_Alv._ Yes, that's the word; you knew it was against her interest to marry you, therefore you endeavour'd to win her to't in private; you knew her friends would make a better bargain for her, therefore you kept your designs from their knowledge, and yet you love her to that excess---- _Lor._ I'd readily lay down my life to serve her. _Alv._ Could you readily lay down fifty thousand pistoles to serve her, your excessive love would come with better credentials; an offer of life is very proper for the attack of a counterscarp, but a thousand ducats will sooner carry a lady's heart; you are a young man, but will learn this when you are older. _Lop._ But since things have succeeded better this once, Sir, and that my master will prove a most incomparable good husband (for that he'll do, I'll answer for him) and that 'tis too late to recall what's already done, Sir---- _Alv._ What's done, villain? _Lop._ Sir, I mean, that since my master and my lady are marry'd, and---- _Alv._ Thou ly'st; they are not marry'd. _Lop._ Sir!----I say, that since they are marry'd, and that they love each other so passing dearly, indeed I fancy that---- _Alv._ Why, this impudence is beyond all bearing; Sir, do you put your rascal upon this? _Lor._ Sir, I am in a wood; I don't know what it is you mean. _Alv._ And I am in a plain, Sir, and think I may be understood; do you pretend you are marry'd to my daughter? _Lor._ Sir, 'tis my happiness on one side, as it is my misfortune on another. _Alv._ And do you think this idle project can succeed? do you believe your affirming you are marry'd to her, will induce both her and me to consent it shall be so? _Lop._ Sir, I see you make my master almost out of his wits to hear you talk so: but I, who am but a stande-by now, as I was at the wedding, have mine about me, and desire to know, whether you think this project can succeed? Do you believe your affirming they are not marry'd, will induce both him and I to give up the lady? One short question to bring this matter to an issue, Why do you think they are not marry'd? _Alv._ Because she utterly renounces it. _Lop._ And so she will her religion, if you attack it with that dreadful face. D'ye hear, Sir? the poor lady is in love heartily, and I wish all poor ladies that are so, would dispose of themselves so well as she has done; but you scare her out of her senses: bring her here into the room, speak gently to her, tell her you know the thing is done, that you have it from a man of honour, Me. That may be you wish it had been otherwise, but are a Christian, and profess mercy, and therefore have resolved to pardon her: say this, and I shall appear a man of reputation, and have satisfaction made me. _Alv._ Or an impudent rogue, and have all your bones broke. _Lop._ Content. _Alv._ Agreed, _Leonora_! who's there? call _Leonora_. _Lop._ All will go rarely, Sir; we shall have shot the gulf in a moment.