IX
ACT I, SCENE IX
1. Two young men[1] have just taken their tickets. 2. One bumps into the other and exclaims[2], «Hello, Daniel!» «Hello, Armand!» exclaims the other, «you should[3] look out!» «You were not paying attention yourself!» 3. But they do not scold one another long. 4. They discover[4] that they are about to[5] travel together. 5. They are in attendance upon a charming young lady whom they both of them love andwish to marry. 6. As they cannot both marry her, they decide then and there[6], on the step of the railroad car, to go on merrily with their trip and in friendly competition to try to win her affection each one for himself.
[1: gens.] [2: s'écrier.] [3: Il faut.] [4: découvrir.] [5: aller.] [6: séance tenante.]