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No. 19: TRIO (Scaphio, Phantis & King)
"If you think that, when banded in unity"
| Scaphio. |
If you think that, when banded in unity,
We may both be defied with impunity,
You are sadly misled of a verity! |
| Phantis. |
If you value repose and tranquility,
You'll revert to a state of docility,
Or prepare to regret your temerity! |
| King. |
If my speech is unduly refractory
You will find it a course satisfactory
At an early Board meeting to show it up.
Though if proper excuse you can trump any,
You may wind up a Limited Company,
You cannot conveniently blow it up! |
Scaphio and Phantis thoroughly baffled.
| King. (Dancing quietly) |
Whene'er I chance to baffle you
I, also, dance a step or two —
Of this now guess the hidden sense,
Of this now guess the hidden sense: |
Scaphio and Phantis consider the question as King continues dancing quietly — then give it up.
It means complete indifference!
| Scaphio & Phantis. |
Of course it does,
Of course it does,
It means complete indifference! |
| King. |
| Indifference, indifference, indifference! |
King dancing quietly. Scaphio and Phantis dancing furiously.
| Scaphio & Phantis. |
As we've a dance for every mood
With pas de trois we will conclude,
What this may mean you all may guess —
It typifies remorselessness,
Remorselessness, remorselessness! |
| King. |
| It means unruffled cheerfulness! |
| Scaphio & Phantis. |
King. |
Remorselessness, remorselessness!
It typifies remorselessness! |
It means unruffled cheerfulness,
It means unruffled cheerfulness! |
King dances off placidly as Scaphio and Phantis dance furiously.
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9 December, 2005
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