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Rh Cael is under to any other woman than my daughter?

I am to tell your honour in proe?

Certainly. [Butler appears uneay and loath to peak.] Amelia, he does not like to divulge what he knows in preence of a third peron—leave the room. [Exit Amelia.

No, no—that did not caue my reluctance to peak.

What then?

Your not allowing me to peak in vere—for here is the poetic poem. [Holding up a paper.]

How dare you preume to contend with my will? Tell in plain language all you know on the ubject I have named.

Well then, my Lord, if you mut have the account in quiet proe, thus it was—Phœbus, one morning, roe in the Eat, and having handed in the long-expected day, he called up his brother Hymen——

Have done with your rhapody.

Ay; I knew you’d like it bet in verfe— Rh