Belv. How! Ped. By this Embrace I do, and I glad on't. Belv. Are you
in earnest? Ped. By our long Friendship and my Obligations to thee, I
am. The sudden Change I'll give you Reasons for anon. Come lead me
into my Sister, that she may know I now approve her Choice. [Exit Bel.
with Ped. [Will. goes to follow them. Enter Hellena as before in Boy's
Clothes, and pulls him back. Will. Ha! my Gipsy- Now a thousand
Blessings on thee for this Kindness. Egad, Child, I was e'en in
despair of ever seeing thee again; my Friends are all provided for
within, each Man his kind Woman. Hell. Hah! I thought they had serv'd
me some such Trick. Will. And I was e'en resolv'd to go aboard,
condemn my self to my lone Cabin, and the Thoughts of thee. Hell. And
cou'd you have left me behind? wou'd you have been so ill-natur'd?
Will. Why, 'twou'd have broke my Heart, Child- but since we are met
again, I defy foul Weather to part us. Hell. And wou'd you be a
faithful Friend now, if a Maid shou'd trust you? Will. For a Friend I
cannot promise, thou art of a Form so excellent, a Face and Humour too
good for cold dull Friendship; I am parlously afraid of being in love,
Child, and you have not forgot how severely you have us'd me. Hell.
That's all one, such Usage you must still look for, to find out all
your Haunts, to rail at you to all that love you, till I have made you
love only me in your own Defence, because no body else will love.
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