There is a definition of romance: A man chasing a woman until she catches him. I wondered if the heroine was a predator who dove like a hawk to capture a poor defenseless male.
To put it in simplest terms, she used a subterfuge to induce male to declare his love for her where the eavesdropping fathers could overhear, and complete arranged marriage negotiations.

Incidentally, I found the play in Bartleby. Click on "titles".