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ALOIS JIRASEK

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from the left to the right and disappears with her in the rear among the trees.

Scene I

Valenta, Chadima, Rejsek.

Valenta comes in from the right and cautiously looks around, even glancing into the temple, of which the doors are open, then seats himself on the bench, which cannot be seen from the rear owing to the huge trunk of the oak.

Rejsek (Comes in from the rear on the right).—I think that the music is about over; now the declamations will begin: I suppose that they will give "The Miller’s Monkey,"[1] as they said they should.

Chadima.—I had rather hear "The Medley," by Patrčka;[2] you know that I could almost recite it for them myself.

Rejsek (With a smile)—For Gülich.

Chadima.—That would be a shock for him.

Rejsek.—He seems to be steering clear of us.

Chadima.—Aha, aha; you see he is afraid. But I shall not let up on him; he will not escape me. (They go out on the left in the rear.)

Valenta rises, goes cautiously a few steps to the left, quickly returns to the oak, from behind which he looks about; then goes quickly behind the temple among the trees.

Scene II

Gulich, Roubal.

Roubal (Comes in from the left in the foreground).—Why don't you wait until the music is over?

Gülich.—After this solo will be the Bohemian declamation. Whoever could listen to it and look on at their idiotic joy!

Roubal.—And not understand a thing.

Gülich (Rising).—And that teacher's assistant is trumpeting. (Listens.)

Roubal.—Verflucht schön[3], like a military trumpeter. And then he is going to render the "echoes." At sunset.

  1. ↑ By Klicpera: see p 25.
  2. ↑ Michel Silorad Partčka (1787–1838), a writer of minor importance. "The Medley" is a satiric poem by him.
  3. ↑ Damned pretty.
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