_Lord._ Then what does this white enemy so near me? [_Touching her hand gloved._] Sure 'tis your champion, and you arm it thus to bid defiance to me. _Chr._ Nay, fie, my lord! In faith, you are to blame. [_Pulling her hand away._ _Lord._ But I am for fair wars; an enemy must first be searched for privy armour, ere we do engage. [_Pulls at her glove._ _Chr._ What does your lordship mean? _Lord._ I fear you bear some spells and charms about you, and, madam, that's against the law of arms. _Chr._ My aunt charged me not to pull off my glove, for fear of sun-burning my hand. _Lord._ She did well to keep it from your eyes, but I will thus preserve it. [_Hugging her bare hand._ _Chr._ Why do you crush it so? nay, now you hurt me, nay--if you squeeze it ne'er so hard--there's nothing to come out on't--fie--is this loving one--what makes you take your breath so short? _Lord._ The devil take me if I can answer her a word; all my senses are quite employed another way. _Chr._ Ne'er stir, my lord, I must cry out. _Lord._ Then I must stop your mouth--this ruby for a kiss--that is but one ruby for another. _Chr._ This is worse and worse. _Lady within._ Why, niece, where are you, niece? _Lord._ Pox of her old mouldy chops. _Chr._ Do you hear, my aunt calls? I shall be hanged for staying with you--let me go, my lord. [_Gets from him._ _Enter Lady_ DUPE. _L. Dupe._ My lord! heaven bless me, what makes your lordship here? _Lord._ I was just wishing for you, madam; your niece and I have been so laughing at the blunt humour of your country-gentleman. I must go pass an hour with him. [_Exit_ LORD. _Chr._ You made a little too much haste; I was just exchanging a kiss for a ruby. _L. Dupe._ No harm done; it will make him come on the faster: Never full gorge an hawk you mean to fly: The next will be a necklace of pearl, I warrant you. _Chr._ But what must I do next? _L. Dupe._ Tell him I grew suspicious, and examined you whether he made not love; which you denied. Then tell him how my maids and daughters watch you; so that you tremble when you see his lordship. _Chr._ And that your daughters are so envious, that they would raise a false report to ruin me. _L. Dupe._ Therefore you desire his lordship, as he loves you, of which you are confident, henceforward to forbear his visits to you. _Chr._ But how, if he should take me at my word?