Molyneux: My appetite is too jaded to enjoy the hunting exploits of the squire or the cameos of his lady.
Lord William: And the parson is always collecting for an organ.
Mrs. Martineau: Ann is so strange; she really seems to enjoy it.
Timothy: That is because everything is dramatic to her. She doesn’t know what patronage means, so everyone tells her their secrets.
Mrs. Martineau: They can’t be very interesting secrets.
Timothy: All secrets are interesting.
Molyneux: All secrets are the same.
Lord William: The tiresome thing about a secret is that no one believes you know one till you’ve told it.
Mrs. Martineau: Ann is so patient. She can listen for hours to the laundry-maid.