It is nothing. Let us not leave off. We have known one another for
a long time, and among friends one ought not to be so quickly offended
for such a trifle.
SCENE XVI.--DU CROISY, LA GRANGE, MADELON, CATHOS, LUCILE, CELIMENE,
MASCARILLE, JODELET, MAROTTE, AND MUSICIANS.
LA GR. Upon my word, rascals, you shall not laugh at us, I promise you.
Come in, you there. (_Three or four men enter_).
MAD. What means this impudence to come and disturb us in our own house?
DU CR. What, ladies, shall we allow our footmen to be received better
than ourselves? Shall they come to make love to you at our expense, and
even give a ball in your honour?
MAD. Your footmen?
LA GR. Yes, our footmen; and you must give me leave to say that it is
not acting either handsome or honest to spoil them for us, as you do.
MAD. O Heaven! what insolence!
LA GR. But they shall not have the advantage of our clothes to dazzle
your eyes. Upon my word, if you are resolved to like them, it shall be
for their handsome looks only. Quick, let them be stripped immediately.
JOD. Farewell, a long farewell to all our fine clothes.
[Footnote: The original has _braverle_; brave, and bravery, had formerly
also the meaning of showy, gaudy, rich, in English.
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