_The Ch. O.G._ (_as before_). I think it must be a Melodrama and not
an Opera after all--from the language!
_An Innocent Matron_ (_who is listening, with her eyes devoutly fixed
on the Libretto of "The Mountebanks," under the firm conviction that
she is in direct communication with the Lyric Theatre._) I always
understood _The Mountebanks_ was a _musical_ piece, my dear, didn't
you? and even as it is, they don't seem to keep very close to the
words, as far as I can follow!
_Ghostly Voices_ (_in the Irritable Person's ear as before_). "Your
_wife_?" "Yes, my wife, and the only woman in the world I ever loved!"
_The Irr. P._ (_pleased, to himself._) Come, now I'm getting
accustomed to it, I can hear capitally!
_The Voices_. Then why have you--?...I will tell you all. Twenty-five
years ago, when a shinder foodle in the Borjeezlers I--
_A Still Small Voice_ (_in everybody's ear_). TIME, PLEASE.
_Everybody_ (_dropping the tubes, startled._) Where did _that_ come
from?
_The Com. M._ They've been and cut it off at the main--just when it
was getting interesting!
_His Fiancee_. Well, I can't say I made out much of the plot myself.
_The Com.
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