—I’m glad ’tis no worse. Aside.

Cur. Come, go with me into my Cabinet,

And there I’ll write to Laura;

And prithee if thou hear’st that I am dead,

Tell her I fell a Sacrifice to her,

And that’s enough, she understands the rest.

Lor. But harkye, Curtius, by your favour, this is but a Scurvy Tale to carry to your Mistress;

I hope you are not in earnest.

Cur. Yes.

Lor. Yes! why, what a foolish idle humour’s this in you? I vow ’twill go near to break the poor Girl’s Heart;—