Stop, ladies, pray!

GIRLS (Hopping on one foot)
A man!
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FREDERIC
I had intended
Not to intrude myself upon your notice
In this effective but alarming costume;
But under these peculiar circumstances,
It is my bounden duty to inform you
That your proceedings will not be unwitnessed!

EDITH
But who are you, sir??Speak!

(All hopping)

FREDERIC
I am a pirate!

GIRLS (recoiling, hopping)
A pirate!?Horror!

FREDERIC
Ladies, do not shun me!
This evening I renounce my vile profession;
And, to that end, O pure and peerless maidens!
Oh, blushing buds of ever-blooming beauty!
I, sore at heart,
I, sore at heart,
implore your kind assistance.

EDITH
How pitiful his tale!

KATE
How rare his beauty

GIRLS
How pitiful his tale!?
How rare his beauty!
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