God and mammon a trilogy - in verse Author:John Davidson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ACT V Scene I:—A morning room in the Royal Palace, Chris- tianstadt. It is lit with electric light and a fire burns in the grate. Through the open window a fa... more »int glow preceding the dawn is visible in the sky. Oswald and Florimond, who carries a portfolio, stand at the fire, regarding each other moodily, while servants set breakfast. Mammon [entering quickly). Good morning, Oswald. Good morning, Florimond. Sits down to breakfast. Oswald, you've thought of that ? Oswald. Of what, King Mammon ? Mammon. Your dukedom, man ! What else should you remember ? Your dukedom, and your friends who shall become Your generals and mine :—have you arranged Their order ? Prounice enters, and the servants and she set Guen- DOLEN's breakfast upon a salver. Mammon. The Queen will breakfast in her room. That's not enough : food's the great fount of passion. [Places various dishes on the salver. Say to the Queen by the nine stars of love To think of me with every bite she eats. Prounice goes out with the salver; and the servants also leave the room. Mammon. How many generals, Oswald ? Oswald. Only two Are fit for high command of last night's guard. Mammon. The others shall be captains. Their titles, Oswald? Earls ? Viscounts ? Florimond. Such advancement suddenly Announced, and of so many names unknown To the world, would rouse intense suspicion, King. Mammon. Suspicion, Florimond ! What should folk suspect ? Florimond. Imaginary things: the public dreams, The press expounds its dream, and ere we know A fate is fashioned. Mammon. While I live and rule The public will have little time to dream ; For every day a new deed shall be done, Beyond the reach of public dreams or private. Florimond. These are untested men, King Mammon —soldie...« less