sentences:  Sir Gregory comes to meet his intended bride with a witty friend named Cunningham (the play text pronounces his name "cunning game").As a practical joke — his idea of a witticism — Sir Perfidious lets his Niece believe that Cunningham is her future husband, before introducing her to the real Sir Gregory.But the Niece and Cunningham instantly feel a powerful attraction to each other, much to the old knight's displeasure.