[He hits The Dean violently in the chest.

The Dean.

[Breathing heavily—to himself.] I quite forgot how rough Mardon used to be. How it all comes back to me!

Sir Tristram.

Think I’m changed?

The Dean.

Only in appearance!

Sir Tristram.

I’m still a bachelor—got terribly jilted by a woman years ago and have run in blinkers ever since. Can’t be helped, can it? You’re married, aren’t you?

The Dean.