Dan. How canst tell, dry-bones?
Mar. Because I begin to be melancholy. That's always a sign.
Fran. Take care of Martin, he'll topple off his seat else.
[MARTIN drops asleep.
Peter. Times are greatly altered, since young master took upon himself the government of this household.
All. Greatly altered.
Fran. I think everything be altered for the better since His Majesty's blessed restoration.
Peter. In Sir Walter's days there was no encouragement given to good housekeeping.
All. None.
Dan. For instance, no possibility of getting drunk before two in the afternoon.