_Non_. You must get me as much more against to-morrow; for then my friend at court is to pay his mercer. _Isa_. Nay, if that be all, there's no such haste: the courtiers are not so forward to pay their debts. _Const_. Has not the monkey been in the study? He may have carried it away, and dropt it under the garden-window: the grass is long enough to hide it. _Non_. I'll go see immediately. _Enter_ FAILER, BURR, TIMOROUS. _Fail_. This is the gentleman, my lord. _Non_. He's welcome. _Fail_. And this the particular of his estate. _Non_. That's welcome too. _Fail_. But, besides the land here mentioned, he has wealth in specie. _Non_. A very fine young gentleman. _Tim_. Now, my lord, I hope there's no great need of wooing: I suppose my estate will speak for me; yet, if you please to put in a word-- _Non_. That will I instantly. _Tim_. I hope I shall have your good word, too, madam, to your cousin for me. [_To_ ISABELLA. _Isa_. Any thing within my power, Sir Timorous. _Non_. Daughter, here's a person of quality, and one, that loves and honours you exceedingly-- _Tim_. Nay, good my lord! you discover all at first dash. _Non_. Let me alone, sir; have not I the dominion over my own daughter? Constance, here's a knight in love with you, child. _Const_. In love with me, my lord! it is not possible. _Non_. Here he stands, that will make it good, child. _Tim_. Who, I, my lord? I hope her ladyship has a better opinion of me than so. _Non_. What! are not you in love with my daughter? I'll be sworn you told me so but even now: I'll eat words for no man. _Tim_. If your ladyship will believe all reports, that are raised on men of quality-- _Non_. He told it me with his own mouth, child: I'll eat words for no man; that's more than ever I told him yet. _Fail_. You told him so but just now; fie, Sir Timorous. _Non_. He shall have no daughter of mine, an he were a thousand knights; he told me, he hoped I would speak for him: I'll eat no man's words; that's more than ever I told him yet. _Isa_. You need not keep such a pudder about eating his words; you see he has eaten 'em already for you. _Non_. I'll make him stand to his words, and he shall not marry my daughter neither: By this good day, I will. [_Exit_ NONSUCH. _Const_. 'Tis an ill day to him; he has lost two hundred and fifty pounds in't. [_To_ ISABELLA. _Burr_. He swears at the rate of two thousand pounds a year, if the Rump act were still in being. _Fail_. He's in passion, man; and, besides, he has been a great fanatic formerly, and now has got a habit of swearing, that he may be thought a cavalier. _Burr_. What noise is that? I think I hear your cousin Trice's voice. _Fail_. I'll go see. [_Exit_ FAIL. _Isa_. Come, Sir Timorous, be not discouraged: 'Tis but an old man's frowardness; he's always thus against rain. _Enter_ FAILER. _Fail_. O madam, follow me quickly; and if you do not see sport, melancholy be upon my head. [_Exeunt_. SCENE III.