Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Name: The Duenna — Act II
Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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“The Duenna — Act II”, is a work by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It explores elements such as Don Jerome, ma'am and dimple.

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Don. Louisa. Certainly, sir; and I am particularly glad to find you
are of that opinion.
Isaac. O Lud! yes, ma'am—let any one outwit me that can, I say! But
here, let me join your hands. There you lucky rogue! I wish you
happily married from the bottom of my soul!
Don. Louisa. And I am sure, if you wish it, no one else should
prevent it.
Isaac. Now, Antonio, we are rivals no more; so let us be friends,
will you?
Don Ant. With all my heart, Isaac.
Isaac. It is not every man, let me tell you, that would have taken
such pains, or been so generous to a rival. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Antonio, sir, has many amiable qualities.
Don Jer. But he is poor; can you clear him of that, I say? Is he not
a gay, dissipated rake, who has squandered his patrimony?
Don Ferd. Sir, he inherited but little; and that his generosity,
more than his profuseness, has stripped him of; but he has never
sullied his honour, which, with his title, has outlived his means.
Don Jer. Psha! you talk like a blockhead! nobility, without an
estate, is as ridiculous as gold lace on a frieze coat.
Don Ferd. This language, sir, would better become a Dutch or English
trader than a Spaniard. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Duen. Sir, I must frankly own to you, that I can never be yours with
my father's consent.
Isaac. Good lack! how so?
Duen. When my father, in his passion, swore he would never see me
again till I acquiesced in his will, I also made a vow, that I would
never take a husband from his hand; nothing shall make me break that
oath: but if you have spirit and contrivance enough to carry me off
without his knowledge, I'm yours.
Isaac. Hum!
Duen. Nay, sir, if you hesitate——
Isaac. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Isaac. O Lud, no! there lies the jest. Don't you see that, by this
step, I over-reach him? I shall be entitled to the girl's fortune,
without settling a ducat on her. Ha! ha! ha! I'm a cunning dog, an't
I? a sly little villain, eh?
Don Ant. Ha! ha! ha! you are indeed!
Isaac. Roguish, you'll say, but keen, eh? devilish keen?
Don Ant. So you are indeed—keen—very keen.
Isaac. And what a laugh we shall have at Don Jerome's when the truth
comes out I hey?
Don. Louisa. Yes, I'll answer for it, we shall have a good laugh,
when the truth comes out, Ha! ha! ha!
Re-enter DON CARLOS.
Don Car. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Sir, my mistress will wait on you presently.
[Goes to the door.]
Isaac. When she's at leisure—don't hurry her.— [Exit MAID.] —I
wish I had ever practised a love-scene—I doubt I shall make a poor
figure—I couldn't be more afraid if I was going before the
Inquisition. So, the door opens—yes, she's coming—the very rustling
of her silk has a disdainful sound.
Enter DUENNA dressed as DONNA LOUISA.
Now dar'n't I look round, for the soul of me—her beauty will
certainly strike me dumb if I do. I wish she'd speak first.
Duen. Sir, I attend your pleasure.
Isaac. [Aside.] So! ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Carlos, where is the lady?—
[DON CARLOS points to the door.] In the next room, is she?
Don Ant. Nay, if that lady is really here, she certainly wants me to
conduct her to a dear friend of mine, who has long been her lover.
Isaac. Psha! I tell you 'tis no such thing—you are the man she
wants, and nobody but you. Here's ado to persuade you to take a pretty
girl that's dying for you!
Don Ant. But I have no affection for this lady.
Isaac. And you have for Louisa, hey? But take my word for it,
Antonio, you have no chance there—so you may as well secure the good
that offers itself to you. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Ha! ha! ha! run away from her father! has she given him the
slip? Ha! ha! ha! poor Don Guzman!
Isaac. Ay; and I am to conduct her to Antonio; by which means you
see I shall hamper him so that he can give me no disturbance with your
daughter—this is a trap, isn't it? a nice stroke of cunning, hey?
Don Jer. Excellent! excellent I yes, yes, carry her to him, hamper
him by all means, ha! ha! ha! Poor Don Guzman! an old fool! imposed on
by a girl!
Isaac. Nay, they have the cunning of serpents, that's the truth
on't.
Don Jer. Psha! they are cunning only when they have fools to deal
with. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ So justly form'd to meet by nature!
The youth excelling so in mien,
The maid in ev'ry grace of feature.
Oh, how happy are such lovers,
When kindred beauties each discovers;
For surely she Was made for thee,
And thou to bless this lovely creature! ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ Don Ferd. Sure, sir, there must be some mistake; it can't be my
sister whom he has seen.
Don Jer. 'Sdeath! you are as great a fool as he! What mistake can
there be? Did not I lock up Louisa, and haven't I the key in my own
pocket? and didn't her maid show him into the dressing-room? and yet
you talk of a mistake! No, the Portuguese meant to insult me—and, but
that this roof protects him, old as I am, this sword should do me
justice.
Isaac. I [Aside.] must get off as well as I can—her fortune is not
the less handsome.
DUET.
Isaac. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ The girls with all their mother's beauty!
Oh, how happy to inherit
At once such graces and such spirit!
Thus while you live
May fortune give
Each blessing equal to your merit! [Exeunt.]
SCENE III.—A Library in DON JEROME'S House.
DON JEROME and DON FERDINAND discovered.
Don Jer. Object to Antonio! I have said it. His poverty, can you
acquit him of that?
Don Ferd. Sir, I own he is not over rich; but he is of as ancient
and honourable a family as any in the kingdom.
Don Jer. Yes, I know the beggars are a very ancient family in most
kingdoms; but never in great repute, boy. ”

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna — Act II

“ No, to be sure, that would spoil all: but, trust me when
tricking is the word—let me alone for a piece of cunning; this very
day you shall be out of his power.
Duen. Well, I leave the management of it all to you; I perceive
plainly, sir, that you are not one that can be easily outwitted.
Isaac. Egad, you're right, madam—you're right, i'faith.
Re-enter MAID.
Maid. Here's a gentleman at the door, who begs permission to speak
with Signor Isaac.
Isaac. A friend of mine, ma'am, and a trusty friend—let him come
in— [Exit MAID.] He's one to be depended on, ma'am.
Enter DON CARLOS.
So coz. ”

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