The original final scene:
1. The sewing bee has no chorus ladies singing "Buzz buzz buzz buzz, busy little sewing bee"; it's only the three social leaders, Helen, and Penelope and they sing "Tat, knit, hem, stitch. etc. to the tune of "We've Just Begun." In this scene, the ladies sing about what they are working on and Penelope explains the importance of items in the quilt. Helen examines the quilt and declares it finished.
2. Four suitors enter with Ulysses and offer their hands, now that she's got to fulfill her promise of selecting one of them when she finished the quilt. Four of them have short solos on who they are: country doctor, village blacksmith, farmer in the dell, and Ulysses offers himself as "a wandering ne'er-do-well." She blindfolds herself and kisses the four. The townswomen are shocked by her offer and leave, telling her she's not respectable.
3. After Ulysses kisses her, he reveals himself, punches a suitor who falls backwards onto the other three like dominos, and the four boys fall down. They leave, leaving Penelope and Ulysses alone onstage.
4. Penelope's Tirade, just as the final version, leading into
5. "We've Just Begun."
