Molyneux: Shall we assume that he drugged?
Lady Emily: Or gambled?
Selina: Another gentlemanly vice.
Molyneux: We can pretend, if you prefer it, that he lost his temper when he lost, and crowed when he won.
Mrs. Martineau: I suggest a woman.
Lady Emily: What sort of woman shall we have—a poor victim, or a common vampire?
Selina: Let us have both—the one to prove him a villain, and the other a fool.
Molyneux: Why are you so vindictive?
Selina: Because I was so much bored. “I am brave enough to admit, Miss Selina, that I take some things seriously.”
Ninian: The best thing about him.