The Gamester (1753) by Edward Moore
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Charlotte. We shan't be absent long. Come, Sir, since I _must_ be so
obliged. _Lew._ 'Tis I that am obliged. An hour or less will be sufficient for us. We shall find you at home, madam? (_To Charlotte._) [_Exit with Mrs. Beverley._ _Char._ Certainly. I have but little inclination to appear abroad. O! this brother! this brother! to what wretchedness has he reduced us! [_Exit._ SCENE VIII. _Changes to _STUKELY'S_ lodgings._ _Enter STUKELY._ _Stu._ That Lewson suspects me, 'tis too plain. Yet why should he suspect me? I appear the friend of Beverley as well as he. But I am rich it seems: and so I am; thanks to another's folly and my own wisdom. To what use is wisdom, but to take advantage of the weak? This Beverley's my fool: I cheat him, and he calls me friend. But more business must be done yet. His wife's jewels are unsold; so is the reversion of his uncle's estate. I must have these too. And then there's a treasure above all. I love his wife. Before she knew this Beverley, I loved her; but like a cringing fool, bowed at a distance, while He stept in and won her. Never, never will I forgive him for it. My pride, as well as love, is wounded by this conquest. I must have vengeance. Those hints, this morning, were |
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