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ght-walks, Affronts And Fears; and lastly, to the Poets for Songs, and the like. _Isab._ All which was recompensed in the excessive Laughing on you that Day you praunc'd under our Window on Horse-back, when you made such a Deal of Capriol and Curvet. _Lor._ Yes, where I ventur'd my Neck to shew my Activity, and therefore may be well accompted Amongst my Losses. _Isab._ Then she receiv'd your Presents, Suffer'd your Serenades, without sending her Foot-men To break your Pate with the Fiddles. _Lor._ Indeed that was one of the best Signs; For I have been a great Sufferer in that kind Upon the like occasions: but dost thou think In Conscience that this should satisfy? _Isab._ Yes, any reasonable Man in the World, for the First Month at least; and yet you are still up With your Expences, as if a Lady of her Quality Were to be gain'd without them. --Let me hear of your Expences more, and I'll-- _Lor._ Oh sweet _Isabella_! upon my Knees I beg thou wilt take no fatal Resolution; For I protest, as I am a Man of Honour, And adore thy Sex, thou shalt only see, Not hear of my Expences more; And for a small testimony of it, here take this; There's twenty Pistoles upon Reputation. [Gives her Money. _Isab._ Fy, fy, 'tis not brave, nor generous to name The Sum, you should have slid it into my Coat, Without saying what you had done. _Lor._ What signifies that, mun, as long as 'tis current, And you have it sure? _Isab._ Well, leave the management of your Affairs to me-- What shall we do? here's _Alberto_. Enter _Alberto_. _Lor._ Well, who can help it? I cannot walk invisible. _Alb._ _Lorenzo_, what, making Love to _Isabella_? _Lor._ She'l serve, my Lord, for want of a better. _Isab._ That's but a coarse Complement. _Lor._ 'Twill serve to disguise a Truth however. [Aside to her. [Ex. _Isab._ Faith, I'll tell you, Sir, 'twas such another Damsel As this, that sav'd me five hundred Pound once upon a time; And I have lov'd the whole Tribe of Waiting-women The better ever since. _Alb._ You have reason; how was it? _Lor._ Why, look you, Sir, I had made Love a long time to a Lady; But she shall be nameless, Since she was of a quality not to be gain'd under The aforesaid Sum: well, I brought it, Came pouder'd and perfum'd, and high in expectation. _Alb._ Well, Sir. _Lor._ And she had a very
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