I suppose he got tipsy. Then he said he wasn't a married man—vowed he wasn't, to those paper bonnets. They found out he was, and said he was frightened of his wife getting to know. Then he said they should all go to supper at his house—I suppose they came out of mischief.
MRS. HOLROYD
He did it to insult me.
BLACKMORE
Oh, he was a bit tight—you can't say it was deliberate.
MRS. HOLROYD
No, but it shows how he feels toward me. The feeling comes out in drink.
BLACKMORE
How does he feel toward you?
MRS. HOLROYD