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Re Taming of the Shrew a Shakespearean, travesty in one
act by John W, post gate. This is a LibriVox recording all
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librivox.org. Petruchio, a madcap Ruffian

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tamed by marriage read by Lori Wilson.
Angelo Stern magistrate. Softened by matrimony read by
Thomas Peter Duke of Illyria sentimental lover.
Turned Meek husband read by Jim Hedrick fellow Fierce black

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General under sway of his wife. Read by Wayne Cook, like Beth.
Scottish Chieftain fond of The Barley Bree read by our map
Stone. Grumio, reformed servant of
Petruchio read by Todd. Catherine leader in women's

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rights movement, read by Wendy cats Hiller Mariana formerly
despondent. Lady of the moated, Grange read
by Jen Broda. Viola read by Joanna.
Michael Hoyt Desdemona becomes asuffragist after eloping with
the more read by any Mars. Lady Macbeth strong-minded

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caustic wife of which written Macbeth read by am Lee narration
by Ali wants key. Seen room in petruchio's house
banners on walls, with mottos votes for women down with rum

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men are tyrants. All matrimony is slavery our
Battle Cry is freedom doors right in La, antique chairs and
tables one table near the center.
Katherine and Mariana and to right and left salute each other
with kisses and sit down. The nail has sounded mere man is

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doomed and yet Kate I do not altogether blame the men.
They are as God made them, not so Mariana.
Shake off the influence of the moated.
Grange they are what are stupid?Submission has made them selfish
narrow minded. Brutes why?

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Barbers and Brawlers villains and hypocrites, sordid knaves
and boasting bullies. I can scarcely agree with you in
that sister. Some of them have good points
and a man means so much to most of us.
Oh I cry you Mercy Mariana. I had forgotten forgotten, what

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Darlene, how thou, fretted and pined and pleaded for Angelo
grabbed him with gratitude with all the Horrid imperfections on
his head and what a true key. Okay.
Dear he would be like a madcap Ruffian and swearing Jack and
yet thou kissed his feet. Do not.

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Let us Wrangle Mariana. That was before.
I joined the suffragists. You ought to see him now entered
Desdemona, right? They Embrace and kiss and sit
down. You look flustered.
Kate me. Thought you were Reeling as I
came in. Why the idea we quarrel?

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How absurd? Stranger things have happened in
the Woman's World. You certainly were speaking and
pitched tones, don't be sarcastic.
Dear pitched tones. Indeed one would think a fellow
was still on my mind. Yes.
That thou Wert? Still pillowed on his sooty,
bosom. That is uncalled for Mariana

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pillage. Strikes me as Unnecessarily
harsh. I should imagine it.
Did you were smothered for a Time.
Weren't you dear? Desdemona bounces angrily from
her chair before she can make reply.
Lady Macbeth and throughs left and there is kissing all around.
I fancied Ravens were crooked. As I entered your imagination is

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too strong. Dear, you should curtail it in
time. First thing you know, you'll be
walking in your sleep. There was a frightful croak
under your battlements once I believe?
Yes, I thank God. I am a Minded woman with a
passion for perfumery. I just love it Desdemona.

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You must we wouldn't try to washyour little hands in it.
Well, of all the impudence, no offense, your ladyship, none in
the world. I was just thinking of that damn
spot that wouldn't wash out. It is very sweet of you.
Indeed gentle Desdemona, but your Optics and reflective went
astray when you eloped with thatblackamoor.

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Lady Macbeth how rude and shocking new spiteful, I just it
will becomes anyone of you to break up a noble lady's past.
But what can you expect of this speech is interrupted by the
entrance of Viola, right? More kissing?
Why this confusion sisters? You are.

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Damask cheek seem to be unduly incarnate in ated.
Your discernment is at fault this time Viola.
We were not confused. We were just having a pleasant
preliminary chat and how is Petruchio, Katherine.
I haven't seen the dear man since he sealed his title to
you, with a resounding kiss. Petruchio is as well as can be

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expected. Dear, he is sitting like,
patients, rocking the cradle andsmiling.
It grief that were Mark is not strictly original Kate.
I've heard something like it before.
Pray, stop their marriage. Ariana.
Yes, go. No farther on that line.
It is not meet that we, The Sisterhood of sweet and

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sympathetic souls should exchange personalities, however,
refreshing. And delightful.
They may be, we are engaged in anoble cause we should set the
man an inspiring example. In all things, complete and
franchise meant is within our reach.
Let us rise to the occasion for the And advancement of mankind.

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That's the ticket. And these are some more Kate.
We must prove ourselves faithfulto the common, cause we must not
waste ammunition on ourselves. We are going to look big and
stamp and swear and stare and fret just like the men used to
do in the Dismal days of the dreary past.

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We are going to show them that we are no longer their goods and
chattels. And we eat what?
We like drink. What we like, when we like and
where we, like, no longer, shallthey superintend, the making of
our beds or fling, the pillows bolsters and coverlets around
with angry snorts. They shall not deter us with

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threatening unkind brows, and scornful scowls.
We shall show them that we are as free as the Uncharted are
that the olive branch has vanished in the smoke.
Of our righteous war that henceforth now and forever.
We shall retain the Reigns of state, and domestic government,

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and our firm and on relaxing hands and compel their
unswerving. Obedience to all our imperious
commands. Enter grumio left curtsies to
them all most vicious. As will you please mitigate your
voices? He's afraid you'll wake the baby

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go bid. Your master mind his own
business. Let him rock the cradle
diligently If the child is restless.
Yes ma'am. Kurt season exits left!
You have him broken very nicely Kate.
Yes. His stomach is now completely
veiled. How did you work the miracle?

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Oh it was simple enough. When he Mustard.
I nagged him quiet. I hindered his sleep with Sighs
and moans soft his meet with a braiding.
So spoiled his Sports by brawling, as soon as his
digestion was ruined, he begged for mercy on his marrow bones.
Wonderful, there's nothing like a good tongue.

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Lashing to bring them to time, Desdemona, putting handkerchief
to her eyes. Oh, I wish I had known it
sooner. What anguish?
I might have checked how grateful I am that.
The Duke is a southern gentleman, neither climate nor
color counts in these matters. Dear, there are ferocious

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husband's in the north as well as the South.
My experience is that they are all fanged like serpents.
Yes. And they're venomed clamors
poison. More deadly than a Mad Dog's
tooth. You found daggers very useful,
didn't Don't you dear daggers strong words and brought the

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drinks were my favorite recipes.And as Macbeth still a
prosperous gentleman, not. So, as you would notice, it was
all I could do to keep his courage at the sticking-place
banquo's. Ghost, nearly scared the life
out of him. Well, a fellow Rufus, he was
always had his pluck about him. Yes, he showed it by Deft

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manipulation of the Their pillow.
You are perfectly horrid. Your bra Scott.
Slutty had to have abrasive for the murder of Duncan ladies
ladies, it'll be seems us to quarrel.
Look at the mottos on the walls they turn and read and wave

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handkerchiefs we never thought of quarreling Kate, we would
just comparing notes. Comparisons are odorous tear,
the best men are molded out of Faults.
And I know one who became much better for being a little bad.
She means that puritanical hypocrite Angelo.

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Truth is sometimes spoken in spite with all his faults.
My husband never traded with witches on a blasted Heath at
midnight mid thunder, lightning and rain, come.
Come, ladies, do not let us brawl about our husbands.
They are all bad enough, the Lord knows and our dearest
purpose. Now, To redeem and reform them.

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I move. We lay them on the table.
Carried unanimously, enter grumio, left and presents note
to Catherine, listen to this girl's reads note, baby is
sleeping. Finally Katherine while you were
at the club this evening, will you, please allow me to have a

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friend or two in so that I may not be Lonesome during your
absence your humble spouse. Just put your key.
Oh, what a darling of a man vouchsafe him permission.
Kate Solitude sometimes gets on the nerves.
I know what I suffered when sitting up from Beth, tell thy

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master grumio that his request is granted, but that his company
must be dismissed by 10:00. Should I still be out at that
time? See him safely tucked in bed.
Whoo, the baby. No, stupid by Master.
Yes, ma'am exit left. Let us now repair to the club, a

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little Bridge or Tango, will do us all good.
The ladies print button mirrors and then go out right.
Chattering enter grumio, left and two or three servants know
that the cat are away, but my boys may play.

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Good to place. Ready for a rip-roaring Time.
The old boys are somewhat weary of this woman bossed world.
They'd Fain have a taste of the old life servants arrange chairs
at table, bringing in punch bowlpipes, tobacco jars, glasses,

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Etc, and retire left. Ew, enters left with apron on
and nursing bottle. Strung around his neck takes off
apron throws a decide with a frown puts nursing bottle on
table and sniffs up bull. Is this the best of our cheer is
furnished as mistress? Katherine commanded sir good

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honest. Barley water the never left man
in the mire. Are you?
You flap headed knave. We cannot be Mary.
I'm barley water, throw it out and fill the bowl with sack for
Sue's. I did a not for my life, dare

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not who's the boss here. My mistress sir Jumpin
Jehoshaphat. Have I know rights left has lost
thy wit entirely. we must have wholesome liquor, mistress
Catherine, says barley water or nothing tis, a palatable

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nourishing beverage sir, but what say you to small L, small
hill, you God's a my ChristopherSlide, the Tinker And yet, his
better than this cold cheerless stuff.
Yeah, sure. They'll is Fit For A King sir.

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And so it may be when occasion serves well, bring it in code.
Grumio, it's good. Grow me out.
Now, this while I was knave and Rascal and caressed with I
Bootjack now you see Speak soft and beg for small ale.

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Do not provoke a downtrodden mensore, huh?
The power of assertion. May rise again, and crushed the
with its bite. Do as I bid thee or by Jupiter,
I'll break thy wooden noodle. Mitigate your voice, the club is
only on the next block. Does the think she could hear me

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grumio? I had forgotten.
The clubhouse is so near but thesmall L man, the small hill and
I'll be a Christian, I fear. It is too calorics.
What say you to a bottle of Worcestershire sauce?

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Excellent in faith. There's some gift to Sauce.
Hmm, maybe it is too hot. There is a bottle of bluing in
the laundry. Sir blue in Heaven's my blue
enough as it is. But anything to give tone to our

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spirits? Well, I don't know.
Perhaps you had better have the bought or without the bluing
thou false. Diluting Dave rushing toward
him, get thee gone. Are I break that numbskull
grumio rushes out in alarm left Enter Macbeth singing.

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Give me the greatest joy. The tongue.
Oh man. Can you name a bunny bunny
Lassie with a key can maim Health in of cawdor King that is
to be who mourn. The thing of quarter is no deed
yet and to be king stands, not within the prospect of belief.

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You beginning of the Insane. Root bet my lad, he desired to
killed her. Well, present fears are less
than horrible imaginings back. You're safe enough.
Now, the witches have fled, thenshall we?
Hey, another getting a cake won't we shall indeed if barley

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water kind of shirt. Whoa yes buddy, Bree good
squish, drink his neck surgery, any sense?
All stomach and I will taste of her libri enter Angela left
mortality and mercy live in thy tongue and heart.

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Dear old chap, Donnie company transports me Beyond this
ignorant present and I feel now the future in the instant.
Thanks. Never comrades.
I have with 11th and prepared Choice proceeded to you Enter
the Duke laughed. Welcome your grace.

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He thinks they'll purchase the are a pestilence come.
Let me Clutch. The takes the Dukes hand
sensible to feeling as to sight a blessing to say in now may we
play Such tricks before high heaven is will make the

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suffragists weep, o Spirit of Brotherly Love.
And suffer, just chefs have killed, the flock of all
affections else, die, sweet Perfections will make a paradise
below. Enter Othello laughs.
Oh my fair Warrior. It gives me wonder.
Great as my content to have though.
Join our festivities, my soul's Joy if after every Tempest comes

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such guests May the winds blow till they have wakened death, my
Hungry, Heart greets, the sea without a chlorine and all of
it. Vote.
If it worked out a tie Noble with hello twere.
Now, to be most happy for I fear.
My soul hath her content. So absolute that not another
Comfort like this succeeds. In unknown fate below wind.

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Come right back now. We'll keep the harness some
other back, more Sport and Grave, and Reverend signals my
very Noble and approved. Companions agree, TR with
constant breasts. But what since a year looking at
ball that ball is inviting come.Sit you down, you shall not

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budge till the concrete wind Steeps, your souls in soft and
delicate. Lengthy.
I'll take place is at table Petruchio.
Ladles out the drink. They clink glasses and toss off
the contents, then they spotter and May Cry faces and gaze at
Patrol. Asia reproachfully barley.

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We out the pre Adam study as I am a day, go by discussing
fraud, on honest thirst. An insult to Sacred friendship.
I pray, he do not mock me fellowsufferers.
This is all I am permitted to offer their guards at Duncan's
chamber were playing with stiffer stuff.

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It makes a vice of merriment a mockery of kitchen.
In slops to soul is part of the trade of water for the love of
old Scotia. Send her a stoup of Azkaban be
with me yet a while. I'll see what can be done.
Grumio enter grumio laughs grinning.

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Yes my guests like not this viledecoctions or huh?
Go thou and thy fellows and scoured.
The ward for sturdy liquor, get us something with fire and
comfort in. It mistress said I was not to
leave the house. Why the Corrals ol was on?

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Carousal was ever word. So abused Zounds Rascal.
I'll swing the soundly in doubt.Do not instantly obey me.
Here's as much as my Life is worth and I have not prayed
tonight. Petruchio makes threatening

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gesture border. All venture all for this Gallant
company and see here, Sarah. Take this bubble handing, him
nursing bottle and have it filled with soothing syrup.
Without knows the brand too. Well, bring disaster Master.

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She can say, The fumes in a corncob grumio exits left for door
push through and now friends will drink some tobacco while
the names or about it. They charge and light pipes, but
lay them down with scorn after afew Puffs Shades already key

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tis, cabbage leaf, holy smoke, Howard.
B. Ml d-- Hayworth sweeter.
Methinks rats being Then if I'm any judge wrong, all of you just
ely's sprinkled with nutmeg or Hearts.

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I've the real stingo in my pouchreaches into his filler bag and
brings out package, Phil fool and smoke to the General Health
of the whole table. They charge pipes with
Macbeth's, Tobacco, Light Up andpuff away in Tense, enter

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grumio, and other servants with packages grumio, an alarm as I
live. They are smoking.
Tobacco master master, what willmistress?
Catherine say. It will cling to the hangings
for a week. Me.

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I enter Petruchio. Go as far as you like art.
Oh, I'm Too Furious to speak. Mr. Is Catherine be hanged.
So, say all of us, but Desdemonais with her General and Mariana
and Viola and Lady. Macbeth all in dismay, oh,

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courage, Lads. New blood is bringing in my
veins. They won't be home till morning
till daylight. Owl with the treatment grumio.
Very scholarly, sir. The grocery man said mistress

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Catherine had warned him againstsupplying us with liquor except
by her written order and he is afraid of punishment under the
dram shop act. Should he disobey The
Apothecary, a lean and hungry, cadaver, your honor insisted

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upon a doctor's description. The furniture man had nothing on
hand but turpentine and all we could get from the vegetable.
Man was root beer. We have here there for a pint of
turpentine, a bottle of ginger ale or Court of sweet cider.

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A bottle of denatured alcohol. Some pepper pods, and a quart of
grape juice the same kind mr. Brian uses sir.
Oh well anything is better than sheer barley water, drop them
all in. To the Bowl servants porn,

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contents of bottles and grumio. Stirs, briskly, I got this
handing Petruchio. Nursing bottle filled with dark
liquid after much vehement protest.
The clock said, it was not altogether to be commended for
babies, but I calmed his fear iswhat the solemn assurance that

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it was for a big one. Petruchio, smells, that nursing
bottle, a smile overspread his face and he puts it hastily into
his pocket. I'm afraid of that stuff.
It's ranked poison that what mistress says silencer, ah,

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telephone Bell Rings grumio goesout and returns as Petruchio is
ladling out. The new mixture Oh, mistress
says to be sure and give baby his bottle.
If he wakes up. Oh, be hanged.
If I will, there's many couldn'tshow you.
I shall I tell her what you say,sir, not on your life.

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Sarah tell her I will be very careful that to sue would see
sleep well and that I hope she is enjoying herself exit, grumio
left. Macbeth after drinking his
snowsuit bad, that is searching as Canary but will serve.

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I've tasted worse but not much scarcely up to the illyrian
standard. But nevertheless strong and
biting, I think it is Celestial liquor fill full.
Again replenishes cups liquor begins to take effect as they
continue. Drinking gives us a song Mac

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Mac's Wilson's, brezza bunny as bunny as can be and it was there
where any Laurie a give me the party Bree.
Give me the bar, libri as Grand as it could be a bony any Lori.

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I drank that Polly Bree. All applaud as glasses are
refilled for heaven. A most excellent song, it's your
turn now Duke. There's a club house in the town
in the town where our dear wife,sit them down and sit them down
and drink their wine, bitch, laughter free and never never

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think of, we Fare Thee. Well for I mostly the do not,
let The Parting grief e. And remember that the best of
friends must part must part. To do kind friends of do I do?
I do I can no longer stay with you.
Stay with you. I Lang my harp on a weeping
willow tree and may the world gowell with thee.

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Why? That is a more excellent song
than the other. He really wrote To Remember,
Bobby Burns, what for dinner? Comprehend your query, man, you
said Bobby Byrd. Why don't you see Mac?

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It's a way he has of joking. He's dangerous to joke with the
Scotchman doubly. So if you haven't a corkscrew,
all laugh, but Macbeth, yep. Or feckless buddies and you were
on the heath. I click your legs really claim
or suspend gentleman suspend boot.

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Let us act like women at a love Feast, but Any and kindness
Prevail will have another wet cups are charged again and they
drink after touching glasses, grumio enters left and Whispers
to Petruchio. Methinks out of Gallant horse,
turns pale, that's more than he can do auto death and Damnation,

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Sarah, Macbeth snapping, his fingers, Tilly Valley Auto Snick
up, you know, in Venice to do. These gentlemen piece Rubio says
they are breaking up at the club, they'll make a beeline
here but there's time for Doc endorsed as Matt calls.

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It. Glasses are filled hurriedly.
We will pour in the good old way.
Let's see the scotch doxology hand in hand and run the table
goal. Then Irish good Willie walk
away, hame sure doll. The queen times he forgot.

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I'll take hands and sing loudly.Enter Catherine, Lady, Macbeth,
Viola, Mariana and Desdemona, right?
The men's link to the other sideof the room.
Catherine, indignant few, what an atmosphere speaking to
Patricia, is it? Thus, you, abused your

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privileges sir. Do you dare to make a Tavern of
my house? You people know Whit manners are
modesty, but to squeak out vile songs without remorse of voice.
It was no vile song begging yourladyship's, pardon.
It's a masterpiece of mellifluous, Melody, the

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pre-registration reefs, and the pleasure, good friendship, and
the world over Beth. How dare you dare?
I dare the deal himself on that theme.
Wait till I get you home. Sure she's not your linty.

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Looks at me. There's no Terror in those eyes
with which to glare that. Can't say that I did it and I'm
glad to it. I see.
No, not mad sisters, just the Trap, Ian is een.
I know the complaint of old He'll come to himself tomorrow

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and be mild enough. I warrant you dollars to
doughnuts. He won't why Angelo?
What have you been drinking? Nothing.
But barley water pit. It's all we can get in the
shanty cast. No aspersions upon my house sir.
It was by my Express command. That barley water was served and

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it served us right for coming. What?
See, no, don't be rude, I've never seen You like this before
you will. Again, I hope let us have that
strain. Once more boys, it came more.
My ears like The Sweet Sound that breathes Upon A Bank of
violets stealing and giving odor.
Why I do believe his grace is intoxicated, what?

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And barley water? Don't you chip in a fellow?
They draw the color line in these parts told gentlemen,
Keys, would it? I had it you that clothesline
instead of a pillow comfort for us, We're me, I hate when, you
know your nether lip, like that,stand you there, like a sheep
Petruchio in the face of this outrageous?

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Contention, I took you for a manonce.
Well, it was you that made me a button.
Ah, I dou. Why did I not heed the warning
of thy kinsfolk? They told me thou Wert.
Accursed shrew mad, man that I was.
I rushed one. Oddly to by Fate.

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Oh my bleeding heart, give me the nursing bottle and I will go
to my babe Petruchio. Hands it to her, Katherine
smells it and screams you murderous Rich?
This is whiskey. Oh my baby.
My baby grumio. Take me to my poor child.

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Calm yourself. My lady that is soothing syrup.
Up, I bought it myself, but the child has not yet tasted it less
the for that Assurance. But how came they all drunk?
It's a lie. We are not too drunk.

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We are simply indignant indignant.
We rebuild it, they imposed cheer, as we now rebel against
all forms of feminine tyranny. Grown men cannot thrive on
barley water, whether the state be dry or not, Catherine goes to

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the Bowl, dips in Ladle and tastes the liquid Catherine
startled. Oh, what kind of Hell broth?
Is this a little of everything? Drinkable ginger, ale grape,
juice, turpentine furniture, polish, and laundry.
Bluing garnished with red pepperpods, no wonder the The men are

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mad righto, we are bad, we have come to The Parting of the ways
you can have your suffrage, yourvotes, your clubs, your
political freedom. But we have thrown away the bibs
and Tuckers, we wear the aprons and flourish, the dusters no
longer henceforth. We are free.

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This is ranked Rebellion sistersand must be suppressed with And
rigorous measures. Let us go into executive session
male and female characters form.Two groups that either side of
the room, grumio takes a seat infront of punch bowl turns, first
to one group, and then to the other drinks that each

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demonstration and wags. His head great excitement in the
female group, the men, gesticulate and cast furtive
glances at their wives, Catherine, stepped forward.
I will be frank with you gentlemen and say that the
attitude you have assumed tonight, both shocked and
surprised us. We may have been a little Stern

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with you of late, but modern civilization calls for the
assertion of our rights. If persistence in are just
demands leads to Insurrection onyour part, we acknowledge that
the peace and joy of the world will not be Advanced.
My sister's think a Compromise, as an order, I pause for your

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response. The men are judged Petruchio.
Forward to answer, what have youto propose?
Let us keep the ballot and maintain our interest in public
affairs. Tis for your own good.
That we seek this power. The man consult again.

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The proposition is to indefinite, do demand that we
give up all our rights and privileges.
The women confer? We propose that whatever rights
you are justly entitled to you may enjoy.
Without let or hindrance the menconsult will you borrow

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prohibition abolished nurse girlduties, sanction cards and
billiards balls and baseball andplaced no restrictions on our
club duties the women that againconsult we cannot agree to your
program. Then we shall appeal to the
divorce court, for dissolution of matrimonial ties and the

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restoration of our ancient rights and privileges
consternation among the women. Isn't that awful?
Katie, I had a hard time gettingAngelo to agree to.
That would be a base surrender of honors already won.
Yes. But beggarly divorcement, I
think we must give in. I don't think I could live

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without my other fellow. I don't want to play patients on
the monument again. It's a cold and thankless part
and we'd all be grass, widows and preserve us.
Let me temporize with them. We may yet as Catherine steps
forward to address the man. The other women drag her back.

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We await your answer Fair, Dame's.
We agree. We're Fallin free conscience
without mental reservation, the women sobbing.
Yes, tis, love, that makes the world go round and you will
treat us with the tender consideration of your, we swear

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but we don't want you to swear. Will you must the deal will be
off if we can't. You have one gentleman.
See that you make good? Use of the conquest.
Remember the whirligig of time continues to spin and that in

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the final trial Justice plays, no favorites.
And now good night. All the men embraced their wives
and with the exception of Catherine and Petruchio, go off
the stage in couples grumio, attends, each couple.
Stately fashion retiring himselfat last with a wave of his hand

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towards his master Petruchio. And Katherine step to the front.
She hands him, the nursing bottle here.
My big baby is your soothing syrup and this is yours
sweetheart and wife kisses. Her Curtain and of re Taming of

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the Shrew a Shakespearean travesty in one act by John W
post gate. The jealousy and the Bible a my
Moliere translated by Charles Heron wall.
This is a LibriVox recording allLibriVox recordings are in the

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public domain for more information or to volunteer,
please visit librivox.org. Persons represented,
lithography, a husband to Angelique read by Joanna,
Michael Hoyt, and then dr. Rand by Todd.

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Honestly, could by Ali wants key.
Volare. Love it.
On j-league read by Thomas Peter.
Gatto made to Angelique read by Sonia.
Gorebyss father to Angelique read by Alan mapstone.

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We require read by Kelly, TaylorLa Valle, read by Greg Giordano.
Stage directions. Read by Larry Wilson.
The jealousy of laboulaye seen one, the Boule Everybody Must

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acknowledge that. I am the most unfortunate of
man, I have a wife who plagues me to death and who instead of
bringing me Comfort into doing things as I like them to be
done. Makes me swear at her 20 times a
day, instead of keeping at home,she likes getting about even
good dinners and passing her time with people of, I don't
know what description, poor Bob.Ooo.

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Yay, how much you are to be pitied?
But she must be punished. Suppose you killed her, it would
do no good for you would be hungafterwards.
If he were to have her sent to prison, the mix would find means
of coming out what the deuce areyou to do.
But here is the doctor coming out this way, suppose I ask his
advice on my difficulties. Scene 2, dr.

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Nabarro relay. I was going to fetch you too big
for your opinion on a question of great importance to me.
He'll must be very old bread. Very loud ish, I'm very badly
taught my friend to speak to me in that fashion without first
taking off your hat without observing ration.

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Am Loki dump, or is it person? And I ORD You Begin by an Abrupt
speech. Instead of saying Salve, they
sell this yeast. Doctor dr.
Marrow diseases. He met what do you take me for a
really doctor? I am very sorry.
The fact is that I almost besidemyself and did not think of what

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I was doing, but I know you are a government man.
Do you know what Gallant man comes from?
It matters little to me, whetherit comes from usually, 40 by 3
va0 know that no lot of work. Howland man, comes from elegant,
Attacking the cheek, and the a of the last syllable of

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automatic God than by taking thetwo L's adding egg and the two
last letters and T about it makes Gallant then by adding
man. You have Gallant man, but to
come back to what I said. Well, what do you take me for?
I take you for a doctor but let us speak a little of what I have

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to propose to you. You must know that I'll let me
tell you first that I have not only a Doctor.
What did I am? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 times
doctor firstly. Number one is the base, the
foundation and the first, of allnumbers.

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So I'm the first of all, doctorsthe most, learn it up a balloon
and second, there are two faculties essential for a
perfect, knowledge of things. The sense and the understanding
I am All sends all understandingErgo.
I am twice doctor agreed. What I want, thirdly According

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to Aristotle. The number three is that of
perfection. I am perfect and everything I do
is perfect. Ergo, I am three times dr.
Very well done. Doctor fourthly philosophy is
divided into four parts. Logic morals, physics and

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metaphysics. I possess all four and know them
perfectly. Yeah, go, I am four times dr.
To stick it. I don't doubt it.
Listen to me then fifthly. There are five universals the
genes--, the species, the differentiation of the property,

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and the accident. And without, knowing which it is
impossible to arrive at, Satisfactory conclusion and I
make great use of them and know how important they are.
Ergo. I am five times doctor.
I must have patience. 6ly. Number 6, is the number of work

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I work. Incessantly for my own Glory
Ergo. I am six times doctor.
Well, well speak as long as you like seventhly, the number seven
is the number of bliss. I possess a perfect knowledge of
all that can produce happiness and by my talents, I'm having

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myself. I am therefore forced to say of
myself. Altair, aquatic where bit, um,
hateley. The number eight is the number
of Justice on account of the equality, which is found in it.
The jastas imprudence with whichI measure and weigh all my
actions, make me 8. I'm dr.

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Ninth lie. There are nine Muses and I'm
equally the favorite of them alltensley one cannot pass number
10, without repeating all the other numbers and it is the
universal number. Similarly, when people have
found me, they have found the universal doctor and I am in

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myself all the other doctors together, thus, with the help of
these These plausible true demonstrative and convincing
reasons. You see that I am.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
times dr. The deuce does he mean by all
this I thought I had found a clever man who would give me

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good advice and I find a chimneysweep who instead of speaking to
me plays it Maura, one, two, three, four, ha ha ha ha ha ha
come come. That's not it.
You must listen to me. Me and remember that.
I am not a man to make you lose your time.
I shall make it worth your whileand if you can satisfy me and
what I want of you, I will give you what you wish for money.

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If you like, huh, money, yes, money and whatever you may ask
besides dr. Sharply took it up his gun
behind him. Then you take me for a man who
would do anything for money? For a man fond of money for a
mercenary soul. No, my friend that if you were

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to give me a purse full of gold and that this purse were
Innovative box this box in a precious case this case and a
superb chest, this chaste in a real Museum this Museum in a
magnificent apartment this apartment in a gorgeous Castle,
this Castle in a wonderful Citadel.
This Citadel in a celebrated town, this town in a fertile
Island this island in an opulentProvince to province.

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In a flourishing monarchy is monarchy in the whole world.
World that if you gave me the world in which this flourishing
monarchy would be, in which thisopulent Province would be, in
which this fertile Island would be, in which they celebrated
time would be in, which this wonderful Citadel would be.
In which there's a gorgeous Castle would be, in which this
Pleasant apart, but would be in which this rare Museum would be

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in which this wonderful chest would be.
And which this precious case would be, and which this Rich
box would be in which the purse full of gold would be.
I should care no more for it than this.
Sniffs. His finger and excellent.
Well, I made a mistake seeing him dressed as a doctor.
I felt that of necessity. I must speak of money to him,

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but since he does not want any nothing, can be more easier than
to satisfy him. I'll run after him Runs Out.
Scene. 3 IG, leak earlier cat. Oh, I assure you sir that you
will oblige me very much by coming to see me.
Sometimes, my husband is so ugly.

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So ill-behaved and such a drunkard that it is perfect
martyrdom for me to be with him.And I asked you what, pleasure
one can have with such a clown. As he is, you do me too much
honor. I promise you, I should do my
utmost to unmute you. And since you are kind enough to
say that my company is not unpleasant, my care and

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attention, should prove to you what pleasure of his good news
keeps me. I quick talk of something else.
He is our old bugbear coming. So in for the by We Lay well are
Angelique car to Mademoiselle, Iam very sorry to bring you such

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bad news but you would have heard it from someone else and
since your brother is here ah say no more sister.
I am your servant and thank you very much for the trouble.
You have taken exit Valley. So what need is there of my
having a certificate of Michael them from the notary?

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So so you trollop I find you with a man in spite of all my
remonstrances and he wants to send me from Gemini to
capricornus. Are you going to scold me for
that? This gentleman only just came to
tell me if my brother serious illness.
Why should you make that a subject of coral directly?
I saw him. I wondered if we should be long

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in peace. You spoil one another.
You women. You got though.
You corrupt, my wife. She is not half as good now.
I was she was before she heard you to wait upon her, really you
treat me in a nice manner? Leave the drunkard alone, don't
you see that? He is so muddled that he does
not even know what he says. Scene 5.

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Was he boosts really bakwin as you leak carto laboulaye.
Now there's my curse. Each son-in-law scolding my
daughter. Again, we must see what is the
matter what? We will always be quarreling,
you never have piece of home. This has he calls me drunkard.

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Do Angelique here I have a greatmind to give you a good.
Singer for your relations, majortable, May he's money, be
blessed. If you have done that, she says
it is always he who begins to curse it be the hour when you
chose that sorted wretch. Scene, six was, it was really

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back in Angelique, cut all the Bible, a doctor.
What is the meaning of this? What does hoarder, what a
quarrel, what a racket, what a real what annoys want to
dispute, what a combustion? What is the matter to determine?
What is the matter? What is the matter?

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Come? Come, there is no way of making
you agree. Let me be your path.
Educator suffer me to bring peace among you 80s, my
son-in-law and my daughter who have had words together, but how
can it be? Now come, let me know the cause
of their dispute Sue, but in a few words, yes, yes, but put on

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your hats at. That is what it do.
You know what Bonnet comes from?Know, it comes from, Bottom
asked, it is good a thing which is good because it saves one
from colds and coughs. Indeed, I did not know that now

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quick, the subject of your quarrel, this is won't happened.
I hope you are not a man to keepme long while I pray you not to
do. So I have some pressing business
which calls me to town still, ifI could bring peace to your
family, I am willing to stop a moment.
Aw, See you soon at done be quick.

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Then it will be said in a moment.
We must acknowledge mr. Gordy was that it is a wonderful
gift to be able to say things ina few words and the traitor
stalkers. Instead of being heard become
often. So worrisome, that one cannot
listen to them. They're tootin premium as a puta
Kappa, Sora. Cling gwonam.
Yes, the best quality of an honest, man is silent.

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You must know then there are three things, which Is used to
recommend particularly to his disciples, to be careful of
one's actions to be sober in eating and to say things enough,
your words begin miss, your gourd, your boss, it is my wish
to do. So, in a few words, without
ceremony without indulging in a long speech, cut it short, with

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an apostle worm quick, quick mr.Gordy boss.
Make haste avoid products City, suffer me to speak.
Then that's enough. I'm sure.
Glad you boys, you speak too much.
Somebody else was told me what was the cause of their quarrel?
You must know, sir, that you arean ignoramus and unlearned, man,
ignorant of all good rules and ass in plain English.

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What you beginner to scores without a word of X or diem.
Someone else must tell me. What happened.
Will you young lady? Tell me the ridiculous of all
this noise. Do you see here?
My fat Rascal? My wine barrel of a husband
gently. If you please speak with Back to
your husband. When you are under the nose of a

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doctor like me, ah, I should think so doctor.
I care little for you or your Doctrine.
And I am a doctor. Whenever I please, you are
doctor. When you please a nice doctor.
You've make you seem to me to domuch as you wish.
But I say, tell me the subject of your uproar, sir, your honor,

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you begin, well, your honor Thisword has something flattery to
the ear. Something for the magniloquent,
your honor, according to my willquite right.
According to my will the wills because of a wish the which
presupposes means to come to one's end and the end
presupposes an object, it is well.

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Said, according to my Will, I Ambursting with rage, good out
this word boasting. It is the low vulgar expression
but doctor listen to me for Mercy's sake.
He already questro would Caesar have said, Caesar are dunk,
Caesar you will listen to me or I will break your doctoral neck.
What the devil do you mean by all this, The purple a I usually

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go to buzz cut or really big question which to explain the
cause of the quarrel, the doctorexplains.
That piece is a fine thing. They all talk together and make
a dreadful noise in the midst ofall.
This laboulaye ties, the doctor by the legs with a rope, throws
him down on his back and drags him away.

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The doctor goes on talking all the time and counts, all his
arguments on his fingers, as if he were not Not on the ground.
Now my daughter go back to your home and live in peace with your
husband, your servant good night.
Excellent villain Brooklyn, Georgia booze and Angelique

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Scene. 7 Volare. Love Ali.
I am extremely obliged to you sir for the trouble.
You have taken and I promise youthat in about an hour's time I
should be at the place of Rendezvous.
You give me. It cannot be put off so long and
a quarter of an hour, the ball will be over and you will miss

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the pleasure of meeting their the person you love.
Let us go together then. Excellent Valley, ER, and lava
Ray. Scene. 8, Angelique alone.
Well, my husband is absent. I will just go around to a bar
given by one of our neighbors, Ishall be back before him for.

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He is somewhere drinking, he will not even know that I'm gone
out The Wretched. Knave, always leaves me alone at
home as if I were his dog exit. Angelique.
C9 the Boule. I knew that I should Master her
brute of a doctor and his stupidDoctrine devil.
Take the ignorant ass I soon brought all his science to the

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ground I must now go and see if our good wife is prepared
anything for my supper exit. Seen Tim.
Angelique, how unlucky I went too late.
The party was over. I arrived just as everybody was
leaving but never mind. It shall be for another time.

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I will go home as if nothing wasthe matter.
Bless me. The door is locked because
though could though, Seeing 11 laboulaye at the window.
Angelique God, what is the matter with?
Got the how and where do you come from?

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At this time of night and in such weather, where I came from,
just open the door and I will tell you, yes, you catch me, you
may go and sleep, where you camefrom.
I shall not open to it. Got about like you, what alone?
At this time of night. I don't know if it is fancy, but
my forehead seems to me already rougher by half.
Laughs. Well, what do you mean by
scolding me? Because I'm alone.

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You scold me. If I have anybody near me, what
am I to do? Stop at home.
Give orders for the supper. Take care of the household and
of the children, but it is no use talking so much.
Good guy, good night. Go to the devil and leave me in
peace. You won't open to me.
No, I shall not open to you my dear little husband.

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I beg of you open the door. Do my darling.
Little heart clock. Dangerous serpent, you caressed
me to betray me. Open do open farewell.
Votto retro, satanas. What he won't open.
No, you have no pity for the wife, who loves you very much?

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No, I am inflexible, you have offended me.
I am revengeful, like, the very devil that is to say plainly
that I am inexorable. Do you know that?
If you push me too far and put me in a passion I made you
something which will make you repent, your and kindness.
And what will you do to your little vixen?
I declare that. If you do not open to me, I will

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kill myself before the door. My parents will no doubt.
Come here before going to bed tosee if we were all right
together and they will find me dead and you will be hanged.
Ha ha ha. The silly creature.
Tell me, who would lose the mostnonsense?
You are not so foolish. As to play such a trick.
You don't believe me. See, here's my knife already.

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If you do not open at once, I will pierce myself to the hearts
with it. Take care.
It is very sharp. You won't opens me.
I have told you 20 times that I show not open kill yourself.
Die, go to the devil. I care not Angelique pretending
to stab herself farewell done. I am Dad.

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Could you be stupid enough to dosuch a thing?
I must go down with the light and see.
Angelique aside, I will pay you back.
If I can only slip into the house while you are looking for
me, it shall be my turn. She runs past properly and
manages to get into the house without his knowledge.

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Well, I knew she was not so stupid as all that she is dead
and yet she runs like Paco, loose horse, just say the truth,
she really frightened me. She did right to run away.
For if I had found her alive, after she had given me such a
fright, my boot would have taught Her not to play the fool.
I must go to bed now. Hello, the wind.
Must have. Shut the door to I fear.

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Hi, but though, gotta open the door, Angelique at the window to
follow kotarou? Well, what is the matter with
cacao? And where do you come from you
drunkard while? Well, my parents will soon be
here and we'll hear all about you.
You wind tap, you Infamous red, she did not stir from the House.

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Believe a poor wife with little children waiting for you all day
at home without caring to know if they want anything open
quickly she doubled or I'll break your head open.
Scene 12 was you boosts valid bourquin.
Angelique laboulaye why what is it now still quarreling and

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fighting. What were your never agree?
Only just look at him. He is drunk and returns at this
time of night to make a noise and threatened to kill me.
She is right. It is not at this hour of the
night, you should come home. Why can't Can you not like a
good father of a family? Come home.

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Early and live it. Peace with your wife, just take
me. If I left the house, ask those
gentlemen who are on the Terrace.
There it is. She who is only just come home?
Oh, innocence is always oppressed.
Well, come, come, try to agree together and ask her to forgive

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you. I asked her to forgive me.
I Go through the devil flew off with her.
I am in such a terrible rage. I hardly know what to do.
Come daughter, kiss your husband, and be friends.
So you can 13 the doctor in that.
Gear at another window. What?

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Always noise. Disorder, dissension, quarrels,
Strife disputes, uproar Everlasting, altercations, what
is it? What can it be?
One can have no rest. It is nothing.
Mr. Doctor everyone is agreed. Ha about being agreed.
Shall I read you a chapter of Aristotle?
Where he proves that all the different parts of the universe

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subsist only through the Concordwhich exists between them.
Will it be long? No, it's not a bit long.
Only about 60 or 80 Pages. Thanks.
Good night. Good night.
He's not necessary. I do you wish for it.
No. Good night.
Then since it is so lucky in about an ox.

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Let us all go and have some supper together.
End of the jealousy of laboulayeby Moliere translated by Charles
Heron wall. A photographic fix an original
farce in one. Act by Frederick, hey, this is a

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LibriVox recording all LibriVox.Recordings are in the public
domain for more information or to volunteer.
Please visit librivox.org characters.
Michael Angelo Chrome read by Todd Ebony's.
A staggers read by undo James Bob Crewe.

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Op read by some of the examples.Miss Dianna, Duff read by a by
Miss Caroline crop. Read by Sonia, stage directions,
read by Wendy cats. Hiller a photographic fix scene,
represents a photographer's roomcamera on a tripod.

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Small table bottle of water and glasses on table door Center,
small covered with Dumbledore left.
Small cupboard with practicable door, right?
M Angelo discovered turning overleaves of a pocketbook.
Let me read her note. Once more takes out paper

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marieve but bitter reads. Dear one shilling and Sixpence
agonizing reminder of a neighboring.
Tap go in. Puts it away and turns over
leaves again. Reads, summons from Bargains for
assault, washing two shirts, andone stocking for pants, by the

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way and extravagance. I mustn't permit myself again,
turning over papers. Another summons from buggins for
another assault. Ah here it is ungrammatical but
fatal epistle come out, takes out note, it's folded in sick.

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Six and sealed with a nutmeg grater, opens it reads, sir, we
pause for ever and ever. When next we meet if ever Diana
dust name will be Winkles. Willett gratifying for Winkle's.
Confound Winkles, I'll pick Winkles out next time.

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I see him euphonious but crustaceous cognomen.
Go in put Snow. Back shots, book circumstances
of a pecuniary nature have sent induced me to become engaged to
Miss Caroline. Crop, in fact, I borrowed five
pounds of her. In fact, the photography has not

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been flourishing and Bob her brother.
He's threatened to kick me and Ihave a moral conviction.
He do it too, if I didn't, marryhis sister said he wasn't.
Going to have her feelings trifled with might, as well.
Talk about the feelings of a fungus.
However, they've arranged it alland I'm going to marry her.

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It don't make any difference now.
Diana is somebody else I loved her and no mistake knock at
door. Ah, Here Comes Caroline.
She comes every morning to gloatover her victim.
Enter Diana centered or she has her Veil Down.

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Know you didn't. Are you the young man that takes
the Teachers. Oh, and the artists started with
Stanfield? Well, known in the gallery.
Plane or colored as sixpenny one.
Please won't fade. Will it certainly not?
Couldn't. If it ride, I'll explain the

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principle to you. The collodion amalgamates.
Diana stopping him. Never mind.
I dare say I shouldn't understand it.
Very likely, not aside. I'm sure I don't take a seat.
Prepare you a plate in a minute.He goes to cupboard.
Right. Opens door.

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I believe the atmosphere of thisDen is making fatal, ravages on
my Constitution. I can't stand it more than a
minute at a time. Goes in and closes door.
This, something about that, young man puts me in the mind of
Jeremiah and can't be him. No, I shall never live to see

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him anymore. Oh, what Agony have suffered
since I sent him that Wicked lying.
Letter saying I was going to marry Bob Winkles, but my
rebellious heart is broken. Sits on the edge of chair and
Angelo coming out suddenly rightin the middle.
More to the left, my dear take off your Bonnet.

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You it's poisonous Diana. Alarmed what?
My Bonnet know that awful cell points to cupboard?
Diana removes her Bonnet and Veil.
Whoa! They rush into each others, arms
M Angelo, suddenly putting her away, get out.

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What am I about your Winkles wife?
I ain't indeed. I know you are.
I ought to know why to get me indicted for bigamy.
Do you? Him get away.
I employ you to listen to me that note I sent you was on
unpaid. Yes, no.
And true/false. I was jealous of your attentions

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to Maria. I sent it out of spite.
Forgive me sobs, I've been punished enough Caesars, his
hand em Angelo pathetically. I feel that I'm going to make a
fool of myself. Myself, I say don't go on that
way, blow me. If there isn't some acid in my

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eye takes out handkerchief afterI posted it, I was too proud to
Wicked to go and ask your forgiveness but I hoped you was
always so good and kind. No I wasn't.
I won't have it. I never was good aside and I
told her they wouldn't fade know, there's some acid in the

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other eye. Damned if I don't think I'm
sniveling. Diana ceases both his hands.
Believe go. Can't, you know who never till?
I obtain your pardon two days after I posted that fatal
letter, I called at your lodgings.
And when they told me you'd goneaway, I faint it for three

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weeks. I lingered between life and
death. I wanted to die.
Oh, Jeremiah forgive me. I deceived you.
I deserve it all. No, you don't.
I deserve half of it. I was a consummate fool to
believe the letter. Of course.
Nobody would marry a man called winkled.

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I'll never leave you again. Never never never kissing her.
I will enter Caroline crop centered or reptile.
This is too much for a sensitiveheart, sinks into a chair, M
Angelo Shake. Diana off her to go.

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Can't you? You ought to be ashamed of
yourself. Young woman, aside, I'm in for
it to Caroline. I say that's a joke.
It's an infernal joke. I never saw her before.
Signalizes to Diana, why? My dearest?
Jeremiah, I ain't I object to it.

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I had anybody's Jeremiah aside. I wish you wouldn't be so
confounded. Here to Caroline.
I say Caroline approaches her aside.
I know this will end in a blow-up Caroline Rising ever
want your a header and as for you, miss your head arrest.

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Oh, Angelo sobs. She is this an optical.
In the fusion, of course it is. My wandering and deleterious are
you are and Nobis. Take Caroline pointing to Diana.
It's this, a camera of the brain.

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Yes, points to camera two of them.
Jeremiah dearest. There She Goes.
Again, aside to Diana. Call me a beast.
There's a deer. You'll be the death of me.
Caroline. Going to camera?
No, sure. Its real go.
Is to table and upsets tumbler of water which she throws down

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and then breaks. This is surreal throws down a
plate and that's real. It's all real putting her hand
to her heart, but this is broken.
I'm Angelo who is endeavoring tojoin the broken pieces of plate
together. I can have it mended for
tuppence my peace of mind, destroyed and Angelo Still

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contemplating plate regularly smashed and my feelings.
I'm Angelo looking at wet on table tops it all over the
table. Caroline approaching him
monster. This is no infusion pointing to
Diana. I see the Naked Truth before my

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eyes, I despise you. And as for you miss, I leave you
with the partner of you cry until my brother.
Others distribution falls upon his head to M.
Angelo rich, I shake you off shakes him.
But remember, Bob my brother Bobby lives to avenge me.

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Remember, stocks out tragically centered or looking back
remeber. I thought you would never love
another. I don't love her.
I never did I hate her. I Faint dulled.
There's a good girl postponed until you can do it properly,

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there's no time. Now, these premises ain't safe
come back in an hour. I'll explain it all.
I think I hear somebody coming. It's Bob after all, I've
suffered. Is this the fruit?
No, it's the crop don't detain me.
I won't be responsible for the consequences if Bob catches me

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who's bomb He's a Tanner. Hide yourself Hill Reserve that
right for himself. Don't go alluding to it.
In any facetious manner I want to lock up the establishment, go
away. There's a deer come back in an
hour, kissing her yours till death or to Bob comes which I

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take to be about the same sort of thing, goodbye exit Diana
centered or I've decided on vacating this Barn before the
crops come in because I have a presentiment will begin
thrashing at once these premisesare positively becoming
dangerous. It's been a chamber of Horrors
to me. Ever since I've taken

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photographs at Sixpence ahead, I've made up my mind to reduce
the standard. I wouldn't photograph any
healthy looking man or provide foot for unless he were
paralyzed for anything less thana heavy pecuniary consideration.
I was summoned twice last week and had my head punched because
the photographs faded. Just as if I can help it and now

(01:16:09):
here's a lively Prospect of being maimed for life.
If Bob catches me hola, I hear somebody coming.
The Philistines are upon me to Arms takes hat.
Where's my umbrella? Takes up umbrella.
No then places umbrella. At his side, like a bayonet
charge rushing off. He runs against staggers who is

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just entering the door. Found it.
You didn't charge so high rubbing his breast.
You've not win out of me Caesarshim.
Here let go. Blow your wind.
I'm in a hurry staggers. Dragging him back Masala.
My well, call again next week, aside, I mean forward.

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Again, the same old song of fading away.
I suppose staggers pointing to chair sit down, I'd rather not I
insist on it, takes chair. Oh, if you're going to get nasty
over it, I don't mind to oblige.You sits down.
Staggers feeling in his pocket now, then sir, don't you think

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certainly. I'm quite of your opinion
Rising. There is a gentleman anxious to
see me professionally and goodbye staggers detaining him.
He can wait, I can't though, besides you mustn't.
Keep lens here, waiting Sir, Edmund won't like it staggers.
Using photographic cards and showing them to Angelo now sir I

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have you have the goodness to inform me what do you call these
M Angelo inspecting them and looking round anxiously aside
that's Savage will be here. Directly call those well to let
you into a professional secret, their cards and I'm prepared to
stand by the consequences of theassertion.

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I know that cards but what's on them holds them.
Stu em, Angelo the academy won'tlike my letting you into the
Mysteries. Staggers angrily Waltz on them,
your fingers. Now, don't you tell anybody?
This equivocation is useless? What was on them yesterday?

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My fingers. Don't you?
Go asking me any more professional questions?
You'll get me into trouble. You will Rises staggers Rising.
This subterfuge. Won't save you.
You yesterday, I paid you six shillings for those cards and
they had my portrait on them wanted, not to fade, oblige Me

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by scrutinizing them, then inform me.
If they haven't faded you have some of the cards which are
perfectly blank, M, Angelo inspecting them.
They haven't faded. Certainly not looking at them
closely. I can't see a Vestige of
anything they haven't faded, they vanished, I never said they

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wouldn't vanish. I'm undergoing the process
myself attempts to go staggers stopping him, not even know it
until you've refunded my six shillings.
Why didn't you say so what once feeling?
And pocket takes out a shilling,there's one looking anxiously
round Bob by Jingo. I think I hear him to staggers.

(01:19:33):
I say, take a check on couch outfor balance or Stop.
You haven't got change for a 5 pound Note have you?
Yes that's awkward on the contrary.
I think it's rather refreshing. Oblige Me by allowing me to know
best I say it is awkward to havechange.
No not to have the note aside, this is very embarrassing

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reflecting. I want em Angelo stopping him,
don't interrupt me, you very nearly robbed the world of six
shillings. No, of an idea.
Aside what a mercenary old blaggard.
I have it. There's a gentleman owes me,
several pounds aside, I shall get them to.

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If Bob comes, perhaps, you wouldn't mind, receiving them,
or if that proposition don't suit, I'm prepared to make an
alarming sacrifice, I'll take your Photograph by a new process
and color them for nothing. I'll be back in 10 minutes.
In the meantime, you can amuse Lose Yourself with a camera.
I daresay, you'll find it a source of pleasing.

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Excitement, looking about anxiously aside, he can't be
long. Now, I say you mustn't.
Detain me any longer back in 10 minutes.
Our revoir is about to go. Are you deceiving me?
You may depend on me, goodbye exit Center.
No, I'm alone. Again, Solitude is always

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suggestive of strychnine and despair.
Since I've lost Caroline, I've dissipated a small fortune in
advertising for her takes out newspaper.
Hey, it says, it's plane is fullpants.
Align can make his reads. Anybody giving information,
respecting Caroline crop shall be handsomely, rewarded by

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applying some Ebenezer staggers muggings Road Pimlico.
I've been inundated with repliesthere.
Have been 50 crops in the field for the real.
Caroline isn't to be hard last June, I was attracted to Bright
eaten for small change, please Shillings and Sixpence.
I made Caroline's acquaintance by the sad sea wave she'd

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accidentally dropped. This handkerchief takes out,
handkerchief wave. It's not the handkerchief.
Know the subject is too painful.She was at that time,
commercially interested in tribe, but her heart was above
it. Anatomically speaking, it would
be aided by an aged parent. She disposed of that nourishing

(01:22:07):
die. To the public only brother was
absent in America. The poetical situation of the
entire family was to affecting for my sensitive nature.
I loved her proposed was accepted and composed.
An Ode to tribe has a delicate attention to Caroline.
Now, last that wasn't all I owedto try.

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No one fatal night. It was a Friday.
I'd partaken of that article in defiance of The popular deity.
The scorning Superstition. I was sauntering home listening
to the murmur of the tide when to myrmidons of the law.
Fluids me. Seized me browned me tight.

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Yes, they were tight. They wouldn't let me go.
Appeal was of no avail. They wouldn't hear me.
They refused even to listen to the murmur of the tide although
I've every reason to believe I Rose into eloquence.
And warms with an incorrectness that became ever tasting.
I was informed at intervals as they drugged my body along the

(01:23:14):
sand that they know that I was the Cove when I knowed.
I wasn't it appears that anotherblaggard called staggers had
committed a forgery and fled to brighten.
My name was staggers rights and my residence.
So the law with its usual discrimination.

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Turk mean for the other man. The Inexorable law.
Demanded a staggers. I was flung into a dungeon but
the law had a staggers. After three weeks detention my
case. Came on, I came off honorably
acquitted. Then meal, staggers was captured
released I flew to Brighton Caroline's.

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Residence was shut up. So, as I notice informed, the
public, the business was sold sowas I, but since that day, I've
been Wandering about the victim.Took circumstances, excitement
has become necessary to my Repose.
I must be up and doing my brain grows obscure.

(01:24:20):
Ah, here's the Obscure. Arranges the camera, puts cloth
over his head and appears as if endeavoring to focus something.
Yes, I'm an old said, Mom grief has left its awful mark on,
enter Bob Crop Center. Who am I Immediately gives him a
whack. Over the back with a stick.

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My back Lon, Bob seized him by the back of the neck.
Runs him round to the stage. Mario, won't you snakes?
I'll riddle. You stop set foot lights.
Then runs him around again. No off.
Again, Bob stopping. Now, what do you got to say,
staggers revolving? No, nothing till I've done.

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Revolving actual commands directly and then I mean, Have
you in charge of the tallest pleased when I can find?
Oh, snakes. Here's a mistake.
Took Youth of the other. My man.
Well, don't do it again. Always been taken for the other
man. You've turned every drop of
blood in me. Twice, how would you like it?

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I'm excited. You'd be excited, too.
If you'd gone through what I have.
Are didn't hurt you. Did, I didn't, you know, well to
know, Rob's back sirs job. Ali.
Well, ride what business had youlooking through that machine?
Took you for Michelangelo. I'm Claude, look here points to

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coat collar. I'm spun round like a dancing
dervish aside. You must be a pupil of Turner's
my head swimming. Now, Bob, looking about room
where is he? I'll pound him into smash if I
catch him, that's the second blagger.
That's Gilded my sister. The other was a convict, I'd

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like to get the pair of them snakes out.
Would I'd throttle them to staggers?
What are you doing here, located?
Perhaps and certainly not, I'm waiting for that Rascal
Michelangelo. What's he done to you?
Nothing and charged me six shillings for it.
What are you gonna do to him punch his head and charged him

(01:26:35):
six shillings for It mean it. I do give us your flipper.
I'll help you shouldn't wonder if he ain't stowed somewhere
located to the Garret. You stay here.
I'll track him down like a beaver.

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Exit center console. It's getting quite exciting.
In fact, it's a trifle too, exciting.
I'm not quite sure that he hasn't dislocated.
My collarbone. Never mind.
Can't take me for Michelangelo again.
So, here goes goes to camera. Endeavoring to fix it, seems on.
Its last legs. Pulls out legs or else, it's

(01:27:18):
suffering from constitutional weakness confound.
It, I can't serve Ange this tripod, tripod, the meaning of
that name should remind me of Caroline arrangers cloth over
his head as before and looks through camera.
I almost fancy See I see her before me.

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She looks like an enter CarolineCenter who immediately seizes
him and drags him back, the cloth being still over his head.
Eddie Gator my brother hasn't killed you yet staggers under
cloth. That's not revolving Mafia
negate that go. I'm the other mom emerging from

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cloth boss. Come on.
He attempts to embrace her have Anita waves him off.
Hey, The Mark of Cain is on you.I shouldn't Wonder turning her
his back. It isn't swollen.
His it. Oh happenes, you've broke my
heart. You wind.

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It yourself around my young afflictions, like a boa
construct around the neck of a panther.
I'm breathless, I say, don't go on that way.
I shall never. Can I forget that fatal Friday
night? He would scarcely left me.
When a customer comes in, they've captured him, says he

(01:28:42):
making. So bold, who says, I have been
is a staggers to forger says he.I was serving him with tripe and
it quite turned the tribe. No turned, my blood.
I dropped the knife know the subject till he was gone.

(01:29:03):
Then I went out and found it wastrue.
It's a I have been, he said you're a convict and Caroline
Reeves for you like a crocodile sobbing for his offspring.
There's you guys again with those do a logical comparisons,
leave off I tell you, I ain't I was torn away from you and
hurled into a dungeon mistaken for another man, I'm getting

(01:29:26):
used to it. I rather like it, there's an
awful black. I just got out who after
dislocating my collarbone and describing sundry circles with
me. Cool.
Informed me. He taking me for the other mum.
And I'm grateful for it. It was my brother that revolving
about Feehan. Nice gentlemanly, young man,

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excitable this position. Do you know him?
Yes, I was very much struck by him aside and principally about
the back. Oh, Caroline.
What I've suffered on your account and what I've suffered
on you, You yes? What we both suffered on each
other's account, three weeks. I fed on The Damp Vapors of a

(01:30:09):
dungeon. It was an awful cell, but I was
honorably acquitted. I'll show you the documents.
I say that's revolving. Blackguard, I mean that's
excitable young man. Said somebody wouldn't marry his
sister. He didn't mean you say didn't,
but you did. I am that is I was engaged to

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Michelangelo blow, Michelangelo,he shan't have you.
He owes me, six shillings, I am honorably, acquitted.
I'm engaged you. Besides, I've come into
property, I've got a thousand pounds.
This is too much for a sensitiveheart.
I'm overcome sinks into staggersarms.

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Staggers Embraces, her enter Bobcrop seeing staggers ceases and
drags him away, what? It again, you villain come out
of that walk before my very eyes, possums.
Flourishing, his stick. Oh, get some music out of you.

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I shouldn't wonder. I'm colored and collared.
And I've been recently hammered,I believe this come will be the
death of me. I wonder whether this is what
Michelangelo calls, pleasing excitement, because if it is
I've had enough Don't it's a beneatha.
What are the nezer? My Ebenezer Ebenezer?

(01:31:39):
Staggers the convict come on, squares at him.
Ah, I thought you and no great shakes and I'd conceived such a,
contrary opinion of you, especially after you dislocate
my neck. Come on takes chair and places
before him aside, now, he's going to begin, again, leave

(01:32:01):
off. Spare him.
There's been a mistake. There's always a mistake
somewhere. Come on young, Botany Bay.
Follows him around stage. I really believe he likes it.
Murder. Please hold him down.
Caroline stopping Bob, spare him.
He's innocent. It's another stickers.

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Oh, what'd he have suffered the other staggers know this one
then? Come on.
Caroline still holds him. That's right.
Caroline hold him down. There's been a mistake.
When infernal mistake. I ought to know.
I ate myself at all and the other staggers or somebody else.
I'll explain it directly, I'm staggered for the minute.

(01:32:49):
I was honorably. Acquitted, show you the papers
approaching him. I say I didn't mind your
dislocated, my neck upon my life.
I didn't, I ought to know I forgive you shake hands.
How do you do? I'm going to marry her.
It's awfully Jolly. Shake hands again, quite well.
I've come into poverty. I've got a thousand pounds.

(01:33:11):
It's all right, he takes Carolina.
Side thousand pounds, it must be.
All right. Um, bound to take something out
of Michelangelo. Danny wait, I despise the
artist. So do I we all do turn him out.
Where is he? Did you say Charged you yes with

(01:33:34):
his umbrella. Injured, the ribs, the these
umbrella. No mine.
I say let's take it out of his camera.
I've had enough of you, I know all about it time, do it
yesterday? All right.
Now then fire up. Sits down arms squirted my side,
he's got a thousand pounds. Caroline, you go and tell mother

(01:33:59):
to get supper. I'll bring the car.
Convict mean mr. Staggers, bitter take a cab to
staggers Young. Manacles haven't got five
Shillings bath. Yeah, heavier course.
I have glad you asked me dams. Have belongs to the family.

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You do. And I highly useful member
you'll become takes money. Yeah, our Caroline gives her
money. Good.
Bye. Evan.
Isa, Maya. Angel.
Goodbye exit, Caroline Center. Don't I feel Jolly now I found
her. I'm Liza than a cork.

(01:34:41):
I shall have to be wired down. Directly get up.
Pulls Bob out of chair. I don't know what I'm about.
Sit down forces him into chair. This excitement has upset me,
get up. I've got, we want the plates and
chemicals, you keeps them in here.
Pointing to cupboards. You go in there points.

(01:35:02):
Stu cupboard, right? And that's where he keeps the
plates. Keeps the plates.
Here, does he dirty Beast wonderwhere he keeps the knives and
folks? Bob going to cupboard right
looks in go in puts him in and shut the door lights fatal Souls
Darkness. I think few Donuts, stink goes

(01:35:27):
in looking out, none of your locks now shuts door. or
staggers going to cupboard, leftopens door who It's enough to
kill a fellow. Never mind.
It's early for a minute, enters and shuts, door after him, M
Angelo, who enters cautiously all quiet?

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They were tired of waiting. I suppose looking round no
indications of violence. There is no time to be lost.
I've decided on quitting these quarters for a month and taking
a better half for Life, Diana and over sea, bathing shrimps
and Winkles? No, hey NG Winkles, I've had
enough of him as I'm not aware of the existence of any Act of

(01:36:12):
parliament, to prevent a gentleman, securing his
property. Here goes goes to cupboard
laughed and locks, it putting key in his pocket, I don't
pretend when he refinement of feeling, but I'm blowed, if I
put a fellow in that Den crossesto write and locks cupboard
pocketing the key. And as for this, it's the most

(01:36:34):
awful sellout now I've made everybody.
E and everything, snug and comfortable hurrah for Diana and
Dover tralala, dances off center, staggers knocking at
door. It's already open the door.
Let me out snakes. All smash out there.

(01:36:55):
Everything dude, there's a good fellow.
I'm joking. It's poisonous water murder.
Crash heard. Oh chemicals down.
Its soul up, I'm on fire. I shall burst.
Open the dog do this is Mom's salsa by.
Come on noise, heard the eggs byme words of stalkers.

(01:37:18):
Um, enter Michelangelo Center inthe excitement of the moment.
I quite forgot Diana was coming here.
She can't be long. Now, takes a chair, a moment of
calm reflection and a mouthful of something to eat, wouldn't be
a Miss takes from his pocket, a penny roll, and a sausage, as

(01:37:39):
the only nourishing article of consumption.
I've tasted today is a noise in cupboard, left Cat by Jingo.
That's the third floors. It's my belief.
Neglect that animal, poor devil.I locked him in.
I suppose goes to cupboard, calling out fish.
Get out of that. I can't the goodbye.

(01:38:00):
Whoa burglars by the Lord Harry calling to staggers.
You're in for it. Serves you, right?
For pricking, calling through Keyhole.
It's a lifer horse longer than jail.
He must be hard up for oxygen. Laura theism Breaking Through
the Keyhole, he's on the queen. Steve goes to table and gets

(01:38:21):
tumbler of water, which he throws through Keyhole.
Get out of that. You luxurious blaggard
listening. I think he's expiring.
I hear blowing gasping. He's near his last kick can't
hurt. If I do let him out open store.
Staggers comes out face somewhatblack.
He appears exhausted and sinks into the nearest chair.

(01:38:45):
He's awful. Bad shakes him wake up young.
Romania. Hello, it's my friend fading
away, I'm off devilish hard. I can't enjoy a meal without
being disturbed, puts roll and sausage into his pocket glass of
water and I'll forgive you. I'm Angelo aside, what a thirsty

(01:39:08):
beast. He's had one brings him glass of
water. Staggers taking it.
I'm shocked. Surviving em, Angelo stopping
him. Don't drink it then.
No, not this. That awful sound points to
cupboard. Appears exhausted closes, his
eyes M, Angelo sitting down commences to eat again, have a

(01:39:32):
bit, offers him sausage. Looking at him.
Hang me. If he hasn't put the shutters
up, wake up. How do you think a gentleman can
enjoy the luxuries of life if you persist in conducting
yourself? In that disgraceful manner?
Thank you. Retinol, durman's Feast, I
suppose. I'm thoroughly impressed with
the idea that there's an undue proportion of Pepper with the

(01:39:54):
meat in this orbicular diet, which popular Prejudice has
condemned as an article of consumption, but when you know,
the author of them as I do and feel convinced you're eating
noise heard in cupboard, right? Hmm, Cat by Jingo getting up.
It's enough to make a fellow feel sick.
I can't get a morsel of food without being interrupted, goes

(01:40:16):
to cupboard, right? Calls out.
Push. Get out of that fast.
You are on the tiles. Perhaps, but you ain't Bob from
inside, staggers, all smash you.When I get out there live, this
time, calling to him, you're in for it.
It's a lifer. I'm going for assistance.

(01:40:38):
You'd better make yourself comfortable till the van comes
going down to staggers who has somewhat recovered.
I say I've got him who burglar you fool.
Didn't think was Cardinal Wolseydid you?
Well yeah I'm Angelo pointing tocupboard there.
I expect it's Bob what? Bob Bob crop my Caroline's

(01:41:01):
brother. I'm Angelo aside.
Bob crop is Caroline's brother consequently Bob crop.
My Caroline's brother. Let's see my house.
Are you confident he's well secured yes then I shall
conclude my irregular meal sir. It's down and commences eating

(01:41:22):
was a murder in the man. Do you give me the key?
He must be nearly dead. I ought to know I was is nigh.
God has a touch of myself and Angelo giving him key.
Oh, if you think he's nearly expired, you can let him out.
I shan't staggers goes to cupboard, unlocks door, Bob
issues, face blackened. Ceases staggers beats him round

(01:41:45):
stage, I got you, you jailbird. In would, you know, he's
beginning again. Let's go.
This is another egregious mistake.
This the other man, I never locked you in.
How did I know that you had no business to let me out.
Then serves you, right? Don't you do it again?

(01:42:08):
Certainly not. Didn't you hear my singing out?
No, you never sung out. I didn't help though.
I've been doing nothing else since I've been in there, but
yell and yell. Look at me.
Hey, not yella, then Ferno bottles kept tumbling about, um,

(01:42:31):
died. I'm dead.
I've been in there two pointing to cupboard left.
Don't you delude yourself with the idea that I've had a
pleasant time of it? Course, I haven't.
Look at me. Call this a respectable
appearance. I say, I never locked you in.
Why didn't? Cecil then got the lock Joe.

(01:42:53):
No I got the key to it to the locked.
Y'all know to the mystery where?Staggers pointing to Michael
Angelo Batio? Yeah.
Bob seizing. M Angelo kill me.
I didn't see you before now Michelangelo.
Oh work. You to an oil?

(01:43:15):
No. Use resisting in llego colors.
Him off course. You do Caesars him.
Oh, hi. I'm innocent.
You'd better inform the public you're retiring from business
mr. Crop don't it's quite a mystery
to me this lock. Beats the human understanding I
say be generous don't plunge me into despair.

(01:43:39):
It's very likely. I shall be the father of a
family. You ought to take that into
consideration. I'll do anything.
I'll marry Caroline. Mariko On you bruise, only
breathe her name and your corpse?
Drags him along know this many X.
Beginning any ago, you'll have plenty of time for reflection in

(01:44:02):
the Dirk. Don't make light of it.
I'll marry her. Do you wounds?
I'm engaged to her. So Mom, I do you mean to marry
her? Yes, then I'll forgive you.
You ain't joking. Are you forgive me?
I don't I mean to forgive you, I've had my neck dislocated.

(01:44:22):
My head, punched my back broken.I've been dragged a horrible
spectacle around this room and only just escaped several
occasion by me. A chance all this on your
account. And now you want to marry my
wife. When you're anxious to forgive
me, I object to it. Once a marry her.
No. I don't, I wouldn't marry her

(01:44:43):
for looks at Bob, Bob shaking him, wouldn't ya?
I'll do anything. Aside your sudden death on both
sides and giving Cemetery in front of mr.
Crop respect the last moments, it looks bad to be hurried into
a tomb. You know, Nichkhun pushes him.

(01:45:05):
Crop don't it's a solemn moment from don't struggles enter.
Diana runs to Bob stopping him. Spare him.
I implore you. Look at him, he's going to die.
Yes, going to die. Anna?
Bob to Angelo, who's this young woman?

(01:45:26):
Do you know her, I'm Angelo to staggers.
You're going to marry Caroline ain't you?
None of your locks, you know, ofcourse.
I um, who is it? M Angelo to Bob, I say you won't
be angry, will you? It's my wife.
That is to be subject, to your approval, of course, yes.

(01:45:47):
Gentlemen, spare him. To Bob, don't strike him.
Forgive him for my sake, go withDiana.
They can't stand that long, wellreleasing him.
Now, look here, I'ma gonna be lenient with you on account of
her but mind you don't come any of your tricks again with Bob

(01:46:11):
Krupp because if you do shakes fist at him, I comprehend
perfectly. Put it away.
Don't Now young staggers our supper's waiting going, stop
spools. We in that Michelangelo, I'm
agreeable, Angelo, come and joinus.

(01:46:34):
You can bring mrs. I Angelo forgive and forget.
I like to do the thing handsome.He ain't a bad sort.
What are you dodging about? Come along.
I want to say a few words. To our friends in front, why
don't you do it then? So I will coming to Footlights

(01:46:56):
ladies and gentlemen, my attempts at photography, haven't
been encouraging? But if I have only succeeded in
developing a smile and fixing your attention, I shall accept
it as a positive proof that however, exaggerated might have
been the lens employed to focus the Follies of an hour.
It has at least your approbationand the artist.

(01:47:19):
First and his assistants in, this Tableau will only be too
happy to repair plates For Your Entertainment, whenever you will
favor us with a sitting Bob Diana Michelangelo, staggers
curtain. And of a photographic fix by
Frederick. Hey, Faint heart, never won

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fair. Lady a comedy in one, act by
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Cast of characters rui, Gomez, read by caveat the Marquess.

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De Santa Cruz made by Andrew James.
King. Charles the second of Spain read
by Matteo, brachii The Duchess, the torrenueva read by Kelly
Taylor, reading the role of Daniel.
Eleonora is at least D who's been read by.
Greg Giordano Lopez read by LoriWilson.

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And petrol. Read by Adrian, Stevens page,
read by Adrian Stevens, stage directions, read by Tchaikovsky.
Faint heart never won fair. Lady seen one a richly furnished
apartment in the Palace of buen retiro.

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Large doorway in Center leading into a gallery.
A window on each side that on left looking into same gallery
that on right into garden with abalcony before it doors on each
side. Right?
Door closed Center door. Open left door, open Bell and

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candelabras on table. Enter re Gomez right faint
heart, never won fair lady. Saith the proverb and to prove
it here I am in spite of high walls deep ditches, watchful
servants and what is yet more difficult to struggle with the
Ingenuity of a woman footsteps left?

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She comes but they're all gone. Is with her.
I must not be seen retires rightside exit.
Enter The Duchess and Donnelly annora left Duchess.
Right. My dear art.
What is the matter? Why this agitation agitation I
have seen what was enough to agitated any woman?

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And what may that? Be a young man?
A young man mercy on me? My dear, aren't you don't mean
to say that. Site of a young man can agitate
a person of your years and discretion.
Nice nice. He was on top of a wall 12 feet,
high 12 feet high, the wall, or the young man, the wall.

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Of course how silly. No not at all for had it been
the young man? I could have accounted for your
agitation but you won't hear me out.
Well well I was reading as usualunder the Great Lemon tree on
the south side of the garden. When I was startled by the fall
of a man's hat. Almost at my feet.

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I looked up and saw to my surprise and horror a young
Cavalier standing upon the wall directly above my head before.
I could utter a cry for help, hemade one bound into the garden
and picking up at the same time,with his own hat, the book which
I had dropped handed it to me with a profound bow and
vanished, vanished disappeared on the instant.

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If this book had not been a holyone, which no evil spirit would
have dared to touch, I should not hesitate to say that I had
seen a letter falls out of the book.
The Virgin guard me. What's that?
Are we go, Ms? Appears at door.
I'll let her picks it up and Crosses left out of this book.

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It is addressed to me, snip to into the volume, no doubt by The
Stranger, as he picked it up. So, so, This is no Spirit which
you have seen aren't but a most audacious young officer who has
four months been my very Shadow and to avoid whom I so suddenly

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quitted Madrid for this retired Palace audacious indeed, a young
officer presumed to persecute The Duchess date or a new Ever.
One of the principal ladies of honor to her most Catholic
Majesty, Maria of Austria, queenregent of Spain.
Why have you not complain to theproper authorities and had him

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punished for his impertinence? It would have cost him his
commission, perhaps his life andI am unwilling to resort to such
Extreme Measures. While there is a Hope by milder
means of curing, him of his folly.
Half crosses, right catches, a glimpse of re Gomez who is

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retreating Shiri, crosses back to left.
Ha, he is their Folly. Indeed, it is downright
insanity. And if he is not to be hanged,
he should be confined for Life, Leah Nora, keeping her face to
the right. I began to fear, indeed, that he

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will drive me to that. Disagreeable, Des acity the
Marquis De Santa Cruz to my handhas been promised by the queen
arrives here today. Day raising her voice.
And unless that in prudent youngmen, departs instantly and
without observation from any part of the palace, in which he

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may be at present concealed, it will be my duty to inform the
Marquis of all the circumstances.
Santa Maria concealed To be surehe must be at this moment
Somewhere In The Gardens of the palace.

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Let me hasten and give orders for an immediate search among
the shrubberies crosses left Duchess laying her hand upon her
arm as Leonor across has. But without hinting, if you,
please at the motive of the Intruder home if discovered,
they will allow to depart unquestioned, but are no pretext

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whatever to Enter the palace. Enter the palace.
Santa Maria forbid. So, desperate a personage, might
violate, the sanctity of even myApartments exit Donnelly annora
left center. Now then do exterminate this
Folly. If possible without a cloud with

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scandal, going to the door of the apartment, right?
In which re Gomez is concealed and flinging it open.
Enter sir. I am alone, are we entering
rapidly and Crossing left as he speaks how Madam?
You know, I was here and you have now only concealed that

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knowledge, but that safety to command my attendance.
No more sir. I request you to be seated.
Oh, happiness drawing each are close to that which The Duchess
had seated herself but a little further off.
If you please, he draws his chair away.
That will do now sir your name. I've received by this note, it

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is re Gomez and your rank lieutenant, in the Regiment of
Castile, he boughs tis. Well, Senor, we Gomez, I am glad
to have this opportunity of speaking to Madam.
I blame myself for having so long avoided such An Occurrence,

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can it be possible as one? Interview might have spared us.
Both considerable pain and inconvenience Madam.
I one moment, you fancy yourselfdesperately enough fancy.
Well I have no time to argue that point with you and will
therefore admit for brevity's sake that you are really and

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deeply in love with the duchess datura know whether or not The
Duchess with the woman who bearsthat title.
Oh I am I quit you at once of the meaner ambition and in vain
enough. If you please not to profess
astonishment, that I have attracted the attention and
unwittingly Disturbed. The Repose of a romantic young

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Lieutenant of the Musketeers. My surprise is occasioned by a
much more extraordinary Circumstance.
The confidence in short, with which you have here in Express.
That I should not only permit the Declaration of but actually

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return. Your passion is anyone Madam
love without hope I have heard of such a case but do not
believe it. Duchess aside, was there ever
such Assurance? They let me ask yourself about
him. It is scarcely, six months ago,
that near your Palace, in Madridthere existed unknown to, you a
young man without friends without Fortune.

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Whose sole desire is only a Objects in the world was to hear
one day. One word addressed to him by
those lips were it, but indifference nay even of anger.
Now, when you consider that years might have elapsed, before
you could have attained that single word and that since so,
short space of time of six months, he finds himself seated
before you conversing with you and your own apartments by your

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own command. Declaring that he loves that, he
adores you, I asked you madam, if I have not reason to trust in
the power of love and to believethat with love This is
impossible, Duchess aside. His confidence is positively
alarming, but I must hurry matters to a close allowed
seeing your rui Gomez. All this is very fine and very

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romantic, but you have jumped a little too.
Hastily at your conclusion, you have not waited to hear my
reason for granting you this interview.
It is simply to inform you. That you were incurring, great
personal risk, and what would bemore terrible to who

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considerable ridicule by this Indulgence of a passion for one
who does not and cannot take theslightest interest in your fate,
and who considers this. Plain declaration, more likely
to bring you to your senses then, That's of any punishment.

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Your ration has may have merited, Madam you have no doubt
calculated that such expressionsof cold disdain and contemptuous
pity would confound and humiliate me.
Little, do you know of Louis Gomez?
I have heard them, it is true, but without feeling their Force,
I was listening with all my soul, to the delicious sound of

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your voice devouring, with my eyes, the lovely form.
Before me, it is enough for me to hear these accents to gaze
upon those. Sirs, my happiness is too great
to reflect upon the meaning. They convey Duchess aside.
What on Earth is to be done withhim allowed?
They rise enough sir. There is no reasoning with a

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Madman removes chair up. This interview is our first and
our last From This Moment orderswill be issued to prevent you
obtaining access to this. Any other mansion in which, I
may be residing and I moaned, you should you attempt to elude

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the vigilance of my domestics, you will suffer the
consequences. However, serious crosses left
re-rate, I accept with joy, yourDefiance Madam.
For defiance, it is. I thank you with my whole heart
for not having employed. The only means that might have
compelled my absence, although he could not have destroyed my

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love. Had you conjured Me by an
Affection to have abstained frombeholding you to spell might
have been too potent for me to resist as it is.
You challenge me to the combat you dare me to the attack.
Duchess left. No sir.
I do not challenge. I do not defy.
I command you in the Name of Love.

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No, Sir. As the duchesse de torrenueva, I
command the immediate departure.I've left in it rui.
Gomes goes up, left to table, Rings.
Bell and Crosses right during rest of speech.
And I presume I shall not be insulted before my servants

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insulted you have at last found a word to wound me, but no, you
do not. You cannot believe me capable of
such a crime, no matter enter Lopez left.
Who puts chair back Lopez. Attend that gentlemen to the
gate? Gates.
And let a strict watch be kept, that neither, he nor any other

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stranger into the palace, all the grounds belonging to it,
previous to the arrival of the Marquis De Santa Cruz, no pests,
boughs and exits. Enter the Marquis De Santa Cruz
to whom in three days. I shall be married, senior, 3
days. There is time enough in three

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days to win three battles, Madamgo.
Hastily to left stops boughs lowand exit.
He is mad. He must be mad and it would
therefore be a charity to write to the minister at War.
The proper care might be taken out him, he may otherwise commit

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some breach of discipline which might affect his honor or his
life, a thousand pities. So young, so intelligent, so
Ardent so devoted. And where I cannot doubt the
sincerity, however, I made Applause the Folly of his
attachment with what fervor and with what confidence.

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He plead his. Cause did I not really pity his
infatuation? I could be amused by the
originality of his Manner and his Reign which even the
announcement of my immediate marriage could not stagger him.
Mercy on me. What would the Marquis?
A too? So determined arrival,

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especially as he, well, knows, Igive him my hand in compliance
with the commands of my sovereign and not in obedient to
any dictation of my heart which to say the most is, but a
passive agent in the transaction.
Re-entered Donnelly annora Center the annora left, my dear

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niece, the Marquis is arrived already.
He is on the grand staircase youHave not mentioned your alarm
about the stranger. Certainly not.
Could you think me so Indiscreet?
Enter Lopez Center the Marquis De Santa Cruz, Duchess aside, it

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was time to get rid of the left.In it, enter the Marquee
right-center. Preceded by two servants, who
bow him on and exit Marquis Center, my dad just want small.
I have the happiness to behold you.
Depressed as far harmed to my lips.
You have arrived earlier than I expected Maki.

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Not earlier, I trust, that is agreeable to The Duchess that I
ran away. Assuredly not, but the time you
stated in your letter a summons from the minister, fortunately
furnished me with an excuse to leave the palace some hours
before I calculated. And at the conclusion of my
audience I determined on preceding hither Forth Worth and

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our Royal charge our beloved young Monarch.
I trust. His majesty is in Better Health
a mother with all due respect. Be it spoken.
His majesty is, insufficient Health to occasion, Mio serious
fits of illness at least. Once a fortnight by the constant
excitement of my nervous system.Me is now 15 and has for some

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months passed and Vincent in patients of advice and control
which is extremely Lawmaking responsible.
As I am to the queen regent and Don, Fernando the Prime Minister
for his safe, keeping and acquiescence in all matters of
State, you will scarcely believeme when I assure you, it is no

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longer ago than yesterday. There's his modesty boldly
asserted that. It was impossible for a king to
govern wisely and justly withoutpersonally, studying the
character and habits of his people and upon my attempting to
point out is ever flew into a violent passion and bestowed

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upon me an epithet, which I willnot shock your ears by
repeating. Is it possible?
Unyu, his Governor? His majesty.
I presume begins to fancy that. It is time for him to be our
governor himself, some such awkward notion house,
undoubtedly occurred to him and occasions considerable anxiety.

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So his voyle mother and my friend and Patron the minister,
but the tracks not, I entreat you for the happiness.
I experienced at present by recalling to my mind.
The painful duty is a my official situation.
You will accompany us to the salon and partake of some

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refreshment after your journey. Most willingly, your hand
Madame. Oh, joy to think that, in three
days, this hand will be Given tome forever, Crossing left with
Duchess, Duchess aside. If he had heard the lieutenant
exit, murky handing Duchess out left, I am sure.

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I shall be delighted when the marriage has taken place for,
however, great the responsibility of the Marquis as
governor of the king, his anxiety cannot exceed.
Mine placed as I am to regulate the household and watch over the
interests and Tation of a young Noble rich and beautiful Widow

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for who men are climbing walls, jumping into Gardens and putting
profane notes into prayer books.Mercy, preserve us, Charles
Steals on left and hides Center.I trust they have discovered and
expelled the Intruder or I shallnot sleep a wink tonight.
Enter Lopez and Pedro. Hastily left.

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Has anybody past to Madam past me?
Yes, Yes. Madam for while I was conducting
a stranger's in your out of one gate, by order of my lady,
somebody else slipped in by another gate and they directly
across the gardens for the palace for the palace.
Yes, Madam, I saw him and gave him Chase, but he was too Nimble

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for me. I'm sure.
However, that he ended the building goes up Center and
looks about search everywhere. Goodness guard has the mark.
He must Really be informed of this.
I shall insist upon my niece's. Speaking to him directly, one of
you come with me for I'm too frightened to walk by myself.
Along the corridor exit DonnellyAnora with Lopez One, Way left

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and Pedro searching the other right.
Enter. Charles cautiously Center
escaped for the present but what's to be done next, I can't
play at hide-and-seek all night and I'm ferociously hungry,
please. Agha.
Pont, I've made a pretty Choice.It seems of a place of Refuge,
my Governor here. And if I'm seen and known, I

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shall be sent back to Madrid thenext moment and more closely.
Cooped up that ever, I must be Camp as quickly as possible, but
how there seems some alarm given, then they are most likely
on the watch, that way points left, won't do for their, I saw
the mark quiz and where these doors points.

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Right may lead to, I don't know,perhaps from this window, I may
ascertain as he approaches the window.
Looking behind, him all the way,re going, Mez is seen right
ascending the balcony and as Charles opens the window, he
steps in both, start coming down, we aside right, we're late

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Charles left of window. Aside, discovered hockey boy?
Oh boy. Like peace and I will give thee
a crown alarm. The household crosses left and I
will give you a sound drubbing choose the crown by all means
the last it be gone Charles Wright.
The very thing I would but there's the difficulty unless I

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can get out the way you got it. Three left that will depend upon
the shortness of the foot and the strength of my head.
The road is rather steeper than the Kings Highway but Thou Art
free to try it. If the grand staircase is too
easy ciao, Charles aside anything sooner than be caught
by the Marquess runs up to window and tries to get over

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balcony. Or we aside.
Some page was deserved a whipping seeing Charles
awkwardly attempting to get overthe balcony?
Also, death boy, that will breakthe neck.
That way here at this side. There are niches in the
stonework, by which time a is tosend.
Oh I see. Thanks.
Thanks. Tell me what is your name comes

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down Center rui. Gomez Rico math, I shall
remember. And if I can ever save you from
breaking your neck, command me. What is your name?
Then Charles hand on his arm, Charles King of Spain and the
Indies, the king kneeling and catching hold of his cloak.
Oh, sire on my knee, let go friend.

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It's no time for compliments. Pardon me sire but the danger
should your foot slip will It's lip the sooner because I'm a
king but your majesty cannot have been accustomed.
Then my Majesty must learn. But sire Charles impatiently and
stamping his foot. But but crosses left, you're as
bad as the mark with nobody willlet me have my own way.

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What's the use of being a king and 15 years old?
What has your majesty to fear that you should run this risk?
That Marquess my mother the minister They'll send me to
Madrid. Shut me up in the old Palace.
They will not dare. Oh well they though they shall
not. If your majesty will condescend

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to be guided by me. I will for I like you really
you're a bold fellow and my friend, what should I do?
But I'm your majority and assertyour rights dissolved.
The Council of Regency be the king.
You are sire and no longer an infant in leading strings st.
Jacob. Oh, what a rate.
You go at What my Governor say, if he heard you think, rather

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what your people would say, how Spain would Rejoice that their
King has thrown off the Yoke imposed upon Him by an ambitious
mother and her unworthy favorite, are you?
Quite sure of that I will answerfor it with my head, one word
from Charles, the second and will be answered with the vivaz
from Cadiz to Bayon, then tell me what to say and I'll say it

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if it's only to plague my Governor deign to follow me
sire. I have been in these apartments
before and I know the plan of them.
Writing materials in the Next Room.
Marquis without this. What Madam?
Run run. Then, here's somebody coming
exit, re Gomez and Charles Wright.
Enter The Duchess and the Marquis left preceded by Lopez

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with lights, which he places on a table and exits and you
positively refused to name the person who has been hard enough
to intrude upon you. Thus I do my Lord was match
thing. Madam of such refusal, whatever
you may feel yourself. Justified in thinking, I lay no
restraint upon your excellencies, imagination.

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I must be a cold lover. Indeed, if I did not see in this
mysterious stranger rape assuming rival, I will not say a
favored one, why not sir? Well, you are indulging in
suspicions because I will not believe that the duchess, the
towing away of a wood on the very Eve of mom.

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It's with a nobleman chosen by her solving encouraged, a
presumption of an obscure Adventurer.
I am flattered that the Marquis De Santa Cruz should at least,
admit the improbability am I forfeiting my word of Honor or
disgracing the names of two noble families, Madam Madam, I

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meant not to offend but I cannotforget that I owe your consent
to this marriage. Not Not to affection or the
slightest reference for me, but the strongly expressed, wish a
bar, Royal mistress acting upon an avowed, and general
indifference which rendered the importunate.
He's of a hundred other admirers, a positive annoyance.

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Would it be wonderful if your heart should at last have been
touched? If even unacknowledged to
yourself a love, should have taken possession of that
hitherto. Insensible Buzz.
Mm, my Lord Marquis, I have already declared to you that

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such is not cannot be the case. Crosses left.
Cannot enter Lopez Right Center,a gentleman of his excellency's,
household desires, immediate audience of the Marquis De Santa
Cruz, admit him, exit Lopez Right Center what new alarm.

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Arm goes man. Enter Guzman Right Center.
My lord your presence is instantly required at the palace
the King has contrived to elude his attendance and fled.
No one knows whither thou confusion the king not to be
found fled alone. No, Trace destruction.

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I shall be burned. It will be later.
That's my Hobson's Madam. I must leave.
Instantly and give orders for the pursuit of his majesty
coming up. Right, is met by we who presents
a paper to the Marquis. From the king.
The from the King Duchess aside,we Gomez Marquis reading.

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Hastily we Charles King of Spain, on the Indies, having
attained a majority, do hereby declare on durdane.
The counselor being seated solved beloved Brother Don John
of Oz. Yeah, - five hours and is part
of minutes. The Marquess of Santa Cruz is
charged with the immediate promulgation of this.

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Our Sovereign will and pleasure giving in our Palace of the buen
retiro. The 12th of January 1677 in the
12th year of our Reign son. Charles amazement.
His majesty here retires up to atable, Marquis aside to the

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Kings hummed and Blow is struck the game is up with the Queen
Mother and Don Fernando donjon of asked you is the darling of
the people and the Army to his ass would be treason.
And by implicit obedience, I secure the favor of the king and
the new Minister. I should be mad to hesitate

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allowed a senior. I fly to execute the commands of
his majesty bouse to Dutchess exit the murky and Guzman Right
Center. Duchess He's right, so senior,
we left pardon me. Madam that I am here against
your positive orders, but are now, in attendance, on the king,

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who is to hold his first Counciland the state Departments of
this Royal Palace, the Kings commands must be obeyed senior,
but as an order for my attendance is not included in
them. You will not I presume prevent
my retiring to my own Apartments.
Certainly not Madam had either. How to do.

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So, I would not exercise it, it is not by compulsion.
No, trust to triumph over your indifference.
I am not a Marquis De Santa Cruz.
I would not accept your hand as the Kings gift.
Unless your heart within it Duchess Crossing left.
I Rejoice at this intelligence as it removes, the only fear I
could entertain upon the subjectand which the new and unexpected

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position. I find you in, might give rise
to we rate even such an evident determination.
Cannot discourage me Madam. I know I feel it is impossible
for a love like mine to fail in eventually obtaining its reward.
It may be days. Duchess left days weeks, months

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years. We are young.
I could wait. And if his life is but spared
us, that's just a side. I declare the men frightens me
out of my wits allowed, I am to blame for listening.
Into this Folly. This impertinence, another word
and I will claim his Majesty's protection against your

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persecution. He can out in honor, refuse me,
I am dumb. Adam with a breath.
You can fit on my tongue and banish me, your presence goes to
right. But while I live, there is no
power on Earth, that can extinguish my love.
All the hope that is born of it exit rate.
This is too much. We shall see we shall see Senor

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Gomez at least as far as the hope you cling to I do not love
the Marquis certainly I began even to regret I had yielded so
easily to the request of the queen but now I am nettled
provoked defied. And this very day, if the

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Marquee does not object, I will sign the contract.
I will tell him all show him thenecessity, the necessity.
Sure. What am I saying?
If that's silly, young men heardme.
He would think I doubted my own resolution that I was afraid to
trust myself. No, no, there is no absolute

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necessity, but I choose to be married today.
Just to prove to him the fallacyof his calculations to level his
Decius hopes to the ground to plague to Vex to mortify to hang
the fellows. Say I am ashamed to think how

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much he has ruffled me. Walking across the stage enter
Eleonora left. The duchess walks up and down.
Leah, Nora follows her. Oh my dear niece, I shall never
survive. The agitation of this day.
You have heard of course, what has happened.
The king is here. Or in the great Saloon and to

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think that I had nearly caused him to be turned neck and heels
out of the palace if it should reach his ears.
Now that he is assume the reins of government.
Ah, I see you're as much a jete today as I am.
Let us hasten and fling ourselves at his Majesty's feet.
Following The Duchess who has been pacing the stage
impatiently Duchess stopping suddenly, Aunt, let me know the

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moment, the Marquis returns he has returned.
With some of the great officers of State, they are waiting.
Till his majesty has satisfied, his Royal appetite to learn his
pleasure. Respecting the queen and Don
Fernando who have both quitted, the capital quitted the capital
in the greatest alarm the momentthey heard of the Kings Escape.
Here Comes his Excellency, enterthe Marquee and two pages right

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center. Marquise Center Amada my house,
not just one instant from the important business with which I
am interested. I stood to apologize for my
groundless jealousy. His majesty himself.
It appears once the stranger whomy fears had converted into a
rival and your refusal to name. The mysterious individual is.

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Now following accounted for, uh,pardon me.
I and treat my Lord. You are now more mistaken than
before his Majesty's presence inthis place, was wholly.
Unknown to me. And the individual I objected to
Aim was a most presuming though,certainly not a favored rival.

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Ha I can witness to his presumption.
His name, his name, Madam the time, a punished, I have no
longer any desire to conceal it,but you must promise me to limit
his punishment to the mere Extinction of his hopes by the
immediate solemnization of our marriage.

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It is my desire that the contract should be signed this
This very day, I applaud your resolution knees.
You overwhelm you with happinessMadam and yet my honor must
surely require. Well, Rank and station of the
offender is not sufficient to permit you to measure swords
with him. And I make it an Express

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condition, that you should not seek any less noble Vengeance.
I am bound then to subscribe to it and Donnelly Anova is witness
to the engagement. I'm satisfied.
And have now no hesitation in declaring that is formidable.
Rival is a simple lieutenant in the Regiment of Castile named

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rui. Gomez really Gomez.
Surely this is the name of the young man in attendance on the
king crosses to left corner. He you bought me the letter the
same in attendance, on his majesty, the king calls him, his
friend, indeed mercy on me and Ihave indulged in expressions.

(02:23:08):
Let me hasten to apologize. Runs off.
Right Marquis left. He may have influence enough to
cause the ends of heavens of hismajesty.
If you think so, the less delay should there be in signing the
contract Madam? How flattering is this anxiety?
Enter Guzman Right Center, I will give immediate orders, huh

(02:23:34):
gazzman? You are.
Come at it with Return immediately to Madrid and tell
90 tree to prepare the marriage contract for Signature.
Are this evening for this evening?
My lord, I came to tell you thatyou are to depart immediately
for Aragon before are gone, yourlordship is to have the

(02:23:57):
distinguished honor of personally communicating to Don
John of Austria his Majesty's commands Duchess right You see
you see tis his work. There can be no doubt of it,
hasten my lord. For his majesty, Marky Center
Wars has to be done, Madam decline, the mission, the

(02:24:20):
decline, the mission reject. So signal a mark of the king's
favor, what when it is. So plain a proof of your Rivals.
Influence a name, Adam, I can scarcely believe that.
So great, an honor, so important.
And so advantageous an appointment I've been suggested
by an enemy as you please sir. As you please go in abandoned me

(02:24:45):
to ruie. Gomez Madam, you distressed me
beyond measure. But perhaps after all you may be
mistaken because man the King two pages.
Throw open right doors. One of them moves chair back,
right? Enter Charles right.
The Marquis Duchess and Guzman. Neil rise Madam Marquess.

(02:25:10):
I am much pleased at the promptitude, with which you have
executed My First Command. And as a proof of my favor, I
make you bearer of this letter to my brother.
Don John my, sire hesitates and looks at The Duchess, take it
and with it, the cross of Saint J, go and the Assurance of a
future favor Marky, hastily taking the letter and pressing

(02:25:34):
the Kings hand to his lips. So a life of Veg does well, to,
as well does very well. Charles to Marquis, you must set
out forthwith. Dispatch is of the utmost
consequence crosses left and upstage.
I will not lose a moment, sire boughs, and Crosses Center to

(02:25:55):
Dutchess Madam. You perceive.
It is impossible farewell for a few days exit rate center with
Guzman, Duchess aside their wellsir forever.
Oh nothing shot compelled me to be that man's wife but Roy Gomez
shall not Triumph. I will enter a Convent.

(02:26:17):
Take the veil sooner than king turns and speaks Charles left
Center is not that The Duchess that torrenueva page left.
It is sour, have I not heard my mother speak of a marriage
between X Mi late, governor and yourself matter.
My hand was. Almost to him by her majesty

(02:26:40):
while queen regent Charles Center.
Then I am doubly rewarded for having sacrificed a very strong
Prejudice at The Shrine of friendship.
Duchess. Right?
Sire. I had no great love for the mark
which I must confess and was rather inclined to pay him off
old schools. But my friend Rudy Gomes made

(02:27:03):
such a point of his being selected.
I am right then Fire in suspecting, that it was to the
good offices of that gentlemen. We are so much indebted
entirely. I wished Gomez himself to go.
I offered to make him Captain Colonel count, Marquess Duke.

(02:27:24):
No, he would have nothing, and he would not stir there.
Never was such an obstinate fellow, Duchess emphatically,
never are, you know, him then and agree with me hockey.
I should like to play him a trick, a trick.
Yes, I feel he has made a king of a truant Schoolboy, but for

(02:27:46):
his advice and encouragement, I should have been still a
subject. A tool, an infant.
I must do something for him in return and there must be
something in which I can serve him.
He has refused honors wealth employment.
What can be his motive has? He not told you Saya?

(02:28:06):
No. Not hinted at it.
But there is some secret or he wouldn't have scrambled in at
that window. By that window?
Whoo. Yes.
He climbed like a cat and must have as many lives.
I should think to have risked his neck, so coolly.
Now, if you could find his secret out, I aside.

(02:28:27):
Is this a plot? Yes.
You but he won't tell me, I think there is a lady, in the
case. Duchess aside, what shall I say?
I wish I knew who it was for whatever obstacle indeed sire
would not the objection of the lady herself.

(02:28:49):
Ha that is one which did not occur to me.
Your Majesty would not surely enforce her marriage?
No, no, I will be no Tyrant crosses right Duchess aside so
far been I'm safe. Safe.
But I cannot think such is the case, he's young handsome

(02:29:12):
quick-witted Brave as a lion andunless the lady were attached to
another at all events, I will send him to you on some pretext.
And you you sound him on the subject, find out how I can
serve him and ask anything for yourself or your future husband,
exit, rate, followed by first and second Pages.

(02:29:34):
Was there ever a woman in such asituation?
The fates conspire with that madyoung men against me has he told
the king or not? I think not his majesty could
not have acted the part so. Well what's to be done?

(02:29:54):
I can't see him. I won't see him and yet how
evade the command of the king. Oh I could cry with vexation
rui, Gomez Roy. Gomez.
You may bless your fortunate Stars by whatever lucky accident

(02:30:14):
you have obtained. This favor with your Sovereign
for in The Temper. I now am.
Were it not for his certain protection?
No foolish compassion would prevent my crushing your
insolent hopes though at the cost of your life.

(02:30:35):
Sir, flings herself. In Italy into a chair left and
beats the ground with her foot. Enter Regal Ms, Right?
The Duchess starts ri, right? Madam conceived.
My Rapture. His majesty has informed me.
You have come to send it to desire.
My presence. She starts up.

(02:30:56):
You need some service in my hands.
I'm speak. I have flown to Listen and Obey
you Duchess aside will drive me mad between them.
I I need and his service allowedSenor.
Gomez, his majesty has deceived you your presence and your

(02:31:17):
servers are alike an desired by me return and tell him.
So for I am provoked beyond all endurance and will soon abraeve
the Kings displeasure than suffer your persecution crosses.

(02:31:38):
Right. Madam?
I will do so and in such terms of his displeasure shall avenge
and not a sale you crosses, right?
It's your light upon the offender not the offended
Duchess crosses left. He's as of rash as fire
stations, your I would not be unjust.

(02:31:58):
If the king really assured you Ihave no right perhaps to blame
as I live Madam by My Honor by my love enough enough I believe
you. The senior have I then your
permission Madame to demand of the king, his motive for so
misleading, me my permission, the King's favorite cannot,
surely need soap or a privilege.However great you may consider

(02:32:20):
my presumption Madam it does notextend to the unauthorized use
of your name in a such a discussion.
Indeed, do you mean to affirm that you have never mentioned to
the king? Your that is the, the in
extinction will passion with which Of inspired me never.
I scorn to be indebted to any other influence and that of love

(02:32:43):
what, when I have the king's ownacknowledgement that it was at
your solicitation, the Marquis was sent on a distant mission,
of course to prevent. Oh, pardon me.
I admit it once that I have usedand considered myself justified
in using any fair means conventional accident can afford
me of defeating a rival, but notof him, taking your hand for

(02:33:06):
that. I will be indebted to your It
alone, I Told You So before and be assured, I will keep my word
and it is this the way is this for you, provoked me to argue
the point with you, is this the way to gain a woman's heart to
cross her every wish to throw obstacles in her path to

(02:33:31):
circumvent. Opposed defy her.
Yes, for the wishes are Also, not those of her heart.
The obstacles are raised and notin the way of to happiness.
You may not love me yet, but youdo not love anyone else.
That's just very quickly. How do you know, sir?
How can you know? Oh, I'm sure of it.

(02:33:52):
Or you would have long since dealt, the only boat, which
could have weakened my hopes are.
Then if I did love another, you would see no more of Louis
Gomez, but you will not descend to falsehood.
Even to obtain that Triumph. Oh no, will you capable of
untruth? I could not love you.
You as I do love you, I do not ask the question.
I have no right to ask but I am confident of the fact.

(02:34:13):
And until you do love someone else, I shall never despair of
your eventually, loving me. You will make me detest you at
first, perhaps I shall consider that a point gained I shall have
surmounted your indifference Nee.
Your contempt a woman cannot belong to test a man for Millie,
loving her. But for persecuting her, you

(02:34:33):
will not be persecuted by me this interview matter which
remember I did not see Is the last that she look good without
your permission, you will no longer be annoyed by my
presence. You will only be aware that
there exists. A young soldier who loves you
beyond expression, who has been offered by his Sovereign, a rank
equal to your own. But chooses to remain a simple
Lieutenant, to prove the disinterestedness of his

(02:34:54):
affection, whose hopes of final Success is Not founded on a
ridiculous estimate of his own pretensions, but on his faith,
in the power of a pure single intense and persevering
attachment over the free heart of any woman worthy of Such
devotion. I know not why I listen to this
language crosses, right? Because you feel it's truth

(02:35:15):
because you are too intelligent,not to distinguish a veritable
sentiment from a feigned or fancied passion.
And to just, to punish respectable.
Frankness as you would impertinent, vanity Duchess
aside, I would give the world now that I really did love
someone else but I'm a horribly afraid.

(02:35:35):
He will make me believe I love him.
And prove it logically in spite of all I can do or say to the
contrary page opens right door and stands at it.
The king is approaching. Am I to understand?
It was a fabrication on the partof his majesty.
No, no, not a fabrication. He wished me to see who and

(02:35:56):
therefore considered me bound todesire your presence.
He wished, then did you inform him?
Madam of my attachment. I certainly not in your, his
majesty is perfectly. Ignorant.
As far as I am concerned, then upon what subject?
Pray silence he is, here, am I to leave you madam?
No, yes. Do as you please, then I remain.

(02:36:17):
No, no. You had better retire till I
have spoken with him. You will send for me again.
Then Charles appears at right door.
Perhaps, Perhaps, go, go exit, we Gomez left?
Enter Charles right? Well Dodgers, have you
ascertained Sia? Never mind, never mind.

(02:36:40):
I know all about it. You do sire.
Yes, yes you are. The lady he has told me himself
really Gomez. No, the mark quiz.
Oh, the Marquis thinking I mightinterfere in favor of his rival.
He came to me at the moment of his departure for Aragon, to

(02:37:01):
request my ratification of the Queen's promise to him of your
hand and your majesty. You.
Oh, I replied that once that I would not control a lady's
affection and if you preferred my friend Rudy Gomez or anyone
else, I should release you from any promise made to the queen
regent I accept the release withjoy sire but without

(02:37:25):
acknowledging a preference for any other person's since Jago
hold that though. For I have pledged the mark
where's my honor that otherwise I would not interfere
particularly as he is. Told me that you were so
anxious, the marriage should take place that you had urged
him to decline even the mission to arrogant rather than the

(02:37:46):
first signing the contract. If however, he told me a
falsehood, I cannot say he did sigh are for such, certainly was
my request and his non-compliance and event.
No woman of spirit could pardon he made his election between the
cross of st. Jacques!

(02:38:06):
Oh, and The Duchess the Torrenueva.
And I will submit to any punishment.
Your majesty May inflict sooner than marry the Marquis De Santa
Cruz, by the math. That's awkward again for to
settle the point. At once, I gave him permission
to postpone his departure for anhour and I expect him here

(02:38:28):
directly with the contract with the contract.
Oh, sire, I implore, you not to sacrifice me to that, man.
What's the? Serve asking me when I have
passed my word. You yourself could get us.
Both out of the scrape by takingmy friend re Gomez but sire, the
Senor. Gomez is an entire stranger to

(02:38:51):
me for. Although I have for some time,
suspected, his attachment. I never exchanged words with him
till today. What have that?
I never saw heard of him till this morning and I'm as fond of
him as if he were my own brother.
Mother is manners. I admit are engaging but his

(02:39:13):
character may be excellent. I had it from his Colonel, who
was about to arrest him for being absent without leave.
Excellent. Indeed.
And your majesty can Overlook such a breach of discipline
Faith. Either fellow feeling for him.
I was absent without leave myself.
Take stage right corner. Enter page Center the maquis

(02:39:38):
Does Santa Cruz, saw y'all. What's to be done?
Madam, will you marry my friend re Gomez or not?
Duchess, aside ha. There is yet, One Way allowed
Saya. I place my hand at your
disposal. If the Senor Gomez, will take it

(02:40:03):
as your gift. I warrant him Viva.
Admit the Marquess and tail rui.Gomez, we would speak with him
exit page right center. But should he refuse Siam?
I am still released from the Marquis of course of course.
But I am easy on that point. Enter the Marquee Center and the

(02:40:27):
other page left. Gomez from the right door Hui
aside to Dutchess. Have I your permission for
without that? Even at the risk of offending
his majesty you have it senior Mark whiz the sooner you are on
your road to arrogant. The better.
The lady has decided against youand I am 3 therefore to bestow

(02:40:47):
her upon my friend rui, Gomez crosses Center, mother, Connie's
be possible here. I am right Senor, Gomez as the
price of my release from The maquis de Santa Cruz.
I have placed by hand at the disposal of his majesty.
It is the King's gift. Observe, not mine.

(02:41:11):
Then bottom. It is not REI, Gomez, who will
accept it. I will owe my happiness to you
alone. He says your devoted lover.
I must Triumph not as the friendof Charles the second were it,
not that the accident which gained me, the favor of my
sovereign has secured the welfare of my country.
I should deem it the most Unfortunate that could have
befallen me for it. Has placed the prize I struggled

(02:41:33):
for within my grasp, only to make me feel in honor bound.
Not to touch it Duchess aside, Imust love him.
There's no help for it. Charles crosses left-center
taught that a lot more. A boy than I am to act thus my
liege. I employ your majesty to ratify

(02:41:54):
the Queen's promise and my favorThe Duchess has no perfect.
Senor Gomez it is only because Iunfortunately offended her in my
Zeal for your Majesty's service.Oh, well, so you may spare, your
apologies and petitions. His majesty has most gracious.

(02:42:16):
Me promised not to control my inclinations and if the Senor
Gomez will positively not acceptmy hand, And as the Kings gift,
why then I must give it to him myself.

(02:42:37):
If he will condescend to ask forit.
Oh, transport king. Turns up stage delighted and
drops down Center a cold. Fusion, Capital Marquess.
If your horses are saddled a sire, I take my leave aside the

(02:42:58):
new ministers. Avenge me on the favorite
exhibit Center, sire. The great officers of state or
in attendance, to accompany yourmajesty, to Madrid, we come
Lopez Center. We Gomez my friend, but that
chest cannot marry a lieutenant of Musketeers.
What will you be account a Marquess and Duke, you have.

(02:43:22):
But to say crosses to a re-enterNobles Center and range at back,
Pardon sire, but let me answer for him.
This time, it was as a poor Lieutenant, he Woo's The Duchess
and as appalled Lieutenant, he shall marry her.

(02:43:43):
I have wealth enough and as for titles that just my estimation
of those, I have already obtained, the Kings friend and
the husband of The Duchess Turturro Nueva Duchess crosses
to Center and apropos of titles.Let me say One word as to the
title of our play, the proverb maybe as true at his old, for

(02:44:07):
Fortune drawn by a woman AIDS, the Bold, but Mercy on us.
Ladies only see how fatal to ourpower, this Creed.
Maybe look at my case. It is hard Beyond expression
compelled us to surrender at discretion and not alone.

(02:44:29):
Loan. My husband must I make him but
own I love the fellow to do stake him.
Now mind I warn you all he won'tstop here.
He'll try to get your sanction to appear night after night upon
this very stage and make his odious maximum, quite the rage.

(02:44:53):
He knows the men will side with him.
Of course and as I yielded He thinks you must perforce what's
to be done for if you say him nay, he won't be satisfied and
go away. But with a most provoking are
debate. The question with you tell you

(02:45:14):
he can wait and prove in short, despite her frown or threat.
That faint heart, never won fairlady yet.
The curtain Falls. End of faint.
Heart, never won fair, lady by j.r. polish.

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