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Barbara Ridley I was�察�and Barbara Ridley I am�察�and I don't do
with fashionable ways ´ I can't do with them�察�and indeed�察�Miss
Evelina�察�I do sometimes wish we were all back again on Edenside��
and Mr。 Anthony a boy again�察�and dear Miss Dorothy her old self��
galloping the bay mare along the moor�察�and taking care of all of
us as if she was our mother�察�bless her heart��

MISS FOSTER。  Miss Dorothy herself�察�child�拭 �Well�察�now you mention
it�察�Tunbridge of late has scarcely seemed to suit her
constitution。  She falls away�察�has not a word to throw at a dog��
and is ridiculously pale。  Well�察�now Mr。 Austin has returned��
after six months of infidelity to the dear Wells�察�we shall all�察�I
hope�察�be brightened up。  Has the mail come��

BARBARA。  That it has�察�madam�察�and the sight of Mr。 Menteith put
it clean out of my head。  ��WITH LETTERS。��  Four for you�察�Miss
Evelina�察�two for me�察�and only one for Miss Dorothy。  Miss Dorothy
seems quite neglected�察�does she not�拭 �Six months ago�察�it was a
different story。

MISS FOSTER。  Well�察�and that's true�察�Barbara�察�and I had not 
remarked it。  I must take her seriously to task。  No young lady
in her position should neglect her correspondence。  ��OPENING A 
LETTER。��  Here's from that dear ridiculous boy�察�the Cornet�察�
announcing his arrival for to´day。

BARBARA。  O madam�察�will he come in his red coat��

MISS FOSTER。  I could not conceive him missing such a chance。 
Youth�察�child�察�is always vain�察�and Mr。 Anthony is unusually young。

BARBARA。  La�察�madam�察�he can't help that。

MISS FOSTER。  My child�察�I am not so sure。  Mr。 Anthony is a great
concern to me。  He was orphaned�察�to be sure�察�at ten years old��
and ever since he has been only as it were his sister's son。 
Dorothy did everything for him�此 �more indeed than I thought quite
ladylike�察�but I suppose I begin to be old´fashioned。  See how she
worked and slaved ´ yes�察�slaved�  � for him�此 �teaching him
herself�察�with what pains and patience she only could reveal�察�and
learning that she might be able�察�and see what he is now�此 �a
gentleman�察�of course�察�but�察�to be frank�察�a very commonplace one�此�
not what I had hoped of Dorothy's brother�察�not what I had dreamed
of the heir of two families ´ Musgrave and Foster�察�child�  �Well��
he may now meet Mr。Austin。  He requires a Mr。 Austin to embellish
and correct his manners。  ��OPENING ANOTHER LETTER。��  Why��
Barbara�察�Mr。 John Scrope and Miss Kate Dacre are to be married��

BARBARA。  La�察�madam�察�how nice��

MISS FOSTER。  They are�此 �As I'm a sinful woman。  And when will
you be married�察�Barbara�拭�and when dear Dorothy�拭 �I hate to see
old maids a´making。

BARBARA。  La�察�Miss Evelina�察�there's no harm in an old maid。

MISS FOSTER。  You speak like a fool�察�child�此 �sour grapes are all 
very well but it's a woman's business to be married。  As for 
Dorothy�察�she is five´and´twenty�察�and she breaks my heart。  Such a
match�察�too�  �Ten thousand to her fortune�察�the best blood in the 
north�察�a most advantageous person�察�all the graces�察�the finest 
sensibility�察�excellent judgment�察�the Foster walk�察�and all these
to go positively a´begging�  �The men seem stricken with
blindness。  Why�察�child�察�when I came out ��and I was the dear
girl's image�。� I had more swains at my feet in a fortnight than
our Dorothy in ´ O�察�I cannot fathom it�此 �it must be the girl's
own fault。

BARBARA。  Why�察�madam�察�I did think it was a case with Mr。 Austin。

MISS FOSTER。  With Mr。 Austin�拭�why�察�how very rustic�  �The 
attentions of a gentleman like Mr。 Austin�察�child�察�are not
supposed to lead to matrimony。  He is a feature of society�此 �an
ornament�此 �a personage�此 �a private gentleman by birth�察�but a kind
of king by habit and reputation。  What woman could he marry�拭�
Those to whom he might properly aspire are all too far below him。 
I have known George Austin too long�察�child�察�and I understand that
the very greatness of his success condemns him to remain
unmarried。

BARBARA。  Sure�察�madam�察�that must be tiresome for him。

MISS FOSTER。  Some day�察�child�察�you will know better than to think
so。  George Austin�察�as I conceive him�察�and as he is regarded by
the world�察�is one of the triumphs of the other sex。  I walked my
first minuet with him�此 �I wouldn't tell you the year�察�child�察�for
worlds�察�but it was soon after his famous rencounter with Colonel
Villiers。  He had killed his man�察�he wore pink and silver�察�was
most elegantly pale�察�and the most ravishing creature��

BARBARA。  Well�察�madam�察�I believe that�此 �he is the most beautiful 
gentleman still。


SCENE II

To these�察�DOROTHY�察�L。

DOROTHY ��ENTERING��。  Good´morning�察�aunt�  �Is there anything for
me�拭 。�SHE GOES EAGERLY TO TABLE�察�AND LOOKS AT LETTERS。��

MISS FOSTER。  Good´morrow�察�niece。  Breakfast�察�Barbara。

DOROTHY ��WITH LETTER UNOPENED��。  Nothing。

MISS FOSTER。  And what do you call that�察�my dear�拭 。�SITTING。��  Is
John Fenwick nobody��

DOROTHY ��LOOKING AT LETTER。��  From John�拭 �O yes�察�so it is。  ��LAYS
DOWN LETTER UNOPENED�察�AND SITS TO BREAKFAST�察�BARBARA WAITING。��

MISS FOSTER ��TO BARBARA�察�WITH PLATE��。  Thanks�察�child�察�now you may
give me some tea。  Dolly�察�I must insist on your eating a good 
breakfast�此 �I cannot away with your pale cheeks and that
Patience´on´a Monument kind of look。  ��Toast�察�Barbara。��  At
Edenside you ate and drank and looked like Hebe。  What have you
done with your appetite��

DOROTHY。  I don't know�察�aunt�察�I'm sure。

MISS FOSTER。  Then consider�察�please�察�and recover it as soon as
you can�此 �to a young lady in your position a good appetite is an 
attraction ´ almost a virtue。  Do you know that your brother 
arrives this morning��

DOROTHY。  Dear Anthony�  �Where is his letter�察�Aunt Evelina�拭 �I am
pleased that he should leave London and its perils�察�if only for a
day。

MISS FOSTER。  My dear�察�there are moments when you positively
amaze。  ��Barbara�察�some PATE�察�if you please�。�  I beg you not to be
a prude。  All women�察�of course�察�are virtuous�察�but a prude is
something I regard with abhorrence。  The Cornet is seeing life��
which is exactly what he wanted。  You brought him up surprisingly
well�察�I have always admired you for it�察�but let us admit ´ as
women of the world�察�my dear ´ it was no upbringing for a man。 
You and that fine solemn fellow�察�John Fenwick�察�led a life that
was positively no better than the Middle Ages�察�and between the
two of you�察�poor Anthony ��who�察�I am sure�察�was a most passive
creature�。� was so packed with principle and admonition that I vow
and declare he reminded me of Issachar stooping between his two
burdens。  It washigh time for him to be done with your
apron´string�察�my dear�此 �he has all his wild oats to sow�察�and that
is an occupation which it is unwise to defer too long。  By the
bye�察�have you heard the news�拭 �The Duke of York has done us a
service for which I was unprepared。  ��More tea�察�Barbara�。�  George
Austin�察�bringing the prince in his train�察�is with us once more。

DOROTHY。  I knew he was coming。

MISS FOSTER。  You knew�察�child�拭�and did not tell�拭 �You are a
public criminal。

DOROTHY。  I did not think it mattered�察�Aunt Evelina。

MISS FOSTER。  O do not make´believe。  I am in love with him
myself�察�and have been any time since Nelson and the Nile。  As for
you�察�Dolly�察�since he went away six months ago�察�you have been
positively in the megrims。  I shall date your loss of appetite
from George Austin's vanishing。  No�察�my dear�察�our family require
entertainment�此 �we must have wit about us�察�and beauty�察�and the
BEL AIR。

BARBARA。  Well�察�Miss Dorothy�察�perhaps it's out of my place�此 �but
I do hope Mr。 Austin will come�此 �I should love to have him see my
necklace on。

DOROTHY。  Necklace�拭�what necklace�拭 �Did he give you a necklace��

BARBARA。  Yes�察�indeed�察�Miss�察�that he did�此 �the very same day he 
drove you in his curricle to Penshurst。  You remember�察�Miss�察�I 
couldn't go。

DOROTHY。  I remember。

MISS FOSTER。  And so do I。  I had a touch of 。 。 。  Foster in the
blood�此 �the family gout�察�dears�  � 。 。  And you�察�you ungrateful 
nymph�察�had him a whole day to yourself�察�and not a word to tell me
when you returned。

DOROTHY。  I remember。  ��RISING。��  Is that the necklace�察�Barbara�拭�
It does not suit you。  Give it me。

BARBARA。  La�察�Miss Dorothy�察�I wouldn't for the world。

DOROTHY。  Come�察�give it me。  I want it。  Thank you�此 �you shall
have my birthday pearls instead。

MISS FOSTER。  Why�察�Dolly�察�I believe you're jealous of the maid。  
Foster�察�Foster�此 �always a Foster trick to wear the willow in
anger。

DOROTHY。  I do not think�察�madam�察�that I am of a jealous habit。

MISS FOSTER。  O�察�the personage is your excuse�  �And I can tell
you�察�child�察�that when George Austin was playing Florizel to the 
Duchess's Perdita�察�all the maids in England fell a prey to green´
eyed melancholy。  It was the TON�察�you see�此 �not to pine for that 
Sylvander was to resign from good society。

DOROTHY。  Aunt Evelina�察�stop�察�I cannot endure to hear you。  What
is  he after all but just Beau Austin�拭 �What has he done ´ with
half a  century of good health�察�what has he done that is either
memorable or worthy�拭 �Diced and danced and set fashions��
vanquished in a  drawing´room�察�fought for a word�察�what else�拭 �As
if these were the meaning of life�  �Do not make me think so
poorly of all of us  women。  Sure�察�we can rise to admire a

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