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Eh?
MARIA LOUISA.
[_To_ METTERNICH.]
Margharitina's flown!
METTERNICH.
Oh!
MARIA LOUISA.
My parrot, Margharitina!
METTERNICH.
[_To the_ ATTACHe.]
There, sir!
THE ATTACHe.
[_To_ MARIA LOUISA.]
May I not seek it, Highness?
MARIA LOUISA.
[_Curtly._]
No. [_She goes out._
THE ATTACHe.
[_To_ METTERNICH.]
What's wrong?
METTERNICH.
We say, Your Majesty; you called her Highness.
THE ATTACHe.
But if we don't allow the Emperor reigned She cannot be addressed as Majesty Except as Parma's d.u.c.h.ess--
METTERNICH.
That's her t.i.tle.
THE ATTACHe.
Then that was why she looked such daggers at me!
METTERNICH.
Question of protocols and of precedence.
THE ATTACHe.
[_Preparing to take his leave._]
May the French Emba.s.sy from this day forward Display the tricolor c.o.c.kade?
METTERNICH.
[_With a sigh._] Of course, Since we're agreed--
[_Seeing the_ ATTACHe _silently throw away the white c.o.c.kade which was on his hat and replace it with a tricolor which he takes out of his pocket._]
Come, come! You lose no time!
[_Noise of harness-bells without._]
METTERNICH.
What is it now?
GENTZ.
[_Who is on the terrace._]
The guests of the Archduke.
The Meyendorffs, Lord Cowley, Thalberg--
BOMBELLES.
[_Who has quickly come in R. at the sound of the bells, followed by_ TIBURTIUS.]
Meet them!
THE ARCHd.u.c.h.eSS.
[_Appearing on the threshold surrounded by a crowd of lords and ladies in elegant summer costumes. (Light dresses and parasols; large hats.) Two little boys and a little girl dressed in the latest fas.h.i.+on._]
'Tis but a villa; not a palace.
[_The room is crowded. She turns to a young man._]
