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this notable Exploit? _Will._ What Exploit, good Madam? _La Nu._ Why, marrying of a Monster, and an ugly Monster. _Will._ Yes faith, Child, here stands the bold Knight, that singly, and unarm'd, designs to enter the List with _Thogogandiga_ the Giant; a good Sword will defend a worse cause than an ugly Wife. I know no danger worse than fighting for my Living, and I have don't this dozen years for Bread. _La Nu._ This is the common trick of all Rogues, when they have done an ill thing to face it out. _Will._ An ill thing-- your Pardon, Sweet-heart, compare it but to Banishment, a frozen Sentry with brown George and _Spanish_ Pay; and if it be not better to be Master of a Monster, than Slave to a damn'd Commonwealth-- I submit-- and since my Fortune has thrown this good in my way-- _La Nu._ You'll not be so ungrateful to refuse it; besides then you may hope to sleep again, without dreaming of Famine, or the Sword, two Plagues a Soldier of Fortune is subject to. _Will._ Besides Cashiering, a third Plague. _La Nu._ Still unconcern'd!-- you call me mercenary, but I would starve e'er suffer my self to be possest by a thing of Horror. _Will._ You lye, you would by any thing of Horror: yet these things of Horror have Beauties too, Beauties thou canst not boast of, Beauties that will not fade; Diamonds to supply the lustre of their Eyes, and Gold the brightness of their Hair, a well-got Million to atone for Shape, and Orient Pearls, more white, more plump and smooth, than that fair Body Men so languish for, and thou hast set such Price on. _Aria._ I like not this so well, 'tis a trick to make her jealous. _Will._ Their Hands too have their Beauties, whose very mark finds credit and respect, their Bills are current o'er the Universe; besides these, you shall see waiting at my Door, four Footmen, a Velvet Coach, with Six _Flanders_ Beauties more: And are not these most comely Virtues in a Soldier's Wife, in this most wicked peaceable Age? _Luc._ He's poor too, there's another comfort. [Aside. _Aria._ The most incouraging one I have met with yet. _Will._ Pox on't, I grow weary of this virtuous Poverty. There goes a gallant Fellow, says one, but gives him not an Onion; the Women too, faith, 'tis a handsom Gentleman, but the Devil a Kiss he gets _gratis_. _Aria._ Oh, how I long to undeceive him of that Error. _La Nu._ He speaks not of me; sure he knows me not. [Aside. _Will._ --No, Child, M
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