prayletmeout,
andlikealambledtoslaughter
i'llbetrothyou,nodoubt,
tomydaughter.'"
"istheplayoveralready?"askedlittleanna.
"bynomeans,"repliedgrandpapa."it'sonlyalloverwithmr.deboots.nowtheloverskneeldown,andoneofthemsings:
"'father!'andtheother,
'come,doasyououghttodo,-
blessyoursonanddaughter.'andtheyreceivehisblessing,andcelebratetheirwedding,andallthepiecesoffurnituresinginchorus,
"'klink!clanks!
athousandthanks;
andnowtheplayisover!'
"andnowwe'llapplaud,"saidgrandpapa."we'llcallthemallout,andthepiecesoffurnituretoo,fortheyareofmahogany."
"andisnotourplayjustasgoodasthosewhichtheothershaveintherealtheatre?"
"ourplayismuchbetter,"saidgrandpapa."itisshorter,theperformersarenatural,andithaspassedawaytheintervalbeforetea-time."
theend.