Ma'am—[Offering sweetmeats to Mrs. Simper.]
Mrs. SIMPER.
Not a bit more, I thank you.—I swear and vow I mould swoon at the sight.
Mrs. CIRCUIT.
And I should receive him with the polite indifference of an absolute stranger.
Sir LUKE.
Well said, my good Lady Intrepid! But, notwithstanding, I would venture a trifle that his appearance would give you such an electrical shock——
Mrs. CIRCUIT.
You are vastly deceiv'd.
Sir LUKE.