JU. I confess, Madam, that no one can help profiting wonderfully by
all you say. Your conversation is a school, to which I do not fail to
come every day in order to learn something new.
SCENE XII.--THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDREE, CRIQUET.
CRI. (_to the_ COUNTESS). Here is Jeannot, Mr. Thibaudier's man,
who wants to see you, Ma'am.
COUN. Ah! you little wretch, this is another of your stupidities. A
well-bred lackey would have spoken in a whisper to the gentlewoman in
attendance; the latter would have come to her mistress and have
whispered in her ear: "Here is the footman of Mr. So-and-so, who wants
to speak to you, Madam." To which the mistress would have answered,
"Show him in."
SCENE XIII.--THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDREE, CRIQUET, JEANNOT.
CRI. Come along in, Jeannot.
COUN. Another blunder. (_To_ JEANNOT) What do you want, page?
What have you there?
JEAN. It is Mr. Thibaudier, Ma'am, who wishes you good morning, and,
before he comes, sends you some pears out of his garden, with this
small note.
SCENE XIV.--THE COUNTESS, CRIQUET, JEANNOT.
COUN. (_giving some money to_ JEANNOT). Here, my boy; here is
something for your trouble.
JEAN. Oh no, thank you, Ma'am.
COUN. Take it, I say.
JEAN. My master told me not take anything from you Ma'am.
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