The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Aphra Behn
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And kill me quickly, 'twill become your Justice. [_Weeps_.
_Lord_. Was I call'd back for this? Yes, I shall take it, Sir; do not fear. [_Offers to go_. _Bel_. Yet, stay, Sir--Have you lost all Humanity? Have you no Sense of Honour, nor of Horrors? _Lord_. Away with him--go, be gone. _Bel_. Stay, Sir. Oh, God! what is't you'd have me do? --Here--I resign my self unto your Will-- But, Oh _Celinda_! what will become of thee? [_Weeps_. --Yes, I will marry--and _Diana_ too. _Lord_. 'Tis well you will; had I not been good-natur'd now, You had been undone, and miss'd _Diana_ too. _Bel_. But must I marry--needs marry, Sir? Or lose my Fortune, and my Liberty, Whilst all my Vows are given to another? _Lord_. By all means, Sir-- _Bel_. If I must marry any but _Celinda_, I shall not, Sir, enjoy one moment's Bliss: I shall be quite unman'd, cruel and brutal; A Beast, unsafe for Woman to converse with. Besides, Sir, I have given my Heart and Faith, |
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