Gibbet. They an’t come yet.
Aimwell. Why, d’ye expect them here?
Gibbet. They’ll be here to-night, sir.
Aimwell. Which way do they march?
Gibbet. Across country.
Farquhar, The Beaux’ Stratagem
Remark upon the style of the dialogue, and how it suits the situation.
(2) (This extract occurs near the end of “Venice Preserved,” Otway’s famous tragedy. Pierre, a conspirator against the Venetian Senate, is about to be tortured publicly on the wheel. His friend Jaffier, who has wronged Pierre, has come to witness the execution.)
Officer. The day grows late, sir.
Pierre.I’ll make haste. O Jaffier!