. A parody on Iolanthe . Enter —Strephon! OTREPHON —Phyllis! But I forgot. I suppose I should, madam let me see,— what name have you decided upon ?tpHYLLIS — I have nt quite made up my mind. You see, /have nt any mother to advise — xNo ! I have. OHYLLIS — Yes, a wexy young mother. OTREPHON — Not very — a couple of centuries or so. pHYLLIS —She wears well. QTREPHON — Of course she does. She was born and reared on the C. & A. line. Besides, she s a — I beg your pardon — a what ? CTTREPHON—A fairy. I ve no longer a reason to conceal the truth. tJHYLLIS —
. A parody on Iolanthe . Enter —Strephon! OTREPHON —Phyllis! But I forgot. I suppose I should, madam let me see,— what name have you decided upon ?tpHYLLIS — I have nt quite made up my mind. You see, /have nt any mother to advise — xNo ! I have. OHYLLIS — Yes, a wexy young mother. OTREPHON — Not very — a couple of centuries or so. pHYLLIS —She wears well. QTREPHON — Of course she does. She was born and reared on the C. & A. line. Besides, she s a — I beg your pardon — a what ? CTTREPHON—A fairy. I ve no longer a reason to conceal the truth. tJHYLLIS — That would account for a good many things. Fairies nowadays are rather indiscreet. I suppose you are a fairy, — I m half a fairy and half a mortal. pHYLLIS—Not very substantial. But why did nt you tell me? CTTREPHON — I thought I might get myself disliked. There s no use loving half a — Better that than to love a whole man, as they go nowadays. Forgive
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