On — ever on — to the sound of our singing !



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ALL



Good -mornings auntie ! How are you,
auntie ? How jolly it was yesterday !

HANNA

Just fancy, auntie, we kept it up until five
this morning !

KAMMA and FREDERIKE

We went into the woods and sang.
HANNA

We haven't been to bed at all.
THE OTHERS

No : not one of us !

SEVERAL

We have been together all this morning !

FREDERIKE

Yes, and we saw thfe pleasure-boats, too !

HANNA and KAMMA

We went on board

ALL

And danced !



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Oh, it was splendid !

FREDERIKE

Ah ! how jolly it will be to-morrow !

ALL

O auntie !

KAMMA

And now we'll practise the trio for to
morrow. Isn't the new waltz charming ?

MRS. RIES

Yes, indeed.
PETER

We shall have a pretty practice to-day !

KAMMA

Peter is as cross as a bear to-day.
HANNA

Yes, odious !

ALL THE OTHERS

Simply odious, auntie !

KAMMA

You know in the waltz it says: 'Blissful



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awaking, when Love is bom, like a flower set
free ? ' Well, every time he roars out ' Painful
awaking ! '

ALL

Ha, ha, ha !

HANNA

He's as dull as ditch water !

FREDERIKE

He's only tired, poor fellow! He's so
blase ! It was a shame to keep him up all
night.
ALL

Poor thing !

PETER

Thank you! I appreciate your sympathy,
if I am hlasi,

HANNA

Where is Svava, auntie ?

MRS. RIES

She has gone out.
KAMMA

With her Jiance ?



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MRS. RIES

'No, alone.
