ELLA
When you're driving
Through the moonlight
On the highway
When you're driving
Through the moonlight
To the dance
You are breathless
With a wild anticipation
Of adventure and excitement
And romance
Then at last you
See the towers
Of the palace
Silhouetted
On the sky
Above the park
And below them
Is a row of lighted windows
Like a lovely diamond
Necklace in the dark!
CHARLOTTE
It looks that way –
GABRIELLE
The way you say
MADAME
She talks as if she knows
ELLA
I do not know
These things are so
I only just suppose ...
I suppose
That when you come
Into the ballroom
And the room itself is
Floating in the air
If you're suddenly
Confronted by
His Highness
You are frozen
Like a statue
On the stair
You're afraid
He'll hear the way
Your heart
Is beating
And you know you mustn't
Make the first advance
You are seriously
Thinking of retreating –
Then you seem to hear him
Asking you to dance
You make a bow
A timid bow
And shyly answer “yes”
MADAME
How would you know
That this is so?
ELLA
I do no more than guess
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE
You can guess till you're blue in your face
But you can't even picture such a man
CHARLOTTE
He is more than a prince
GABRIELLE
He's an ace!
ELLA
But sisters, I really think I can –
MADAME
Can what?
ELLA
I think that I can picture such a man
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE
He is tall
ELLA
And straight as a lance
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE
And his hair –
ELLA
Is dark and wavy
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE
His eyes –
ELLA
Can melt you with a glance
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE
He can turn a girl to gravy!
ELLA
And I can imagine it
GABRIELLE
I imagine it too!
CHARLOTTE
I can imagine it, and I have no imagination
MADAME
I am throwing caution to the wind! I am imagining it as well!
ELLA
Imagine what that girl would be feeling when dancing with the Prince!