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SCENE III . —( Night ) . Room brilliantly lighted—hung with wreaths , garlands , devices , 8 fcm Sfc . An altar ( from which ascends burning perfumeJ tastefully decorated with flowersy and covered with a profusion of chaplets of myrtle , ivy , laurel , 3 $ c .
feT . Valbntine ( enthroned ) . Guests , children , servants , hand in hand , forming a semicircle Chorus . Hail to thee St . Valentine '
Lo we bend before thy shrine ; Like the birds we sing to thee , All our voices spring to thee . Myrtles wreathing Incense breathing ,
Loving heart 9 we bring to thee ; Thus we own thy power divine ; Hail to thee St . Valentine I Maxwell enters hastily holding up a Utter ; breaks the circle—slides his hand inioFanny ' s , andjoiiis in chorus .
Thus I own thy power divine—Hail to thee St . Valentine ! Fanny [ whispers ] , —Was I a true prophet ? MaxwelL—You are all that I would have you be
St . Valentin e—[ speaks ) . Ve that circle round our throne , Render homage one by one ; lL ' er our sacred orgies cease , Receive the crown—then part in peace
One hy one they advance to the throne—kneel , and offer a jxiper , saying , Thus I bend before thy shriue—Deign to take my Valentine .
St . Valentine—( ansivcrs ) . Take the myrtle wreath I give—Hiippy love , and happy live . As appointed by our law — Now , my Cupid , come and draw , With thy small mysterious hand , Six from out the secret band . A child , as Cupid , blindfold , advances and draws six of ' the Valentinesthe rest are placed on the altar .