A bull! This is a lark I've long awaited!
He's in a stable, so he should be baited.
[The Bull shows symptoms of acute depression at this jeu de mot; Lydia comes forward indignantly.
Lydia.
I can't stand by and see that poor bull suffer!
Excitement's sure to make his beef taste tougher!
[The Bull emphatically corroborates this statement.
Be warned by Miss Jane Taylor; fractured skulls
Invariably come from teasing bulls!
So let that door alone, nor lift the latchet;