Enter Peter.

Well, Peter, is the carriage much broke?

Peter. Smashed all to pieces. I thought as how, sir, that your infallible axletree would give way.

Sir Abel. Confound it, it has compelled me to walk so far in the wet, that I declare my water-proof shoes are completely soaked through. [Exit Peter.] Now to take a view with my new invented glass!

[Pulls out his glass.

Ash. [Loud and bluntly.] Zarvent, zur! Zarvent!

Sir Abel. [Starting.] What's that? Oh, good day.—Devil take the fellow?

[Aside.

Ash. Thankye, zur; zame to you with all my heart and zoul.

Sir Abel. Pray, friend, could you contrive gently to inform me, where I can find one Farmer Ashfield.