Pao. (ditto). Thanks!
Ben. (ditto). Oh! you’ve nothing to thank me for.
Pao. (ditto). I shall be back soon. (Exit.)
Ben. (aside). Now I’ll do his business. (To Pandolfo.) I understand why you gave permission to that young man to escort your wife and daughter.
Pan. I never gave him permission. And what did you understand?
Ben. Galanti is an amiable fellow——
Pan. Nothing of the sort!
Ben. Witty.
Pan. Do you see any wit in him?
Ben. Good-looking——