Make something out of her—yes, ma'am!

LADY CREECH

[quickly]

Make something better of her. We offer her this alliance with a family which for seven hundred years—

PIKE

Yes, ma'am—Crecy and Agincourt—I know.

LADY CREECH

With a family never sullied by those low ideals of barter and exchange which are the governing impulses of your countrymen.

PIKE

Seven hundred years—