MR. KNOWLE. No, my dear, that's why I'm telling you now.
MRS. KNOWLE. A young man?
MR. KNOWLE. Yes.
MRS. KNOWLE. Nice-looking?
MR. KNOWLE. Yes.
MRS. KNOWLE. Rich?
MR. KNOWLE. I forgot to ask him, Mary. However, we can remedy that omission as soon as he arrives.
MRS. KNOWLE. It's a very unfortunate day for him to have chosen. Here's Sandy lost, and I'm not fit to be seen, and—Jane, your hair wants tidying——
MR. KNOWLE. He is not coming to see you or Sandy or Jane, my dear; he is coming to see me. Fortunately, I am looking very beautiful this afternoon.
MRS. KNOWLE. Jane, you had better be in the garden, dear, and see if you can stop Sandy before she comes in, and just give her a warning. I don't know what she'll look like after roaming the fields all day, and falling into pools——