Ariel. I’m so glad. I never needed you so much in my life as I do now.
Cyn. What’s the matter?
Ariel. Nat Williams came home last night. It—it seems that before he sailed this last time father about the same as promised him that I would marry him after I graduate.
Cyn. Arey, what are you talking about?
Ariel. What am I going to do?
Cyn. As you please, of course. Your father is crazy.
Ariel. It’s so hard. I want to please father and there isn’t a thing in the world against Nat. He is a good man and doing well.
Cyn. There’s lots of good men doing well in this world, but that don’t make it out you got to marry them all.
Ariel. I just can’t make up my mind to marry Nat.
Cyn. Of course you can’t. (Decidedly.) You are too young to marry any one.