The Magpie
Guelder Cock!
The Guinea-hen
[Rushing to the newcomer.] This is truly a treat! Another Belgian!
The Magpie
Serpent-necked Cock!
The Guinea-hen
[Rattled.] To you, dear Seacock, I owe this Perpentneck!
The Magpie
Duck-sided Cock! Crow-billed Cock! Hawk-footed Cock!
The Guinea-hen
[Who has fallen upon the new arrivals, bursts into shrill volubility before the last of them.] This surpasses all! An albino! Charmed, my dear sir, honoured, enchanted! Oh, on his head he wears a cheese!
A Hen
So he does, a cheese!—A cream cheese, to be sure! A cream cheese!
All the Hens
A cream cheese!
The Magpie
CrËve Coeur Cock!
The Guinea-hen
[Rushing to meet him.] Oh, he has horns on his head!