(Aside to ROSALINE.) Go away, girl—go away! One deal at a time! (Aloud) May I make so bold as to enquire the size of the new palace, Oh glorious One? (Salaams.) (Aside.) I think that is right!
REMBRANDT TEMPENNY.
The size? It is no bigger than my other one—it is about four times as large as your Buckingham Palace.
HENRICH SCHERCL.
Great heavens! And you will have a vast picture gallery, Oh Light of my Eyes!
REMBRANDT TEMPENNY.
Five—five picture galleries, and I desire to fill them. That is why I am looking up these artists. My cousin the Maharajah of Battledore has given me several introductions.
ROSALINE.
Doesn't your Royal Highness want any slaves? Ye before whose radiance the sun pales and the stars grow dim—no slaves?
REMBRANDT TEMPENNY.