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fellow impudent upon some occasions�拭              。�To him。��     You   were going to 

observe�察�sir 

    MARLOW。          I   was   observing�察   �madamI     protest�察 �madam�察    �I  forget 

what I was going to observe。 



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    MISS   HARDCASTLE。              ��Aside。��    I   vow   and   so  do  I。  ��To    him。�� 

You   were   observing�察  �sir�察  �that   in   this   age   of   hypocrisysomething   about 

hypocrisy�察�sir。 

    MARLOW。           Yes�察  �madam。     In   this   age   of   hypocrisy   there   are   few 

who upon strict inquiry do notaaa 

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               I understand you perfectly�察�sir。 

    MARLOW。          ��Aside。��     Egad� �and that's more than I do myself。 

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               You mean that in this hypocritical age there 

are few that do not condemn in public what they practise in private�察�and 

think they pay every debt to virtue when they praise it。 

    MARLOW。           True�察   �madam�察    �those   who   have    most   virtue   in  their 

mouths�察�have least of it in their bosoms。         But I'm sure I tire you�察�madam。 

    MISS   HARDCASTLE。              Not   in   the   least�察  �sir�察  �there's   something   so 

agreeable and spirited in your manner�察�such life and forcepray�察�sir�察�go on。 

    MARLOW。           Yes�察   �madam。      I   was   sayingthat    there  are   some 

occasions�察�when a total want   of courage�察�madam�察 �destroys all   theand 

puts usupon aaa 

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               I agree with you entirely�察�a want of courage 

upon some occasions assumes the appearance of ignorance�察�and betrays us 

when we most want to excel。          I beg you'll proceed。 

    MARLOW。           Yes�察  �madam。      Morally     speaking�察   �madamBut      I  see 

Miss Neville expecting us in the next room。             I would not intrude for the 

world。 

    MISS   HARDCASTLE。              I   protest�察  �sir�察  �I   never   was   more   agreeably 

entertained in all my life。      Pray go on。 

    MARLOW。           Yes�察  �madam�察  �I   wasBut   she   beckons   us   to   join   her。 

Madam�察�shall I do myself the honour to attend you�拭�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               Well�察�then�察�I'll follow。 

    MARLOW。          ��Aside。��     This pretty smooth dialogue has done for me。 

��Exit。�А�

    MISS HARDCASTLE。               ��Alone。��     Ha� �ha� �ha�     �Was there ever such 

a sober�察�sentimental interview�拭        �I'm certain he scarce looked in my face 

the whole time。      Yet the fellow�察�but for his unaccountable bashfulness�察�is 

pretty well too。     He has good sense�察�but then so buried in his fears�察�that it 



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fatigues one more than ignorance。          If I could teach him a little confidence�察�

it would be doing somebody that I know of a piece of service。                But who 

is that somebody��That�察�faith�察�is a question I can scarce answer。            ��Exit。�А�

       Enter    TONY        and    MISS      NEVILLE�察        �followed     by     MRS。 

HARDCASTLE and HASTINGS。 

       TONY。     What do you follow me for�察�cousin Con�拭             �I wonder you're 

not ashamed to be so very engaging。 

    MISS      NEVILLE。       I   hope�察  �cousin�察  �one   may    speak   to  one's  own 

relations�察�and not be to blame。 

    TONY。       Ay�察�but I know what sort of a relation you want to make me�察�

though�察�but it won't do。      I tell you�察�cousin Con�察�it won't do�察�so I beg you'll 

keep     your   distance�察  �I  want    no   nearer   relationship。     ��She    follows�察�

coquetting him to the back scene。�А�

    MRS。   HARDCASTLE。              Well�    �I   vow�察  �Mr。   Hastings�察  �you   are   very 

entertaining。     There's nothing in the world I  love to talk of so much   as 

London�察�and the fashions�察�though I was never there myself。 

    HASTINGS。          Never    there�   �You    amaze    me�    �From     your   air  and 

manner�察�I concluded you had been bred all your life either at Ranelagh�察�St。 

James's�察�or Tower Wharf。 

    MRS。  HARDCASTLE。              O�   �sir�察  �you're   only  pleased   to   say  so。 We 

country  persons   can   have   no   manner   at   all。 I'm  in   love   with the   town�察�

and that serves to   raise me   above some   of our neighbouring rustics�察�but 

who   can   have   a   manner�察  �that   has   never   seen   the   Pantheon�察  �the   Grotto 

Gardens�察�the Borough�察�and such places where the nobility chiefly resort�拭�

All   I   can   do   is   to   enjoy   London   at   second´hand。 I   take   care   to   know 

every tete´a´tete from the Scandalous Magazine�察�and have all the fashions�察�

as they come out�察�in a letter from the two Miss Rickets of Crooked Lane。 

Pray how do you like this head�察�Mr。 Hastings�拭�

    HASTINGS。           Extremely      elegant    and   degagee�察   �upon    my    word�察�

madam。      Your friseur is a Frenchman�察�I suppose�拭�

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               I protest�察�I dressed it myself from a print in 

the Ladies' Memorandum´book for the last year。 

    HASTINGS。          Indeed�    �Such a head in a side´box at the play´house 

would draw as many gazers as my Lady Mayoress at a City Ball。 



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    MRS。   HARDCASTLE。             I   vow�察  �since   inoculation   began�察  �there   is   no 

such    thing   to  be  seen   as  a  plain  woman�察    �so  one   must   dress   a  little 

particular�察�or one may escape in the crowd。 

    HASTINGS。          But that can never be your case�察�madam�察�in any dress。 

��Bowing。�� 

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               Yet�察�what signifies my dressing when I have 

such a piece of antiquity by my side as Mr。 Hardcastle�此�all I can say will 

never argue down a single button from his clothes。              I have often wanted 

him to throw off his great flaxen wig�察�and where he was bald�察�to plaster it 

over�察�like my Lord Pately�察�with powder。 

    HASTINGS。          You   are   right�察  �madam�察  �for�察  �as   among   the   ladies   there 

are none ugly�察�so among the men there are none old。 

    MRS。      HARDCASTLE。           But    what   do   you  think   his  answer    was�拭�

Why�察�with his usual Gothic vivacity�察�he said I only wanted him to throw 

off his wig�察�to convert it into a tete for my own wearing。 

    HASTINGS。          Intolerable�    �At    your   age  you   may    wear   what   you 

please�察�and it must become you。 

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               Pray�察�Mr。 Hastings�察�what do you take to be 

the most fashionable age about town�拭�

    HASTINGS。          Some time ago�察�forty was all the mode�察�but I'm told the 

ladies intend to bring up fifty for the ensuing winter。 

    MRS。   HARDCASTLE。              Seriously。     Then   I   shall   be   too   young   for 

the fashion。 

    HASTINGS。          No lady begins now to put on jewels till she's past forty。 

For instance�察�Miss there�察�in a polite circle�察�would be considered as a child�察�

as a mere maker of samplers。 

    MRS。 HARDCASTLE。               And yet Mrs。 Niece thinks herself as much a 

woman�察�and is as fond of jewels�察�as the oldest of us all。 

    HASTINGS。          Your    niece�察  �is  she�拭  �And    that  young    gentleman�察   �a 

brother of yours�察�I should presume�拭�

    MRS。   HARDCASTLE。              My   son�察  �sir。  They   are   contracted   to   each 

other。    Observe their little sports。      They fall in and out ten times a day�察�

as   if   they   were   man   and   wife   already。 ��To   them。��  Well�察  �Tony�察  �child�察�

what soft things are you saying to your cousin Constance this evening�拭�



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    TONY。       I have been saying no soft things�察�but that it's very hard

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