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 Rochester [aside.]Ah! traitress! Cromwell [appeased.] That's another matter. Rochester [aside.] What! The gallows or the hag! In this dire strait, God grant that he do leave me free to choose! Cromwell [to. Why did you not speak out at once, my friend? Since still you feel a hankering for the flesh— Rochester [aside.]The flesh, forsooth! Say for a skin glued fast To a duenna's bones. Cromwell. We'll grant your prayer. It is abhorrent to me to be feared. I am content with you, and you shall have Your fair. Rochester [aside.] My fair! A damnable old ghost! A body to repel the beasts of prey! A face to make a sorceress miscarry. Cromwell [aside.]Methought at first that he had better taste. [Aloud.]Yes, I consent to marry you to her. Rochester [bowing.]My lord, you are too kind. Cromwell. All your desires Shall be fulfilled.
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Dame Guggligoy [terrified, aside. Heav'n help us! All is lost! The father and the lovers cheek by jowl! Cromwell.'Tis you, good dame! Dame Guggligoy [aside.] I tremble with affright. Cromwell.There's one who seeks you here. Dame Guggligoy [in dismay.] What! me, my lord?