Bob. It is Latin, Madam, and the first rule of Jean Despautère.
Coun. Truly, that Jean Despautère is an impudent fellow, and I beg you to teach my son more honest Latin than this is in future.
Bob. If you will allow him to say it all through, Madam, the gloss will explain the meaning.
Coun. There is no need; it explains itself sufficiently.
SCENE XX.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, THE VISCOUNT, MR THIBAUDIER, THE COUNT, MR. BOBINET, CRIQUET.
Cri. The actors send me to tell you that they are ready.
Coun. Let us take our seats. (Showing JULIA.) Mr. Thibaudier, take this lady under your care.
CRIQUET places all the chairs on one side of the stage. The COUNTESS, JULIA, and the VISCOUNT sit down, and MR. THIBAUDIER sits down at the COUNTESS'S feet.
Visc. It is important for you to observe that this comedy was made only to unite the different pieces of music and dancing which compose the entertainment, and that …
Coun. Ah! never mind, let us see it; we have enough good sense to understand things.