Miss Notable. And Mr. Neverout would be Echo, were he not Narcissus.
Lady Smart. Humph! We've had the "humour" and the "politeness," now for the eloquence.
Mr. Neverout.
"Chloe, of every coxcomb jealous,
Admires how girls can talk with fellows."
Miss Notable.
In dinner's blanks, in dancing's whirls,
The fellows cannot talk with girls.
Lord Sparkish. Well capped, i' faith!
Sir John Linger. Will the New Woman talk, I wonder?