Arabella
Here he is. I'm going to play my part wonderfully.
Bramble
Ah—they're gone. Let's join Tuneless.
Arabella
I come to ask your bounty, sir. I am desolate.
Bramble Console yourself, my dear child. I will prevent the Countess from marrying you.
Arabella She wants to marry me to a man with no money at all. That's what distresses me.
Tuneless No money at all. Sir, you know she has nothing. And, when one marries without money—it makes for a lot of sad children. The Countess said this fellow had a fortune.
Arabella I don't believe in fortunes, except when I see them already in existence.
Tuneless
She said he is young.
Arabella
Then, he will be unfaithful.
Tuneless The older a man is, the more likely you'll love him for the rest of his life.