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of the different gods and goddesses is a point on which we must

be extremely particular。



PRET。 I beg your pardonVenus is married to Mars。



NICE。 If she isn't married to Mars�察�she ought to be。



SILL。 Then that decides itcall it married to Mars。



PRET。 Married to Vulcan or married to Mars�察�what does it signify��



SILL。 My dear�察�it's a matter on which I have no personal feeling

whatever。



PRET。 So that she is married to someone。



SILL。 Exactly。 So that she is married to someone。 Call it married

to Mars。



PRET。 Now here's my difficulty。 Presumptios takes the place of

Mars�察�and Presumptios is my father。



SILL。 Then why object to Vulcan��



PRET。 Because Vulcan is my grandfather。



SILL。 But�察�my dear�察�what an objection。 You are playing a part

till the real gods return。 That's all。  Whether you are supposed

to be married to your fatheror your grandfather�察�what does it

matter�拭�This passion for realism is the curse of the stage。



PRET。 That's all very well�察�but I can't throw myself into a part

that has already lasted a twelvemonth�察�when I have to make love

to my father。  It interferes with my conception of the

characters。 It spoils the part。



SILL。 Well�察�well。 I'll see what can be done。 ��Exit Pretteia��

L。U。E。�� That's always the way with beginners�察�they've no

imaginative power。  A true artist ought to be superior to such

considerations。 ��Nicemis comes down R。�А�Well�察�Nicemis�察�I should

say�察�Diana�察�what's wrong with you�拭�Don't you like your part��



NICE。 Oh�察�immensely。 It's great fun。



SILL。 Don't you find it lonely out by yourself all night��



NICE。 Oh�察�but I'm not alone all night。



SILL。 But�察�I don't want to ask any injudicious questions�察�but who

accompanies you��



NICE。 Who�拭�Why Sparkeion�察�of course。



SILL。 Sparkeion�拭�Well�察�but Sparkeion is Phoebus Apollo ��enter

Sparkeion�А�He's the sun�察�you know。



NICE。 Of course he is。  I should catch my death of cold�察�in the

night air�察�if he didn't accompany me。



SPAR。 My dear Sillimon�察�it would never do for a young lady to be

out alone all night。 It wouldn't be respectable。



SILL。 There's a good deal of truth in that。  But stillthe sun

at nightI don't like the idea。  The original Diana always went

out alone。



NICE。 I hope the original Diana is no rule for me。 After all��

what does it matter��



SILL。 To be surewhat does it matter��



SPAR。 The sun at night�察�or in the daytime。



SILL。 So that he shines。 That's all that's necessary。 ��Exit

Nicemis�察�R。U。E。�А�But poor Daphne�察�what will she say to this。



SPAR。 Oh�察�Daphne can console herself�察�young ladies soon get over

this sort of thing。 Did you never hear of the young lady who was

engaged to Cousin Robin��



SILL。 Never。



SPAR。 Then I'll sing it to you。



     Little maid of Arcadee

     Sat on Cousin Robin's knee��

     Thought in form and face and limb��

     Nobody could rival him。

     He was brave and she was fair��

     Truth they made a pretty paid。

     Happy little maiden she

     Happy maid of Arcadee。



     Moments fled as moments will  

     Happily enough�察�until

     After�察�say�察�a month or two��

     Robin did as Robins do。

     Weary of his lover's play��

     Jilted her and went away��

     Wretched little maiden�察�she

     Wretched maid of Arcadee。



     To her little home she crept��

     There she sat her down and wept��

     Maiden wept as maidens will

     Grew so thin and paleuntil

     Cousin Richard came to woo。

     Then again the roses grew。

     Happy little maiden she

     Happy maid of Arcadee。   ��Exit Sparkeion��



SILL。 Well Mercury�察�my boy�察�you've had a year's experience of us

here。 How do we do it�拭�I think we're rather an improvement on the

original godsdon't you��



MER。 Well�察�you see�察�there's a good deal to be said on both sides

of the question�察�you are certainly younger than the original

gods�察�and�察�therefore�察�more active。  On the other hand�察�they are

certainly older than you�察�and have�察�therefore�察�more experience。

On the whole I prefer you�察�because your mistakes amuse me。



Olympus is now in a terrible muddle��

The deputy deities all are at fault

They splutter and splash like a pig in a puddle

And dickens a one of 'em's earning his salt。

For Thespis as Jove is a terrible blunder��

Too nervous and timidtoo easy and weak

Whenever he's called on to lighten or thunder��

The thought of it keeps him awake for a week。



Then mighty Mars hasn't the pluck of a parrot。

When left in the dark he will quiver and quail��

And Vulcan has arms that would snap like a carrot��

Before he could drive in a tenpenny nail。

Then Venus's freckles are very repelling��

And Venus should not have a quint in her eyes��

The learned Minerva is weak in her spelling��

And scatters her h's all over the skies。



Then Pluto in kindhearted tenderness erring��

Can't make up his mind to let anyone die

The Times has a paragraph ever recurring��

;Remarkable incidence of longevity。;

On some it has some as a serious onus��

to others it's quite an advantagein short��

While ev're life office declares a big bonus��

The poor undertakers are all in the court。



Then Cupid�察�the rascal�察�forgetting his trade is

To make men and women impartially smart��

Will only shoot at pretty young ladies��

And never takes aim at a bachelor's heart。

The results of this freakor whatever you term it

Should cover the wicked young scamp with disgrace��

While ev'ry young man is as shy as a hermit��

Young ladies are popping all over the place。



This wouldn't much matterfor bashful and shymen��

When skillfully handled are certain to fall��

But�察�alas�察�that determined young bachelor Hymen

Refuses to wed anybody at all。

He swears that Love's flame is the vilest of arsons��

And looks upon marriage as quite a mistake��

Now what in the world's to become of the parsons��

And what of the artist who sugars the cake��



In short�察�you will see from the facts that I'm showing��

The state of the case is exceedingly sad��

If Thespis's people go on as they're going��

Olympus will certainly go to the bad。

From Jupiter downward there isn't a dab in it��

All of 'em quibble and shuffle and shirk��

A premier in Downing Street forming a cabinet��

Couldn't find people less fit for their work。



��enter Thespis L。U。E。��



THES。 Sillimon�察�you can retire。



SILL。 Sir�察�I



THES。 Don't pretend you can't when I say you can。 I've seen you

do itgo。 ��exit Sillimon bowing extravagantly。 Thespis imitates

him��Well�察�Mercury�察�I've been in power one year today。



MER。 One year today。 How do you like ruling the world��



THES。 Like it。  Why it's as straightforward as possible。 Why

there hasn't been a hitch of any kind since we came up here。 Lor'

the airs you gods and goddesses give yourselves are perfectly

sickening。 Why it's mere child's play。



MER。 Very simple isn't it��



THES。 Simple�拭�Why I could do it on my head。



MER。 AhI darsay you will do it on your head very soon。



THES。 What do you mean by that�察�Mercury��



MER。 I mean that when you've turned the world quite topsy´turvy

you won't know whether you're standing on your head or your

heels。



THES。 Well�察�but Mercury�察�it's all right at present。



MER。 Oh yesas far as we know。



THES。 Well�察�but�察�you know�察�we know as much as anybody knows�察�you

know I believe the world's still going on。



MER。 Yesas far as we can judgemuch as usual。



THES。 Well�察�the�察�give the Father of the Drama his due Mercury。 

Don't be envious of the Father of the Drama。



MER。 But you see you leave so much to accident。



THES。 Well�察�Mercury�察�if I do�察�it's my principle。 I am an easy

man�察�and I like to make things as pleasant as possible。 What did

I do the day we took office�拭 �Why I called the company together

and I said to them�此 �Here we are�察�you know�察�gods and goddesses��

no mistake about it�察�the real thing。 Well�察�we have certain duties

to discharge�察�let's discharge them intelligently。 Don't let us be

hampered by routine and red tape and precedent�察�let's set the

original gods an example�察�and put a liberal interpretation on our

duties。  If it occurs to any one to try an experiment in his own

department�察�let him try it�察�if he fails there's no harm done�察�if

he succeeds it is a distinct gain to society。 Don't hurry your

work�察�do it slowly and well。; And here we are after a twelvemonth

and not a single complaint or a single petition has reached me。



MER。 No�察�not yet。



THES。 What do you mean by ;no��not yet�拭�



MER。 Well�察�you see�察�you don't understand things。 All the

petitions that are addressed by men to Jupiter pass through my

hands�察�and its my duty to collect them and present them once a

year。



THES。 Oh�察�only once a year��



MER。 Only once a year



THES。 And the year is up��



MER。 Today。



THES。 Oh�察�then I suppose there are some complaints��



MER。 Yes�察�there are some。



THES。 ��Disturbed�А�Oh�察�perhaps there are a good many��



MER。 There are a good many。



THES。 Oh�察�perhaps there are a thundering lot��



MER。 There are a thundering lot。



THES。 ��very much disturbed�А�Oh。



MER。 You see you've been taking it so very easyand so have most

of your company。



THES。 Oh�察�who has been taking it easy��



MER。 Well�察�all except those who have been trying experiments。



THES。 Well but I suppose the experiment are ingenious��



MER。 Yes�察�they are ingenious�察�but on the whole ill´judged。 But

it's time go and summon your court。



THES。 What for。



MER。 To hear the complaints。  In five minutes they will be here。

��Exit��



THES。 ��very uneasy�А�I don't know how it is�察�but there is

something in that young man's manner that suggests that the

father of the gods has been taking it too easy。  Perhaps it would

have been better if I hadn't given my company so much scope。 I

wonder what they've been doing。 I think I will curtail their

discretion�察�though none of them appear to have much of the

article。  It seems a pity to deprive 'em of what little they

have。



��Enter Daphne�察�weeping��



THES。 Now then�察�Daphne�察�what's the matter with you��



DAPH。 Well�察�you know how disgracefully Sparkeion



THES。 ��correcting her�А�Apollo



DAPH。 Apollo�察�thenhas treated me。 He promised to marry me years

ago and now he's married to Nicemis。



THES。 Now look here。 I can't go into that。 You're in Olympus now

and must behave accordingly。 Drop your Daphneassume your

Calliope。



DAPH。 Quite so。 That's it。 ��mysteriously��



THES。 Ohthat is it�拭。�puzzled��



DAPH。 That is it。 Thespis。  I am Calliope�察�the muse of fame。 

Very good。 This morning I was in the Olympian library and I took

down the only book there。  Here it is。



THES。 ��taking it�А�Lempriere's Classical Dictionary。 The Olympian

Peerage。



DAPH。 Open it at Apollo。



THES。 ��opens it�А�It is done。



DAPH。 Read。



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