-According to plan -Our daughter will wed

-According to plan -Our family led

From the depths of deepest poverty

-To the noble realm -Of our ancestry

And who would have guessed In a million years

-That our daughter with a face -Of an otter in disgrace

Would provide our ticket To a rightful place

Oh, Hildegarde.

What if Victor and l don't like each other?

As if that has anything to do with marriage.

Do you suppose your father and l like each other?

Surely you must a little?

-Of course not. -Of course not.

Get those corsets laced properly.

I can hear you speak without gasping.

You've certainly hooked a winner this time, Victor.

-Now, all you have to do is reel her in. -I'm already reeling, Mother.

Shouldn't Victoria Everglot be marrying a lord or something?

Oh, nonsense! We're every bit as good as the Everglots.

I always knew I deserved better than a fish merchant's life.