Part 22 (1/2)
he grumbled to no one in particular Thein silence before hiht have known that this--or so like it--would occur to spoil the first vein of luck that I have found in years Ah, well, it is finished To-morroe pack and depart The best day of the fair, on the crest of the wave of our success--a good fifteen louis to be taken, and this happens! God of God!”
”Do you mean to abandon to-morrow's performance?”
All turned to stare with Binet at Andre-Louis
”Are we to play 'Figaro-Scara
”Of course not” Andre-Louis caement of the parts is possible For instance, there is a fine actor in Polichinelle”
Polichinelle swept him a bow ”Overwhelmed,” said he, ever sardonic
”But he has a part of his own,” objected Binet
”A small part, which Pasquariel could play”
”And ill play Pasquariel?”
”nobody We delete it The play need not suffer”
”He thinks of everything,” sneered Polichinelle ”What a esting that Polichinelle should play Scaramouche?” he asked, incredulously
”Why not? He is able enough!”
”Overwhelain,” interjected Polichinelle
”Play Scaraure?” Binet heaved hier at Polichinelle's sturdy, thick-set shortness
”For lack of a better,” said Andre-Louis
”Overwhelmed more than ever” Polichinelle's boas superb this time
”Faith, I think I'll take the air to cool ”
”Go to the devil,” Binet flung at him
”Better and better” Polichinelle made for the door On the threshold he halted and struck an attitude ”Understand me, Binet I do not now play Scaramouche in any circumstances whatever” And he went out On the whole, it was a very dignified exit
Andre-Louis shrugged, threw out his arain ”You have ruined everything,” he told M Binet ”The ed Well, well, it is you are master here; and since you want us to pack and be off, that is ill do, I suppose”
He went out, too M Binet stood in thought aHe caught hiether, M Parvissih Andre-Louis', and led him out into the street, where there was still considerable ed about the e ”I don't think we shall pack to-morrow,” said M Binet, presently ”In fact, we shall play to-ht”
”Not if I know Polichinelle You have”
”I a of Polichinelle”
”Of whom, then?”