The Old Bachelor: a Comedy by William Congreve
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SIR JO. And good-nature, Back; I am good-natured and I can't help
it. BLUFF. You have given him a note upon Fondlewife for a hundred pound. SIR JO. Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for't. BLUFF. You have disobliged me in it--for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note. Go, and bring it me hither. I'll stay here for you. SIR JO. You may stay until the day of judgment, then, by the Lord Harry. I know better things than to be run through the guts for a hundred pounds. Why, I gave that hundred pound for being saved, and de'e think, an there were no danger, I'll be so ungrateful to take it from the gentleman again? BLUFF. Well, go to him from me--tell him, I say, he must refund-- or Bilbo's the world, and slaughter will ensue. If he refuse, tell him--but whisper that--tell him--I'll pink his soul. But whisper that softly to him. SIR JO. So softly that he shall never hear on't, I warrant you. Why, what a devil's the matter, Bully; are you mad? or de'e think I'm mad? Agad, for my part, I don't love to be the messenger of ill news; 'tis an ungrateful office--so tell him yourself. BLUFF. By these hilts I believe he frightened you into this |
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