Dolly. I thought so! They can't all be——
Matt. Oh no! I'm glad to say——
Dolly. I'm determined he shall go to-night.
Lucas re-enters.
Lucas. I say, Dolly, I wish you'd come and look at the weather.
Dolly. What for?
Lucas. There's a great black cloud—it's going to come down!
Dolly. [Enraged.] I don't care if the heavens come down! You're going back to Aldershot to-night.
Lucas. But I tell you—— [Appeals to Matt.] It's simply impossible for me to ride across that heath——
Matt. But you rode across it last night in a howling snowstorm——