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School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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treacherous and Hypocritical.

LADY TEAZLE. And if the Gentleman pleads not guilty to these
pray let him call ME to his Character.

SIR PETER. Then I believe we need add no more--if He knows himself
He will consider it as the most perfect Punishment that He is known
to the world--

CHARLES. If they talk this way to Honesty--what will they say to ME
by and bye!

SIR OLIVER. As for that Prodigal--his Brother there----

CHARLES. Aye now comes my Turn--the damn'd Family Pictures will ruin
me--

SURFACE. Sir Oliver--Unkle--will you honour me with a hearing--

CHARLES. I wish Joseph now would make one of his long speeches and
I might recollect myself a little--

SIR OLIVER. And I suppose you would undertake to vindicate yourself
entirely--

SURFACE. I trust I could--

SIR OLIVER. Nay--if you desert your Roguery in its Distress and
try to be justified--you have even less principle than I thought
you had.--[To CHARLES SURFACE] Well, Sir--and YOU could JUSTIFY
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