Dr. Van Hyde: Ah, she escapes!
Rose: Then, too, I have visions of matrimony. I feel a wild desire to propose to every man I meet. Have you ever proposed, doctor?
Dr. Van Hyde: Never.
Rose: Why don’t you? You can not have lacked opportunity.
Dr. Van Hyde: I fear that I have.
Rose: You are young, rich, good-looking, and successful.
Dr. Van Hyde (aside): Heavens!
Rose: You should marry.
Dr. Van Hyde: I have not the time—
Rose: There is no time like the present.... We are alone.