Org. You would make me swear, mother! I tell you that I saw his audacious attempt with my own eyes.
Per. Evil tongues have always some venom to pour forth; and here below, there is nothing proof against them.
Org. You are maintaining a very senseless argument. I saw it, I tell you—saw it with my own eyes! what you can call s-a-w, saw! Must I din it over and over into your ears, and shout as loud as half a dozen people?
Per. Gracious goodness! appearances often deceive us! We must not always judge by what we see.
Org. I shall go mad!
Per. We are by nature prone to judge wrongly, and good is often mistaken for evil.
Org. I ought to look upon his desire of seducing my wife as charitable?
Per. You ought to have good reasons before you accuse another, and you should have waited till you were quite sure of the fact.
Org. Heaven save the mark! how could I be more sure? I suppose, mother, I ought to have waited till—you will make me say something foolish.