] I have the honor to bid you good day!
[_Turns to go, meets_ ADELAIDE.]
_Male chorus, close at hand again: "Within the precincts of our town;"
trumpets join in; then many voices: "Long live_ COLONEL BERG!
_Hurrah!_" ADELAIDE _has entered on the left, during the noise_.
ADELAIDE.
Well, is the whole town upside-down today?
BOLZ.
I've done my share; he is half converted. Good night!
COLONEL (_throwing the lantern on the ground--in a rage_).
To the devil with all journalists!
_Male chorus_, SENDEN, BLUMENBERG _and many other gentlemen, in
procession, are visible through the door into the garden; the
deputation comes in; chorus and lantern-bearers form a group at the
entrance_.
SENDEN (_with a loud voice while the curtain is lowered_).
Colonel, the Club has the honor of greeting its revered members!
ACT IV
SCENE I
_The_ COLONEL'S _summer parlor_. COLONEL _enters from the garden,
followed by_ CARL.
COLONEL (_on entering, crossly_).
Who ordered William to bring the horse round in front of the bedrooms?
The brute makes a noise with his hoofs that would wake the dead.
CARL.
Are you not going to ride today, Colonel?
COLONEL.
No. Take the horse to the stable!
CARL.
Yes, Colonel. [_Exit_.]
COLONEL (_rings_, CARL _reappears at the door_).
Is Miss Runeck at home?
CARL.
She is in her room; the judge has been with her an hour already.
COLONEL.
What? Early in the morning?
CARL.
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