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And with my impatient Love, A thousand mad and wild Desires are burning! I have discover'd now new Worlds of Charms, And can no longer tamely love and suffer. Sir Cau. So I have brought an old House upon my Head, Intail'd Cuckoldom upon my self. L. Ful. I'll hear no more Sir Cautious, where's my Husband? Why have you left my Honour thus unguarded? Sir Cau.
Sure my Lady's Frolick is betray'd, and he comes to make Mischief. However, I'll go and secure Mr. Enter Sir Cautious and Dick his Boy with Light. Dick. Pray, Sir, go to Bed, here's no Thieves; all's still and well. Sir Cau. This last Night's misfortune of mine, Dick, has kept me waking, and methought all night, I heard a kind of a silent Noise.
L. Ful. Sir Feeble Fainwou'd! rise, are you both mad? Sir Cau. No, no, Madam, we have seen the Devil. Sir Feeb. Ay, and he was as tall as the Monument. Sir Cau. With Eyes like a Beacon and a Mouth, Heaven bless us, like London Bridge at a full Tide. Sir Feeb. Ay, and roar'd as loud. L. Ful. Idle Fancies, what makes you from your Bed? and you, Sir, from your Bride? Enter Dick with Sack. Sir Feeb.
Hum a Night! three hundred Pounds for a Night! why, what a lavish Whore-master's this! We take Money to marry our Wives, but very seldom part with 'em, and by the Bargain get Money For a Night, say you? Sir Feeb. You are not mad, Brother. Sir Cau. No, but I'm wise and that's as good; let me consider. Sir Feeb. What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not? Sir Cau.
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Enter Gayman with his Hat and Money in't, Sir Cautious in a rage, Sir Feeble, Lady Fulbank, Leticia, Captain Noisey, Bellmour. Sir Cau. A hundred Pound lost already! Oh Coxcomb, old Coxcomb, and a wise Coxcomb to turn Prodigal at my Years, why, I was bewitcht! Sir Feeb. Shaw, 'twas a Frolick, Sir, I have lost a hundred Pound as well as you.
My Lady has lost, and your Lady has lost, and the rest what, old Cows will kick sometimes, what's a hundred Pound? Sir Cau. A hundred Pound! why, 'tis a sum, Sir a sum why, what the Devil did I do with a Box and Dice! L. Ful. Why, you made a shift to lose, Sir? And where's the harm of that? We have lost, and he has won; anon it may be your Fortune. Sir Cau.
So, that young Gentleman has nettled him, stung him to the quick: I hope he'll chain her up the Gad-Bee's in his Quonundrum in Charity I'll relieve him Come, my Lady Fulbank, the Night grows old upon our hands; to dancing, to jiggiting Come, shall I lead your Ladyship? L. Ful. Sir Cau. Ay, no doubt on't, a Pox on him for a young handsome Dog. Sir Feeb.
Well, I find you are not for the Bargain, and so I put up Sir Cau. Hold, Sir why so hasty my Wife? no put up your Money, Sir what, lose my Wife for three hundred Pounds! Gay. Lose her, Sir! why, she shall be never the worse for my wearing, Sir the old covetous Rogue is considering on't, I think What say you to a Night? I'll set it to a Night there's none need know it, Sir. Sir Cau.
Ay, ay, she's well enough pleas'd, I fear, for all. Gay. Base as he is, 'twas he expos'd this Treasure; Like silly Indians barter'd thee for Trifles. Sir Cau. O treacherous Villain! L. Ful. Hah my Husband do this? Gay. He, by Love, he was the kind Procurer, Contriv'd the means, and brought me to thy Bed. L. Ful. My Husband! My wise Husband!
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