Act 5, Scene 1 Summary

A brief conversation between Hastings and a servant reveals that Mrs. Hardcastle and Miss Neville have driven off, and that Sir Charles has arrived. Hastings leaves for his meeting with Tony in the garden.

Mr. Hardcastle comes in with Sir Charles, and jokes about Marlow's behavior. Mr. Hardcastle tells Sir Charles how happy he is about the upcoming union of their two families. Sir Charles is more cautious, and says that Kate may not like Marlow. Mr. Hardcastle says she has already told him that she does, and that he has seen them happy together.

Marlow comes in and apologizes again for his rudeness to Mr. Hardcastle. Mr. Hardcastle replies that everything is fine, and a couple of hours of spending time with Kate will make him less uneasy over Marlow's past behavior. Marlow says he would be grateful for her...