SCENE IV.
Enter Lewson.
We were just speaking of you.
Lew. 'Tis best to interrupt you then. Few characters will bear a scrutiny; and where the bad out-weighs the good, he's safest that's least talked of. What say you, madam?
[To Charlotte.
Char. That I hate scandal, though a woman; therefore talk seldom of you.
Mrs. Bev. Or, with more truth, that, though a woman, she loves to praise; therefore talks always of you. I'll leave you to decide it.
[Exit.
Lew. How good and amiable! I came to talk in private with you; of matters that concern you.
Char. What matters?