Ste. But I'm not selling. I'm giving.
Bam. Yes, and nobody ever knew you to give away anything worth having. What's he given her the chuck for, if it comes to that? He knows something.
Walter. Yes. I know something, Mr. Bamford.
Ste. (raps table). I'm not going to be played about with like this. I never asked either of you to come after my daughter. You came because you liked, but you'll not cry off when you like.
Bam. What do you mean now?
Ste. One of you's going to marry her.
Bam. It won't be me, then. I don't want any woman with a temper of her own.
Ste. I tell you she hasn't got a temper.
Lucy (rises). I've got a tongue.
Ste. Be quiet.