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assurance��
that if your hesitation is attributable to that circumstance�察�it
is
uncalled for。
JOS。 Oh� �then your lordship is of opinion that married
happiness is not
inconsistent with discrepancy in rank��
SIR JOSEPH。 I am officially of that opinion。
JOS。 That the high and the lowly may be truly happy together��
provided
that they truly love one another��
SIR JOSEPH。 Madam�察�I desire to convey to you officially my
opinion that
love is a platform upon which all ranks meet。
JOS。 I thank you�察�Sir Joseph。 I did hesitate�察�but I will
hesitate no
longer。 ��Aside。�� He little thinks how eloquently he has pleaded
his
rival's cause��
TRIO
FIRST LORD�察�CAPTAIN�察�and JOSEPHINE
CAPT。 Never mind the why and wherefore��
Love can level ranks�察�and therefore��
Though his lordship's station's mighty��
Though stupendous be his brain��
Though your tastes are mean and flighty
And your fortune poor and plain��
CAPT。 and Ring the merry bells on board´ship��
SIR JOSEPH。 Rend the air with warbling wild��
For the union of �� his �� lordship
my
With a humble captain's child��
CAPT。 For a humble captain's daughter
JOS。 For a gallant captain's daughter
SIR JOSEPH。 And a lord who rules the water
JOS。 ��aside��。 And a tar who ploughs the water��
ALL。 Let the air with joy be laden��
Rend with songs the air above��
For the union of a maiden
With the man who owns her love��
SIR JOSEPH。 Never mind the why and wherefore��
Love can level ranks�察�and therefore��
Though your nautical relation ��alluding to CAPT。��
In my set could scarcely pass
Though you occupy a station
In the lower middle class
CAPT。 and Ring the merry bells on board´ship��
SIR JOSEPH Rend the air with warbling wild��
For the union of �� my �� lordship
your
With a humble captain's child��
CAPT。 For a humble captain's daughter
JOS。 For a gallant captain's daughter
SIR JOSEPH。 And a lord who rules the water
JOS。 ��aside��。 And a tar who ploughs the water��
ALL。 Let the air with joy be laden��
Rend with songs the air above��
For the union of a maiden
With the man who owns her love��
JOS。 Never mind the why and wherefore��
Love can level ranks�察�and therefore
I admit the jurisdiction��
Ably have you played your part��
You have carried firm conviction
To my hesitating heart。
CAPT。 and Ring the merry bells on board´ship��
SIR JOSEPH。 Rend the air with warbling wild��
For the union of �� my �� lordship
his
With a humble captain's child��
CAPT。 For a humble captain's daughter
JOS。 For a gallant captain's daughter
SIR JOSEPH。 And a lord who rules the water
JOS。 ��aside��。 And a tar who ploughs the water��
��Aloud。�� Let the air with joy be laden。
CAPT。 and SIR JOSEPH。 Ring the merry bells on board´ship
JOS。 For the union of a maiden
CAPT。 and SIR JOSEPH。 For her union with his lordship。
ALL。 Rend with songs the air above
For the man who owns her love��
��Exit JOS。
CAPT。 Sir Joseph�察�I cannot express to you my delight at the
happy
result of your eloquence。 Your argument was unanswerable。
SIR JOSEPH。 Captain Corcoran�察�it is one of the happiest
characteristics
of this glorious country that official utterances are invariably
regarded
as unanswerable。 ��Exit SIR
JOSEPH。
CAPT。 At last my fond hopes are to be crowned。 My only daughter
is to
be the bride of a Cabinet Minister。 The prospect is Elysian。
��During this
speech DICK DEADEYE has entered。��
DICK。 Captain。
CAPT。 Deadeye� �You here�拭�Don't� 。�Recoiling from him。��
DICK。 Ah�察�don't shrink from me�察�Captain。 I'm unpleasant to look
at�察�and
my name's agin me�察�but I ain't as bad as I seem。
CAPT。 What would you with me��
DICK ��mysteriously��。 I'm come to give you warning。
CAPT。 Indeed� �do you propose to leave the Navy then��
DICK。 No�察�no�察�you misunderstand me�察�listen��
DUET
CAPTAIN and DICK DEADEYE
DICK。 Kind Captain�察�I've important information��
Sing hey�察�the kind commander that you are��
About a certain intimate relation��
Sing hey�察�the merry maiden and the tar。
BOTH。 The merry maiden and the tar。
CAPT。 Good fellow�察�in conundrums you are speaking��
Sing hey�察�the mystic sailor that you are��
The answer to them vainly I am seeking��
Sing hey�察�the merry maiden and the tar。
BOTH The merry maiden and the tar。
DICK。 Kind Captain�察�your young lady is a´sighing��
Sing hey�察�the simple captain that you are��
This very might with Rackstraw to be flying��
Sing hey�察�the merry maiden and the tar。
BOTH。 The merry maiden and the tar。
CAPT。 Good fellow�察�you have given timely warning��
Sing hey�察�the thoughtful sailor that you are��
I'll talk to Master Rackstraw in the morning��
Sing hey�察�the cat´o'´nine´tails and the tar。
��Producing a
;cat;。��
BOTH。 The merry cat´o'´nine´tails and the tar��
CAPT。 Dick DeadeyeI thank you for your warningI will at
once take
means to arrest their flight。 This boat cloak will afford me
ample
disguiseSo� 。�Envelops himself in a mysterious cloak�察�holding it
before
his face。��
DICK。 Ha�察�ha� �They are foiledfoiledfoiled��
Enter Crew on tiptoe�察�with RALPH and BOATSWAIN meeting
JOSEPHINE�察�who
enters from cabin on tiptoe�察�with bundle of necessaries�察�and
accompanied by LITTLE BUTTERCUP。
ENSEMBLE
Carefully on tiptoe stealing��
Breathing gently as we may��
Every step with caution feeling��
We will softly steal away。
��CAPTAIN stamps��Chord。
ALL ��much alarmed��。 Goodness me
Why�察�what was that��
DICK。 Silent be��
It was the cat��
ALL。 ��reassured��。 It wasit was the cat��
CAPT。 ��producing cat´o'´nine´tails��。 They're right�察�it was the
cat��
ALL。 Pull ashore�察�in fashion steady��
Hymen will defray the fare��
For a clergyman is ready
To unite the happy pair��
��Stamp as before�察�and Chord。��
ALL。 Goodness me��
Why�察�what was that��
DICK。 Silent be��
Again the cat��
ALL。 It was again that cat��
CAPT。 ��aside��。 They're right�察�it was the cat��
CAPT。 ��throwing off cloak��。 Hold� 。�All start。��
Pretty daughter of mine��
I insist upon knowing
Where you may be going
With these sons of the brine��
For my excellent crew��
Though foes they could thump any��
Are scarcely fit company��
My daughter�察�for you。
CREW。 Now�察�hark at that�察�do��
Though foes we could thump any��
We are scarcely fit company
For a lady like you��
RALPH。 Proud officer�察�that haughty lip uncurl��
Vain man�察�suppress that supercilious sneer��
For I have dared to love your matchless girl��
A fact well known to all my messmates here��
CAPT。 Oh�察�horror��
RALPH and Jos。 �� I �� humble�察�poor�察�and lowly born��
He
The meanest in the port division
The butt of epauletted scorn
The mark of quarter´deck derision
Have �� dare to raise �� my �� wormy eyes
Has his
Above the dust to which you'd mould �� me
him
In manhood's glorious pride to rise��
I am �� an Englishmanbehold �� me
He is him
ALL。 He is an Englishman��
BOAT。 He is an Englishman��
For he himself has said it��
And it's greatly to his credit��
That he is an Englishman��
ALL。 That he is an Englishman��
BOAT。 For he might have been a Roosian��
A French�察�or Turk�察�or Proosian��
Or perhaps Itali´an��
ALL。 Or perhaps Itali´an��
BOAT。 But in spite of all temptations
To belong to other nations��
He remains an Englishman��
ALL。 For in spite of all temptations�察�etc。
CAPT。 ��trying to repress his anger��。
In uttering a r