Cadwell:
Open.
Bendish: (after having opened the door)
It's from Selina.
(Enter Selina's Lackey)
Lackey:
Sir, I've brought a letter and a watch.
Cadwell:
I know what it is. Here give her this. (giving the Lackey the clasp)
(Exit Lackey)
Bendish:
He pipes with the flute and tunes with the drum.
Cadwell:
You seem quite astonished?
Bendish: Me? No. I find this the best thing in the world. To love her today and betray her tomorrow. To take from one to give to the other. False confidences, slander, letters, sacrifices, flatteries, scandal—mere nothings! I am ready for everything. We won't be rich in the end but we'll have a good laugh, right sir?
Cadwell:
Ah, I'm delighted to see you reasonable.