Goldsmith's Goodnatured man Author:Oliver Goldsmith Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ACT III. SCENE.—Young Honeywood's Home. Bailiff, Honeywood, Follower. Bailiff. Looky, sir, I have arrested as good men as you in my time—no disparagement ... more »of you neither—men that would go forty guineas on a game of cribbage. I challenge the town to show a man iu more geuteeler practice thau myself. Honeywood. Without all question, Mr. 1 forget your name, sir. Bailiff. How can you forget what you never knew ? He ! he ! he! Honeywood. May I beg leave to ask your name ? 10 Bailiff. Yes, you may. Honeywood. Then pray, sir, what is your name 1 Bailiff. That I didn't promise to tell you.—He ! he ! he!—A joke breaks no bones, as we say among us that practise the law. Honeywood. You may have reason for keeping it a secret, perhaps ? Bailiff. The law does nothing without reason. I'm ashamed to tell my name to no man, sir. If you can show cause, as why, upon a special capus, that I should prove my W name but, come, Timothy Twitch is my name. And, now you know my name, what have you to say to that ? Honeywood. Nothing in the world, good Mr. Twitch, but that I have a favour to ask, that's all. Bailiff. Ay, favours are more easily asked than granted, as we say among us that practise the law. I have taken au oath against granting favours. Would you have me perjure myself ? Honeywood. But my request will come recommended in so strong a manner, as, I believe, you'll have no scruple. 30 [Pulling out Ms purse. The thing is only this : I believe I shall be able to discharge this trifle in two or three days at farthest; but, as I would not have the affair known for the world, I have thoughts of keeping you, and your good friend here, about me, till the debt is discharged; for which I shall be properly grateful. Bailiff. Oh! that's another maxum, aud ...« less