Madam Butterfly

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Three years have passed. Pinkerton has long since been recalled to America, promising his little wife to return to her when the robins nest. The curtain rises on a sadder and wiser suzuki, praying against all convio tion for pinkerton's return, and on a faithful, ever-trusting, never - doubting butterfly. She declines to listen to suzuki's misgivings: 'tis faith you are lacking! She says, and in most touching language she draws a vivid pic ture of pinkerton's speedy return: This will all come to pass just as I tell you. Banish your idle fears, for he'll return, I know it l.