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ALL LX A GARDKX FAIR. 227<br />

a fight and a stabb<strong>in</strong>g. They con<strong>in</strong>ionted on<br />

<strong>the</strong> performance very much as if <strong>the</strong> place Avas<br />

<strong>the</strong> lioyal Britannia Tlieatre, Hoxton, and <strong>the</strong>y<br />

were <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> gallery. They lamented tliat so<br />

fnie a tableau as <strong>the</strong> fallen Greek and <strong>the</strong><br />

Maltese with <strong>the</strong> blood-dripp<strong>in</strong>g knife <strong>in</strong> his<br />

hand had not been led up to Avith a more<br />

artistic f<strong>in</strong>ish. There should have been more<br />

dialogue ; <strong>the</strong>re should have been more <strong>of</strong> a<br />

fight. The Greek should have had his knife as<br />

well.<br />

It was too sudden, too soon over ; yet de-<br />

lightful while it lasted, t^o <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> amphi<strong>the</strong>atre<br />

talked <strong>the</strong> women <strong>of</strong> Kome, when some gallant<br />

young prisoner, who ought to have made play<br />

for <strong>the</strong>m for half an hour, was done to death<br />

at once and with a s<strong>in</strong>gle stroke <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tiger's<br />

claw. Too sudden. They love fight<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>the</strong>se<br />

women ; <strong>the</strong>y long for more. They would<br />

restore <strong>the</strong> bull- fight. They would throw <strong>the</strong><br />

enemies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir country to <strong>the</strong> lions ; <strong>the</strong>y<br />

would arm <strong>the</strong>m to fight aga<strong>in</strong>st cacli otlier <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> arena. When <strong>the</strong>y had discussed <strong>the</strong> fight,<br />

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