Angelica: Someone's coming. Keep pretending.
Angelica: No, Edward, no. I will not be married to you against my will.
Lucas: No, dammit, it will not be against your will--for you'll marry him with joy. But it may not happen yet for I doubt you can both scheme together or that you can pretend to be pretending. Your mother's on her way, but I've warned you so that you may deceive her.
Lucas: For you it will be wretched. For Madam changes her mind quickly if she suspects for a minute that you want it too. That's too bad cause, Mr. Nelson promised me a hundred pounds.
Edward: You rogue. Why didn't you ask for two hundred from me?
Lucas: There's no time. Madam knows all. Meanwhile, if I take your money it will be true that Madam knows all--for dammit she knows nothing.
Lucas: And here comes Madam returning. I am going to assist you.
(Enter Mrs. Townly, Mr. Townly, Mr. Nelson, and the lawyer)
Lucas: Come quickly, Madam, see the young folks are fighting. Come quickly, separate them. They find everything the other one says enraging--so much so that I would think they are already married.
Mrs. Townly: Does my daughter revolt against me! Insolent! You here, too, sir.
Nelson: Go, go. I am more complacent than you. You kick me out and I'm leaving.
Lawyer: May I dare explain to you, Madam--
Mrs. Townly: I am delighted that you are all against Young Richly. He lacked only you. Give me the contract that I may sign-- (signing) Come, Angelica, sign after me. Obey me.
Angelica: (signing) I still can't be married, because my father won't sign, so there.
Mrs. Townly: (to Edward) To oblige you, sir, I have put a gift for you in the contract.
Edward: (signing) Hey! I didn't do it because of the gift. Go ahead, sir, don't waste a minute for fear Madam will change her mind.
Lawyer: These proceedings are closed. (Folds up the contract, bows and exits)
Lucas: I wish to say simply that they love each other.
Townly: And I only wanted to marry her. No matter to whom.
Angelica: I throw myself at your feet, mama.
Mrs. Townly: I will never pardon you in my life.
Mrs. Townly: Yes, but I will disinherit her. I will never see my son-in-law again. I will divorce my husband. I will hang Lucas and the lawyer. I am going crazy.