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The Freemason;
COUNT ( angry ) . Go to the n H t ' S ; , , „ . Oh ! don ' t name him here , Ur else he s almost certain to appear . \ Exit . SCENE IV . THE COUNT . CAROLINE . CAROL . Dear uncle , this won ' t do .
COUNT . ^ So it would seem ; iViethmks we re doomed to fail in every scheme . CAROL . AVe may return home—di g , plough / and sow—Of Masonry nought shall we ever know . COUNT . Unless ere I go hence I can find out This mighty secret , I have not a doubt That in six months you'll have to bury me ! My life is shortened by Freemasonry : It haunts me in the dav and in the
nio-lif-Is with me in my dreams , and Phcebus' light Cannot dispel this torment from my mind , Alas ! no peace or comfort can I find . Like an Alp it oppresses me , and drains The heart ' s blood like a vampyre from my veins . CAROL . One certain way remains , so he not sad-Become yourself a Mason .
COUNT . Are you mad ? I a Freemason ! I ' m a Christian , girl ! Grey locks about my brow begin to curl . Swear Pagan oaths ? Perhaps si gn some hellish scroll With my own blood—I won ' t , upon my soul ! CAROL . It may not be so bad as you believe , Take my advice , your soul from woe relieve . COUNT ( after a pause ) . AA ell ! well ! what matters a small oath or two ?
There ' s an old proverb , which 1 think is true , The first step is the hard one ; take hut that , And you may brave Old Scratch— -I will , that ' s flat . CAROL . Thanks , dearest uncle ! And you'll tell me all ? COUNT . The very moment that I leave the hall . CAROL . Speak to the Baron soon . COUNT . I will
. CAROL ( listening ) . I hear His step , I ' m sure , he shortly will be here . COUNT ( considering ) . A Mason ! one meets friends in every clime .
CAROL . Ill leave you both alone , use well the time And if you manage now the Baron right , He'll take you to the Lodge this very ni ght . YExit . SCENE V . THE COUNT alone . COUNT . This very night!—how my heart palpitates The very thought revives me . Thanks , kind Fates ! A ' es ! yes ! AVhatever my confessor says , I'll be a Mason in my older clays .
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The Freemason;
COUNT ( angry ) . Go to the n H t ' S ; , , „ . Oh ! don ' t name him here , Ur else he s almost certain to appear . \ Exit . SCENE IV . THE COUNT . CAROLINE . CAROL . Dear uncle , this won ' t do .
COUNT . ^ So it would seem ; iViethmks we re doomed to fail in every scheme . CAROL . AVe may return home—di g , plough / and sow—Of Masonry nought shall we ever know . COUNT . Unless ere I go hence I can find out This mighty secret , I have not a doubt That in six months you'll have to bury me ! My life is shortened by Freemasonry : It haunts me in the dav and in the
nio-lif-Is with me in my dreams , and Phcebus' light Cannot dispel this torment from my mind , Alas ! no peace or comfort can I find . Like an Alp it oppresses me , and drains The heart ' s blood like a vampyre from my veins . CAROL . One certain way remains , so he not sad-Become yourself a Mason .
COUNT . Are you mad ? I a Freemason ! I ' m a Christian , girl ! Grey locks about my brow begin to curl . Swear Pagan oaths ? Perhaps si gn some hellish scroll With my own blood—I won ' t , upon my soul ! CAROL . It may not be so bad as you believe , Take my advice , your soul from woe relieve . COUNT ( after a pause ) . AA ell ! well ! what matters a small oath or two ?
There ' s an old proverb , which 1 think is true , The first step is the hard one ; take hut that , And you may brave Old Scratch— -I will , that ' s flat . CAROL . Thanks , dearest uncle ! And you'll tell me all ? COUNT . The very moment that I leave the hall . CAROL . Speak to the Baron soon . COUNT . I will
. CAROL ( listening ) . I hear His step , I ' m sure , he shortly will be here . COUNT ( considering ) . A Mason ! one meets friends in every clime .
CAROL . Ill leave you both alone , use well the time And if you manage now the Baron right , He'll take you to the Lodge this very ni ght . YExit . SCENE V . THE COUNT alone . COUNT . This very night!—how my heart palpitates The very thought revives me . Thanks , kind Fates ! A ' es ! yes ! AVhatever my confessor says , I'll be a Mason in my older clays .