SCENE.--_A Country Residence--Door C., opening on a lawn with carriage
way; on each side of the entrance are Statues--Door L.H.U.E.--An open
door, R.H.U.E., leading to a Shrubbery--High flower stands on each
side of the Stage, containing flowers--Plain chairs, &c. &c._
_SIR WILLIAM EVERGREEN, heard without._
SIR WILLIAM. Come in, come in--I'm delighted to see you. Harry, lead
the horse to the stable.
_Enter SIR WILLIAM and CAPTAIN BLENHEIM from the back, C.D._
SIR W. I thought it was a face I knew. I'm very glad to see you--it's
more than two years since we met! Where do you come from?--where are
you going to?--and how d'ye do?
BLEN. My regiment is quartered about a mile off--we arrived there but
yesterday--I knew you had a country house in the neighbourhood, and I
had come in search of you.
SIR W. Excellent! now I have indeed a companion, for I shall expect
you to pass all your leisure with me. I thought you were abroad, as I
had not heard from you so long.
BLEN. I have been stationed in Ireland.
SIR W. You're looking in excellent health, and your spirits are as
buoyant as ever, I'm sure.
BLEN. I have nothing to complain of as regards my health--my spirits I
can't say much for.