LADY SNEERWELL. Are not you the cause of it? what had you to bate
in your Pursuit of Maria to pervert Lady Teazle by the way.--had you
not a sufficient field for your Roguery in blinding Sir Peter and
supplanting your Brother--I hate such an avarice of crimes--'tis
an unfair monopoly and never prospers.

SURFACE. Well I admit I have been to blame--I confess I deviated
from the direct Road of wrong but I don't think we're so totally
defeated neither.

LADY SNEERWELL. No!

SURFACE. You tell me you have made a trial of Snake since we met--
and that you still believe him faithful to us--

LADY SNEERWELL. I do believe so.

SURFACE. And that he has undertaken should it be necessary--to swear
and prove that Charles is at this Time contracted by vows and Honour
to your Ladyship--which some of his former letters to you will serve
to support--

LADY SNEERWELL. This, indeed, might have assisted--

SURFACE. Come--come it is not too late yet--but hark! this is
probably my Unkle Sir Oliver--retire to that Room--we'll consult
further when He's gone.--

LADY SNEERWELL. Well but if HE should find you out to--