NNY.

Prince!

THE DUKE.

No! that woman!
I will not--!

FANNY.

[_Unmasking._]

Fly?

THE DUKE.

[_Recognising her._]

Fanny!

FANNY.

The plot!

THE DUKE.

What's that?

FANNY.

I'm in it. Let me tell you--

THE DUKE.

Ah!

FANNY.

Look innocent.
Sit down. Pretend you're very much in love.
You on the rock. I on the Neptune's head.

[_Speaking to the stone head_.]

May I sit down, good Neptune?

THE STONE HEAD.

If you like.
Only I warn you, it's all over ants.

FANNY.

Lord! Neptune's talking!

THE DUKE.

[_Understanding and remembering._]

Ah! beneath the ivy!

FLAMBEAU.

The entrance to my cavern through an ant-heap.

THE DUKE.

You! Flambeau!

FLAMBEAU.

In the cave of Rob--

MASKS.

Ho hi!

FANNY.

Hush! Masks!

MASKS.

Oh, very funny!

[_They pass out._]

FLAMBEAU.

--inson Crusoe!

THE DUKE.

What! Since last night?

FLAMBEAU.

Oh, yes; I smoke my pipe--

THE DUKE.

There in the hole?

FLAMBEAU.

You copied from the beggar
Who first invented bearskins, so they say,
And had a funny Mameluke called Friday.

THE DUKE.

I cannot find the spot.

FLAMBEAU.

It's on the right.
Here, where I blow a cloud out of my pipe.

FANNY.

The small Vesuvius!

THE DUKE.

You must be--

FLAMBEAU.

Uncomfortable.
But then--I said you'd find me at the ball.

FANNY.

If they should catch us talking to a smoke!

FLAMBEAU.

Ouch!

THE DUKE.

What's the matter?

FLAMBEAU.

An attack of ants.
Since yesterday we've had the bloodiest battles.

FANNY.

But--

FLAMBEAU.

They outnumber me, but I've tobacco,
I blow a blast--

THE DUKE.

You bring your heavy guns?

FLAMBEAU.

May I lift up my rock a bit?

THE DUKE.

Yes.

FLAMBEAU.

[_Seeing_ MASKS _approaching._]

Nuns!

THE