LOCKIT. And so, after all this Mischief, I must stay here to be
entertain'd with your Catterwauling, Mrs. Puss!--Out of my Sight,
wanton Strumpet! you shall fast and mortify yourself into Reason,
with now and then a little handsom Discipline to bring you to your
Senses.--Go.
[Exit Lucy.]
Peachum then intends to outwit me in this Affair; but I'll be even
with him.--The Dog is leaky in his Liquor, so I'll ply him that way,
get the Secret from him, and turn this Affair to my own Advantage.--
Lions, Wolves, and Vultures don't live together in Herds, Droves or
Flocks.--Of all Animals of Prey, Man is the only sociable one. Every
one of us preys upon his Neighbour, and yet we herd together.--
Peachum is my Companion, my Friend.--According to the Custom of the
World, indeed, he may quote thousands of Precedents for cheating me--
And shall not I make use of the Privilege of Friendship to make him a
Return.
AIR XLII. Packington's Pound.
Thus Gamesters united in Friendship are found,
Though they know that their Industry all is a Cheat;
They flock to their Prey at the Dice-Box's Sound,
And join to promote one another's Deceit.
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