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The Duchess, Althea, Cleora.
Duc.
Thanks Althea for thy intelligence, and
the Duke shall thank thee too, go thou before,
and wait to give us entrance, I'le but go
advertise the Duke, and instantly follow thee.

Al.
I shall Madam.

Exit.
Duc.
They shal not steal a mariage in the dark,
I'le light their nuptial Tapers up, and for
Aurindo I'm glad I've found him; I was afeard
h'ad fled my anger, and escaped my revenge,
which now he shall finde after this little stop,
like violent torrents stopt, which grow but more
violent after, then e're they were before.

Exit.
Cleo.
She's gone inrag'd, and nothing's more
impetuous then womans rage, no battering Ram
demolishing ston wals to dust, nor violent thunder
riving whole forests, and shivering mighty oaks
like slender reeds; woe to poor Aurindo
must stand the shock of it,—wod I'd some body

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to tell this news to now; no cholick, no strangury,
nor pangs of child-birth were e're half so painful,
as the retention of news, to a woman that longs
to be deliver'd of it; and here comes some body.