_ORSON approaches FLORIMONDA, she still rejects him, he looks at his uncouth figure and dress, and rushes out, followed by PACOLET, but immediately returns, splendidly dressed--he again presses his suit to FLORIMONDA, she is pleased with him--the Empress joins the hands of VALENTINE and ORSON with EGLANTINE and FLORIMONDA--the Genius signifies his approbation, and thus addresses BELISANTA._ PACOLET. Lady, most wrong'd, rejoice!--your royal lord, Repentant, comes with splendid honours due, To suffering virtue, to a throne restored, Days of delight remain for these and you. While my task over, gaily hence I hie, Distress still aiding, as I onward fly. To realms of light and fields of liberty. _PACOLET changes the scene, mounts his winged horse, and flies up, while the transformation is making from the Mystic Chamber to the last scene._ SCENE VIII.-- _A most brilliant Hall, hung round with all the ornamental Trophies and Devices of ancient Chivalry, disposed in long and varied perspective._----(Whitmore.) _The Emperor, &c. enter in_ GRAND PROCESSION. Soldiers of King Pepin's Guard. Officers bearing Banners. Choristers. Captives, with Presents. Guards. Captives, with Presents. A SUPERB PYRAMID, containing A MILITARY BAND. Guards. Valentine's Banner. FIRST GRAND TROPHY, on which are borne _VALENTINE AND EGLANTINE_. Guards. SECOND GRAND TROPHY, on which are borne _ORSON AND FLORIMONDA_. The Peers of France. Attendants of the Emperor. The Royal Banners of France and Constantinople. Dancers. Ladies of the Court. The Empress BELISANTA, supported by The EMPEROR, and The KING OF FRANCE. _The Characters come to the front of the stage, and the Piece concludes with the following_ _FINALE._ Moment of triumph! virtue's power, Resplendent rising, gilds the day, Surmounts misfortune's clouded hour, And drives each wint'ry storm away. Thrice, happy day! Huzza! huzza! FINIS. * * * * * Printed by Barker and Son, Great Russell Street, Covent Garden. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES. Unusual, inconsistent and archaic spellings, formatting and punctuation have been maintained as close to the original book as possible. Obvious spelling errors have been fixed, as detailed below. In the list of CHARACTERS of the original book, the name "Haufray" was spelled "Hausray", unlike the spelling in the rest of the book. In Act I Scene II of the original book, the word "offspring" was spelled "offpring". In the FINALE of the original book, the word "away" was spelled "awayr". End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Valentine and Orson, a Romantic Melo-Drame, as Performed at the, by Thomas Dibdin