MAIRAUT. It’s not as bad as that.
MME. MAIRAUT. Oh, you have let yourself be nicely done.
MAIRAUT. Come, come.
MME. MAIRAUT. The girl is utterly useless. She can do nothing. And the house will cost more in repairs than it is worth. When I think I was idiot enough to listen to you. [She listens]. What was that?
MAIRAUT. I hear nothing.
MME. MAIRAUT. The wall! Listen! [They listen intently].
JULIE [coming forward with Lignol and Antonin] Oh, yes, we’re comfortable enough here, as you see.
MME. MAIRAUT. Comfortable enough! [To Mairaut] Come with me. This way. I am certain the wall has fallen. If it has we must have a little talk with the Duponts; and I, for one, shan’t mince matters. [Turning to the others] My husband finds the heat a little too much for him. We are going for another turn in the garden. Oh, it’s nothing, nothing at all.
MAIRAUT [mumbling] Nothing. Giddy, that’s all.
ANTONIN. Quite right. Get all the fresh air you can while you are in the country. Don’t be long. We’re expecting visitors, you know.