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 groom has caught fire; the teacher cam be extinguished.

—I won't have you think such things of me, or say such things to me.

—Have no fear. I am silent and I serve. Don't look at me so distrustfully. Let us smile and act as if nothing has happened. [ appears at back.] Can't you smile? See, I can. We were talking about the eagle. [Louder.] And the head of the eagle[ enters with and the two ladies.]

—Still here?

—The professor has been telling me such interesting things. There is an uncommon astronomical spectacle to-night.

—Where?

—[Uneasily.] In the sky, your highness.

—I know that. But which stars?

—It is not really anything uncommon. Only that a few so-called summer stars may be observed to particularly good advantage to-night. Capella, Arcturus, Vega and the constellation of the Eagle [with significance], which consists of seven stars, which seven stars form a flying eagle; and the head of the eagle

—[Significantly.] I had no idea this was such an interesting night.