The Avenged Women or The Feigned Infidelities (1775) - Page 17

M. LEK.

Someone is knocking.

THE PRESIDENT.

Hey! But someone is knocking again.

M. LEK.

Do you know who it is, Madame?

Madame RISS.

I do not know.

THE PRESIDENT.

And what if your husband were returning on his steps?

Madame RISS.

No, no.

M. LEK.

But, by chance...

Madame RISS.

If it is he, in that case,
I would have you hide in the next room;
But he is out of here for the whole week.

M. LEK.

The week! Ah, his heart referring to Madame Riss will not escape me!

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