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

his shoulder´blades。  The Vice´Chamberlain will see to this。  All

the public fountains of Speisesaal will run with Gingerbierheim

and Currantweinmilch at the public expense。  The Assistant

Vice´Chamberlain will see to this。  At night�察�everybody will

illuminate�察�and as I have no desire to tax the public funds

unduly�察�this will be done at the inhabitants' private expense。

The Deputy Assistant Vice´Chamberlain will see to this。  All my

Grand Ducal subjects will wear new clothes�察�and the Sub´Deputy

Assistant Vice´Chamberlain will collect the usual commission on

all sales。  Wedding presents ��which�察�on this occasion�察�should be

on a scale of extraordinary magnificence�� will be received at the

Palace at any hour of the twenty´four�察�and the Temporary

Sub´Deputy Assistant Vice´Chamberlain will sit up all night for

this purpose。  The entire population will be commanded to enjoy

themselves�察�and with this view the Acting Temporary Sub´Deputy

Assistant Vice´Chamberlain will sing comic songs in the

Market´place from noon to nightfall。  Finally�察�we have composed a

Wedding Anthem�察�with which the entire population are required to

provide themselves。  It can be obtained from our Grand Ducal

publishers at the usual discount price�察�and all the Chamberlains

will be expected to push the sale。  ��Chamberlains bow and 

exeunt��。  I don't feel at all comfortable。  I hope I'm not doing

a foolish thing in getting married。  After all�察�it's a poor heart

that never rejoices�察�and this wedding of mine is the first little

treat I've allowed myself since my christening。  Besides��

Caroline's income is very considerable�察�and as her ideas of

economy are quite on a par with mine�察�it ought to turn out well。

Bless her tough old heart�察�she's a mean little darling�  �Oh�察�here

she is�察�punctual to her appointment��



Enter BARONESS VON KRAKENFELDT。



      BAR。  Rudolph�  �Why�察�what's the matter��

      RUD。  Why�察�I'm not quite myself�察�my pet。  I'm a little

worried and upset。  I want a tonic。  It's the low diet�察�I think。

I am afraid�察�after all�察�I shall have to take the bull by the

horns and have an egg with my breakfast。

      BAR。  I shouldn't do anything rash�察�dear。  Begin with a

jujube。 ��Gives him one。��

      RUD。 ��about to eat it�察�but changes his mind��。  I'll keep it

for supper。 ��He sits by her and tries to put his arm round her

waist。��

      BAR。  Rudolph�察�don't�  �What in the world are you thinking

of��

      RUD。  I was thinking of embracing you�察�my sugarplum。  Just

as a little cheap treat。

      BAR。  What�察�here�拭 �In public�拭 �Really�察�you appear to have

no

sense of delicacy。

      RUD。  No sense of delicacy�察�Bon´bon��

      BAR。  No。  I can't make you out。  When you courted me�察�all

your courting was done publicly in the Marketplace。  When you

proposed to me�察�you proposed in the Market´place。  And now that

we're engaged you seem to desire that our first tte´

occur in the Marketplace�  �Surely you've a room in your

Palacewith blindsthat would do��

      RUD。  But�察�my own�察�I can't help myself。  I'm bound by my

own

decree。

      BAR。  Your own decree��

      RUD。  Yes。  You see�察�all the houses that give on the

Market´place belong to me�察�but the drains ��which date back to the

reign of Charlemagne�� want attending to�察�and the houses wouldn't

letso�察�with a view to increasing the value of the property�察�I

decreed that all love´episodes between affectionate couples

should take place�察�in public�察�on this spot�察�every Monday��

Wednesday�察�and Friday�察�when the band doesn't play。

      BAR。  Bless me�察�what a happy idea�  �So moral too�  �And have

you found it answer��

      RUD。  Answer�拭 �The rents have gone up fifty per cent�察�and

the sale of opera´glasses ��which is a Grand Ducal monopoly�� has

received an extraordinary stimulus�  �So�察�under the circumstances��

would you allow me to put my arm round your waist�拭 �As a source

of income。  Just once��

      BAR。  But it's so very embarrassing。  Think of the

opera´glasses��

      RUD。  My good girl�察�that's just what I am thinking of。 

Hang

it all�察�we must give them something for their money�  �What's

that��

      BAR。  ��unfolding paper�察�which contains a large letter��

which

she hands to him��。  It's a letter which your detective asked me

to hand to you。  I wrapped it up in yesterday's paper to keep it

clean。

      RUD。  Oh�察�it's only his report�  �That'll keep。  But�察�I say��

you've never been and bought a newspaper��

      BAR。  My dear Rudolph�察�do you think I'm mad�拭 �It came

wrapped round my breakfast。

      RUD。  ��relieved��。 I thought you were not the sort of girl

to

go and buy a newspaper�  �Well�察�as we've got it�察�we may as well

read it。  What does it say��

      BAR。  Whydear mehere's your biography�   �Our Detested

Despot� �

      RUD。  YesI fancy that refers to me。

      BAR。  And it saysOh�察�it can't be��

      RUD。  What can't be��

      BAR。  Why�察�it says that although you're going to marry me

to´morrow�察�you were betrothed in infancy to the Princess of Monte

Carlo��

      RUD。  Oh yesthat's quite right。  Didn't I mention it��

      BAR。  Mention it�  �You never said a word about it��

      RUD。  Well�察�it doesn't matter�察�because�察�you see�察�it's

practically off。

      BAR。  Practically off��

      RUD。  Yes。  By the terms of the contract the betrothal is

void unless the Princess marries before she is of age。  Now�察�her

father�察�the Prince�察�is stony´broke�察�and hasn't left his house for

years for fear of arrest。  Over and over again he has implored me

to come to him to be married´but in vain。  Over and over again he

has implored me to advance him the money to enable the Princess

to come to mebut in vain。  I am very young�察�but not as young as

that�察�and as the Princess comes of age at two tomorrow�察�why at

two to´morrow I'm a free man�察�so I appointed that hour for our

wedding�察�as I shall like to have as much marriage as I can get

for my money。

      BAR。  I see。  Of course�察�if the married state is a happy

state�察�it's a pity to waste any of it。

      RUD。  Why�察�every hour we delayed I should lose a lot of you

and you'd lose a lot of me��

      BAR。  My thoughtful darling�  �Oh�察�Rudolph�察�we ought to be

very happy��

      RUD。  If I'm not�察�it'll be my first bad investment。  Still��

there is such a thing as a slump even in Matrimonials。

      BAR。  I often picture us in the long�察�cold�察�dark December

evenings�察�sitting close to each other and singing impassioned

duets to keep us warm�察�and thinking of all the lovely things we

could afford to buy if we chose�察�and�察�at the same time�察�planning

out our lives in a spirit of the most rigid and exacting economy��

      RUD。  It's a most beautiful and touching picture of

connubial bliss in its highest and most rarefied development��



                    DUETBARONESS and RUDOLPH。



BAR。  As o'er our penny roll we sing��

            It is not reprehensive

      To think what joys our wealth would bring

      Were we disposed to do the thing

            Upon a scale extensive。

      There's rich mock´turtlethick and clear



RUD。 ��confidentially��。  Perhaps we'll have it once a year��



BAR。 ��delighted��。       You are an open´handed dear��



RUD。                    Though�察�mind you�察�it's expensive。



BAR。                    No doubt it is expensive。



BOTH。       How fleeting are the glutton's joys��

            With fish and fowl he lightly toys��



RUD。        And pays for such expensive tricks

            Sometimes as much as two´and´six��



BAR。              As two´and´six��



RUD。              As two´and´six



BOTH。       Sometimes as much as two´and´six��



BAR。        It gives him no advantage�察�mind

            For you and he have only dined��

            And you remain when once it's down

            A better man by half´a´crown。



RUD。              By half´a´crown��



BAR。              By half´a´crown。



BOTH。       Yes�察�two´and´six is half´a´crown。

                  Then let us be modestly merry��

                  And rejoice with a derry down derry。

                        For to laugh and to sing

                        No extravagance bring

                  It's a joy economical�察�very��



BAR。        Although as you're of course aware

            ��I never tried to hide it��

            I moisten my insipid fare

            With waterwhich I can't abear



RUD。        Nor II can't abide it。



BAR。        This pleasing fact our souls will cheer��

            With fifty thousand pounds a year

            We could indulge in table beer��



RUD。                    Get out��



BAR。        We couldI've tried it��



RUD。        Yes�察�yes�察�of course you've tried it��



BOTH。       Oh�察�he who has an income clear

            Of fifty thousand pounds a year



BAR。        Can purchase all his fancy loves

            Conspicuous hats



RUD。                    Two shilling gloves



BAR。 ��doubtfully��。  Two´shilling gloves��



RUD。 ��positively��。  Two´shilling gloves



BOTH。       Yes�察�think of that�察�two´shilling gloves��



BAR。        Cheap shoes and ties of gaudy hue��

            And Waterbury watches�察�too

            And think that he could buy the lot

            Were he a donkey



RUD。                    Which he's not��



BAR。              Oh no�察�he's not��



RUD。              Oh no�察�he's not��



BOTH ��dancing��。

            That kind of donkey he is not��

                  Then let us be modestly merry��

                  And rejoice with a derry down derry。

                        For to laugh and to sing

                        Is a rational thing´

            It's a joy economical�察�very��

                                                      ��Exit

BARONESS。



      RUD。  Oh�察�now for my detective's report。  ��Opens letter。��

What's this�  �Another conspiracy�  �A conspiracy to de

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