JOLLY. Part now? the gods forbid! take from me first this load of joys you have thrown upon me, for 'tis a burthen harder to bear than sadness. I was not born till now; this my first night, in which I reap true bliss. LOVE. No, no, I would it had been your first night, then your falsehood had not given argument for these tears; and I hate myself to think I should be such a foolish fly thus again to approach your dangerous flame. JOLLY. Come, divert these thoughts. I'll go see your closet. LOVE. No, no, I swear you shall not. JOLLY. You know I am going out of town for two days. LOVE. When you return, I'll show it you; you will forget me else when you are gone, and at court. JOLLY. Can your love endure delays; or shall business thee from thence remove? These were your own arguments. Come, you shall show it me. LOVE. Nay, then I perceive what unworthy way your love would find. Ye gods, are all men false? JOLLY. As I live, you shall. Stay: come, you ought to make me amends for slandering of me. Hang me, if ever I told; and he that reports it is the damnedst rogue in a country. Come, I say---- [_He pulls her bodkin, that is tied in a piece of black bobbin._ LOVE. Ah! as I live, I will not, I have sworn. Do not pull me: I will not be damned, I have sworn. [_He pulls her, and says this._ JOLLY. As I live I'll break your bodkin then. A weeping tyrant! Come, by this good day, you shall be merciful. LOVE. Why, you will not be uncivil! You will not force me, will you? As I live, I will not. JOLLY. Nay, an' you be wilful, I can be stubborn too. [_He pulls still._ LOVE. Hang me, I'll call aloud. Why, Nan! Nay, you may force me; but, as I live, I'll do nothing. [_Exeunt ambo._ SCENE II. _Enter_ CAPTAIN. CAPT. A pox upon you, are you earthed? The rogue has got her necklace of pearl; but I hope he will leave the rope to hang me in. How the pox came they so great? I must have some trick to break his neck, else the young rogue will work me out. 'Tis an excellent old lady, but I dare not call her so: yet would she were young enough to bear, we might do some good for our heirs, by leaving such a charitable brood behind. She's a woman after the first kind; 'tis but going into her, and you may know her. Then she'll oblige so readily, and gives with greater thanks than others receive; takes it so kindly to be courted. I am now to oblige her (as she calls it) by professing young Wild's love, and desiring an assurance she's sensible of his sufferings; which though it be false and beyond my commission, yet the hopes of such a new young thing, that has the vogue of the town for handsomest, 'twill so tickle her age, and so blow up her vanity, to have it said he is in love with her, and so endear her to me for being the means, that the parson's malice will be able to take no root. She comes: I must not be seen. _Enter_ LOVEALL _and_ JOLLY. LOVE. Give me that letter; I'll swear you shall not read it.