"young gentleman of an ancient family, and "agreeable perfon"-Toby, hold up your head! Toby. I does, mother, I does.

Air. It is impoffible, my dear, the boy fhould ever walk in that manner; why he will run against every body he meets. Toby, do you think you can step without ftumbling?

Toby. Not in the streets; but cross a room: pretty well, I believe.

Mrs. Air. Mr. Aircastle, have you no idea of grace? Shoulders back, Toby; and cheft a little more out!

Air, Now, child, look at his elbows! you have pinioned him down like a pickpocket. Mrs. Air. Grace, Mr. Aircaftle, grace.

Air. Grace! he has neither grace, nor grease: his breaft-bone sticks out like a turkey'sMrs. Air. Nothing but grace! I with you would read fome late Pofthumous Letters; you would then know the true value of grace: Do you know, that the only way for a young man to thrive in the world, is to get a large dish of hypocrify, well garnished with grace, an agreeable perfon, and a clear patrimonial estate A "wife with a very large portion; If the fortune. "anfwers, proper, allowance will be made for 66 perfon and mind. The party, and his rent"roll, may be feen at the Lamb in Long-Acre, 66 every hour of the day."

Air. Why, this will bring the whole town to the houfe,

Mrs. Air. That is just what I intend; the more. bidders, the better,

Flaw. Good folks, you are welcome to London Air, Ay, here we are, Mr. Flaw: here's Toby

too.

Toby. Yes, here I am, Mr. Flaw.

Flaw, Blefs me! what a change! I should scarce have known him.

Toby. Yes, I fuppose I am pretty much altered, being garnifhed with grace.

Air. Ay; a grace, I believe, that will tempt nobody to tafte of the difh.

Mrs, Air. Never mind him, Mr. Flaw; he is a defponding creature, you know. But, as a proof that we have not been idle, here is the first fruits of my labour.

Flaw. What is it?

Mrs, Air. An advertisement to procure a partner for Toby,

Flaw. A partner!

Mrs. Air. Ay, a wife, with a fuitable fortune. Flaw. I hope it is not fent to the papers.

Toby. What, the notice where I am to be feen? here it is in my hand.

Mrs. Air. Give it me; and go you but, and wait till you are wanted: And don't liften! d'ye hear? And, Toby, be mindful of grace! and, d'ye hear? don't laugh! you may grin, indeed, to fhew your teeth, and your manners.

Toby. Will that do?

Mrs. Air, Pretty well, for the first time,

[Exit Toby. Flaw. Blefs me, madam! how could fuch thought

Mrs. Air. Don't we every day fee fuch things in the news?

Flaw. Ay, from an old maid in defpair, a broken milliner, or a tottering tobacconist:

Air. I told her fo, Mr: Flaw: Zounds, fays I, you treat the boy as if he was a white bear, or an oftrich-though it is quite a mistake, Mr. Flaw, that thofe creatures eat iron: I faw one once at the Checquer at Salisbury-the keeper's name was Evan Thomas, a Welfhman-he had but one hand-he loft the other, endeavouring to fteal a piece of cheefe out of a rat-trap-the trap went down, and→→

Mrs, Air. Did ever mortal fee fuch a man? Air. And, zounds, why muft not I fpeak? fhe likes to liften to no founds but her own; but I will be heard, and-

Mrs. Air. And fo you fhall, when you the purpose.

talk to

Air. Purpofe, madam! Damn it, I would have you to know-

Flaw. Oh, fy, fy, good people! curb your cholers a little: Confider you are not now in thecountry.

Air. Well, well, I am calm.

Flaw, Then, to return to our bufinefs: Befides, my good madam, I had provided a match that would have completed all our matters at

once.

Mrs. Air. How?

Flaw. A lady, an acquaintance of mine, lately arrived with her niece from the Indies

Mrs. Air. And rich?

Flaw, Enough to purchase the fceptre of Poland.

Air. How!

Flaw. Ay, even before his very good neighbours had brought that monarchy down to a

manor.

Air. And pray, as to the party?

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Flaw.

Flaw. Fleece'em is the name of the aunt; not much indebted to fortune; but whoever is happy enough to marry the niece, won't fcruple, I dare fay, to procure her a proper provision.

Mrs. Air. The most reasonable thing in the world.

Flaw. I ventured to promife as much.

Mrs. Air. Then you have hinted the business? Flaw. As good as concluded. As marriagebonds are illegal, it will be right to make a depofit before the folemnization.

Mrs. Air. To be fure. Now, Mr. Aircastle, I hope I was right; for feeing a little cafh might promote our defigns, I got him to fell Sycamorefarm, and we have brought the money to town. Flaw. How much might the

Mrs. Air. Five thousand.

Flaw. But, with a few diamonds, for which I will get you credit

Mrs. Air. By all means.-When should we wait on the young lady?.

Flaw. This very morning; we cannot be too quick; fome of the young blades about town begin to have an inkling, I fear; I obferve them throw their eyes up to the windows.

Mrs. Air. Without doubt. Mr. Aircaftle, you will go out to the fhops, and provide Toby with a new Beckford-hat, and a couteau du chaffe?

Flaw. And purchase at the fame time fome prefents for the young lady.

Mrs. Air. The first time?

Flaw. Always the rule in the East; you never approach a fuperior without a fuitable prefent. Mrs Air. No!

Air, No! why, fool, that is the way the Nabobs have got all their wealth-I knew one of

them

them once; and, if he had not been fo rich, really a good fort of a he was inoculated for the small-pox, by one of the Suttons, at the great houfe by Hyde-park-the builder of it got into the Bench, and was afterwards cleared by an act of infolvency-though Tom Jenkins, one of his creditors

Mrs. Air. You fee!-Lord blefs me, now, Mr. Aircastle, how can you, when we have not a moment to lofe Go, go out with the boy, I beseech you!

Air. Well, well, well!

[Going. Flaw. I'll run before, and prepare Mrs. Fleece'em.

Mrs. Air. By all manner of means.

Air. Pray, is not the toy-fhop at the end of the street, kept by the son of I remember I met the father once at Newarket-he was in a one-horse chaise, made by Varnish here in LongAcre who built a ftate-coach for the Empress of Ruffia-he was recommended by Lord-I can't think of his name-who was chofen one of the fixteen for the kingdom of

Mrs. Air. Take him with you, dear Mr. Flaw! Flaw. Come, Sir, I will fhew you the shop. [Exeunt Aircaftle and Flaw. Mrs. Air, So! having provided for Toby, I am at leisure to attend to my own private concerns. Who's there?

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