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Ebook has 218 lines and 9047 words, and 5 pages
JU. I think them very fortunate to be under your discipline, Madam.
COUN. She is my nurse's daughter, whom I have made lady's-maid; the post is quite new to her, as yet.
JU. It shows a generous soul, Madam, and it is glorious thus to form people.
COUN. Come, some seats, I say! Here, little page! little page! little page-boy! Truly, this is too bad not to have a page to give us chairs! My maids! my page! my page! my maids! Ho! somebody! I really think that they must be all dead, and that we shall have to find seats for ourselves.
AND. What is it you want, Ma'am?
COUN. You do make people scream after you, you servants!
AND. I was putting your muff and head-dress away in the cup ... in the closet, I mean.
COUN. Call in that rascal of a page.
AND. I say, Criquet!
COUN. Cease that "Criquet" of yours, stupid, and call out "Page."
AND. Page then, and not Criquet, come and speak to missis. I think he must be deaf. Criq ... Page! page!
COUN. Where were you, you rascal?
COUN. Why in the street?
COUN. You are a rude little fellow, and you ought to know that outside among people of quality, means the ante-room. Andr?e, mind you ask my equerry to flog this little rogue. He is an incorrigible little wretch.
AND. Whom do you mean by your equerry, Ma'am? Is it Mr. Charles you call by that name?
COUN. Be silent, impertinent girl! You can hardly open your month without making some rude remark. Quick, some seats; and you, light two wax candles in my silver candlesticks; it is getting late. What is it now? why do you look so scared?
AND. Ma'am.
COUN. Well--Ma'am--what is the matter?
AND. It is that ...
COUN. What?
AND. I have no wax candles, but only dips.
COUN. The simpleton! And where are the wax candles I bought a few days ago?
AND. I have seen none since I have been here.
COUN. Get out from my presence, rude girl. I will send you back to your home again. Bring me a glass of water.
COUN. Madam!
JU. Madam!
COUN. Ah! Madam!
JU. Ah! Madam!
COUN. Madam, I beg of you!
JU. Madam, I beg of you!
COUN. Oh! Madam!
JU. Oh! Madam!
COUN. Pray, Madam!
JU. Pray, Madam!
COUN. Now really, Madam!
JU. Now really, Madam!
COUN. I am in my own house, Madam! We are agreed as to that. Do you take me for a provincial, Madam?
JU. Oh! Heaven forbid, Madam!
COUN. . Get along with you, you hussy. I drink with a salver. I tell you that you must go and fetch me a salver.
AND. Criquet, what's a salver?
AND. Yes.
COUN. . Will you move, or will you not?
AND. We don't either of us know what a salver is.
COUN. Know, then, that it is a plate on which you put the glass.
COUN. Long live Paris! It is only there that one is well waited upon; there a glance is enough.
COUN. Is that what I asked you for, dunderhead? It is under that you must put the plate.
AND. That is easy to do.
COUN. You stupid girl! You shall really pay for the glass; you shall, I promise you!
AND. Very well, Ma'am, I will pay you for it.
COUN. But did you ever see such an awkward loutish girl? such a ...
AND. I say, Ma'am, if I am to pay for the glass, I won't be scolded into the bargain.
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