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 You see— burial alive— it's such a stuffy death!

I call it a beast of a death.

You see my difficulty, don't you?

Yes, and I see my own. If I insist on your carrying out your promise, I doom you to a hideous death; if I release you, you marry Ko-Ko at once!

[Exit

(going up to ). My poor boy, I'm really very sorry for you.

Thanks, old fellow. I'm sure you are.

You see I'm quite helpless.

I quite see that.