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You're bound to bring the Princess here to…day：
Why is she not with you？
Gama： Answer me this：
What think you of a wealthy purse…proud man；
Who； when he calls upon a starving friend；
Pulls out his gold and flourishes his notes；
And flashes diamonds in the pauper's eyes？
What name have you for such an one？
Hildebd： A snob。
Gama： Just so。 The girl has beauty； virtue； wit；
Grace； humour； wisdom； charity and pluck。
Would it be kindly； think you； to parade
These brilliant qualities before your eyes？
Oh no； King Hildebrand； I am no snob！
Hildebd： （Furiously） Stop that tongue；
Or you shall lose the monkey head that holds it！
Gama： Bravo！ Your King deprives me of my head；
That he and I may meet on equal terms！
Hildebd： Where is she now？ （Threatening）
Gama： In Castle Adamant；
One of my many country houses。 There
She rules a woman's University；
With full a hundred girls； who learn of her。
Cyril： A hundred girls！ A hundred ecstasies！
Gama： But no mere girls； my good young gentleman；
With all the college learning that you boast；
The youngest there will prove a match for you。
Cyril： With all my heart； if she's the prettiest！
（To Florian） Fancy； a hundred matches all alight！
That's if I strike them as I hope to do！
Gama： Despair your hope； their hearts are dead to men。
He who desires to gain their favour must
Be qualified to strike their teeming brains；
And not their hearts。 They're safety matches； sir；
And they light only on the knowledge box
So you've no chance！
Florian： And there are no males whatever in those walls？
Gama： None； gentlemen； excepting letter mails
And they are driven （as males often are
In other large communities） by women。
Why； bless my heart； she's so particular
She'll hardly suffer Dr。 Watts's hymns
And all the animals she owns are 〃hers〃！
The ladies rise at cockcrow every morn
Cyril： Ah； then they have male poultry？
Gama： Not at all；
（Confidentially） The crowing's done by an accomplished hen！
FINALE
（Gama； Hildebrand； Cyril； Hilarion； Florian
and Chorus of Girls and Men）
DUET （Gama and Hildebrand）
〃P'raps if you Address the Lady〃
Gama： P'raps if you address the lady
Most politely； most politely
Flatter and impress the lady；
Most politely； most politely；
Humbly beg and humbly sue
She may deign to look on you；
But your doing you must do
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
All： Humbly beg and humbly sue；
She may deign to look on you；
But your doing you must do
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
Hildebd： Go you and inform the lady；
Most politely； most politely；
If she don't； we'll storm the lady
Most politely； most politely！
（To Gama） You'll remain as hostage here；
Should Hillarion disappear；
We will hang you； never fear；
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
All： He'll ＇I'll＇ ＇You'll＇ remain as hostage here。
Should Hilarion disappear；
They ＇We＇ will hang me ＇you＇ never fear；
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
（Gama； Arac； Guron and Scynthius are marched off in custody；
Hildebrand following）
RECITATIVE Hilarion
Come； Cyril； Florian； our course is plain；
To…morrow morn fair Ida we'll engage；
But we will use no force her love to gain；
Nature； nature has arm'd us for the war we
wage！
TRIO Hilarion； Cyril； and Florian
Hilarion： Expressive glances
Shall be our lances；
And pops of Sillery
Our light artillery。
We'll storm their bowers
With scented showers
Of fairest flowers
That we can buy！
Chorus： Oh； dainty triolet！
Oh； fragrant violet！
Oh； gentle heigho…let！
（Or little sigh）。
On sweet urbanity；
Through mere inanity；
To touch their vanity
We will rely！
Cyril： When day is fading；
With serenading
And such frivolity
We'll prove our quality。
A sweet profusion
Of soft allusion
This bold intrusion
Shall justify；
This bold intrusion
Shall justify。
Chorus： Oh； dainty triolet！
Oh； fragrant violet！
Oh； gentle heigho…let！
（Or little sigh）。
On sweet urbanity；
Through mere inanity；
To touch their vanity
We will rely！
Florian： We'll charm their senses
With verbal fences；
With ballads amatory
And declamatory。
Little heeding
Their pretty pleading；
Our love exceeding
We'll justify！
Our love exceeding
We'll justify！
Chorus： Oh； dainty triolet！
Oh； fragrant violet！
Oh； gentle heigho…let！
（Or little sigh）。
On sweet urbanity；
Through mere inanity；
To touch their vanity
We will rely！
Sops： Oh dainty Altos； Tenors； and
Basses：
triolet！ Oh fragrant Oh
violet！ Oh dain…
gentle ty
heigh…o…let！ （Or tri…
little o…
sigh）。 let！
Hilarion & Cyril：
Oh dainty Chorus：
triolet！ Oh fragrant Oh
violet （Add Florian） Oh fra…
gentle grant
heigh…o…let！ （Or vi…
little o…
sigh）。 let！
Sops & Altos： Tenors & Basses：
Oh dainty Oh dainty
triolet！ Oh tri…
fragrant o…
violet let！
All： Oh dainty triolet！
Oh fragrant violet！
（Re…enter Gama； Arac； Guron； and Scynthius heavily ironed； followed
by Hildebrand）