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No. 18: Duet (Bartolo and Nita)
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Symphony. Enter Bartolo and Nita, still as waxwork Hamlet and Ophelia. They walk down the stage mechanically, as though controlled by clockwork. Their keys are fitted with keyholes in the small of their backs. Each wears a placard inscribed "Put a penny in the slot."
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| Bartolo. | Bland reporters in the courts, Who suppress police reports — |
| Nita. | Sheriff’s yeoman, pen in fist, Making out a jury list — |
| Bartolo. | Stern policeman, tall and spare, Acting all "upon the square"— |
| Nita. | (Which in words that plainer fall |
| Bartolo. | If you want to move the lot, |
| Nita. | Put a penny in the slot! |
| NITA. | BARTOLO. | ||
| Put a pen- | |||
| ny, put | Put a penny, | ||
| a pen- | |||
| ny, put | put a pen- | ||
| a penny in the slot! | ny, a penny in the slot! | ||
| Put a pen- | |||
| ny, put | Put a penny, | ||
| a pen- | |||
| ny, put | put a pen- | ||
| a penny in the slot! | ny, a penny in the slot! | ||
| Nita. | Usurer for money lent, Making out his cent. per cent. — |
| Bartolo. | Widow plump or maiden rare, |
| Nita. | Tax collectors, whom in vain |
| Bartolo. | Cautious voter, whom you find |
| Nita. | If you’d move them on the spot, |
| Bartolo. | Put a penny in the slot! |
| NITA. | BARTOLO. | ||
| Put a pen- | |||
| ny, put | Put a penny, | ||
| a pen- | |||
| ny, put | put a pen- | ||
| a penny in the slot! | ny, a penny in the slot! | ||
| Put a pen- | |||
| ny, put | Put a penny, | ||
| a pen- | |||
| ny, put | put a pen- | ||
| a penny in the slot! | ny, a penny in the slot! | ||
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