Quality street : a comedy in four acts . ^ PHOEBE I am curious to know what Captain Browncan have to say to me. In a few minutes, , Lieutenant Spicer, I shall be at yourservice. 131 Quality Street [act m. VALENTINE 1 trust not. PHOEBE I give them my word. {The young gentlemen retire, treadingair once more, brown surveys herrather grimly.) valentineYou are an amazing pretty girl, maam, butyou are a shocking flirt. PHOEBE Lai VALENTINE It has somewhat diverted me to watch themgo down before you. But I know you have akind heart, and that if there be a rapier in yourone hand there is a ha
Quality street : a comedy in four acts . ^ PHOEBE I am curious to know what Captain Browncan have to say to me. In a few minutes, , Lieutenant Spicer, I shall be at yourservice. 131 Quality Street [act m. VALENTINE 1 trust not. PHOEBE I give them my word. {The young gentlemen retire, treadingair once more, brown surveys herrather grimly.) valentineYou are an amazing pretty girl, maam, butyou are a shocking flirt. PHOEBE Lai VALENTINE It has somewhat diverted me to watch themgo down before you. But I know you have akind heart, and that if there be a rapier in yourone hand there is a handkerchief in the otherready to staunch their wounds. PHOEBE I have not observed that they bled much. VALENTINE The Blades and the like, no. But one may, 7ou are a shockingJiirt PHOEBE {Obviously the reference is to himself) Per-haps I may wish to see him bleed. VALENTINE [Grown stern) For shame, Miss Livvy. 133 Quality Street [act {Anger rises in her, bnt she ivishes him to proceed.) I speak, maam, in the interests of the man to whom I hope to see you affianced. {No, she does not wish hi?n to proceed. She had esteemed him/or so long, she cannot have Jiini debase himself before her noTCf.) PHOEBE Shall we—I have changed my mind, I con-sent to go home. Please to say nothing. VALENTINE Nay— PHOEBE I beg you. VALENTINE No. We must have it out. PHOEBE Then if you must go on, do so. But re-member I begged you to desist. Who is thishappy man ? (//is next words are a great shock toher) VALENTINE As to who he is, maam, of course I have nonotion. Nor, I am sure, have you, else you 134 III.] Quality Street would be more guarded in your conduct. Butsome day, Miss Livvy, the right man willcome. Not to be able to tell him all, wouldit not be ha
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