Martha: You're playing with fire. He is a Davenport, and you are a Merriwick.
Abigail: I know where you're going with this, but I don't have the energy.
Martha: Your romance is doomed!
Abigail: Because of a 200-year old curse?
Martha: Yes! When Patience broke off her engagement to Roderick, it was the beginning of the end for every Merriwick and Davenport couple ever since!