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Prince: You are certainly the checkiest rascal I have
even seen. Do you really think I would consult you if I
wanted to-
Phillip: Not consult me exactly, Papa, But if you want
a happy home life, all the members of the family must be
in sympathy. Isn’t that true? (Countess and Lolo Langhuber
come)
Countess: Some and see the garden, Miss Langhuber.
father would be so sorry to miss your visit. (Wants to
introduce) allow me¬
Lolo: Oh, Your Highness.
Prince: Oh, Miss Pallestri.
Lolo: Langhuber, if you please. I only came to thank the
Count. He’s sent me such lovely flowers for my fairewell
performance.
Prince: (Introducing) My son, Phillip. And this is
Miss -.
Lolo: Charlotte Langhuber.
Prince: Till recently, (To Phillip) known as Miss Pallestri.
Phillip: Miss Pallestri- then I've had the pleasure.
Prince: How is that?
Phillip: Miss Pallestri is in my collection.
Prince: What-what kind of a collection do you mean?
Lolo: There must be some mistake, Your Highness, I really
can't remember-
Phillip: Of course you can’t remember, Miss Pallestri,
When I cut your Sieoto out of the newspaper in Krems you
couldn’t have felt it here in Vienna.
Lolo: Thank God, no.
Phillip: You know, that was one of our crazes in the
gymnasium— We had a boy who cut out all the Eurders
and accidents,
Lolo: He must have had a bad character.
Phillip: And one of them out out all the historic personal-
ities, Arotic Explorers, composers, and people like that.
And I cut the stage ladies out. They looked much better.-
Two hundred and thirteen- I'm going to show them to you
Papa. Very interesting. There is an Australian soubrette
among them.