SCENE.—IntheStreet.

scene.—inthestreet.

(mr.h.walking,belvilmeetinghim.)

belvilmyoldjamaicaschool-fellow,thatihavenotseenforsomanyyears?itmust,itcanbenootherthanjack(goinguptohim).mydearho——

mr.h.(stoppinghismouth.)

ho——!thedevil,hush.

belvil

whysureitis—

mr.h.

itis,itisyouroldfriendjack,thatshallbenameless.

belvil

mydearho——

mr.h.(stoppinghim.)

don'tnameit.

belvil

namewhat?

mr.h.

mycurst,unfortunatename.ihavereasonstoconcealitforatime.

belvil

iunderstandyou—creditors,jack?

mr.h.

no,iassureyou.

belvil

snapp'dupaward,peradventure,andthewholechanceryatyourheels?

mr.h.

idon'tusetotravelwithsuchcumbersomeage.

belvil

youha'n'ttakenapurse?

mr.h.torelieveyouatoncefromalldisgracefulconjectures,youmustknow,'tisnothingbutthesoundofmyname.

belvilridiculous!'tistrueyour'sisnoneofthemostromantic,butwhatcanthatsignifyinaman?

mr.h.

youmustunderstandthatiaminsomecreditwiththeladies.

belvil

withtheladies!

mr.h.

andtrulyithinknotwithoutsomepretensions.myfortune—

belvil

sufficientlysplendid,ifimayjudgefromyourappearance.

mr.h.

myfigure—

belvil

airy,gay,andimposing.

mr.h.

myparts—

belvil

bright.

mr.h.

myconversation—

belvil

equallyremotefromflippancyandtaciturnity.

mr.h.