Spread. Is Captain Dampier going to live here always?
Jen. Yes, until he marries.
Spread. (eagerly). Is—is he likely to marry?
Jen. I don’t know. (Demurely.) Perhaps he may.
Spread. But whom—whom?
Jen. (bashfully). Haven’t you heard? I thought you knew!
Spread. (excitedly). No, no, I don’t know; I’ve heard nothing. Jenny—dear Jenny—tell me the truth, don’t keep anything from me, don’t leave me to find it out; it will be terrible to hear of it out there; and, if you have ever liked me—and I’m sure you have—tell me the whole truth at once!
Jen. (bashfully). Perhaps, as an old friend, I ought to have told you before; but indeed, indeed I thought you knew. Captain Dampier is engaged to be married to—to—my cousin Emmie.
Spread. (intensely relieved). To your cousin Emmie. Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! Oh, my dear, dear Jenny, do—do let me take your hand. (Takes her hand and shakes it enthusiastically.)
Jen. Are you going?