Opéra Comique.

Ah, skip it, skip it. That is a poor reflection by a young Doctor of Law. Is it not crossed out?

Yes.

After that.

The one thousand and one different phrases that ask for only the same thing.

Since I will be the only one speaking to her, that chapter is useless.

The twelve maxims regarding intermediaries, such as music masters, dance masters, tailors, seamstresses, hairdressers, embroiderers, fashion merchants, dressmakers, linen workers, workers in... etc.

That has been set to music: tell me the first word.

A Singer.

Ah!

A singer is no Cato a Roman statesman known for rigid virtue
There is no job that surprises him;
When the schoolgirl hears the tone,
Then her conduct becomes discordant.
To oblige any favorite,
Every worker spins the web
Which hides the beloved lover from sight;
And the woman's hairdresser
Serves only to dress the husband's hair.

Ah! Sir, Lise is so simple: what is the use of all that?... Lise is of such simplicity...