JOHN [looking at her]. I must say, Miss Maggie, I don’t see what reasons YOU can have for being so set against it.
MAGGIE. If you would grow a beard, Mr. Shand, the reasons wouldn’t be quite so obvious.
JOHN. I’ll never grow a beard.
MAGGIE. Then you’re done for at the start.
ALICK. Come, come.
MAGGIE. Seeing I have refused the young man—
JOHN. Refused!
DAVID. That’s no reason why we shouldn’t have his friendly opinion. Your objections, Mr. Shand?
JOHN. Simply, it’s a one-sided bargain. I admit I’m no catch at present; but what could a man of my abilities not soar to with three hundred pounds? Something far above what she could aspire to.
MAGGIE. Oh, indeed!