TANNER。I！Ihaveneverbeenoutofit。Why，IaminloveevenwithAnn。ButIamneithertheslaveoflovenoritsdupe。Gotothebee，thoupoet：considerherwaysandbewise。ByHeaven，Tavy，ifwomencoulddowithoutourwork，andweatetheirchildren’sbreadinsteadofmakingit，theywouldkillusasthespiderkillshermateorasthebeeskillthedrone。Andtheywouldberightifweweregoodfornothingbutlove。
OCTAVIUS。Ah，ifwewereonlygoodenoughforLove！ThereisnothinglikeLove：thereisnothingelsebutLove：withoutittheworldwouldbeadreamofsordidhorror。
TANNER。Andthis——thisisthemanwhoasksmetogivehimthehandofmyward！Tavy：Ibelievewewerechangedinourcradles，andthatyouaretherealdescendantofDonJuan。
OCTAVIUS。IbegyounottosayanythinglikethattoAnn。
TANNER。Don’tbeafraid。Shehasmarkedyouforherown；andnothingwillstophernow。Youaredoomed。[Strakercomesbackwithanewspaper]。HerecomestheNewMan，demoralizinghimselfwithahalfpennypaperasusual。