LADY BRACKNELL
Hell or high water..
A mother's love cannot be matched.
Devotion.
Enough to fill an ocean.
Do not cross me.
My progeny will not be snatched.
You think you'll marry?
That won't be necessary.
You're no catch.
PORTRAITS
We know that you're not
LADY BRACKNELL
Born with it
PORTRAITS
You got diddly-squat
LADY BRACKNELL
Not born with it
GWYN
I am engaged, Mamma. To Jax Worthing!
LADY BRACKNELL & PORTRAITS
No no no no
GWYN
But Mamma!
LADY BRACKNELL
Gwyn, sit!
PORTRAITS
Face the facts!
LADY BRACKNELL
Not born with it.
PORTRAITS
Getting the axe!
LADY BRACKNELL
Not born with it.
PORTRAITS
She's got her grandmother's taste
For the family wine.
You got a nobody face.
LADY BRACKNELL
And I got a kick-line!
PORTRAITS
Bring out the cake
LADY BRACKNELL
Born with it.
PORTRAITS
Shimmy and shake!
Born with it.
LADY BRACKNELL
What do you think you're doing here???
PORTRAITS
Born –
ALGY
Oh, hello Aunt Augusta. (Suddenly panicked.) Aunt Augusta!