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Oh； reflect； reflect！ You had a mother once。
BUN。 Never！
GROS。 Then you had an aunt！ ＇BUNTHORNE affected。＇ Ah！ I see
you had！ By the memory of that aunt； I implore you to pause ere
you resort to this last fearful expedient。 Oh； Mr。 Bunthorne；
reflect； reflect！ ＇Weeping＇
BUN。 ＇aside； after a struggle with himself＇ I must not allow
myself to be unmanned！ ＇aloud＇ It is useless。 Consent at once；
or may a nephew's curse
GROS。 Hold！ Are you absolutely resolved？
BUN。 Absolutely。
GROS。 Will nothing shake you？
BUN。 Nothing。 I am adamant。
GROS。 Very good。 ＇rising＇ Then I yield。
BUN。 Ha！ You swear it？
GROS。 I do； cheerfully。 I have long wished for a reasonable
pretext for such a change as you suggest。 It has come at last。
I do it on compulsion！
BUN。 Victory！ I triumph！
No。 18。 When I go out of door
（Duet）
Bunthorne and Grosvenor
＇Each one dances around the stage while the other is singing his
solo verses。＇
BUNTHORNE When I go out of door；
Of damozels a score
（All sighing and burning；
And clinging and yearning）
Will follow me as before。
I shall； with cultured taste；
Distinguish gems from paste；
And 〃High diddle diddle〃
Will rank as an idyll；
If I pronounce it chaste！
BOTH A most intense young man；
A soulful…eyed young man；
An ultra…poetical； super…aesthetical；
Out…of…the…way young man！
GROSVENOR Conceive me； if you can；
An ev'ryday young man：
A commonplace type；
With a stick and a pipe；
And a half…bred black…and…tan；
Who thinks suburban 〃hops〃
More fun than 〃Monday Pops；〃
Who's fond of his dinner；
And doesn't get thinner
On bottled beer and chops。
BOTH A commonplace young man；
A matter…of…fact young man
A steady and stolidy； jolly Bank…holiday；
Every…day young man！
BUNTHORNE A Japanese young man
A blue…and…white young man
Francesca di Rimini； miminy； piminy；
Je…ne…sais…quoi young man！
GROSVENOR A Chancery lane young man
A Somerset House young man；
A very delectable； highly respectable
Three…penny…bus young man！
BUNTHORNE A pallid and thin young man
A haggard and lank young man；
A greenery…yallery； Grosvenor Gallery；
Foot…in…the…grave young man！
GROSVENOR A Sewell and Cross young man；
A Howell & James young man；
A pushing young particle 〃What's the next
article？〃
Waterloo House young man！
BUNTHORNE GROSVENOR
Conceive me； if you can； Conceive me； if you can；
A crotchety； cracked young man； A matter…of…fact young man；
An ultra…poetical； super…aesthetical； An alphabetical；
arithmetical；
Out…of…the way young man！ Every day young man！
Conceive me； if you can； Conceive me； if you can；
A crotchety； cracked young man； A matter…of…fact young man；
An ultra…poetical； super…aesthetical； An alphabetical；
arithmetical；
Out…of…the way young man！ Every day young man！
＇GROSVENOR dances off； L。U。E。 ＇
BUN。 It is all right！ I have committed my last act of ill…
nature； and henceforth I'm a changed character。
＇Dances about stage； humming refrain of last air。 Enter
PATIENCE； L。 She gazes in astonishment at him。＇
PATIENCE Reginald！ Dancing！ And what in the world is the
matter with you？
BUN。 Patience； I'm a changed man。 Hitherto I've been gloomy；
moody； fitful uncertain in temper and selfish in disposition
PATIENCE You have； indeed！ ＇sighing＇
BUN。 All that is changed。 I have reformed。 I have modelled
myself upon Mr。 Grosvenor。 Henceforth I am mildly cheerful。 My
conversation will blend amusement with instruction。 I shall
still be aesthetic； but my aestheticism will be of the most
pastoral kind。
PATIENCE Oh； Reginald！ Is all this true？
BUN。 Quite true。 Observe how amiable I am。 ＇Assuming a fixed
smile＇
PATIENCE But； Reginald； how long will this last？
BUN。 With occasional intervals for rest and refreshment； as long
as I do。
PATIENCE Oh； Reginald； I'm so happy！ Oh； dear； dear Reginald； I
cannot express the joy I feel at this change。 It will no longer
be a duty to love you； but a pleasure a rapture an ecstasy！
BUN。 My darling！ ＇embracing her＇
PATIENCE But oh； horror！ ＇recoiling from him＇
BUN。 What's the matter？
PATIENCE Is it quite certain that you have absolutely reformed …
… that you are henceforth a perfect being utterly free from
defect of any kind？
BUN。 It is quite certain。 I have sworn it。
PATIENCE Then I never can be yours！ ＇crossing to R。C。＇
BUN。 Why not？
PATIENCE Love； to be pure； must be absolutely unselfish； and
there can be nothing unselfish in loving so perfect a being as
you have now become！
BUN。 But； stop a bit。 I don't want to change I'll relapse
I'll be as I was interrupted！
＇Enter GROSVENOR； L。U。E。； followed by all the young LADIES； who
are followed by Chorus of DRAGOONS。 He has had his hair
cut； and is dressed in an ordinary suit and a bowler hat。
They all dance cheerfully round the stage in marked contrast
to their former languor。＇
No。 19。 I'm a Waterloo House young man
（Solo and Chorus）
Grosvenor and Maidens
GROSVENOR I'm a Waterloo House young man；
A Sewell & Cross young man；
A steady and stolidy； jolly Bank…holiday；
Everyday young man。
MAIDENS We're Swears & Wells young girls；
We're Madame Louise young girls；
We're prettily pattering； cheerily chattering；
Every…day young girls。
BUN。 ＇C。＇ Angela Ella Saphir what what does this
mean？
ANGELA ＇R。＇ It means that Archibald the All…Right cannot be all…
wrong； and if the All…Right chooses to discard aestheticism； it
proves that aestheticism ought to be discarded。
PATIENCE Oh； Archibald！ Archibald！ I'm s