The Liberty of the Fatherland! [_They all
drink._
_Em. of the Emp._ (_apart_). Ha!
[_He makes an entry in his note-book._
_First Ger. Stu._ And now fill another glass. Fill, my comrades--I
pray you, fill! Kellner! glasses round--for myself and friends.
_Kellner_ (_as before--supplying their wants and warning them_). Oh,
my gracious Lord, be careful! Your third glass--mind now, your third
glass; you know the risk you are running! But one false drop and you
are lost!
_First Ger. Stu._ (_as before_). Well, my good friend, be sure you
supply us with no drop that is not good! Ha, ha, ha! Eh, KARL! eh,
CONRAD! eh, HANS! Did you hear my merry jest?
[_They all laugh._
_Em. of the Emp._ (_as before_). Ha! (_making an entry in his
note-book_). And they laugh at a witless joke! Good! Very good!
_First Ger. Stu._ (_joyously_). And now, my comrades, yet another
toast--The Prosperity of the People!
_Chorus of Ger. Stu._ (_raising their glasses_). The People!
[_They all drink._
_Em. of the Emp._ (_apart_) Ha!
[_He makes an entry in his note-book._
_First Ger. Stu_. And now, a final flagon! Kellner!
_Kellner_ (_as before_). Oh, high-born customer, beware! This is your
fourth glass! You know the law!
_First Ger. Stu._ (_as before_). That indeed I do! And I also know
that my daily allowance is--or rather was--twelve quarts _per diem_!
And now, comrades, our last toast--The Freedom of the Press!
_Chorus of Ger.
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