Pete. (aside) She's jealous!
Miss A. How noble you are.
Pete. (elevating eyebrows and opening mouth) Oh, dat's what she means!
Graef. (grasping the Deacon's hand) Now, uncle, I'll shake hands with you and thank you, too, for the nobility of character you have shown. Though there will be no marriage bells ringing in this house to-day, yet I'm sure there will not be a happier gathering of loved ones to be found in this wide, wide world.
Pete. But t'ink ob de good things we'll miss!
Deacon. (gleefully) Who says there will be no marriage-bells sounding in this house to-day? Parson, step right down. (motioning down C. Enter Billy, D. C., with huge piece of cake in hand, eating. His disfigurements are slightly less than in Act 4. Stands up C.) Where are you, Amelia, my love?
Miss A. Oh, Deacon, don't be so silly! (holding back. All smile)
Deacon. Come along, my love. Don't keep the Parson waiting, come along. (take positions down C. Pete runs to Nellie and places her beside Miss A., while he goes to Deacon's side. Mrs. T. and Helen up L.; Graef and Mrs. D. up R.; Billy up C., eating)
Pete. Let de band play fo' we's all ready fo' de dance. (Parson opens book and steps in front of Miss A. and the Deacon as the curtain falls)
CURTAIN.