Roger:
And your dear friend the self styled Squire who has helped you to
gobble up so much of your wealth so stylishly--will he be here?
Edward:
He promised me he would, but here is the charming Belinda and her
cousin--
(Enter Belinda, Clarissa and Lucy)
Belinda:
The precautions you make me take, Edward, can only be justified by the
success they are having--and I will be entirely lost in worldliness if
our marriage doesn't end all the pleasure parties I'm used to.
Edward:
I have never had any other sentiments, pretty Belinda--and here is
your friend who can bear witness to it.
Clarissa:
I guarantee the goodness of your heart if you must take this moment to
justify yourself; but I, who never get mixed up in anything
adventurous and who haven't seen the conclusion of this affair--what
kind of role must I play--and what will people say of it, I pray?
Roger:
They'll say that people are known by the company they keep--and that
the company made you get married. My master has so many friends--you
have only to pick.
Lucy:
Take one, madame.
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