THE LOCKSMITH, ELOY.

See if that devil of a woman will not always have the last word with me.

D U E T.

E L O Y.

By heavens, I am going
To make a scene.
If he dares to step foot here,
I will knock him down. End. original: "Fin"; indicates the conclusion of this musical section.
Such fine trickery!
Do you think you will
deceive me
With this trickery?
By heavens, etc.

Oh, yes, play the mourner.
No, I have no reason
to ever be jealous.
If he must look at my
door.
By heavens, etc.

N I C O L E.

Do not make
Such a scene.
What a man!
He loves your niece;
Marry off your niece:
You will no longer have her
on your hands.

Do not make, etc.

I am quite unhappy!
What reason do you have
To be jealous?

To treat me in such a way!

Do not make, etc.

S C E N E VI.

E L O Y, alone.

OH! storms, hail, hell: the devil is not worse. That is marriage for you! Marry an ugly woman, and she repulses even you. Take a fancy to a pretty one, and all the suitors come after her: you can no longer enjoy her company. Oh! yes.

A R I E T T E.

An ariette is a short, light aria often found in French comic operas of the eighteenth century.

A woman with a few charms
Is a burden for which one prepares;
Such care, such trouble!
Oh! I have had it up to my head.