Visc. No offence to you, Madam, but plays require such things.
Coun. Yes, Mr. Thibaudier, I will marry you to vex everybody.
Thi. You do me too much honour, Madam.
Visc. Allow us, Madam, in spite of our vexation, to see the end of the play.
THE END
FOOTNOTES
[1] After the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1668, this newspaper never ceased to attack Louis XIV. and the French nation. In 1672 Louis XIV attempted the conquest of Holland
[2] The name given in the middle ages to a supposed Christian sovereign and priest (presbyter) in the interior of Asia.
[3] Instead of naming the hotels (= mansions) of the great noblemen, Julia names the hotels (= inns) of the time. She thus shows where the countess had studied the aristocracy.