Hard. Young and brave.
Miss Hard. I'm sure I shall like him.
Hard. And very handsome.
Miss Hard. My dear papa, say no more (kissing his hand), he's mine, I'll have him!
Miss Hardcastle.—"I protest, Sir, I
do not comprehend your meaning."—p. 326.
Hard. And to crown all, Kate, he's one of the most bashful and reserved young fellows in all the world.
Miss Hard. Eh! you have frozen me to death again. That word reserved, has undone all the rest of his accomplishments. A reserved lover, it is said, always makes a suspicious husband.
Hard. On the contrary, modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. It was the very feature in his character that first struck me.
Miss Hard. He must have more striking features to catch me, I promise you. However, if he be so young, so handsome, and so everything, as you mention, I believe he'll do still. I think I'll have him.