MRS. CHICHESTER
I'm sorry we have such poor fare, sir, but the times are hard, what with the comin' and goin' of the troops; and the rebels cleaned out the place when they were here.
HALE
I've fared very well, Madam.
MRS. CHICHESTER
Oh look—there in the cove! D'ye see a small boat comin' into shore? I wonder what it can be doin' here?
HALE
Oh, indeed! I'm afraid I'll have to go, Madam! Let me pay my reckoning.
MRS. CHICHESTER
There—I guess my eyes deceived me. It's not a boat at all.