That is the lordly way of saying "No."
But, talking of subscriptions, here is one
To which your lordship may affix your name.

_Roch_. Pray, who's the object?

_Tin_. A most worthy man!
A man of singular deserts; a man
In serving whom your lordship will serve me,--
Signor Cantata.

_Roch_. He's a friend of yours?

_Tin_. Oh, no, I know him not! I've not that pleasure.
But Lady Dangle knows him; she's his friend,
He will oblige us with a set of concerts,
Six concerts to the set.--The set, three guineas.
Your lordship will subscribe?

_Roch_. Oh, by all means.

_Tin_. How many sets of tickets? Two at least.
You'll like to take a friend? I'll set you down
Six guineas to Signor Cantata's concerts,
And now, my Lord, we'll to him; then we'll walk.

_Roch_. Nay, I would wait the lady's answer.

_Tin_. Wait! take an excursion to the country; let
Her answer wait for you!

_Roch_. Indeed!

_Tin_. Indeed!
Befits a lord nought like indifference.
Say an estate should fall to you, you'd take it
As it concerned more a stander by
Than you. As you're a lord, be sure you ever
Of that make little other men make much of;
Nor do the thing they do, but the right contrary.
Where the distinction else 'twixt them and you?

[They go out.]

SCENE II.--An Apartment in Master Heartwell's House.

[MASTER WALTER discovered looking through title-deeds and papers.]

_Wal_. So falls out everything, as I would have it,
Exact in place and time. This lord's advances
Receives she,--as, I augur, in the spleen
Of wounded pride she will,--my course is clear.
She comes--all's well--the tempest rages still.

[JULIA enters, and paces the room in a state of high excitement.]

_Julia_. What have my eyes to do with water? Fire
Becomes them better!

_Wal_. True!

_Julia_. Yet, must I weep
To be so monitored, and by a man!
A man that was my slave! whom I have seen
Kneel at my feet from morn till noon, content
With leave to only gaze upon my face,
And tell me what he read there,--till the page
I knew by heart, I 'gan to doubt I knew,
Emblazoned by the comment of his tongue!
And he to lesson me! Let him come here
On Monday week! He ne'er leads me to church!
I would not profit by his rank, or wealth,
Though kings might call him cousin, for their sake!
I'll show him I have pride!

_Wal_. You're very right!

_Julia_. He would have had to-day our wedding-day!
I fixed a month from this. He prayed and pra