The Busie Body by Susanna Centlivre
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Sir _Geo._ Agreed; I think I see Sir _Francis_ yonder. (_Exit._ _Cha._ _Marplot_, you must excuse me, I am engag'd. (_Exit._ _Marpl._ Engag'd, Egad I'll engage my Life, I'll know what your Engagement is. (_Exit._ _Miran._ (_Coming out of a Chair._) Let the Chair wait: My Servant, That dog'd Sir _George_ said he was in the Park. _Enter _Patch_._ Ha! Mis _Patch_ alone, did not you tell me you had contriv'd a way to bring _Isabinda_ to the Park? _Patch._ Oh, Madam, your Ladiship can't imagine what a wretched Disappointment we have met with: Just as I had fetch'd a Suit of my Cloaths for a Disguise: comes my old Master into his Closet, which is right against her Chamber Door; this struck us into a terrible Fright--At length I put on a Grave Face, and ask'd him if he was at leisure for his Chocolate, in hopes to draw him out of his Hole; but he snap'd my Nose off, No, I shall be busie here this two Hours; at which my poor Mistress seeing no way of Escape, order'd me to wait on your Ladiship with the sad Relation. _Miran._ Unhappy _Isabinda!_ Was ever any thing so unaccountable as the |
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