Twi. O, certainly, Sir Luke, by all means.
[Exeunt Sir Luke and Lady.
[To Elvirus.] I am extremely sorry, Sir, you kept your bed during the voyage: I shou'd else have been most prodigiously happy in such good company. [Exit.
Aur. Why are you thus agitated? It was wrong to be so impetuous—but such regret as this——
Elv. Hear the secret I refused before—my father is a prisoner for life.
Aur. Oh, heavens! then Mr. Haswell was the only man——
Elv. And he had promised me—promised me, with benevolence, his patronage—but the disguise he wore when I first saw him, led me to mistake him now—made me expose my falsehood, my infamy, and treat his honour'd person with abuse.
Aur. Aye; let his virtues make you thus repent; but let them also make you hope forgiveness.
Elv. Nay, he is just, as well as compassionate—and for detected falsehood——
Aur. You make me tremble.