Gripe. Flippanta.
Flip. Hang it, Sir, never dispute a trifle; if you vex her, perhaps she'll insist upon a Swiss.
[Aside to Gripe.
Gripe. But, Madam——
Clar. But, Sir, a porter, positively a porter; without that the treaty's null, and I go abroad this moment.
Flip. Come, Sir, never lose so advantageous a peace for a pitiful porter.
Gripe. Why, I shall be hooted at, the boys will throw stones at my porter. Besides, where shall I have money for all this expence?
Clar. My dear, who asks you for any? Don't be in a fright, chicken.
Gripe. Don't be in a fright, Madam! But where I say——
Flip. Madam plays, Sir, think on that; women that play have inexhaustible mines, and wives who receive least money from their husbands, are many times those who spend the most.