Scène V

He is mad; he is a madman. He has gone to Rothschild's to cash his check. You are right; they are only little orphans. Do you like that? No, it offends me, rather. I prefer to hâve you come to America with us. He didn't take the trouble to amuse me. A disinterested man would hâve given Francine a check. Do you wish me to show you my profile, sir? You are a good girl, and your brother is a brave man. They don't cherish préjudices as to color over there.

Scènes VI et VII

Everybody knows of his tenacity. The crazy man has no friends to hâve him cared for. Has Betzy gone away? I hâve gotten some information with regard to the président of the republic. Did M. de Courvalin start with nothing? Oh, no! not at ail. Do you want to get rid of him? He wished to marry me because of my resemblance to his wife. She stood guard in the entry, and opened

the door wide open to me. An ordinary man (the first who came) would be mistaken as to this assumed resemblance.