No, he doesn’t know the nature of an oath! I believe him! Æneas, I see now, this is all the result of a lack of candour on my part. Tell me, have you ever particularly observed this child?
Mr. Posket.
Oh!
Agatha Posket.
Has it ever struck you he is a little forward?
Mr. Posket.
Sometimes.
Agatha Posket.
You are wrong; he is awfully backward. [Taking Mr. Posket’s hand.] Æneas; men always think they are marrying angels, and women would be angels if they never had to grow old. That warps their dispositions. I have deceived you, Æneas.
Mr. Posket.