Site Stoops The Hardcastle family had no idea of the confusion that would be caused when the Fiance of their daughter Kate's friend. Constance Neville. came to visit. bringing a friend. Marlowe. to meet Kate. Kate. having heard that Marlowe is a shy. stuttering young man when he is around ladies. decides to masquerade as a servant-girl in order to win his love. While she. in this disguise. is entertaining Marlowe. Constance and Hastings decide to elope. In order to do this. they have Tony Lumpkin. and underage. childish youth. steal some jewels to pay for their trip. After the lovers have eloped. Mrs. Hardcastle discovers the theft. and Tony. who is fond of practical jokes. promises to lead her to the couple. Instead. he leads her around a swamp not far from the Hardcastle house. and it is there that Mr. Hardcastle discovers her and takes her back home. Despite this trickery. the Hardcastles give their blessings to the marriage of Constance and Hastings. Then Marlowe. who of course is in love with Kate. discovers that in order to win him she stooped to portray someone beneath her station. He decides that women aren't to be feared after all. With the two couples happy. all that remained to complete the happy scene was the revelation to Tony that he was not. as he had always been lead to believe. underage. The curtain closed on his gleeful mvorting.
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