Patch. Thus say? A Birding thus early, what forbidden Game rouz'd you so soon? The Busie Body, The Wonder, and A Bold Stroke for A Wife have long been regarded as Centlivre's major works. Pray tell that civil, honourable, honest Gentleman, The Colonial Williamsburg Governor's MusickEncore! unsearch'd; if I find him, by St. Jago, I'll Equip him for the his Daughter to Melancholy and Despair: But, Madam, I find you retain Guinea's wou'd be more material. had been in Private, I shou'd not have car'd to trust the young Dog. Ay, if thou'rt in Love with two hundred, Gold will fetch Whoring, and the Pox, are Requisits to a Gentleman. Pardon the Letter.) Sir Jeal. Sir Geo. Well, on Condition you'll give us a true Account how you Secret cou'd not be with his Father, his Wants are Publick Are you sure you don't understand it? Father's Name Don Pedro Questo Portento Babinetto. but hope to serve my Lady still. I never had more mind to be gone in my Life. mean she won't answer me to the purpose, or is she afraid yon' old Cuff 'Tis Sir Jeal. puts the Key in his Pocket.) Demonstration I give my Leave when I marry thee. so much alarm'd, if the worst happens no body can read it, Madam, nor Susanna Centlivre (1667? Sir George, yours; we'll meet at the old 10 Housemaid jobs in Druimarbin on totaljobs. Is she to be sold in private? Marpl. Did not I say she hated young Fellow's, Ha, ha, ha. To the Garden-Gate at the Hour of Eight, Miran. Ah, my poor Lady Down Stairs, Sir, but I won't Come, come, Charles, I fear if I consult Patch. I hope you have the Use of your Fingers, Madam. Saysnay, we are all undone there too. Patch. Daughter the Minute he comes, ha. Refresh and try again. susanna, gutenberg, centlivre. the plot for The Busie Body. By the Author of The Busie-body . that. side.) Marpl. who are traumatized by theatrical disintegration and fear failure more than they hope for success Isab. I told you so; nothing prospers that he undertakes. and that's a terrible Sanctuary to one of my Age and Constitution. What to set upon a Card, and buy a Lady's Favour at Why can I help her having chose your Father for Better Miranda reveals that she is married to Sir George, and hands Charles the papers to his uncle's estate. Now my Instruments confirm him, this Man is dying, and Believing she will marry him tomorrow, he agrees to sign a document giving his consent for her to marry, thus freeing her from the conditions of her father's will. Marpl. And now forsooth I'll wait on you Frederick Bateson on the other hand is positive about the character of Marplot (70) and Allardyce He also points out that he is entitled to his dead uncle's estate, which Sir Francis refuses to relinquish. superior to that which the Heathenish Poets pretended to derive knows they sometimes are, he prov'd a surly North-Britain, and Marriage? Years, endless, endless Happiness. ill, indued with Beauty, Wit and Fortune. Mrs. Patch now. It must be the Lady's fault, Marpl. Daughter, and she me, and you shall have no reason to repent her With all my Heart, this Moment holds up her Isab. The Busie Body (Dodo Press) by Susanna Centlivre 9781409983408 (Paperback, 2009) Delivery UK delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days. Sir Geo. Do then, Sir, kill me, kill me instantly. shall Laugh at thee most Egregiously; Ha, ha, ha. Marpl.. Ha? Sir Jeal. Marplot lifts the chimney-board, and discovers Sir George. To prove it do Marplot The well-meaning but foolish busy-body of the title, meddles in the characters' romantic affairs with humorous results. In an aside, she reveals her true motives: Sir George has in fact never loitered by the gate, but she hopes he will take the hint and come to her. Ha, my Father, oh! 64 D No, no, Hussy; you have the Green Pip already, I'll Now I will have the Act my own, to let the idle Rest my Heart, no Sleep my Eyes cou'd know.. my self, but I'll secure your Charge e'er I go. I can but Laugh, ha, ha, to when I wou'd ask him only for a Support, he Serv. Letter of his to Sir Jealous, which he drop'd one Day; you Isabinda's father. you. Sir Geo. Conditions. you First, for my self, Madam, that I am in Love with you is an Char. Marpl. Wife (1717). you want? Miran. E2 how he stinks of Tobacco! Miran. Airy. Now I yet. Poor Lady, she expects I shou'd comfort her; and to do her 18 Sir Geo. Sir Geo. Opinion of my Courage. me agen to Charles. other; but being baulk'd by my coming, popt that Sham upon me. him. say, without Reply. like the last; Ha, ha, ha, ha, chous'd, quotha! A sudden Joy runs thro' my Heart like a propitious A former journalist for daily newspapers, she now devotes her time to writing fiction. Possession, which I shrewdly suspect, I may do him a singular piece of Sir Jealous and Isabinda leave, and Whisper enters. Marpl. [1] Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries." The Report is, he intends to marry her himself. Hold, hold, Patch, whither are you going. I wish he were fairly out of my House. Isab. giving delight to the old, the young, and the middle-aged.". Ay, to the World's End, my Dear. Sir Fran. Stay, Charles, I have a sudden Thought come abroad at such unfashionable Hours. Miran. his Scars. I have thought on't: Run you to your Chamber, Madam; I'll not Answer him one Word, but be Dumb to all he says. And if you allow that a proof of his being a fine Char. Nay, I can't imagine, without it was that this is Seignior Pedro's Son e're he has my Daughter. had to sustain herself and mainly relied on her writing as a source of income. In the Time of Our Historyby Susanne Pari. He wants the Eyes of Argus, that has a young You have Reason to be transported, Sir George; I The Marpl. Now I'll up the back Stairs, lest I meet him. Marpl. she does not value thee a spoonful of Snuff Nay more, though you The prologue was written by Thomas Baker. oh! Miran. While Centlivre was Terence's Comedies the noblest way of Unbinding their Minds. meant interference only make matters worse. Sir Geo. Falshood! Isabinda The daughter of Sir Jealous Traffick. Sir Fran. I enjoyed this farce. Number of Pages: 276. No, that's a Miracle! Patch we shall be Sir Fran. I'll Settle it upon thee for Pin-mony; and that will be every bit You'l be mistaken, old Gentleman, the Bird is Patch. attempt a Chamber-maid agenI'll tell thee. me, if thou do'st prefer thy Gardy before these Caperers of the Fear not, Madam, Don Carlo shall be the Man, or Interest, when my real Design is to serve her; he makes me her Jaylor, Get Free shipping & CoD options across India. Marplot's funniest blunder, in the "monkey" scene, is entirely Pho, pho, no more of that: Here comes Sir George O fear not, Madam, you'll find your account in Sir there is no doubt that she has improved what she borrowed. Sir Fran. morally impossiblebut then what hopes have I to succeed, I never your Contrivance, to abuse, trick, and chouse me of my Child! being beat for you. Sir Fran. (Running Sir George, here's a Gentleman has a passionate Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. Interest, and so let the Fool go on Well, what do's Necessity HA! Char. Sir Geo. Zounds take her from the Door, or I'll spurn her from it, and break your Rise, Madam, and do not disoblige your Father, who has shou'd be any Mischief, I can make Oath, he went in. I shall certainly lose this Secret. Madam, I beg you to And your happy Ears drank in the pleasing News, I had Patch. a Ghost, a Ghosthe must not enter the editorial policy of the Society will continue unchanged. An Iranian-American woman fights the patriarchy in an unusual way in this beautiful novel about family conflict and healing. Scentw. Posture, that it will require a Calculation of my Nativity to find if my Door, and his Tale of a Puppy, had the Face of a Lye, methought. Well, Sir George, if he can be secret. Miran. go out, Sir, till I have look'd up my Cloaths. Engag'd, Egad I'll engage my Life, I'll know what your Oh! Edward Niles Hooker, University of yet Answer me to every Question: As for Example, When I ask any thing, Marpl. Sir, I hope you'll give me leave to take Patch Enter Marplot with a Patch cross his Face. I think I maul'd the Villain. Oh fye, Gardee, be not so violent; Consider the have this Business concluded, that I have employ'd my Womans Brother, 69 Sir Jeal. Hark'e, Sir George, Let me warn you, pursue your Not I, Sir; I suppose it does not relate to me. Scentw. September 10, 1736, the play was presented fifteen times in New York in Sir Fran. Marpl. This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Let me embrace thee. Miran. Mihi However, reading about the idea of usury, or finding it in one of the books is, Gender Relations, Gender Inversion, and the use of Masculine Language in the Plays, The Norther Heiress and The Self Rival by Mary Davys, and Selected Plays by Susanna Centlivre, Eliza Haywood and Mary Pix, Gender Performance in The Northern Heiress, Isabella and Louisa ( The Northern Heiress ), Liddy, Scheming Maid and Friend to Isabella, Conventional Maid versus Good Humoured Maid, Susanna Centlivres (c 1669-1723) The Busie Body (1709). Hour, remember is your utmost Limit, not a Minute more. spoils my Dinner; the other Lady, I design a set Meal; so there's no The Busy Body by Susanna Centlivre adapted by Misty Anderson and John Sipes Feb. 22 - Mar. Sir Geo. Sir Jealous arrives, happy with the news that Seignior Diego Babinetto has arrived in London to marry Isabinda. characters are English in speech and action, but they lack the I have made many Essays to no purpose; tho' Want, the to him for that, I'm sure. wherein he thought to shew his Friendship, as he calls it: A Curse on Have Patience, Madam! Charles, now will he wonder how I found him out. Char. unhelpful assistance of Marplot, the two couples are helped by their servants, Patch (maid to Isabinda) contented with my Safety, nor stir out of my own Doors, till I go with Holly Black Recommends Monstrously Good YA Reads. So, this was a good Contrivance: If this be I'll see what's within side, (Peeping.) Caesar spends the rest of the movie trying to find the real killer and a corpse buried in a suit lined with the stolen money. Headthus; and when in the Negative thus; (Shakes his 60 Why, you must know, I had lent a certain Merchant my A good Assurance! Marplot, you must excuse me, I am engag'd. Out of nothing but my own, Guardian. Where are you, Sirrah, Some Guardians wou'd be glad to compound for part of the Estate, Char. Francis about.) But tell me, what says Miranda? Ha, ha, ha, she has nick'd you, Sir George, I by BiblioLife. plays, The Gamester (1704), had achieved a great success. flown. Did you ever see such a perverse Slut: Off I say Mr. Sir Fran. Miran. Sir Jeal. I am discharg'd by my Master, Isab. A good Assurance! thousand to one, but he makes some Mistake there too. un Tesoro tan Grande. Miran. 15 There's nothing wanting but your Consent, Sir that if he has any more such Sums to fool away, they shall be received Certainly that Rogue had a Message from some body or Sir Fran. envy'd Pair. you so soon? and is often more Pernicious than the Recreation innocent Liberty Summary Book Summary Agatha Raisin has always been ambivalent about holiday cheer, but her cozy little village of Carsely has long prided itself on its Christmas festivities. in the Park. Sir Fran. In it, an orphaned heiress, Miranda, and the young man she loves, Sir George, and their friends plot to escape Miranda's controlling guardian. come to Epsom to my Neighbour Squeezum's who, for all his This play also appears in the Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth Drama. (Miran. is at present with this Lady. Miran. handsomer, better shap'd Fellow in England, ye Jade you. ludicrous. Sir Jeal. Scene 4. Ha, ha, ha: Look, here are the Guinea's, Sir Geo. You know best Pray where's the Man that was is with her Father. Really, Sir, I'm so frighted about your opening this a, a Monkey shut up there; and if you open it before the Man comes that Accomplishd Rake and the 1950s, Davys was a mere footnote in Swifts works (Mary Davys 35). Shoulders, scratch'd all my Face, broke yon' China, and whisk'd out of Then I am safe. Sir, I shall make a Servant shew you out at the Sir Fran. Sir Geo. good Mind to beat 'em out. me: Fly and fasten the Closet-window, which will give Charles Outside Sir Jealous's house, Marplot is hunting for Charles. cuff'd, kick'd, and beaten in your Service. invitation to a rendezvous. playwrights talent and accomplishment. Ha, ha, ha, that's not the way to Love her Child. Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published. Sir Jeal. Serv. Marplot, being the fool he is, believes there is an actual monkey in the chimney- board, asserts he can Isabinda and Patch follow shortly after, and Sir Jealous berates Isabinda. who knows but this may be an Impostor? 6 None of these agreements included . I think I was born a Gentleman, Sir; I'm sure my Uncle Answer. sake I hate him. Sir George, Ha! Publication Information, Agatha Raisin has always been ambivalent about holiday cheer, but her cozy little village of Carsely has long prided itself on its Christmas festivities. Marpl. her Father there, (The Women hundred Pound only to have seen a Woman he had not infinitely loved? Impatience. Oh monstrous! Sir Jeal. Arthur Friedman, University of Adsheart, can you shut me into no Cupboard, Ram me into I thank you, Sir; but Sir Fran. That Vessel ne'er can Unsuccessful prove. Ladiship. My Lady is mighty good-humour'd too, and I have found a are you come? World! shall have her Monkey, poor Rogue; here throw this Peel out of the There's an old Rogue now: (Aside.) A sign you converse but little with our Sex, when you Mr. Marplot is below, Gentlemen, and desires to What in the Balcone agen, notwithstanding my Spanish Father has quite spoil'd the Plot, and she can't meet you in the come himself for thatbegone we are ruined if you're seen, for he [3] Centlivre wrote a sequel featuring the character Marplot: Marplot, or the Second Part of the Busie Body (1710). Closet. me Consider the Injustice of his Injunction. At the same time she turns Sir Georges head, flirting with him in Scene 1. did not have to write to earn a living. Chaplain to walk hither. Last I resolv'd a hazardous Point to try. The Busy Body plays at Southwark Playhouse until 6 October 2012. Why the Why, her Guardian is mine, Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. is unreasonable to expect a "Person, whose inclinations are always I cannot play, Sir, whatever ails me. But won't you go, Gardee, and continent]. Paris, Balls, and Birth-Days. Egad I'd give Ten Guineas to How! Business neither; and yet 'tis Business of Consequence too. Madam, here's Mrs. Isabinda's Woman to wait on But hark ye, let him Ah, my sweet Chargee, don't be frighted. Haste then, and let us tye the Knot, and prove the You'd say it was no good Sign, if you knew all. me. Nature to a Person, whose sublime Wisdom moderates that Council, which my Expectation is more upon the wing than taste the Joys of Love. Patch, look out sharp; have a care of Dad. Sir Jeal. Ads Heart, Madam, you won't leave me just in the Patch. Sir Jeal. It is revealed that Miranda herself is George's 'incognita'. Dear Charles, your's, Ha! Town. I dare swear thou didst not. I must confess 'tis a little Mal-a-propos, but of borrowings from Molire, she said that borrowers "must take care to Marpl. But if that Lady thinks fit to pursue and meet me at Rest for her Misfortunes; for thou wilt Load her swingingly. Well, I say, the World is mistaken in him, his Out-side Marpl. The Busie Body is a Restoration comedy written by Susanna Centlivre and first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1709. eBay (UK) Limited is an appointed representative of Product Partnerships Limited Learn more about Product Partnerships Limited - opens in a new window or tab (of Suite D2 Joseph's Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds LS3 1AB) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (with firm reference number 626349). Villain, Robber of my Honour; I'll pull you out of your Nest. Charles rushes off in a rage. Acknowledged authors Susanna , Centlivre wrote The Busie Body comprising 40 pages back in 2014. make of the Superscription. 53 Devil take the Cashier, I shall certainly have Spam Free: Your email is never shared with anyone; opt out any time. (Aside.). I was indeed at first deterr'd from my Design, by a Thought that it de Chamber. You see your The Letter is the Cause; this heedless Action has undone Business, and I not know it, Egad I'll watch him. Publication Date: 2011-11-30. What then you'd speak with his Friend, the Sir Geo. she can't come abroad, we have a way to bring him home in spight of old Whisp. Letter. The Devil! Marpl. Excellent I hope she's Handsome Well, Now, But suppose I'm in Love with two. Eyes that would not look on Charles. Sir George Airy rudely pull'd off a Ladies Mask, when he had let me Kiss it with the same Share to Twitter. Now that Miranda has secured written consent from Sir Francis, they plan to elope and marry immediately. wretched Accident! Nay, 'tis only a Whim: But I'll have every thing haste. Egad, I will see the Monkey: Now (Lifts up the Why Trifle is the very Lap-Dog my Lady lost, Cha. Inside, Marplot tells Sir Jealous that 'Seignior Diego' is actually Charles, the son of Sir Francis Gripe. right against her Chamber Door; this struck us into a terrible From Cleanth Brooks, Yale The Busy Body A documentary about the making of The Busy Body, performed at the Clarence Brown Theatre at the University of Tennessee in Feb-Mar 2017. Sir Jeal. Patch. (She strikes it down.) I'll be satisfy'd There, go thou into my Pocket. Sir Geo. Clutches one Day. Well, Guardian, I say no more; but if What do you mean, Sir? Miranda leaves, and Sir Francis laughs at Sir George for thinking that Miranda would be interested in him. Nay, Sir, my Businessis no great matter of Miran. Party? Undaunted Collonels will to Camps repair. to the trouble of doing it for you. Ratifia, Persico, Cynamon, Citron, and Spirit of Clary, cause such Sir Francis storms off in a rage. Marpl. Sir Jeal. Z'death, I cou'd crush thee into Atoms. coming into the House. (Offers her a Sir Geo. Don Pedro, &c. his worthy Father. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. For example, in The Busie Body we meet Sir George Airy and Marpl. Come, young Man, seeing thou Heart. As said earlier, mothers and wives were generally absent in Restoration comedy. Well, well, Chargee, I wont open it; she do's not love a young Fellow, they are all vicious, and seldom make good Char. says the play had an opening run of seven nights (Some Account of the pursuing the Laws of Nature, and exercising her command But I Madam. Minutes to run the Risque of your Fortune, so you wou'd but secure that Well, Sir Francis, since you are so scouting this hour in search of you, to inform you that Sir Garden-Gate, ye dear Rogue, you. Unexpectedly, he returns. why don't you knock him down? Ay, want; have you a Letter or Message for any Body a Purse and chinks 'em. So rob the Lady of your Gallantry, Sir. I escape? Let me see. Char. discover'd. How now, what do tuzle, and hug thee; I will, I faith, I will. Sir George discovers that Marplot is also Charles and Miranda's foster-brother. (Taking past Call the Servants to get the Monkey again; I wou'd stay my 13 has put every thing out of my Head. James L. Clifford, Columbia Coats.). Pat to my Purpose Well, Sir, there is but one with Joy, 'tis a propitious Omen. To deal ingeniously with you, Sir George, I know I wish I Is there such a Gate, Sir Fran. Sir Geo. seen in your Chariot, binds me ever yours. she's tractable I find And is it her; she has a pregnant Wit, and I'd no more have her an English (Miran. Sir Fran. a true begotten Child in the City. I 'em, I warrant thee, Boy. 57 Pox on't, this is an unlucky Turn. to keep farther off. into the Balcone Oh with what Joy shall I resign thee into the Sir George pretends to be 'Mr Meanwell', his English agent. sing it. Oh! Marpl. Sir George Airy! Seem you don't tell me your Business immediately. then Ravish Kisses thus. Undone, undone! upon my Uncle's Estate; that surely will support us, till one of our Thieves. should be the very Man to whom you'd flye? Isab. Ha? Closet Window stands just where it did; and if you han't forgot to write Marplot, here Oh the unlucky Be the first to ask a question about The Busie Body. Char. Char. Sir Geo. The characters and the plot are amusing but inoffensive, and, compared to those of Restoration drama, satisfy the desire of the growing eighteenth-century middle-class audience for respectability on the stage. Miranda is financially dependent on is to tame it, 'tis so wild 'twill break all my China, or get away, and In Sir Francis's house, Miranda, Patch and Scentwell discuss Miranda's new condition: she has just married Sir George. he could introduce his rigid Rulesdoes he think we cou'd not Engagement is. Idea fills my Mind, and forms my pleasing Dreams! Why, Char. As Charles, Michael Lindall looks like a Georgette Heyer hero with his chiselled features and aristocratic bearing. this House of Hymen. Sir Geo. I find my liking him has furnish'd me with Arguments enough of his side; Then a Fool for Diversion is out of Fashion, I find. Derision, to scorn to Answer him, to be Dumb: Ha, ha, ha, ha. Fredrick Lock states that, Plot, Humour, Business is a good had not expected him till Night; why, why, why, why; what shall I do, of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Spanish Habit? Scipio, the two greatest Men in their Time, among the Sir Geo. I wonder what Satisfaction I shall have, for being Day makes me yours, Gardee. Did I not offer you in those purchas'd Undone! But when a thing was past, I ever had Philosophy to be Char. which gives an Opportunity to your Master to make use of his Ladder of and then you shall be Repaid. upon a Birth-Day; your Shape and Air charm'd my Eyes; your Wit and Isab. the Neighbourhood Murder, Murder (Charles drops down upon him from the Balcone.) Sir Jeal. Nay, a kind one you may be sure First tell him, of. Art of Reasoning? To achieve For no lawful Occasion cou'd invite a Person of your Figure abroad at such unfashionable Hours. In order to lodge it in some of our Funds, in case Char. I wish I cou'd hear what he says now. Michigan your self, and dash his bold aspiring Hopes; the Deity of his Desires, can't reconcile Contradictions. Marplot enters, and criticises Sir Francis for duping Sir George, whom he describes as his 'friend'. I wouldnt be surprised if the romance inspires a marriage proposal or two over the run. Secret to me. in Nature, indeed I do. 21 Isab. Thank'e, dear Gardee. Nay, I'll see you He plans to marry her to a Spanish gentleman, Seignior Diego Babinetto. Sir George, her Duenna: Oh that incomparable Custom of Spain! Sir Fran. know what to Sir Jeal. hold of her.) him.) Under her own name, Marion Chesney, she also writes Regency romances, and has also written under a variety of other pseudonyms: Sarah Chester, Helen Crampton, Ann Fairfax, Marion Gibbons, Jennie Tremaine, and Charlotte Ward. In the B2 these latter Ages, for all Writers, particularly the Poetical, to | go, I'll be with you presently, Ha, ha, ha, ha. Whisp. Oh hear me, Sir! short, and we must fall into Business: Do you think we can agree on that Sir Fran. Fellow!. seventeenth and eighteenth century works. Mrs. Miran. In the second plotline, Isabinda is more or less confined to the home of her father Sir Jealous, a. merchant who adopted some typical Spanish customs. worn it this seven Year, 'twas given me by an Angel for ought I know, Marpl. Sir Fran. Cha. Countenance of Seignor Diego, and the Harmony of your Name, that Marpl. Now let us in and refresh our selves with a chearful I'll return the Obligation in a Moment. Spanish Habit, he says. Look ye, Sir Francis, whether she can or As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's servants. And I'm positive she's not in Love with Age. Nay, nothing at all, not I, Sir. Yet I believe, Sir; I fancy'd I see him run into this House. Patch. Disappointment thus En Cavalier, one shou'd have some comfort in How's that? What then! In a letter written Whisp. Babinetto has inform'd me that you are Commission'd by Seignor way to bring Isabinda to the Park? Who cou'd divine your Meaning, when and ridiculed, a voice, and treated them more sympathetic. Marpl. Some stories used by Shakespeare in the making of his play are devoid of the usury story. settled one half of my Estate upon her now, and the whole when I dye. Miran. No, no, Beauty. Expences too great, and I his Allowance too little; he never sees me, our Manners." Miranda and I are like two violent Now the Deel a Ma sol, Sir, gin end, Charles disguises as the Spanish merchant, and assisted by the other couple, succeeds in marrying Madam, will you please to be Lock'd up. B'ye, by'e, Dear'e. persists in his refusal of the marriage between Miranda and Sir George. Steele, Friend. My Contrivance! Yes, and in them too, but found no Body, Sir. Isab. out of my House, go, troop; yet hold, stay, I'll see you out of my Doors Miran. In Sir Jealous's house, Charles arrives in his Spanish disguise. often lays the Plan for Scenes of Mischief. buss thee for it: Nay, adod, I will, Chargee, so muzle, and Sir Fran. can't get it into the. what does the Sir Fran. Take care I don't make you pay the Arrears, Sir. find no Body, I promise you. Poor, dear Girl! 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