HYPATIA。Idontblameyouforfallinginlovewithme。Ishallbegratefultoyouallmylifeforit，becausethatwasthefirsttimethatanythingreallyinterestinghappenedtome。
LORDSUMMERHAYS。Doyoumeantotellmethatnothingofthatkindhadeverhappenedbefore？thatnomanhadever——
HYPATIA。Oh，lots。Thatspartoftheroutineoflifehere：theverydullestpartofit。Theyoungmanwhocomesa—courtingisasfamiliaranincidentinmylifeascoffeeforbreakfast。Ofcourse，hestoomuchofagentlemantomisbehavehimself；andI’mtoomuchofaladytolethim；andhesshyandsheepish；andI’mcorrectandself—possessed；andatlast，whenIcanbearitnolonger，Ieitherfrightenhimoff，orgivehimachanceofproposing，justtoseehowhe’lldoit，andrefusehimbecausehedoesitinthesamesillywayasalltherest。Youdontcallthataneventinone’slife，doyou？
Withyouitwasdifferent。IshouldassoonhaveexpectedtheNorthPoletofallinlovewithmeasyou。YouknowI’monlyalinen—draper’sdaughterwhenall’ssaid。Iwasafraidofyou：you，agreatman!alord!andolderthanmyfather。Andthenwhatasituationitwas!Justthinkofit!Iwasengagedtoyourson；andyouknewnothingaboutit。Hewasafraidtotellyou：hebroughtyoudownherebecausehethoughtifhecouldthrowustogetherIcouldgetroundyoubecauseIwassucharippinggirl。Wearrangeditall：heandI。WegotPapaandMammaandJohnnyoutofthewaysplendidly；
andthenBentleytookhimselfoff，andleftus——youandme!——totakeawalkthroughtheheatherandadmirethesceneryofHindhead。Youneverdreamtthatitwasallaplan：thatwhatmademesonicewasthewayIwasplayinguptomydestinyasthesweetgirlthatwastomakeyourboyhappy。Andthen!andthen!_[Sherisestodanceandclapherhandsinherglee]。_