CAPT。G。No。
MRS。H。HaveIgrownoldin\'thelastfewmonths，then？（Reachesforwardtobankofflowersformenu-card。）
PARTNERONLEFT。Allowme。（Handsmenu-card。MRS。H。
keepsherarmatfullstretchforthreeseconds。）
MRS。H。（Topartner。）Oh，thanks。Ididn\'tsee。（Turnsrightagain。）
Isanythinginmechangedatall？
CAPT。G。ForGoodness\'ssakegoonwithyourdinner！Youmusteatsomething。Tryoneofthosecutletarrangements。（Aside。）
AndIfanciedshehadgoodshoulders，onceuponatime！Whatanassamancanmakeofhimself！
MRS。H。（Helpingherselftoapaperfrill，sevenpeas，somestampedcarrotsandaspoonfulofgravy。）Thatisn\'tananswer。
TellmewhetherIhavedoneanything。
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Ifitisn\'tendedheretherewillbeaghastlyscenesome-whereelse。IfonlyI\'dwrittentoherandstoodtheracket-atlongrange！（ToKhitmatgar。）Han！Simpkindo。（Aloud。）
I\'lltellyoulateron。
MRS。H。Tellmenow。Itmustbesomefoolishmisunderstanding，andyouknowthattherewastobenothingofthatsortbetweenus。
We）ofallpeopleintheworld，can\'taffordit。IsittheVaynorman，anddon\'tyouliketosayso？Onmyhonor-CAPT。G。Ihaven\'tgiventheVaynormanathought。
MRS。H。Buthowd\'youknowthatIhaven\'t？
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Here\'smychanceandmaytheDevilhelpmethroughwithit。（Aloudandmeasuredly。）Believeme，IdonotcarehowoftenorhowtenderlyyouthinkoftheVaynorman。
MRS。H。Iwonderifyoumeanthat！Oh，whatisthegoodofsquabblingandpretendingtomisunderstandwhenyouareonlyupforsoshortatime？Pip，don\'tbeastupid！
Followsapause，duringwhichhecrosseshisleftlegoverhisrightandcontinueshisdinner。
CAPT。G。（Inanswertothethunderstorminhereyes。）Corns-myworst。
MRS。H。Uponmyword，youaretheveryrudestmanintheworld！I\'llneverdoitagain。
CAPT。G。（Aside。）No，Idon\'tthinkyouwill；butIwonderwhatyouwilldobeforeit\'sallover。（ToKhitmatgar。）ThorahurSimpkindo。
MRS。H。Well！Haven\'tyouthegracetoapologize，badman？
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Imustn\'tletitdriftbacknow。Trustawomanforbeingasblindasabatwhenshewon\'tsee。
MRS。H。I\'mwaiting；orwouldyoulikemetodictateaformofapology？
CAPT。G。（Desperately。）Byallmeansdictate。
MRS。H。（Lightly。）Verywell。RehearseyourseveralChristiannamesaftermeandgoon:\"Professmysincererepentance。\"
CAPT。G。\"Sincererepentance。\"
MRS。H。\"Forhavingbehaved\"-
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Atlast！IwishtoGoodnessshe\'dlookaway。
\"Forhavingbehaved\"-asIhavebehaved，anddeclarethatIamthoroughlyandheartilysickofthewholebusiness，andtakethisopportunityofmakingclearmyintentionofendingit，now，henceforward，andforever。（Aside。）IfanyonehadtoldmeI
shouldbesuchablackguard！-
MRS。H。（Shakingaspoonfulofpotatochipsintoherplate。）That\'snotaprettyjoke。
CAPT。G。No。It\'sareality。（Aside。）Iwonderifsmashesofthiskindarealwayssoraw。
MRS。H。Really，Pip，you\'regettingmoreabsurdeveryday。
CAPT。G。Idon\'tthinkyouquiteunderstandme。ShallIrepeatit？
MRS。H。No！Forpity\'ssakedon\'tdothat。It\'stooterrible，eveninfur。
CAPT。G。I\'llletherthinkitoverforawhile。ButIoughttobehorsewhipped。
MRS。H。Iwanttoknowwhatyoumeantbywhatyousaidjustnow。
CAPT。G。ExactlywhatIsaid。Noless。
MRS。H。ButwhathaveIdonetodeserveit？WhathaveIdone？
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Ifsheonlywouldn\'tlookatme。（Aloudandveryslowly，hiseyesonhisplate。）D\'yourememberthateveninginJuly，beforetheRainsbroke，whenyousaidthattheendwouldhavetocomesoonerorlater-andyouwonderedforwhichofUSitwouldcomefirst？
MRS。H。Yes！Iwasonlyjoking。Andyousworethat，aslongastherewasbreathinyourbody，itshouldnevercome。AndI
believedyou。
CAPT。G。（Fingeringmenu-card。）Well，ithas。That\'sall。
Alongpause，duringwhichMRS。H。bowsherheadandrollsthebread-twistintolittlepellets；G。staresattheoleanders。
MRS。H。（Throwingbackherheadandlaughingnaturally。）Theytrainuswomenwell，don\'tthey，Pip？
CAPT。G。（Brutally，touchingshirt-stud。）Sofarastheexpressiongoes。（Aside。）Itisn\'tinhernaturetotakethingsquietly。There\'llbeanexplosionyet。
MRS。H。（Withashudder。）Thankyou。B-butevenRedIndiansallowpeopletowrigglewhenthey\'rebeingtortured，Ibelieve。
（Slipsfanfromgirdleandfansslowly:rimoffanlevelwithchin。）
PARTNERONLEFT。Veryclosetonight，isn\'tit？\'Youfindittoomuchforyou？
MRS。H。Oh，no，notintheleast。Buttheyreallyoughttohavepunkahs，eveninyourcoolNainiTal，oughtn\'tthey？（Turns，droppingfanandraisingeyebrows。）
CAPT。G。It\'sallright。（Aside。）Herecomesthestorm！
MRS。H。（Hereyesonthetablecloth:fanreadyinrighthand。）Itwasverycleverlymanaged，Pip，andIcongratulateyou。Youswore-younevercontentedyourselfwithmerelySayingathing-yousworethat，asfaraslayinyourpower，you\'dmakemywretchedlifepleasantforme。Andyou\'vedeniedmetheconsolationofbreakingdown。Ishouldhavedoneit-indeedI
should。Awomanwouldhardlyhavethoughtofthisrefinement，mykind，consideratefriend。（Fan-guardasbefore。）Youhaveexplainedthingssotenderlyandtruthfully，too！Youhaven\'tspokenorwrittenawordofwarning，andyouhaveletmebelieveinyoutillthelastminute。Youhaven\'tcondescendedtogivemeyourreasonyet。No！Awomancouldnothavemanagedithalfsowell。Aretheremanymenlikeyouintheworld？
CAPT。G。I\'msureIdon\'tknow。（ToKhitmatgar。）Ohe！Simpkindo。
MRS。H。Youcallyourselfamanoftheworld，don\'tyou？DomenoftheworldbehavelikeDevilswhentheyawomanthehonortogettiredofher？
CAPT。G。I\'msureIdon\'tknow。Don\'tspeaksoloud！
MRS。H。Keepusrespectable，OLord，whateverhappens。Don\'tbeafraidofmycompromisingyou。You\'vechosenyourgroundfartoowell，andI\'vebeenproperlybroughtup。（Loweringfan。）
Haven\'tyouanypity，Pip，exceptforyourself？
CAPT。G。Wouldn\'titberatherimpertinentofmetosaythatI\'msorryforyou？
MRS。H。Ithinkyouhavesaiditonceortwicebefore。You\'regrowingverycarefulofmyfeelings。MyGod，Pip，Iwasagoodwomanonce！YousaidIwas。You\'vemademewhatIam。Whatareyougoingtodowithme？Whatareyougoingtodowithme？
Won\'tyousaythatyouaresorry？（Helpsherselftoicedasparagus。）
CAPT。G。Iamsorryforyou，ifyouWantthepityofsuchabruteasIam。I\'mawf\'lysorryforyou。
MRS。H。Rathertameforamanoftheworld。Doyouthinkthatthatadmissionclearsyou？
CAPT。G。WhatcanIdo？IcanonlytellyouwhatIthinkofmyself。Youcan\'tthinkworsethanthat？
MRS。H。Oh，yes，Ican！Andnow，willyoutellmethereasonofallthis？Remorse？HasBayardbeensuddenlyconscience-
stricken？
CAPT。G。（Angrily，hiseyesstilllowered。）No！Thethinghascometoanendonmyside。That\'sall。Mafisch！
MRS。H。\"That\'sall。Mafisch！\"AsthoughIwereaCaireneDragoman。Youusedtomakeprettierspeeches。D\'yourememberwhenyousaid？-
CAPT。G。ForHeaven\'ssakedon\'tbringthatback！CallmeanythingyoulikeandI\'lladmitit-
MRS。H。Butyoudon\'tcaretoberemindedofoldlies？IfIcouldhopetohurtyouone-tenthasmuchasyouhavehurtmeto-night-No，Iwouldn\'t-Icouldn\'tdoit-liarthoughyouare。
CAPT。G。I\'vespokenthetruth。
MRS。H。MydearSir，youflatteryourself。Youhaveliedoverthereason。Pip，rememberthatIknowyouasyoudon\'tknowyourself。Youhaveheeneverythingtome，thoughyouare-
（Fan-guard。）Oh，whatacontemptibleThingitis！Andsoyouaremerelytiredofme？
CAPT。G。Sinceyouinsistuponmyrepeatingit-Yes。
Mas。H。Liethefirst。IwishIknewacoarserword。Lieseemssoin-effectualinyourcase。Thefirehasjustdiedoutandthereisnofreshone？Thinkforaminute，Pip，ifyoucarewhetherIdespiseyoumorethanIdo。SimplyMafisch，isit？
CAPT。G。Yes。（Aside。）IthinkIdeservethis。
MRS。H。Lienumbertwo。Beforethenextglasschokesyou，tellmehername。
CAPT。G。（Aside。）I\'llmakeherpayfordraggingMinnieintothebusiness！（Aloud。）Isitlikely？
MRS。H。Verylikelyifyouthoughtthatitwouldflatteryourvanity。You\'dcrymynameonthehouse-topstomakepeopleturnround。
CAPT。G。IwishIhad。Therewouldhavebeenanendtothisbusiness。
MRS。H。Oh，no，therewouldnot-Andsoyouweregoingtobevirtuousandblase\'，wereyou？Tocometomeandsay:\"I\'vedonewithyou。Theincidentisclo-osed。\"Ioughttobeproudofhavingkeptsuchamansolong。
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Itonlyremainstoprayfortheendofthedinner。（Aloud。）YouknowwhatIthinkofmyself。
MRS。H。Asit\'stheonlypersoninheworldyoueverdothinkof，andasIknowyourmindthoroughly，Ido。Vouwanttogetitalloverand-Oh，Ican\'tkeepyouback！Andyou\'regoing-thinkofit，Pip-tothrowmeoverforanotherwoman。Andyousworethatallotherwomenwere-Pip，myPip！Shecan\'tcareforyouasIdo。
Believeme，shecan\'t。IsitanyonethatIknow？
CAPT。G。ThankGoodnessitisn\'t。（Aside。）Iexpectedacyclone，butnotanearthquake。
MRS。H。Shecan\'t！IsthereanythingthatIwouldn\'tdoforyou-orhaven\'tdone？AndtothinkthatIshouldtakethistroubleoveryou，knowingwhatyouare！Doyoudespisemeforit？
CAPT。G。（Wipinghismouthtohideasmile。）Again？It\'sentirelyaworkofcharityonyourpart。
MRS。H。Ahhh！ButIhavenorighttoresentit-Isshebetter-
lookingthanI？Whowasitsaid？-
CAPT。G。No-notthat！
MRS。H。I\'llbemoremercifulthanyouwere。Don\'tyouknowthatallwomenarealike？
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Thenthisistheexceptionthatprovestherule。
MRS。H。Allofthem！I\'lltellyouanythingyoulike。Iwill，uponmyword！Theyonlywanttheadmiration-fromanybody-nomatterwho-anybody！Butthereisalwaysonemanthattheycareformorethananyoneelseintheworld，andwouldsacrificealltheothersto。Oh，dolisten！I\'vekepttheVaynormantrottingaftermelikeapoodle，andhebelievesthatheistheonlymanIaminterestedin。
I\'lltellyouwhathesaidtome。
CAPT。G。Sparehim。（Aside。）Iwonderwhathisversionis。
MRS。H。He\'sbeenwaitingformetolookathimallthroughdinner。ShallIdoit，andyoucanseewhatanidiothelooks？
CAPT。G。\"Butwhatimportsthenominationofthisgentleman？\"
MRS。H。Watch！（SendsaglancetotheVaynorman，whotriesvainlytocombineamouthfuloficepudding，asmirkofself-satisfaction，aglareofintensedevotion，andthestolidityofaBntishdiningcountenance。）
CAPT。G。（Critically。）Hedoesn\'tlookpretty。Whydidn\'tyouwaittillthespoonwasoutofhismouth？
MRS。H。Toamuseyou。She\'llmakeanexhibitionofyouasI\'vemadeofhim；andpeoplewilllaughatyou。Oh，Pip，can\'tyouseethat？It\'sasplainasthenoondaySun。You\'llbetrottedaboutandtoldlies，andmadeafoolofliketheothers。jnevermadeafoolofyou，didI？
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Whatacleverlittlewomanitis！
MRS。H。Well，whathaveyoutosay？
CAPT。G。Ifeelbetter。
MRS。H。Yes，Isupposeso，afterIhavecomedowntoyourlevel。
Icouldn\'thavedoneitifIhadn\'tcaredforyousomuch。Ihavespokenthetruth。
CAPT。G。Itdoesn\'talterthesituation。
MRS。H。（Passionately。）Thenshehassaidthatshecaresforyou！
Don\'tbelieveher，Pip。It\'salie-asbadasyourstome！
CAPT。G。Ssssteady！I\'veanotionthatafriendofyoursislookingatyou。
MRS。H。He！Ihatehim。Heintroducedyoutome。
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Andsomepeoplewouldlikewomentoassistinmakingthelaws。Introductiontoimplycondonement。（Aloud。）
Well，yousee，ifyoucanremembersofarbackasthat，Icouldn\'t，in\'commonpoliteness，refusetheoffer。
MRS。H。IncommonpolitenessIWehavegotbeyondthat！
CAPT。G。（Aside。）Oldgroundmeansfreshtrouble。（Aloud。）OnmyhonorMRS。H。Yourwhat？Ha，ha！
CAPT。G。Dishonor，then。She\'snotwhatyouimagine。Imeantto-
MRS。H。Don\'ttellmeanythingabouther！Shewon\'tcareforyou，andwhenyoucomeback，afterhavingmadeanexhibitionofyourself，you\'llfindmeoccupiedwith-
CAPT。G。（Insolently。）Youcouldn\'twhileIamalive。（Aside。）Ifthatdoesn\'tbringherpridetoherrescue，nothingwill。
MRS。H。（Drawingherselfup。）Couldn\'tdoit？I\'（Softening。）
You\'reright。Idon\'tbelieveIcould-thoughyouarewhatyouare-acowardandaliaringrain。
CAPT。G。Itdoesn\'thurtsomuchafteryourlittlelecture-withdemonstrations。
MRS。H。Onemassofvanity！Willnothingevertouchyouinthislife？TheremustbeaHereafterifit\'sonlyforthebenefitof-Butyouwillhaveitalltoyourself。
CAPT。G。（Underhiseyebrows。）Areyoucertainofthat？
MRS。H。Ishallhavehadmineinthislife；anditwillservemeright，CAPT。G。Buttheadmirationthatyouinsistedonsostronglyamomentago？（Aside。）Oh，Iamabrute！
MRS。H。（Fiercely。）Willthatcon-solemeforknowingthatyouwillgotoherwiththesamewords，thesamearguments，andthe-thesamepetnamesyouusedtome？Andifshecaresforyou，youtwowilllaughovermystory。Won\'tthatbepunishmentheavyenoughevenforme-evenforme？-Andit\'salluseless。That\'sanotherpunishment。
CAPT。G。（Feebly。）Oh，come！I\'mnotsolowasyouthink。
MRS。H。Notnow，perhaps，butyouwillbe。Oh，Pip，ifawomanflattersyourvanity，there\'snothingonearththatyouwouldnottellher；andnomeannessthatyouwouldnotdo。HaveIknownyousolongwithoutknowingthat？
CAPT。G。Ifyoucantrustmeinnothingelse-andIdon\'tseewhyI
shouldbetrusted-youcancountuponmyholdingmytongue。
MRS。H。Ifyoudeniedeverythingyou\'vesaidthiseveninganddeclareditwasallin\'fun（alongpause），I\'dtrustyou。Nototherwise。AllIaskis，don\'ttellhermyname。Pleasedon\'t。Amanmightforget:awomanneverwould。（Looksuptableandseeshostessbeginningtocollecteyes。）Soit\'sallended，throughnofaultofmine-Haven\'tIbehavedbeautifully？I\'veacceptedyourdismissal，andyoumanageditascruellyasyoucould，andIhavemadeyourespectmysex，haven\'tI？（Arrangingglovesandfan。）I
onlypraythatshe\'llknowyousomedayasIknowyounow。I
wouldn\'tbeyouthen，forIthinkevenyourconceitwillbehurt。I
hopeshe\'llpayyoubackthehumiliationyou\'vebroughtonme。I
hope-No。Idon\'t！Ican\'tgiveyouup！ImusthavesomethingtolookforwardtoorIshallgocrazy。Whenit\'sallover，comebacktome，comebacktome，andyou\'llfindthatyou\'remyPipstill！
CAPT。G。（Veryclearly。）Falsemove，andyoupayforit。It\'sagirl！
MRS。H。（Rising。）Thenitwastrue！Theysaid-butIwouldn\'tinsultyoubyasking。Agirl！Iwasagirlnotverylongago。Begoodtoher，Pip。Idaresayshebelievesin\'you。
Goesoutwithanuncertainsmile。Hewatchesherthroughthedoor，andsettlesintoachairasthemenredistributethemselves。
CAPT。G。Now，ifthereisanyPowerwholooksafterthisworld，willHekindlytellmewhatIhavedone？（Reachingoutfortheclaret，andhalfaloud。）WhathaveIdone？
WITHANYAMAZEMENT
Andarenotafraidwithanyamazement-MarriageService。
SCENE-Abachelor\'sbedroom-toilet-tablearrangedwithunnaturalneat-ness。CAPTAINGADSBYasleepandsnoringheavily。Time，10:30A。M-agloriousautumndayatSimla。EnterdelicatelyCaptainMAFFLINofGADSBY\'sregiment。Looksatsleeper，andshakeshisheadmurmuring\"PoorGaddy。\"Performsviolentfantasiawithhair-brushesonchairback。
CAPT。M。Wakeup，mysleepingbeauty！（Roars。）
\"Uprouseye，then，mymerrymerrymen！Itisouropeningday！Itisouropeningda-ay！\"
Gaddy，thelittledicky-birdshavebeenbillingandcooingforeversolong；andI\'mhere！
CAPT。G。（Sittingupandyawning。）\'Mornin\'。Thisisawf\'lygoodofyou，oldfellow。Mostawf\'lygoodofyou。\'Don\'tknowwhatI
shoulddowithoutyou。\'Ponmysoul，Idon\'t。\'Haven\'tsleptawinkallnight。
CAPT。M。Ididn\'tgetintillhalf-pasteleven。\'Hadalookatyouthen，andyouseemedtobesleepingassoundlyasacondemnedcriminal。
CAPT。G。Jack，ifyouwanttomakethosedisgustinglyworn-outjokes，you\'dbettergoaway。（Withportentousgravity。）It\'sthehappiestdayinmylife。
CAPT。M。（Chucklinggrimly。）Notbyaverylongchalk，myson。
You\'regoingthroughsomeofthemostrefinedtortureyou\'veeverknown。Butbecalm。Iamwithyou。\'Shun！Dress！
CAPT。G。Eh！Wha-at？
CAPT。M。Doyousupposethatyouareyourownmasterforthenexttwelvehours？Ifyoudo，ofcourse-（Makesforthedoor。）
CAPT。G。No！ForGoodness\'sake，oldman，don\'tdothat！You\'llseethrough，won\'tyou？I\'vebeenmuggingupthatbeastlydrill，andcan\'trememberalineofit。
CAPT。M。（OverturningG。\'suniform。）Goandtub。Don\'tbotherme。I\'llgiveyoutenminutestodressin。
interval，filledbythenoiseasO/onesplashinginthebath-room……
CAPT。G。（Emergingfromdressing-room。）Whattimeisit？
CAPT。M。Nearlyeleven。
CAPT。G。Fivehoursmore。OLord！
CAPT。M。（Aside。）\'Firstsignoffunk，that。\'Wonderifit\'sgoingtospread。（Aloud。）Comealongtobreakfast。
CAPT。G。Ican\'teatanything。Idon\'twantanybreakfast。
CAPT。M。（Aside。）Soearly！（Aloud）CAPTAINGadsby，Iorderyoutoeatbreakfast，andadashedgoodbreak-fast，too。Noneofyourbridalairsandgraceswithme！
LeadsG。downstairsandstandsoverhimwhileheeatstwochops。
CAPT。G。（Whohaslookedathiswatchthriceinthelastfiveminutes。）Whattimeisit？
CAPT。M。Timetocomeforawalk。Lightup。
CAPT。G。Ihaven\'tsmokedfortendays，andIwon\'tnow。（TakescherootwhichM。hascutforhim，andblowssmokethroughhisnoseluxuriously。）Wearen\'tgoingdowntheMall，arewe？
CAPT。M。（Aside。）They\'reallalikeinthesestages。（Aloud。）No，myVestal。We\'regoingalongthequietestroadwecanfind。
CAPT。G。AnychanceofseeingHer？CAPT。M。Innocent！No！
Comealong，and，ifyouwantmeforthefinalobsequies，don\'tcutmyeyeoutwithyourstick。
CAPT。G。（Spinninground。）Isay，isn\'tShethedearestcreaturethateverwalked？What\'sthetime？Whatcomesafter\"wiltthoutakethiswoman\"？
CAPT。M。Yougoforthering。R\'clectit\'llbeonthetopofmyright-handlittlefinger，andjustbecarefulhowyoudrawitoff，becauseIshallhavetheVerger\'sfeessomewhereinmyglove。
CAPT。G。（Walkingforwardhastily。）D-theVerger！Comealong！
It\'spasttwelveandIhaven\'tseenHersinceyesterdayevening。
（Spinningroundagain。）She\'sanabsoluteangel，Jack，andShe\'sadasheddealtoogoodforme。Lookhere，doesShecomeuptheaisleonmyarm，orhow？
CAPT。M。IfIthoughtthattherewastheleastchanceofyourrememberinganythingfortwoconsecutiveminutes，I\'dtellyou。
Stoppassagingaboutlikethat！
CAPT。G。（Haltingin*hemiddleoftheroad。）Isay，Jack。
CAPT。M。Keepquietforanothertenminutesifyoucan，youlunatic；andwalk！
Thetwotrampatfivemilesanhourforfifteenminutes。
CAPT。G。What\'sthetime？Howaboutthecursedwedding-cakeandtheslippers？Theydon\'tthrow\'emaboutinchurch，dothey？
CAPT。M。In-variably。ThePadreleadsoffwithhisboots。
CAPT。G。Confoundyoursillysoul！Don\'tmakefunofme。Ican\'tstandit，andIwon\'t！
CAPT。M。（Untroubled。）So-ooo，oldhorseYou\'llhavetosleepforacoupleofhoursthisafternoon。
CAPT。G。（Spinninground。）I\'mnotgoingtobetreatedlikeadashedchild。understandthatCAPT。M。（Aside。）Nervesgonetofiddle-strings。Whatadaywe\'rehaving！（TenderlyputtinghishandonG。\'sshoulder。）MyDavid，howlonghaveyouknownthisJonathan？WouldIcomeupheretomakeafoolofyou-afteralltheseyears？
CAPT。G。（Penitently。）Iknow，Iknow，Jack-butI\'masupsetasI
canbe。Don\'tmindwhatIsay。JusthearmerunthroughthedrillandseeifI\'vegotitallright:-\"Tohaveandtoholdforbetterorworse，asitwasinthebeginning，isnow，andevershallbe，worldwithoutend，sohelpmeGod。Amen。\"
CAPT。M。（Suffocatingwithsuppressedlaughter。）Yes。That\'saboutthegistofit。I\'llpromptifyougetintoahat。
CAPT。G。（Earnestly。）Yes，you\'llstickbyme，Jack，won\'tyou？
I\'mawfullyhappy，butIdon\'tmindtellingyouthatI\'minabluefunk！
CAPT。M。（Gravely。）Areyou？Ishouldneverhavenoticedit。
Youdon\'tlooklikeit。
CAPT。G。Don\'tI？That\'sallright。（Spinninground。）Onmysoulandhonor，Jack，She\'sthesweetestlittleangelthatevercamedownfromthesky。Thereisn\'tawomanonearthfittospeaktoHer。
CAPT。M。（Aside。）AndthisisoldGandy！（Aloud。）Goonifitrelievesyou。
CAPT。G。Youcanlaugh！That\'sallyouwildassesofbachelorsarefitfor。
CAPT。M。（Drawling。）Youneverwouldwaitforthetrooptocomeup。Youaren\'tquitemarriedyet，y\'know。
CAPT。G。Ugh！Thatremindsme。Idon\'tbelieveIshallbeabletogetintoanybootsLet\'sgohomeandtry\'emon（Hurriesforward。）
CAPT。M。\'Wouldn\'tbeinyourshoesforanythingthatAsiahastooffer。
CAPT。G。（Spinninground。）Thatjustshowsyourhideousblacknessofsoul-yourdensestupidity-yourbrutalnarrow-mindedness。There\'sonlyonefaultaboutyou。You\'rethebestofgoodfellows，andIdon\'tknowwhat[shouldhavedonewithoutyou，but-youaren\'tmarried。（Wagshisheadgravely。）