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PIRATES： （springing up） Yes； we're the pirates； so despair！
GENERAL： Frederic here！ Oh； joy！ Oh。 rapture！
Summon your men and effect their capture！
MABEL： Frederic； save us！
FREDERIC： Beautiful Mabel；
I would if I could； but I am not able。
PIRATES： He's telling the truth； he is not able。
KING： With base deceit
You worked upon our feelings！
Revenge is sweet；
And flavours all our dealings！
With courage rare
And resolution manly；
For death prepare；
Unhappy Gen'ral Stanley。
MABEL： （wildly） Is he to die； unshriven； unannealed？
GIRLS： Oh； spare him！
MABEL： Will no one in his cause a weapon wield？
GIRLS： Oh； spare him！
POLICE： （springing up） Yes； we are here； though hitherto
concealed！
GIRLS： Oh； rapture！
POLICE： So to Constabulary； pirates yield！
GIRLS： Oh； rapture！
（A struggle ensues between Pirates and Police； RUTH tackling the
SERGEANT。 Eventually the Police are overcome and fall
prostrate； the Pirates standing over them with drawn
swords。）
CHORUS OF PIRATES AND POLICE
PIRATES POLICE
We triumph now； for well we You triumph now； for well we
trow trow
Your mortal career's cut short； Our mortal career's cut
short；
No pirate band will take its No pirate band will take its
stand stand
At the Central Criminal Court。 At the Central Criminal
Court。
SERGEANT： To gain a brief advantage you've contrived；
But your proud triumph will not be long…lived
KING： Don't say you are orphans； for we know that game。
SERGEANT： On your allegiance we've a stronger claim。
We charge you yield； we charge you yield；
In Queen Victoria's name！
KING： （baffled） You do？
POLICE： We do！
We charge you yield；
In Queen Victoria's name！
（PIRATES kneel； POLICE stand over them triumphantly。）
KING： We yield at once； with humbled mien；
Because； with all our faults； we love our Queen。
POLICE： Yes； yes； with all their faults； they love their Queen。
ALL： Yes； yes； with all their faults； they love their Queen。
（POLICE； holding PIRATES by the collar； take out handkerchiefs
and weep。）
GENERAL： Away with them； and place them at the bar！
（Enter RUTH）
RUTH： One moment！ let me tell you who they are。
They are no members of the common throng；
They are all noblemen who have gone wrong。
ALL： They are all noblemen who have gone wrong。
GENERAL： No Englishman unmoved that statement hears；
Because； with all our faults； we love our House of
Peers。 （All kneel）
I pray you； pardon me； ex…Pirate King！
Peers will be peers； and youth will have its fling。
Resume your ranks and legislative duties；
And take my daughters； all of whom are beauties。
FINALEMABEL； EDITH and ENSEMBLE
Poor wandering ones！
Though ye have surely strayed；
Take heart of grace；
Your steps retrace；
Poor wandering ones！
Poor wandering ones！
If such poor love as ours
Can help you find
True peace of mind；
Why； take it； it is yours！
ALL： Poor wandering ones！ etc。
END OF OPERA
PRINCESS IDA
OR
CASTLE ADAMANT
libretto by William S。 Gilbert
music by Arthur S。 Sullivan
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
King Hildebrand
Hilarion （His son）
Hilarion's friends：
Cyril
Florian
King Gama
His sons：
Arac
Guron
Scynthius
Princess Ida （Gama's daughter）
Lady Blanche （Professor of Abstract Science）
Lady Psyche （Professor of Humanities）
Melissa （Lady Blanche's Daughter）
Girl Graduates：
Sacharissa
Chloe
Ada
Soldiers； Courtiers； 〃Girl Graduates；〃 〃Daughters of the Plough；〃
etc。
ACT I
Pavilion in King Hildebrand's Palace
ACT II
Gardens of Castle Adamant
ACT III
Courtyard of Castle Adamant
ACT I。
SCENE。 Pavilion attached to King Hildebrand's Palace。
Soldiers and courtiers discovered looking out through
opera…glasses； telescopes； etc。； Florian leading。
CHORUS AND SOLO （Florian）
〃Search throughout the panorama〃
Chorus： Search throughout the panorama
For a sign of royal Gama；
Who to…day should cross the water
With his fascinating daughter
Ida is her name。
Some misfortune evidently
Has detained them consequently
Search throughout the panorama
For the daughter of King Gama；
Prince Hilarion's flame！
Prince Hilarion's flame！
SOLO … Florian
Florian： Will Prince Hilarion's hopes be sadly blighted？
Chorus： Who can tell？ Who can tell？
Florian： Will Ida break the vows that she has plighted？
Chorus： Who can tell？ Who can tell？
Florian： Will she back out； and say she did not mean them？
Chorus： Who can tell？
Florian： If so； there'll be the deuce to pay between them！
Chorus： No； no we'll not despair； we'll not despair；
For Gama would not dare
To make a deadly foe
Of Hildebrand； and so；
Search through the panorama
For a sign of royal Gama；
Who today should cross the water
With his fascinating daughter
Ida； Ida is her name。
（Enter King Hildebrand
with Cyril）
Hildebd： See you no sign of Gama？
Florian： None； my liege！
Hildebd： It's very odd indeed。 If Gama fail
To put in an appearance at our Court
Before the sun has set in yonder west；
And fail to bring the Princess Ida here
To whom our son Hilarion was betrothed
At the extremely early age of one；
There's war between King Gama and ourselves！
（aside to Cyril）
Oh； Cyril； how I dread this interview！
It's twenty years since he and I have met。
He was a twisted monster all awry
As though Dame Nature； angry with her work；
Had crumpled it in fitful petulance！
Cyril： But； sir； a twisted and ungainly trunk
Often bears goodly fruit。 Perhaps he was
A kind； well…spoken gentleman？
Hildebd： Oh； no！
Fo