AUSTIN. Why not. (Looking at Jack.) You told me my consent was all you wanted.

MRS. METHERELL (eyeing Jack). Did you?

JACK. No. I said I'd want yours too.

AUSTIN. Of course. Well, you've got my consent now, freely, gladly given.

JACK. Yes, I wanted that.

AUSTIN. Isn't that everything?

ELSIE. No. I've been thinking.

AUSTIN. I thought you knew your own mind, Elsie.

ELSIE. I didn't know Mrs. Metherell. Perhaps I didn't know Jack.

AUSTIN (still with confidence). There's been some lovers' tiff between you. Come, Elsie, I divided you this afternoon. Let me unite you now. What is the difficulty? I'm sure it's just a temporary trifle.