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 \nOh,we're such sweet and simple girls,  \n1  \nThe Happy Land  \nWe never set our caps at Earls.We even wearOur own—our own—back hair!  \nDARINE.Dear sister Zayda,our three brothers havebeen absent on that wicked world for nearly three weeks.Is there no sign of their return?  \nZAYDA.None whatever.DARINE.Can you see them?ZAYDA.Distinctly.DARINE.What are they doing?  \nZAYDA.They appear to be dancing on an Orientalplatform,illuminated by ten thousand additional lamps.They are expressing their detestation of the wickednessof the world in a Parisian quadrille!  \nDARINE.Poor fellows;what agonies they seem to beundergoing!See how they fling their arms about inhorror at the abominations that surround them;theirarms are insufficient to express their indignation,and upgo their legs as well!In a paroxysm of virtuousindignation,Ethais seizes a young woman round thewaist,and endeavours to whirl her away from the sceneof wickedness that surrounds them.But in vain!Apoliceman comes up;he is collared and led away.Thusare the champions of propriety maltreated whenever","cbCaiqGzS8HsO4uQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqGzS8HsO4uQ","pdf",2218449,58,"English","# Dramatis Personae\n## Male Fairies\n## Female Fairies\n## Mortal Counterparts\n# Part First\n## Scene and Stage Setting\n## Opening Duo and Chorus","[{\"question\":\"What is the historical note about the play’s text and censorship?\",\"answer\":\"The note states the book contains the exact text as played during the Lord Chamberlain’s official visit to the Court Theatre on 6 March 1873, contrasting it with the expurgated version played nightly.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the authors attributed for the work?\",\"answer\":\"The title page credits F. 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