Plighted Troth; Or, a Woman Her Own Rival, a Dramatic Tale [By C.F. Darley]. - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842. Excerpt: ... ACT II. SCENE I. London. A Court Yard. Cheering and vociferation outside. Enter Crabtree and Postillions as after a journey. Grooms, Hostlers, Footmen, &c, following promiscuously. Grooms, Hostlers, tfc., (shouting) Hurrah! Hurrah! Footman. Hurrah for Wormall and King William, and down with James and the Jac'bites.--Hurrah! Hostler. Hurrah for Andrew Wormall, Esquire, Knight of the Shire for merry Cumberland. Hurrah, hurrah! All. Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! Enter Lacqueys with flaggons. Footman. Come, drink my masters. It's better stuff nor ye'U get at the 'potticary's. (crabtree and the Postillions drink. Here's to you, Master Crabtree, and welcome back again to Lunnun. (Drinks.) Crabtree. Thankee, Master Tipple. Have had enough of the lections I promise ye. (With assumed importance.) Footman. Why they say there never was greater doin's, no, not even in Old Sir Gabriel's day. Hostler. Aye I warrant ye. Crabtree. By your leave, Gemmen, allow me, who for that matter had a hand in the business myself, to assertify, that the 'lections the old Knight stood twelve year ago, come Candlemas day, Annum Dominum 1682, that is to say, just about seven year afore his estates was confiscated for fighting under King James's colors at the battle of the Boyne--that them same 'lections for stir and bustle, and feasting, and what not, was such as no man ever laid his mortal eyes on; no, not since the world was a world, Master Tipple--(drinks.) Footman. See that! And the old Knight now dead and gone, and a beggar at last, and the squire that was only his Bailiff, a parliament man in his place! Well, well! But for that matter. I 'spose we must all have our up's and down's--(drinking.) Hostler. In our turn, (taking the flaggon from Footman and drinking) and that's sure! War'n't I...

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