She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night • Paragraph 850
Stage 1 of 6

Read it through once

MRS. HARDCASTLE. (Running forward from behind.) O lud! he’ll murder my poor boy, my darling! Here, good gentleman, whet your rage upon me. Take my money, my life, but spare that young gentleman; spare my child, if you have any mercy.