Your boldness indeed is obvious enough, whatever I may think of your courage.—But I have no particular desire to pass this way: I can find out my way to the breakfast-room by another door if you have any fancy for standing sentry at this post.
(Turning to go by another door.)
SIR JOHN HAZELWOOD(quitting the door).
And you will leave me thus scornfully. There is an old proverb I could repeat about woman's scorn.
MISS MARTIN.
I know your old proverb perfectly well, Sir John; and I am obliged to you for mentioning it at present, since it sets me completely at liberty, without ill manners, to say, I am heartily tired of this parley.
(Exit with affected carelessness.
SIR JOHN HAZELWOOD.
Well, this is strange enough! She will charm me, I believe, with every thing that is disagreeable to me: for I dislike a gay woman, I can't endure a talking one, and these kind of snip-snap answers I detest.—But I have been too particular in my notions about these matters; I have always been too severe upon the women:—I verily believe they are better kind of creatures than I took them for.——
