Meph. A thousand pardons for my clumsy error.
Misled by a description—“tall and fair,
Eighteen, and very beautiful.” The words
Apply, with equal truth, to both the ladies.
Mar. You’re vastly civil, sir! (Aside.) Upon my word,
It rains well-spoken, proper gentlemen!
Meph. Sisters, of course?
Mar.Nay, she’s my sister’s child
(Hastily.) My sister was, by many years, my senior!
Meph. That’s evident. I bring you doleful news—