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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...my Life. To Clacket. Mrs. Clack. Here, here, step out upon the Stair-cafe, and flip into my Chamber. Going out, returns in sright. Fop. Owns, he's here; lock the Door fast; let him not enter. Mrs. Clack. Oh, Heavens, I have not the Key! hold it, hold it fast, fweet, fweet Mr. Foppington. Oh, should there be Murder done, what a Scandal wou'd that be to the Houfe of a true Protestant! Knocks. Char. Heavens! what will he fay or think, to fee me shut in with a Man? Mrs. Clack. Oh, I'll fay you're sick, asleep, or out of Humour. Charl. I'd give the World to fee him. Knocks. Wild. Without Chariot, Chariot! am I deny'd an entrance 1 By Heaven, I'll break the Door, Knocks again; Fop. still holding it. Fop. Fop. Oh, I'm a dead Man, dear Clacket! KnockingslM. Mrs. Clack. Oh, hold Sir, Mrs. Chariot is very sick. Wild. How, sick, and I kept from her! Mrs. Clack. She begs you'll come again an Hour hence. Wild. Delay'd! by Heaven I will have entrance. Fop. Ruin'd! undone! for if he do not kill me, he may starve me. Mrs. Clack. Oh, he will not break in upon us! Hold, Sir, hold a little; Mrs. Chariot is just--just--shisting her felf, Sir; you will not be fo uncivil as to prefs in, I hope, at fuch a Time. Charl. I have a sine time on't, between ye, to have him think I am stripping my felf before Mr. Foppington--Let go, or 1H call out and tell him all. Wild. breaks open the Door and rushes in: Fop. stands close up at the entrance till he is past him, then venturing to stip out, finds Wild. has made sast the Door: so he is sordd to return again and stand close up behind Wild. with signs os Fear. Wild. How now, Chariot, what means this new Unkindnefs? what, not a Word? Charl. There is fo little Musick in my Voice, you do not care to hear it; you have been better entertain'd, I...

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