SCENE.—TheStreet.BELVILandanotherGentleman.

scene.—thestreet.belvilandanothergentleman.

belvilpoorjack,iamreallysorryforhim.theaccountwhichyougivemeofhismortifyingchangeofreceptionattheassembly,wouldbehighlydiverting,ifitgavemelesspaintohearit.withallhisamusingabsurdities,andamongstthemnottheleast,apredominantdesiretobethoughtwellofbythefairsex,hehasanabundantshareofgoodnature,andisamanofhonour.notwithstandingallthathashappened,melesindamaydoworsethantakehimyet.butdidthewomenresentitsodeeplyasyousay?

gentlemanointolerably—theyfledhimasfearfullywhen'twasonceblown,asamanwouldbeavoided,whowassuddenlydiscoveredtohavemarksoftheplague,andasfast;whenbeforetheyhadbeenreadytodevourthefoolishestthinghecouldsay.

belvilha!ha!sofrailisthetenurebywhichthesewomen'sfavouritescommonlyholdtheirenviedpre-eminence.well,imustgofindhimoutandcomforthim.isuppose,ishallfindhimattheinn.

gentleman

eitherthereoratmelesinda's.—adieu.

[exeunt.]