Worthy: If you wish it, I promise you, I will employ all my credit with her to make her agree to marry you. Cadwell: I don't intend to get married. Worthy: What then? Cadwell: That's the way it is. Worthy: Didn't you tell me that you love my sister? Cadwell: I remain in agreement. Worthy: Uh--what do you intend by loving her? Cadwell: To love her. Worthy: Cadwell! Cadwell: Worthy! Worthy: You're not thinking of it. Cadwell: Pardon me. Worthy: You love my sister without thinking of marrying her? Cadwell: Do you marry all those you love? Worthy: There are certain men who ought not to love at all with ideas like that. Cadwell: That I intend to see. Worthy: You're losing your mind. Cadwell: I don't see anything peculiar about a man not wanting to get married. Worthy: Goodbye, Cadwell. You won't always be so happy or so clever. (Exit Worthy) Cadwell: We shall see. God, this is funny. Once, I would have accepted the role, but after the trick his sister just played me-- (Enter Bendish) Bendish: Truly, you're prompt, I just came from Charlotte's-- Cadwell: Peace! Bendish: I learned there that-- Cadwell: Peace! Bendish: I went for your scarf-- Cadwell: Shut up! Bendish: Your jerkin-- Cadwell: Will you shut up! Bendish: (aside) Listen! Cadwell: Bendish? Bendish: Sir? Cadwell: Give me the mirror. (Bendish goes and returns with the objects as they are called for) Listen--my snuff box--wait--bring the armchair-- Eh! My writing table.-- No, give me a comb. Come on then,--will you hurry up? Bendish: Tell me exactly what you want-- Cadwell: I don't know. I want to sit down. (aside) Madam Olivia, madam Olivia, you have played me at trick-- (Enter Jenny) Jenny: Madam, wants to know if you sup here? Cadwell: Why, Jenny? Jenny: Because if you don't sup here she will go in town. Cadwell: I don't wish to constrain her, Jenny. Jenny: Eh! You don't constrain her as much as you think. Are you supping here or not? Cadwell: I will sup here if that will give her pleasure. Jenny: I will go tell madam. (Exit Jenny) Cadwell: Do you know what has happened? Bendish: Nobody is speaking of anything else downstairs. Cadwell: But is Laura persuaded that the thing is as I wish her to understand it? Bendish: Apparently, since she wanted to know if you will sup with her. Cadwell: On my oath, this is really funny. Bendish: Very droll. Cadwell: Assuredly, she doubts nothing. What she has just sent to ask confirms that sufficiently. But finish. What did Caroline want with me? Bendish: That she never wants to see you; that she regards you at all times as a man without faith, without honor, slanderous, indiscreet, a traitor, rascal, unfaithful. Cadwell: Eh! What did you say?