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          dancing�察�and playing brief interludes�察�and so we make

          a poor living。



LIEUT。    You two�察�eh�拭�Are ye man and wife��



POINT     No�察�sir�察�for though I'm a fool�察�there is a limit to my

          folly。 Her mother�察�old Bridget Maynard�察�travels with

          us ��for Elsie is a good girl���察�but the old woman is a´

          bed with fever�察�and we have come here to pick up some

          silver to buy an electuary for her。



LIEUT。    Hark ye�察�my girl� �Your mother is ill��



ELSIE     Sorely ill�察�sir。



LIEUT。    And needs good food�察�and many things that thou canst

          not buy��



ELSIE     Alas� �sir�察�it is too true。



LIEUT。    Wouldst thou earn an hundred crowns��



ELSIE     An hundred crowns� �They might save her life��



LIEUT。    Then listen� �A worthy but unhappy gentleman is to be

          beheaded in an hour on this very spot。 For sufficient

          reasons�察�he desires to marry before he dies�察�and he

          hath asked me to find him a wife。 Wilt thou be that

          wife��



ELSIE     The wife of a man I have never seen��



POINT     Why�察�sir�察�look you�察�I am concerned in this�察�for though

          I am not yet wedded to Elsie Maynard�察�time works

          wonders�察�and there's no knowing what may be in store

          for us。 Have we your worship's word for it that this

          gentleman will die to´day��



LIEUT。    Nothing is more certain�察�I grieve to say。



POINT     And that the maiden will be allowed to depart the very

          instant the ceremony is at an end��



LIEUT。    The very instant。 I pledge my honour that it shall be

          so。



POINT     An hundred crowns��



LIEUT。    An hundred crowns��



POINT     For my part�察�I consent。 It is for Elsie to speak。





            No。 8。 How say you�察�maiden�察�will you wed

                             ��TRIO��

                  Elsie�察�Point�察�and Lieutenant



LIEUT。              How say you�察�maiden�察�will you wed

               A man about to lose his head��

                    For half an hour

                         You'll be his wife��

                    And then the dower

                         Is your for life。

               A headless bridegroom why refuse��

                    If truth the poets tell��

               Most bridegrooms�察�'ere they marry��

                    Lose both head and heart as well��



ELSIE               A strange proposal you reveal��

               It almost makes my senses reel。

               Alas� �I'm very poor indeed��

               And such a sum I sorely need。

                    My mother�察�sir�察�is like to die。

                         This money life may bring。

                    Bear this in mind�察�I pray��

                         If I consent to do this thing��



POINT               Though as a general rule of life

               I don't allow my promised wife��

               My lovely bride that is to be��

               To marry anyone but me��

                    Yet if the fee is promptly paid��

                         And he�察�in well´earned grave��

                    Within the hour is duly laid��

                         Objection I will waive��

                         Yes�察�objection I will waive��



ALL            Temptation�察�oh�察�temptation��

                    Were we�察�I pray�察�intended

               To shun�察�what e'er our station��

                    Your fascinations splendid��

               Or fall�察�whene'er we view you��

               Head over heels into you��

               Head over heels�察�Head over heels��

                    Head over heels into you��

               Head over heels�察�Head over heels��

                    Head over heels�察�Right into you��

               Head over heels�察�Head over heels�察�etc。

                    Temptation�察�oh�察�temptation��



          ��During this�察�the LIEUTENANT has whispered to WILFRED

          ��who has entered��。 WILFRED binds ELSIE's eyes with a

          kerchief�察�and leads her into the Cold Harbour Tower



LIEUT。    And so�察�good fellow�察�you are a jester��



POINT     Aye�察�sir�察�and like some of my jests�察�out of place。



LIEUT。    I have a vacancy for such an one。 Tell me�察�what are

          your qualifications for such a post��



POINT     Marry�察�sir�察�I have a pretty wit。 I can rhyme you

          extempore�察�I can convulse you with quip and

          conundrum��I have the lighter philosophies at my

          tongue's tip�察�I can be merry�察�wise�察�quaint�察�grim�察�and

          sardonic�察�one by one�察�or all at once�察�I have a pretty

          turn for anecdote�察�I know all the jests ancient and

          modern past�察�present�察�and to come�察�I can riddle you

          from dawn of day to set of sun�察�and�察�if that content

          you not�察�well on to midnight and the small hours。 Oh��

          sir�察�a pretty wit�察�I warrant you a pretty�察�pretty

          wit��





                   No。 9。 I've jibe and joke

                             ��SONG��

                             Point



POINT                    I've jibe and joke

                         And quip and crank

                    For lowly folk

                         And men of rank。

                    I ply my craft

                         And know no fear。

                    But aim my shaft

                         At prince or peer。

                    At peer or prince at prince or peer��

                    I aim my shaft and know no fear��



               I've wisdom from the East and from the West��

                    That's subject to no academic rule��

               You may find it in the jeering of a jest��

                    Or distil it from the folly of a fool。

               I can teach you with a quip�察�if I've a mind��

               I can trick you into learning with a laugh��

               Oh�察�winnow all my folly�察�folly�察�folly�察�and

                         you'll find

                    A grain or two of truth among the chaff��

               Oh�察�winnow all my folly�察�folly�察�folly�察�and

                         you'll find

                    A grain or two of truth among the chaff��



               I can set a braggart quailing with a quip��

                    The upstart I can wither with a whim��

               He may wear a merry laugh upon his lip��

                    But his laughter has an echo that is grim。

               When they're offered to the world in merry

                         guise��

               Unpleasant truths are swallowed with a will��

               For he who'd make his fellow��

                         fellow�察�fellow creatures wise

                    Should always gild the philosophic pill��

               For he who'd make his fellow��

                         fellow�察�fellow creatures wise

                    Should always gild the philosophic pill��



LIEUT。    And how came you to leave your last employ��



POINT     Why�察�sir�察�it was in this wise。 My Lord was the

          Archbishop of Canterbury�察�and it was considered that

          one of my jokes was unsuited to His Grace's family

          circle。 In truth�察�I ventured to ask a poor riddle��

          sir Wherein lay the difference between His Grace and

          poor Jack Point�拭�His Grace was pleased to give it up��

          sir。 And thereupon I told him that whereas His Grace

          was paid 10��000 a year for being good�察�poor Jack Point

          was good for nothing。 'Twas but a harmless jest�察�but

          it offended His Grace�察�who whipped me and set me in

          the stocks for a scurril rogue�察�and so we parted。 I

          had as lief not take post again with the dignified

          clergy。



LIEUT。    But I trust you are very careful not to give offence。

          I have daughters。



POINT     Sir�察�my jests are most carefully selected�察�and

          anything objectionable is expunged。 If your honour

          pleases�察�I will try then first on your honour's

          chaplain。



LIEUT。    Can you give me an example�拭�Say that I had sat me down

          hurriedly on something sharp��



POINT     Sir�察�I should say that you had sat down on the spur of

          the moment。



LIEUT。    Humph� �I don't think much of that。 Is that the best

          you can do��



POINT     It has always been much admired�察�sir�察�but we will try

          again。



LIEUT。    Well�察�then�察�I am at dinner�察�and the joint of meat is

          but half cooked。



POINT     Why then�察�sir�察�I should say that what is underdone

          cannot be helped。



LIEUT。    I see。 I think that manner of thing would be somewhat

          irritating。



POINT     At first�察�sir�察�perhaps�察�but use is everything�察�and you

          would come in time to like it。



LIEUT。    We will suppose that I caught you kissing the kitchen

          wench under my very nose。



POINT     Under her very nose�察�good sir not under yours� �That

          is where I would kiss her。 Do you take me�拭�Oh�察�sir�察�a

          pretty wit a pretty�察�pretty wit��



LIEUT。    The maiden comes。 Follow me�察�friend�察�and we will

          discuss this matter at length in my library。



POINT     I am your worship's servant。 That is to say�察�I trust

          I soon shall be。 But�察�before proceeding to a more

          serious topic�察�can you tell me�察�sir�察�why a cook's

          brain´pan is like an overwound clock��



LIEUT。    A truce to this fooling follow me。



POINT     Just my luck�察�my best conundrum wasted��



     ��Exeunt LIEUTENANT and POINT。 Enter ELSIE from Tower�察�led

     by WILFRED�察�who removes the bandage from her eyes�察�and

     exits。



                No。 10。 'Tis done� �I am a bride��

                     ��RECITATIVE AND SONG��

                             Elsie



ELSIE          'Tis done� �I am a bride� �Oh�察�little ring��

               That bearest in thy circlet all t

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