Word: lair
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...lodged in the lair of the wolf and the bear...
...second act finds the conspirators in their underground lair, engaged in manufacturing dynamite bombs. They are interrupted in their work by a visit from Della Croca and his peace force. With infinite resource they disguise the true significance of their occupation, and finally get rid of the unwelcome visitors. At this point, a person whom they suppose to be the king, but who is in reality an escaped lunatic, enters the dungeon. When they have recovered from their surprise, they seize him, load him with chains and prepare to carry...