Cav. What’s this? Everything was ready, and now ... Body o’ the morning! what does all this mean?
Luisa (within, Lauretta). My good man, we are going to a dance.
Cav. And when will you start?
Luisa. We shall start later.
Cav. But that does not suit me at all, ma’am! Do you know that we have forty miles to go? And I don’t want to find myself on the road after dark.
Giuliano (within, awaking). What’s the matter there?
Luisa. Oh! that will be all right. Giuliano, would you mind speaking to Cavallotto?
Giu. (as before). Ah! Cavallotto, is it you? What do you want? We’ll start later....
Cav. But, I repeat, by all the——
Giu. (half asleep). Don’t bother me now.... I’ll pay you extra.... We’ll make two days’ journey of it.... Anything you like, as long as you go away now.