JR - pg. 32

- Rhine .. G O L D! they howled into the glare of footlights, cowering round the empty table at the center of the stage.
-- Rhinemaidens! ... The baton rapped sharply through their declining wail -- This is your shout of triumph. A joyful cry! Bast thumped out the theme again on the piano, missed a note, winced, repeated it. -- Can't you sound joyful, Rhinemaidens? Look, look around you. The river is glittering with golden light. You're swimming around the rock where the Rhinegold is. The Rhinegld! You love the Rhinegold Rhinemaidens, you ...