ACT
I.
SCENE
I.
Enter
Welldon
following
Lucia
.
Luc.
WHAT
will
this
come
to
?
What
can
it
end
in
?
You
have
persuaded
me
to
leave
dear
England
,
and
dearer
London
,
the
place
of
the
World
most
worth
living
in
,
to
follow
you
a
Husband-hunting
into
America
:
I
thought
Husbands
grew
in
these
Plantations
.
Well
.
Why
so
they
do
,
as
thick
as
Oranges
,
ripening
one
under
another
.
Week
after
week
they
drop
into
some
Woman's
mouth
:
'T
is
but
a
little
patience
,
spreading
your
Apron
in
expectation
,
and
one
of
'em
will
fall
into
your
Lap
at
last
.
Luc.
Ay
,
so
you
say
indeed
.
Well
.
But
you
have
left
dear
London
,
you
say
:
Pray
what
have
you
left
in
London
that
was
very
dear
to
you
,
that
had
not
left
you
before
?
Luc.
Speak
for
your self
,
Sister
.
Well
.
Nay
,
I
'll
keep
you
in
countenance
.
The
Young
Fellows
,
you
know
,
the
dearest
part
of
the
Town
,
and
without
whom
London
had
been
a
Wilderness
to
you
and
me
,
had
forsaken
us
a
great
while
.
Luc.
Forsaken
us
!
I
don't
know
that
they
ever
had
us
.
Well
.
Forsaken
us
the
worst
way
,
Child
;
that
is
,
did
not
think
us
worth
having
;
they
neglected
us
,
no
longer
design'd
upon
us
,
they
were
tir'd
of
us
.
Women
in
London
are
like
the
Rich
Silks
,
they
are
out
of
fashion
a
great
while
before
they
wear
out
.
—
Luc.
The
Devil
take
the
Fashion
,
I
say
.
Well
.
You
may
tumble
'em
over
and
over
at
their
first
coming
up
,
and
never
disparage
their
Price
;
but
they
fall
upon
wearing
immediately
,
lower
and
lower
in
their
value
,
till
they
come
to
the
Broker
at
last
.
Luc.
Ay
,
ay
,
that
's
the
Merchant
they
deal
with
.
The
Men
would
have
us
at
their
own
scandalous
Rates
:
Their
Plenty
makes
'em
wanton
;
and
in
a
little
time
,
I
suppose
,
they
won't
know
what
they
would
have
of
the
Women
themselves
.
Well
.
O
,
yes
,
they
know
what
they
wou'd
have
.
They
wou'd
have
a
Woman
give
the
Town
a
Pattern
of
her
Person
and
Beauty
,
and
not
stay
in
it
so
long
to
have
the
whole
Piece
worn
out
.
They
wou'd
have
the
Good
Face
only
discover'd
,
and
not
the
Folly
that
commonly
goes
along
with
it
.
They
say
there
is
a
vast
Stock
of
Beauty
in
the
Nation
,
but
a
great
part
of
it
lies
in
unprofitable
hands
;
therefore
for
the
good
of
the
Publick
,
they
wou'd
have
a
Draught
made
once
a
Quarter
,
send
the
decaying
Beauties
for
Breeders
into
the
Countrey
,
to
make
room
for
New
Faces
to
appear
,
to
countenance
the
Pleasures
of
the
Town
.
Luc.
'T
is
very
hard
,
the
Men
must
be
young
as
long
as
they
live
,
and
poor
Women
be
thought
decaying
and
unfit
for
the
Town
at
One
or
Two
and
twenty
.
I
'm
sure
we
were
not
Seven
Years
in
London
.
Well
.
Not
half
the
time
taken
notice
of
,
Sister
.
The
Two
or
Three
last
Years
we
could
make
nothing
of
it
,
even
in
a
Vizard-Masque
;
not
in
a
Vizard-Masque
,
that
has
cheated
many
a
man
into
an
old
acquaintance
.
Our
Faces
began
to
be
as
familiar
to
the
Men
of
Intrigue
,
as
their
Duns
,
and
as
much
avoided
.
We
durst
not
appear
in
Publick
Places
,
and
were
almost
grudg'd
a
Gallery
in
the
Churches
:
Even
there
they
had
their
Jests
upon
us
,
and
cry'd
,
She
's
in
the
right
on
't
,
good
Gentlewoman
,
since
no
man
considers
her
Body
,
she
does
very
well
indeed
to
take
care
of
her
Soul.
Luc.
Such
unmannerly
fellows
there
will
always
be
.
Well
.
Then
,
you
may
remember
,
we
were
reduc'd
to
the
last
necessity
,
the
necessity
of
making
silly
Visits
to
our
civil
Acquaintance
,
to
bring
us
into
tolerable
Company
.
Nay
,
the
young
Inns-of-Court
Beaus
,
of
but
one
Term's
standing
in
the
Fashion
,
who
knew
no
body
,
but
as
they
were
shewn
'em
by
the
Orange-Women
,
had
Nicknames
for
us
:
How
often
have
they
laugh'd
out
,
There
goes
my
Landlady
;
Is
not
she
come
to
let
Lodgings
yet
?
Luc.
Young
Coxcombs
that
knew
no
better
.
Well
.
And
that
we
must
have
come
to
.
For
your
part
,
what
Trade
cou'd
you
set
up
in
?
You
wou'd
never
arrive
at
the
Trust
and
Credit
of
a
Guinea-Bawd
:
You
wou'd
have
too
much
Business
of
your
own
,
ever
to
mind
other
Peoples
.
Luc.
That
is
true
indeed
.
Well
.
Then
,
as
a
certain
sign
that
there
was
nothing
more
to
be
hop'd
for
,
the
Maids
at
the
Chocolate-Houses
found
us
out
,
and
laugh'd
at
us
:
Our
Billet-doux
lay
there
neglected
for
Waste-Paper
:
We
were
cry'd
down
so
low
we
cou'd
not
pass
upon
the
City
;
and
became
so
notorious
in
our
galloping
way
,
from
one
end
of
the
Town
to
t'other
,
that
at
last
we
cou'd
hardly
compass
a
competent
change
of
Petticoats
to
disguize
us
to
the
Hackney-Coachmen
:
And
then
it
was
near
walking
a-foot
indeed
.
Luc.
Nay
,
that
I
began
to
be
afraid
of
.
Well
.
To
prevent
which
,
with
what
Youth
and
Beauty
was
left
,
some
Experience
,
and
the
small
Remainder
of
Fifteen
hundred
Pounds
apiece
,
which
amounted
to
bare
Two
hundred
between
us
both
,
I
persuaded
you
to
bring
your
Person
for
a
Venture
to
the
Indies
.
Every
thing
has
succeeded
in
our
Voyage
:
I
pass
for
your
Brother
:
One
of
the
Richest
Planters
here
happening
to
dye
just
as
we
landed
,
I
have
claim'd
Kindred
with
him
:
So
,
without
making
his
Will
,
he
has
left
us
the
Credit
of
his
Relation
to
trade
upon
:
We
pass
for
his
Cousins
,
coming
here
to
Surinam
chiefly
upon
his
Invitation
:
We
live
in
Reputation
;
have
the
best
Acquaintance
of
the
place
;
and
we
shall
see
our
account
in
't
,
I
warrant
you
.
Luc.
I
must
rely
upon
you
—
Enter
Widow
Lackitt
.
Wid.
Mr
Welldon
,
your
Servant
.
Your
Servant
,
Mrs.
Lucy
.
I
am
an
Ill
Visitor
,
but
't
is
not
too
late
,
I
hope
,
to
bid
you
welcome
to
this
side
of
the
world
.
[
Salutes
Lucy
.
Well
.
Gad
so
,
I
beg
your
Pardon
,
Widow
,
I
shou'd
have
done
the
Civilities
of
my
House
before
:
but
,
as
you
say
,
't
is
not
too
late
,
I
hope
.
—
[
Going
to
kiss
her
.
Wid.
What!
You
think
now
this
was
a
civil
way
of
begging
a
Kiss
;
and
by
my
Troth
,
if
it
were
,
I
see
no
harm
in
't
;
't
is
a
pitiful
Favour
indeed
that
is
not
worth
asking
for
:
Tho
I
have
known
a
Woman
speak
plainer
before
now
,
and
not
understood
neither
.
Well
.
Not
under
my
Roof
.
Have
at
you
,
Widow
.
—
Wid.
Why
,
that
's
well
said
,
spoke
like
a
Younger
Brother
,
that
deserves
to
have
a
Widow
.
—
[
He
kisses
her
.
You
're
a
Younger
Brother
,
I
know
,
by
your
kissing
.
Well
.
How
so
,
pray
?
Wid.
Why
,
you
kiss
as
if
you
expected
to
be
paid
for
't
.
You
have
Birdlime
upon
your
Lips.
You
stick
so
close
,
there
's
no
getting
rid
of
you
.
Well
.
I
am
a-kin
to
a
Younger
Brother
.
Wid.
So
much
the
better
:
We
Widows
are
commonly
the
better
for
Younger
Brothers
.
Luc.
Better
,
or
worse
,
most
of
you
.
But
you
won't
be
much
better
for
him
,
I
can
tell
you
.
—
[
aside
.
Well
.
I
was
a
Younger
Brother
;
but
an
Uncle
of
my
Mother's
has
malicionsly
left
me
an
Estate
,
and
,
I
'm
afraid
,
spoil'd
my
Fortune
.
Wid.
No
,
no
;
an
Estate
will
never
spoil
your
Fortune
.
I
have
a
good
Estate
my self
,
thank
Heaven
,
and
a
kind
Husband
that
left
it
behind
him
.
Well
.
Thank
Heaven
,
that
took
him
away
from
it
,
Widow
,
and
left
you
behind
him
.
Wid.
Nay
,
Heav'ns
Will
must
be
done
;
he
's
in
a
better
place
.
Well
.
A
better
place
for
you
,
no
doubt
on
't
:
Now
you
may
look
about
you
;
chuse
for
your self
,
Mrs.
Lackitt
,
that
's
your
business
;
for
I
know
you
design
to
marry
again
.
Wid.
O
dear
!
Not
I
,
I
protest
and
swear
;
I
don't
design
it
:
But
I
won't
swear
neither
;
one
does
not
know
what
may
happen
to
tempt
one
.
Well
.
Why
,
a
lusty
young
Fellow
may
happen
to
tempt
you
.
Wid.
Nay
,
I
'll
do
nothing
rashly
:
I
'll
resolve
against
nothing
.
The
Devil
they
say
,
is
very
busy
upon
these
occasions
;
especially
with
the
Widows
.
But
if
I
am
to
be
tempted
,
it
must
be
with
a
Young
Man
,
I
promise
you
—
Mrs.
Lucy
,
Your
Brother
is
a
very
pleasant
Gentleman
:
I
came
about
Business
to
him
,
but
he
turns
every
thing
into
Merriment
.
Well
.
Business
,
Mrs.
Lackitt
.
Then
,
I
know
,
you
wou'd
have
me
to
your self
.
Pray
leave
us
together
,
Sister
.
[
Exit
Luc.
What
am
I
drawing
upon
my self
here
?
[
aside
.
Wid.
You
have
taken
a
very
pretty
House
here
;
every
thing
so
neat
about
you
already
.
I
hear
you
are
laying
out
for
a
Plantation
.
Well
.
Why
,
yes
truly
,
I
like
the
Countrey
,
and
wou'd
buy
a
Plantation
,
if
I
cou'd
,
reasonably
.
Wid.
O!
by
all
means
,
reasonably
.
Well
.
If
I
cou'd
have
one
to
my
mind
,
I
wou'd
think
of
settling
among
you
.
Wid.
O!
you
can't
do
better
.
Indeed
we
can't
pretend
to
have
so
good
company
for
you
,
as
you
had
in
England
;
but
we
shall
make
very
much
of
you
.
For
my
own
part
,
I
assure
you
,
I
shall
think
my self
very
happy
to
be
more
particularly
known
to
you
.
Well
.
Dear
Mrs.
Lackitt
,
you
do
me
too
much
Honour
.
Wid.
Then
as
to
a
Plantation
,
Mr.
Welldon
,
you
know
I
have
several
to
dispose
of
.
Mr.
Lackitt
,
I
thank
him
,
has
left
me
,
though
I
say
it
,
the
Richest
Widow
upon
the
place
;
therefore
I
may
afford
to
use
you
better
than
other
people
can
.
You
shall
have
one
upon
any
reasonable
terms
.
Well
.
That
's
a
fair
Offer
indeed
.
Wid.
You
shall
find
me
as
easy
as
any
body
you
can
have
to
do
with
,
I
assure
you
.
Pray
try
me
,
I
wou'd
have
you
try
me
,
Mr.
Welldon
.
Well
,
I
like
that
Name
of
yours
exceedingly
,
Mr.
Welldon
.
Well
.
My
Name
!
Wid.
O
exceedingly
!
If
any
thing
cou'd
persuade
me
to
alter
my
own
Name
,
I
verily
believe
nothing
in
the
world
wou'd
do
it
so
soon
,
as
to
be
call'd
Mrs.
Welldon
.
Well
.
Why
,
indeed
Welldon
does
sound
something
better
than
Lackitt
.
Wid.
O!
a
great
deal
better
.
Not
that
there
is
so
much
in
a
Name
neither
.
But
I
don't
know
,
there
is
something
:
I
shou'd
like
mightily
to
be
call'd
Mrs.
Welldon
.
Well
.
I
'm
glad
you
like
my
Name
.
Wid.
Of
all
things
.
But
then
there
's
the
misfortune
;
one
can't
change
ones
Name
,
without
changing
ones
Condition
.
Well
.
You
'l
hardly
think
it
worth
that
,
I
believe
.
Wid.
Think
it
worth
what
,
Sir
?
Changing
my
Condition
?
Indeed
,
Sir
,
I
think
it
worth
every
thing
.
But
,
alas
!
Mr.
Welldon
,
I
have
been
a
Widow
but
Six
Months
;
't
is
too
soon
to
think
of
changing
ones
Condition
yet
;
indeed
it
is
:
Pray
don't
desire
it
of
me
:
Not
but
that
you
may
persuade
me
to
any
thing
,
sooner
than
any
Person
in
the
world
.
—
Well
.
Who
,
I
,
Mrs.
Lackitt
?
Wid.
Indeed
you
may
,
Mr.
Welldon
,
sooner
than
any
man
living
.
Lord
,
there
's
a
great
deal
in
saving
a
Decency
:
I
never
minded
it
before
:
Well
,
I
'm
glad
you
spoke
first
to
excuse
my
Modesty
.
But
what
,
Modesty
means
nothing
,
and
is
the
Virtue
of
a
Girl
,
that
does
not
know
what
she
would
be
at
:
A
Widow
should
be
wiser
.
Now
I
will
own
to
you
;
but
I
won't
confess
neither
;
I
have
had
a
great
Respect
for
you
a
great
while
:
I
beg
your
Pardon
,
Sir
,
and
I
must
declare
to
you
,
indeed
I
must
,
if
you
desire
to
dispose
of
all
I
have
in
the
world
,
in
an
Honourable
Way
,
which
I
don't
pretend
to
be
any
way
deserving
your
consideration
,
my
Fortune
and
Person
,
if
you
won't
understand
me
without
telling
you
so
,
are
both
at
your
service
.
Gad
so
!
another
time
—
Stanmore
enters
to
'
em
.
Stan.
So
,
Mrs.
Lackitt
,
your
Widowhood
is
waneing
apace
.
I
see
which
way
't
is
going
.
Welldon
,
you
're
a
happy
man.
The
Women
and
their
Favours
come
home
to
you
.
Wid.
A
fiddle
of
favour
,
Mr.
Stanmore
:
I
am
a
lone
Woman
,
you
know
it
,
left
in
a
great
deal
of
Business
;
and
Business
must
be
followed
or
lost
.
I
have
several
Stocks
and
Plantations
upon
my
hands
,
and
other
things
to
dispose
of
,
which
Mr.
Welldon
may
have
occasion
for
.
Well
.
We
were
just
upon
the
brink
of
a
Bargain
,
as
you
came
in
.
Stan.
Let
me
drive
it
on
for
you
.
Well
.
So
you
must
,
I
believe
,
you
or
somebody
for
me
.
Stan.
I
'll
stand
by
you
:
I
understand
more
of
this
business
,
than
you
can
pretend
to
.
Well
.
I
don't
pretend
to
't
;
't
is
quite
out
of
my
way
indeed
.
Stan
If
the
Widow
gets
you
to
her self
,
she
will
certainly
be
too
hard
for
you
:
I
know
her
of
old
:
She
has
no
Conscience
in
a
Corner
;
a
very
Jew
in
a
bargain
,
and
would
circumcise
you
to
get
more
of
you
.
Well
.
Is
this
true
,
Widow
?
Wid.
Speak
as
you
find
,
Mr.
Welldon
:
I
have
offer'd
you
very
fair
:
Think
upon
't
,
and
let
me
hear
of
you
:
The
sooner
the
better
,
Mr.
Welldon
.
—
[
Exit
.
Stan.
I
assure
you
,
my
Friend
,
she
'll
cheat
you
if
she
can
.
Well
.
I
don't
know
that
;
but
I
can
cheat
her
,
if
I
will.
Stan.
Cheat
her
?
How
?
Well
.
I
can
marry
her
;
and
then
I
'm
sure
I
have
it
in
my
power
to
chear
her
.
Stan.
Can
you
marry
her
?
Well
.
Yes
,
faith
,
so
she
says
:
Her
pretty
Person
and
Fortune
(
which
,
one
with
the
other
,
you
know
,
are
not
contemptible
)
are
both
at
my
service
.
Stan.
Contemptible
!
very
considerable
,
I'gad
;
very
desirable
:
Why
,
she
's
worth
Ten
thousand
Pounds
,
man
;
a
clear
Estate
:
No
charge
upon
't
,
but
a
boobi●y
Son
:
He
indeed
was
to
have
half
;
but
his
Father
begot
him
,
and
she
breeds
him
up
,
not
to
know
or
have
more
than
she
has
a
mind
to
:
And
she
has
a
mind
to
something
else
,
it
seems
.
Well
.
There
's
a
great
deal
to
be
made
of
this
.
—
[
musing
.
Stan.
A
handsome
Fortune
may
be
made
on
't
;
and
I
advise
you
to
't
,
by
all
means
.
Well
.
To
marry
her
!
an
old
,
wanton
Witch
!
I
h●●e
her
.
Stan.
No
matter
for
that
:
Let
her
go
to
the
Devil
for
you
.
She
'll
cheat
her
Son
of
a
good
Estate
for
you
:
That
's
a
Perquisite
of
a
Widow's
Portion
always
.
Well
I
have
a
design
,
and
will
follow
her
at
least
,
till
I
have
a
Pen'worth
of
the
Plantation
.
Stan.
I
speak
as
a
friend
,
when
I
advise
you
to
marry
her
.
For
't
is
directly
against
the
Interest
of
my
own
Family
.
My
Cousin
Jack
has
belabour'd
her
a
good
while
that
way
.
Well
.
What!
Honest
Jack
!
I
ll
not
hinder
him
.
I
'll
give
over
the
thoughts
of
her
.
Stan.
He
'll
make
nothing
on
't
;
she
does
not
care
for
him
.
I
'm
glad
you
have
her
in
your
power
.
Well
.
I
may
be
able
to
serve
him
.
Stan.
Here
's
a
Ship
come
into
the
River
;
I
was
in
hopes
it
had
been
from
England
.
Well
.
From
England
!
Stan.
No
,
I
was
disappointed
;
I
long
to
see
this
handsome
Cousin
of
yours
:
The
Picture
you
gave
me
of
her
has
charm'd
me
.
Well
.
You
'll
see
whether
it
has
flatter'd
her
or
no
,
in
a
little
time
.
If
she
recover'd
of
that
Illness
that
was
the
reason
of
her
staying
behind
us
,
I
know
she
will
come
with
the
first
opportunity
.
We
shall
see
her
,
or
hear
of
her
death
.
Stan.
We
'll
hope
the
best
.
The
Ships
from
England
are
expected
every
day
.
Well
.
What
Ship
is
this
?
Stan.
A
Rover
,
a
Buccaneer
,
a
Trader
in
Slaves
:
That
's
the
Commodity
we
deal
in
,
you
know
.
If
you
have
a
curiosity
to
see
our
manner
of
marketting
,
I
'll
wait
upon
you
.
Well
.
We
'll
take
my
Sister
with
us
.
—
[
Exeunt
.
SCENE
II.
An
Open
Place
.
Enter
Lieutenant-Governor
and
Blandford
.
Gov.
THere
's
no
resisting
your
Fortune
,
Blandford
;
you
draw
all
the
Prizes
.
Blan.
I
draw
for
our
Lord
Governor
,
you
know
;
his
Fortune
favours
me
.
Gov.
I
grudge
him
nothing
this
time
;
but
if
Fortune
had
favour'd
me
in
the
last
Sale
,
the
Fair
Slave
had
been
mine
;
Clemene
had
been
mine
.
Blan.
Are
you
still
in
love
with
her
?
Gov.
Every
day
more
in
love
with
her
.
Enter
Capt.
Driver
,
teaz'd
and
pull'd
about
by
Widow
Lackitt
and
several
Planters
.
Enter
at
another
door
Welldon
,
Lucia
,
Stanmore
.
Wid.
Here
have
I
six
Slaves
in
my
Lot
,
and
not
a
Man
among
'em
;
all
Women
and
Children
;
what
can
I
do
with
'em
,
Captain
?
Pray
consider
,
I
am
a
Woman
my self
,
and
can't
get
my
own
Slaves
,
as
some
of
my
Neighbours
do
.
1
Plan.
I
have
all
Men
in
mine
:
Pray
,
Captain
,
let
the
Men
and
Women
be
mingled
together
,
for
Procreation-sake
,
and
the
good
of
the
Plantation
.
2
Plan.
Ay
,
ay
,
a
Man
and
a
Woman
,
Captain
,
for
the
good
of
the
Plantation
.
Capt.
Let
'em
mingle
together
and
be
damn'd
,
what
care
I
?
Would
you
have
me
pimp
for
the
good
of
the
Plantation
?
1
Plan.
I
am
a
constant
Customer
,
Captain
.
Wid.
I
am
always
Ready
Money
to
you
,
Captain
.
1
Plan.
For
that
matter
,
Mistress
,
my
Money
is
as
ready
as
yours
.
Wid.
Pray
hear
me
,
Captain
.
Capt.
Look
you
,
I
have
done
my
part
by
you
;
I
have
brought
the
number
of
Slaves
you
bargain'd
for
;
if
your
Lots
have
not
pleas'd
you
,
you
must
draw
again
among
your selves
.
3
Plan.
I
am
contented
with
my
Lot.
4
Plan.
I
am
very
well
satisfied
.
3
Plan.
We
'll
have
no
drawing
again
.
Capt.
Do
you
hear
,
Mistress
?
You
may
hold
your
tongue
:
For
my
part
,
I
expect
my
Money
.
Wid.
Captain
,
No
body
questions
or
scruples
the
Payment
.
But
I
won't
hold
my
tongue
;
't
is
too
much
to
pray
and
pay
too
:
One
may
speak
for
ones
own
,
I
hope
.
Capt.
Well
,
what
wou'd
you
say
?
Wid.
I
say
no
more
than
I
can
make
out
.
Capt.
Out
with
it
then
.
Wid.
I
〈◊〉
,
things
have
not
been
so
fair
carry'd
as
they
might
have
been
.
How
do
I
know
how
you
have
juggled
together
in
my
absence
?
You
drew
the
Lots
before
I
came
,
I
'm
sure
.
Capt.
That
's
your
own
fault
,
Mistress
;
you
might
have
come
sooner
.
Wid.
Then
here
's
a
Prince
,
as
they
say
,
among
the
Slaves
,
and
you
set
him
down
to
go
as
a
common
Man.
Capt.
Have
you
a
mind
to
try
what
a
Man
he
is
?
You
'll
find
him
no
more
than
a
common
Man
at
your
business
.
Wid.
Sir
,
You
're
a
scurvy
Fellow
to
talk
at
this
rate
to
me
.
If
my
Husband
were
alive
,
Gadsbodykins
,
you
wou'd
not
use
me
so
.
Capt.
Right
,
Mistress
,
I
would
not
use
you
at
all
.
Wid.
Not
use
me
!
Your
Betters
every
Inch
of
you
,
I
wou'd
have
you
to
know
,
wou'd
be
glad
to
use
me
,
Sirrah
.
Marry
come
up
here
,
who
are
you
,
I
trow
?
You
begin
to
think
your self
a
Captain
,
forsooth
,
because
we
call
you
so
.
You
forget
your self
as
fast
as
you
can
;
but
I
remember
you
;
I
know
you
for
a
pitiful
paltry
Fellow
,
as
you
are
;
an
Upstart
to
Prosperity
;
one
that
is
but
just
come
acquainted
with
Cleanliness
,
and
that
never
saw
Five
Shillings
of
your
own
,
without
deserving
to
be
hang'd
for
'
em
.
Gov.
She
has
giv'n
you
a
Broadside
,
Captain
;
You
'll
stand
up
to
her
.
Capt.
Hang
her
,
Stink-pot
,
I
'll
come
no
near
.
Wid.
By
this
good
light
,
it
wou'd
make
a
Woman
do
a
thing
she
never
design'd
;
Marry
again
,
tho
she
were
sure
to
repent
it
,
to
be
reveng'd
of
such
a
—
J.
Stan.
What
's
the
matter
,
Mrs.
Lackitt
?
Can
I
serve
you
?
Wid.
No
,
no
,
you
can't
serve
me
:
You
are
for
serving
your self
,
I
'm
sure
.
Pray
go
about
your
business
,
I
have
none
for
you
:
You
know
I
have
told
you
so
.
Lord
!
how
can
you
be
so
troublesome
?
nay
,
so
unconscionable
,
to
think
that
every
Rich
Widow
must
throw
her self
away
upon
a
Young
Fellow
that
has
nothing
?
Stan.
Jack
,
You
are
answer'd
,
I
suppose
.
J.
Stan.
I
'll
have
another
pluck
at
her
.
Wid.
Mr.
Welldon
,
I
am
a
little
out
of
order
;
but
pray
bring
your
Sister
to
dine
with
me
.
Gad's
my
life
,
I
'm
out
of
all
patience
with
that
pitiful
Fellow
:
My
flesh
rises
at
him
:
I
can't
stay
in
the
place
where
he
is
.
—
[
Exit
.
Blan.
Captain
,
You
have
us'd
the
Widow
very
familiarly
.
Capt.
This
is
my
way
;
I
have
no
design
,
and
therefore
am
not
over
civil
.
If
she
had
ever
a
handsome
Daughter
to
wheedle
her
out
of
:
Or
if
I
cou'd
make
any
thing
of
her
Booby
Son.
Well
.
I
may
improve
that
hint
,
and
make
something
of
him
.
[
aside
.
Gov.
She
's
very
Rich.
Capt.
I
'm
rich
my self
.
She
has
nothing
that
I
want
.
I
have
no
Leaks
to
stop
.
Old
Women
are
Fortune-Menders
.
I
have
made
a
good
Voyage
,
and
wou'd
reap
the
fruits
of
my
labour
.
We
plow
the
deep
,
my
Masters
,
but
our
Harvest
is
on
shore
.
I
'm
for
a
Young
Woman
.
Stan.
Look
about
,
Captain
,
there
's
one
ripe
,
and
ready
for
the
Sickle
.
Capt.
A
Woman
indeed
!
I
will
be
acquainced
with
her
:
Who
is
she
?
Well
.
My
Sister
,
Sir.
Capt.
Wou'd
I
were
a-kin
to
her
:
If
she
were
my
Sister
,
she
shou'd
never
go
out
of
the
Family
.
What
say
you
,
Mistress
?
You
expect
I
should
marry
you
,
I
suppose
.
Luc.
I
shan't
be
disappointed
,
if
you
don
't
.
[
turning
away
.
Well
.
She
won't
break
her
heart
,
Sir.
Capt.
But
I
mean
—
—
[
following
her
.
Well
.
And
I
mean
—
[
Going
between
him
and
Lucia
.
That
you
must
not
think
of
her
without
marrying
.
Capt.
I
mean
so
too
.
Well
.
Why
then
your
meaning
's
out
.
Capt.
You
're
very
short
.
Well
.
I
will
grow
,
and
be
taller
for
you
.
Capt.
I
shall
grow
angry
,
and
swear
.
Well
.
You
'll
catch
no
fish
then
.
Capt.
I
don't
well
know
whether
he
designs
to
affront
me
,
or
no.
Stan.
No
,
no
,
he
's
a
little
familiar
;
't
is
his
way
.
Cap.
Say
you
so
?
Nay
,
I
can
be
as
familiar
as
he
,
if
that
be
it
.
Well
,
Sir
,
look
upon
me
full
:
What
say
you
?
How
do
you
like
me
for
a
Brother-in-law
?
Well
.
Why
yes
,
faith
,
you
'll
do
my
business
,
If
we
can
agree
about
my
Sister
's
.
[
turning
him
about
.
Capt.
I
don't
know
whether
your
Sister
will
like
me
,
or
not
:
I
can't
say
much
to
her
:
But
I
have
Money
enough
:
And
if
you
are
her
Brother
,
as
you
seem
to
be
a-kin
to
her
,
I
know
that
will
recommend
me
to
you
.
Well
.
This
is
your
Market
for
Slaves
;
my
Sister
is
a
Free
Woman
,
and
must
not
be
dispos'd
of
in
publick
.
You
shall
be
welcome
to
my
House
,
if
you
please
:
And
,
upon
better
acquaintance
,
if
my
Sister
likes
you
,
and
I
like
your
Offers
,
—
Capt.
Very
well
,
Sir
,
I
'll
come
and
see
her
.
Gov.
Where
are
the
Slaves
,
Captain
?
They
are
long
a
coming
.
Blan.
And
who
is
this
Prince
that
's
fallen
to
my
Lot
,
for
the
Lord
Governor
?
Let
me
know
something
of
him
,
that
I
may
treat
him
accordingly
;
who
is
he
?
Capt.
He
's
the
Devil
of
a
Fellow
,
I
can
tell
you
;
a
Prince
every
Inch
of
him
:
You
have
paid
dear
enough
for
him
,
for
all
the
good
he
'll
do
you
:
I
was
forc'd
to
clap
him
in
Irons
,
and
did
not
think
the
Ship
safe
neither
.
You
are
in
hostility
with
the
Indians
,
they
say
;
they
threaten
you
daily
:
You
had
best
have
an
eye
upon
him
.
Blan.
But
who
is
he
?
Gov.
And
how
do
you
know
him
to
be
a
Prince
?
Capt.
He
is
Son
and
Heir
to
the
great
King
of
Angola
,
a
mischievous
Monarch
in
those
parts
,
who
,
by
his
good
will
,
wou'd
never
let
any
of
his
Neighbours
be
in
quiet
.
This
Son
was
his
General
,
a
plaguy
fighting
Fellow
:
I
have
formerly
had
dealings
with
him
for
Slaves
,
which
he
took
Prisoners
,
and
have
got
pretty
roundly
by
him
:
But
the
Wars
being
at
an
end
,
and
nothing
more
to
be
got
by
the
Trade
of
that
Countrey
,
I
made
bold
to
bring
the
Prince
along
with
me
.
Gov.
How
could
you
do
that
?
Blan.
What!
steal
a
Prince
out
of
his
own
Countrey
?
Impossible
!
Capt.
'T
was
hard
indeed
;
but
I
did
it
.
You
must
know
,
this
Oroonoko
—
Blan.
Is
that
his
Name
?
Capt.
Ay
,
Oroonoko
.
Gov.
Oroonoko
.
Capt.
Is
naturally
inquisitive
about
the
Men
and
Manners
of
the
White
Nations
.
Because
I
could
give
him
some
account
of
the
other
Parts
of
the
World
,
I
grew
very
much
into
his
favour
:
In
return
of
so
great
an
Honour
,
you
know
I
cou'd
do
no
less
upon
my
coming
away
,
than
invite
him
on
board
me
:
Never
having
been
in
a
Ship
,
he
appointed
his
time
,
and
I
prepared
my
Entertainment
:
He
came
the
next
Evening
as
privately
as
he
cou'd
,
with
about
some
Twenty
along
with
him
.
The
Punch
went
round
;
and
as
many
of
his
Attendants
as
wou'd
be
dangerous
,
I
sent
dead
drunk
on
shore
;
the
rest
we
secur'd
:
And
so
you
have
the
Prince
Oroonoko
.
1
Plan.
Gad-a-mercy
,
Captain
,
there
you
were
with
him
,
I'faith
.
2
Plan.
Such
men
as
you
are
fit
to
be
employ'd
in
Publick
Affairs
:
The
Plantation
will
thrive
by
you
.
3
Plan.
Industry
shou'd
be
encourag'd
.
Capt.
There
's
nothing
done
without
it
,
Boys
.
I
have
made
my
Fortune
this
way
.
Blan.
Unheard-of
Villany
!
Stan.
Barbarous
Treachery
!
Blan.
They
applaud
him
for
't
.
Gov.
But
,
Captain
,
methinks
you
have
taken
a
great
deal
of
pains
for
this
Prince
Oroonoko
;
why
did
you
part
with
him
at
the
common
rate
of
Slaves
?
Capt.
Why
,
Lieutenant-Governor
,
I
'll
tell
you
;
I
did
design
to
carry
him
to
England
,
to
have
show'd
him
there
;
but
I
found
him
troublesome
upon
my
hands
,
and
I
'm
glad
I
'm
rid
of
him
.
—
Oh
,
ho
,
here
they
come
.
Black
St●ves
,
Men
,
Women
,
and
Children
,
pass
across
the
Stage
by
two
and
two
;
Aboan
,
and
others
of
Are
all
these
Wretches
Slaves
?
Stan.
All
sold
,
they
and
their
Posterity
all
Slaves
.
Luc.
O
miserable
Fortune
!
Blan.
Most
of
'em
know
no
better
;
they
were
born
so
,
and
only
change
their
Masters
.
But
a
Prince
,
born
only
to
Command
,
betray'd
and
sold
!
My
heart
drops
blood
for
him
.
Capt.
Now
,
Governor
,
here
he
comes
,
pray
observe
him
.
Oro.
So
,
Sir
,
You
have
kept
your
Word
with
me
.
Capt.
I
am
a
better
Christian
,
I
thank
you
,
than
to
keep
it
with
a
Heathen
.
Oro.
You
are
a
Christian
,
be
a
Christian
still
:
If
you
have
any
God
that
teaches
you
To
break
your
Word
,
I
need
not
curse
you
more
:
Let
him
cheat
you
,
as
you
are
false
to
me
.
You
faithful
Followers
of
my
better
Fortune
!
We
have
been
Fellow-Soldiers
in
the
Field
;
[
Embracing
his
Friends
.
Now
we
are
Fellow-Slaves
.
This
last
farewell
.
Be
sure
of
one
thing
that
will
comfort
us
,
Whatever
World
we
next
are
thrown
upon
,
Cannot
be
worse
than
this
.
[
All
Slaves
go
off
,
but
Oroonoko
.
Capt.
You
see
what
a
Bloody
Pagan
he
is
,
Governor
;
but
I
took
care
that
none
of
his
Followers
should
be
in
the
same
Lot
with
him
,
for
fear
they
shou'd
undertake
some
desperate
action
,
to
the
danger
of
the
Colony
.
Oro.
Live
still
in
fear
;
it
is
the
Villains
Curse
,
And
will
revenge
my
Chains
:
Fear
ev'n
me
,
Who
have
no
pow'r
to
hurt
thee
.
Nature
abhors
,
And
drives
thee
out
from
the
Society
And
Commerce
of
Mankind
,
for
Breach
of
Faith.
Men
live
and
prosper
but
in
Mutual
Trust
,
A
Confidence
of
one
another's
Truth
:
That
thou
hast
violated
.
I
have
done
.
I
know
my
Fortune
,
and
submit
to
it
.
Gov.
Sir
,
I
am
sorry
for
your
Fortune
,
and
wou'd
help
it
,
if
I
cou'd
.
Blan.
Take
off
his
Chains
.
You
know
your
condition
;
but
you
are
fall'n
into
Honourable
Hands
:
You
are
the
Lord
Governor's
Slave
,
who
will
use
you
nobly
:
In
his
absence
it
shall
be
my
care
to
serve
you
.
[
Blanford
applying
to
him
.
Oro.
I
hear
you
,
but
I
can
believe
no
more
.
Gov.
Captain
,
I
'm
afraid
the
world
won't
speak
so
honourably
of
this
action
of
yours
,
as
you
wou'd
have
'
em
.
Capt.
I
have
the
Money
.
Let
the
world
speak
and
be
damn'd
,
I
care
not
.
Oro.
I
wou'd
forget
my self
.
Be
satisfied
,
[
to
Blansord
.
I
am
above
the
rank
of
common
Slaves
.
Let
that
content
you
.
The
Christian
there
,
that
knows
me
,
For
his
own
sake
will
not
discover
more
.
Capt.
I
have
other
matters
to
mind
.
You
have
him
,
and
much
good
may
do
you
with
your
Prince
.
[
Exit
.
The
Planters
pulling
and
staring
at
Oroonoko
.
Blan.
What
wou'd
you
have
there
?
You
stare
as
if
you
never
saw
a
Man
before
.
Stand
further
off
.
[
turns
'em
away
.
Oro.
Let
'em
stare
on
.
I
am
unfortunate
,
but
not
asham'd
Of
being
so
:
No
,
let
the
Guilty
blush
,
The
White
Man
that
betray'd
me
:
Honest
Black
Disdains
to
change
its
Colour
.
I
am
ready
:
Where
must
I
go
?
Dispose
me
as
you
please
.
I
am
not
well
acquainted
with
my
Fortune
,
But
must
learn
to
know
it
better
:
So
I
know
,
you
say
:
Degrees
make
all
things
easy
.
Blan.
All
things
shall
be
easy
.
Oro.
Tear
off
this
Pomp
,
and
let
me
know
my self
:
The
slavish
Habit
best
becomes
me
now
.
Hard
Fare
,
and
Whips
,
and
Chains
may
overpow'r
The
frailer
flesh
,
and
bow
my
Body
down
.
But
there
's
another
,
Nobler
Part
of
Me
,
Out
of
your
reach
,
which
you
can
never
tame
.
Blan.
You
shall
find
nothing
of
this
wretchedness
You
apprehend
.
We
are
not
Monsters
all
.
You
seem
unwilling
to
disclose
your self
:
Therefore
for
fear
the
mentioning
your
Name
Should
give
you
new
disquiets
,
I
presume
To
call
you
Caesar.
Oro.
I
am
my self
;
but
call
me
what
you
please
.
Stan.
A
very
good
Name
,
Caesar.
Gov.
And
very
fit
for
his
great
Character
.
Oro.
Was
Caesar
then
a
Slave
?
Gov.
I
think
he
was
;
to
Pirates
too
:
He
was
a
great
Conqueror
,
but
unfortunate
in
his
Friends
.
—
Oro.
His
Friends
were
Christians
?
Blan.
No.
Oro.
No!
that
's
strange
.
Gov.
And
murder'd
by
'
em
.
Oro.
I
wou'd
be
Caesar
there
.
Yet
I
will
live
.
Blan.
Live
to
be
happier
.
Oro.
Do
what
you
will
with
me
.
Blan.
I
'll
wait
upon
you
,
attend
,
and
serve
you
.
[
Exit
with
Oroonoko
.
Luc.
Well
,
if
the
Captain
had
brought
this
Prince's
Countrey
along
with
him
,
and
wou'd
make
me
Queen
of
it
,
I
wou'd
not
have
him
,
after
doing
so
base
a
thing
.
Well
He
's
a
man
to
thrive
in
the
world
,
Sister
:
He
'll
make
you
the
better
Jointure
.
Luc.
H●ng
him
,
nothing
can
prosper
with
him
.
Stan.
Enquire
into
the
great
Estates
,
and
you
will
find
most
of
'em
depend
upon
the
same
Title
of
Honesty
:
The
men
who
raise
'em
first
are
much
of
the
Captain
's
Principles
.
Well
.
Ay
,
ay
,
as
you
say
,
let
him
be
damn'd
for
the
good
of
his
Family
.
Come
,
Sister
,
we
are
invited
to
dinner
.
Gov.
Stanmore
,
You
dine
with
me
.
Exeunt
Omnes
.