Rod. (weeping.) Farewell, Berlinda, fairest of the fair!
Ber. Good-bye, cheer up, old chap, and take that ere (hair).
(Door closes while Roderigo kisses the ringlet flung to him by
Berlinda from the perambulator.)
ACT III.
Before the doors are open a servant in livery enters the room, in which the company are seated, and puts up a placard with the following notice:—
“GREAT ATTRACTION FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!!
Mr. Alonzo Napoleon Smith, of the Boundless Prairie, America, begs to announce that he will exhibit his unrivalled
WAX-WORK FIGURES.
Admission free. Children half-price.
N.B.—NO MONEY RETURNED WITHOUT IT’S BAD.”
Prior to the opening of the doors Berlinda takes her seat among the audience.