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 * Young Peer Gynt is the maddest wag;-
 * he knows not what foot he shall stand upon.
 * Pooh, says Peer;-pooh, never mind!
 * Young Peer Gynt is the maddest wag!

ANITRA
 * What joy when the Prophet steps forth in the dance!

PEER
 * Oh, bother the Prophet!-Suppose we change clothes!
 * Heisa! Strip off!

ANITRA
 * Your caftan were too long,
 * your girdle too wide, and your stockings too tight-

PEER
 * Eh bien!
 * [Kneels down.]
 * But vouchsafe me a vehement sorrow-,-
 * to a heart full of love, it is sweet to suffer!
 * Listen; as soon as we're home at my castle-

ANITRA
 * In your Paradise;-have we far to ride?

PEER
 * Oh, a thousand miles or-

ANITRA
 * Too far!

PEER
 * Oh, listen;-
 * you shall have the soul that I promised you once-