. Your father, madam--
_Enter_ NONSUCH.
_Isa_. The tempest is risen; I see it in his face; he puffs
and blows yonder, as if two of the winds were fighting upwards and
downwards in his belly.
_Set_. Will he not find your false keys, madam?
_Isa_. I hope he will have more humanity than to search us.
_Const_. You are come after us betimes, sir.
_Non_. Oh child! I am undone; I am robbed, I am robbed; I have
utterly lost all stomach to my dinner.
_Const_. Robbed! good my lord, how, or of what?
_Non_. Two hundred and fifty pounds, in fair gold, out of my
study: An hundred of it I was to have paid a courtier this afternoon
for a bribe.
_Set_. I protest, my lord, I had as much ado to get that parcel
of gold for your lordship--
_Non_. You must get me as much more against to-morrow; for then
my friend at court is to pay his mercer.
_Isa_. Nay, if that be all, there's no such haste: the courtiers
are not so forward to pay their debts.
_Const_. Has not the monkey been in the study? He may have
carried it away, and dropt it under the garden-window: the grass is
long enough to hide it.
_Non_. I'll go see immediately.
_Enter_ FAILER, BURR, TIMOROUS.
_Fail_. This is the gentleman, my lord.
_Non_. He's welcome.
_Fail_. And this the particular of his estate.
_Non_. That's welcome too.
_Fail_. But, besides the land here mentioned, he has wealth in
specie.
_Non_. A very fine young gentleman.
_Tim_. Now, my lord, I hope there's no great need of wooing: I
suppose my estate will speak for me; yet, if you please to put in a
word--
_Non_. That will I instantly.
_Tim_. I hope I shall have your good word, too, madam, to your
cousin for me. [_To_ ISABELLA.
_Isa_. Any thing within my power, Sir Timorous.
_Non_. Daughter, here's a person of quality, and one, that loves
and honours you exceedingly--
_Tim_. Nay, good my lord! you discover all at first dash.
_Non_. Let me alone, sir; have not I the dominion over my own
daughter? Constance, here's a knight in love with you, child.
_Const_. In love with me, my lord! it is not possible.
_Non_. Here he stands, that will make it good, child.
_Tim_. Who, I, my lord? I hope her ladyship has a better opinion
of me than so.
_Non_. What! are not you in love with my daughter? I'll be sworn
you told me so but even now: I'll eat words for no man.
_Tim_. If your ladyship will believe all reports, that are raised
on men of quality--
_Non
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