WRIGLEY. With lots of folk it might be, but it's something else than charity when one of your family starts giving things away.
MRS. MUNNING. It's nowt to do with marrying and promising, so what it is.
WRIGLEY. He promised her not half an hour ago in Tim Bealey's shop, with witnesses and all. There was Tim Bealey there and his missus and the errand lad and me.
MRS. MUNNING. Is that true, Zack?
ZACK. I did say something, mother.
MRS. MUNNING. You silly fool!
ZACK. But it was only to save argument. I do hate argument when people have a voice as loud as Joe's.
MRS. MUNNING. That means you forced him, Wrigley.
WRIGLEY. It means he promised before witnesses, and I'll take good care he keeps his word.
MRS. MUNNING. Come here, Martha. Do you want to marry him?