The test has been exceedingly severe.
Zeo. I’ll wed no man who can not stand this test.
Palmis. Then, Zeolide, you’ll surely die a maid!
Altem. Come, come, be reasonable. Philamir
Is but a man—a vain and idle one,
But under this veneer of coxcombry
There’s sterling stuff. The man is honest gold,
And vanity has silver-plated him.
Palmis. At all events, you know he likes you well.
How many maidens when they wed a man