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14 . Firstly, I am waning. Olympia smothers me with its implacable azure.

. Suppose we riot a little.

. I have an idea. We refuse to

. What are these murmurs in the corner! Have you not heard what I said? The gods exeunt.

. By my thunder! it is quite troublesome to get along with these chaps. It is you, my dear; what is the matter?

. The matter is, I can't live this way.

. What have I done again?

. Don't try and deceive me any more

. But, still

. Well, there is a rumor of the elopement of a fair mortal, who has been abducted by a god. The woman's name is Eurydicea, and you are the god.

. I see, my dear, what passion and prejudice lead you to say. This elopement, I know of it as well as you do. I know I whom I must suspect, and we will soon see

., enters, Mylord Pluto.

. I shall treat him as he deserves. Let me see him.

. You don't deceive me, say, Ernest?

. No, darling pet.

, Well, I feel better. I am going to eat something. Exit.

. Leach! (To Mercury.) Go and see if they corne. (Dreaming.) Is that little Eurydice, indeed, so pretty?

. Mylord, here she comes.

. Knocks at the door. Madam is well?

. She is eating.