To work, my friend! You find us much concerned
About this play of Molière’s! We give
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
The Marquise
You’ll play Jourdain?
Béjart had promised us, but then he went.
He’s not returned.
The Abbé
Nor will, I think. But, yes,
I’ll take the part; I’ll speak in prose to you