Upon my honour, Sir.
MARIA
Ha! Dimple's voice! My dear, I must take leave
of you. There are some things necessary to be done
at our house. Can't I go through the other room?
Enter DIMPLE and MANLY.
DIMPLE
Ladies, your most obedient.
CHARLOTTE
Miss Van Rough, shall I present my brother Henry
to you? Colonel Manly, Maria,--Miss Van Rough, brother.
MARIA
Her brother! [turns and sees Manly.] Oh! my
heart! the very gentleman I have been praising.
MANLY
The same amiable girl I saw this morning!
CHARLOTTE
Why, you look as if you were acquainted.
MANLY
I unintentionally intruded into this lady's presence
this morning, for which she was so good as to promise
me her forgiveness.
CHARLOTTE
Oh! ho! is that the case! Have these two pense-
rosos been together? Were they Henry's eyes that
looked so tenderly? [Aside.] And so you promised to
pardon him? and could you be so good-natured?
have you really forgiven him? I beg you would do
it for my sake [whispering loud to Maria]. But, my
dear, as you are in such haste, it would be cruel to
detain you; I can show you the way through the other
room.
MARIA
Spare me, my sprightly friend.
MANLY
The lady does not, I hope, intend to deprive us of
the pleasure of her company so soon.
CHARLOTTE
She has only a mantua-maker who waits for her at
home.
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