Stephen Sondheim - First Letter lyrics

[GIORGIO] Clara... [CLARA] Clara... [GIORGIO] I cried [CLARA] I cried [CLARA/GIORGIO] Imagine that, a soldier who cries [CLARA] I had to hide my eyes, so the others on the train That carried me away from you would think I was asleep [GIORGIO] Music? [DOCTOR] That's Signora Fosca playing [COLONEL] My cousin. I have no family and neither does she She is in such poor health, it's a continual worry [DOCTOR] That's her place setting, but she stays in her room most days Perhaps soon she'll be well enough to join us for a meal [RIZZOLLI] She eats like a sparrow [TORASSO] My apologies, sir The comparison has struck me as funny. A sparrow seems To eat more than Signora Fosca. A pity it is... [COLONEL (to Giorgio)] My cousin loves to read - it's her only pa**ion, really I can't find enough books for her [GIORGIO] I also love reading. I've brought a few of my favorite books down Perhaps I could lend them to Signora Fosca, though I can't Promise they will appeal to her [COLONEL] Young man, she's been driven to reading military handbooks I've no doubt she will welcome anything in print [AUGENTI] Post arrived! [RIZZOLLI] Hand it round Augenti Nothing for me again? It's been two weeks [AUGENTI] It smells to me as if Captain Bachetti has a letter from an admirer