- What am I supposed to say to Ferdie? Oh, this is such
[cdb]a problem...
- All my animosity towards him has been due to a
[cdb]misunderstanding on my part. I really owe him a...
Hmm?
- DOROTHEA!
- Ferdie? What in the world...
- I SHALL NOT APPROACH ANY CLOSER, SO
PRAY STAND THERE AND HEAR ME OUT!
- MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR WHAT
HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY! I FEAR I MAY
HAVE WOUNDED YOU MOST GRIEVOUSLY!
- AS I AM A FOOL WHO KNOWS NOT HOW I
UPSET YOU, YOU MAY FREELY LAUGH AND
JEER AT MY INADEQUACIES!
- This some kinda lover's quarrel, maybe?
- Ya think he's cheatin' on her? Nah, couldn't be.
But then again...
- Oh, for the love of... FERDIE! PLEASE STOP
SCREAMING OUR PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR ALL
THE WORLD TO HEAR!
- BUT YOU TOLD ME TO STAY AWAY FROM
YOU, AND I MUST NOT DISREGARD YOUR
WISHES IN THE MATTER!
- I IMPLORE YOU TO FORGIVE ME! I HAVE NO
WISH FOR OUR RELATIONSHIP TO END IN
SUCH A HORRID MANNER!
- Oooh, this is gettin' good! Can't say the lady looks
[cdb]too into it, though...
- True, but if two folks really and truly love each other,
[cdb]they can overcome anything!
- I FORGIVE YOU, FERDIE! NOW FOR THE
LOVE OF EVERYTHING, STOP SHOUTING!
- Thank you for forgiving me, Dorothea, and thank
[cdb]you for hearing out my thoughts on the matter.
- Oh, I think everyone heard you out...
- Er, I see. Then you are still cross with me.
- Listen, Ferdie. You don't need to apologize.
- Does this mean you will never forgive me for
[cdb]as long as I live? Oh, whatever am I to do!
- Just listen to me for a second! You don't have to
[cdb]apologize to me, because I'm the one who should be
[cdb]apologizing to you.
- Oh? But why? I should not think you have any
[cdb]defects to speak of.
- I overheard you and Edie talking the other day.
- When you were telling her about the water nymph
[cdb]you saw in the fountain in Enbarr?
- Well, I'm fairly sure what you thought was a nymph
[cdb]was actually...me. As a child.
- Come again?!
- That was the day I met Manuela and was invited to
[cdb]be a singer, and I was over the moon about it.
- I slipped into the fountain to wash up, hoping to
[cdb]scrub some of the dirt off of me...
- And then you appeared.
- I...see.
- But if the beautiful water nymph was actually you,
[cdb]then that means...
- Uh...
- ...
- Yes! Right. Anyway, I got embarrassed thinking about
[cdb]it, which is why I told you to stay away. That's all.
- Uh, yes. Well, I am glad we were able to clear that up.