Man of the World

( The ), Sir Pertinax McSycophant, who acquires a fortune by “booing” and fawning on the great and rich. He wants his son Egerton to marry the daughter of Lord Lumber court, but Egerton, to the disgust of his father, marries Constant i a, the protégée of Lady McSycophant. Sir Pertinax had promised his lordship a good round sum of money if the marriage was effected; and when this contretemps occurs, his lordship laments the lo of money, “which will prove his ruin.” Sir Pertinax tells Lord Lumber court that his younger son Sandy will prove more pliable, and it is agreed that the bargain bargain shall stand good if Sandy will marry the young lady.—C. Macklin, The Man of the World (1764). ⁂ This comedy is based on Voltaire’s Nanine (1749).