Tobacco to th' Antipodes, and wait
Till they have learnt to use and relish it?—
Shall I do this, when other marts are near,
With open harbours ready to receive her?
MARIAN.
To what would mar the long and cherish'd wish
Of me and mine. And we had fondly hoped
That you had been desirous of this union
Between our families.
PROVOST.
When with his goodly mien and belted plaid,
His merry courtesy and stately step,
He moved amongst our burghers at the Cross,
As though he had been chieftain o'er us all;
And I have since enjoy'd his hospitality,
In his proud mountain hold.
MARIAN.
Of such a guest.
PROVOST.
That, seeing his fair stripling by his side—
A graceful creature, full of honest sense
And manly courage—I did like the notion,
That Alice, then a little skipping child,
With years before her still to play about me,
