... Look, here is Water also coming
out of the wardrobe.... Goodness me, how fine she is!...
(_The_ DOG _and_ WATER _join the first group_.)
THE DOG (_frisking about_)
There! There!... Aren't we fine I.... Just look at these laces and this
embroidery!... It's real gold and no mistake!...
THE CAT (_to_ WATER)
Is that Catskin's "colour-of-time" dress?... I seem to recognise it....
WATER
Yes, it's the one that suited me best....
FIRE (_between his teeth_)
She's not brought her umbrella....
WATER
What's that?...
FIRE
Nothing, nothing....
WATER
I thought you might be speaking of a great red I saw the other day....
THE CAT
Come, don't let as quarrel; we have more important things to do.... We are
only waiting for Bread; where is he?
THE DOG
He was making an endless fuss about choosing his dress....
FIRE
Worth while, isn't it, for a fellow who looks a fool and carries an
enormous stomach?...
THE DOG
At last, he decided in favour of a Turkish robe, adorned with gems, a
scimitar and a turban....
THE CAT
There he is!... He has put on Bluebeard's finest dress...
_Enter_ BREAD, _in the costume described above. The silk robe is
crossed tightly over his huge stomach.
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