Lend me thine arm; I have assumed a courage Regent of my affections, thou hast conquer'd: Cast. Mine? Aur. Yours, to whose faith I am a guardian, not by imposition, But by you chosen. Look you, I have fitted A wife of worth. Mal. How's that? Adurni, I present her, Adur. So great a blessing Crowns all desires of life. The motion, lady, But welcomed and forethought; would you could please To say the like! Aur. Castanna, do.-Speak, dearest, It rectifies all crooked, vain surmises; I prithee speak. Spin. The courtship's somewhat quick, The match, it seems, agreed on; do not, sister, Cast. I dare not question The will of heaven. Mal. Unthought of and unlook'd for! Spin. My ever-honourd lord. Aurel. This marriage frees Each circumstance of jealousy. Aur. Make no scruple, Castanna, of the choice; 't is firm and real: Why else have I so long with tameness nourish'd Report of wrongs, but that I fixed on issue Of my desires? Italians use not dalliance, * * [turns to Spinella.]-Yet in sooth, My dearest, I might blame your causeless absence, To whom my love and nature were no strangers: But being in your kinsman's house, I honour His hospitable friendship, and must thank it. Now lasting truce on all hands. Aurel. You will pardon A rash and over-busy curiosity? Spin. It was to blame; but the success remits it. Adur. Sir, what presumptions formerly have grounded Opinion of unfitting carriage to you, On my part I shall faithfully acquit Mal. You prevent the nicety; Use your own pleasure. BENATZI rushes in with his sword drawn, followed by LEVIDOLCHE and MARTINO. Aurle. What's the matter? Aur. Matter? Ben. Adurni and Malfato found together! Now for a glorious vengeance. Lev. Hold, oh, hold him! Aurel. This is no place for murder; yield thy sword. Aur. Yield it, or force it ;-[BEN. is disarmed.set you up your shambles Of slaughter in my presence? Adur. Let him come. Mal. What can the ruffian mean? Ben. I am prevented; The temple or the chamber of the duke Thou hast dishonourably wrong'd my wife. Adur. Thy wife! I know not her, nor thee. Lev. Yes, me you know. Heaven has a gentle mercy For penitent offenders: blessed ladies, Repute me not a castaway, though once Mart. Nay, 't is true, sir. Ben. I joy in the discovery, am thankful' Aur. Let wonder henceforth cease, Of good or bad, would straiten time presented Mart. Welcome, and welcome ever. Lev. Mine eyes, sir, never shall without a blush Receive a look from yours: please to forget All passages of rashness; such attempt Was mine, and only mine. Mal. You have found a way To happiness; I honour the conversion. 1 I joy in the discovery, am thankful Unto the change.] Benatzi takes the matter with all due composure. That his precious moiety should recognise him through his rags, his formidable mustachios, and his Pistol-like demeanour, is natural enough; the wonder is that Benatzi should not recollect her. She wore no disguise, she retains the name by which he married her, she still lived, as before, with her foolish uncle, and she confides to him a part of her history, in which he was a sharer. The author seems to have discovered all this when it was too late; and has just allowed us to surmise, from Auria's next speech, that the "remarried gentleman" might not be so complete a dupe as he appears.-GIFFORD, VOL. II.-8 Adur. Then I am freed. Mal. May style your friend your servant. An offering to the altar of this peace. [Gives her money. Aur. How likes Spinella this? our holyday Deserves the calendar. Spin. This gentlewoman Reform'd, must in my thoughts live fair and worthy. Indeed you shall. Cast. And mine; the novelty Requires a friendly love. [Offering her money. Lev. You are kind and bountiful. Enter TRELCATIO, FUTELLI, AMORETTA, PIERO, driving in FULGOSO and Guzman. Trel. By your leaves, lords and ladies! to your jollities, I bring increase with mine too; here's a youngster Whom I call son-in-law, for so my daughter Will have it. Amor. Yeth, in sooth the will. Hath wean'd her from this pair. Piero. Stand forth, stout lovers. [Presenting Fut, Trel. Top and top-gallant pair-and for his pains, She will have him or none. He's not the richest Because I cannot help it. Amor. "Tith no matter. Aur. We'll remedy the penury of fortune; Must not despair of means, since 't is believed Fut. You are in all unfellow'd. Amor. Withely thpoken. Piero. Think on Piero, sir. Aur. Piero, yes; But what of these two pretty ones? Ful. I'll follow The ladies, play at cards, make sport, and whistle, Is scurvy and debosh'd; fight you abroad, But for my martial brother, don, pray ye make him Guz. He shall deserve it. Vouchsafe employment, honourable. Ful. Marry, The don's a generous don. Aur. Unfit to lose him. Command doth limit us short time for revels; Repines at these delights, they are free and harmless : Safety and welcomes better taste ashore. [Exeunt. |