Carried away by the announcement of two weddings in the offices of the Cheeryble Brothers, the brothers’ clerk Tim Linkinwater is minded to follow suit. Miss La Creevy is surprised that Tim should be marrying at his age, and flustered to find that he is thinking of marrying her; but her only anxiety is what Tim’s employers will say.

Tim assures Miss La Creevy that the Cheeryble brothers have given their blessing to their marriage. He then resumes his proposal, by going on to paint a picture of domestic companionship and mutual support in the home where he has been so happy for nearly forty-four years — the ease of a ‘comfortable couple.’

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