I—who command, at will, the universe,

Command by word, where others use the purse;

Change universal laws the way I please—

Yea, keep this basket upside down, with ease.

Ha! ha! with ease.

(Turns basket of tin pans all over him—quickly picks them up and looks around—then speaks low.)

I mean, without these.

But now it’s time to mix

The lover’s vital senses—there are six:

The sense of locomotion, touch, and sight,