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    15. 33 CONTINUED: DANCELOT (soliloquy time) The Duke, forsooth, hath nought the bile of goodness for thee or thou or them; vouchsafe to depart alas, or shuffle off this mortal coil. SAMSON (to Roily ) What'd he say? ROLLY The Duke of Welk's a bad cat. SAMSON Listen... They all turn as the soft strains of Elizabethan MUSIC filters down from the Princess?╟╓ quarters. SAMSON (continuing; frowns) No beat at all... by my troth, no wonder these cats are called Squaredom-manians. I have heard one of these stones can cause the wall to move back. Samson swings his golden horn over his back and starts to examine the wall. The others, except Dancelot, begin to touch various stones, too. Then Dancelot, weary of the whole thing, leans against the wall and unwittingly manages to lean on Just the proper stone. The wall slides back. Samson gestures to the Knights and they climb through. The last one to go in is Dancelot. DANCELOT (mutters to himself) Ah, woe, these wretched bones cry out to thwart this venturous deed. Alas and alack rear up trusty extension... (grabs his rear) ... rear up, I prithee I He lifts himself by the seat of his pants as if to heave himself through the wall opening.