I take my leave of this fair company!
My part of Dorimène—it must be played
By some more able, not more willing, one;
For me—I’m bidden to a wider stage.
Adieu! Adieu! Adieu!
The Prisoners
La belle Marquise!
[Exit The Marquise. De Vardes crosses to the
window. De L’Orient gives him place, and he
stands upon the bench and watches the square without.