_Cam._ His wife, _Isabella_; and yet thou hast not all my wonders, I am his wife without his knowledge: he does not even know I am a woman. _Isab._ Madam, your humble servant; if you please to go on, I won't interrupt you, indeed I won't. _Cam._ Then hear how these strange things have past; _Lorenzo_, bound unregarded in my sister's chains, seem'd in my eyes a conquest worth her care. Nor cou'd I see him treated with contempt, without growing warm in his interest: I blam'd _Leonora_ for not being touch'd with his merit; I blam'd her so long, 'till I grew touch'd with it myself: and the reasons I urg'd to vanquish her heart, insensibly made a conquest of my own: 'Twas thus, my friend, I fell. What was next to be done my passion pointed out; my heart I felt was warm'd to a noble enterprize, I gave it way, and boldly on it led me. _Leonora_'s name and voice, in the dark shades of night, I borrow'd, to engage the object of my wishes. I met him, _Isabella_, and so deceived him; he cannot blame me sure, for much I blest him. But to finish this strange story: in short I own, I long had lov'd, but finding my father most averse to my desires, I at last had forc'd myself to this secret correspondence; I urg'd the mischiefs would attend the knowledge on't, I urg'd them so, he thought them full of weight, so yielded to observe what rules I gave him: they were, to pass the day in cold indifference, to avoid even signs or looks of intimacy, but gather for the still, the secret night, a flood of love to recompence the losses of the day. I will not trouble you with lovers cares, nor what contrivances we form'd to bring this toying to a solid bliss. Know only, when three nights we thus had pass'd, the fourth it was agreed should make us one for ever; each kept their promise, and last night has join'd us. _Isab._ Indeed your talents pass my poor extent; you serious ladies are well form'd for business: What wretched work a poor coquet had made on't! But still there's that remains will try your skill; you have your man, but---- _Cam._ Lovers think no farther, the object of that passion possesses all desire; however I have open'd to you my wond'rous situation. If you can advise me in my difficulties to come, you will. But see----My husband! _Enter ~Lorenzo~._ _Lor._ You look as if you were busy, pray tell me if I interrupt you, I'll retire. _Cam._ No, no, you have a right to interrupt us, since you were the subject of our discourse. _Lor._ Was I? _Cam._ You were; nay, I'll tell you how you entertain'd us too. _Lor._ Perhaps I had as good avoid hearing that. _Cam._ You need not fear, it was not to your disadvantage; I was commending you and saying, if I had been a woman I had been in danger; nay I think I said I shou'd infallibly have been in love with you.