The Magician Soldier (1775) - Page 6

Are put to use;

” My dear heart, my friend,

Little son, little King,

” Look at me!

Eh! What?

” You act the cruel one;

It is all sugar and all honey.

O treacherous women, etc.

Let us not be weak enough to yield. Rigor, zounds, rigor is the brake that must be applied to the caprices of the sex... That is finished, I will henceforth arrange myself in such a way... (He calls) Crispin...

CRISPIN, without being seen.

Monsieur.

Mr. ARGANT, aside.

Let us see to spending an evening somewhere less disagreeable.

SCENE III.

Mr. ARGANT, CRISPIN.

Mr. ARGANT.

Give me my cane and my hat.

CRISPIN.

Are you going to go out?

Mr. ARGANT.

My cane and my hat, I tell you.

(Crispin exits.)

Mr. ARGANT, continuing to speak.

There is no way to put up with it (Crispin brings what he asks for.) Very well. Listen, where is my wife?

CRISPIN.

Madame? I thought she was with you.