Beautiful music!
FISCHER.
Divine!
SCHLOSS.
The ballet is the only redeeming feature of the play.
BÖTTICH.
I still keep on admiring the acting of the cat. In such details one recognizes the great and experienced actor; for example, as often as he took the rabbit out of the sack, he always lifted it by the ears; that was not prescribed for him; I wonder whether you noticed how the king grasped it at once by the body? But these animals are held by the ears because that is where they can best bear it. That's what I call a master!
MÜLLER.
That is a very fine explanation.
FISCHER (aside).