Joyce: I am glad of that. There were moments when I feared it would not be so.
Jennifer: I too. For how could it be otherwise, seeing that he was a shepherd and she a lord's daughter?
Jessica: And when it was related how she was to wed the Rough Master of Coates, my hopes were dashed entirely.
Jane: And when they beat Young Gerard I was perfectly certain he was dead.
Joan: I rather fancied the tale would end happily, all the same.
Martin: I fancied so too. For though any of these accidents would have marred the ending, love is a divinity above all accidents, and guards his own with extraordinary obstinacy. Nothing could have thwarted him of his way but one thing.
Five of the Milkmaids: Oh, what?
Martin: Had Thea been one of those who are not interested in the study of men.
Nobody said anything in the Apple-Orchard.
Joscelyn: She need not have been condemned to unhappiness on that account, singer. And what does the happiness or unhappiness of an idle story weigh? Whether she wedded another, or whether they were parted by whatever cause, such as her superior station, or even his death, it's all one to me.