MARLOW。O!thedevil!howshallIsupportit?Hem!hem!Hastings,youmustnotgo。Youaretoassistme,youknow。Ishallbeconfoundedlyridiculous。Yet,hangit!I’lltakecourage。Hem!
HASTINGS。Pshaw,man!it’sbutthefirstplunge,andall’sover。
She’sbutawoman,youknow。
MARLOW。And,ofallwomen,shethatIdreadmosttoencounter。
EnterMISSHARDCASTLE,asreturnedfromwalking,abonnet,etc。