_Lady._ A very elegant description truly. _Sir Luke._ Why, you know 'tis all matter of fact--and Lord Flint, brought up from his youth amongst these people, has not one _trait_ of an Englishman about him--he has imbibed all this country's cruelty, and I dare say wou'd mind no more seeing me hung up by my thumbs--or made to dance upon a red-hot gridiron---- _Lady._ That is one of the tortures I never heard of!--O! I shou'd like to see that of all things! _Sir Luke._ Yes--by keeping this man's company, you'll soon be as cruel as he is--he will teach you every vice--a consequential--grave --dull--and yet with that degree of levity, that dares to pay his addresses to a woman, even before her husband's face. _Lady._ Did not you say, this minute, his Lordship had not a _trait_ of his own country about him?-- _Sir Luke._ Well, well--as you say, that last _is_ a _trait_ of his own country. _Enter_ Servant _and_ Lord Flint. _Serv._ Lord Flint.--[_Exit_ Servant. _Lady._ My Lord, I am extremely glad to see you--we were just mentioning your name.-- _Lord._ Were you, indeed, Madam? You do me great honour. _Sir Luke._ No, my Lord--no great honour. _Lord._ Pardon me, Sir Luke. _Sir Luke._ But, I assure you, my Lord, what I said, did _myself_ a great deal of honour. _Lady._ Yes, my Lord, and I'll acquaint your Lordship what it was. [_going up to him._ _Sir Luke._ [_Pulling her aside_] Why, you wou'd not inform against me sure! Do you know what would be the consequence? My head must answer it. [_frightened._] _Lord._ Nay, Sir Luke, I insist upon knowing. _Sir Luke._ [_To her_] Hush--hush----no, my Lord, pray excuse me--your Lordship perhaps may think what I said did not come from my heart; and I assure you, upon my honour, it did. _Lady._ O, yes--that I am sure it did. _Lord._ I am extremely obliged to you. [_bowing._ _Sir Luke._ O, no, my Lord, not at all--not at all.--[_aside to her._] I'll be extremely obliged to _you_, if you will hold your tongue--Pray, my Lord, are you engaged out to dinner to-day? for her Ladyship and I dine out. _Lady._ Yes, my Lord, and we should be happy to find your Lordship of the party. _Lord._ "Engaged out to dinner"?--egad very likely--very likely--but if I am--I have positively forgotten where. _Lady._ We are going to---- _Lord._ No--I think (now you put me in mind of it) I think I have company to dine with me--I am either going out to dinner, or have company to dine with me; but I really can't tell which--however, my people know----but I can't call to mind.-- _Sir Luke._ Perhaps your Lordship _has_ dined; can you recollect that? _Lord._ No, no--I have not dined----what's o'clock? _Lady._ Perhaps, my Lord, you have not breakfasted. _Lord._ O, yes, I've breakfasted--I think so--but upon my word these things are very hard to remember. _Sir Luke._ They are indeed, my Lord--and I wish all my family wou'd entirely forget them. _Lord._ What did your Ladyship say was o'clock?