KARL. ‘If there had been a wedding, wouldn’t she have taken the Colonel with her?’
BARBARA. ‘Of course she would.’
KARL. ‘You are not too old to have a kind eye for a wedding, sir.’
COLONEL, wagging his head, ‘Aha, aha! You know, if I had gone, very likely I should have kissed the bride. Brides look so pretty on their wedding day. They are often not pretty at other times, but they are all pretty on their wedding day.’
KARL. ‘You have an eye for a pretty girl still, sir!’
COLONEL. ‘Yes, I have; yes, I have!’
BARBARA. ‘I do believe I see it all. Granny has been talking to you about Billy boy and me, and you haven’t been able to wait; you have hurried on the wedding!’
BILLY. ‘Bravo, Barbara, you’ve got it.’
COLONEL, doubtfully, ‘That may be it. Because I am sure you were to be there, Barbara.’
BARBARA. ‘Our wedding, Billy!’