FACE. Peace, you drunkards! Sir, I wonder at it: please you to give me leave To touch the door, I'll try an the lock be chang'd. LOVE. It mazes me! FACE [GOES TO THE DOOR]. Good faith, sir, I believe There's no such thing: 'tis all deceptio visus.-- [ASIDE.] Would I could get him away. DAP [WITHIN]. Master captain! master doctor! LOVE. Who's that? FACE. Our clerk within, that I forgot! [ASIDE.] I know not, sir. DAP [WITHIN]. For God's sake, when will her grace be at leisure? FACE. Ha! Illusions, some spirit o' the air-- [ASIDE.] His gag is melted, And now he sets out the throat. DAP [WITHIN]. I am almost stifled-- FACE [ASIDE]. Would you were altogether. LOVE. 'Tis in the house. Ha! list. FACE. Believe it, sir, in the air. LOVE. Peace, you. DAP [WITHIN]. Mine aunt's grace does not use me well. SUB [WITHIN]. You fool, Peace, you'll mar all. FACE [SPEAKS THROUGH THE KEYHOLE, WHILE LOVEWIT ADVANCES TO THE DOOR UNOBSERVED]. Or you will else, you rogue. LOVE. O, is it so? Then you converse with spirits!-- Come, sir. No more of your tricks, good Jeremy. The truth, the shortest way. FACE. Dismiss this rabble, sir.-- [ASIDE.] What shall I do? I am catch'd. LOVE. Good neighbours, I thank you all. You may depart. [EXEUNT NEIGHBOURS.] --Come, sir, You know that I am an indulgent master; And therefore conceal nothing. What's your medicine, To draw so many several sorts of wild fowl? FACE. Sir, you were wont to affect mirth and wit-- But here's no place to talk on't in the street. Give me but leave to make the best of my fortune, And only pardon me the abuse of your house: It's all I beg. I'll help you to a widow, In recompence, that you shall give me thanks for, Will make you seven years younger, and a rich one. 'Tis but your putting on a Spanish cloak: I have her within. You need not fear the house; It was not visited. LOVE. But by me, who came Sooner than you expected. FACE. It is true, sir. 'Pray you forgive me. LOVE. Well: let's see your widow. [EXEUNT.] SCENE 5.2. A ROOM IN THE SAME. ENTER SUBTLE, LEADING IN DAPPER, WITH HIS EYES BOUND AS BEFORE. SUB. How! you have eaten your gag? DAP. Yes faith, it crumbled Away in my mouth. SUB. You have spoil'd all then. DAP. No! I hope my aunt of Fairy will forgive me. SUB. Your aunt's a gracious lady; but in troth You were to blame. DAP. The fume did overcome me, And I did do't to stay my stomach. 'Pray you So satisfy her grace. [ENTER FACE, IN HIS UNIFORM.] Here comes the captain. FACE. How now! is his mouth down? SUB. Ay, he has spoken! FACE. A pox, I heard him, and you too. --He's undone then.-- I have been fain to say, the house is haunted With spirits, to keep churl back. SUB. And hast thou done it? FACE. Sure, for this night.