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Oh! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! What have you got for me? Is it finished?
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What?
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What? The vaudeville, what'd you think?
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Yes.
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Can I see it?
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No.
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Why not?
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Because there's nothing to see.
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Look, I asked you if we could start rehearsal next week and you said yes.
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Well, we can.
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So let me see it. Where is it?
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Yes?
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Are you Herr Mozart?
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That's right.
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My name is Lorl, sir. I'm a maidservant. I was asked to come here and offer my services to you.
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What?
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They'll be paid for by a great admirer or yours who wishes to remain anon anonymous.
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Are you saying that someone is paying you to be our maid and doesn't want us to know who he is?
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Yes. I can live in or out just as you wish.
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Ah! Here she comes. Fraulein Lorl, good morning.
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Good morning, sir.
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What have you got for me today? Let me see.
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Ahha! Siena macaroons my favourites. Give my best thanks to the baker.
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I will, sir.
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Thank you. Are you well today, Fraulein Lorl?
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Yes, thank you, sir.
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Bene! Bene!
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Madame Cavalieri is here for her lesson, sir.
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Bene.
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Oh, thank you, sir.
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Do any pupils come to the house?
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Not that I've seen.
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Then how does he pay for all this? Does he work at all?
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Oh, yes, sir, all day long. He never leaves the house until evening. He just sits there, writing and writing. He doesn't even eat.
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Really? What is it he's writing?
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Oh, I wouldn't know that, sir.
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Of course not. You're a good girl. You're very kind to do this. Next time you're sure they'll be out of the house, let me know, will you?
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I think I've found out about the money, sir.
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Yes what?
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Where does he work?
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In there, sir.
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Now calm yourself. Calm. What's the matter with you?
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I'm leaving. I'm not working there anymore. I'm scared!
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Why? What has happened?
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You don't know what it's like. Herr Mozart frightens me. He drinks all day, then takes all that medicine and it makes him worse.
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What medicine?
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I don't know. He has pains.
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Where?
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Here, in his stomach. They bend him right over.
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Is he working?
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I'm frightened, sir. Really! When he speaks, he doesn't make any sense. You know he said he saw he said he saw his father. And his father's dead.
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Is he working?
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I suppose so. He sits there all he time, doing some silly opera.
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Opera? Opera!
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Please don't ask me to go back again. I'm frightened! I'm very, very frightened.
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Are you sure it's an opera?
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I write to you with urgent news. I am coming to Vienna. Take no further steps toward marriage until we meet. You are too gullible to see your own danger. As you honour the father who has devoted his entire life to yours, do as I bid, and await my coming.
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I will.
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Why are you here?
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Am I not welcome?
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Of course, welcome! Welcome ten thousand times. Papa! my Papa!
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Feed? Well, of course she feeds me. She stuffs me like a goose all day long. She's the best cook in the world. I mean, since Mama. Just wait, you'll see.
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Is she not here?
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I don't know. Stanzi? Stanzi!
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Do you always live like this?
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Oh, yes. Oh, I mean no not exactly like this. I mean today just today, Stanzi I remember now. She had to go yes! She had to help her mother. Yes, she's like that. Her mother's a very sweet woman, you'll see.
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She's very tired, poor creature. You know me: I'm a real pig. It's not so easy cleaning up after me.
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Don't you have a maid?
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Oh we could, if we wanted to, but Stanzi won't hear of it. She wants to do everything herself.
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How is your financial situation?
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It couldn't be better.
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That's not what I hear.
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What do you mean? It's wonderful. Really, it's it's marvelous! People love me here.
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They say you're in debt.
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Who? Who says that? Now that's a malicious lie!
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How many pupils do you have?
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Pupils?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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How many?
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I don't know. It's not important. I mean, I don't want pupils. They get in the way. I've got to have time for composition.
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Composition doesn't pay. You know that.
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This one will.
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What's that?
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Oh, let's not talk about it.
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Why not?
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It's a secret.
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You don't have secrets from me.
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It's too dangerous, Papa. But they're going to love it. Ah, there she is!
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Isn't that marvelous? We're delighted.
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Why didn't you mention it in your letters?
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Didn't I? I thought I did. I'm sure I did.
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Thank you. That'll be fine. Don't spend any money on me.
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Why not? Oh, come, Papa! What better way could I spend it than on you? My kissable, missable, suddenly visible Papa!
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No, really!
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This is just a game, Papa.
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Yes, Papa, name it. Name it. I'll do anything you say!
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I want you to come back with me to Salzburg, my son.
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I'm tired of this game. Please play without me.
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But my penalty. I've got to have a penalty.
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