..?
MASC. I do not know what is the matter with me, I do nothing but yawn.
But, Signor Trufaldin, perhaps this stranger may want some refreshment;
besides, it grows late.
LEL. No refreshment for me.
MASC. Oh sir, you are more hungry than you imagine.
TRUF. Please to walk in then.
LEL. After you, sir.
[Footnote: It shows that Lelio knows not what he is about when he does
the honours of the house to the master of the house himself, and forgets
that as a stranger he ought to go in first.]
MASC. (_To Trufaldin_). Sir, in Armenia, the masters of the house
use no ceremony. (_To Lelio, after Trufaldin has gone in_). Poor
fellow, have you not a word to say for yourself?
LEL. He surprised me at first; but never fear, I have rallied my
spirits, and am going to rattle away boldly..
MASC. Here comes our rival, who knows nothing of our plot. (_They go
into Trufaldin's house_).
SCENE IV.--ANSELMO, LEANDER.
ANS. Stay, Leander, and allow me to tell you something which concerns
your peace and reputation. I do not speak to you as the father of
Hippolyta, as a man interested for my own family, but as your father,
anxious for your welfare, without wishing to flatter you or to disguise
anything; in short, openly and honestly, as I would wish a child of mine
to be treated upon the like occasion.
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