_Gom._ You walked in your sleep, with your eyes broad open, at noon-day; and dreamt you were talking to the foresaid purpose with one Colonel Hernando-- _Elv._ Who, dear husband, who? _Gom._ What the devil have I said?--You would have farther information, would you? _Elv._ No; but my dear, little, old man, tell me now, that I may avoid him for your sake. _Gom._ Get you up into your chamber, cockatrice; and there immure yourself; be confined, I say, during our royal pleasure. But, first, down on your marrowbones, upon your allegiance, and make an acknowledgement of your offences; for I will have ample satisfaction. [_Pulls her down._ _Elv._ I have done you no injury, and therefore I'll make you no submission: but I'll complain to my ghostly father. _Gom._ Ay, there's your remedy; when you receive condign punishment, you run with open mouth to your confessor; that parcel of holy guts and garbadge: he must chuckle you and moan you; but I'll rid my hands of his ghostly authority one day, [_Enter_ DOMINICK.] and make him know he's the son of a--[_Sees him._] So;--no sooner conjure, but the devil's in the circle. _Dom._ Son of a what, Don Gomez? _Gom._ Why, a son of a church; I hope there's no harm in that, father? _Dom._ I will lay up your words for you, till time shall serve; and to-morrow I enjoin you to fast, for penance. _Gom._ There's no harm in that; she shall fast too: fasting saves money. [_Aside._ _Dom._ [_To_ ELVIRA.] What was the reason that I found you upon your knees, in that unseemly posture? _Gom._ O horrible! to find a woman upon her knees, he says, is an unseemly posture; there's a priest for you! [_Aside._ _Elv._ [_To_ DOM.] I wish, father, you would give me an opportunity of entertaining you in private: I have somewhat upon my spirits that presses me exceedingly. _Dom._ This goes well: [_Aside._] Gomez, stand you at a distance,--farther yet,--stand out of ear shot;--I have somewhat to say to your wife in private. _Gom._ Was ever man thus priest-ridden? would the steeple of his church were in his belly: I am sure there's room for it. [_Aside._ _Elv._ I am ashamed to acknowledge my infirmities; but you have been always an indulgent father, and therefore I will venture to--and yet I dare not!-- _Dom._ Nay, if you are bashful;--if you keep your wound from the knowledge of your surgeon,-- _Elv._ You know my husband is a man in years; but he's my husband, and therefore I shall be silent; but his humours are more intolerable than his age: he's grown so froward, so covetous, and so jealous, that he has turned my heart quite from him; and, if I durst confess it, has forced me to cast my affections on another man. _Dom._ Good:--hold, hold; I meant abominable.--Pray heaven this may be my colonel! [_Aside._