The Busie Body by Susanna Centlivre
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us, thou shalt List for a Soldier, and I'll carry thy Knapsack after
thee. _Char._ Bravely Resolv'd; the World cannot be more Savage than our Parents, and Fortune generally assists the Bold; therefore Consent now: Why shou'd we put it to a future Hazard? who knows when we shall have another Opportunity? _Isab._ Oh, you have your Ladder of Ropes, I suppose, and the Closet Window stands just where it did; and if you han't forgot to write in Characters, _Patch_ will find a way for our Assignations. Thus much of the _Spanish_ Contrivance, my Father's Severity has taught me, I thank him; tho' I hate the Nation, I admire their Management in these Affairs. _Enter _Patch_._ _Patch._ Oh, Madam, I see my Master coming up the Street. _Char._ Oh the Devil, wou'd I had my Ladder now; I thought you had not expected him till Night; why, why, why, why; what shall I do, Madam? _Isab._ Oh, for Heaven's sake! don't go that way, you'll meet him full in the Teeth: Oh unlucky Moment!-- _Char._ Adsheart, can you shut me into no Cupboard, Ram me into no Chest, ha? _Patch._ Impossible, Sir, he Searches every Hole in the House. _Isab._ Undone for ever! if he sees you, I shall never see you more. |
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