[Music.—Exit Hardness into house, L.
Danny Never fear, sir. Oh! it isn’t that spalpeen, Corrigan, that shall bring ruin on that ould place. Lave Danny alone. Danny, the fox, will lade yez round and about, and cross the scint. [Takes off his hat—sees letter.] Bedad, here’s the letter from the Colleen Bawn that I couldn’t find a while ago—it’s little use now. [Goes to lower window, and reads by light from house.] “Come to your own Eily, that has not seen you for two long days. Come, acushla agrah machree. I have forgotten how much you love me—Shule, shule agrah.—Colleen Bawn.” Divil an address is on it.
Enter Kyrle and Anne, L. U. E.
Anne [C.] Have they gone?
Kyrle [L. C.] It is nearly midnight.
Anne Before we go in, I insist on knowing who is this girl that possesses your heart. You confess that you are in love—deeply in love.
Kyrle I do confess it—but not even your power can extract that secret from me—do not ask me, for I could not be false, yet dare not be true. [Exit Kyrle into house, L.
Anne [L. C.] He loves me—oh! he loves me—the little bird is making a nest in my heart. Oh! I’m faint with joy.
Danny [As if calling after him.] Sir, sir!
Anne Who is that?