_Guz_. Coming to give you the good morrow, Sir;
And shew you how well he looks the Part.
_Car_. Good day to your Lordship-- [_Bowing_.
_Guil_. Morrow, morrow, Friend.
_Ant_. My Lord, your most humble Servant.
_Guil_. Thank you, Friend, thank you; Page, Boy--what’s a-Clock,
Sirrah?
_Page_. About Eight, my Lord.
_Ant_. Your Lordship’s early up.
_Guil_. My Stomach was up before me, Friend; and I’m damnably hungry;
’.is strange how a man’s Appetite increases with his Greatness; I’ll
swinge it away now I’m a Lord,--then I will wench without Mercy; I’m
resolv’d to spare neither Man, Woman, nor Child, not I; hey, Rogues,
Rascals, Boys, my Breakfast, quickly, Dogs--let me see, what shall I
have now that’s rare?
_Page_. What will your Honour please to have?
_Guil_. A small rasher of delicate Bacon, Sirrah--of about a Pound, or
two, with a small Morsel of Bread--round the Loaf, d’ye hear, quickly,
Slaves.
_Ant_. That’s gross meat, Sir, a pair of Quails--or--
_Guil_. I thank you for that, i’faith, take your Don again, an you
please, I’ll not be starv’d for ne’er a Don in Christendom.
_Ant_. But you must study to refine your Manners a little.
_Guil_. Manners! you shall pardon me for that; as if a Lord had not more
privilege to be more saucy, more rude, impertinent, slovenly and foolish
than the rest of his Neighbours, or Mankind.
_Car_. Ay, ay, ‘tis great.
_Guil_. Your saucy Rudeness, in a Grandee, is Freedom; your
Impertinence, Wit; your Sloven, careless; and your Fool, good natur’d;
as least they shall pass so in me, I’ll warrant ye.
_Car_. Well, you have your full Instructions; your Baggage, Bills and
Letters, from _Octavio_ the _Sevilian_ Merchant.
_Guz_. All, all, Sir, are ready, and his Lordship’s breakfast waits.
_Car_. Which ended, we advance,
Just when _Aurora_ rose from _Thetis’. Bed,
Where he had wantoned a short Summer’s night,
Harness’d his bright hoov’d Horses to begin
His gilded course above the Firmament,
Out sallied Don _Gulielmo Rodorigo de Chimney Sweperio_, and so forth.
Gad, this adventure of ours will be worthy to be sung in Heroick Rhime
Doggerel, before we have finisht it; Come--
[_Goes out_.
_Guil_. Hey, Rogues, Rascals, Boys, follow me just behind.
[_Exeunt_.
SCENE II. Francisco’s _house_.
_Enter_ Clara _and_ Jacinta.
_Jac_. Nay, I knew he would be civil, Madam, or I would have borne you
Company; but neither my Mistress nor I, cou’d sleep one wink all Night,
for fear of a Discovery in the Morning; and to save the poor Gentleman a
tumbling Cast from the Window, my Mistress, just at day-break, feigned
her self wondrous sick,--I was called, desired to go to Signior
_Spadilio’s_ the Apothecary’s, at the next Door, for a Cordial; and so
he slipt out;--but the Story of this false Count pleases me extremely,
and, if it should take, Lord, what mirth we shall have. Ha, ha, ha, I
can’t forbear with the thoughts on’t.
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