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。）