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Scæn. 3.

Enter Lugier, de-Gard, Rosalu. and Lillia.
Lug.
This is the last adventure.

de-G.
And the happiest,
As we hope too.

Ros.
We should be glad to finde it.

Lil.
Who shall conduct us thither?

Lug.
Your man is ready.
For I must not be seen; no, nor this Gentleman;
That may beget suspition: all the rest
Are people of no doubt; I would have ye, Ladies,
Keep your old liberties, and as we instruct ye:
Come, look not pale; you shall not lose your wishes;
Nor beg 'em neither: but be your selves, and happy.

Ros.
I tell ye true, I cannot hold off longer,
Nor give no more hard language.

de-G.
You shall not need.

Ros.
I love the Gentleman, and must now show it;
Shall I beat a propper man out of heart?

Lug.
There's none advises ye.

Lil.
'Faith I repent me too.

Lug.
Repent, and spoil all.
Tell what ye know, ye had best.

Lil.
I'll tell what I think;
For if he ask me now, if I can love him,
I'll tell him yes, I can: The man's a kinde man;
And out of his true honesty affect me;
Although he plaid the fool, which I requited;
Must I still hold him at the staves end?

Lug.
You are two strange woman.

Ros.
We may be, if we fool still.

Lug.
Dare ye beleeve me?
Follow but this advice I have set you in now,
And if ye lose: would ye yeeld now so basely?
Give up without your honors saved?

de-G.
Fie, Ladies.
Preserve your freedom still.

Lil.
Well, well, for this time.

Lug.
And carry that full state.

Ros.
That's as the winde stands:
If it begin to chop about, and scant us;
Hang me, but I know what Ile do: come direct us,
I make no doubt, we shall do handsomly.

de-G.
Some part o'th' way, we'll wait upon ye, Ladies;
The rest your man supplies:

Lug.
Do well, I'll honor ye.

Exeunt.