MARY. Now do you take a good draught of this, the both of you. With violet leaves the fever of the mind is calmed, and heartsease lightens every trouble caused by love. Rosemary do put new life to anyone with its sweetness, and cold spring water does the rest. [_She leaves the table and stands far back in the room by_ JOHN’S _side_. ROSE _slowly lifts her glass and begins to drink_. ROBERT _does the same_. _They are watched with anxiety by all in the room_. _When they have emptied their glasses_ ROSE _dries her tears and pushes the flowers a little way from her_. ROBERT _shakes himself and moves the cotton bonnet so that it falls unheeded to the floor_. _Meanwhile_ KITTY _has come quietly to the garden door and stands there watching the scene intently_. LIZ. Bain’t we going to get a drink too? JANE. Seems as though master have been and forgot we. JEREMY. [_Starting up and going to the kitchen_.] If I’ve been and forgot you two old women, I’ve remembered myself. Be blowed if I can get through any more of this foolishness without a wet of my mouth. [_He goes out_. ROSE. [_Speaking faintly_.] Does it show upon my face, the crying, Robert? ROBERT. [_Looking at her_.] No, no, Rose, your eyes be brighter nor ever they were. ROSE. [_Pushing the forget-me-nots yet further away_.] Those flowers are dying. My fancy ones were best. KITTY. [_Coming forward with the orange blossoms_.] Here they are, dear Rose. ROSE. [_Taking them_.] O how beautiful they do look. I declare I can smell the sweetness coming out from them, Robert. ROBERT. All the orange blossom in the world bain’t so sweet as one kiss from your lips, Rose. ROSE. Now is that truly so? ROBERT. Ah, ’tis heavy work a-waiting for the coach, Rose. JOHN. [_Coming forward and taking_ MARY’S _hand_.] And yours won’t be the only marriage Rose-Anna. Did you never think that me and Mary might— KITTY. [_Running forward_.] But I did—O so many times, John. [JEREMY _enters with_ LUBIN _and_ ISABEL. JEREMY. Servants be comed back. Man was to the Red Bull, I count. Female a-washing and a-combing of herself in the barn. ROSE. [_Coldly_.] I don’t care whether they be here or not. Set them to work, Jerry, whilst we are to church. LIZ. That’s it, Master Jeremy. I was never so put out in my life, as when sister did keep on ringing and the wench was not there to help us on with our gowns. [ROSE _and_ ROBERT _get up and go towards the door_. _They pause before_ LUBIN _and_ ISABEL. ROSE. The man puts me in mind of someone whom I knew before, called Lubin. I thought I had a fancy for him once—but ’twasn’t really so. ROBERT. And the girl do favour a little servant wench from Framilode. ROSE. [_Jealously_.] You never went a-courting with a servant wench, now did you, my heart’s dearest? ROBERT. Never in all my days, Rose. ’Twas but the fanciful thoughts of a boy towards she, that I had.