ACTE DEUXIEME

MADAMK VYON

How's that ?

BASKET

Ha! Ha! Well, I wanted to see you to day.

Something had to be done and I did ît.

MADAME VYON

I wondey how ?

BASKET

Well you know, we Americans always manage to do what we want, especially in France.

VYON

Pardon, chère amie,

MADAME VYON

Quoi?

VYON

Ce que vous dites est sans doute très intéressant, mais je ne comprends pas un mot.

MADAME VYON

C'est un tort.

138 LA CHASSE A UHOMME.

VYON

Évidemment... ïiiais....

MADAME VYON

Ah ! je vous en prie, ne parlons pas français devant le major Basket... ce n'est pas poli.

BASKET

What's wrong with your husband? What's the trouble? Anything he dislikes.

MADAME VYON '

Yes. We talk English, and he doesn't understand.

BASKET

Oh! hô doesn't unterstand? Thafs a bit of luck. But why doen't he understand?

MADAME VYON

Probably be cause he never learnt»

BASKET

You people over hère. You don't learn to talk foreign languages enough.

MADAME VYON

But it doen't prevent no from loving strangers.