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CAPI' erances are, I nevertheless feel that they arcfor me. But to what new misery is she refer-
Si r Joseph.)
StnJOSBpH:...Captain Corcoran, I am much disappointed with your daughter' Infact, I dont think she rvill do'
CAPr., . . .She won't do, Sir JosePh!
StnJOSBpH:.. .Ihr afraid not. The fact is, that although I have urged my suit with aq
much eloquence as is consistent with an official utterance, I have done so
hithertowithoutsuccess.Howdoyouaccountforthis?CApt., . .Really, Sir Joseph, I hardly know. Josephine is of course sensible of you
condescension.
StnJosBrH:. . .She naturally would be.
CApT., . .But perhaps your exalted rank dazzles her'
Sln JosPPH:.. .You think it does?
CApT., . . ..I can hardly say; but she is a modest girl, and her social position is farbelowyo,rr o*n.-It may be that she feels she is not *-orthy of you.
StnJOSppH:. . .That is really a very sensible suggestion, and displays more knowledgeof human nature than I had given you credit for'
CAPT., .See, she comes. If your lordship u'ould kindly reason with her- and assure
her officially that ii is a standing rule at the Admiralty that love levelsall ranks, he"r respect for an official utterance might induce her to look up-on Your offer in its ProPer light'
SfnJOSBpH:. ..It is not unlikely. I u'ill adopt your suggestion. But soft, sheis here'Let us withdraw, and watch our opportunity'
(Enter Josephi,ne lfron cabin. Sit,Jose2lh and Captain retire.)
No. 15 Scena- (Josephine)ttThe hours creep on apace"
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guilt - y heart is quak-ing! Oh, that I might traie The step that I am
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wealth of house or I and, for-tune,.ur" i,i. trust- y hear,t, ind
hon - est, brown right hand, hli trust - y heart, and brown iright tranat A;
yet he ts so won-d'rous flir, That love for one so pass - ing rare, So
peer-less in his marr-iy beau- ty, Were lit-tle else than sol-emn du - iy,
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1ove, and god of rea- son, say, Which of you twain shall my poor heart o-bey ! A
.irn - pi" sail - or, low - ly born, Un-let-tered and rrt - known.- No
gold - en rank can he im-part, Ntl rvealth of house or land, No
for - tune, save his trust-y heart,And hon-est,brown righthand, his trust-y heart and rig
hand! Oh, god of love, and god of rea - son, saY, Which of you
twarn shall p oor my poor heart o-
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bey, God of god of rea- sont god of rea-son, god of love,
Which shall poorheart o-beY!
god of lovqand god of rea-son, say, Oh, god of loverand god of rea-son,
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(S i r ,/osePh and Ca Pt ai'n en t er')
srnJosppH:...Madam, it hasbeen represented tome that you are appalled by my ex-
alted rank. I desire to "on*:"y i;tr" officially my assurance, that if your
hesitationisattributabletott,atcircumstance,itisuncalledfor.
JOSBpfffXp:.Oh, then your lordship isoftheopinionthat 'rarried happiness is not inconsi
ent with discrePancY in rank?
Stn JosppH:- . .I am officially of that opinion'
JosBrrrxp;.That the high and the lowly may be truly huppy together, provided that
trulY love one another?
srnJosppH:...Madam, I desire to c-onvey toyou officially my opinionthatloveisa p
form uPon which all ranks meet'
JosppruxB,.I thankyou, sirJoseph. I!!!hesitate,butlwillhesitate nolonger' Qlaide)
He little thinks uow etoqrffitiy r," u" pleaded his rival's cause!
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