TANNER。Sowearetomarryyoursistertoadamnedscoundrelbywayofreforminghercharacter！Onmysoul，Ithinkyouareallmad。
ANN。Don’tbeabsurd，Jack。Ofcourseyouarequiteright，Tavy；
butwedon’tknowwhoheis：Violetwon’ttellus。
TANNER。Whatonearthdoesitmatterwhoheis？He’sdonehispart；andVioletmustdotherest。
RAMSDEN。[besidehimself]Stuff！lunacy！Thereisarascalinourmidst，alibertine，avillainworsethanamurderer；andwearenottolearnwhoheis！Inourignorancewearetoshakehimbythehand；tointroducehimintoourhomes；totrustourdaughterswithhim；to——to——