FirsthesanganORIGINALairandpoem，beginning”Cherriesnice，cherriesnice，nice，comechoose，Freshandfairones，who’llrefuse？”&c。
Thewhichhewasreadytotakehisaffidavithehadcomposedthedaybeforeyesterday。ThenhesanganequallyORIGINALheroicmelody，ofwhichthechoruswas”RuleBritannia，Britanniarulesthesea，ForBritonsnever，never，neverslavesshallbe，”&c。
Thecourtiersapplaudedthissongastheydidtheother，allexceptIvanhoe，whosatwithoutchangingamuscleofhisfeatures，untiltheKingquestionedhim，whentheknight，withabowsaid”hethoughthehadheardsomethingveryliketheairandthewordselsewhere。”HisMajestyscowledathimasavageglancefromunderhisredbushyeyebrows；butIvanhoehadsavedtheroyallifethatday，andtheKing，therefore，withdifficultycontrolledhisindignation。”Well，”saidhe，”bySt。RichardandSt。George，butyeneverheardTHISsong，forIcomposeditthisveryafternoonasItookmybathafterthemelee。DidInot，Blondel？”
Blondel，ofcourse，wasreadytotakeanaffidavitthathisMajestyhaddoneashesaid，andtheKing，thrummingonhisguitarwithhisgreatredfingersandthumbs，begantosingoutoftuneandasfollows:——”COMMANDERSOFTHEFAITHFUL。”ThePopeheisahappyman，HisPalaceistheVatican，Andtherehesitsanddrainshiscan:
ThePopeheisahappyman。