Act 2 — SCENE V.——ORONTE, MR. DE POURCEAUGNAC.
Charles Heron Wall translation
Mr. Pour. Good morning, Sir; good morning.
Oro. Your servant, Sir; your servant.
Mr. Pour. You are Mr. Oronte; are you not?
Oro. Yes.
Mr. Pour. And I, Mr. de Pourceaugnac.
Oro. Ah, indeed!
Mr. Pour. Do you think, Mr. Oronte, that the people of Limoges are fools?
Oro. Do you think, Mr. de Pourceaugnac, that the people of Paris are asses?
Mr. Pour. Do you imagine, Mr. Oronte, that a man like me can be dying for a wife?
Oro. Do you imagine, Mr. de Pourceaugnac, that a daughter like mine can be dying for a husband?