why she should not be acquainted with it; I shall only inention six

Sir GEORG E.
Hush, here she comes! oh my heart!

Enter LADY and ABIGA L.

Sir GEORG E. [Afde, while Vellum talks in damb foow to Lady.] O that loved woman! how I long to take her into my arms! if I find I am still dear to her memory, it will be a return to life indeed! But I must take care of indulging this tenderness, and put on a behaviour more suitable to my present character.

[Walks at a distance, in a penfive pofture, waving bis wand.

LADY. (To Vellum.] This is furprizing indeed! so all the servants tell me ; they say he knows every thing that has happened in the family.

ABIGA L. 'Afde.) A parcel of credulous fools! they first tell him their secrets, and then wonder how he comes to know them. [Exit Vellum, exchanging fond looks with Abigal.

L A Dr. Learned Sir, may I have some conversation with you, before you begin your ceremonies ?

Sir GEORG E.
Speak! but hold-first let me feel your pulse.

LADY.
What can you learn from that?

Sir GEORGE..
I have already learnt a secret from it, that will asto-

nith you.

L Å DY.

Pray, what is it?
VOL. II.

Sir GEORG E.
You will have a hushand within this half hour.

A BIG A L. [Afide.]
I'm glad to hear that-he muft mean Mr. Fantome ;
I begin to think there's a great deal of truth in his art.

L A Dr. Alas! I fear you mean I shall see Sir George's apparition a second time.

Sir GEORG E. Have courage, you shall see the apparition no more. The husband I inention shall be as much alive as I am.

A B IGA L. Mr. Fantome to be sure.

[Afidi. LADY. Impossible! I lov'd my first too well.

Sir GEORG E. You could not love the first better than you will love the second.

A BIG AL. (Afde.] I'll be hang'd if my dear steward has not instructed him; he means Mr. Fantome to be sure; the thousand pound is our own!

Ľ A Dr.
Alas! you did not know Sir George.

Sir GEORG E. As well as I do myself-I saw him with you in the red damask room, when he first inade love to you; your mother left you together, under pretence of receiving a visit from Mrs. Hawthorn, on her return from London.

LADY.
This is astonishing !

Sir GEORG E. You were a great admirer of a single life for the first half hour; your refusals then grew still fainter and fainter. With what ecfyafy did. Sir George kiss your hands, when you told him you should always follow the advice of your Mamma!

you

L Å Dr. Every circumstance to a tittle?

Sir GEORG E. Then, Lady! the wedding night! I saw you in your white fattin night-gown ; you would not come out of your drefling-room, till Sir George took you out by force. He drew you gently by the handftruggled--but he was too ftrong for you-you blush'd, he

LA Dr. Oh! stop there! go no further!-he knows every thing.

[Aside. A BI GA L. Truly, Mr. Conjurer, I believe you have been a wag in your youth.

Sir GEORGE. Mrs. Abigal, you know what your good word coft Sir George, a purse of broad pieces, Mrs. Abigal.

A B 1 G A L. The devil's in him. [Aside.). Pray, Sir, since you have told so far, you should tell my Lady that I refus'd to take them.

Sir GEORG E. 'Tis true, child, he was forc'd to thrust them into your bofom.

A B I G A L.
This
rogue

will mention the thousand pound, if I don't take care. [Afide.] Pray, Sir, though you are a Conjurer, methinks you need not be a Blab.

LA Dr.
Sir, since I have no reason to doubt of

your art, I must beseech you to treat this apparition gently-it has the resemblance of my deceas'd husbands if there be

any undiscover'd secret, any thing that troubles his rest, learn it of him. N 2

Sir

Sir GEORG E. I muft to that end be fincerely informed by you, whether your heart be engaged to another; have not you received the addresses of many lovers since his death?

LAD r. I have been obliged to receive more visits than have been agreeable.

Sir GEORG E. Was not Tinsel welcome?- I'm afraid to hear an anfwer to my own question.

[Aide. L A Dr. He was well recommended,

Sir GEORG E. Racks!

[ Afde. L A Dr. Of a good family.

Sir GEORG E. Tortures!

[Afide. LADY, Heir to a considerable eftate!

Sir GEORG E. Death! [Afide. And you still love him? - I'm dif

[ Aside. LADY. No, I despise him. I found he had a design upon my fortune, was base, profligate, cowardly, and ev'ry thing that could be expected from a man of the vileft principles!

Sir GEORG E. l'ın recover'd.

.-[Apule. A BIG A L. Oh, Madam, had you seen how like a scoundrel he lock'd when he left your Ladyship in a swoon. Where have

you lest my Lady? lays I. In an elbow-chair, cluld, says he: And where are you going ? says I. To

tracted!

town, child, says he: For to tell thee truly, child, says he, I don't care for living under the farme roof with the Devil, says he.

Sir GEORG E. Well, Lady, I lee nothing in all this that inay hinder Sir George's spirit froin being at rest.

L A Dr. If he knows any thing of what passes in my heart, he cannot but be satisfied of thai fondneis which I bear to his memory.

My sorrow for him is always frelii when I think of him. He was ihe kindeít, truest, tenderef-Tears will not let me go on

Sir GEORG E. This quite overpowers mi-- thail discover myself before my time. [.44.le. ] - Vadam, you may now retire and leave me to mylelf.

LADY. Success attend you !

A BIG A L. I wish Mr. Fantome gets well off from this old Don: I know he'll be with him iminediately.

[Exeuni Lady and Abigai.

Sir Gi

BORGE Solus.

Sir GEORG E. My heart is now at ease, she is the fanie dear woman I left her now for ny revenge upon Fanto:ne.shall cut the ceremonies short-a few words will do his business

-now let me seat inyfelf in forma good easy-chair for a Conjurer this!

--now for a few inatheniatical scratches-a good lucky fcrawl, that, faith I think it looks very astrological these two or three magical pot-hooks about it, make it a compleat Conjurer's scheme. [Drum beats.] Ha, ha, Sir, are

you

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