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 Miss Bradburn! stern necessity demands My presence elsewhere 'gainst my inclination. Forgive, if I depart: as for your prayer, We will consider it and let you know. [He accompanies Elsie to the door. Exit Elsie.] Were that a sample of a Texan maiden My foes would seem redoubled all at once. I hope it not ; for while the wrath of man Is like a conflagration, fierce but brief. The hate of woman is a smouldering fire, Imbibed through mother's milk for generations. These Bradburns must be watched; it will not do To nurse two serpents in our bosom's fold. [He taps a bell. Enters Prado.] What is Your Excellency's command? Seest thou This purse of gold? It is within thine reach. How, how, Your Excellency? What must I do? Spy out a way to Colonel Bradburn's tent, And there concealed essay to overhear Each word that he or that his daughter speaks, And faithfully report them back to me.