Enter Madeleine.
MADELEINE. She’s not come back?
LUCIE. No. Haven’t you seen her?
MADELEINE. No.
BRIGNAC. Since you take it like that, then, you will kindly find another home than my house for your sister from now onwards.
LUCIE. Ah, yes; say it outright! You long to get rid of her!
BRIGNAC [talking all the time while he goes into his study and comes back with his portfolio, hat, and coat] I’m off. It’s too much! Yes; I’m off! And for my part, I refuse to be the victim of your sister’s pranks!
LUCIE [to herself] Wretch! wretch!
BRIGNAC. Do what you like, but I won’t have that sort of thing here. [He goes out].
MADELEINE. I don’t know which way she went nor where she is.