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            Unlike the complicated laws

            A Parliamentary draftsman draws��

                  It may be briefly stated。



ALL。        We know that complicated laws��

            Such as a legal draftsman draws��

                  Cannot be briefly stated。



NOT。        By this ingenious law��

                  If any two shall quarrel��

                        They may not fight

                        With falchions bright

                  ��Which seemed to him immoral����

            But each a card shall draw��

                  And he who draws the lowest

                        Shall ��so 'twas said��

                        Be thenceforth dead

                  In fact�察�a legal ;ghoest;

            ��When exigence of rhyme compels��

            Orthography forgoes her spells��

                  And ;ghost; is written ;ghoest;��。



ALL ��aside��       With what an emphasis he dwells

            Upon ;orthography; and ;spells;��

                  That kind of fun's the lowest。



NOT。        When off the loser's popped

                  ��By pleasing legal fiction����

                        And friend and foe

                        Have wept their woe

                  In counterfeit affliction��

            The winner must adopt

                  The loser's poor relations

                        Discharge his debts��

                        Pay all his bets��

                  And take his obligations。



            In short�察�to briefly sum the case��

            The winner takes the loser's place��

                  With all its obligations。



ALL。        How neatly lawyers state a case��

            The winner takes the loser's place��

                  With all its obligations��



      LUD。  I see。  The man who draws the lowest card

      NOT。  Dies�察�ipso facto�察�a social death。  He loses all his

civil rightshis identity disappearsthe Revising Barrister

expunges his name from the list of voters�察�and the winner takes

his place�察�whatever it may be�察�discharges all his functions�察�and

adopts all his responsibilities。

      ERN。  This is all very well�察�as far as it goes�察�but it only

protects one of us。  What's to become of the survivor��

      LUD。  Yes�察�that's an interesting point�察�because I might be

the survivor。

      NOT。  The survivor goes at once to the Grand Duke�察�and�察�in

a

burst of remorse�察�denounces the dead man as the moving spirit of

the plot。  He is accepted as King's evidence�察�and�察�as a matter of

course�察�receives a free pardon。  To´morrow�察�when the law expires��

the dead man will�察�ipso facto�察�come to life againthe Revising

Barrister will restore his name to the list of voters�察�and he

will resume all his obligations as though nothing unusual had

happened。

      JULIA。  When he will be at once arrested�察�tried�察�and

executed on the evidence of the informer�  �Candidly�察�my friend�察�I

don't think much of your plot��

      NOT。  Dear�察�dear�察�dear�察�the ignorance of the laity�  �My

good

young lady�察�it is a beautiful maxim of our glorious Constitution

that a man can only die once。  Death expunges crime�察�and when he

comes to life again�察�it will be with a clean slate。

      ERN。  It's really very ingenious。

      LUD。 ��to NOTARY��。  My dear sir�察�we owe you our lives��

      LISA ��aside to LUDWIG��。  May I kiss him��

      LUD。  Certainly not�此�you're a big girl now。  ��To ERNEST。�� 

Well�察�miscreant�察�are you prepared to meet me on the field of

honour��

      ERN。  At once。  By Jove�察�what a couple of fire´eaters we

are��

      LISA。  Ludwig doesn't know what fear is。

      LUD。  Oh�察�I don't mind this sort of duel��

      ERN。  It's not like a duel with swords。  I hate a duel with

swords。  It's not the blade I mindit's the blood。

      LUD。  And I hate a duel with pistols。  It's not the ball I

mindit's the bang。

      NOT。  Altogether it is a great improvement on the old

method

of giving satisfaction。



                           QUINTET。

              LUDWIG�察�LISA�察�NOTARY�察�ERNEST�察�JULIA。



      Strange the views some people hold��

            Two young fellows quarrel

      Then they fight�察�for both are bold

      Rage of both is uncontrolled

      Both are stretched out�察�stark and cold��

            Prithee�察�where's the moral��

                  Ding dong�  �Ding dong��

      There's an end to further action��

      And this barbarous transaction

      Is described as ;satisfaction;��

            Ha� �ha� �ha� �ha� �satisfaction��

                  Ding dong� �Ding dong��

      Each is laid in churchyard mould

      Strange the views some people hold��



      Better than the method old��

            Which was coarse and cruel��

      Is the plan that we've extolled。

      Sing thy virtues manifold

      ��Better than refined gold����

            Statutory Duel��

                  Sing song� �Sing song��



      Sword or pistol neither uses

      Playing card he lightly chooses��

      And the loser simply loses��

            Ha� �ha� �ha� �ha� �simply loses。

                  Sing song� �Sing song��

      Some prefer the churchyard mould��

      Strange the views some people hold��



NOT。 ��offering a card to ERNEST��。

            Now take a card and gaily sing

      How little you care for Fortune's rubs



ERN。 ��drawing a card��。

      Hurrah�察�hurrah��I've drawn a King��



ALL。              He's drawn a King��

                  He's drawn a King��

      Sing Hearts and Diamonds�察�Spades and Clubs��



ALL ��dancing��。    He's drawn a King��

                  How strange a thing��

      An excellent cardhis chance it aids

      Sing Hearts and Diamonds�察�Spades and Clubs

      Sing Diamonds�察�Hearts and Clubs and Spades��



NOT。 ��to LUDWIG��。

            Now take a card with heart of grace

      ��Whatever our fate�察�let's play our parts��。



LUD。  ��drawing card��。

      Hurrah�察�hurrah��I've drawn an Ace��



ALL。              He's drawn an Ace��

                  He's drawn an Ace��

      Sing Clubs and Diamonds�察�Spades and Hearts��



ALL ��dancing��。

                  He's drawn an Ace��

                  Observe his face

      Such very good fortune falls to few

      Sing Clubs and Diamonds�察�Spades and Hearts

      Sing Clubs�察�Spades�察�Hearts and Diamonds too��



NOT。  That both these maids may keep their troth��

            And never misfortune them befall��

      I'll hold 'em as trustee for both



ALL。              He'll hold 'em both��

                  He'll hold 'em both��

      Sing Hearts�察�Clubs�察�Diamonds�察�Spades and all��



ALL ��dancing��。    By joint decree

                  As ��our/your�� trustee

      This Notary ��we/you�� will now instal

      In custody let him keep ��their/our�� hearts��

      Sing Hearts�察�Clubs�察�Diamonds�察�Spades and all��



��Dance and exeunt LUDWIG�察�ERNEST�察�and

NOTARY with the two Girls。



March。 Enter the seven Chamberlains of the

GRAND DUKE RUDOLPH。



                  CHORUS OF CHAMBERLAINS。



      The good Grand Duke of Pfennig Halbpfennig��

      Though�察�in his own opinion�察�very very big��

      In point of fact he's nothing but a miserable prig

      Is the good Grand Duke of Pfennig Halbpfennig��



      Though quite contemptible�察�as every one agrees��

      We must dissemble if we want our bread and cheese��

      So hail him in a chorus�察�with enthusiasm big��

      The good Grand Duke of Pfennig Halbpfennig��



Enter the GRAND DUKE RUDOLPH。  He is meanly and miserably dressed

      in old and patched clothes�察�but blazes with a profusion of

      orders and decorations。  He is very weak and ill�察�from low

      living。



                        SONGRUDOLPH。



      A pattern to professors of monarchical autonomy��

      I don't indulge in levity or compromising bonhomie��

      But dignified formality�察�consistent with economy��

            Above all other virtues I particularly prize。

      I never join in merrimentI don't see joke or jape any

      I never tolerate familiarity in shape any

      This�察�joined with an extravagant respect for

            tuppence´ha'penny��

            A keynote to my character sufficiently supplies。



��Speaking。��  Observe。  ��To Chamberlains。��  My snuff´box��



��The snuff´box is passed with much ceremony from the Junior

      Chamberlain�察�through all the others�察�until it is presented

      by the  Senior Chamberlain to RUDOLPH�察�who uses it。��



      That incident a keynote to my character supplies。



RUD。  I weigh out tea and sugar with precision mathematical

      Instead of beer�察�a penny eachmy orders are emphatical

      ��Extravagance unpardonable�察�any more than that I call����

        But�察�on the other hand�察�my Ducal dignity to keep

      All Courtly ceremonialto put it comprehensively

      I rigidly insist upon ��but not�察�I hope�察�offensively��

      Whenever ceremonial can be practised inexpensively

        And�察�when you come to think of it�察�it's really very

cheap��



��Speaking。��  Observe。  ��To Chamberlains。��  My handkerchief��



��Handkerchief is handed by Junior Chamberlain to the next in

      order�察�and so on until it reaches RUDOLPH�察�who is much

      inconvenienced by the delay。��



      It's sometimes inconvenient�察�but it's always very cheap��



      RUD。  My Lord Chamberlain�察�as you are aware�察�my marriage

with the wealthy Baroness von Krakenfeldt will take place

to´morrow�察�and you will be good enough to see that the rejoicings

are on a scale of unusual liberality。  Pass that on。 ��Chamberlain

whispers to Vice´Chamberlain�察�who whispers to the next�察�and so

on。��  The sports will begin with a Wedding Breakfast Bee。  The

leading pastry´cooks of the town will be invited to compete�察�and

the winner will not only enjoy the satisfaction of seeing his

breakfast devoured by the Grand Ducal pair�察�but he will also be

entitled to have the Arms of Pfennig Halbpfennig tattoo'd between

his shoulder´blades。  The V

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