▁S nake . ▁S nake , ▁however , ▁has ▁been ▁b rib ed ▁to ▁turn ▁against ▁S ne er well , ▁so ▁her ▁lie ▁is ▁exposed . ▁After ▁Lady ▁Te az le ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁( L ady ▁Te az le ) ▁is ▁withdraw ing ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁for ▁Sc andal , ▁Lady ▁S ne er well ▁leaves ▁in ▁a ▁ra ge , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁follows , ▁supposed ly ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁from ▁further ▁mal icious ▁attacks . ▁Charles ▁and ▁Maria ▁are ▁recon ci led . ▁Charles ▁makes ▁no ▁promises ▁about ▁reform ing , ▁but ▁indicates ▁that ▁Maria ' s ▁influence ▁will ▁keep ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁" vir tu ous ▁path ." ▁The ▁con cluding ▁line ▁ass ures ▁the ▁audience ▁that ▁" even ▁Sc andal ▁dies , ▁if ▁you ▁appro ve ." ▁ ▁Ep ilog ue ▁▁ ▁The ▁hum orous ▁ep ilog ue , ▁written ▁by ▁George ▁Col man ▁the ▁E lder , ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁" Sp oken ▁by ▁Lady ▁Te az le ." ▁It ▁port ray s ▁her ▁as ▁somewhat ▁regret ful ▁of ▁leaving ▁country ▁domestic ity ▁for ▁London ▁society , ▁and ▁includes ▁an ▁elaborate ▁par ody ▁of ▁a ▁famous ▁speech ▁in ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁O th ello . ▁ ▁Re vis ions ▁and ▁variant ▁versions ▁▁ ▁Vari ous ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁exhib it ▁several ▁relatively ▁minor ▁text ual ▁differences . ▁One ▁reason ▁is ▁that ▁Sher idan ▁re vised ▁his ▁text ▁repeatedly , ▁not ▁only ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁production , ▁but ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁earliest