ARI. Let us speak to your wife, and try to render her favourable to....
CHRY. It is enough. I accept him for my son-in-law.
ARI. Yes; but to support your consent, it will not be amiss to have her agree to it also. Let us go....
CHRY. You are joking? There is no need of this. I answer for my wife, and take the business upon myself.
CHRY. Leave it to me, I say, and fear nothing. I will go, and prepare her this moment.
ARI. Let it be so. I will go and see Henriette on the subject, and will return to know....
CHRY. It is a settled thing, and I will go without delay and talk to my wife about it.
MAR. Just like my luck! Alas! they be true sayings, they be--"Give a dog a bad name and hang him," and--"One doesn't get fat in other folk's service." [Footnote: Or, more literally, "Service is no inheritance;" but this does not sound familiar enough in English.]
CHRY. What is it? What is the matter with you, Martine?
MAR. The matter is that I am sent away, Sir.
MAR. I am threatened with a sound beating if I don't go.
CHRY. No; you will stop here. I am quite satisfied with you. My wife is a little hasty at times, and I will not, no....
SCENE VI.--PHILAMINTE, BÉLISE, CHRYSALE, MARTINE.
PHI. (_seeing_ MARTINE). What! I see you here, you hussy! Quick, leave this place, and never let me set my eyes upon you again.
CHRY. But what has she done wrong, that you wish her in this way to...?
CHRY. Oh! dear me, no; I only ask what she is guilty of.
PHI. Am I one to send her away without just cause?
CHRY. I do not say that; but we must, with servants....
PHI. No; she must leave this place, I tell you.
CHRY. Let it be so; who says anything to the contrary?
PHI. I will have no opposition to my will.
PHI. And like a reasonable husband, you should take my part against her, and share my anger.
CHRY. So I do. (_Turning towards_ MARTINE.) Yes; my wife is right in sending you away, baggage that you are; your crime cannot be forgiven.
CHRY. (_aside_). Upon my word, I don't know.
PHI. She is capable even now of looking upon it as nothing.
CHRY. Has she caused your anger by breaking some looking-glass or some china?
PHI. Do you think that I would send her away for that? And do you fancy that I should get angry for so little?