Say, have you seen him? Is my brother here?
NOO. And I can’t leave my stony ‘_cheer_.’
NOO. Stay! She’s gone. What joy! I havn’t seen my brother since a boy.
DOODLE. I’ve lost my mermaid! (_Sees NOODLE._) Ha! Pray who are you?
NOO. (_Aside._) Is this my brother? Is your name, Sir, Doo—?
DOO. It’s Noodle! (_Is going to rush towards him, but stops short suddenly._) Come though, this won’t do I say, We mustn’t take things in this easy way. Although perchance we may have had the same aunt. There may perhaps, Sir, be another “Claimant.” I’d like to ask a question.
DOO. Pray, had your nurse, Sir, in the Guards a “cousin?”
DOO. ’Tis well! When you were able You kicked you poor old pa beneath the table?
Say, did you once, upon your nurse’s lap, By chance capsize a teaspoonful of pap?
NOO. I did! I did! The circumstance pecoolia, I now recall it. Which her name was Julia.
DOO. Did you like sugar on your bread and butter?
Used you to play at marbles in the gutter?
DOO. Now I think upon it. Had you a bouncing B. once in your Bonnet.
NOO. I had! I have! In fact, as I’m alive, Not one bee only but a perfect hive.
DOO. Have you on your left arm a strawberry mark?
NOO. A perfect bed! You’d see them in the dark. ’Tis he! ’tis he! My feelings I can’t smother; Come to my arms my lengthy long lost brother!
NOO. I can’t, the Gnome King’s bound me. I should have died down here if you’d not found me.
DOO. What’s to be done? (_Trunk of tree opens, and discovers the FAIRY OF THE FOREST._)
FAIRY. Sprinkle him thrice, sprinkle him thrice, With the water that trickles And trickles and trickles Down from the mountain Here to the fountain. Sprinkle and say, One, two, three and away, One, two, three and away.
(_Runs off, R., and returns with water in the palm of his hand. Throws it over NOODLE._)
One, two, three and away! (_NOODLE springs up. He limps. The brothers embrace._)
_Enter MONA R., carrying large gold key_.
MONA. You’ve found him, see! Look here! I’ve brought this key, Key to the diamond mountain. Come! be quick: We’ll play that dear old dwarf there such a trick.
DOO. We’ll build a raft; with diamonds fill each sack; Set sail before he knows—
NOO. And not come back. But where’s your crew?
DOO. My crew? Oh there’s the rub, I hav’nt got a crew to sail a tub. A set of geese! (_Trunk of tree opens and shows FAIRY OF THE FOREST._)