Rip. Shill-krut! Oh, well, olty, go ahead—gæ yusht so goot de gons sow. Awer now, leevy hoonich, eb os ’d gaisht, wit net now so goot si un mer selly klæ buttle gevva os ’d geshter owet fun mer weck g’shlipt husht?
Dame. Shweffle un soltpater! Ollaweil g’suffa un wid ols noch maner whiskey! Na, kæ druppa maner! Desmohl gricksht kæ buttle fun meer.
[ Exit with Alice, R. H. ]
Rip. Dooner uns wetter! De shwarnoat will ich krega wann ich now net glawb os se ’s all selwer g’nooma hut! Awer, ich hob ’n naws so shorf os meim hoond Shneider siney, un ich con ’s reecha fun weit ob. Now, doh gaits for amohl ’n examination dorrich den shonk.
[ Music.— Rip opens the closet door cautiously and rummaging for a bottle, when he treads on Knickerbocker, who roars out lustily. Rip, in his sudden alarm, upsets the porcelain and glass; and falling, rolls into the middle of the chamber, quaking in every limb, and vociferating loudly.
Rip. Helf, mord, mord, fire, deeb!
Knickerbocker, in the interim, darts out of the closet, and beyond the consciousness of future proceeding, throws himself into the arm chair.— Alice, entering hastily, throws a cloak over him, which hides him from observation.— Dame enters, alarmed, R. H.
Dame. Shweffle un soltpater! Wass is now widder lose?
Rip.[ Raising his head cautiously. ] Wass is letz! Ei ordlich feel—der deifel is dort in sellam shonk—sell is whats der matter—der deifel im letza plotz! Gott im Himmel, was kenna mer du mit ’m?
Dame. Der deifel im shonk! Den will ich awer aw sana. [ Going there sees broken china. ] Shweffle un solpater! All my besht g’sharr in shticker ferbrucha! Du weeshter fersuffner ding du. Yaw, ’s is wohr—der deifel war im shonk un du bisht selwer der meensht deifel uf ’m ards budda. De saucha doh os now all in shticker sin hob ich g’shenkt grickt fun miner grose-mommy! Oh, du lodle du! Ich con ’s nimmy shtanda. Ich wær ohnmechtich—ich con net—( She sinks in the arm chair, but immediately starts up, and squalling, falls into Rip’s arms.— Knickerbocker regains the closet, unobserved by all save Alice. )