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THIRD SCENE

From various points in the diſtance ruddy lights gleam out. An increaſing clamour, as of smiths at work, is heard on all ſides. The clang of the anvils dies away. A vaſt subterranean chasm becomes viſible which seems to open into narrow gorges on all ſides. Alberich drags the screaming Mime out of a ſide cleft.

Alberich	Héhé! Héhé! Come here! Come here! Mischievous dwarf! Prettily pinched Promptly thou’lt be Hast thou not ready, Wrought to my wish, The dainty thing I desire!
Mime Howling.	Ohé! Ohé! Oh! Oh! Let me alone! It is forged; Heeding thy hest I laboured hard Till it was done! Take but thy nails from my ear!
Alberich	Then why this delay To show thy work?
Mime	I feared that something Might still be wanting.

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