. Sheridan's comedies: . great distress. — [ExitMaid.] Dear heart, how provoking ! Im not mistress of half thecircumstances! We shall have the whole affair in the newspapers,with the names of the parties at length, before I have dropped thestory at a dozen houses. Enter Sir Benjamin Backbite. Oh, dear Sir Benjamin ! you have heard, I suppose Sir Benj. Of Lady Teazle and Mr. Surface Mrs. Can. And Sir Peters discovery Sir Benj. Oh, the strangest piece of business, to be sure ! Mrs. Can. Well, I never was so surprised in my life. I am sosorry for all parties, indeed. Sir Benj. Now, I dont pity Si
. Sheridan's comedies: . great distress. — [ExitMaid.] Dear heart, how provoking ! Im not mistress of half thecircumstances! We shall have the whole affair in the newspapers,with the names of the parties at length, before I have dropped thestory at a dozen houses. Enter Sir Benjamin Backbite. Oh, dear Sir Benjamin ! you have heard, I suppose Sir Benj. Of Lady Teazle and Mr. Surface Mrs. Can. And Sir Peters discovery Sir Benj. Oh, the strangest piece of business, to be sure ! Mrs. Can. Well, I never was so surprised in my life. I am sosorry for all parties, indeed. Sir Benj. Now, I dont pity Sir Peter at all : he was so extrava-gantly partial to Mr. Surface. Mrs. Can. Mr. Surface ! Why t was with Charles Lady Teazlewas detected. Sir Benj. No, no, I tell you : Mr. Surface is the gallant. Mrs. Can. No such thing ! Charles is the man. T was Mr. Sur-face brought Sir Peter on purpose to discover them. Sir Benj. I tell you I had it from one Mrs. Can. And I have it from one Sir Benj. Who had it from one, who had it. cutdk/ A COMEDY. 297 Mrs. Can. From one immediately — But here comes LadySneerwell; perhaps she knows the whole Lady Sneerwell. Lady Sneer, So, my dear Mrs. Candour, here s a sad affair of ourfriend Lady Teazle! Mrs. Can. Ay, my dear friend, who would have thought Lady Sneer. Well, there is no trusting appearances ; though, in-deed, she was always too lively for me. Mrs. Can. To be sure, her manners were a little too free; butthen she was so young ! Lady Sneer. And had, indeed, some good qualities. Mrs. Can. So she had, indeed. But have you heard the particulars ? Lady Sneer. No ; but every body says that Mr. Surface Sir Benj. Ay, there ; I told you Mr. Surface was the man. Mrs. Can. No, no : indeed the assignation was with Charles. Lady Sneer. With Charles ! You alarm me, Mrs. Candour ! Mrs. Can. Yes, yes ; he was the lover. Mr. Surface, to do himjustice, was only the informer. Sir Benj. Well, I 11 not dispute with you, Mrs. Candour ; but,be it
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