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That's right. Get out your robes and crown!
Don't go so fast!
THE DUKE.
What's at the gate?
f.a.n.n.y.
A cab.
THE DUKE.
A cab?
f.a.n.n.y.
With spanking horses; have no fear.
THE DUKE.
Where does it take me?
f.a.n.n.y.
To the rendezvous.
THE DUKE.
Where's that?
f.a.n.n.y.
Out of your way, but so the Countess Would have it:--Wagram.
THE DUKE.
What a Bonaparte!
f.a.n.n.y.
Well? Are you pleased?
THE DUKE.
Dear little Tanagra, I'll recompense your zeal--
f.a.n.n.y.
Ungrateful monster!
THE DUKE.
And Prokesch?
f.a.n.n.y.
He'll be waiting for you there.
THE DUKE.
The only man whose eye we had to fear-- Prince Metternich--has left. All will go well.
FLAMBEAU.
Metternich gone! You never said a word!
THE DUKE.
Well--
FLAMBEAU.
And you let me catch my death, beneath This beastly urn--!
f.a.n.n.y.
Masks coming!
MASKS.
Sandor! Zichy!
It's Thalberg!--Never!--Thalberg is a Turk!
It's Cocica!--Not he!--He's fled!--Oh! catch him!
FLAMBEAU.
Gone?
THE DUKE AND f.a.n.n.y.
Gone.
FLAMBEAU.
[_Emerging, dressed as in the previous act._]
Then--