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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