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Sharpless tells Pinkerton that he heard Butterfly speak, when she visited the Consulate, and he asks Pinkerton not to pluck off her delicate wings.
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" Sharpless draws a letter from his pocket and tells her, " Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton has written to me.
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" Sharpless, mortified, tells her that he does not know because he has not studied ornithology.
Goro tells Sharpless that Butterfly thinks that she is still married.
Pinkerton and Sharpless have arrived, but Pinkerton tells Suzuki not to wake Butterfly and asks how Butterfly knew that Pinkerton had arrived.
Sharpless tells Pinkerton, " Did I not tell you so?
While Pinkerton looks at the flowers, the picture of himself and the room that has remained unchanged for three years, Sharpless tells Suzuki that they can do nothing for Butterfly but that they must help her child.
Sharpless tells her that Pinkerton ’ s new wife, Kate, wants to care for the child.
Sharpless gently tells her that he could not take part in such a deception encourages her to accept Yamadori's offer and reconcile with her family.
To spare her feelings, Sharpless tells her that he had indeed written Pinkerton who was on his way to see her but had many duties to perform, and then his ship was suddenly ordered to China.
Sharpless and Pinkerton
Sharpless is critical of Pinkerton ’ s beliefs, but they stand and agree, " America forever ".
When Goro leaves, Sharpless asks Pinkerton if he is really in love.
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 ".
" Sharpless takes his glass of whisky and offers a toast to Pinkerton ’ s family at home, to which Pinkerton adds, " and to the day when I will have a real wedding and marry a real American bride.
" Goro re-enters to tell Pinkerton and Sharpless that Butterfly ’ s friends are coming.
Pinkerton laughs at the sight and whispers to Sharpless, " This is a farce: all these will be my new relatives for only a month.
After a short while, Sharpless pleads with Pinkerton not to be cruel, and he leaves with the Commissioner and the Registrar.
" The question confuses Sharpless, so Butterfly explains that Pinkerton promised to return to her " when the robin builds his nest again.
In the meantime, Sharpless gives up trying to read Pinkerton ’ s letter to Butterfly, and he puts the letter back in his pocket.
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 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.
Butterfly shows Sharpless her child, and Sharpless asks if Pinkerton knows.
" Sharpless promises to tell Pinkerton.
Sharpless and Butterfly
Sharpless greets her, " Excuse me, Madam Butterfly.
At this, Butterfly hears Goro laugh, and she whispers to Sharpless that Goro is a bad man.
Yamadori, Sharpless and Goro quietly discuss Butterfly ’ s blindness.
Sharpless remains, sits next to Butterfly, and takes the letter out of his pocket once more.
" 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.
Sharpless asks the child his name, and Butterfly answers for him, " Today my name is Sorrow.
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" As she turns and sees that it is Sharpless who has spoken, she exclaims in happiness, " My very dear Consul.
" Sharpless is embarrassed and must admit that she is correct.
" She kneels in front of Sharpless and says that she will never do that, " that trade which leads to dishonor.
" Suzuki sees a strange woman in the garden, learns from Sharpless that she is Pinkerton ’ s American wife and collapses to her knees in shock.
She asks Suzuki why she is crying, and then she sees Sharpless and the woman in the garden.
Distraught, she visits Sharpless to ask if he had written Pinkerton and why he has left without seeing her.
In 2000, she won re-election to a second term defeating Republican John Sharpless 51 %- 49 %, a difference of 8, 902 votes.
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