Act II

Opening Music

Carronvalia sits alone in her room, consulting the ‘magic’ book.

Carronvalia - Each letter of my name amounts

To numbers which this table counts;

When put together, they shall tell

The number of the magic spell.

The number 3 means letter ‘C’;

The ‘A’ as 1, so one plus three

Makes four, then 17 for ‘R’

Makes 21 in all so far.

Another ‘R’ makes 38

And ‘O’ makes 52, then. Great.

So 13 for the ‘N’ is cast

And 65 shall be the last.

Julieanne - Who calls me from my watery grave?

Who stirs me from the ocean’s waves?

I rest in sadness - I sleep in pain,

For cold is the water and heavy is my chain

Who art thou to invoke my wrath?

Who art thou to my fate so cast?

I sing defiance - I drown again,

For cold is the silence and heavy is my chain.

Who wakes me from Death’s domain?

Who frees me from his dismal reign?

I ask thy purpose - I ask thy name,

For cold is thy presence and heavy is my chain.

Carronvalia - Forgive me, poor creature,

I, too, share your fears.

My name’s Carronvalia -

Your tale stirs my tears.

I seek no great fortune,

But wish to be free

Of loans and such payments

That weigh down on me.

Julieanne - I once had that problem

But then all turn’d well,

Until others’ envy

Became my hell.

I’m sorry I scair’d thee -

My name’s Julieanne.

I mean thee no trouble.

Please, friend, take my hand.

Carronvalia - Your hand is as cold as Death!

Julieanne - My blood has frozen - my flesh has turn’d to ice.

Carronvalia - The coldness pervades your breath.

Julieanne - Thy hand warms my fingers and thy words do bring me life.

Carronvalia - Then take full comfort in my embrace…

Julieanne - …but show no pity in thy face.

Carronvalia - Oh! You were so ill us’d.

Julieanne - Oh! How my life has been abus’d!

Julieanne - Thou shalt win the lottery

And yet no ills shall befall thee,

But when thou receiv’st thy pay,

Destroy the book with no delay.

If on useless follies, thy money thou doth spend,

Thou must with my anger’d soul contend

And if any other tries the code,

They shall share my fate and Death’s abode.

Julieanne - Farewell, my dear sister -

In thy life I’ll live on.

Carronvalia - Farewell, my dear friend -

I’ll mourn thee, when you are gone.

Julieanne - Farewell this cruel world -

I go to rest in peace.

Carronvalia - Farewell the chains of Death -

I pray that your pain shall cease.