Wouldscarceacceptakingdom，\'tissorich！
Shakeshandswithall，andvowsitneverknewThatlifewaslifebefore！
Wild。Nay，everywayYoudofairjustice，lady，tothechase;
Butfancieschange。
Con。Suchfancyisnotmine。
Wild。Iwoulditwerenotmine，foryourfairsake。
Ihavequitegiveno\'erthechase。
Con。Yousaynotso！
Wild。Forsworn，indeed，thesportsman\'slife，andgrown，Asyoumaypartlysee，town—gentleman。
Icarenotnowtomountasteed，unlessToamble\'longthestreet;nopacesmind，Exceptmyown，towalkthedrawing—room，Orintheball—roomtocomeoffwithgrace;
Noleapforme，tomatchthelightcoupe;
Nomusicliketheviolinandharp，Towhichthehuntsman\'sdogandhornIfindAresomewhatcoarseandhomelyminstrelsy:
Thenfieldsofill—dressedrustics，you\'llconfess，ArewellexchangedforroomsofbeauxandbellesInshort，I\'veta\'enanotherthoughtoflife—
Becomeanotherman！
Con。Thecause，Ipray？
Wild。Thecauseofcauses，lady。
Con。He\'sinlove！[Aside。]
Wild。Toyou，ofwomen，Iwouldnameitlast;
Yetyourfrankbearingmeritslikereturn;
I，thatdidhuntthegame，amcaughtmyselfInchaseIneverdreamedof！
[Goesout。]
Con。Heisinlove！
Wildrake\'sinlove！\'Tisthatkeepshimintown，Turnshimfromsportsmantotown—gentleman。
Ineverdreamedthathecouldbeinlove！
Inlovewithwhom？——I\'llfindthevixenout！
Whatrighthasshetosethercapathim？
Iwarrantme，aforward，artfulminx;
Ihatehimworsethanever。I\'lldoallIcantospoilthematch。He\'llnevermarry—
Surehewillnevermarry！HewillhaveMoresensethanthat！Mybackdothopeandshut—
Mytemplesthrobandshoot——Iamcoldandhot！
Werehetomarry，therewouldbeanendToneighbourConstance——neighbourWildrake——why，Ishouldnotknowmyself！
[EnterTRUEWORTH。]
DearMasterTrueworth，Whatthinkyou！——neighbourWildrakeisinlove！
Inlove！Wouldyoubelieveit，MasterTrueworth？
Ne\'erheedmydressandlooks，butanswerme。
KnowestthouofanyladyhehasseenThat\'sliketocozenhim？
True。Iamnotsure—
Wetalkedto—dayabouttheWidowGreen！
Con。Herthatmyfatherfancies。Lethimwedher！
Marryherto—morrow——ifhewill，to—night。
Ican\'tspareneighbourWildrake——neighbourWildrake！
AlthoughIwouldnotmarryhimmyself，Icouldnothearthatothermarriedhim！
Gotomyfather——\'tisapropermatch！
Hehasmyleave！He\'swelcometobringhomeTheWidowGreen。I\'llgiveuphouseandall！
ShewouldbemadtomarryneighbourWildrake;
Hewouldwearoutherpatience——plaguehertodeath，Ashedoesme。Shemustnotmarryhim！
[Theygoout。]
ACTIII。
SCENEI。——ARoominWidowGreen\'s。
[EnterMASTERWALLER，followingLYDIA。]
Wal。Butthoushalthearme，gentleLydia。
Sweetmaiden，thouartfrightenedatthyself！
Thyownperfections\'tisthattalktothee。
Thybeautyrich！——thyrichergrace！——thymind，Morerichagainthanthat，thoughrichesteach！
Exceptforthese，Ihadnotongueforthee，Eyesforthee！——ears！——hadneverfollowedthee！—
Hadneverlovedthee，Lydia！Hearme！—
Lydia。LoveShouldseekitsmatch。NomatchamIforthee。
Wal。Right！Loveshouldseekitsmatch;andthatis，loveOrnothing！Station——fortune——findtheirmatchInthingsresemblingthem。Theyarenotlove！
Comeslove（thatsubtleessence，withoutwhichLifewerebutleadendulness！——weariness！
Aploddingtrudgeronaheavyroad！）
Comesitoftitle—deedswhichfoolsmayboast？
Orcoffersvilesthandsmayholdthekeysof？
OrthatethereallampthatlightstheeyesToshedthesparklinglustreo\'ertheface，Givestothevelvetskinitsblushingglow，Andburnsasbrightbeneaththepeasant\'sroofAsroofofpalacedprince？Yes，LoveshouldseekItsmatch——thengivemyloveitsmatchinthine，ItsmatchwhichinthygentlebreastdothlodgeSorich——soearthly，heavenlyfairandrich，Asmonarchshavenothoughtofontheirthrones，Whichkingdomsdobearup。
Lydia。Wastthouamonarch，Mewouldstthoumakethyqueen？
Wal。Iwould。
Lydia。What！PassAprincessbyforme？
Wal。Iwould。
Lydia。SupposeThysubjectswouldpreventthee？
Wal。Then，inspiteOfthem！
Lydia。Supposetheyweretoostrongforthee？
Wal。Why，thenI\'dgivethemupmythrone——contentWiththatthou\'dstyieldmeinthygentlebreast。
Lydia。Cansubjectsdowhatmonarchsdo？
Wal。Farmore！
Farless！
Lydia。Amongthosethings，wheremoretheirpower，Ismarriageone？
Wal。Yes。
Lydia。Andnopartoflove，Yousay，isrankorwealth？
Wal。Nopartoflove。
Lydia。Ismarriagepartoflove？
Wal。Attimesitis，Attimesisnot。Menloveandmarry——loveAndmarrynot。
Lydia。Thenhavetheynotthepower;
Somusttheyhaplesspartwiththosetheylove。
Wal。Oh，no！notpart！Howcouldtheyloveandpart？
Lydia。Howcouldtheylovenotpart，notfreetowed？
Wal。Aloneinmarriagedothnotunionlie！
Lydia。Alonewherehandsarefree！Oyes——alone！
Lovethatislove，bestowethallitcan！
Itisprotection，if\'tisanything，WhichnothinginitsobjectleavesexposedItscarecanshelter。Lovethat\'sfreetowed，Notwedding，butprofanesthenameoflove;
Whichis，onhighauthoritytoEarth\'s，ForHeavendidsitapprovingatitsfeast，Aholything！Whymakeyoulovetome？
Womenwhoseheartsarefree，bynaturetender，Theirfancieshitbythosetheyarebesoughtby，Dofirstimpressionsquickly——deeplytake;
And，balkedintheirelection，havebeenknownTodroopawholelifethrough！Gainforamaid，Abrokenheart！——tobarterheryounglove，Andfindshechangeditforacounterfeit！
Wal。Ifthereistruthinman，Ilovethee！Hearme！
Inwedlock，familiesclaimproperty。
Oldnotions，whichweneedsmusthumouroften，Barustowedwhereweareforcedtolove！
Thouhear\'st？
Lydia。Ido。
Wal。Myfamilyisproud;
Ourancestor，whosearmswebear，didwinAnearldombyhisdeeds。\'TisnotenoughIpleasemyself！Imustpleaseothers，whoDesertinwealthandstationonlysee。
Thouhear\'st？
Lydia。Ido。
Wal。Icannotmarrythee，AndmustIlosethee？Donotturnaway！
WithoutthealtarIcanhonourthee！
Cancherishthee，norswearittothepriest;
FormorethanlifeIlovethee！
Lydia。Saythouhatestme，AndI\'llbelievethee！WhereindiffersloveFromhate，todotheworkofhate——destroy？
Thyancestorwontitletohisdeeds！
Wasoneofthem，toteachanhonestmaidThedeedofsin——firststealherlove，andthenHervirtue？Ifthyfamilyisproud，Mine，sir，isworthy！ifwearepoor，thelackOfriches，sir，isnotthelackofshame，ThatIshouldactapart，wouldraiseablush，Norfeartoburnanhonestbrother\'scheek！
Thouwouldestshareathronewithme！ThouwouldstrobmeofAthrone！——reducemefromdominiontoBasevassalage！——pulloffmycrownforme，Andgivemyforeheadinitsplaceabrand！
Youhaveinsultedme。Toshewyou，sir，Theheartyoumakesolightof，youarebeloved—
Butshethattellsyouso，tellsyoubesideShene\'erbeholdsyoumore！
[Goesout。]
Wal。Stay，Lydia！——No！
\'Tisvain！Sheisinvirtueresolute，Assheisblandandtenderinaffection。
Sheisamiracle，beholdingwhichWonderdothgrowonwonder！Whatamaid！
Nomoodbutdothbecomeher——yea，adornher。
Sheturnsunsightlyangerintobeauty！
Sourscorngrowssweetness，touchinghersweetlips！
Andindignation，lightingonherbrow，TransformstobrightnessasthecloudtogoldThatoverhangsthesun！Iloveher！Ay！
AndallthethroesofseriouspassionfeelAtthoughtoflosingher！——somylightlove，Whichbutherpersondidatfirstaffect，Hersoulhasmetamorphosed——madeathingOfsolidthoughtsandwishes——Imusthaveher！
[EnterWIDOWGREEN，unnoticedSIRWALLER，whocontinuesabstracted。]
W。Green。What！MasterWaller，andcontemplativePresumptiveproofoflove！Ofmehethinks！
Revolvesthepoint\"tobeornottobe！\"
\"Tobe！\"byallthetriumphsofmysex！
Therewasasigh！Mylifeupon\'t，thatsigh，Ifconstrued，wouldtranslate\"DearWidowGreen！\"
Wal。Enchantingwoman！
W。Green。ThatisI！——mostdeepAbstraction，sureconcomitantoflove。
Now，couldIseehisbusyfancy\'spainting，HowshouldIblushtogazeuponmyself。
Wal。Thematchlessformofwoman！ThechoicecallingOftheaspiringartist，whoseambitionRobsNaturetooutdoher——theperfectionsOfherrarevariousworkmanshipcombinesToaggrandisehisartatNature\'scost，Andmakeaparagon！
W。Green。Gods！howhedrawsme！
Soonasheseesme，atmyfeethefalls！—
GoodMasterWaller！
Wal。Ha！TheWidowGreen！
W。Green。Heisconfounded！SoamI。Odear！
Howcatchingisemotion。Hecan\'tspeak！
Obeautifulconfusion！AmiableExcessofmodestywithpassionstruggling！
Nowcomeshetodeclarehimself，butwantsThecourage。Imusthelphim。——MasterWaller！
[EnterSIRWILLIAMFONDLOVE。]
SirWil。DearWidowGreen！
W。Green。SirWilliamFondlove！
Wal。ThankMyluckystars！[Aside。]
W。Green。Iwouldhehadthegout，Andkepthisroom！[Aside。]——You\'rewelcome，dearSirWilliam！
\'Tisvery，verykindofyoutocall。
SirWilliamFondlove——MasterWaller。PrayBeseated，gentlemen。——HeshallrequitemeForhisuntimelyvisit。ThoughthenailBedrivenhome，itmaywantclinchingyetTomaketheholdcomplete！Forthat，I\'llusehim。——[Aside。]
You\'relookingmonstrouswell，SirWilliam！andNowonder。You\'reamineofhappyspirits！
SomewomentalkofsuchandsuchastyleOffeaturesinaman。Givemegoodhumour;
Thatlightsthehomeliestvisageupwithbeauty，Andmakestheface，wherebeautyisalready，Quiteirresistible！
SirWil。That\'shittinghard。[Aside。]
DearWidowGreen，don\'tsayso！OnmylifeYouflatterme。Youalmostmakemeblush。
W。Green。IdurstnotturntoMasterWallernow，NorneedI。Icanfancyhowhelooks！
IwarrantmehescowlsonpoorSirWilliam，Ashecouldeathimup。ImustimproveHisdiscontent，andsomakesureofhim。——[Aside。]
Iflatteryou，SirWilliam！O，youmen！
Youmen，thattalksomeek，andallthewhileDoknowsowellyourpower！WhowouldthinkYouhadamarriageabledaughter！YouDidmarryveryyoung。
SirWil。Aboy！——aboy！
Whoknewnothisownmind。
W。Green。Yourdaughter\'stwenty。
Come，youatleastweretwentywhenyoumarried;
Thatmakesyouforty。
SirWil。Odear！WidowGreen。
W。Green。Notforty？
SirWil。Youdoquiteembarrassme！
IownIhavethefeelingsofaboy，Thefreshnessandtheglowofspring—time，yet，—
Therelishyetformyyoungschooldays\'sports;
Couldwhipatop——couldshootattaw——couldplayAtprison—barsandleapfrog——soImight—
Notwithalimb，perhaps，assupple，butWithquiteassupplewill。YetIconfessTomorethanforty！
W。Green。Doyousayso？Well，I\'llneverguessaman\'sagebyhislooksAgain。——PoorMasterWaller！HemustwritheTohearIthinkSirWilliamissoyoung。
I\'llturnhisvisityettomoreaccount。——[Aside。]
Ahandsomering，SirWilliam，thatyouwear！
SirWil。Praylookatit。
W。Green。ThementionofaringWilltakeawayhisbreath。
Wal。ShemustbemineWhate\'erherterms！[Aside。]
W。Green。I\'llstealalookathim！
Wal。What！thoughitbethering？——themarriagering？
Ifthatshesticksat，shedeservestowearitOh，thedebatewhichloveandprudencehold！[Aside。]
W。Green。Howhighlyheiswroughtupon！HishandsAreclenched！——Iwarrantmehisframedothshake！
PoorMasterWaller！IhavefilledhisheartBrimfulwithpassionforme。ThedelightOfprovingthusmypower！
SirWil。DearWidowGreen！—
Shehearsnot！Howtheringhathsetherthinking！
I\'lltryandmakeherjealous。[Aside。]——WidowGreen！
W。Green。SirWilliamFondlove！
SirWil。WouldyouthinkthatringCouldtellastory？
W。Green。Couldit？Ah，SirWilliam，Ifearyouarearogue。
SirWil。Ono！
W。Green。Youare！
SirWil。No，onmyhonour！WouldyouliketohearThestoryofthering？
W。Green。Much——verymuch。
SirWil。Think\'stwemayventuredrawourchairsapartAlittlemorefromMasterWaller？
W。Green。Yes。
He\'llbringittoascene！Dear——dearSirWilliam，HowmuchIamobligedtohim！Ascene！
Gods，weshallhaveascene！——GoodMasterWaller，YourleaveIprayyouforaminute，whileSirWilliamsaysawordortwotome。—
Hedurstnottrusthistongueforjealousy！——[Aside。]
Now，dearSirWilliam！
SirWil。YoumustpromisemeYouwillnotthinkmevain。
W。Green。Nofearofthat。
SirWil。Norgiventoboast。
W。Green。O！dearSirWilliam！
SirWil。NorAflirt！
W。Green。O！whowouldtakeyouforaflirt？
SirWil。Howverykindyouare！
W。Green。Goon，SirWilliam。
SirWil。Uponmylife，Ifearyou\'llthinkmevain！
I\'mcoveredwithconfusionatthethoughtOfwhatI\'vedone。\'Twasvery，verywrongTopromiseyouthestoryofthering;
Menshouldnottalkofsuchthings。
W。Green。Suchaswhat？
Asladies\'favours？
SirWil。\'Ponmylife，IfeelAsIwereliketosinkintotheearth。
W。Green。Aladythenitwasgaveyouthering？
SirWil。Don\'taskmetosayyes，butonlyscanTheinsideofthering。——Howmuchshe\'smoved。[Aside。]
Wal。Theytoeachothercompanyenough！
I，companyfornoonebutmyself。
I\'lltakemyleave，nortroublethemtopayThecomplimentsofparting。Lydia！Lydia！
[Goesout。]
W。Green。What\'shere？\"Eliza！\"Soitwasalady！—
HowwondrouslydoesMasterWallerbearit！
Hesurelywillnotholdmuchlongerout。——[Aside。]
SirWilliam！Nay，lookup！WhatcausetocastYoureyesupontheground？WhatanitwereAlady？
SirWil。You\'renotangry？
W。Green。No！
SirWil。Sheis。
I\'lltakethetoneshespeaksin\'gainsttheword，Forfiftycrowns。——IhavenottoldyouallAboutthering;thoughIwouldsoonerdieThanplaythebraggart！——yet，astruthistruth，Andtoldbyhalves，mayfromasimplething，Bymisconstruction，toamonstergrow，I\'lltellthewholetruth！
W。Green。DearSirWilliam，do！
SirWil。Theladywasamaid，andveryyoung;
NorthereinjusticetohermustIstop，Butsaythatshewasbeautifulasyoung;
Andaddtothatthatshewaslearnedtoo，Almostenoughtowinforherthattitle，Oursex，inpoorconceitoftheirownmerits，Andnarrowspiritofmonopoly，Andjealousy，whichgallantryeschews，DogivetowomenwhoasserttheirrightTomindsaswellaswe。
W。Green。What！ablue—stocking？
SirWil。Isee——she\'llcometocallingnamesatlast。——[Aside。]
Ishouldoffendmyselftoquotetheterm。
But，toreturn，foryetIhavenotdone;
Andfurtheryetmaygo，thenprogressonThatshewasyoung，thatshewasbeautiful。
Awitandlearnedarenaughttowhat\'stocome—
Shehadaheart！—
W。Green。[WhoduringSIRWILLIAM\'Sspeechhasturnedgradually。]
What，MasterWallergone！[Aside。]
SirWil。Isayshehadaheart—
W。Green。[Startingup——SIRWILLIAMalso。]Aplagueuponher！
SirWil。Iknewshewouldbreakout！[Aside。]
W。Green。Here，takethering。Ithasruinedme！
SirWil。IvowthouhastnocauseForanger！
W。Green。HaveInot？Iamundone，Andallaboutthatbaubleofaring。
SirWil。You\'reright，itisabauble。
W。Green。AndtheminxThatgaveitthee！
SirWil。You\'reright，shewasaminx。
Iknewshe\'dcometocallingnamesatlast。[Aside。]
W。Green。SirWilliamFondlove，leaveme。
SirWil。WidowGreen！—
W。Green。Youhaveundoneme，sir！
SirWil。Don\'tsayso！Don\'t！
Itwasagirl——achildgavemethering！
W。Green。Doyouhearme，sir？Ibadeyouleaveme。
SirWil。IfIthoughtyouweresojealous—
W。Green。Jealous，sir！
SirWilliam！quitmyhouse。
SirWil。AlittlegirlTomakeyoujealous！
W。Green。Sir，you\'lldrivememad！
SirWil。Achild，aperfectchild，nottenyearsold！
W。Green。Sir，Iwouldbealone，sir！
SirWil。YoungenoughTodandlestillherdoll！
W。Green。SirWilliamFondlove！
SirWil。DearWidowGreen！
W。Green。Ihateyou，sir！Detestyou！NeverwishToseeyoumore！Youhaveruinedme！Undoneme！
AblightedlifeIwear，andallthroughyou！
Thefairesthopesthateverwomannourished，You\'vecankeredintheveryblowing！bloomAndsweetdestroyed，andnothingleftme，butThemelancholystem。
SirWil。AndallaboutAlittleslutIgavearattleto！—
Wouldpestermeforgingerbreadandcomfits！—
Alittleroguishfeigning！Alove—trickIplayedtoproveyourlove！
W。Green。SirWilliamFondlove！
Ifofmyownhouseyou\'llnotsuffermeTobethemistress，Iwillleaveittoyou！
SirWil。DearWidowGreen！Thering—
W。Green。Confoundthering，Thedonorofit，thee，andeverything！
[Goesout。]
SirWil。Sheisoverheadandearsinlovewithme！
She\'smadwithlove！There\'sloveandallitssigns！
She\'sjealousofmeuntoverydeath！
PoorWidowGreen！IwarrantsheisnowIntears！IthinkIhearhersob！Poorthing！
SirWilliam！Oh，SirWilliam！YouhaveraisedAfurioustempest！SetyourwitstoworkToturnittoacalm。NoquestionthatShelovesme！Nonethenthatshe\'lltakeme！SoI\'llhavethemarriagesettlementsmadeoutTo—morrow，andaspeciallicencegot，Andmarryherthenextday！IwillmakeQuickworkofit，andtakeherbysurprise！
Whobutawidowerawidow\'smatch？
WhatcouldsheseewithelsebutpartialeyesToguessmeonlyforty？I\'mawonder！