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And yet I need not tell you why
A tear´drop dews each martial eye��
��Aside �А�Weep�察�weep�察�all weep� 。�They all weep。��
MAIDENS &
DRAGOONS Our/We soldiers very seldom cry��
And yet they/we need not tell us/you why
ABOVE &
DUKE A tear´drop dews each eye/martial eye��
Weep�察�weep�察�all weep��
��The Solicitor re´enters��
BUNTHORNE ��coming briskly forward�察�L。C。��
Come�察�walk up�察�and purchase with avidity��
Overcome your diffidence and natural timidity��
Tickets for the raffle should be purchased with avidity��
Put in half a guinea and a husband you may gain
Such a judge of blue´and´white and other kinds of pottery
From early Oriental down to modern terra´cottary
Put in half a guinea you may draw him in a lottery
Such an opportunity may not occur again。
MAIDENS Such a judge of blue´and´white and other kinds of
pottery
From early Oriental down to modern terra cottary
Put in half a guinea you may draw him in a lottery
Such an opportunity may not occur again。
��MAIDENS crowd up to purchase tickets。 DRAGOONS dance in single
file round stage�察�to express their indifference。��
DRAGOONS We've been thrown over�察�we're aware
But we don't care but we don't care��
There's fish in the sea�察�no doubt of it��
As good as ever came out of it��
And some day we shall get our share��
So we don't care so we don't care��
��During this the GIRLS have been buying tickets�察�the Solicitor
officiating。 At last JANE presents herself。 BUNTHORNE
looks at her with aversion。��
BUNTHORNE And are you going a ticket for to buy��
JANE ��surprised�А �Most certainly I am�察�why shouldn't I��
BUNTHORNE ��aside�А �Oh�察�Fortune�察�this is hard� 。�aloud��
Blindfold your eyes��
Two minutes will decide who wins the prize��
��GIRLS blindfold themselves。��
Chorus of MAIDENS
Oh�察�Fortune�察�to my aching heart be kind��
Like us�察�thou art blindfolded�察�but not blind��
Just raise your bandage�察�thus�察。�Each uncovers one eye。�А�that you
may see��
And give the prize�察�and give the prize to me� 。�They cover their
eyes again。��
BUNTHORNE Come�察�Lady Jane�察�I pray you draw the first��
JANE ��joyfully�А �He loves me best��
BUNTHORNE ��aside�А �I want to know the worst��
��JANE puts her hand in bag to draw ticket。 PATIENCE enters and
prevents her。��
PATIENCE Hold� �Stay your hand��
ALL ��uncovering their eyes��
What means this interference��
Of this bold girl I pray you make a clearance��
JANE Away with you�察�away with you�察�and to your milk´pails go��
BUNTHORNE ��suddenly�А�She wants a ticket� �Take a dozen��
PATIENCE No� �If there be pardon in your breast
For this poor penitent��
Who with remorseful thought opprest��
Sincerely doth repent��
If you�察�with one so lowly�察�still
Desire to be allied��
Then you may take me�察�if you will��
For I will be your bride��
��She kneels to Bunthorne。��
CHORUS Oh�察�shameless one��
Oh�察�bold´faced thing��
Away you run
Go�察�take your wing��
Oh�察�shameless one��
Oh�察�bold´faced thing��
Away you run
Go�察�take your wing��
You shameless one��
You bold´faced thing��
��Bunthorne raises her。��
BUNTHORNE How strong is love� �For many and many a week��
She's loved me fondly�察�and has feared to speak
But Nature�察�for restraint too mighty far��
Has burst the bonds of Art and here we are��
PATIENCE No�察�Mister Bunthorne�察�no you're wrong again��
Permit me I'll endeavour to explain��
True love must single´hearted be
BUNTHORNE Exactly so��
PATIENCE From ev'ry selfish fancy free
BUNTHORNE Exactly so��
PATIENCE No idle thought of gain or joy
A maiden's fancy should employ
True love must be without alloy��
True love must be without alloy。
MEN Exactly so��
PATIENCE Imposture to contempt must lead
COLONEL Exactly so��
PATIENCE Blind vanity's dissension's seed
MAJOR Exactly so��
PATIENCE It follows�察�then�察�a maiden who
Devotes herself to loving you
Is prompted by no selfish view��
Is prompted by no selfish view��
MEN Exactly so��
SAPHIR ��coming L。 of BUNTHORNE��
Are you resolved to wed this shameless one��
ANGELA ��coming R。 of BUNTHORNE��
Is there no chance for any other��
BUNTHORNE ��decisively�А�None� 。�Embraces PATIENCE��
��Exit PATIENCE and BUNTHORNE�察�L。 ANGELA�察�SAPHIR�察�and ELLA take
COLONEL�察�DUKE�察�and MAJOR down�察�while GIRLS gaze fondly at
other Officers。��
SEXTET
��ELLA�察�SAPHIR�察�ANGELA�察�DUKE�察�MAJOR�察�COLONEL��
I hear the soft note of the echoing voice
Of an old�察�old love�察�long dead
It whispers my sorrowing heart ;rejoice;
For the last sad tear is shed
The pain that is all but a pleasure will change
For the pleasure that's all but pain��
And never�察�oh never�察�this heart will range
From that old�察�old love again��
��GIRLS embrace OFFICERS��
CHORUS Yes�察�the pain that is all but a pleasure will change
For the pleasure that's all but pain��
And never�察�oh never�察�our hearts will range
From that old�察�old love again��
DUKE CHORUS
Oh�察�never�察�oh never Oh�察�never�察�oh never
our hearts will range our hearts�察�our hearts
will range
From that old�察�old love again��
SEXTET CHORUS
Oh�察�never�察�oh never�察 �Oh�察�never�察�oh never our hearts��
our hearts will range Oh�察�never�察�our hearts will range
From that old�察�old From that old�察�old love
love again� �again��
��The GIRLS embrace the Officers。 Re´enter PATIENCE and
BUNTHORNE。 L。��
��As the DRAGOONS and GIRLS are embracing�察�enter GROSVENOR��
R。U。E。�察�reading。 He takes no notice of them�察�but comes
slowly down�察�still reading。 The GIRLS are all strangely
fascinated by him。 The Chorus divides�察�L。 & R。�察�and the
GIRLS are held back by the DRAGOONS�察�as they attempt to
throw themselves at GROSVENOR。 Fury of BUNTHORNE�察�who
recognizes a rival。��
ANGELA ��R。C。�А�But who is this�察�whose god´like grace
Proclaims he comes of noble race��
And who is this�察�whose manly face
Bears sorrow's interesting trace��
CHORUS Yes�察�who is this�察�whose god´like grace
Proclaims he comes of noble race��
GROSVENOR ��C。�А�I am a broken´hearted troubadour��
Whose mind's aesthetic and whose tastes are pure��
ANGELA Aesthetic� �He is aesthetic��
GROSVENOR Yes�察�yes I am aesthetic
And poetic��
MAIDENS Then�察�we love you��
��They break away from the DRAGOONS�察�and kneel to GROSVENOR。��
DRAGOONS They love him� �Horror��
BUNTHORNE and
PATIENCE They love him� �Horror��
GROSVENOR They love me� �Horror� �Horror� �Horror��
ENSEMBLE
��all parts sung at the same time��
PATIENCE DUKE
List�察�Reginald�察�while I confess My jealousy I can't
express��
A love that's all unselfishness�察 �Their love they openly
confess��
That it's unselfish�察�goodness knows�察 �His shell´like ears he
does not close
You won't dispute it�察�I suppose� �To their recital of
their woes。
ELLA�察�SAPHIR�察�ANGELA�察�JANE CHORUS
Oh�察�list while we a love confess Oh�察�list while we/they a
love confess
That words imperfectly express。
Those shell´like ears�察�ah�察�do not close That words imperfectly
express。
To blighted love's distracting woes��
ENSEMBLE
��all parts sung at the same time��
MAJOR�察�COLONEL & BUNTHORNE GROSVENOR
My jealousy I can't express�察 �Again my cursed comeliness
Their love they openly confess� �Spreads hopeless
anguish and
distress��
Their love they openly confess�察 �Spreads hopeless anguish
and
confess� �distress�察�distress��
MAIDENS DRAGOONS
Yes�察�those shell´like ears�察�ah�察�do Yes�察�his shell´like ears
not close he does not close
To blighted love's distracting To their recital of their
woes��
woes��
To blighted love's distracting woes�察 �To their recital of their
woes��
their woes� �their woes��
ENSEMBLE
��all parts sung at the same time��
PATIENCE DUKE
Ah� �Ah��
And I shall love you�察�I shall love。 His shell´like ears he
does not close
Your ears�察�ah�察�do not close� �