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ACT. 3. SCENE. 3.
Lucy. Theophilus.
Lu.
Indeed you were unkind to turn away
M•• maid (poor harmless maid) whose innocent mirth
Was the best chear your house afforded me.
The.
I am sorry sister, trust me, truly sorry,
And knew I which way to recover her
With my best care I would. Yet, give me leave,
I saw her overbold; and overheard her
Say, she foresaw that Arthur my sole enemy
Should be your husband. Ile marry you to death first.
Lu.
Now you fly out again.
The.
Your pardon again your sister,
And for your satisfaction I will strive
To oversway my passion. How now Arnold,
Ent. Arn.
Me thinks I read good newes upon thy face.
Ar.
The best, Sir, I can tell is, the old Jew
Quicksands has lost his wife.
The.
She is not dead,
Ar.
Tis not so well for him: for if she were
He then might overtake her though she were
Gone to the devil. But she's run away:
But to what corner of the earth, or under
Whose bed to find her is not to be thought.
It has rais'd such a laughter in the town
Among the Gallants—!
The.
And do you laugh too?
Ar.
Yes; and if you do not out-laugh all men
That hear the joyful newes, tis too good for you.
The.
I am too merciful, I kill thee not.
Out of my doors, thou villain, reprobate.
He beats Arnold.
Ar.
Hold, Pray Sir, hold.