_Hip._ Ih--h--like this man strangely, I was going to say loved him. Courage then, Hippolita! make use of the only opportunity thou canst have to enfranchise thyself. Women formerly (they say) never knew how to make use of their time till it was past; but let it not be said so of a young woman of this age.--My damned aunt will be stirring presently:--well, then, courage, I say, Hippolita!--thou art full fourteen years old,--shift for thyself. [_Aside._ _Ger._ So! I have looked upon her so long, till I am grown bashful too. Love and modesty come together like money and covetousness, and the more we have, the less we can show it. I dare not look her in the face now, nor speak a word. [_Aside._ _Hip._ What, sir, methinks you look away now! _Ger._ Because you would not look upon me, miss. _Hip._ Nay, I hope you can't look me in the face, since you have done so rude a thing as to come in at the window upon me. Come, come, when once we women find the men bashful, then we take heart. Now I can look upon you as long as you will; let's see if you can frown upon me now. _Ger._ Lovely innocency! no, you may swear I can't frown upon you, miss. _Hip._ So! I knew you were ashamed of what you have done. Well, since you are ashamed, and because you did not come of your own head, but were sent by my cousin, you say-- _Ger._ Which I wonder at. [_Aside._ _Hip._ For all these reasons, I do forgive you. _Ger._ In token of your forgiveness then, dearest miss, let me have the honour to kiss your hand. _Hip._ Nay, there 'tis; you men are like our little shock dogs:[57] if we don't keep you off from us, but use you a little kindly, you grow so fiddling and so troublesome, there is no enduring you. _Ger._ O dear miss! if I am like your shock-dog, let it be in his privileges. _Hip._ Why, I'd have you know he does not lie with me. _Ger._ 'Twas well guessed, miss, for one so innocent. _Hip._ No, I always kick him off from the bed, and never will let him come near it; for of late, indeed, (I do not know what's the reason,) I don't much care for my shock-dog, nor my babies. _Ger._ O then, miss, I may have hopes! for after the shock-dog and the babies, 'tis the man's turn to be beloved. _Hip._ Why, could you be so good-natured as to come after my shock-dog in my love? it may be, indeed, rather than after one of your brother men. _Ger_ Hah, ha, ha! poor creature! a wonder of innocency! [_Aside._ _Hip._ But I see you are humble, because you would kiss my hand. _Ger._ No, I am ambitious therefore. _Hip._ [_Aside._] Well, all this fooling but loses time, I must make better use of it. [_To_ GERRARD.] I could let you kiss my hand, but then I'm afraid you would take hold of me and carry me away. _Ger._ Indeed I would not. _Hip._ Come, I know you would. _Ger._ Truly I would not. _Hip._ You would! you would! I know you would. _Ger._ I'll swear I wo' not--by--