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Love for Love: a Comedy by William Congreve
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VALENTINE, JEREMY.

JERE. I told you what your visit would come to.

VAL. 'Tis as much as I expected. I did not come to see him, I came
to see Angelica: but since she was gone abroad, it was easily
turned another way, and at least looked well on my side. What's
here? Mrs Foresight and Mrs Frail, they are earnest. I'll avoid
'em. Come this way, and go and enquire when Angelica will return.


SCENE IX.


MRS FORESIGHT and MRS FRAIL.

MRS FRAIL. What have you to do to watch me? 'S'life I'll do what I
please.

MRS FORE. You will?

MRS FRAIL. Yes, marry will I. A great piece of business to go to
Covent Garden Square in a hackney coach, and take a turn with one's
friend.

MRS FORE. Nay, two or three turns, I'll take my oath.

MRS FRAIL. Well, what if I took twenty--I warrant if you had been
there, it had been only innocent recreation. Lord, where's the
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