Wit Without Money; A Comedy: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John FletcherFletcher, John
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Wit Without Money; A Comedy: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
Fletcher, John
Comedy plays; English drama -- 17th century
_Foun._ How hansomly this little piece of anger shews upon her!
well Madam well, you know not how to grace your self.
_Bel._ Nay every thing she does breeds a new sweetness.
_Wid._ I must go up, I must go up, I have a business waits upon me,
some wine for the Gentlemen.
_Hare._ Nay, we'l go with you, we never saw your chambers yet.
_Isab._ Hold there boyes.
_Wid._ Say I go to my prayers?
_Foun._ We'l pray with you, and help your meditations.
_Wid._ This is boysterous, or say I go to sleep, will you go to
sleep with me?
_Bel._ So suddenly before meat will be dangerous, we know your
dinner's ready Lady, you will not sleep.
_Wid._ Give me my Coach, I will take the air.
_Hare._ We'l wait on you, and then your meat after a quickned
stomach.
_Wid._ Let it alone, and call my Steward to me, and bid him bring
his reckonings into the Orchard, these unmannerly rude puppies--
[_Exit Widow._
_Foun._ We'l walk after you and view the pleasure of the place.
_Isab._ Let her not rest, for if you give her breath, she'l scorn
and flout you, seem how she will, this is the way to win her, be bold
and prosper.
_Bel._ Nay if we do not tire her.--
[_Exeunt._
_Isab._ I'le teach you to worm me, good Lady sister, and peep into
my privacies to suspect me, I'le torture you, with that you hate, most
daintily, and when I have done that, laugh at that you love most.
_Enter_ Luce.
_Luce._ What have you done, she chafes and fumes outragiously, and
still they persecute her.
_Isab._ Long may they do so, I'le teach her to declaim against my
pities, why is she not gone out o'th' town, but gives occasion for men
to run mad after her?
_Luc._ I shall be hanged.
_Isab._ This in me had been high treason, three at a time, and
private in her Orchard! I hope she'l cast her reckonings right now.
_Enter_ Widow.
_Wid._ Well, I shall find who brought 'em.
_Isab._ Ha, ha, ha.
_Wid._ Why do you laugh sister? I fear me 'tis your trick, 'twas
neatly done of you, and well becomes your pleasure.
_Isab._ What have you done with 'em?
_Wid._ Lockt 'em i'th' Orchard, there I'le make 'em dance and caper
too, before they get their liberty, unmannerly rude puppies.
_Isab._ They are somewhat saucy, but yet I'le let 'em out, and once
more sound 'em, why were they not beaten out?
_Wid._ I was about it, but because they came as suiters.
_Isab._ Why did you not answer 'em?
_Wid._ They are so impudent they will receive none: More yet! how
came these in?
_Enter_ Francisco _and_ Lance.
_Lan._ At the door, Madam.
_Isab._ It is that face.
_Luce._ This is the Gentleman.
_Wid._ She sent the money to?
_Luce._ The same.
_Isab._ Fie leave you, they have some business.
_Wid._ Nay, you shall stay, Sister, they are strangers both to me;
how her face alters!
_Isab._ I am sorry he comes now.
_Wid._ I am glad he is here now though. Who would you speak with,
Gentlemen?
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