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Sea. But I must go to give directions about accommodating Lord Allcrest and his friend. They will be here soon.

Lady S. Nay, there you have no occasion to give yourself any trouble: leave every thing of that kind to me: you are too profuse, and too careless, in every thing.

Sea. I may at least go to the stables and give my groom orders to provide oats for their horses.

Lady S. I have a very good receipt in my receipt book for feeding horses upon the refuse of a garden.

''Sea. (shaking his head., and breaking away from her.) No, no! that won't do.(Exit.''

Lady S. What brings you here, Pry? Did not you see Mr. Seabright with me?

Pry. I protest, my Lady, I have been looking at so many things this morning, I can't tell what is before my eyes.

Lady S. You have look'd over every thing then as I desired you: and I hope you have done it as if it were to satisfy your own curiosity.

Pry. To be sure, my Lady; and I might say so with truth too, for nothing does my heart so much good as looking thro' all them there places. And O dear, my Lady! the chests, and the wardrobes, and the larders, and the store-rooms, that I have look'd into! but that cunning fellow, Robert, would not let me into the wine-cellar tho'.