Scene: A drawing-room in Madame de Céran’s château at Saint Germain.
The Art of Being Bored
ACT I
A drawing-room, with a large entrance at the back, opening upon another room. Entrances up and down stage. To the left, between the two doors, a piano. Right, an entrance down-stage; farther up, a large alcove with a glazed door leading into the garden, left; a table, on either side of which is a chair; to the right, a small table and a sofa, armchairs, etc.
Francois. (Looking among the papers which litter the table) It couldn’t be on top here—nor here. Revue Matérialiste ... Revue des Cours—Journal des Savants——
(Enter Lucy.)
Lucy. Well, Francois, have you found the letter?
Francois. No, Miss Lucy, not yet.