"Warner. Your honour is right welcome into Kent. I am proud to see Sir Charles Cropland on his estate again. I hope you mean to stay on the spot for some time, Sir Charles?
"Sir Chas. A very tedious time. Three days, Mr. Warner.
"Warner. Ah, good sir! I wish you lived entirely upon the estate, Sir Charles.
"Sir Chas. Thank you, Warner; but modern men of fashion find it devilish difficult to live upon their estates.
"Warner. The country about you is so charming!
"Sir Chas. Look ye, Warner, I must hunt in Leicestershire—for that's the thing. In the frosts and the spring months I must be in town at the clubs—for that's the thing. In summer I must be at the watering-places—for that's the thing. Now, Warner, under these circumstances, how is it possible for me to reside upon my estate? For my estate being in Kent——
"Warner. The most beautiful part of the country——
"Sir Chas. Curse beauty! My estate being in Kent——
"Warner. A land of milk and honey!——