Roope monologue (Act 4) — The Big Drum: A Comedy in Four Acts

[_Earnestly._] Good! I rejoice to hear it, dear excellent friend, and I hope it portends a wholesale order to your tailor and your intention to show yourself in society again freely. [_With a laugh,_ PHILIP _goes to the fireplace and stands looking into the fire._] Begin leaving your cards at once. No more sulking in your tent! [_Rising and crossing to the other side of the room._] You have _arrived_, my dear chap; I read your name in two papers in my cabin yesterday. [_Marching up and down._] Your foot is on the ladder; you bid fair to become a celebrity, if you are not one already; and your approaching marriage sheds additional lustre on you. I envy you, Phil; I do, positively.