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（A forcible term）；
If he's assailed you wrongly。
The rage display；
Which； as you say；
Has moved your Majesty lately。
King： Though I admit that forcible term
〃Contemptible worm；〃
Appeals to me most strongly；
To treat this pest
As you suggest
Would pain my Majesty greatly。
Lady S： This writer lies！
King： Yes； bother his eyes！
Lady S： He lives； you say？
King： In a sort of way。
Lady S： Then have him shot。
King： Decidedly not。
Lady S： Or crush him flat。
King： I cannot do that。
Both： O royal Rex；
My/her blameless sex
Abhors such conduct shady。
You/I plead in vain；
I/you will never gain
Respectable English lady！
（Dance of repudiation by Lady Sophy。 Exit followed by
King。）
March。 Enter all the Court； heralding the arrival of the Princess
Zara；
who enters； escorted by Captain Fitzbattleaxe and four
Troopers； all
in the full uniform of the First Life Guards。
CHORUS。
Oh； maiden； rich
In Girton lore
That wisdom which；
We prized before；
We do confess
Is nothingness；
And rather less；
Perhaps； than more。
On each of us
Thy learning shed。
On calculus
May we be fed。
And teach us； please；
To speak with ease；
All languages；
Alive and dead！
SOLOPrincess and Chorus
Zara： Five years have flown since I took wing
Time flies； and his footstep ne'er retards
I'm the eldest daughter of your King。
Troop： And we are her escortFirst Life Guards！
On the royal yacht；
When the waves were white；
In a helmet hot
And a tunic tight；
And our great big boots；
We defied the storm；
For we're not recruits；
And his uniform
A well drilled trooper ne'er discards
And we are her escortFirst Life Guards！
Zara： These gentlemen I present to you；
The pride and boast of their barrack…yards；
They've taken； O！ such care of me！
Troop： For we are her escortFirst Life Guards！
When the tempest rose；
And the ship went so
Do you suppose
We were ill？ No； no！
Though a qualmish lot
In a tunic tight；
And a helmet hot；
And a breastplate bright
（Which a well…drilled trooper ne'er discards）；
We stood as her escortFirst Life Guards！
CHORUS
Knightsbridge nursemaidsserving fairies
Stars of proud Belgravian airies；
At stern duty's call you leave them；
Though you know how that must grieve them！
Zara： Tantantarara…rara…rara！
Fitz： Trumpet…call of Princess Zara！
Cho： That's trump…call； and they're all trump cards
They are her escortFirst Life Guards！
ENSEMBLE
Chorus Princess Zara and
Fitzbattleaxe
Ladies Oh！ the hours are gold；
And the joys untold；
Knightsbridge nursemaids； etc。 When my eyes behold
My beloved Princess；
Men And the years will seem
When the tempest rose； etc。 But a brief day…dream；
In the joy extreme
Of our happiness！
Full Chorus： Knightsbridge nursemaids； serving fairies； etc。
（Enter King； Princess Nekaya and Kalyba； and Lady Sophy。 As the
King enters；
the escort present arms。）
King： Zara！ my beloved daughter！ Why； how well you look and
how
lovely you have grown！ （embraces her。）
Zara： My dear father！ （embracing him） And my two beautiful
little sisters！ （embracing them）
Nekaya： Not beautiful。
Kalyba： Nice…looking。
Zara： But first let me present to you the English warrior who
commands my escort； and who has taken； O！ such care of me
during my voyageCaptain Fitzbattleaxe！
Troopers： The First Life Guards。
When the tempest rose；
And the ship went so
（Captain Fitzbattleaxe motions them to be silent。 The Troopers
place
themselves in the four corners of the stage； standing at ease；
immovably； as if on sentry。 Each is surrounded by an admiring
group of young ladies； of whom they take no notice。）
King： （to Capt。 Fitz。） Sir； you come from a country where
every
virtue flourishes。 We trust that you will not criticize
too
severely such shortcomings as you may detect in our
semi…barbarous society。
Fitz。： （looking at Zara） Sir； I have eyes for nothing but the
blameless and the beautiful。
King： We thank youhe is really very polite！ （Lady Sophy； who
has
been greatly scandalized by the attentions paid to the
Lifeguardsmen by the young ladies； marches the Princesses
Nekaya and Kalyba towards an exit。） Lady Sophy； do not
leave
us。
Lady S。： Sir； your children are young； and； so far； innocent。 If
they are to remain so； it is necessary that they be at
once
removed from the contamination of their present
disgraceful
surroundings。 （She marches them off。）
King： （whose attention has thus been called to the proceedings
of
the young ladiesaside） Dear； dear！ They really
should…
n't。 （Aloud） Captain Fitzbattleaxe
Fitz。： Sir。
King： Your Troopers appear to be receiving a troublesome amount
of
attention from those young ladies。 I know how strict you
English soldiers are； and I should be extremely
distressed
if anything occurred to shock their puritanical British
sensitiveness。
Fitz。： Oh； I don't think there's any chance of that。
King： You think not？ They won't be offended？
Fitz。： Oh no！ They are quite hardened to it。 They get a good
deal
of that sort of thing； standing sentry at the Horse
Guards。
King： It's English； is it？
Fitz。： It's particularly English。
King： Then； of course； it's all right。 Pray proceed； ladies；
it's
particularly English。 Come； my daughter； for we have
much
to say to each other。
Zara： Farewell； Captain Fitzbattleaxe！ I cannot thank you too
em…
phatically for the devoted care with which you have
watched
over me during our long and eventful voyage。
DUET Zara and Captain Fitzbattleaxe。
Zara： Ah！ gallant soldier； brave and true