Bluegrass.

If it be a fair, good seasoning.

Catharine.

At yonder villa by the sea I well know Mademoiselle Ninon, a French maid who is in friendly service to one Violet. She has a dainty wit, with a foreign flavor that will season you well.

Bluegrass.

Acquaint us. I would be so seasoned.

Catharine.

To-day she comes that I may tell her fortune. Be at the masquerade to-night; wear a blue ribbon,—there you shall meet her. Trust me. Fare thee well.

[Exit Catharine.

Bluegrass.