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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

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