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Placed upon your Emperor's brow!
Victory on his Person's basis
Has Peer Gynt this night achieved.


SCENE EIGHTH.


A caravan route. The oasis is seen far off in the background.

Peer Gynt comes galloping across the desert, on his white horse, with Anitra before him on his saddle-bow.


Anitra.

Let be, or I'll bite you!

Peer.

                          You little rogue!

Anitra.

What would you?

Peer.

What would I? Play hawk and dove.
Run away with you! Frolic and frisk a bit!

Anitra.

For shame! An old prophet like you!

Peer.

                                    Oh, stuff!
The prophet's not old at all, you goose!
Do you think all this is a sign of age?

Anitra.

Let me go! I want to go home!