LIEUTENANT O’CONNOR.
No, indeed, miss; his worship knows it is not in me.
JUSTICE CREDULOUS.
I know that you are a lying, canting, hypocritical scoundrel; and if you don’t take yourself out of my sight——
LAURETTA.
Indeed, papa, now I’ll tell you how it was. I was sometime taken with a sudden giddiness, and Humphrey seeing me beginning to totter, ran to my assistance, quite frightened, poor fellow, and took me in his arms.
JUSTICE CREDULOUS.
Oh! was that all—nothing but a little giddiness, hey!
LIEUTENANT O’CONNOR.
That’s all, indeed, your worship; for seeing miss change colour, I ran up instantly.
JUSTICE CREDULOUS.
Oh, ’twas very kind in you!
LIEUTENANT O’CONNOR.
And luckily recovered her.
JUSTICE CREDULOUS.
And who made you a doctor, you impudent rascal, hey? Get out of my sight, I say, this instant, or by all the statutes—
LAURETTA.
Oh now, papa, you frighten me, and I am giddy again!—Oh, help!
LIEUTENANT O’CONNOR.
O dear lady, she’ll fall! [Takes her into his arms.]