- [She struggles with him. Enter Belvile and Frederick. Bel.
The Door is open a Pox of this mad fellow, I'm angry that we've lost
him, I durst have sworn he had follow'd us. Fred. But you were so
hasty, Colonel, to be gone. Flor. Help, help,- Murder!- help- oh, I'm
ruin'd. Belv. Ha, sure that's Florinda's Voice. [Comes up to them. -A
Man! Villain, let go that Lady. [A noise. [Will. turns and draws,
Fred. interposes. Flor. Belvile! Heavens! my Brother too is coming,
and 'twill be impossible to escape.- Belvile, I conjure you to walk
under my Chamber-window, from whence I'll give you some instructions
what to do- This rude Man has undone us. [Exit. Will. Belvile! Enter
Pedro, Stephano, and other Servants with Lights. Ped. I'm betray'd;
run, Stephano, and see if Florinda be safe. [Exit Steph. So whoe'er
they be, all is not well, I'll to Florinda's Chamber. [They fight, and
Pedro's Party beats 'em out; going out, meets Stephano. Steph. You
need not, Sir, the poor Lady's fast asleep, and thinks no harm: I
wou'd not wake her, Sir, for fear of frightning her with your danger.
Ped. I'm glad she's there- Rascals, how came the Garden- Door open?
Steph. That Question comes too late, Sir: some of my Fellow-Servants
Masquerading I'll warrant. Ped. Masquerading! a leud Custom to debauch
our Youth- there's something more in this than I imagine.
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