Could only all good men
Soft bells like these discover
Each enemy would then
With ease be turned to lover.
And life without bad friends would be
All sweet and lovely harmony.
[The curtain falls, all shout and applaud, the ballet is heard awhile.]
INTERLUDE
WIESENER.
Splendid! Splendid!
NEIGHBOR.
Well, I'd certainly call that a heroic ballet.
WIESENER.
And so beautifully woven into the main plot!