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. Ah, insupportable! The imposition has reached the limit.

. Oh! Oh!

. Run for a violin! The first bars of the "Hymn of Life" bring her to with a start.

. By all means, as long as she makes it in another room, by yourselves. You can play the violin and she can yell there as much as she wants to.

. M. le Comte, it is the only possible relief. Madame, make a great effort

. It is he; it—his spirit! I see it, and he calls to me!

. Chantel, do what you can for these people… Feed them, and get them out in short order. Under no circumstances are we to hear from them again. It is too much pose to ask us to listen to this music.

. In any event this will be our last concert.

. I must confess it was terrible. My only regret is that I did not hear my new cousin sing.

. I? I did not sing.

. But now that we are en famille perhaps you will oblige us.

. En famille?

. Yes, this seems like a family affair to me. The atmosphere is delightfully familiar. We do not mind what we say, and we are not ashamed to sit here and listen to it either. It would not be easy to shock this company. Elsa, my dear, I should like to ask a favor of you, now that the occasion is propitious.

. Of me?

. I do so want to hear you sing—I mean