Daniel Francois Esprit Auber
Published: 2015-07-04
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Excerpt from Fra Diavolo: Or the Inn of Terracina; A Comic Opera in Three Acts 1st Carb. One health more, comrades. - Here's - "To our speedy capture of Fra-Diavolo! All. Huzza! (they drink.) 2d Carb. He's most aptly christened after his patron saint! - It's a sure thing his dingy majesty of the lower regions never had a more hopeful recruit. 3d Carb. He's the very King of Banditti. 1st Carb. If we are lucky enough to lay hold on him, Signor Lorenzo, it seems that our reward is to be - Loren. Six thousand ducats. All. Six thousand! - Loren. Nothing less. All. Huzza! 1st Carb: He's the best prize in all Italy! (rising) March us on, captain, in pursuit of the valuable villain. - But, stay - suppose, comrades, we empty another jug to our success? All. Right, - another jug; another jug: - Ho! Landlord! Matteo! House! - (calling noisily and knocking the table.) (Enter Matteo with more wine from the house. Zerlina steals in after him, and, unperceived, hides herself behind one of the pillars.) Matt. Here, gentlemen! here. - I anticipate your wishes. - Do you find money, I'll find you drink. - (Looking into the empty jugs on the table.) Bravo! - By Bacchus, there's no thirst like a soldier's. - But, Master Lorenzo, since you stand treat, why don't you take a glass along with them? Loren. Not I. - Drink on, comrades; - never heed me. 1st Carb. (In a half voice to his companions.) Our captain is plaguey melancholy! - What is it ails him? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.