Mrs. Hardcastle: Poor boy, anyone can see he's consumptive. Mrs. Hardcastle: [Tony is heard hallooing. Tony Hardcastle: Oh, very consumptive! Hardcastle: [Tony crosses, and Mrs. Hardcastle follows him out. Enter Kate Hardcastle. Tony Mrs. Hardcastle Kate Hardcastle Hardcastle: Blessings on my pretty innocence! What a quantity of superfluous silk hast thou got about thee, girl! Hardcastle: Kate: But in the evening I am to wear my housewife's dress to please you; you know our agreement, sir. Kate: Hardcastle: By the bye, I shall have to try your obedience this very evening. In fact, Kate, I expect the young gentleman I have chosen to be your husband, this very day; and my old friend his father, Sir Charles Marlow, soon after him. I shall not control your choice, but I am told that he is of an excellent understanding. Hardcastle: Kate: Is he? Kate: Hardcastle: Very generous.
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