Or to watch when ladies are gone to the China houses or the Exchange, that he may meet 'em by chance, and give 'em presents, some two or three hundred pounds-worth of toys, to be laughed at. He is never without a spare banquet, or sweetmeats in his chamber, for their women to alight at and come up to for a bait.

DAU. Excellent! He was a fine youth last night, but now he is much finer! What is his Christian name? I ha' forgot.

CLE. Sir Amorous La Fool.

 

Enter Boy

 

BOY. The gentleman is here below, that owns that name.

CLE. Heart, he's come to invite me to dinner, I hold my life.

DAU. Like enough: pray thee, let's ha' him up.

CLE. Boy, marshal him.

BOY. With a truncheon, sir?

CLE. Away, I beseech you. Exit Boy. I'll make him tell us his pedigree now; and what meat he has to dinner; and, who are his guests; and the whole course of his fortunes: with a breath.

 

Scene 4

Enter Sir Amorous La Fool

 

LA F. S'ave, dear Sir Dauphine, honoured Master Clerimont.

CLE. Sir Amorous! You have very much honested my lodging with your presence.

LA F. Good faith, it is a fine lodging! Almost as delicate a lodging as mine.

CLE. Not so, sir.

LA F. Excuse me, sir, if it were i' the Strand, I assure you. I am come, Master Clerimont, to entreat you wait upon two or three ladies to dinner today.

CLE. How, sir! Wait upon 'em? Did you ever see me carry dishes?

LA F. No, sir, dispense with me; I meant, to bear 'em company.

CLE. Oh, that I will, sir. The doubtfulness o' your phrase, believe it, sir, would breed you a quarrel once an hour with the terrible boys, if you should but keep 'em fellowship a day.

LA F. It should be extremely against my will, sir, if I contested with any man.

CLE. I believe it, sir; where hold you your feast?

LA F. At Tom Otter's, sir.

DAU. Tom Otter? What's he?

LA F. Captain Otter, sir; he is a kind of gamester: but he has had command, both by sea, and by land.

DAU. Oh, then he is animal amphibium?

LA F. Aye, sir: his wife was the rich Chinawoman, that the courtiers visited so often, that gave the rare entertainment. She as commands all at home.

CLE.