Part 54 (1/2)

[_To L'Angely_] You freeze my blood, sir Who are you?

L'ANGELY

I''s jester!

MARION

Oh, my Didier, love, I'm lost, unworthy; but what God can do With a oman's hands, I'll show to you

Go on, my love; I follow!

[_She goes out on the side from which Didier left_

L'ANGELY (_alone_)

God knohere!

[_Picking up the shich Didier left on the ground_

Aoes out_

_ACT III_

THE COMEDY

Scene--_The Castle of Nangis A park in the style of Henry IV In the background on an elevation, the Castle of Nangis, part new, part old, is visible The old, a castle-keep with arches and turrets: the new, a large brick house with corners of wrought stone, and pointed roof The large door of the castle-keep is hung with black: frouishes a coat-of-aris and of Saverny_

SCENE I

_M DE LAFFEMAS, undress costuistrate of the period

Marquis de Saverny, disguised as an officer of the Regiment of Anjou; with black mustache and imperial, and a plaster on the eye_

LAFFEMAS

Then you were present, sir, at the attack?

SAVERNY (_pulling his mustache_)

I was his comrade: had that honor, sir!

But he is dead!

LAFFEMAS

The Marquis de Saverny?

SAVERNY

Yes, from a thrust in tierce, which burst the doublet, Then carved its cruel way between the ribs Through to the chest and to the liver, which, As you well know, makes blood The wound was fearful