The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III eBook

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The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 615 pages of information about The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III.

    Enter Lady Fulbank, Sir Cautious, Sir Feeble,
    Leticia, Bearjest, Noisey, Gayman. Exit Bellmour.

Sir Feeb.  Lights there, Ralph
And my Lady’s Coach there—­

[Bearjest goes to Gayman.

Bea.  Well, Sir, remember you have promised to grant me my diabolical Request, in shewing me the Devil—­

Gay.  I will not fail you, Sir.

L. Ful.  Madam, your Servant; I hope you’ll see no more Ghosts, Sir Feeble.

Sir Feeb.  No more of that, I beseech you, Madam: 
Prithee, Sir Cautious, take away your Wife—­Madam, your Servant—­
                                          [All go out after the Light
—­Come, Lette, Lette; hasten, Rogue, hasten to thy Chamber; away,
here be the young Wenches coming—­
                                           [Puts her out, he goes out.

Enter Diana, puts on her Hood and Scarf.

Dia.  So—­they are gone to Bed; and now for Bredwel —­the Coach waits, and I’ll take this opportunity.

Father, farewell—­if you dislike my course,
Blame the old rigid Customs of your Force
.

[Goes out.

SCENE II. A Bed-chamber.

Enter Sir Feeble, Leticia, and Phillis.

Let.  Ah, Phillis!  I am fainting with my Fears, Hast thou no comfort for me?

[He undresses to his Gown.

Sir Feeb.  Why, what art doing there—­fiddle fadling—­adod, you young Wenches are so loth to come to—­but when your hand’s in, you have no mercy upon us poor Husbands.

Let.  Why do you talk so, Sir?

Sir Feeb.  Was it anger’d at the Fool’s Prattle? tum a-me, tum a-me,
I’ll undress it, effags, I will—­Roguy.

Let.  You are so wanton, Sir, you make me blush—­I will not go to bed, unless you’ll promise me—­

Sir Feeb.  No bargaining, my little Hussey—­what, you’ll tie my hands
behind me, will you?
                        [She goes to the Table.

Let.—­What shall I do?—­assist me, gentle Maid, Thy Eyes methinks put on a little hope.

Phil.  Take Courage, Madam—­you guess right—­be confident.

Sir Feeb.  No whispering, Gentlewoman—­and putting Tricks into her head; that shall not cheat me of another Night—­Look on that silly little round Chitty-face—­look on those smiling roguish loving Eyes there—­look—­look how they laugh, twire, and tempt—­he, Rogue—­I’ll buss ’em there, and here, and every where—­ods bods—­away, this is fooling and spoiling of a Man’s Stomach, with a bit here, and a bit there—­to Bed—­to Bed—­

    [As she is at the Toilet, he looks over her shoulder,
    and sees her Face in the Glass
.

Let.  Go you first, Sir, I will but stay to say my Prayers, which are that Heaven wou’d deliver me. [Aside.

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