The Contrast by Royall Tyler
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jocky me out of my money; I paid my money to see
sights, and the dogs a bit of a sight have I seen, unless you call listening to people's private business a sight. Why, says he, it is the School for Scandalization.-- The School for Scandalization!--Oh! ho! no wonder you New-York folks are so cute at it, when you go to school to learn it; and so I jogged off. JESSAMY My dear Jenny, my master's business drags me from you; would to heaven I knew no other servitude than to your charms. JONATHAN Well, but don't go; you won't leave me so-- JESSAMY Excuse me.--Remember the cash. [Aside to him, and--Exit.] JENNY Mr. Jonathan, won't you please to sit down? Mr. Jessamy tells me you wanted to have some conversa- tion with me. [Having brought forward two chairs, |
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