Think! Lind and Anna—think!—have plighted hearts,
Affianced lovers!
Mrs. Halm [with tears of emotion].
’Tis the eighth in order
Who well-provided from this house departs;
[To Falk.
Seven nieces wedded—always with a boarder—
[Is overcome; presses her handkerchief to her eyes.
Miss Jay [to Anna].
Well, there will come a flood of gratulation!