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Has burst the bonds of Art and here we are！
PATIENCE No； Mister Bunthorne； no you're wrong again；
Permit me I'll endeavour to explain！
True love must single…hearted be
BUNTHORNE Exactly so！
PATIENCE From ev'ry selfish fancy free
BUNTHORNE Exactly so！
PATIENCE No idle thought of gain or joy
A maiden's fancy should employ
True love must be without alloy；
True love must be without alloy。
MEN Exactly so！
PATIENCE Imposture to contempt must lead
COLONEL Exactly so！
PATIENCE Blind vanity's dissension's seed
MAJOR Exactly so！
PATIENCE It follows； then； a maiden who
Devotes herself to loving you
Is prompted by no selfish view；
Is prompted by no selfish view！
MEN Exactly so！
SAPHIR ＇coming L。 of BUNTHORNE＇
Are you resolved to wed this shameless one？
ANGELA ＇coming R。 of BUNTHORNE＇
Is there no chance for any other？
BUNTHORNE ＇decisively＇ None！ ＇Embraces PATIENCE＇
＇Exit PATIENCE and BUNTHORNE； L。 ANGELA； SAPHIR； and ELLA take
COLONEL； DUKE； and MAJOR down； while GIRLS gaze fondly at
other Officers。＇
SEXTET
（ELLA； SAPHIR； ANGELA； DUKE； MAJOR； COLONEL）
I hear the soft note of the echoing voice
Of an old； old love； long dead
It whispers my sorrowing heart 〃rejoice〃
For the last sad tear is shed
The pain that is all but a pleasure will change
For the pleasure that's all but pain；
And never； oh never； this heart will range
From that old； old love again！
＇GIRLS embrace OFFICERS＇
CHORUS Yes； the pain that is all but a pleasure will change
For the pleasure that's all but pain；
And never； oh never； our hearts will range
From that old； old love again！
DUKE CHORUS
Oh； never； oh never Oh； never； oh never
our hearts will range our hearts； our hearts
will range
From that old； old love again！
SEXTET CHORUS
Oh； never； oh never； Oh； never； oh never our hearts；
our hearts will range Oh； never； our hearts will range
From that old； old From that old； old love
love again！ again！
＇The GIRLS embrace the Officers。 Re…enter PATIENCE and
BUNTHORNE。 L。＇
＇As the DRAGOONS and GIRLS are embracing； enter GROSVENOR；
R。U。E。； reading。 He takes no notice of them； but comes
slowly down； still reading。 The GIRLS are all strangely
fascinated by him。 The Chorus divides； L。 & R。； and the
GIRLS are held back by the DRAGOONS； as they attempt to
throw themselves at GROSVENOR。 Fury of BUNTHORNE； who
recognizes a rival。＇
ANGELA ＇R。C。＇ But who is this； whose god…like grace
Proclaims he comes of noble race？
And who is this； whose manly face
Bears sorrow's interesting trace？
CHORUS Yes； who is this； whose god…like grace
Proclaims he comes of noble race？
GROSVENOR ＇C。＇ I am a broken…hearted troubadour；
Whose mind's aesthetic and whose tastes are pure！
ANGELA Aesthetic！ He is aesthetic！
GROSVENOR Yes； yes I am aesthetic
And poetic！
MAIDENS Then； we love you！
＇They break away from the DRAGOONS； and kneel to GROSVENOR。＇
DRAGOONS They love him！ Horror！
BUNTHORNE and
PATIENCE They love him！ Horror！
GROSVENOR They love me！ Horror！ Horror！ Horror！
ENSEMBLE
＇all parts sung at the same time＇
PATIENCE DUKE
List； Reginald； while I confess My jealousy I can't
express；
A love that's all unselfishness； Their love they openly
confess；
That it's unselfish； goodness knows； His shell…like ears he
does not close
You won't dispute it； I suppose！ To their recital of
their woes。
ELLA； SAPHIR； ANGELA； JANE CHORUS
Oh； list while we a love confess Oh； list while we/they a
love confess
That words imperfectly express。
Those shell…like ears； ah； do not close That words imperfectly
express。
To blighted love's distracting woes！
ENSEMBLE
＇all parts sung at the same time＇
MAJOR； COLONEL & BUNTHORNE GROSVENOR
My jealousy I can't express； Again my cursed comeliness
Their love they openly confess！ Spreads hopeless
anguish and
distress；
Their love they openly confess； Spreads hopeless anguish
and
confess！ distress； distress！
MAIDENS DRAGOONS
Yes； those shell…like ears； ah； do Yes； his shell…like ears
not close he does not close
To blighted love's distracting To their recital of their
woes！
woes！
To blighted love's distracting woes； To their recital of their
woes；
their woes！ their woes！
ENSEMBLE
＇all parts sung at the same time＇
PATIENCE DUKE
Ah！ Ah！
And I shall love you； I shall love。 His shell…like ears he
does not close
Your ears； ah； do not close！ To love's distracting
woes！
Thy shell…like ears； ah； do not close Now is not this
ridiculous；
and is not this
preposterous？
To blighted love's distracting woes！ A thorough…paced
absurdity；
explain it if you
can！
Thy shell…like ears； ah； do not close Now is not this
ridiculous；
and is not this
preposterous？
To blighted love's distracting woes！ A thorough…paced
absurdity；
explain it if you
can！
To love's； to love's distracting woes！ Explain； explain it if you
can！
love's woes！ you can！
ELLA； SAPHIR； ANGELA； JANE MAIDENS
Oh； list while we our love confess Oh； list while we a love
confess
That words imperfectly express。