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10 DRUS. I care not a rap for your coaxing. Your vile suggestions fill me with disgust, and I thoroughly despise you.

CALL. (angry). So far I have refrained from taking offence, because I felt that it might be only your modesty that hindered you from confessing the effects of my suit upon your feelings.

DRUS. It has no effect except to make me furious.

CALL. I fancy you will come to alter that opinion.

DRUS. You may be sure I shall not alter it.

CALL. Oh, I daresay!

DRUS. You silly infatuated boy, why do you deceive yourself? Why amuse yourself with these ridiculous hopes? Whatever reason, whatever mad whim rather, has led you to imagine that I should accept your frivolous attentions, when I have already for some time past withdrawn myself even from my lawful husband?

CALL. By heaven and earth, if you do not accept them, I will never rest till I have somehow caught you in my toils!