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will not be too strict with me they say he is a very
dragon of virtue and circumspection� �Now�察�my dear old
father is kindness itself�察�and
MERYLL And leaves thee pretty well to thine own ways�察�eh��
Well�察�I've no fears for thee�察�thou hast a feather´
brain�察�but thou'rt a good lass。
PHOEBE Yes�察�that's all very well�察�but if Leonard is going to
tell me that I may not do this and I may not do that��
and I must not talk to this one�察�or walk with that
one�察�but go through the world with my lips pursed up
and my eyes cats down�察�like a poor nun who has
renounced mankind why�察�as I have not renounced
mankind�察�and don't mean to renounce mankind�察�I won't
have it there��
MERYLL Nay�察�he'll not check thee more than is good for thee��
Phoebe� �He's a brave fellow�察�and bravest among brave
fellows�察�and yet it seems but yesterday that he robbed
the Lieutenant's orchard。
No。 3A。 A laughing boy
��OPTIONAL SONG��
Sergeant Meryll
MERYLL A laughing boy but yesterday��
A merry urchin blithe and gay��
Whose joyous shout came ringing out
Unchecked by care or sorrow。
Today a warrior all sunbrown��
When deeds of soldierly renown
Are not the boast of London town��
A veteran tomorrow�察�today a warrior��
A veteran tomorrow��
When at my Leonard's deeds sublime��
A soldier's pulse beats double time��
And grave hearts thrill as brave hearts will
At tales of martial glory。
I burn with flush of pride and joy��
A pride unbittered by alloy��
To find my boy�察�my darling boy��
The theme of song and story��
To find my darling boy
The theme of song and story��
To find my boy�察�my darling boy��
The theme of song and story��
��Enter LEONARD MERYLL
LEONARD Father��
MERYLL Leonard� �my brave boy� �I'm right glad to see thee�察�and
so is Phoebe��
PHOEBE Aye hast thou brought Colonel Fairfax's reprieve��
LEONARD Nay�察�I have here a despatch for the Lieutenant�察�but no
reprieve for the Colonel��
PHOEBE Poor gentleman� �poor gentleman��
LEONARD Aye�察�I would I had brought better news。 I'd give my
right hand nay�察�my body my life�察�to save his��
MERYLL Dost thou speak in earnest�察�my lad��
LEONARD Aye�察�father I'm no braggart。 Did he not save thy
life�拭�and am I not his foster´brother��
MERYLL Then hearken to me。 Thou hast come to join the Yeomen
of the Guard��
LEONARD Well��
MERYLL None has seen thee but ourselves��
LEONARD And a sentry�察�who took scant notice of me。
MERYLL Now to prove thy words。 Give me the despatch and get
thee hence at once� �Here is money�察�and I'll send thee
more。 Lie hidden for a space�察�and let no one know。
I'll convey a suit of Yeoman's uniform to the
Colonel's cell he shall shave off his beard�察�so that
none shall know him�察�and I'll own him as my son�察�the
brave Leonard Meryll�察�who saved his flag and cut his
way through fifty foes who thirsted for his life。 He
will be welcomed without question by my brother´
Yeomen�察�I'll warrant that。 Now�察�how to get access to
the Colonel's cell�拭。�To PHOEBE�А�The key is with they
sour´faced admirer�察�Wilfred Shadbolt。
PHOEBE ��demurely�А�I think I say�察�I think I can get anything
I want from Wilfred。 I think mind I say�察�I think you
may leave that to me。
MERYLL Then get thee hence at once�察�lad and bless thee for
this sacrifice。
PHOEBE And take my blessing�察�too�察�dear�察�dear Leonard��
LEONARD And thine。 eh�拭�Humph� �Thy love is newborn�察�wrap it up
carefully�察�lest it take cold and die。
No。 4。 Alas� �I waver to and fro
��TRIO��
Phoebe�察�Leonard�察�and Meryll
PHOEBE Alas� �I waver to and fro��
Dark danger hangs upon the deed��
ALL Dark danger hangs upon the deed��
LEONARD The scheme is rash and well may fail��
But ours are not the hearts that quail��
The hands that shrink�察�the cheeks that pale
In hours of need��
ALL No�察�ours are not the hearts that quail��
The hands that shrink�察�the cheeks that pale
The hands that shrink�察�the cheeks that pale
In hours of need��
MERYLL The air I breathe to him I owe��
My life is his I count it naught��
PHOEBE
and LEONARD That life is his so count it naught��
MERYLL And shall I reckon risks I run
When services are to be done
To save the life of such an one��
Unworthy thought� �Unworthy thought��
PHOEBE
and LEONARD And shall we reckon risks we run
To save the life of such an one��
ALL Unworthy thought� �Unworthy thought��
We may succeed who can foretell��
May heav'n help our hope
May heav'n help our hope��
farewell��
May heav'n help our hope��
Help our hope��
farewell� �
��LEONARD embraces MERYLL and PHOEBE�察�and then exits。 PHOEBE
weeping。
MERYLL ��goes up to PHOEBE�А�Nay�察�lass�察�be of good cheer�察�we
may save him yet。
PHOEBE Oh� �see�察�after they bring the poor gentleman from the
Beauchamp� 。�pronounced Bee'cham�А�Oh�察�father� �his hour
is not yet come��
MERYLL No�察�no they lead him to the Cold Harbour Tower to
await his end in solitude。 But softly the Lieutenant
approaches� �He should not see thee weep。
��Enter FAIRFAX�察�guarded by YEOMEN。 The LIEUTENANT enters��
meeting him。
LIEUT。 Halt� �Colonel Fairfax�察�my old friend�察�we meet but
sadly。
FAIRFAX Sir�察�I greet you with all good´will�察�and I thank you
for the zealous acre with which you have guarded me
from the pestilent dangers which threaten human life
outside。 In this happy little community�察�Death�察�when
he comes�察�doth so in punctual and business´like
fashion�察�and�察�like a courtly gentleman�察�giveth due
notice of his advent�察�that one may not be taken
unawares。
LIEUT。 Sir�察�you bear this bravely�察�as a brave man should。
FAIRFAX Why�察�sir�察�it is no light boon to die swiftly and
surely at a given hour and in a given fashion� �Truth
to tell�察�I would gladly have my life�察�but if that may
not be�察�I have the next best thing to it�察�which is
death。 Believe me�察�sir�察�my lot is not so much amiss��
PHOEBE ��aside to MERYLL�А�Oh�察�father�察�father�察�I cannot bear
it��
MERYLL My poor lass��
FAIRFAX Nay�察�pretty one�察�why weepest thou�拭�Come�察�be comforted。
Such a life as mine is not worth weeping for。 ��sees
MERYLL�А�Sergeant Meryll�察�is it not�拭。�to LIEUTENANT��
May I greet my old friend�拭。�Shakes MERYLL's hand��
MERYLL begins to weep�А�Why�察�man�察�what's all this�拭�Thou
and I have faced the grim old king a dozen times�察�and
never has his majesty come to me in such goodly
fashion。 Keep a stout heart�察�good fellow we are
soldiers�察�and we know how to die�察�thou and I。 Take my
word for it�察�it is easier to die well than to live
well for�察�in sooth�察�I have tried both。
No。 5。 Is life a boon��
��BALLAD��
Fairfax
FAIRFAX Is life a boon��
If so�察�it must befall
That Death�察�whene'er he call��
Must call too soon。
Though fourscore years he give��
Yet one would pray to live
Another moon��
What kind of plaint have I��
Who perish in July�察�
who perish in July��
I might have had to die��
Perchance�察�in June��
I might have had to die��
Perchance�察�in June��
Is life a thorn��
Then count it not a whit��
Nay�察�count it not a whit��
Man is well done with it��
Soon as he's born
He should all means essay
To put the plague away��
And I�察�war´worn��
Poor captured fugitive��
My life most gladly give
I might have had to live��
Another morn��
I might have had to live��
Another morn��
��At the end�察�PHOEBE is led off�察�weeping�察�by MERYLL。
FAIRFAX And now�察�Sir Richard�察�I have a boon to beg。 I am in
this strait for no better reason than because my
kinsman�察�Sir Clarence Poltwhistle�察�one of the
Secretaries of State�察�has charge