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37 ALG [Speaking very rapidly.] Cecily, ever since I first looked upon your wonderful and incomparable beauty, I have dared to love you wildly, passionately, devotedly, hopelessly. CEC I don’t think that you should tell me that you love me wildly, passionately, devotedly, hopelessly. Hopelessly doesn’t seem to make much sense, does it? ALG Cecily! [Enter Merriman.] MERR The dog-cart is waiting, sir. ALG Tell it to come round next week, at the same hour. MERR [Looks at Cecily, who makes no sign.] Yes, sir. [Merriman retires.] CEC Uncle Jack would be very much annoyed if he knew you were staying on till next week, at the same hour. ALG Oh, I don’t care about Jack. I don’t care for anybody in the whole world but you. I love you, Cecily. You will marry me, won’t you? CEC You silly boy! Of course. Why, we have been engaged for the last three months. ALG For the last three months? CEC Yes, it will be exactly, three months on Thursday.ALG But how did we become engaged? CEC Well, ever since dear Uncle Jack first confessed to us that he had a younger brother who was very wicked and bad, you of course have formed the chief topic of conversation between myself and Miss Prism. And of course a man who is much talked about is always very attractive. One feels there must be something in him after all. I daresay it was foolish of me, but I fell in love with you, Ernest. ALG Darling! And when was the engagement actually settled? CEC On the 14 th of February last. Worn out by your entire ignorance of my existence, I determined to end the matter one way or the other, and after a long struggle with myself I accepted you under this dear told tree here. The next day I bought this little ring in your name, and this is the little bangle with the true lovers’ knot I promised you always to wear. |
