You've three daughters to find husbands for.

HOBSON. Two, Jim, two.

JIM. Two?

HOBSON. Vickey and Alice are mostly window dressing in the shop.
But Maggie's too useful to part with. And she's a bit on the ripe
side for marrying, is our Maggie.

JIM. I've seen 'em do it at double her age. Still, leaving her
out, you've two.

HOBSON. One'll do for a start, Jim. (_Crosses to_ R.) It's a
thing I've noticed about wenches. Get one wedding in a family and
it goes through the lot like measles. (_Moves round chair to
up_ R.)

JIM. Well, you want a man, and you want him temperance. It'll
cost you a bit, you know. (_Sits in chair below_ L. _side
of counter_.)

HOBSON (_going to him_). Eh? Oh, I'll get my hand down for
the wedding all right.

JIM. A warm man like you 'ull have to do more than that. There's
things called settlements.

HOBSON. Settlements?