KING. All are now satisfied—at least I hope all are so here. (To the audience.) If, as a king, I may, on another occasion, command an audience—
WEDGEWOOD (forgetting himself, lifting his mallet and flourishing it like an
auctioneer.)
Going! (Recollecting himself.)—I mean—(slowly and with gravity)—s-i-l-e-n-c-e i-n
t-h-e c-o-u-r-t! (meaning the audience.)
KING.
These witnesses will, I am sure, attend the next trial of The Maid of Saxony—
WEDGEWOOD.
If it is convenient.
FINALE.
Our hearts are bounding with delight!
'Tis Freedom's jubilee!
For right has triumphed over might—
The bond again are free!
Hurrah!—hurrah!
Let the welkin ring
To Justice and Liberty
Paeans we sing!
(Tableau—Curtain falls.)
End of the Maid of Saxony.
Notes.
The Deserted Bride (page 51.)
This poem was written after seeing Miss Fanny Kemble, for the first time, in one scene of "The Hunchback."