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No。 7。 Long years ago； fourteen maybe
（Duet）
Patience and Angela
PATIENCE ＇R。＇ Long years ago fourteen； maybe；
When but a tiny babe of four；
Another baby played with me；
My elder by a year or more；
A little child of beauty rare；
With marv'lous eyes and wondrous hair；
Who； in my child…eyes； seemed to me
All that a little child should be！
＇She goes to ANGELA； L。C。＇
Ah； how we loved； that child and I！
How pure our baby joy！
How true our love and； by the bye；
He was a little boy！
ANGELA Ah； old； old tale of Cupid's touch！
I thought as much I thought as much！
He was a little boy！
PATIENCE Pray don't misconstrue what I say
Remember； pray remember； pray；
He was a little boy！
ANGELA No doubt！ Yet； spite of all your pains；
The interesting fact remains …
He was a little boy！
BOTH Ah； yes； in/No doubt； yet spite of all my/your pains；
The interesting fact remains
He was a little boy！
He was a little boy！
＇Exit ANGELA； L。＇
PATIENCE ＇R。C。＇ It's perfectly dreadful to think of the
appalling state I must be in！ I had no idea that love was a
duty。 No wonder they all look so unhappy！ Upon my word； I
hardly like to associate with myself。 I don't think I'm
respectable。 I'll go at once and fall in love with。。。 ＇As she
turns to go up R。； GROSVENOR enters； R。U。E。 She sees him and
turns back。＇ a stranger！
No。 8。 Prithee； pretty maiden
（Duet）
Patience and Grosvenor
GROSVENOR ＇up…stage； R。 ＇ Prithee； pretty maiden prithee；
tell me true；
（Hey； but I'm doleful； willow willow waly！）
Have you e'er a lover a…dangling after you？
Hey willow waly O！
＇coming down…stage＇
I would fain discover
If you have a lover！
Hey willow waly O！
PATIENCE ＇L。＇ Gentle sir； my heart is frolicsome and free
（Hey； but he's doleful； willow willow waly！）
Nobody I care for comes a…courting me
Hey willow waly O！
Nobody I care for
Comes a…courting therefore；
Hey willow waly O！
GROSVENOR ＇C。＇ Prithee； pretty maiden； will you marry me？
（Hey； but I'm hopeful； willow willow waly！）
I may say； at once； I'm a man of propertee
Hey willow waly O！
Money； I despise it；
Many people prize it；
Hey willow waly O！
PATIENCE Gentle Sir； although to marry I design
（Hey； but he's hopeful； willow willow waly！）
As yet I do not know you； and so I must decline。
Hey willow waly O！
To other maidens go you
As yet I do not know you；
BOTH Hey willow waly O！
GROS。 Patience！ Can it be that you don't recognize me？
PATIENCE ＇down L。＇ Recognize you？ No； indeed I don't！
GROS。 Have fifteen years so greatly changed me？
PATIENCE ＇turning to him＇ Fifteen years？ What do you mean？
GROS。 Have you forgotten the friend of your youth； your
Archibald？ your little playfellow？ Oh； Chronos； Chronos； this
is too bad of you！ ＇Comes down； C。＇
PATIENCE Archibald！ Is it possible？ Why； let me look！ It is！
It is！ ＇takes his hands。＇ It must be！ Oh； how happy I am！ I
thought we should never meet again！ And how you've grown！
GROS。 Yes； Patience； I am much taller and much stouter than I
was。
PATIENCE And how you've improved！
GROS。 ＇dropping her hands and turning＇ Yes； Patience； I am very
beautiful！ ＇Sighs。＇
PATIENCE But surely that doesn't make you unhappy？
GROS。 Yes； Patience。 Gifted as I am with a beauty which
probably has not its rival on earth； I am； nevertheless； utterly
and completely miserable。
PATIENCE Oh but why？
GROS。 My child…love for you has never faded。 Conceive； then；
the horror of my situation when I tell you that it is my hideous
destiny to be madly loved at first sight by every woman I come
across！
PATIENCE But why do you make yourself so picturesque？ Why not
disguise yourself； disfigure yourself； anything to escape this
persecution？
GROS。 No； Patience； that may not be。 These gifts irksome as
they are were given to me for the enjoyment and delectation of
my fellow…creatures。 I am a trustee for Beauty； and it is my
duty to see that the conditions of my trust are faithfully
discharged。
PATIENCE And you； too； are a Poet？
GROS。 Yes； I am the Apostle of Simplicity。 I am called
〃Archibald the All…Right〃 for I am infallible！
PATIENCE And is it possible that you condescend to love such a
girl as I？
GROS。 Yes； Patience； is it not strange？ I have loved you with a
Florentine fourteenth…century frenzy for full fifteen years！
PATIENCE Oh； marvelous！ I have hitherto been deaf to the voice
of love。 I seem now to know what love is！ It has been revealed
to me it is Archibald Grosvenor！
GROS。 Yes； Patience； it is！ ＇She goes into his arms。＇
PATIENCE ＇as in a trance＇ We will never； never part！
GROS。 We will live and die together！
PATIENCE I swear it！
GROS。 We both swear it！
PATIENCE ＇recoiling from him＇ But oh； horror！
GROS。 What's the matter？
PATIENCE Why； you are perfection！ A source of endless ecstasy
to all who know you！
GROS。 I know I am。 Well？
PATIENCE Then； bless my heart； there can be nothing unselfish in
loving you！
GROS。 Merciful powers！ I never thought of that！
PATIENCE To monopolize those features on which all women love to
linger！ It would be unpardonable！
GROS。 Why； so it would！ Oh； fatal perfection； again you
interpose between me and my happiness！
PATIENCE Oh； if you were but a thought less beautiful than you
are！
GROS。 Would that I were； but candour compels me to admit that
I'm not！
PATIENCE Our duty is clear； we must part； and for ever！
GROS。 Oh； misery！ And yet I cannot question the propriety of
your decision。 Farewell； Patience！
PATIENCE Farewell； Archibald！ ＇they both turn to go。＇
＇suddenly＇ But stay！
GROS。 Yes； Patience？
PATIENCE Although I may not love you for you are perfection …
… there is nothing to prevent your loving me。 I am plain；
homely； unattractive！
GROS。 Why； that's true！
PATIENCE The love of such a man as you for such a girl as I must
be unselfish！
GROS。 Unselfishness itself！
No。 8a。 Though to marry you would very selfish be
（Duet）
Patience and Grosvenor
PATIENCE Though to marry you would very selfish be
GROSVENOR Hey； but I'm doleful willow willow waly！
PATIENCE You may； all the same； continue loving me
GROSVENOR Hey willow waly O！
BOTH All the world ignoring；
You'll/I'll go on adoring
Hey； willow waly O！
＇They go off sadly PATIENCE； L。； GROSVENOR； R。U。E。＇
No。 9。 Let the merry cymbals sound
（Finale of Act I）
Ensemble
＇Enter BUNTHORNE； crowned with roses and hung about with
garlands； and looking very miserable。 He is led by ANGELA
and SAPHIR （each of whom holds an end of the rose…garland by
which he is bound）； and accompanied by procession of
Maidens。 They are dancing classically； and playing on
cymbals； double pipes； and other archaic instruments。 JANE
last； with a very large pair of cymbals。＇
＇The procession enters over the drawbridge； BUNTHORNE being
preceded by the Chorus。 They go R。 and round the stage；
ending with BUNTHORNE down L。C。； with ANGELA on his R。；
SAPHIR on his L。； JANE up C。＇
MAIDENS Let the merry cymbals sound；
Gaily pipe Pandaean pleasure；
With a Daphnephoric bound
Tread a gay but classic measure；
Tread a gay but classic measure。
Ev'ry heart with hope is beating；
For； at this exciting meeting
Fickle Fortune will decide
Who shall be our Bunthorne's bride！
Ev'ry heart with hope is beating；
For； at this exciting meeting
Fickle Fortune will decide
Who shall be our Bunthorne's bride！
Let the merry cymbals sound；
Gaily pipe Pandaean pleasure；
With a Daphnephoric bound
Tread a gay but cla