_Bel_. The Night is come, oh my _Leticia_!
The longing Bridegroom hastens to his Bed;
Whilst she with all the languishment of Love,
And sad Despair, casts her fair Eyes on me,
Which silently implore, I would deliver her.
But how! ay, there’s the Question--hah-- [_Pausing_.
I’ll get my self hid in her Bed-chamber--
And something I will do--may serve us yet--
If all my Arts should fail--I’ll have recourse [_Draws a dagger_.
To this--and bear _Leticia_ off by force.
--But see she comes--
_Enter Lady_ Fulbank, _Sir_ Cautious, _Sir_ Feeble,
Leticia, Bearjest, Noisey, Gayman. _Exit_ Bellmour.
Sir _Feeb_. Lights there, _Ralph_.
And my Lady’s Coach there--
[Bearjest _goes to_ Gayman.
_Bea_. Well, Sir, remember you have promised to grant me my diabolical
Request, in shewing me the Devil--
_Gay_. I will not fail you, Sir.
L. _Ful_. Madam, your Servant; I hope you’ll see no more Ghosts, Sir
_Feeble_.
Sir _Feeb_. No more of that, I beseech you, Madam:
Prithee, Sir _Cautious_, take away your Wife--Madam, your Servant--
[_All go out after the Light_.
--Come, _Lette, Lette_; hasten, Rogue, hasten to thy Chamber; away,
here be the young Wenches coming--
[_Puts her out, he goes out_.
_Enter_ Diana, _puts on her Hood and Scarf_.
_Dia_. So--they are gone to Bed; and now for _Bredwel_
--the Coach waits, and I’ll take this opportunity.
_Father, farewell--if you dislike my course,
Blame the old rigid Customs of your Force_.
[_Goes out_.
SCENE II. _A Bed-chamber_.
_Enter Sir_ Feeble, Leticia, _and_ Phillis.
_Let_. Ah, _Phillis_! I am fainting with my Fears,
Hast thou no comfort for me?
[_He undresses to his Gown_.
Sir _Feeb_. Why, what art doing there--fiddle fadling--adod, you young
Wenches are so loth to come to--but when your hand’s in, you have no
mercy upon us poor Husbands.
_Let_. Why do you talk so, Sir?
Sir _Feeb_. Was it anger’d at the Fool’s Prattle? tum a-me, tum a-me,
I’ll undress it, effags, I will--Roguy.
_Let_. You are so wanton, Sir, you make me blush--I will not go to bed,
unless you’ll promise me--
Sir _Feeb_. No bargaining, my little Hussey--what, you’ll tie my hands
behind me, will you?
[_She goes to the Table_.
_Let_.--What shall I do?--assist me, gentle Maid,
Thy Eyes methinks put on a little hope.
_Phil_. Take Courage, Madam--you guess right--be confident.
Sir _Feeb_. No whispering, Gentlewoman--and putting Tricks into her
head; that shall not cheat me of another Night--Look on that silly
little round Chitty-face--look on those smiling roguish loving Eyes
there--look--look how they laugh, twire, and tempt--he, Rogue--I’ll
buss ‘em there, and here, and every where--ods bods--away, this is
fooling and spoiling of a Man’s Stomach, with a bit here, and a bit
there--to Bed--to Bed--
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