Selina: I should have hoped it would be impossible.
Lord William: Are you suggesting that my delight as a parent has triumphed over my indiscretion as a chaperon? That my desire for your society has prevented me from leaving you at the right moment?
Selina: I am suggesting no such thing. I am merely mentioning the fact that you went out without me.
Lord William: To be sure, that is what comes of living in the same house. One never can remember the other person.
[Enter Thompson and Mr. Molyneux.
Thompson: Mr. Molyneux, m’lady.
Ann: Mr. Molyneux, Uncle Bill and Aunt Emily have been taking your character away. If you want to find it again you need only come to me.
Lord William: Quite right, my dear. At last I have found a profession for you. A pawnbroker of reputations.
Lady Emily: Remember not to accept stolen goods.
Selina: And that, failing a payment, the property becomes your own.