BUSH BALLADS AND RHYMES 



Scene IX "IN THE GARDEN" 



Aylmer's Garden^ near the Lake, Laurence Raby and 



ESTELLE. 



He: 



Come to the bank where the boat is moor'd 



to the willow-tree low ; 

 Bertha, the baby, won't notice, Brian, the 



blockhead, won't know. 



She : 



Bertha is not such a baby, sir, as you seem to 



suppose ; 

 Brian, a blockhead he may be — more than you 



think for, he knows. 



He: 



This much, at least, of your brother, from the 



beginning he knew 

 Somewhat concerning that other made such 



a fool of by you. 



She : 



Firmer those bonds were and faster, Frank 



was my spaniel, my slave. 

 You ! you would fain be my master ; mark 



you ! the difference is grave. 



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