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No. 18: Quintette (Aline, Mrs. Partlet, Alexis, Dr. Daly & Sir Marmaduke)
"'I rejoice that its decided"
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| Alexis. |
| I rejoice that it's decided, Happy now will be his life, For my father is provided With a true and tender wife. |
| All. |
| She will tend him, nurse him, mend him, Air his linen, dry his tears; Bless the thoughtful fates that send him Such a wife to soothe his years! |
| Aline. |
| No young giddy thoughtless maiden, Full of graces, airs, and jeers – But a sober widow, laden With the weight of fifty years! |
| Sir Marmaduke. |
| No high-born exacting beauty Blazing like a jewelled sun – But a wife who'll do her duty, As that duty should be done! |
| All. |
| She will tend him, nurse him, mend him, Air his linen, dry his tears; Bless the thoughtful fates that send him Such a wife to soothe his years! |
| Mrs. Partlet. |
| I'm no saucy minx and giddy – Hussies such as them abound – But a clean and tidy widdy Well be-known for miles around! |
| Dr. Daly. |
| All the village now have mated, All are happy as can be – I to live alone am fated: No one's left to marry me! |
| Aline, Mrs. Partlet, Alexis & Sir Marmaduke. |
| No one's left to marry he! |
| All. |
| She will tend him, nurse him, mend him, Air his linen, dry his tears; Bless the thoughtful fates that send him Such a wife to soothe his years! |
| Aline & Mrs Partlet. | Alexis & Dr. Daly. | Sir Marmaduke. |
| Bless the thoughtful Fates that send him | Such a wife | |
| Such a wife to soothe his years, | Such a wife to soothe his years, | to soothe his years, |
| Such a wife, | ||
| Such a wife, to soothe his years. | Such a wife, to soothe his years. | Such a wife, to soothe his years. |
Exeunt Sir Marmaduke, Mrs. Partlet, and Aline, with Alexis.
Dr. Daly looks after them sentimentally, then exits with a sigh.
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