And has a man betrayed her?
SYLVESTER.
Never. Not likely to.
COLONEL.
That’s what’s the matter, perhaps?
SYLVESTER.
Her theory is, that boys ought to be girls, and young men should be maids. [Colonel throws down the book.] That’s how she’d equalize the sexes.
COLONEL.
Pshaw! [Takes up another book.] “Ye Foolish Virgins!—A Remonstrance—by Victoria Vivash.”
SYLVESTER.