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Butterfly tells Pinkerton and Sharpless that her family is from Nagasaki and was once very wealthy.
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Pinkerton tells Goro to bring Butterfly to him.
Sharpless tells Pinkerton that he heard Butterfly speak, when she visited the Consulate, and he asks Pinkerton not to pluck off her delicate wings.
However, Pinkerton tells Sharpless that he will do " no great harm, even if Butterfly falls in love.
Meanwhile, Butterfly tells her relatives how much she loves Pinkerton.
Butterfly tells Pinkerton that yesterday, in secret and without telling her uncle, who is a Buddhist priest, the Bonze, she went to the Consulate, where she abandoned her ancestral religion and converted to Pinkerton ’ s religion.
) Pinkerton tells Butterfly that " All your relatives and all the priests in Japan are not worth the tears from your loving, beautiful eyes.
) Pinkerton tells Butterfly that the " Night is falling ", and Butterfly answers that " with it comes darkness and peace.
) Pinkerton admires the beautiful Butterfly and tells her, " you have not yet told me that you love me.
Butterfly hears and tells her that the Japanese gods are fat and lazy, and that the American God will answer quickly, if only He knows where they are living.
Suzuki tells Butterfly that their money has almost run out and, if Pinkerton does not return quickly, they will suffer in a bad way.
Suzuki tells Butterfly that foreign husbands never return to their Japanese wives, but Butterfly replies furiously that Pinkerton had assured her, on the very last morning they were together, " Oh, Butterfly, my little wife, I shall return with the roses, when the earth is full of joy, when the robin makes his nest.
Goro tells Sharpless that Butterfly thinks that she is still married.
" When Goro tries to tell her about the Japanese law of marriage, Butterfly interrupts and tells him that the Japanese law is not the law of her country, the United States.
" Suzuki enters, pulling Goro with her, and she tells Butterfly, " He buzzes around, the snake.
Then Butterfly sees that the ship is the Abraham Lincoln, and she tells Suzuki, " They were all lying!
" Butterfly tells Suzuki to gather all the flowers.
Finally, Butterfly sits at her dressing table and tells Suzuki, " Now, come and adorn me.
Butterfly tells Suzuki that she wants Pinkerton to see her dressed as she was on the first day " and a red poppy in my hair.
Butterfly tells her that " He will come.
Pinkerton and Sharpless have arrived, but Pinkerton tells Suzuki not to wake Butterfly and asks how Butterfly knew that Pinkerton had arrived.
Butterfly and Pinkerton
Pinkerton admits to Sharpless that he does not know whether he is really in love or just infatuated, but he is bewitched with Butterfly ’ s innocence, charm and beauty, like a butterfly fluttering around and then landing with silent grace, so beautiful " that I must have her, even though I injure her butterfly wings ".
" Goro re-enters to tell Pinkerton and Sharpless that Butterfly ’ s friends are coming.
Butterfly greets Pinkerton, who asks about her difficult climb up the hill.
Butterfly ’ s relatives say that he ’ s like a king, so rich and so handsome, and then, at a sign from Butterfly, all her friends and relatives bow to Pinkerton and walk out to the garden.
Pinkerton takes Butterfly ’ s hand and leads her into the house.
From her sleeve, Butterfly brings out to show Pinkerton all of her treasures, which include only a few handkerchiefs, a mirror, a sash, and other trinkets.
Goro whispers to Pinkerton that the case contains a " gift " from the Mikado to Butterfly ’ s father, inviting him to commit seppuku.
Butterfly continues to show Pinkerton her other little treasures, including several little statues: " They are the spirits of my ancestors.
The Commissioner conducts the brief ceremony and witnesses Pinkerton and Butterfly sign the official papers.
Pinkerton, Butterfly and their guests continue the celebration with many toasts.
He stands over Butterfly, shouting his curses at her, when Pinkerton intervenes to stop him.
Pinkerton watches Butterfly, as she watches him, but her happiness is tempered, as " still the angry voice curses me.
Butterfly and Sharpless
Sharpless greets her, " Excuse me, Madam Butterfly.
" The question confuses Sharpless, so Butterfly explains that Pinkerton promised to return to her " when the robin builds his nest again.
At this, Butterfly hears Goro laugh, and she whispers to Sharpless that Goro is a bad man.
In the meantime, Sharpless gives up trying to read Pinkerton ’ s letter to Butterfly, and he puts the letter back in his pocket.
Yamadori, Sharpless and Goro quietly discuss Butterfly ’ s blindness.
Goro whispers that Pinkerton ’ s ship is expected to arrive soon, and Sharpless explains that Pinkerton is too embarrassed to meet Butterfly and has asked Sharpless to handle it.
Sharpless remains, sits next to Butterfly, and takes the letter out of his pocket once more.
Sharpless begins to read Pinkerton ’ s letter to Butterfly: " My friend, will you find that lovely flower of a girl …" Butterfly cannot control her happiness, as he continues, " since that happy times, three years have passed, and Butterfly perhaps does not remember me anymore.
" Sharpless continues, " If she still loves me, if she awaits me, I place myself in your hands so that you may carefully and considerately prepare her …" Butterfly exclaims, " He is coming!
" Sharpless asks her gently, " Butterfly, what would you do if he never returned?
Butterfly is upset with Sharpless and instructs Suzuki to show him out.
Butterfly shows Sharpless her child, and Sharpless asks if Pinkerton knows.
Sharpless asks the child his name, and Butterfly answers for him, " Today my name is Sorrow.
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