OR,
MORE SECRETS THAN ONE.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
Lord Austencourt. Sir Rowland Austencourt. Charles Austencourt. Sir Willoughby Worret. Falkner. Abel Grouse. | Mr. Cornelius O’Dedimus. Ponder. William. Servant. Countryman. Sailor. | Game-Keeper. Parish Officer. Lady Worret. Helen Worret. Fanny. Tiffany. | ||
ACT I.
[SCENE I.]—Abel Grouse’s cottage. Enter Abel Grouse and Fanny.
Ab. Gr. Don’t tell me of your sorrow and repentance girl. You’ve broke my heart. Married hey? and privately too—and to a lord into the bargain! So, when you can hide it no longer, you condescend to tell me. Think you that the wealth and title of lord Austencourt can silence the fears of a fond father’s heart? Why should a lord marry a poor girl like you in private, if his intentions were honourable? Who should restrain him from publicly avowing his wife?
Fanny. My dearest father, have but a little patience, and I’ll explain all.
Ab. Gr. Who was present, besides the parson, at your wedding?
Fanny. There was our neighbour, the attorney, sir, and one of his clerks, and they were all—