Widow
She's right. But not one made in Heaven.
Bramble
And the two others?
Maid Don't you know? Didn't you know the joke was to get money from you to marry Desmond in Wales. And you, Madame, understood, of course, that the money asked from you was to marry Arabella in Scotland. But, since you refused to give it, the Countess is bearing the expenses herself.
Widow (low, to Lucy)
Desmond in Wales!
Lucy
Keep a straight face—virtue.
Bramble
Arabella in Scotland!
Tuneless
Shut up, sir. Dissimulation.
(Enter the Countess, Arabella, Desmond, and the MacPhersons.)
Countess
I come to share your joy in being reunited, in seeing each other
again, like Orpheus and Eurydice. And to celebrate the two marriages
I've made. Now, enjoy yourselves.
(The MacPhersons start to sing: La, la, la—)