Dor. Ay. It is a pleasant picture.
Geof. Living here, close to thee, I naturally see thee very often.
Dor. (pleased). Every day?
Geof. Twice—maybe thrice—a day—for my horses need much shoeing, and I always bring them to the forge myself. Is that pleasant?
Dor. Very pleasant. And on Sabbath thou takest me to church?
Geof. Ay, save only when some other village gallant is beforehand with me and offers to escort thee thither, and in such case I am fain to take Farmer Such-a-one’s daughter instead.
Dor. Nay, that were needless, for I would have no other escort than thou.
Geof. Yet it behoves one to be neighbourly, and if Farmer Such-a-one says to me, “Come and see Susan, for she’s lonely and wants cheering”——
Dor. Susan?