Reiss. As for the rest, he appeared pleased with your proposed union with my daughter.
P. Coun. Was he!
Reiss. He said many handsome things of the girl.
P. Coun. Too much cannot be said in her praise. She is an angel.
Reiss. I humbly thank you.--But he will not accept the office of mayor on any account.
P. Coun. I thought so;--but he must.
Reiss. Oh, yes! I must request you to carry that point, for--
P. Coun. Without doubt.
Reiss. For, however pleased I may be with your connection, I could not possibly think of giving my daughter to a man whose father earned his bread as a mechanic.
P. Coun. Leave me alone for that. His whole mode of life will be changed. Nay, this change has in some measure taken place already.