Will. The Uncle, by my indeavour, is intirely yours—but whilst the
Baths are preparing,’twould be well if you would think of what Age,
Shape, and Complexion you would have your Ladies form’d in.
Feth. Why, may we chuse, Mr. Doctor?
Will. What Beauties you please.
Feth. Then will I have my Giant, _Ned_, just such another Gentlewoman
as I saw at Church to day—and about some fifteen.
Blunt. Hum, fifteen—I begin to have a plaguy Itch about me too, towards
a handsome Damsel of fifteen; but first let’s marry, lest they should
be boiled away in these Baths of Reformation.
Feth. But, Doctor, can you do all this without the help of the Devil?
Will. Hum, some small Hand he has in the Business? we make an Exchange
with him, give him the clippings of the Giant for so much of his Store
as will serve to build the Dwarf.
Blunt. Why, then mine will be more than three Parts Devil, Mr. Doctor.
Will. Not so, the Stock is only Devil, the Graft is your own little
Wife inoculated.
Blunt. Well, let the Devil and you agree about this matter as soon as
you please.
Enter _Shift_ as an Operator.
Shift. Sir, there is without a Person of an extraordinary Size wou’d
speak with you.
Will. Admit him.
Enter _Harlequin_, ushers in _Hunt_ as a Giant.
Feth. Hah—some o’ergrown Rival, on my Life. [_Feth._ gets from it.
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Will. What the Devil have we here? [Aside.
Hunt. _Bezolos mano’s_, Seignior, I understand there is a Lady whose
Beauty and Proportion can only merit me: I’ll say no more—but shall be
grateful to you for your Assistance.
Feth. ’Tis so.
Hunt. The Devil’s in’t if this does not fright ’em from a farther
Courtship. [Aside.
Will. Fear nothing, Seignior—Seignior, you may try your Chance, and
visit the Ladies. [Talks to _Hunt_.
Feth. Why, where the Devil could this Monster conceal himself all this
while, that we should neither see nor hear of him?
Blunt. Oh—he lay disguis’d; I have heard of an Army that has done so.
Feth. Pox, no single House cou’d hold him.
Blunt. No—he dispos’d himself in several parcels up and down the Town,
here a Leg, and there an Arm; and hearing of this proper Match for him,
put himself together to court his fellow Monster.
Feth. Good Lord! I wonder what Religion he’s of.
Blunt. Some heathen Papist, by his notable Plots and Contrivances.
Will. ’Tis _Hunt_, that Rogue— [Aside.] Sir, I confess there is great
Power in Sympathy—Conduct him to the Ladies— [He tries to go in at the
Door.
—I am sorry you cannot enter at that low Door, Seignior, I’ll have it
broken down—
Hunt. No, Seignior, I can go in at twice.
Feth. How, at twice! what a Pox can he mean?
Will. Oh, Sir,’tis a frequent thing by way of Inchantment.
[_Hunt_ being all Doublet, leaps off from another Man who is all
Breeches, and goes out; Breeches follows stalking.
Feth. Oh Pox, Mr. Doctor, this must be the Devil.
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