Flo I do believe you are right cousin, so Mary do allow me to congratulate you upon not being small potatoes.
Mary Well, I must look to my dairy or all my last week's milk will be spoiled. Good bye, Florence, dear. Good bye, Mr. Trenchard. Good morning, sir. [Exit into Cottage.]
Asa [Following her to door.] Good morning, Miss. I'll call again.
Flo Well, cousin, what do you think of her?
Asa Wal, perhaps I should make myself more intelligable, if I said, a squeeler, and to think I'm keepin' that everlasting angel of a gal out of her fortune all along of this bit of paper here.
Flo What is that? [Takes paper from pocket.]
Flo Don't show it to me, I don't want to look at it, the fortune should have come to Mary, she is the only relation in the direct line.
Asa Say, cousin, you've not told her that darned property was left to me, have you?
Flo Do you think I had the heart to tell her of her misfortune?
Asa Wal, darn me, if you didn't show your good sense at any rate. [Goes up to dairy.]
Flo Well, what are you doing, showing _your_ good sense?
Flo Say, cousin, I guess I've got you on a string now, as I heard you say this morning.
Asa Wal, what if you have, didn't I see you casting sheep's eyes at that sailor man this morning? Ah, I reckon I've got you on a string now. Say, has he got that ship yet?
Flo No, he hasn't, though I've used all my powers of persuasion with that Lord Dundreary, and his father has so much influence with the admiralty.
Asa Wal, din't he drop like a smoked possum?
Flo There you go, more American. No, he said he was very sorry, but he couldn't.
Asa [Taking bottle out.] Oh, he did, did he? Wal, I guess he'll do his best all the same.
Flo I shall be missed at the archery grounds. Will you take me back?
Asa Like a streak of lightning. [Offers arm and takes her to dairy.]
Asa No, of course not. [Takes her round stage back to dairy.]
Asa I was just going round. I say, cousin, don't you think you could find your way back alone.
Asa Wal, I just wanted to see how they make cheese is this darned country. [Exits into dairy.]
Flo [Laughing.] And they call that man a savage; well, I only wish we had a few more such savages in England.
Dun [Without, R. 2 E.] This way, lovely sufferer.