Part 4

_L. Kin._ Count, your most obedient--I would salute you, but I am coarse and stink of sweets.

_Mush._ Ah, my dear Lady, that was only the wanton vanity of a coxcomb upon the verge of paradise as he thought.

_Mrs. Jolly._ Your humble servant, Count--I would strive to extricate you, but, you know, I am an idiot, a fool--ha, ha, ha!

_Mush._ O dear Mrs. Jolly--

_L. Bab._ Yes, and I am like an old house newly painted and white-washed, and I stink of rappee. I think a little rappee would not be amiss to clear your eyes, and refresh your spirits, and there is some for you. (_Throws snuff in his face._)

_Mush._ O dear Lady Bab, this is (_sneezes_) cruel--(_sneezes_) indelicate--(_sneezes_) and intolerable--(_sneezes_) but I beg you will let me out of this confinement.

_O’Dogh._ Indeed I will not, for I intend that other people shall enjoy your situation as well as I--this is Lady High-Life’s night--all the world is there--so here, John, take this portmantle on your shoulders to Lady High-Life’s, with my compliments, and never stop till you take it up stairs to the ball-room, and there set it down--they will be extremely glad to see their old friend, the Count of the three blue balls.

_Mush._ Mr. Diggerty--madam--ladies--

_Omnes._ Ha, ha, ha! away with him--away with him.

_Mush._ Mr. Diggerty, you shall answer for this.

_Omnes._ Away with him--away with him. Ha, ha, ha! [_He is carried off._

_O’Dogh._ Now, gentlemen and ladies, you may go plunder one another at cards and dice as fast as you can--and, like the Count, make yourselves objects for a farce.--If every fine lady and coxcomb in this town were turned into a farce, faith we should be the merriest people in all Europe--but ours is over for to-night, and pretty well upon the whole.

Indeed, I think ’tis very fairly ended: The coxcomb’s punish’d; The fine Irish lady’s mended.

F I N I S.

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Transcriber’s Notes

For consistency, a hyphen has been added to the word “to-night” on pages 37, 38, and 40.

This file uses _underscores_ to indicate italic text. New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.

Itemized changes from the original text:

• p. 6: Changed “goal” to “gaol” in “nothing will remain but a gaol, or an escape in the packet.” • p. 12: Changed “wont” to “won’t” in “I hope you won’t accept of leases upon those terms.” • p. 33: Changed question mark to period after “Shew the company into this room.” • p. 34: Supplied missing period after “Mrs” in “Mrs. Dig” in line beginning “Major, how is your gout.” • p. 37: Supplied missing period after stage direction “(gives a note).”