He has no nobility!
ROCHEBARON.
A name so commonplace offends the ear.
BOUCHAVANNES.
A family of petty lawyers, who
Have gnawed at ducats 'til they obtained sous.
[L'Angely enters, seats himself at a table alone, and in silence. He is dressed in black velvet with gold trimming.
VILLAC.
Well, if the public like his rhapsodies
The day of tragic-comedy is past.
I swear to you the theater is doomed.
It is because this Richelieu—
GASSÉ (looking across at L'Angely).
Say, lordship,
Or else speak lower.