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           )ButinhereitisImustkillthepriestandtheking.

           BIDDYTHECLAP:Didyouhearwhattheprofessorsaid?He’saprofessoroutofthecollege.

           CUNTYKATE:Idid.Iheardthat.

           BIDDYTHECLAP:Heexpresseshimselfwithsuchmarkedrefinementofphraseology.

           CUNTYKATE:Indeed,yes.Andatthesametimewithsuchappositetrenchancy.

           PRIVATECARR:(Pullshimselffreeandcomesforward.)What’sthatyou’resayingaboutmyking?

           (EdwardtheSeventhappearsinanarchway.HewearsawhitejerseyonwhichanimageoftheSacredHeartisstitchedwiththeinsigniaofGarterandThistle,GoldenFleece,ElephantofDenmark,Skinner’sandProbyn’shorse,Lincoln’sInnbencherandancientandhonourableartillerycompanyofMassachusetts.Hesucksaredjujube.Heisrobedasagrandelectperfectandsublimemasonwithtrowelandapron,markedmadeinGermany.Inhislefthandheholdsaplasterer’sbucketonwhichisprintedDéfensed’uriner.Aroarofwelcomegreetshim.)

           EDWARDTHESEVENTH:(Slowly,solemnlybutindistinctly.)Peace,perfectpeace.Foridentification,bucketinmyhand.Cheerio,boys.(Heturnstohissubjects.)Wehavecomeheretowitnessacleanstraightfightandweheartilywishbothmenthebestofgoodluck.Mahakmakarabak.

           (HeshakeshandswithPrivateCarr,PrivateCompton,Stephen,BloomandLynch.Generalapplause.EdwardtheSeventhliftshisbucketgraciouslyinacknowledgment.)

           PRIVATECARR:(ToStephen.)Sayitagain.

           STEPHEN:(Nervous,friendly,pullshimselfup.)IunderstandyourpointofviewthoughIhavenokingmyselfforthemoment.