SIR A. Madam, I will handle the subject prudently. I must leave you; and
let me beg you, Mrs. Malaprop, to enforce this matter roundly to the
girl--take my advice, keep a tight hand--if she rejects this proposal,
clap her under lock and key; and if you were just to let the servants
forget to bring her dinner for three or four days, you can't conceive
how she'd come about.
MRS. M. Well, at any rate, I shall be glad to get her from under my
jurisprudence. [_Exit._
ACT II, SCENE I
CHARACTERS: Sir Anthony Absolute; Captain Absolute, his son.
SCENE: Captain Absolute's lodgings.
_Enter_ SIR ANTHONY _and_ CAPTAIN ABSOLUTE
CAPTAIN ABSOLUTE. Sir, I am delighted to see you here, and looking so
well! Your sudden arrival at Bath made me apprehensive for your health.
SIR ANTHONY. Very apprehensive, I dare say, Jack. What, you are
recruiting here, hey?
CAPT. A. Yes, sir; I am on duty.
SIR A. Well, Jack, I am glad to see you, though I did not expect it; for
I was going to write to you on a little matter of business.
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