Marie
Am I in time?
Quinola (aside)
Hurrah! Here comes our treasure.
(Lothundiaz and Don Ramon exchange greetings and examine the pieces of machinery in the centre of the stage.)
Fontanares
What! Is Marie here?
Marie My father brought me. Ah! my dear friend, your servant told me of your distress—
Fontanares (to Quinola)
You scoundrel!
Quinola
What, grandson!
Marie
And he brought all my agonies to an end.
Fontanares
Tell me, pray, what was it troubled you?
Marie You cannot imagine the persecutions I have endured since your arrival, and especially since your quarrel with Madame Brancadori. What could I do against the authority of my father? It is absolute. While I remained at home, I doubted my power to help you; my heart was yours in spite of everything, but my bodily presence—