LIGHT
That's true: there would be no end if we had the time to go into it all.... But press the sapphire down now and all will be well.
(TYLTYL presses the sapphire and all his DOUBLES disappear.)
TYLTYL
My word! A good riddance!... Well, as you say, they may be the least bit like me, but some of them are very ugly. Particularly a big dark one, who kept on tripping me up and very nearly made me fall.
LIGHT
Of course, there are some of all kinds, as in every man. One must learn to choose the best and avoid the worst.... But here come your little friends.
(Enter first THE WHITE PHANTOM.)
TYLTYL
(Amazed.) Hullo!... What's the matter with her?... She seems quite in a hurry to-day and moves like an angel.