Bailiff’s Daughter.—“If I intended to accept you, why did I run away?”
True Love.—“To make yourself more desirable and precious, I suppose.”
Bailiff’s Daughter (with the most confident coquetry).—“Did I succeed?”
True Love.—“No; you failed utterly.”
Bailiff’s Daughter (secretly piqued).—“Then I am glad I tried it.”
True Love.—“You couldn’t succeed because you were superlatively desirable and precious already; but you should never have experimented. Don’t you know that Love is a high explosive?”
Bailiff’s Daughter.—“Is it? Then it ought always to be labelled ‘dangerous,’ oughtn’t it? But who thought of suggesting matches? I’m sure I didn’t!”
True Love.—“No such luck; I wish you would.”
Bailiff’s Daughter.—“According to your theory, if you apply a match to Love it is likely to ‘go off.’”
True Love.—“I wish you would try it on mine and await the result. Come now, you’ll have to marry somebody, sometime.”