I will return - there, weep no longer, nay!”

“Well! I obey, and to the last am true,

But spirits fail me; I must die; adieu!”

“What, Madam! must? - ’tis wrong - I’m angry - zounds

Can I remain and lose a thousand pounds?”

“Go then, my love! it is a monstrous sum,

Worth twenty wives - go, love! and I am dumb;

Nor be displeased - had I the power to live,

You might be angry, now you must forgive:

Alas! I faint - ah! cruel - there’s no need