MADELEINE. Ha, ha!
BRIGNAC. I am glad to see you here in my house and in the midst of my family, and I congratulate you as a living example of the fulfilment of duty. Give me your hand.
FÉCHAIN. Here you are, sir. [They shake hands].
BRIGNAC. What’s your name?
FÉCHAIN. Féchain.
BRIGNAC. Do you live at Chartres?
FÉCHAIN. Yes, sir, close by, in the valley.
BRIGNAC. What are you by trade?
FÉCHAIN. I do a job here and a job there.