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No. 18: Quintette (Aline, Mrs. Partlet, Alexis, Dr. Daly & Sir Marmaduke)
"'I rejoice that its decided"
| Alexis. |
I rejoice that it's decided,
Happy now will be his life,
For my father is provided
With a true and tender wife. |
| All. |
She will tend him, nurse him, mend him,
Air his linen, dry his tears;
Bless the thoughtful fates that send him
Such a wife to soothe his years! |
| Aline. |
No young giddy thoughtless maiden,
Full of graces, airs, and jeers –
But a sober widow, laden
With the weight of fifty years! |
| Sir Marmaduke. |
No high-born exacting beauty
Blazing like a jewelled sun –
But a wife who'll do her duty,
As that duty should be done! |
| All. |
She will tend him, nurse him, mend him,
Air his linen, dry his tears;
Bless the thoughtful fates that send him
Such a wife to soothe his years! |
| Mrs. Partlet. |
I'm no saucy minx and giddy –
Hussies such as them abound –
But a clean and tidy widdy
Well be-known for miles around! |
| Dr. Daly. |
All the village now have mated,
All are happy as can be –
I to live alone am fated:
No one's left to marry me! |
| Aline, Mrs. Partlet, Alexis & Sir Marmaduke. |
| No one's left to marry he! |
| All. |
She will tend him, nurse him, mend him,
Air his linen, dry his tears;
Bless the thoughtful fates that send him
Such a wife to soothe his years! |
| Aline & Mrs Partlet. |
Alexis & Dr. Daly. |
Sir Marmaduke. |
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Bless the thoughtful Fates that send him |
Such a wife |
| Such a wife to soothe his years, |
Such a wife to soothe his years, |
to soothe his years, |
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Such a wife, |
| Such a wife, to soothe his years. |
Such a wife, to soothe his years. |
Such a wife, to soothe his years. |
Exeunt Sir Marmaduke, Mrs. Partlet, and Aline, with Alexis.
Dr. Daly looks after them sentimentally, then exits with a sigh. 
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10 May, 2005
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