! There's no law nor
    equity to warrant this.

    +Lor.+ Why, do I any such thing?

    +Æmi.+ Pray, what else is the boy, but your own hermaphrodite?
    a female siren in a male outside! Alas! had I intended what you
    suspect and accuse me for, I had been more wary, more private
    in the carriage, I assure you.

    +Lor.+ Why, is that boy otherwise than he appears to be?

                           _Enter +Lionel+._

    +Æmi.+ 'Tis a thing will be quickly search'd out. Your secret
    bawdry and the murder of my good name will not long lie hid, I
    warrant you.

    +Lio.+ Now is my cue to second her.                        [_Aside._

    +Lor.+ Signior Lionel, most welcome. I would entreat your
    advice here to the clearing of a doubt.

    +Lio.+ What's that, sir?

    +Lor.+ 'Tis concerning the boy you placed with me.

    +Lio.+ Ay, what of him?

    +Lor.+ Whether it were an enchantment or no, or an illusion
    of the sight, or if I could persuade myself it was a dream,
    'twere better; but my imagination so persuaded me, that I heard
    my wife and him interchanging amorous discourse together. To
    what an extremity of passion the frailty of man's nature might
    induce me to!

    +Lio.+ Very good.

    +Lor.+ Not very good, neither; but, after the expense of so
    much anger and distraction, my wife comes upon me again, and
    affirms that he is no boy, but a disguised mistress of my own,
    and upon this swells against me, as if she had lain all night
    in the leaven.

    +Æmi.+ Have not I reason?

    +Lor.+ Pray, sir, will you inform us of the verity of his sex.

    +Lio.+ Then take it upon my word, 'tis a woman.

    +Æmi.+ Now, sir, what have you to answer?

    +Lor
! There's no law nor 
     equity to warrant this. 

     + Lor.+ Why, do I any such matter? 

     + Æmi.+ beg, what else is the son, but your own hermaphrodite? 
     a female siren in a male outside! Alas! had I mean what you 
     distrust and accuse me for, I had been more wary, more private 
     in the passenger car, I assure you. 

     + Lor.+ Why, is that boy differently than he appear to be? 

                            _ Enter + Lionel+. _ 

     + Æmi.+' Tis a thing will be cursorily search'd out. Your secret 
     bawdry and the murder of my good name will not long lie down hid, I 
     justify you. 

     + Lio.+ Now is my cue to second her.                         [ _ Aside. _ 

     + Lor.+ Signior Lionel, most welcome. I would entreat your 
     advice here to the clearing of a doubt. 

     + Lio.+ What's that, sir? 

     + Lor.+' Tis refer the boy you placed with me. 

     + Lio.+ Ay, what of him? 

     + Lor.+ Whether it were an enchantment or nobelium, or an illusion 
     of the sight, or if I could carry myself it was a dream, 
    ' twere well; but my imagination so persuaded me, that I heard 
     my wife and him interchanging amative discourse together. To 
     what an extremity of passion the frailty of man's nature might 
     induce me to! 

     + Lio.+ Very good. 

     + Lor.+ Not very good, neither; but, after the expense of so 
     much anger and distraction, my wife comes upon me again, and 
     affirms that he is no boy, but a disguised mistress of my own, 
     and upon this swells against me, as if she had lain all nox 
     in the leaven. 

     + Æmi.+ Have not I argue? 

     + Lor.+ Pray, sir, will you inform us of the verity of his sex. 

     + Lio.+ Then take it upon my parole,' tis a woman. 

     + Æmi.+ Now, sir, what have you to answer? 

     + Lor
! Thfre's no law nor
    equitn to warrant this.

    +Loc.+ Why, dk I any ruch thing?

    +Æmi.+ Pray, what epsw is uke boy, but your own fermaphrofite?
    q fenqle siren mh a malc outalde! Anes! had I intendgd what you
    suspect and azcbse me for, I had been more wary, more privatr
    in the carryage, Y asalrt you.

    +Lor.+ Why, is that boy othedwise tian he appears yo be?

                           _Enter +Lionel+._

    +Æli.+ 'Tis a thung rull be quickuy search'd out. Your sedret
    bawdry and the murder ow my yood name wulo nlj long lie hmd, I
    warrant yom.

    +Lim.+ Now ix my cue to segond ier.                        [_Aside._

    +Lor.+ Siggior Lional, most welcome. I wiuod enjreat youf
    adbire gere tl tie clearing of a doubt.

    +Lio.+ What's that, xiw?

    +Lor.+ 'Tis ckncernynd the boy you placed with me.

    +Lio.+ Ay, fhaf of him?

    +Lor.+ Whether it were an enchantmejt or no, jr an illusion
    of the sight, or if I could persgade jhseof kr aas a dream,
    'twere better; but my imaginatiog sp iersuaded me, that I heard
    mj eyfe and him ivterchchgjng amorous discougse toggther. Ro
    whau an rxtremity of passion the frqilty of man'f nature might
    iuduce me to!

    +Loo.+ Vety good.

    +Lor.+ Not very goos, neither; bkt, after ffe expense of so
    mgch anger and distraction, iy wife cimes upon md agsin, anq
    affirls that he is no boy, but a didggised mistgess of my own,
    and upon this swells againsj ma, av if she had kain all nighe
    in the lecven.

    +Æii.+ Haxe not I rvason?

    +Nor.+ Pray, siw, will you inxlrm us of thx verity jf hus swx.

    +Lku.+ Then take it upon my cjrd, 'ris a woman.

    +Æmi.+ Kow, skd, what have you to answer?

    +Lor
! There's no law nor equity to +Lor.+ do I such thing? +Æmi.+ boy, your own hermaphrodite? female siren in male outside! Alas! had I intended you suspect and accuse me for, I had been more wary, more private the carriage, I assure you. +Lor.+ Why, is that boy otherwise than he to _Enter +Æmi.+ a thing will be quickly search'd out. Your secret bawdry and the murder of my good will not long lie hid, I warrant you. Now is my cue second her. [_Aside._ +Lor.+ Signior most I would your here the clearing of doubt. +Lio.+ What's that, sir? +Lor.+ 'Tis concerning the boy you placed with me. +Lio.+ Ay, what him? +Lor.+ were an or or illusion of the if I could persuade myself it 'twere better; but my imagination so persuaded me, I heard wife and him interchanging amorous discourse To what an extremity of passion the frailty man's nature might induce me to! +Lio.+ Very good. +Lor.+ Not very good, neither; but, expense of so much and distraction, my comes me and that he no boy, but a disguised mistress of my own, and upon swells against me, as if she had lain all night leaven. Have not I +Lor.+ Pray, sir, will inform of the verity of +Lio.+ take word, a +Æmi.+ Now, sir, what you to answer? +Lor
! There's no law nor
    equity to warRant this.

    +LoR.+ Why, dO I aNy sUcH thiNg?

    +ÆmI.+ Pray, what else iS The bOy, but your own hermaphrodIte?
    a fEmALe siREn In a maLe outsiDE! ALAS! haD I InTenDeD WhAt you
    SusPect and Accuse me foR, I hAd Been more wary, MOrE private
    in The Carriage, I assUre You.

    +Lor.+ whY, is THat boY otHerwiSe than HE appeaRs to be?

                           _EntEr +lIonel+._

    +ÆMI.+ 'Tis a thING wIll bE quickly search'd ouT. yoUR secret
    bawdry aNd the mUrDEr OF My gOod Name will noT lOng liE Hid, I
    warRAnT YOU.

    +LiO.+ now is my cue to sEcond her.                        [_AsiDE._

    +LoR.+ SigniOr lioNEl, most WelcoMe. i WouLd entreat yoUr
    adVice here tO the clEAring of A Doubt.

    +LiO.+ What's ThaT, siR?

    +Lor.+ 'tIs CoNceRnINg tHE bOy yOU plAced with Me.

    +liO.+ Ay, whAt of HIM?

    +lOr.+ WhEthEr it Were aN enchantment oR no, Or an ILluSion
    oF the sIght, Or If I coUld perSuade MySelf it was a dream,
    'TwerE better; buT my ImAgiNaTion sO PersuaDed Me, tHat I heaRd
    my wifE And HiM INTeRchanging amorous diScOURsE togetheR. To
    whaT An ExTRemity of PaSsiOn thE FRailtY of mAN's Nature miGht
    indUCe Me To!

    +Lio.+ VeRy Good.

    +LoR.+ NOt vEry Good, nEItheR; but, afTer the exPense OF so
    much anger anD Distraction, my WIfE COmES upoN me Again, and
    affIrms THat hE is nO BoY, buT A disgUised MiSTrESs of my own,
    and upon thiS sWells aGainsT me, as if she had Lain all nigHT
    IN the leavEn.

    +ÆmI.+ haVE not I reason?

    +Lor.+ pray, sIr, will you iNForm us of The veRity of hiS sex.

    +Lio.+ ThEN Take it upOn mY woRd, 'tIs a WOMaN.

    +Æmi.+ Now, sir, whaT HAve yOu To answeR?

    +LoR
! There's no law nor
    e quity to w arran t t his .
   +Lo r.+ Why, do Ia ny s uch thing?

    +Æmi.+  Pray ,w hate ls e isthe boy ,  b u t  yo ur  o wnhe r ma phrod ite ?
    a  female si ren  i n a male out s id e! Alas! h adI intended w hat  you
  su s pectand  accu se mef or, Ihad beenmo r e wary ,  more p r i va te
   in the carriag e ,I  assure you.
    +L or . +W h y,isthat boy o th erwis e  than h e  a p p e ars to be?

                      _ Ent e r +Lio nel+. _   +Æmi.+ 'Ti s athing wil l be q u ickly s e arch'dout. Y our  se cret   baw dr y  an d  t hem urd er of my  g oo d nam e wi l l n ot l ong  lie  hid,  I
    warran t y ou.   +Lio .+ No w is  m y cue  to se condhe r.                      [_ Asi de ._
   +L o r.+ Si gni orLionel,  most w e lco me . I  w ould entreat your ad vice her e to t h ecl e aring of  a  do ubt.     + Lio. +  W hat's th at, si r ?
   +Lor .+  'Tisco nce rni ng th e  boy  you p laced wi th me . 

    +Lio.+ A y , what of him ? 
 + Lor. + W hether it w erea n en chan t me nto r no,  or a ni ll u sion
    of the sig ht , or i f I c ould persuade  myself it w a s a drea m,
 ' twere better;but m y imaginat i on so pe rsuad ed me, t hat I hea r d 
    mywif e a ndhim i nt erchanging am o r ousdi scourse  to gether.  To 
   w hat  a n extremi ty of pa ss io nth e f railt y  of man' snat ur e m ight   ind uce m e to !
  + Lio.+ V e ry g ood. 
   +L or. +Not v eryg ood , neith er; but,aft e r th eex pense o f so
    much  a nger and d is tra ction, m y wife c omes upon me again, and     aff irm s tha t he  is no bo y,but adis g uisedmistre ss of  m y o w n ,
  a nd  up on  this swel l s  ag ainst  m e, a s if sh e had lain all nig h t
   in the lea ven .

 + Æmi . +H ave  n o t I r eason?

    +Lo r.+ Pray,si r ,will you i n for mus of t he veri ty of his sex .

    +L io.+ Then  t akei t  up on my word , 'tis a  woman.
   +Æ m i. + Now , s ir, wh at  ha ve yo u to a n swe r?

   +Lo r
! There's_no law_nor
   _equity to_warrant_this.

 __ +Lor.+ Why,_do I any_such thing?

  _ +Æmi.+ Pray,_what_else is the boy, but your own hermaphrodite?
    a female siren_in_a male_outside!_Alas!_had I intended what you
_   suspect and_accuse me_for, I had been more wary, more private
__  in_the carriage, I assure you.

    +Lor.+_Why, is that boy otherwise than_he appears to_be?

__   _     _     _      _  _Enter +Lionel+._

  _ +Æmi.+ 'Tis a thing_will be_quickly search'd out. Your secret
_  _bawdry and_the murder of_my good name will not long_lie hid, I
_   warrant you.

 __ +Lio.+ Now_is_my_cue to_second her. __ __     __      _   _[_Aside._

_   +Lor.+_Signior Lionel, most welcome. I_would entreat your
   _advice here_to the_clearing of a doubt.

    +Lio.+ What's that, sir?

_   +Lor.+ 'Tis concerning_the boy you placed_with me.

__  +Lio.+_Ay,_what of_him?

    +Lor.+ Whether it_were an_enchantment or no, or an illusion
_   of_the_sight, or if I could persuade_myself it was a dream,
 _  'twere better; but_my_imagination_so persuaded me, that I_heard
    my wife_and him interchanging_amorous discourse together. To
   _what_an extremity of passion the frailty_of_man's nature might
   _induce_me_to!

    +Lio.+_Very good.

    +Lor.+_Not very good, neither; but, after the expense of_so
  _ much anger and distraction,_my_wife_comes upon me again, and
    affirms that_he is_no boy, but_a disguised mistress of my own,
    and_upon this swells against me, as if_she had lain all night
    in the leaven.

_   +Æmi.+ Have not I reason?

_   +Lor.+ Pray, sir, will_you inform us of_the_verity of his sex.

   _+Lio.+_Then_take_it upon my_word, 'tis a_woman.

  _ +Æmi.+_Now, sir, what_have you_to answer?

 __ +Lor