EPILOGUETOKENNEY'SFARCE,"DEBTORANDCREDITOR" - The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 - Charles Lamb - 其他小说 - 30读书

EPILOGUETOKENNEY'SFARCE,"DEBTORANDCREDITOR"

epiloguetokenney'sfarce,"debtorandcreditor"

(1814)

spokenbymr.listonandmr.emeryincharacter

gosling.falseworld——

sampson.you'rebit,sir.

gosling.boor!what'sthattoyou?

withlove'ssoftsorrowswhathastthoutodo?

'tishereforconsolationimustlook.

(takesouthispocketbook).

sampson.nay,sir,don'tputusdowninyourblackbook.

gosling.allheliconishere.

sampson.allhell.

gosling.youclod!

did'stneverhearofthepieriangod,

andtheninevirginsonthesacredhill?

sampson.ninevirgins!—sure!

gosling.ihavethemallatwill.

sampson.ifmissfightshy,then—

gosling.andmysuitdecline.

sampson.you'llmakeadashatthem.

gosling.i'lltipallnine.

sampson.what,wed'em,sir?

gosling.o,no—thatthoughtibanish.

iwoo—notwed;theyneverbringthespanish.

theirfavoursipursue,andcourtthebays.

sampson.mayhap,you'reoneofthemthatwritetheplays?

gosling.bumpkin!

sampson.i'mtoldthepublic'swell-nighcrammedwithsuchlikestuff.

gosling.thepublicmaybedamned.

sampson.theyha'ntdamnedyou?(inquisitively).

gosling.thisfellow'swond'rousshrewd!

i'dtellhimifithoughthe'dnotberude.

onceinmygreeneryears,iwroteapiece.

sampson.aye,sodidi—atschoollike—

gosling.booby,cease!imeanaplay.

sampson.oh!

gosling.andtocrownmyjoys,'twasacted—

sampson.well,andhow—

gosling.itmadeanoise,akindofmingled—(asifmusing).

sampson.aye,describeit,try.

gosling.like—wereyoueverinthepillory?

sampson.no,sir,ithankye,nosuchkindofgame.

gosling.batebuttheeggs,anditwasmuchthesame.

shouts,clamours,laughs,andapeculiarsound,

'like,like—

sampson.likegeese,iwarrant,inapound.

ilikethismainly!

gosling.somebegantocough,

somecried—

sampson.goon—

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