There he is—never was so frightened in all my life.
[Gerald advances.]
Lady H. [Shrieks and exclaims.] Gerald!
Gerald. Yes.
Lady H. An't you dead, Gerald? Twenty years away and not dead?
Gerald. No, wife.
Sir Abel. Wife! did you say, wife?
Gerald. Yes.
Sir Abel. Say it again.
Gerald. She is my wife.