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The same city, decorated with innumerable flags. Two Workmen are putting the finishing touches to a speaker’s rostrum.
First Workman:
I should have preferred oleander to fir-trees. Oleander, I should say, has a more solemn appearance.
Second Workman:
But fir-trees make things look more cheerful.
[Enter two Constables, who look on.
First Workman:
Oleander is better to work with.
Second Workman:
Oleander and palms are better when there’s a statue between them. But fir-trees are nicest with flags.
First Workman:
Or flowers.
Second Workman:
Well, that’s finished.
First Workman:
That’s a good thing. Now let’s be off.
[Exeunt. The Constables approach.
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