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The Way of the World by William Congreve
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conscious of a negligence.

MIRA. You pursue the argument with a distrust that seems to be
unaffected, and confesses you are conscious of a concern for which
the lady is more indebted to you than is your wife.

FAIN. Fie, fie, friend, if you grow censorious I must leave you:-
I'll look upon the gamesters in the next room.

MIRA. Who are they?

FAIN. Petulant and Witwoud.--Bring me some chocolate.

MIRA. Betty, what says your clock?

BET. Turned of the last canonical hour, sir.

MIRA. How pertinently the jade answers me! Ha! almost one a'
clock! [Looking on his watch.] Oh, y'are come!


SCENE II.


MIRABELL and FOOTMAN.

MIRA. Well, is the grand affair over? You have been something
tedious.

SERV. Sir, there's such coupling at Pancras that they stand behind
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