my Secrets! why, who are you?
_Hau._ Ha, ha, ha, that's a very good one faith now: who am I, quoth
thou? why there's not a Child thus high in all your Father's House would
have ask'd me so simple a Question.
_Olin._ Madam, I find by this Man, this is your expected Lover, whom you
must flatter, or you are undone, 'tis _Haunce van Ezel_.
[To _Euphemia_.
_Euph._ The Fop himself.
_Hau._ Oh, do you know me now?
_Euph._ 'Tis impossible.
_Hau._ This is an extreme the other way now. [Aside.
Impossible, ha, ha, ha! No, no, poor thing, do not doubt thy
Happiness: for look ye, to confirm you, here are my Bills of Exchange
with my own natural Name to them, if you can read written Hand--
[Shews her Papers.
_Glo._ Not love you! I'll swear you lye now, you little Jade, I am now
in Masquerade, and you cannot judge of me; but I am Book-keeper and
Cashier to my Master, and my Love will turn to account, I'll warrant
you.
_Olin._ There may be use made of him. [Aside.
I shall think of it. But pray why are you thus accouter'd?
_Glo._ Fakes, to entertain your Lady, we have brought the whole Ship's
Company too in Masquerade.
_Olin._ That indeed will be very proper at this time of the Day, and the
first Visit too.
_Glo._ Shaw, that's nothing, you little think what Blades we are
mun-- Sir, I'll call in the Fiddles and the Company.
_Hau._ Well remember'd, faith, now I had e'en forgot it.
_Euph._ What's the meaning of this? [Fiddles strike up.
_Hau._ To show you the difference between the damnable dull Gravity of
the _Spanish_, and brisk Gaiety of the _Dutch_. Come, come, begin all.
Enter _Dutchmen_ and Women dancing.
Nay, I'll shew you what I can do too, come, _Gload_.
[They two dance.
There's for you now, and yet you have not seen half my good Qualities;
I can sing the newest Ballad that has been made, so I can.
[Sings a _Dutch_ Song.
_Euph._ Be these your Friends, Sir? they look as if you had ransack'd a
Hoy for them.
_Hau._ How! look on them well, they are all States or States-fellows,
I tell you that now, and they can bear witness who I am too.
_Euph._ Now I'm convinced, and am sorry I doubted my Happiness so long:
I had such a Character of you.
_Hau._ Of me! oh Lord, I vow now-- as they say-- I don't know-- ha, ha--
_Euph._ I heard you were the most incorrigible Fool, the most
intolerable Fop.
_Hau._ Ha, ha, ha, do you hear, _Gload_-- who, I a Fop? I vow t
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