The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman

by Molière

MRS. JOUR. What?

MR. JOUR. Dar turbanta con galera.

MRS. JOUR. What does that mean?

MR. JOUR. Per deffender Palestina.

MRS. JOUR. Tell me what you mean then.

MR. JOUR. Dara, dara bastonnara.

MRS. JOUR. What is all this jargon?

MR. JOUR. Non tener honta, questa star l'ultima affronta.

MRS. JOUR. Whatever is all this?

MR. JOUR. (singing and dancing). Hou la ba, ba la chow, ba la ba, ba la da. (Falls to the ground.)