OLD LADY And hope you will enjoy the name and estate many years--(_cries_). BELVIL Ha! ha! ha! mortify them a little, Jack. FIRST LADY Hope you intend to stay-- SECOND LADY With us some time-- OLD LADY In these parts-- MR. H. Ladies, for your congratulations I thank you; for the favours you have lavished on me, and in particular for this lady's (_turning to the old Lady_) good opinion, I rest your debtor. As to any future favours--(_accosts them severally in the order in which he was reftised by them at the assembly_)--Madam, shall always acknowledge your politeness; but at present, you see, I am engaged with a partner. Always be happy to respect you as a friend, but you must not look for any thing further. Must beg of you to be less particular in your addresses to me. Ladies all, with this piece of advice, of Bath and you Your ever grateful servant takes his leave. Lay your plans surer when you plot to grieve; See, while you kindly mean to mortify Another, the wild arrow do not fly, And gall yourself. For once you've been mistaken; Your shafts have miss'd their aim--Hogsflesh has saved his Bacon. * * * * * THE PAWNBROKER'S DAUGHTER A FARCE (1825) * * * * * CHARACTERS FLINT, _a Pawnbroker._ DAVENPORT, _in love with Marian._ PENDULOUS, _a Reprieved Gentleman._ CUTLET, _a Sentimental Butcher._ GOLDING, _a Magistrate._ WILLIAM, _Apprentice to Flint._ BEN, _Cutlet's Boy._ MISS FLYN. BETTY, _her Maid._ MARIAN, _Daughter to Flint._ LUCY, _her Maid._ * * * * * ACT I. SCENE I.--_An Apartment at Flint's house._ FLINT. WILLIAM. FLINT Carry those umbrellas, cottons, and wearing-apparel, up stairs. You may send that chest of tools to Robins's. WILLIAM That which you lent six pounds upon to the journeyman carpenter that had the sick wife? FLINT The same. WILLIAM The man says, if you can give him till Thursday-- FLINT Not a minute longer. His time was out yesterday. These improvident fools! WILLIAM The finical gentleman has been here about the seal that was his grandfather's. FLINT He cannot have it. Truly, our trade would be brought to a fine pass, if we were bound to humour the fancies of our customers. This man would be taking a liking to a snuff-box that he had inherited; and that gentlewoman might conceit a favourite chemise that had descended to her. WILLIAM The lady in the carriage has been here crying about those jewels. She says, if you cannot let her have them at the advance she offers, her husband will come to know that she has pledged them.