"Three cheers for roses" is the title of this short scene from Beauty and the Beast, which takes place on a bawdy August 4th, 1981 . It's the same day as Beauty's first soliloquy, in which he describes himself as a "gentleman" and a "secret lover" . He tells us that his wife loves him and that he's "disguised" and "secret" because "wives love me." He's also a "monster" , which is a fancy way of saying that he doesn't have sex with women, but he does have a crush on women. Beauty asks if he can have sex right away, and he says he'll do it "soon." Beauty then asks if his wife has a problem with him waiting for her husband to get home from work, and she says she does. Beauty says she's fine with waiting for him, and then he asks if she has any alcohol to drink. She says she has one, but she'll have to wait an hour for him to get it. Beauty then tells him that he can't wait any longer, and asks if there's anything he can do to get out of this mess. Beauty tells him to wait for Orson, who'll "raise you up right." He says he knows that Orson is going to raise him up right now, and that if he waits, he will be able to "raise" him right away. He says that if Orson asks him what's up, he can tell him what he needs to know, and if he says anything other than that, then he can forget about his role as a secret lover and forget about the fact that he was supposed to keep him safe. He asks if Beauty has anything to hide, and Beauty says he does. He also says that Beauty has no idea what he wants to tell him, but if he tells him anything, he