Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe / Three Plays By Brieux

by Eugène Brieux

Mouzon. Good-morning, lieutenant. You can speak before this gentleman.

Officer [saluting] Our deputy—

Mouzon. Well?

Officer. Yes! He's the man!

Mouzon [after a glance at Mondoubleau] Don't let's go too fast. On what grounds do you make that assertion?

Officer. You will see. In the first place there have been four convictions already.

Mouzon. I know.

Officer. Then fifteen years ago he bought, from Daddy Goyetche, the victim, a vineyard, the payment taking the form of a life annuity.

Mouzon. Well!

Officer. He professed to have made a very bad bargain, and he used to abuse old Goyetche as a swindler.