for a Mittimus or a tailor's measure; thereforewithdraw your

instrument, sir, or, by'r lady, I shall draw mine.



LADY. Hold, nephew, hold.

MILLA. Good Sir Wilfull, respite your valour.



FAIN. Indeed? Are you provided of your guard, with your single

beef-eater there? But I'm prepared for you, and insist upon my



first proposal. You shall submit your own estate to my management,

and absolutely make over my wife's to my sole use, as pursuant to



the purport and tenor of this other covenant. I suppose, madam,

your consent is not requisite in this case; nor, Mr. Mirabell, your



resignation" target="_blank" title="n.辞职(书)；放弃；顺从">resignation; nor, Sir Wilfull, your right. You may draw your fox if

you please, sir, and make a bear-garden flourish somewhere else; for



here it will not avail. This, my Lady Wishfort, must be subscribed,

or your darling daughter's turned adrift, like a leaky hulk to sink



or swim, as she and the current of this lewd town can agree.

LADY. Is there no means, no remedy, to stop my ruin? Ungrateful



wretch! Dost thou not owe thy being, thy subsistance, to my

daughter's fortune?



FAIN. I'll answer you when I have the rest of it in my possession.

MIRA. But that you would not accept of a remedy from my hands--I



own I have not deserved you should owe any obligation to me; or

else, perhaps, I could devise -



LADY. Oh, what? what? To save me and my child from ruin, from

want, I'll forgive all that's past; nay, I'll consent to anything to



come, to be delivered from this tyranny.

MIRA. Ay, madam; but that is too late, my reward is intercepted.



You have disposed of her who only could have made me a compensation

for all my services. But be it as it may, I am resolved I'll serve



you; you shall not be wronged in this savage manner.

LADY. How? Dear Mr. Mirabell, can you be so generous at last? But



it is not possible. Harkee, I'll break my nephew's match; you shall

have my niece yet, and all her fortune, if you can but save me from



this imminent danger.

MIRA. Will you? I take you at your word. I ask no more. I must



have leave for two criminals to appear.

LADY. Ay, ay, anybody, anybody.



MIRA. Foible is one, and a penitent.

SCENE XI.



[To them] MRS. FAINALL, FOIBLE, MINCING.

MRS. MAR. O my shame! [MIRABELL and LADY go to MRS. FAINALL and



FOIBLE.] These currupt things are brought hither to expose me. [To

FAINALL.]



FAIN. If it must all come out, why let 'em know it, 'tis but the

way of the world. That shall not urge me to relinquish or abate one



tittle of my terms; no, I will insist the more.

FOIB. Yes, indeed, madam; I'll take my bible-oath of it.



MINC. And so will I, mem.

LADY. O Marwood, Marwood, art thou false? My friend deceive me?



Hast thou been a wicked accomplice with that profligate man?

MRS. MAR. Have you so much ingratitude and injustice to give



credit, against your friend, to the aspersions of two such mercenary

trulls?



MINC. Mercenary, mem? I scorn your words. 'Tis true we found you

and Mr. Fainall in the blue garret; by the same token, you swore us



to secrecy upon Messalinas's poems. Mercenary? No, if we would

have been mercenary, we should have held our tongues; you would have



bribed us sufficiently.

FAIN. Go, you are an insignificant thing. Well, what are you the



better for this? Is this Mr. Mirabell's expedient? I'll be put off

no longer. You, thing, that was a wife, shall smart for this. I



will not leave thee wherewithal to hide thy shame: your body shall

be naked as your reputation.



MRS. FAIN. I despise you and defy your malice. You have aspersed

me wrongfully--I have proved your falsehood. Go, you and your



treacherous--I will not name it, but starve together. Perish.

FAIN. Not while you are worth a groat, indeed, my dear. Madam,



I'll be fooled no longer.

LADY. Ah, Mr. Mirabell, this is small comfort, the detection of



this affair.

• nephew [´nevju:, ´nɛfju] n.侄子；外甥 (初中英语单词)


• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)


• meanwhile [´mi:n´wail] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)


• parallel [´pærəlel] a.平行的 n.平行线 (初中英语单词)


• severe [si´viə] a.严厉的；苛刻的 (初中英语单词)


• confess [kən´fes] vt.供认；坦白；承认 (初中英语单词)


• disguise [dis´gaiz] vt.假装；隐瞒 n.伪装 (初中英语单词)


• willing [´wiliŋ] a.情愿的，乐意的 (初中英语单词)


• witness [´witnis] n.见证人 vt.目击 (初中英语单词)


• interpreter [in´tə:pritə] n.译员；解释者；翻译器 (初中英语单词)


• forehead [´fɔrid] n.额，前部 (初中英语单词)


• wrinkle [´riŋkəl] n.&v.(使)起皱(纹) (初中英语单词)


• sincere [sin´siə] a.真挚的；直率的 (初中英语单词)


• pardon [´pɑ:dən] n.&vt.原谅；饶恕；赦免 (初中英语单词)


• reasonable [´rizənəbəl] a.合理的；有理智的 (初中英语单词)


• forgive [fə´giv] vt.原谅，谅解，宽恕 (初中英语单词)


• reality [ri´æliti] n.现实(性)；真实；逼真 (初中英语单词)


• innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)


• device [di´vais] n.装置；器具；策略 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• shipping [´ʃipiŋ] n.船运业；船舶(总数) (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• endeavour [in´devə] n.&v.努力，试图，尽力 (初中英语单词)


• resign [ri´zain] v.辞职；放弃；委托 (初中英语单词)


• writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)


• assert [ə´sə:t] vt.认定；维护；坚持 (初中英语单词)


• maintain [mein´tein] vt.维持；保持；继续 (初中英语单词)


• measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• withdraw [wið´drɔ:] v.收回；撤销；撤退 (初中英语单词)


• submit [səb´mit] vt.使服从；使忍受 (初中英语单词)


• estate [i´steit] n.财产；庄园；等级 (初中英语单词)


• absolutely [´æbsəlu:tli] ad.绝对地；确实 (初中英语单词)


• flourish [´flʌriʃ] v.茂盛；挥动 n.挥舞 (初中英语单词)


• darling [´dɑ:liŋ] n.爱人 a.亲爱的 (初中英语单词)


• obligation [,ɔbli´geiʃən] n.义务；职责；合约 (初中英语单词)


• reward [ri´wɔ:d] n.&v.报答；报酬；奖赏 (初中英语单词)


• savage [´sævidʒ] a.野蛮的 n.蛮人 (初中英语单词)


• generous [´dʒenərəs] a.慷慨的；丰盛的 (初中英语单词)


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• expose [ik´spəuz] vt.揭露，暴露；陈列 (初中英语单词)


• deceive [di´si:v] vt.欺骗，欺诈 (初中英语单词)


• wicked [´wikid] a.邪恶的；不道德的 (初中英语单词)


• despise [di´spaiz] vt.轻视，藐视 (初中英语单词)


• starve [stɑ:v] v.(使)饥饿 (初中英语单词)


• caterpillar [´kætə,pilə] n.毛虫；履带 (高中英语单词)


• repose [ri´pəuz] v.&n.(使)休息；安息 (高中英语单词)


• resignation [,rezig´neiʃən] n.辞职(书)；放弃；顺从 (高中英语单词)


• testimony [´testiməni] n.证明；证据；表明 (高中英语单词)


• obedience [ə´bi:djəns] n.服从；顺从 (高中英语单词)


• resent [ri´zent] vt.不满于；怨恨；忿恨 (高中英语单词)


• refusal [ri´fju:zəl] n.拒绝；优先取舍权 (高中英语单词)


• hinder [´hində, ´haində] vt.阻止 a.后面的 (高中英语单词)


• hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)


• disdain [dis´dein] vt.&n.藐视，轻视 (高中英语单词)


• indignation [,indig´neiʃən] n.愤慨；气愤 (高中英语单词)


• stifle [´staifəl] vt.(使)窒息，闷死 (高中英语单词)


• resentment [ri´zentmənt] n.不满；怨恨；忿恨 (高中英语单词)


• remedy [´remidi] n.药品 vt.医治；减轻 (高中英语单词)


• devise [di´vaiz] vt.设计，发明 (高中英语单词)


• injustice [in´dʒʌstis] n.不公正，不公平 (高中英语单词)


• malice [´mælis] n.恶意；怨恨；预谋 (高中英语单词)


• falsehood [´fɔ:lshud] n.错误；撒谎 (高中英语单词)


• testament [´testəment] n.契约，誓约；遗嘱 (英语四级单词)


• drawing [´drɔ:iŋ] n.画图；制图；图样 (英语四级单词)


• precedent [´presidənt] n.先例 a.在先的 (英语四级单词)


• barbarian [bɑ:´beəriən] a.&n.野蛮(人)的 (英语四级单词)


• languish [´læŋgwiʃ] vi.变得衰弱无力 (英语四级单词)


• remorse [ri´mɔ:s] n.懊悔；自责；同情 (英语四级单词)


• compassion [kəm´pæʃən] n.同情；怜悯 (英语四级单词)


• villain [´vilən] n.坏人；恶棍；反面角色 (英语四级单词)


• deliberation [dilibə´reiʃ(ə)n] n.仔细考虑；商量 (英语四级单词)


• covenant [´kʌvənənt] n.盟约，契约 v.订盟约 (英语四级单词)


• requisite [´rekwizit] a.需要的；必要的 n.必需品 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• garret [´gærit] n.阁楼，顶楼 (英语四级单词)


• secrecy [´si:krəsi] n.保密；秘密 (英语四级单词)


• insignificant [,insig´nifikənt] a.无意义的；无价值的 (英语四级单词)


• expedient [ik´spi:diənt] a.合适的 n.权宜之计 (英语四级单词)


• insolence [´insələns] n.傲慢；无礼 (英语六级单词)


• merciless [´mə:siləs] a.残忍的；无情的 (英语六级单词)


• overseas [,əuvə´si:z] ad.(向)海外 a.海外的 (英语六级单词)


• witchcraft [´witʃkrɑ:ft] n.巫术 (英语六级单词)


• assassination [ə,sæsi´neiʃən] n.暗杀；暗杀事件 (英语六级单词)


• respite [´respait] n.暂缓 vt.缓期执行 (英语六级单词)


• purport [´pə:pɔ:t, -pət] n.意义 vt.意味着 (英语六级单词)


• imminent [´iminənt] a.临头的，逼近的 (英语六级单词)


• relinquish [ri´liŋkwiʃ] vt.放弃；撤回；停止 (英语六级单词)


• ingratitude [in´grætitju:d] n.忘恩负义 (英语六级单词)


• mercenary [´mə:sinəri] a.唯利是图的；雇佣的 (英语六级单词)