Nell: You and I, and love, and John Barleycorn—yes.

Burns: Then there was my Mary; she died. Then Jean came. You didn’t scold.

Nell: I knew they would come. I told you I was not for wedding.

Burns: Jean is a mother.

Nell: You?

Burns: Yes.

Nell: You’ll wed her then, so why grieve? She’s good, and she’s comely.

Burns: I love her, Nell, and I’d be proud of her. But I’m not to wed her.

Nell: But that’s not honest, Robin.

Burns: They won’t let me.