THE GUINEA-HEN [_In ecstasies of admiration before the flowing plume of the latter._] With a waterfall on his head! THE BLACKBIRD And a suspension bridge! THE GUINEA-HEN [_No longer conscious of what she is saying._] And a suspension bridge! THE PHEASANT-HEN [_To_ PATOU.] Poor Guinea-hen, she will say anything after anybody! THE MAGPIE [_Announcing in a louder and louder tone ever more extraordinary_ COCKS.] Bagdad Cock! THE PEACOCK [_Dominating the tumult._] Consummately Arabian Nights. THE GUINEA-HEN Did you hear? Consummately Arabian Nights! ALL THE HENS To be sure! Awfully Arabian Nights! THE PEACOCK Kamaralzaman himself is hardly more so. THE MAGPIE Bantam Cock with ruffles! THE GUINEA-HEN [_Transported._] How eighteenth century this is! Look, oh, look! A dwarf! A dwarf! Dwarfs! Little cunning bits of dwarfs! THE YOUNG GUINEA-COCK [_Low._] Mamma, do control yourself! THE GUINEA-HEN [_Screaming in the midst of the_ COCKS.] No, no, I can’t and won’t! That is Kamaralzaman! I don’t really know which I prefer, which I-- THE MAGPIE Guelder Cock! THE GUINEA-HEN [_Rushing to the newcomer._] This is truly a treat! Another Belgian! THE MAGPIE Serpent-necked Cock! THE GUINEA-HEN [_Rattled._] To you, dear Seacock, I owe this Perpentneck! THE MAGPIE Duck-sided Cock! Crow-billed Cock! Hawk-footed Cock! THE GUINEA-HEN [_Who has fallen upon the new arrivals, bursts into shrill volubility before the last of them._] This surpasses all! An albino! Charmed, my dear sir, honoured, enchanted! Oh, on his head he wears a cheese! A HEN So he does, a cheese!--A cream cheese, to be sure! A cream cheese! ALL THE HENS A cream cheese! THE MAGPIE CrËve Coeur Cock! THE GUINEA-HEN [_Rushing to meet him._] Oh, he has horns on his head! THE PEACOCK Satanic. THE MAGPIE Ptarmigan Cock! THE PEACOCK Aesthetic. THE GUINEA-HEN [_Rushing up to him._] Oh, he wears on his head an Assyrian helmet! THE MAGPIE White Pile-- THE GUINEA-HEN [_Rushing up to him._] He wears on his head--[_Stopping short at sight of his docked comb._] Nothing whatever. He wears nothing whatever on his head. How odd it looks! THE CAT [_From his apple tree, to the_ BLACKBIRD, _indicating the_ WHITE PILE GAME-COCK.] There is the champion. The dust conceals a razor on his lean foot. [_The_ GAME-COCK _disappears among the throng of fancy_ COCKS, _who are surrounded by a swarm of cackling_ HENS.] THE MAGPIE Negro Cock! THE GUINEA-HEN [_Gone quite mad among the multitude of_ COCKS _now filling the kitchen-garden with their extraordinary head-gear aigrettes, and plumes and helmets, double and triple combs._] Charmed, honoured, enchanted--enchanted, honoured, charmed! PATOU She has taken leave of her wits! THE GUINEA-HEN [_To the empty air._] Charmed, charmed, enchanted, en-- THE MAGPIE Cock with Supernumerary Toe!--Naked-necked Cock! THE GUINEA-HEN Naked? THE MAGPIE Necked! THE GUINEA-HEN [_To a_ HEN.] My dear, now we shall see something worth while!