aloud to his Sister — who learns that she will inherit all of the Colonel's property, but only if she marries Captain Ager. This is the way the Colonel plans to show his repentance and to make amends for the wrong he now sees he has done. Ager, for his part, learns from his mother that her earlier confession was a lie — and meets the Colonel's Sister and learns of his will. In the play's conclusion, Jane is facing a marriage when the ridiculous Chough; the Physician, angry at her rejection of him, confronts Russell and Chough with his accusation. Chough immediately backs out of the ceremony, and Russell becomes reconciled to Fitzallen as a son-in-law, as better than any alternative. The Colonel has learned that he will recover from his wound; he and Captain Ager patch up their quarrel, and Ager accepts the Colonel's Sister as his bride. Notes References Holdsworth, R. V., ed. A Fair Quarrel. London, Ernest Benn Ltd., 1974 (New Mermaid edition). Lake, David J. The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1975. Logan, Terence P., and Denzell S. Smith, eds. The Popular School: A Survey and Bibliography of Recent Studies in English Renaissance Drama. Lincoln, NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1975. External links Full text of the play English Renaissance plays 1610s plays Plays by Thomas Middleton Plays by William Rowley Tragicomedy plays