And try who keeps their promise best
And who's the longest free.
Let's try who keeps their promise best
And who's the longest free."
And again the audience made bold to clap their hands; for Miss Georgie Lestrange, despite her self-depreciation, sang very well indeed; and of course Lionel Moore knew how to moderate his voice, so that the combination was entirely pleasing. The further progress of the little comedy needs not to be described here; it has only to be said that the injured Laura is in the end restored to her repentant lover; and that a final duet between her and Damon closes the piece with the most praiseworthy sentiments:
"For their honor and faith be our virgins renown'd,
Nor false to his vows one young shepherd he found;
Be their moments all guided by virtue and truth,
To preserve in their age what they gain'd in their youth,
To preserve in their age what they gain'd in their youth."