▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁even ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁arg uing ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁II : ▁At ▁Lady ▁S ne er well ' s , ▁the ▁sc andal - m ong ers ▁have ▁great ▁fun ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁friends ▁not ▁present . ▁Lady ▁Te az le ▁and ▁Maria ▁arrive ; ▁Lady ▁Te az le ▁joins ▁in , ▁but ▁Maria ▁is ▁dis g usted . ▁So ▁is ▁Sir ▁Peter , ▁when ▁he ▁arriv es , ▁and ▁rather ▁breaks ▁up ▁the ▁party ▁with ▁his ▁comments . ▁He ▁dep arts , ▁the ▁others ▁ret ire ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁room , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁se izes ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁court ▁Maria , ▁who ▁reject s ▁him ▁again . ▁Lady ▁Te az le ▁returns ▁and ▁dismiss es ▁Maria , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁seriously ▁fl ir ting ▁with ▁Joseph ▁– ▁who ▁doesn ' t ▁want ▁her , ▁but ▁cannot ▁afford ▁to ▁al ien ate ▁her . ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁III : ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁calls ▁on ▁his ▁old ▁friend ▁Sir ▁Peter . ▁He ▁is ▁am used ▁by ▁Sir ▁Peter ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁a ▁young ▁wife . ▁Their ▁talk ▁turns ▁to ▁the ▁Sur face ▁brothers . ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁pra ises ▁Joseph ' s ▁high ▁mor als ▁but ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁suspect s ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁hyp oc rite . ▁ ▁Act ▁III ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁I : ▁Row ley ▁describes ▁his ▁plan ▁for ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁to ▁visit ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁brothers ▁inc ogn ito ▁to ▁test ▁their ▁characters . ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁will ▁dis