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Another.
[Similarly.]
I am not.
A Third.
No; nor I either.
Peer.
[To a fourth.]
You come along, then, for want of a better.
The Girl.
Haven't got time.
Peer.
[To a fifth.]
Well then, you!
The Girl.
[Going.]
I'm for home.
Peer.
To-night? are you utterly out of your senses?[1]
The Smith.
[After a moment, in a low voice.]
See, Peer, she's taken a greybeard for partner.
Peer.
[Turns sharply to an elderly man.]
Where are the unbespoke girls?
The Man.
Find them out.
[Goes away from him.
- ↑ A marriage party among the peasants will often last several
days.
