SCENE III CLOTILDE—MARCELLE—SIDOINE
Isaac Goldberg translation
Marcelle—I love you! I love you!
Clotilde—Dearest! Ah!—Ah!—Ah!—Marcel, my Marcel! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!...
Marcelle—I love you, I ... love ... ah-ah-ah-ah!
Sidoine—Can it be possible?
Clotilde—Marcelle, take care to hide your face especially! Ah! Sidoine! What happiness! I didn’t hear you come in. I was dozing, I was dreaming, perhaps. I sometimes dream out loud when I fall asleep after dinner.
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—No, here. The divan is too much upset.
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—What ails you?
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—What are you looking for?
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—You? Sidoine, I beg you!
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Suspicions, then!
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Like the others!
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Then you believe?
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—What does this prove?
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Ah! You no longer love me!
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Very well, I know what I’ll do.
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—No, you still love me. Speak. You don’t believe that? Sidoine?
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Say something, at least, won’t you? Do you detest me?
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—You despise me?
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Suspicions are infamous.
Sidoine— ...
Clotilde—Allow me to introduce to you my accomplice.
Sidoine—What! Marcelle!
Marcelle—The tragedy is over. It was deeply touching.
Clotilde—You were right, Sidoine, one must never....
Sidoine—Ah! How you’ve made me suffer. How wicked you are!
Clotilde—I wanted to put you to the test.
Sidoine—This time again, it was a bit too direct.
Clotilde—Those are the best thrusts.
Marcelle—Good-bye. I leave you my conquest, but I regret it.
Sidoine—How pretty she is, dressed like that!
Clotilde—You came in the nick of time.
Sidoine—Very well, now let her play the woman. That shall be my revenge.
Marcelle—No, no! Clotilde, stop him!
Clotilde—Sidoine! Sidoine!
Sidoine—I love you! I love you!
Clotilde—How horrible! It gives me the shudders! I’m dying! Marcelle, I entreat you!
Marcelle—I love you, I love you! I ... lov ... Ah!—a—a—h!
Sidoine—A-a-a-a-h!