me。 My aunt
knows it too�察�and has undertaken to court me for him�察�and actually begins
to think she has made a conquest。
HASTINGS。 Thou dear dissembler� �You must know�察 �my
Constance�察�I have just seized this happy opportunity of my friend's visit
here to get admittance into the family。 The horses that carried us down
are now fatigued with their journey�察�but they'll soon be refreshed�察�and then�察�
if my dearest girl will trust in her faithful Hastings�察 �we shall soon be
landed in France�察 �where even among slaves the laws of marriage are
respected。
MISS NEVILLE。 I have often told you�察 �that though ready to obey
you�察 �I yet should leave my little fortune behind with reluctance。 The
greatest part of it was left me by my uncle�察�the India director�察�and chie