Clarissa:
Truly, Squire, you were wise to wait.
Lucy:
It would be silly if a Squire were the first to come! One would think
he had nothing to do.
Squire:
I assure you ladies that my coach cannot fly faster. It's less than
three quarters of an hour since I left Saint James. You know I usually
use arabian horses. There are simply no better horses for a quick
rendezvous.
Edward:
What affair is so pressing?
Squire:
If we didn't have flying carriages like that we'd miss half our
opportunities.
Melinda:
And since when, Squire, are you mixed up with going to court? It seems
that you ordinarily stay at Oxford.
Squire:
Well, what of it, my dear.
(To Edward)
Here you are awash in pleasure--you swim in delights. You know the
interest that I take in all that concerns you. What happiness when two
well tested hearts approach the long awaited moment--there one sees
the ending of--a novel. This is a great day for you.
Edward:
I feel my happiness in all this talk.
(To Squire)
But tell me, I beg you, have you been, as you promised, to the jeweler
for the diamonds?
Squire: (to Clarissa)
And you pretty cousin, what is it? Your heart says nothing to you? The
example should encourage you--don't you wish, in marrying, to pay your
debts to love and nature? It is terrible to be useless in this world.
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