CAPTGForeverandever。
　　MRSGThat’salongtime。
　　CAPTG’Thinkso？It’stheshortestIcandowith。
　　MRSGYou’regettingquiteclever。
　　CAPTGI’mtalkingtoyou。
　　MRSGPrettilyturnedHoldupyourstupidoldheadandI’llpayyouforit。
　　CAPTGAffectingsupremecontempt。Takeityourselfifyouwantit。
　　MRSGI’veagreatmindto-andIwill！Takesitandisrepaidwithinterest。
　　CAPTG，LittleFeatherweight，it’smyopinionthatweareacoupleofidiots。
　　MRSGWe’retheonlytwosensiblepeopleintheworldAsktheeagleHe’scomingby。
　　CAPTGAh！Idaresayhe’sseenagoodmanysensiblepeopleatMahasuTheysaythatthosebirdsliveforeversolong。
　　MRSGHowlong？
　　CAPTGAhundredandtwentyyears。
　　MRSGAhundredandtwentyyears！O-oh！Andinahundredandtwentyyearswherewillthesetwosensiblepeoplebe？
　　CAPTGWhatdoesitmattersolongaswearetogethernow？
　　MRSGLookingroundthehorizon。YesOnlyyouandI-Iandyou-inthewholewide，wideworlduntiltheendSeesthelineoftheSnows。Howbigandquietthehillslook！D’youthinktheycareforus？
　　CAPTG’Can’tsayI’veconsultedemparticularlyIcare，andthat’senoughforme。
　　MRSGDrawingnearertohim。Yes，now-butafterward。
　　What’sthatlittleblackblurontheSnows？
　　CAPTGAsnowstorm，fortymilesawayYou’llseeitmove，asthewindcarriesitacrossthefaceofthatspurandthenitwillbeallgone。
　　MRSGAndthenitwillbeallgoneShivers。
　　CAPTGAnriously。’Notchilled，pet，areyou？’Betterletmegetyourcloak。
　　MRSGNoDon’tleaveme，PhilStayhereIbelieveIamafraid。
　　Oh，whyarethehillssohorrid！Phil，promisemethatyou’llalwaysloveme。
　　CAPTGWhat’sthetrouble，darling？Ican’tpromiseanymorethanIhave；butI’llpromisethatagainandagainifyoulike。
　　MRsGHerheadonhisshoulder。Sayit，then-sayit！N-no-
　　don’t！The-the-eagleswouldlaughRecovering。Myhusband，you’vemarriedalittlegoose。
　　CAPTGVerytenderly。HaveI？Iamcontentwhateversheis，solongassheismine。
　　MRSGQuickly。Becausesheisyoursorbecausesheismemineself？
　　CAPTGBecausesheisbothPiteously。I’mnotclever，dear，andIdon’tthinkIcanmakemyselfunderstoodproperly。
　　MRSGIunderstandPip，willyoutellmesomething？
　　CAPTGAnythingyoulikeAside。Iwonderwhat’scomingnow。
　　MRSGHaltingly，hereyes’owered。Youtoldmeonceintheolddays-centunesandcenturiesago-thatyouhadbeenengagedbeforeIdidn’tsayanything-then。
　　CAPTGInnocently。Whynot？
　　MRSGRaisinghereyestohis。Because-becauseIwasafraidoflosingyou，myheartButnow-tellaboutit-please。
　　CAPTGThere’snothingtotellIwasawf’lyoldthen-nearlytwoandtwenty-andshewasquitethat。
　　MRSGThatmeansshewasolderthanyouIshouldn’tlikehertohavebeenyoungerWell？
　　CAPTGWell，Ifanciedmyselfinloveandravedaboutabit，and-oh，yes，byJove！ImadeuppoetryHa！Ha！
　　MRSGYouneverwroteanyforme！Whathappened？
　　CAPTGIcameouthere，andthewholethingwentphutShewrotetosaythattherehadbeenamistake，andthenshemarried。
　　MasGDidshecareforyoumuch？
　　CAPTGNoAtleastshedidn’tshowitasfarasIremember。
　　MRSGAsfarasyourememberlDoyourememberhername？
　　Hearsitandbowsherhead。Thankyou，myhusband。
　　CAPTGWhobutyouhadtheright？Now，LittleFeatherweight，haveyoueverbeenmixedupinanydarkanddismaltragedy？
　　MRSGIfyoucallmeMrsGadsby，p’rapsI’lltell。
　　CAPTGThrowingParaderaspintohisvoice。MrsGadsby，confesslMRSGGoodHeavens，Phil！Ineverknewthatyoucouldspeakinthatterriblevoice。
　　CAPTGYoudon’tknowhalfmyaccomplishmentsyetWaittillwearesettledinthePlains，andI’llshowyouhowIbarkatmytroopYouweregoingtosay，darling？
　　MRSGI-Idon’tliketo，afterthatvoiceTremulously。Phil，neveryoudaretospeaktomeinthattone，whateverImaydo！
　　CAPTGMypoorlittlelove！Why，you’reshakingalloverIamsosorryOfcourseInevermeanttoupsetyouDon’ttellmeanything，I’mabrute。
　　MRSGNo，youaren’t，andIwilltell-Therewasaman。
　　CAPTGLightly。Wasthere？Luckyman！
　　MRSGInawhisper。AndIthougbtIcaredforhim。
　　CAPTGStillluckierman！Well？
　　MRSGAndIthoughtIcaredforhim-andIdidn’t-andthenyoucame-andIcaredforyouvery，verymuchindeedThat’sall。
　　Facehidden。Youaren’tangry，areyou？
　　CAPTGAngry？NotintheleastAside。GoodLord，whathaveI
　　donetodeservethisangel？
　　MRSGAside。Andheneveraskedforthename！Howfunnymenare！Butperhapsit’saswell。
　　CAPTGThatmanwillgotoheavenbecauseyouoncethoughtyoucaredforhim’Wonderifyou’lleverdragmeupthere？
　　MRSGFirmly。’Sha’n’tgoifyoudon’t。
　　CAPTGThanksIsay，Pussy，Idon’tknowmuchaboutyourreligiousbeliefsYouwerebroughtuptobelieveinaheavenandallthat，weren’tyou？
　　MRSGYesButitwasapincushionheaven，withhymn-booksinallthepews。
　　CAPTGWagginghisheadwithintenseconviction。Nevermind。
　　Thereisapukkaheaven。
　　MRSGWheredoyoubringthatmessagefrom，myprophet？
　　CAPTGHere！BecausewecareforeachotherSoit’sallright。
　　MrsGAsatroopoflangurscrashthroughthebranches。Soit’sallrightButDarwinsaysthatwecamefromthose！
　　CAPTGPlacidly。Ah！Darwinwasneverinlovewithanangel。
　　ThatsettlesitSstt，youbrutes！Monkeys，indeed！Youshouldn’treadthosebooks。
　　MRSGFoldingherhands。IfitpleasesmyLordtheKingtoissueproclamation。
　　CAPTGDon’t，dearoneTherearenoordersbetweenusOnlyI’dratheryoudidn’tTheyleadtonothing，andbotherpeople’sheads。
　　MRSGLikeyourfirstengagement。
　　CAPTGWithanimmensecalm。ThatwasanecessaryevilandledtoyouAreyounothing？
　　MRSGNotsoverymuch，amI？
　　CAPTGAllthisworldandthenexttome。
　　MRSGVerysoftly。Myboyofboys！ShallItellyousomething？
　　CAPTGYes，ifit’snotdreadful-aboutothermen。
　　MRSGIt’saboutmyownbadlittleself。
　　CAPTGThenitmustbegoodGoon，dear。
　　MRSGSlowly。Idon’tknowwhyI’mtellingyou，Pip；butifeveryoumarryagain-Interlude。TakeyourhandfrommymouthorI’llbite！Inthefuture，thenremember-Idon’tknowquitehowtoputit！
　　CAPTGSnortingindignantly。Don’ttry“Marryagain。”
　　indeed！
　　MRSGImustListen，myhusbandNever，never，nevertellyourwifeanythingthatyoudonotwishhertorememberandthinkoverallherlifeBecauseawoman-yes，Iamawoman-can’tforget。
　　CAPTGByJove，howdoyouknowthat？
　　MRSGConfusedly。Idon’tI’monlyguessingIam-Iwas-asillylittlegirl；butIfeelthatIknowsomuch，oh，soverymuchmorethanyou，dearestTobeginwith，I’myourwife。
　　CAPTGSoIhavebeenledtobelieve。
　　MRSGAndIshallwanttoknoweveryoneofyoursecrets-toshareeverythingyouknowwithyouStaresrounddesperately。
　　CAPTGSoyoushall，dear，soyoushall-butdon’tlooklikethat。
　　MRSGForyourownsakedon’tstopme，PhilIshallnevertalktoyouinthiswayagainYoumustnottellme！Atleast，notnow。
　　Lateron，whenI’manoldmatronitwon’tmatter，butifyouloveme，beverygoodtomenow；forthispartofmylifeIshallneverforget！HaveImadeyouunderstand？
　　CAPTGIthinkso，childHaveIsaidanythingyetthatyoudisapproveof？
　　MRSGWillyoubeveryangry？That-thatvoice，andwhatyousaidabouttheengagement-
　　CAPTGButyouaskedtobetoldthat，darling。
　　MRSGAndthat’swhyyoushouldn’thavetoldme！YoumustbetheJudge，and，oh，Pip，dearlyasIloveyou，Ishan’tbeabletohelpyou！Ishallhinderyou，andyoumustjudgeinspiteofme！
　　CAPTGMeditatively。Wehaveagreatmanythingstofindouttogether，Godhelpusboth-sayso，Pussy-butweshallunderstandeachotherbettereveryday；andIthinkI’mbeginningtoseenow。
　　Howintheworlddidyoucometoknowjusttheimportanceofgivingmejustthatlead？
　　MRSGI’vetoldyouthatIdon’tknowOnlysomehowitseemedthat，inallthisnewlife，Iwasbeingguidedforyoursakeaswellasmyown。
　　CAPTGAside。ThenMafilinwasright！Theyknow，andwe-we’reblindallofusLightly。’Gettingalittlebeyondourdepth，dear，aren’twe？I’llremember，and，ifIfail，letmebepunishedasIdeserve。
　　MRSGThereshallbenopunishmentWe’llstartintolifetogetherfromhere-youandI-andnooneelse。
　　CAPTGAndnooneelseApause。Youreyelashesareallwet，Sweet？WasthereeversuchaquaintlittleAbsurdity？
　　MasGWasthereeversuchnonsensetalkedbefore？
　　CAPTGKnockingtheashesoutofhispipe。’Tisn’twhatwesay，it’swhatwedon’tsay，thathelpsAndit’salltheprofoundestphilosophyButnoonewouldunderstand-evenifitwereputintoabook。
　　MRSGTheidea！No-onlyweourselves，orpeoplelikeourselves-ifthereareanypeoplelikeus。
　　CAPTGMagisterially。Allpeople，notlikeourselves，areblindidiots。
　　MRSGWipinghereyes。Doyouthink，then，thatthereareanypeopleashappyasweare？
　　CAPTG’Mustbe-unlesswe’veappropriatedallthehappinessintheworld。
　　MRSG’LookingtowardSimla。Poordears！Justfancyifwehave！
　　CAPTGThenwe’llhangontothewholeshow，forit’sagreatdealtoojollytolose-eh，wifeo’mine？
　　MRSGOPip！Pip！Howmuchofyouisasolemn，marriedmanandhowmuchahorridslangyschoolboy？
　　CAPTGWhenyoutellmehowmuchofyouwaseighteenlastbirthdayandhowmuchisasoldastheSphinxandtwiceasmysterious，perhapsI’llattendtoyouLendmethatbanjoThespiritmovethmetojowlatthesunset。
　　MRSGMind！It’snottunedAh！Howthatjars！
　　CAPTGTurningpegs。It’samazinglydifferenttokeepabanjotoproperpitch。
　　MRSGIt’sthesamewithallmusicalinstruments，Whatshallitbe？
　　CAPTG“Vanity。”andletthehillshearSingsthroughthefirstandhal’ofthesecondverseTurningtoMRSG。Now，chorus！
　　Sing，Pussy！
　　BOTHTOGETHRRConbrio，tothehorrorofthemonkeyswhoaresettlingforthenight。-
　　“Vanity，allisVanity。”saidWisdomscorningme-
　　IclaspedmytrueLove’stenderhandandansweredfrankandfree-ee“IfthisbeVanitywho’dbewise？
　　IfthisbeVanitywho’dbewise？
　　IfthisbeVanitywho’dbewi-iseCrescendo。Vanityletitbe！”
　　MRSGDefiantlytothegreyoftheeveningsky。“Vanityletitbe！”
　　ECHOPromtheFagoospur。Letitbe！