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shew him. _Harl._ Look ye, that's all-- _Feth._ Hold, hold, Seignior, an you be so nimble, I shall pay dear for my Learning-- let me see-- Friend _Nicholas_, thou hast swallow'd many a Pill for the Disease of the Body, let's see what thou canst perform for that of the Purse. [Swallows 'em. --so-- a comfortable business this-- three or four thousand pound in Cordial-Pearl: 'Sbud, _Mark Anthony_ was never so treated by his _Egyptian_ Crocodile-- hah, what noise is that? _Harl._ Operator, Operator, Seignior. _Feth._ How, an Operator! why, what the Devil makes he here? some Plot upon my Lady's Chastity; were I given to be jealous now, Danger wou'd ensue-- Oh, he's entring, I would not be seen for all the World. Oh, some place of Refuge-- [Looking about. _Harl._ I know of none. _Feth._ Hah, what's this-- a Clock Case? _Harl._ Good, good-- look you, Sir, do you do thus, and 'tis impossible to discover ye. [Goes into the Case, and shews him how to stand; then _Fetherfool_ goes in, pulls off his Periwig, his Head out, turning for the Minutes o'th' top: his Hand out, and his Fingers pointing to a Figure. Enter _Shift_ and _Hunt_. _Feth._ Oh Heaven, he's here. _Shift._ See where she sleeps; get you about your business, see your own little Marmoset and the Priest be ready, that we may marry and consummate before Day; and in the Morning our Friends shall see us abed together, give us the good morrow, and the Work's done. [Ex. _Hunt_. _Feth._ Oh Traytor to my Bed, what a Hellish Plot's here discover'd! [_Shift_ wakes the _Giant_. _Giant._ Oh, are you come, my Sweetest? _Feth._ Hah, the Mistress of my Bosom false too! ah, who wou'd trust faithless Beauty-- oh that I durst speak. _Shift._ Come let's away, your Uncle and the rest of the House are fast asleep, let's away e'er the two Fools, Blunt and Fetherfool, arrive. _Giant._ Hang 'em, Pigeon-hearted Slaves-- _Shift._ A Clock-- let's see what hour 'tis-- [Lifts up the Light to see, _Feth._ blows it out. --How! betray'd-- I'll kill the Villain. [Draws. _Feth._ Say you so, then 'tis time for me to uncase. _Shift._ Have you your Lovers hid? [Gets out, all groping in the dark, _Feth._ gets the _Giant_ by the Hand. _Giant._ Softly, or we're undone; give me your Hand, and be undeceiv'd. _Feth._ 'Tis she, now shall I be reveng'd. [Leads her out. _Shift._ What, gone! Death, has this Mon
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