ADELAIDE.
I am glad to hear it.
BELLMAUS.
He sometimes goes a little too far, but he has the best heart in the world.
ADELAIDE (aside). "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings" ye shall hear the truth!
BELLMAUS.
His nature, you know, is a purely prosaic one; for poetry he has not the least comprehension. ADELAIDE. Do you think so?
BELLMAUS.
Yes, he often bursts forth on the subject.
ADELAIDE (rising).