"
"But my daughter, for her part--" "Nothing." "But my husband, for his
part--" Silence. "And because they know I can't breathe when I'm
contradicted, they hide it from me. But it won't work. And I have
tricks for figuring out when I'm being contradicted. It's a blind
alley." What a woman. Very well. Leave it to me to put everything
right. She's coming.
Townly:
I will wait for you in the arbor.
(Exit Townly)
Lucas:
I'd be very much put out to leave the employ of that bourgeois. His
bourgeois money shines forth more splendidly than the money of
noblemen who have a great deal more.
Mrs. Townly: (entering)
Have you just put yourself under the protection of my husband? He can
tell me to keep you, but I am not going to obey him. Come quickly,
give me the keys and then I will give you your wages.
Lucas: (in a whining tone)
I am very upset about losing my situation with you.
(Then roaring)
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Mrs. Townly:
You are laughing, eh?
Lucas: (crying)
It overwhelms me.
(Roaring)
Ha, ha, ha!
Mrs. Townly:
What are you getting at?
Lucas:
Nothing, nothing, ha, ha, ha.
(Sadly)
Here, Madam, I am giving you the keys.
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