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THE ALIENATED MANOR: A COMEDY.

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ment, even make it out your own way. It would be an affront to your skill and sagacity to satisfy your curiosity independently of them. (Going.)

CHARVILLE.

Do you mean to expose me to the whole house?

MRS. CHARVILLE.

No, Charles; you can never be exposed, cruel as you are, without my sharing in the shame.—Oh! oh! has it come to this.[Exit weeping.

CHARVILLE.

Ha! does she weep? (Running after her, and then stopping short.) No, no! she does not: there is too much parade with her cambric handkerchief for real tears: she does not weep; and yet I could tear my hair for spite that she does not.[Exit.

ACT IV.

SCENE I.—A Back Court, belonging to the House; Sancho discovered waiting by the Gate.

SANCHO.

Now, we see—we see. White man great deal of money—read book—know all tat be