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 exits at right.] I hear you were up late last night, dissipating with Albert. He likes that.

—Oh he is so gracious  so easy to entertain

—Don't be modest. I daresay you contrived all sorts of schemes to amuse and entertain him.

—[Bitterly.] We did our best, of course.

—And now, my dear, let us come to the point. I am a simple, practical woman, you know. They haven't nicknamed me "the cook" in Vienna for nothing.

—Oh!

—Tut, tut! I know that's what they call me, and I am proud of it. But, first of all, give me a nice kiss. [They stand up and kiss.] That's right! [They sit.] And now to business. You realize why I am here.

—Oh, Dominica!

—In a word: My son wishes to marry your daughter. [''They rise again, kiss, and sit down. weeps.'']

—Don't cry, Beatrice. This is nothing to cry about.

—No, certainly not but I am so overwhelmed.

—Compose yourself, dear. Albert tele