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CLIMENS: How can you ask? who should ride him? And if
Horner did'nt know that I am to ride him, his edds would'nt be
one and a half to one, you may rely on that.
MARGARET: I believe it. You look so splendid on a horse,
simply too adorable. I shall never forget how in Munich,
on the very day I met you --
GIMMENS: Don't remind me of it I Lack was against me that
day; Windisch would never have won that race if he had'nt
had ten lengtha advantage in the start. But this time! and
the day after- we start out.
MARGARET: In the evening -
CLEMENS: Yes, but why?
MARGARET: For we are to carry in the morning, I farcy.
CLEMENS: Yes, yes, my darling.
MARGARET: I am so happy - (they embrace); and where shall we
go?
CLREENS: I think we are agreed on that - to our estate.
MARGARET: Yes, later; but are'nt we going to the Riviera
first, for a while?
CLEMENS: ThatM depends upon the cutoome of the race - if
I win it.
MARGARET! Dead certainty.
CLEMENS: After all, the Riviera is no longer marit in April.
MARGARET: Oh, on that account!
CLMENS: But child, of course on that account; you have