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[FREDRIK] Now As the sweet imbecilities Tumble so lavishly Onto her lap... [ANNE, spoken] Oh Fredrik, what a day it's been. Unending drama. How Petra...  [FREDRIK] Now There are two possibilities A, I could ravish her B, I could nap... [ANNE, spoken] That grumpy old Miss Nordstrom from next door? Her sister's coming for a visit.  [FREDRIK] Say It's the ravishment, then we see The option That follows, of course: [ANNE, spoken] I do hope I'm imperious enough with the servants. I try to be, but half the time I think they're laughing at me.  [FREDRIK] A The deployment of charm, or B The adoption Of physical force... [ANNE, spoken] And Amalia jabbering on for hours and hours [FREDRIK] Now, B might arouse her But if I assume I trip on my trouser Leg crossing the room [ANNE, spoken] I can't tell you how boring it was. I'd rather have a tooth pulled.  [FREDRIK] Her hair getting tangled Her stays getting snapped My nerves would be jangled My energy sapped... [ANNE, spoken] You should have seen Mrs. Erling in the fish market.  [FREDRIK] Removing her clothing Would take me all day And her subsequent loathing Would turn me away Which eliminates B And which leaves us with A... [ANNE, spoken] Could you ever be jealous of me? Could you? Like the Moor of Venice? [FREDRIK] Now Insofar as approaching it What would be festive But have its effect? [ANNE, spoken] Shall I learn Italian? I think it'd be amusing, if the verbs aren't too irregular.  [FREDRIK] Now, there are two ways of broaching it A, the suggestive And B, the direct... [ANNE, spoken] But then French is a much chicer language. Everyone says so. Parlez-vous français? [FREDRIK] Say That I settle on B, to wit A charmingly Lecherous mood... [ANNE, spoken] I know you like my hair this way. But on top of my head, like a siren...  [FREDRIK] A I could put on my nightshirt or sit Disarmingly B, in the nude... [ANNE, spoken] Oh Fredrik, you should have seen the great arrival [FREDRIK] That might be effective My body's all right But not in perspective And not in the light [ANNE, spoken] Poor Henrik! How comical he looked.  [FREDRIK] I'm bound to be chilly And feel a buffoon But nightshirts are silly In mid-afternoon... [ANNE, spoken] Why are virtuous people so stingy? [FREDRIK] Which leaves the suggestive But how to proceed? Although she gets restive Perhaps I could read... [ANNE, spoken] He gave the coachman the tiniest tip! [FREDRIK] In view of her penchant For something romantic De Sade is too trenchant And Dickens too frantic And Stendhal would ruin The plan of attack As there isn't much blue in The Red and The Black [ANNE, spoken] The poor man was so sad.  [FREDRIK] De Maupassant's candor Would cause her dismay The Brontés are grander But not very gay Her taste is much blander I'm sorry to say But is Hans Christian Ander- Sen ever risque? Which eliminates A... [ANNE, spoken] And he said "You're such a pretty lady." Wasn't that silly of him? [FREDRIK] Now With my mental facilities Partially muddied And ready to snap... [ANNE, spoken] I'm sure about the bracelet. But earrings, earrings! Oh, which earrings? [FREDRIK] Now Though there are possibilities Still to be studied I might as well nap... [ANNE, spoken] Mother's rubies? Or the diamonds? Agony.  [FREDRIK] Bow Though I must To adjust My original plan... [ANNE, spoken] Desiree Armfeldt. I just know she'd wear the most glamorous gowns.  [FREDRIK] How Shall I sleep Half as deep As I usually can?... [ANNE, spoken] Dear distinguished old Fredrik... [FREDRIK] When now I still want and/or love you Now as always Now Anne...