von George Farquhar
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE INCONSTANT: THE WAY TO WIN HIM. ACT I. SCENE I. A Street. Enter Dugard and Petit. Dug. Sirrah, what's o'clock ? Pet. Turned of eleven, sir. Dug. No more! We have rid a swinging pace from Nemours since two this morning! Petit, run to Rousseau's, and bespeak a dinner at a louis-d'or a head, to be ready by one. Pet. How many will there be of you, sir ? Dug. Let me see; Mirabel one, Duretete two; myself three? Pet. And I four. Dug. How now, sir, at your old travelling familiarity ! When abroad, you had some freedom for want of better company; but among my friends at Paris, pray remember your distance.?Begone, sir!? [Exit Petit.] This fellow's wit was necessary abroad,but he's too cunning for a domestic; I must dispose of him some way else.?Who's here ? Old Mirabel, and my sister! Enter Old Mirabel and Oriana. My dearest sister! Ori. My brother ! welcome ! Dug. Monsieur Mirabel! I'm heartily glad to see you. Old Mir. Honest Mr. Dugard, by the blood of the Mirabels, I'm your most humble servant. Dug. Why, sir, you cast your skin sure! you're brisk and gay, lusty health about you, no sign of age but your silver hairs. Old Mir. Silver hairs! then they are quicksilver hairs, sir. Whilst I have golden pockets, let my hairs be silver an they will. Adsbud, sir, I can dance, and sing, and drink, and?no, I can't wench. But, Mr. Dugard, no news of my son Bob in all your travels ? Dug. Your son's come home, sir. Old Mir. Come home! Bob come home ? By the blood of the Mirabels, Mr. Dugard, what say ye ? Ori. Mr. Mirabel returned, sir? Dug. He's certainly come, and you may see him within this hour or two. Old Mir. Swear it, Mr. Dugard, presently swear it. Dug. Sir, he came to town with me this morning; I left him at the ba...