第3章

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。）