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Becoming America - An Exploration of American Literature from Precolonial to Post-Revolution, 2018a

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BECOMING AMERICA<br />

REVOLUTIONARY AND EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD LITERATURE<br />

Upon my honour, Sir.<br />

DIMPLE within<br />

MARIA<br />

Ha! Dimple’s voice! My dear, I must take leave <strong>of</strong> you. There are some things<br />

necessary <strong>to</strong> be done at our house. Can’t I go through the other room?<br />

Enter DIMPLE and MANLY.<br />

Ladies, your most obedient.<br />

DIMPLE<br />

CHARLOTTE<br />

Miss Van Rough, shall I present my brother Henry <strong>to</strong> you? Colonel<br />

Manly, Maria,—Miss Van Rough, brother.<br />

MARIA<br />

Her brother! [turns and sees Manly.] Oh! my heart! the very gentleman<br />

I have been praising.<br />

MANLY<br />

The same amiable girl I saw this morning!<br />

CHARLOTTE<br />

Why, you look as if you were acquainted.<br />

MANLY<br />

I unintentionally intruded in<strong>to</strong> this lady’s presence this morning, for which she<br />

was so good as <strong>to</strong> promise me her forgiveness.<br />

CHARLOTTE<br />

Oh! ho! is that the case! Have these two penserosos been <strong>to</strong>gether? Were they<br />

Henry’s eyes that looked so tenderly? [Aside.] <strong>An</strong>d so you promised <strong>to</strong> pardon him?<br />

and could you be so good-natured? have you really forgiven him? I beg you would<br />

do it for my sake [whispering loud <strong>to</strong> Maria]. But, my dear, as you are in such haste,<br />

it would be cruel <strong>to</strong> detain you; I can show you the way through the other room.<br />

Spare me, my sprightly friend.<br />

MARIA<br />

MANLY<br />

The lady does not, I hope, intend <strong>to</strong> deprive us <strong>of</strong> the pleasure <strong>of</strong> her company so<br />

soon.<br />

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