Produced by Charles Bowen, from scans provided by Google Books Source: books.google.com http://books.google.com/books?pg=PP8&dq=the+nephews&id=tSgHAAAAQAAJ#v=o nepage&q=&f=false THE NEPHEWS: A PLAY, IN FIVE ACTS. * * * * * FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN OF _WILLIAM AUGUSTUS IFFLAND,_ BY HANNIBAL EVANS LLOYD, ESQ. * * * * * LONDON: PRINTED BY W. AND C. SPILSBURY, SNOWHILL; AND SOLD BY G. G. AND J. ROBINSON, PATERNOSTER-ROW; CADELL AND DAVIES, STRAND; J. DEBRETT, PICCADILLY; AND J. BELL, OXFORD-STREET. M.DCC.XCIX. DRAMATIS PERSONAE CHANCELLOR FLEFFEL. COUNSELLOR FLEFFEL, his Son. MR. DRAVE, a Merchant, Guardian to the two BROOKS. LEWIS BROOK, \ > Brothers PHILIP BROOK, / MR. ROSE, a Banker. Clerk to the Chancellor. Old Man. FREDERICK DRAVE's Servant. MRS. DRAVE. AUGUSTA. THE NEPHEWS. _ACT I._ SCENE I. At the Chancellor's House. COUNSELLOR FLEFFEL, LEWIS BROOK, at Breakfast. Enter a Servant. Counsellor (to the Servant). Take away. But, no--let it stand; my father may chuse some: is he returned? _Servant._ I'll enquire, Sir. [Exit Servant. _Counsellor_ [rising and viewing himself]. We've made a long breakfast. _Lewis._ But _you_ have eaten nothing. _Counsellor._ Why, my dear friend, I'm quite uneasy about my growing so fat. _Lewis_ [ironically]. Oh, certainly; All the affecting graces of a pining love-sick swain will be destroyed: you'll lose all your credit with the ladies.--Apropos of ladies, how do you stand with Miss Drave? _Counsellor._ Ill enough. Your worthy guardian and the whole family are so intolerably stiff. _Lewis._ Don't say I told you; but you certainly are the happy man. _Counsellor._ I?--No indeed; it is rather you. _Lewis._ You have nothing to fear from me. You know my passion for your sister. But for that grave, melancholy gentleman, my dear brother, I'd have you beware of him. _Counsellor_ [laughs] Excellent! As if such a sour misanthrope could please any one, particularly a young girl. _Lewis._ Tastes are different; and besides, my serious guardian is his friend. _Counsellor._ So much the worse for _you_. _Lewis._ No matter. _Counsellor._ How! Believe me, this excellent brother of yours is continually defaming you. _Lewis._ I know it very well. _Counsellor._ And he is now striving----