The Imaginary Invalid

Book ExcerptARG. How good?TOI. You will not shut her up in a convent. ARG. I shall not shut her up in a convent?TOI. No. ARG. No?TOI. No. ARG. Well, this is cool! I shall not put my daughter in a convent if I like!TOI. No, I tell you. ARG. And who will hinder me?TOI. You yourself. ARG. Myself?TOI. You will never have the heart to do it. ARG. I shall. TOI. You are joking. ARG. I am not joking. TOI. Fatherly love will hinder you. ARG. It will not hinder me. TOI. A little tear or two, her arms thrown round your neck, Or "My darling little papa," said very tenderly, will be enough to touch your heart.