Har. Take them quickly to the smith.
Cle. In the meantime, father, I will do the honours of the house for you, and take this lady into the garden, where lunch will be brought.
SCENE XV.——HARPAGON, VALÈRE.
Har. Valère, look after all this; and take care, I beseech you, to save as much of it as you can, so that we may send it back to the tradesman again.
Val. I will.
Har. (alone). Miscreant! do you mean to ruin me?
ACT IV.
SCENE I.——CLÉANTE, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, FROSINE.
Cle. Let us come in here; we shall be much better. There is no one about us that we need be afraid of, and we can speak openly.
Eli. Yes, Madam, my brother has told me of the love he has for you. I know what sorrow and anxiety such trials as these may cause, and I assure you that I have the greatest sympathy for you.