Act 1 - Crawley

Question 1

When I come into - - -

Answer 1

the country I leave my servants at home. My family are my toadies here and a pretty lot they are too.

Question 2

Come and kiss - - -

Answer 2

your Aunt, Rawdie! He will sow his wild oats and is worth far more than that puling hypocrite of a brother of his.

Question 3

Becky! - - -

Answer 3

Becky!

Question 4

My dear, - - -

Answer 4

you are the perfect trouvaille. I wish you could come to me in London, but I couldn’t make a butt of you as I do my servants - no, no, you sly little creature; you are much too clever. What is birth? If merit had its reward you ought to be a duchess - no. there ought to be no duchesses at all - but you ought to have no superior, and I consider you, my dear, my equal in every respect; and will ou put some more coals on the fire, my dear; and pick this dress of mine, and alter it, you do it so well. That was the most beautiful thing about Lord Nelson’s character. He went to a deuce for a woman. There must me some good in a man who will do that. I adore all imprudent matches. I have set my heart on Rawdon running away with someone.

Question 5

Why, you goose! - - -

Answer 5

Rawdon has not a shilling in the world but what I give him. He is crible de dettes.

Question 6

Clever, my love? - - -

Answer 6

Not an idea in the world beyond his horse and his regiment, and his hunting and his gambling; but he must succeed - he’s so delightfully wicked. Don’t you know he has hit a man and shot an injured father - in the hat only.

Question 7

Sing to us, my love. - - -

Answer 7

We three should stick together we are the only three Christians in the county.

Question 8

that religion - - -

Answer 8

was at a very low ebb in the county of Hampshire.

Question 9

What was - - -

Answer 9

that?

Question 10

Married! - - -

Answer 10

The sly little retch! I’ll cut them off without a shilling!