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Enter Don Cæsar.
Miserable knaves ! why they cheat at cards without conscience, as if they were privileged, like us nobles of Madrid. Oh, if it were no dishonour to my sword to chastise such canille ! Robbed, plundered of My last maravedi! I shall sup upon cold air to-night, and sleep—where I shill have the whole blue expanse above for a canopy ! Ha, ha, ha!
Am I mistaken ? no, it is Don Caesar de Bazan.
The same. It is long since we met, Don Cæsar; you have been some time absent from Madrid.
They say travel changes a man—
And his apparel ! Ha, ha, ha !
Your noble father left you a high name, and a brilliant inheritance.
The name I still bear; the inheritance benefits mankind.
You had numerous followers ?
So I have still—
creditors! Go wherever I will,
they are to follow me; and as I am very fond of change by my valour, but I give them some trouble, ha, ha, ha !
Song.
"All the World Over."
All the world over, all the world over,
To love, to drink, to fight, I delight,
All the world over I delight,
To love, to drink, to fight, I delight.
Drink with the father, woo with the daughter,
Woo with the daughter, fight with the lover,
Wing'd like the swallow where spring flowers invite
Wing'd like the swallow where spring flowers invite,
By changing the scene all, all is serene,
By changing the scene all, all is serene,
And skies calmly blue bright, bright as the dew,
And skies calmly blue for me, for me, ever shine,
And skies ever blue for me, ever shine,
For me ever shine.
I'm always resigned wherever I find,
War, beauty or wine, war, beauty or wine.
Etc., etc., etc.
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And what happy event has restored you to your native city?
The sweet but delusive hope that my creditors were all dead. Alas, creditors never die. But tell me, what news here ? Drink they the same, and fight as many duels as formerly ?
Duels have become rare in Madrid since the edict of the King.
One which decrees that all who fight with the sword shall be shot; except the duel take place during the Holy-week, then the survivor is condemned to be—
Um! If I mistake not, Holy-week commenced to-day.
Then I must keep out of a passion. Hanged ! I shouldn't survive the disgrace. Ha. ha, ha ! What is all this?
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