▁g oss ip ▁with ▁them . ▁One ▁item ▁is ▁the ▁im min ent ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Sur face ▁brothers ' ▁rich ▁uncle ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁for ▁six teen ▁years ; ▁another ▁is ▁Charles ' ▁dire ▁financial ▁situation . ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁II : ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁compla ins ▁of ▁Lady ▁Te az le ' s ▁spend th rift ▁ways . ▁Row ley , ▁the ▁former ▁ste ward ▁of ▁the ▁Sur faces ' ▁late ▁father , ▁arriv es , ▁and ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁gives ▁him ▁an ▁ear ful ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁He ▁also ▁compla ins ▁that ▁Maria ▁has ▁refused ▁Joseph , ▁whom ▁he ▁calls ▁" a ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁age ," ▁and ▁seems ▁attached ▁to ▁Charles , ▁whom ▁he ▁den oun ces ▁as ▁a ▁pro fl ig ate . ▁Row ley ▁def ends ▁Charles , ▁and ▁then ▁announ ces ▁that ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁has ▁just ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁ ▁Act ▁II ▁▁ ▁Sc ene ▁I : ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁arg ues ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Lady ▁Te az le , ▁ref using ▁to ▁be ▁" ru ined ▁by ▁[ her ] ▁extra v ag ance ." ▁He ▁rem inds ▁her ▁of ▁her ▁recent ▁and ▁far ▁hum b ler ▁country ▁orig ins . ▁Lady ▁Te az le ▁exc uses ▁herself ▁by ▁appe aling ▁to ▁" the ▁fashion ", ▁and ▁dep arts ▁to ▁visit ▁Lady ▁S ne er well . ▁Despite ▁their ▁quar rel , ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁still ▁finds ▁himself ▁char med