Pauline (drowsily)
Ferdinand!
Godard Ah, General, I'll take advantage of this occasion to visit your establishment with you, for I have never seen it.
The General
Very good, come along, Godard.
Godard
De Rimonville.
Gertrude (aside)
If they go away, fortune will favor me indeed.
Vernon (who has overheard her, aside)
Fortune, in this case, is represented by me—
SCENE ELEVENTH
Gertrude, Vernon, Pauline, and later Marguerite.
Gertrude
Doctor, would you like another cup of tea?
Vernon Thank you, but I am so deep in the election returns that I have not yet finished my first cup.