u wou'd do, but I believe the
Priest within has been so kind.
_Ped._ How! my Sister married?
_Will._ I hope by this time she is, and bedded too, or he has not my
longings about him.
_Ped._ Dares he do thus? Does he not fear my Pow'r?
_Will._ Faith not at all. If you will go in, and thank him for the
Favour he has done your Sister, so; if not, Sir, my Power's greater in
this House than yours; I have a damn'd surly Crew here, that will keep
you till the next Tide, and then clap you an board my Prize; my Ship
lies but a League off the _Molo_, and we shall show your Donship a
damn'd _Tramontana_ Rover's Trick.
Enter _Belvile_.
_Belv._ This Rogue's in some new Mischief-- hah, _Pedro_ return'd!
_Ped._ Colonel _Belvile_, I hear you have married my Sister.
_Belv._ You have heard truth then, Sir.
_Ped._ Have I so? then, Sir, I wish you Joy.
_Belv._ How!
_Ped._ By this Embrace I do, and I glad on't.
_Belv._ Are you in earnest?
_Ped._ By our long Friendship and my Obligations to thee, I am. The
sudden Change I'll give you Reasons for anon. Come lead me into my
Sister, that she may know I now approve her Choice.
[Exit _Bel._ with _Ped._
[_Will._ goes to follow them. Enter _Hellena_ as before in Boy's
Clothes, and pulls him back.
_Will._ Ha! my Gipsy-- Now a thousand Blessings on thee for this
Kindness. Egad, Child, I was e'en in despair of ever seeing thee again;
my Friends are all provided for within, each Man his kind Woman.
_Hell._ Hah! I thought they had serv'd me some such Trick.
_Will._ And I was e'en resolv'd to go aboard, condemn my self to my lone
Cabin, and the Thoughts of thee.
_Hell._ And cou'd you have left me behind? wou'd you have been so
ill-natur'd?
_Will._ Why, 'twou'd have broke my Heart, Child-- but since we are met
again, I defy foul Weather to part us.
_Hell._ And wou'd you be a faithful Friend now, if a Maid shou'd trust
you?
_Will._ For a Friend I cannot promise, thou art of a Form so excellent,
a Face and Humour too good for cold dull Friendship; I am parlously
afraid of being in love, Child, and you have not forgot how severely you
have us'd me.
_Hell._ That's all one, such Usage you must still look for, to find out
all your Haunts, to rail at you to all that love you, till I have made
you love only me in your own Defence, because no body else will love.
_Will._ But hast thou no better Quality to recommend thy self by?
_Hell._ Faith non
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