HYA. Look your last on her, Alice, for you will never see her again. When you have left Hyacinth Dell she will be invisible to you, but she will always be with you, and you will only _feel_ her presence. FLIB. And what about _me_? Without any Governess to tease and torment, life won’t be worth living. HYA. Then, Flibbie, I will make it worth living. Your nature shall change, and, from being the most wilful and perverse Elf in Fairy Land, in future all the other Elves will look upon you as a model of obedience, sweetness, and goodness, in your new appointment as _aide-de-camp_ to Alice’s Good Fairy. FLIB. (_to GOVERNESS_). For the last time ask me to spell something! GOV. (_laughing_). No, Flibbie; you are sure to make a mistake on purpose. I know your tricks. FLIB. Ask me to spell “A phenomenally exquisite Dear.” HYA. What a big word for such a little thing. ALICE. I half think I couldn’t _pronounce_ that long word. It must be at least twelve syllables; and I certainly altogether think that no one could spell it. FLIB. (_to ALICE_). I beg your pardon! _I_ can. (_To_ GOVERNESS) Please, ask me to spell “A phenomenally exquisite Dear.” GOV. Oh, Flibbie, Flibbie, I know perfectly well that you’ll spell “phenomenally” with an F instead of with P H; and “exquisite” with K S, instead of with an X; and as to “Dear,” there are two ways of spelling it, and I don’t know which one you mean. FLIB. Please, ask me to spell it. GOV. Very well, then. Spell “A phenomenally exquisite Dear.” FLIB. (_embracing her_). Now hear me spell it, quite correctly, and in _one_ letter. GOV. In _one_ letter, Flibbie? FLIB. U. No. 5. FINALE. (HYACINTHIA, FAIRY GOVERNESS, FLIBBIE, AND ALICE.) [Music] FLIBBIE (_to GOVERNESS_). I’m your hum - ble slave! You’ll see in fu - ture how well I’ll be - have. GOVERNESS. I’m sure of that. FLIBBIE. For my bad con - duct your par - don I crave. GOVERNESS. Is there good rea - son why for that you should ask? FLIBBIE. Yes! GOVERNESS. No! To be naughty was your du - ty, and you well performed your task. HYACINTHIA. Dear A - lice, ne’er we’ll meet again, And now you may de - part; I’m sure this les - son will re - main For ev - er in your heart. ALICE (_to_ GOVERNESS). Oh, Fai - ry! words I cannot find To tell my thanks to you; Your kind - ness I will bear in mind, For all my lifetime through. {HYACINTHIA, } {GOVERNESS, FLIBBIE, AND ALICE.} Oh! nev - er {you’ll} for - get the day { I’ll } That brought {you} to this Dell; { me} No long - er here must {you} de - lay, { I } {So } {I’ll} hast - en home, Farewell!