prayletmeout,

andlikealambledtoslaughter

i'llbetrothyou,nodoubt,

tomydaughter.'"

"istheplayoveralready?"askedlittleanna.

"bynomeans,"repliedgrandpapa."it'sonlyalloverwithmr.deboots.nowtheloverskneeldown,andoneofthemsings:

"'father!'andtheother,

'come,doasyououghttodo,-

blessyoursonanddaughter.'andtheyreceivehisblessing,andcelebratetheirwedding,andallthepiecesoffurnituresinginchorus,

"'klink!clanks!

athousandthanks;

andnowtheplayisover!'

"andnowwe'llapplaud,"saidgrandpapa."we'llcallthemallout,andthepiecesoffurnituretoo,fortheyareofmahogany."

"andisnotourplayjustasgoodasthosewhichtheothershaveintherealtheatre?"

"ourplayismuchbetter,"saidgrandpapa."itisshorter,theperformersarenatural,andithaspassedawaytheintervalbeforetea-time."

theend.