So I went on the road from the first to the last, Or supply all the luxuries travelers need,Įre I boast of the road, I will travel it through,Īnd see that its officers do what they can do, Or pretend that some other roads of which we readĬan equal the Alton for comfort and speed. Recommending a road with buncombe and lies, I 'll never throw dust in a passenger's eyes. Till I 've tried it my own and particular way, When I went to the Alton, a very young man, My legs, I suppose, will die some day, and then what will be the use of my bust? I can't satisfy Phyllis with half a husband. There is one advantage: by making myself invisible down to the waist, I have collected damages from one railway company several times, because they could n't find the rest of me after an accident. What 's the use of being half a fairy? My body can go through the air-brake pipe, but if my legs ever get between the couplers, I 'm a goner. STREPHON-It is the curse of my existence. QUEEN-Well, your fairyhood does n't seem to have interfered with your digestion. My body is of the Alton Fairy kind, but my legs are of another line, and would be likely to take me on the wrong track. Should you like to be a General Passenger Agent? QUEEN-But how to get round this difficulty with the Counselor. He wants nothing less than a General Passenger Agent. IOLANTHE-Then the Counselor has at last given his consent to your marriage with his beautiful ward Phyllis.