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LYDIA |
Heigh-ho!--Yes, I always know when Lady Slattern has been before me. |
She has a most observing thumb; and, I believe, cherishes her nails for |
the convenience of making marginal notes.--Well, child, what have you |
brought me? |
LUCY |
Oh! here, ma'am.--[Taking books from under her cloak, and from her |
pockets.] This is _The Gordian Knot_,--and this _Peregrine Pickle_. |
Here are _The Tears of Sensibility_, and _Humphrey Clinker_. This is |
_The Memoirs of a Lady of Quality, written by herself_, and here the |
second volume of _The Sentimental Journey_. |
LYDIA |
Heigh-ho!--What are those books by the glass? |
LUCY |
The great one is only _The Whole Duty of Man_, where I press a few |
blonds, ma'am. |
LYDIA |
Very well--give me the sal volatile. |
LUCY |
Is it in a blue cover, ma'am? |
LYDIA |
My smelling-bottle, you simpleton! |
LUCY |
Oh, the drops!--here, ma'am. |
LYDIA |
Hold!--here's some one coming--quick, see who it is.---- |
[Exit LUCY.] |
Surely I heard my cousin Julia's voice. |
[Re-enter LUCY.] |
LUCY |
Lud! ma'am, here is Miss Melville. |
LYDIA |
Is it possible!---- |
[Exit LUCY.] |
[Enter JULIA.] |
LYDIA |
My dearest Julia, how delighted am I!--[Embrace.] How unexpected was |
this happiness! |
JULIA |
True, Lydia--and our pleasure is the greater.--But what has been the |
matter?--you were denied to me at first! |
LYDIA |
Ah, Julia, I have a thousand things to tell you!--But first inform me |
what has conjured you to Bath?--Is Sir Anthony here? |
JULIA |
He is--we are arrived within this hour--and I suppose he will be here |
to wait on Mrs. Malaprop as soon as he is dressed. |
LYDIA |
Then before we are interrupted, let me impart to you some of my |
distress!--I know your gentle nature will sympathize with me, though |
your prudence may condemn me! My letters have informed you of my whole |
connection with Beverley; but I have lost him, Julia! My aunt has |
discovered our intercourse by a note she intercepted, and has confined |
me ever since! Yet, would you believe it? she has absolutely fallen in |
love with a tall Irish baronet she met one night since we have been |
here, at Lady Macshuffle's rout. |
JULIA |
You jest, Lydia! |
LYDIA |
No, upon my word.--She really carries on a kind of correspondence with |
him, under a feigned name though, till she chooses to be known to |
him:--but it is a Delia or a Celia, I assure you. |
JULIA |
Then, surely, she is now more indulgent to her niece. |
LYDIA |
Quite the contrary. Since she has discovered her own frailty, she is |
become more suspicious of mine. Then I must inform you of another |
plague!--That odious Acres is to be in Bath to-day; so that I protest I |
shall be teased out of all spirits! |
JULIA |
Come, come, Lydia, hope for the best--Sir Anthony shall use his |
interest with Mrs. Malaprop. |
LYDIA |
But you have not heard the worst. Unfortunately I had quarrelled with |
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