Love for Love: a Comedy by William Congreve
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her own; and great fortunes either expect another great fortune, or
a fool. SCENE IX. [To them] JEREMY. JERE. More misfortunes, sir. VAL. What, another dun? JERE. No, sir, but Mr Tattle is come to wait upon you. VAL. Well, I can't help it, you must bring him up; he knows I don't go abroad. SCENE X. VALENTINE, SCANDAL. SCAN. Pox on him, I'll be gone. VAL. No, prithee stay: Tattle and you should never be asunder; you are light and shadow, and show one another; he is perfectly thy reverse both in humour and understanding; and as you set up for defamation, he is a mender of reputations. |
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