I'd better wait till Tuneless
returns.
Mrs. MacPherson
While we're waiting for Tuneless, we'll sing you a little song to
chase your sorrows away.
Bramble
Death.
Mr. and Mrs. MacPherson
Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to the funeral we'll go, heigh ho, heigh
ho--
(Enter Tuneless and Arabella.)
Tuneless
Silence. Get out. There Miss, come on in.
(Exit Mr. and Mrs. MacPherson.)
Arabella
Here he is. I'm going to play my part wonderfully.
Bramble
Ah--they're gone. Let's join Tuneless.
Arabella
I come to ask your bounty, sir. I am desolate.
Bramble
Console yourself, my dear child. I will prevent the Countess from
marrying you.
Arabella
She wants to marry me to a man with no money at all. That's what
distresses me.
Tuneless
No money at all. Sir, you know she has nothing. And, when one marries
without money--it makes for a lot of sad children. The Countess said
this fellow had a fortune.
Arabella
I don't believe in fortunes, except when I see them already in
existence.
Tuneless
She said he is young.
Arabella
Then, he will be unfaithful.
Tuneless
The older a man is, the more likely you'll love him for the rest of
his life.
Arabella
I always wanted a husband with a settled disposition.
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