MRS. JOUR. What kind of a beast is that?
MR. JOUR. Mamamouchi; which in our language means paladin.
MRS. JOUR. Ballet in? Are you of an age to be dancing ballets?
MR. JOUR. What an ignorant woman you are! I say "paladin," which is a dignity which has just been conferred upon me with all due ceremony.
MRS. JOUR. What ceremony?
MR. JOUR. Mahameta per Jordina.
MRS. JOUR. What does that mean?
MR. JOUR. Jordina, that is to say Jourdain.
MRS. JOUR. Well? What, Jourdain?
MR. JOUR. Voler far un paladina de Jordina.