Untainted yet. Why should not they be shipp'd
For this employment? They are burthensome to me,
And eat too much.[161]
When rudeness is necessary it is uttered with some vigour, as in The Fatal Dowry, where this is what Romont gets for his well-meant pains:
Rochfort. Sir, if you please
To bear yourself as fits a gentleman,
The house is at your service; but if not,
Though you seek company elsewhere, your absence
Will not be much lamented.[162]
The rejected lover in such a scene as the following has no illusions left him: