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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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