sarah. One party is as good as another; each works for the same end, I should hope.

george. I won't argue about it.

ann. I suppose that a woman's profession is marriage.

george. My lord has departed.

ann. There'll be others to come. I'm not afraid of being married.

sarah. What did Papa want Mrs. Opie for?

ann. There'll be a great many things I shall want to know about men now.

george. Wisdom cometh with sorrow . . . oh, my sister.

sarah. I believe you two are both about as selfish as you can be.

george. I am an egotist . . . with attachments.