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No. 5 - Duet - Edith and Jack - "The Tract."
| Jack: | When I go into your room For goodnight, dear, I must grope about in gloom — Not a light, dear! And it isn't clear to me What objection there can be If I light a lamp to see All is right, dear! |
| Edith: | "Keep your passions in control — Only think about your soul — Quell your heart's unruly throb," Says the Reverend William Schwabb. |
| Jack: | Here's a tract! |
| Edith: | Read the tract! |
| Jack: | Says, in fact — |
| Edith: | Says, in fact — |
| Jack: | That the wise and the discerning Keep their lamps for ever burning. It's a fact! |
| Edith: | Not a fact! |
| Jack: | See the tract! |
| Both: | (Edith's words) You must not pretend to act... |
| (Jack's words) I propose at once to act... (Edith's words) You must not pretend to act upon the tract. |
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| Jack: | When you let me tie the lace Of your shoe, dear, Must I turn away my face As I do, dear? If your husband has a whim To observe an ankle trim, You could safely humour him — What say you, dear? |
| Edith: | "No, in such a case you must Keep your looks upon the dust Or your peace of mind they rob," Says the Reverend William Schwabb. |
| Jack: | Here's a tract! |
| Edith: | Read the tract! |
| Jack: | Just unpack'd! |
| Edith: | Just unpack'd! |
| Jack: | That the pious should desire To be ever looking higher — It's a fact! |
| Edith: | Not a fact! |
| Jack: | See the tract! |
| Both: | (Jack's words) And in future I shall act... (Edith's words) You must never dare to act... (Jack's words) And in future I shall act upon the tract. |
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