Was never upon mouldy parchments fed,
Says "Love makes Petrarchs, just as many lambs
And little occupation, Abrahams."
But who was Molly?

MISS JAY.
Molly? His elect,
His lady-love, whom shortly we expect.
Of a great firm her father was a member--

GULDSTAD.
A timber house.

MISS JAY [curtly].
I'm really not aware.

GULDSTAD.
Did a large trade in scantlings, I remember.

MISS JAY.
That is the trivial side of the affair.

FALK.
A firm?

MISS JAY [continuing].
Of vast resources, I'm informed.
You can imagine how the suitors swarm'd;
Gentlemen of the highest reputation.--