The Worsted Man Impatience. You have learned the lesson well. That s exactly it. And if you have no heart no love. Doll. And how about ten hearts ? Ten loves? Impatience. Don t be absurd, Mr. Woolley. We sometimes find four- handed men and six-legged calves among the freaks of the circus, but as yet a ten-hearted man oh, well, its nonsense. It s getting so these days that it is not easy to find a man with one heart, much less ten. The sex seems to be all taken up with automobiles, golf- clubs, rackets, clubs, and sometimes business. Phyllis mourns her Strephon, whose days are spent on the links. Beatrice sits at home an automobile widow. Penelope enjoyed the society of Ulysses as much as nowadays we women enjoy that of our husbands, brothers, fiances, and friends. It is preposterous. (Sings.) 54
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