_Figaro._ This was the language of Prophesy, and spoken of the Doctor’s own Patients. {{_Count._ “Silence in the Court. _Crier._ “Silence in the Court. _Doctor._ “Hence then, I clearly deduce (granting the word to be _Or_) the Defendant doth hereby promise, not only to pay the Plaintiff, but marry her _before_ he pays her--Again, the word _Or_ doth sometimes signify _Wherefore_, as another great and learned Poet hath it, “_Or_ how could heav’nly Justice damn us all, Who ne’er consented to our Father’s Fall? “That is _wherefore_? For what reason could heavenly Justice do such an unjust thing? Let us then substitute the adverb _Wherefore_, and the intent and meaning of the Promise will be incontestable; for, after reciting an acknowledgement of the debt, it concludes with the remarkable words, _Or_ to marry her, that is, wherefore, for which reason, out of gratitude, for the Favour above done me, _I will marry her_. _Figaro._ “Oh most celebrated Doctor? Most poetic Quibbler! “Hark with what florid Impotence he speaks, And as his Malice prompts, the Puppet squeaks, _Or_ at the ear of Eve, familiar Toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad In legal Puns, _or_ Quibbles, Quirks, _or_ Lies, _Or_ Spite, _or_ Taunts, _or_ Rhymes, _or_ Blasphemies. “What think you we know not Quotations, and Poets, and _Ands_, and _Ors_, and _Whys_, and _Wherefores_. “What Drop _or_ Nostrum, can such Plagues remove, _Or_ which must end me, a Fool’s Wrath--_Or_ Love? (_Pointing first to the Doctor, and then to Marcelina_) “We have neither forgot our Reading nor our Syntax, but can easily translate a dull Knave into a palpable Fool--”}} My Lord, and Gentlemen, You hear his Sophisms, Poetical, and Conundrums, Grammatical. _Count._ Yes, yes, we hear. (_Count and the Counsellors rise and consult together._) _Antonio._ I’m glad they have put an end to your prating. _Marcelina._ Their Whisperings and wise Grimaces forebode me no good. That Susan has corrupted the chief Judge, and he is corrupting all the others. _Doctor._ It looks devilish like it. (_The Count and Counsellors resume their seats._) _Doublefee._ Silence in the Court. _Crier._ Silence in the Court. _Count._ The judgment of the Court is, that since the validity of the promise of Marriage is not well established, Figaro is permitted to dispose of his Person. _Figaro._ The Day’s my own. _Marcelina._ I thought how it would be. _Count._ But as the Acknowledgement clearly expresses the words, _Which sum I promise to pay the said Marcelina-Jane-Maria-Angelica-Mustachio, or to marry her_, the said Figaro stands condemned to pay the two thousand Piasters to the Plaintiff, or marry her in the course of the Day. _Figaro._ I’m undone! _Marcelina._ I am happy! _Count._ And I am revenged!