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proves that aestheticism ought to be discarded。
PATIENCE Oh； Archibald！ Archibald！ I'm shocked surprised
horrified！
GROS。 ＇L。C。＇ I can't help it。 I'm not a free agent。 I do it on
compulsion。
PATIENCE This is terrible。 Go！ I shall never set eyes on you
again。 But oh； joy！
GROS。＇L。C。＇ What is the matter？
PATIENCE ＇R。C。＇ Is it quite； quite certain that you will always
be a commonplace young man？
GROS。 Always I've sworn it。
PATIENCE Why； then； there's nothing to prevent my loving you
with all the fervour at my command！
GROS。 Why； that's true。
PATIENCE ＇crossing to him＇ My Archibald！
GROS。 My Patience！ ＇They embrace。＇
BUN。 Crushed again！
＇Enter JANE； L。＇
JANE ＇who is still aesthetic＇ Cheer up！ I am still here。 I
have never left you； and I never will！
BUN。 Thank you； Jane。 After all； there is no denying it； you're
a fine figure of a woman！
JANE My Reginald！
BUN。 My Jane！ ＇They embrace。＇
Fanfare
＇Enter； R。； COLONEL； MAJOR； and DUKE。 They are again in
uniform。＇
COLONEL Ladies； the Duke has at length determined to select a
bride！
＇General excitement＇
DUKE ＇R。＇ I have a great gift to bestow。 Approach； such of you
as are truly lovely。 ＇All the MAIDENS come forward； bashfully；
except JANE and PATIENCE。＇ In personal appearance you have all
that is necessary to make a woman happy。 In common fairness； I
think I ought to choose the only one among you who has the
misfortune to be distinctly plain。 ＇Girls retire disappointed。＇
Jane！
JANE ＇leaving BUNTHORNE's arms＇ Duke！ ＇JANE and DUKE embrace。
BUNTHORNE is utterly disgusted。＇
BUN。 Crushed again！
No。 20。 After much debate internal
（Finale of Act II）
Ensemble
DUKE ＇R。C。＇ After much debate internal；
I on Lady Jane decide；
Saphir now may take the Col'nel；
Angry be the Major's bride！
＇SAPHIR pairs off with COLONEL； R。； ANGELA with MAJOR； L。C。；
ELLA with SOLICITOR； L。＇
BUNTHORNE ＇C。＇ In that case unprecedented；
Single I must live and die
I shall have to be contented
With a tulip or li…ly！
＇BUNTHORNE； C。； takes a lily from buttonhole and gazes
affectionately at it。＇
SAPHIR； ELLA；
ANGELA； DUKE；
BUNTHORNE and
COLONEL He will have to be contented
With a tulip or li…ly！
ALL In that case unprecedented；
Single he/I must live and die
He will/I shall have to be contented
With a tulip or li…ly！
Greatly pleased with one another；
To get married we/they decide。
Each of us/them will wed the other；
Nobody be Bunthorne's Bride！
Dance
End of Opera
End