Enter Mr. SAVAGE. Savage. So, Savage-here's a pretty story buzz'd about!-they fay that Darnley, the country 'fquire, is lock'd up in your dreffingroom! if this is true, you Jezebel Lady Sarah. Scandalous brute!--but I don't wonder at it, you've had such a low, vulgar education. Savage. I had an education !-well, that's more than ever you had !--but look'ye, Mifs, no time must be loft; for if Sir Paul difcovers your intriguing he'll break off the marriage, and we are ruin'd-yes; ruined, madam! (to Mrs. Darnley.) you and your infamous husband will make your own plots and mar mine-fo I'll unkennel him. Mrs. Darnley. Hold, fir-indeed he is not to blame he was betray'd into that room. Lady Sarah. Betray'd!-nay, then I muft confefs, brother, that Mr. Darnley is there; I dare fay he conceal'd himfelf on purpose to expose me to Sir Paul-nay, I am fure of it now. Savage. (looking thro' the key-bole.) I fee him through the key-hole-the rafcal's in difguife! (Enter two fervants.) John, call up the club-unloofe the hounds-tell the whole houfe to prepare for quizzing-quizzing, you rogue.. Sir PAUL, drefs'd in Lady SAVAGE's Great Coat, &c. opens the door, endeavours to escape, but meeting Mr.SAVAGE retires again directly. Savage-John, open the back-door, and shew the difguis'd gentleman out of the houfe directly -go-and as for you, Mrs. DarnleyF DARNLEY DARNLEY enters, and Mrs. DARNLEY, Lady SARAH, and SAVAGE, ftand astonished. Savage. Confufion !-Darnley! Mrs. Darnley. Is he then innocent?-Oh Harry! (Embracing him.) Lady Sarah. Amazing! why, who was that wretch in my coat, hat, and tippet? Darnley. No lefs a gentleman than Sir Paul Perpetual-Clara told me the whole story-he put on that difguife to avoid the fnares that were laid for him, and he has ere this left the house, determined to break off an union, that would have undone me and my family-Lady Sarah, I entreat your pardon; but here (taking Mrs. Darnley by the hand.) here is my apology. Re-enter Servant. Serv. Sir, I have fhewn the difguis'd gentleman down ftairs. Savage. Go to the devil with you. Lady Sarah. Brother! Savage. Sifter! [Kicks the fervant off. Lady Sarah. We are the fools that are outwitted. Savage. Yes: we've turn'd out the wrong man-but let's purfue and overtake him inftantly; come,-'fquire, I infift you leave my house directly; and as to you, Mifs-if I catch the young gentleman, I'll have fome fport, I'm determined-I'll turn you both loofe amongst the hounds below, and the Club fhall decide, whe ther the two! 'ther old P. isn't the prettieft looking female of [Exit with Lady Sarah. Darnley. I refolved, Maria, to meet any cenfure, rather than give a pang to fuch a heart as yours; but let us be gone Mrs. Darnley. Ay: let us return to our villa, nor ever wander more. Darnley. No-not yet, Maria. Darnley. No-I have a plan to execute-Sir George, my beft of friends, has invited us both to his aunt's houfe at Bath, and is now waiting without to conduct us. Mrs. Darnley. Do not go! let me entreat you! do not-I have a thousand fears. Darnley. Nay, nay: he will introduce us to friends, who can render us effential fervice; come-come-indulge me the fociety will be pleafant, and unlike this ill-bred fcene Mrs. Darnley.Well! if it must be fo-Ah, Harry! I have now pafs'd hours in the humble and exalted fcenes of life, and I find that good breeding is confin'd to no rank or fituation! it confifts in good fenfe, and good humour; and I believe we may fee as large a fhare of it under the roof of the cottage, as in the fplendid manfions of the great! [Exeunt. END OF ACT II. ACT III. SCENE I-A fuperb room in FLUSH's house; band fome fideboard of Plate-Pictures in elegant frames-gilded chairs-two fervants in fine liveries, putting filver coffee pot, tea urn, &c. on the table for breakfast, a third fervant fhewing in READY. Ready. Tell fee him. Enter READY. your mafter, his agent defires to Servant. Sir, Mr. Flufh is hardly dreft yet. Ready. Not up!-why it's two o'clock. Servant. Very likely, fir-my mafter feldom rifes fooner-befides he gave a grand fupper last night; all the firft people in Bath were prefent, fir. Ready. Well! well! tell him Mr. Ready is here. (Servant exit.) Now isn't it amazing that a man who was only twelve years ago clerk to a lottery-office-kceper in London, fhould be fo rich, and fo vifited. And how has he done all this? how, but by the modern mystery of moneylending!-by opening a fhop in the city for linens, gauzes, and muflins-by keeping a fine houfe near Bond-ftreet, and another in Bath. His fon manages in London, and I here; while he, by not appearing, is every where noticed and refpected. Flush. (without.) James! Thomas! tell the cook to fend a plan of my dinner. Ready. Ready. He's fuch an epicure! and he, who formerly could fcarcely get neceffaries, is now not fatisfied with luxuries. FLUSH enters with two fervants. Flufb. (fits.) Ha! Ready! how d'ye do, Ready? Ready. Sir! (bowing.) Flufb. Sit down, Ready-fit down. (Ready fits.) well! how go on money matters? Ready. I have alter'd the advertisement as you defir'd, and inferted it in the Bath and Briftol papers. Flub. Read it-read it. (Takes up a pine apple on the breakfaft-table.) You fcoundrels! (to the Jervants.) is this a pine apple for a gentleman? buy a larger; buy one if it cofts ten pounds; I can afford it-read, Ready, read. Ready. (reading a newspaper.) " Money mat"ters.-The nobility, gentry, ladies of fashion, "officers of rank, bankers, &c. may be fecretly "accommodated with money to any amount, on 66 perfonal fecurity only, by applying to P. O. "Holly Street, Bath-No. 93. Flush. Excellent! well! does the trap fill? have you caught any birds? Ready. Plenty; plenty of pigeons already; (takes out his pocket-book.) here, here's a note for five hundred-left by a dafhing young parfon→→ I think it's good. Flub. (looking at it.) It is-treat him well; give him value; I can afford it. Ready. Value! but in what manner, fir? Flufb. (rifing.) Oh! pay him in the old way, Ready; firft, give him my draft at a week for |