Second Sister (with an elaborate mock curtsy.) That is a discovery! Mayn't it?
First S. (abashed). I'm sure there are sev'ral who aren't a bad lot,
And some sort of principle seem to have got,
For they act on the square——
Second S. Don't you talk tommy-rot!
It's done for advertisement, ain't it?
Refrain.
Second S. Why, there's nobody at bottom any better than the rest!
First S. Are you sure of it?
Second S. I'm telling you, and I know,
The principle they act upon's whatever pays 'em best.
And the only real religion now is—Rhino!
[The last word must be rendered with full metallic effect. A step-dance, expressive of conviction on one part and incipient wavering on the other, should be performed between the verses.
Second Verse.
First S. (returning, shaken, to the charge). Some unmarried men lead respectable lives.