WRIGLEY. He's got to marry her. That's all.
MRS. MUNNING. Now what has kissing a girl to do with marriage?
WRIGLEY. A lot. He's going to marry her because you said so.
MRS. MUNNING. I?
ZACK. That's the trouble, mother. You did say something, joking like. You said, "When's the wedding?" and I joked back and said, "About a month," and Martha took it serious and told her father, and he told other people and it's all over the village. It's expected of me now, and I suppose——
MRS. MUNNING. Be quiet, Zack.
ZACK. You told me to tell you.
MRS. MUNNING. Keep your mouth shut when I tell you. You only open it to give yourself away.
WRIGLEY. You needn't trouble, missus. He's done all that.
MRS. MUNNING. Done what? You know he'd no intentions, and he hasn't any now. He's made no promises.