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CURATE。 The situation is crepuscular。
ERNESTINE。 Father�察�and Mr。 Dumont ��and you too�察�Charles���察�I wish
to say one word。 You gave us leave to fall in love�察�we fell in
love�察�and as for me�察�my father�察�I will either marry Charles�察�or
die a maid。
CHARLES。 And you�察�sir�察�would you rob me in one day of both a
father and a wife��
DUMONT ��WEEPING��。 Happy faces�察�happy faces��
GORIOT。 I know nothing about robbery�察�but she cannot marry
without my consent�察�and that she cannot get。
DUMONT。 O dear�察�O dear� 。�
ALINE。 What spoil the wedding�拭 。� TOGETHER。
ERNESTINE。 O father� 。�
CHARLES。 Sir�察�sir�察�you would not ´ ��
GORIOT ��EXASPERATED��。 I wun't�察�and what's more I shan't。
NOTARY。 I donno if I make myself clear��
DUMONT。 Goriot�察�do let's have happy faces��
GORIOT。 Fudge� �Fudge�。 �Fudge�。。�
CURATE。 Possibly on application to this conscientious jurist�察�
light may be obtained。
ALL。 The Notary�察�yes�察�yes�察�the Notary��
DUMONT。 Now�察�how about this marriage��
NOTARY。 Marriage is a contract�察�to which there are two
constracting parties�察�John Doe and Richard Roe。 I donno if I
make myself clear��
ALINE。 Poor lamb��
CURATE。 Silence�察�my friend�察�you will expose yourself to
misconstruction。
MACAIRE ��TAKING THE STAGE��。 As an entire stranger in this
painful scene�察�will you permit a gentleman and a traveller to
interject one word�拭 �There sits the young man�察�full�察�I am sure��
of pleasing qualities�察�here the young maiden�察�by her own
confession bashfully consenting to the match�察�there sits that
dear old gentleman�察�a lover of bright faces like myself�察�his own
now dimmed with sorrow�察 �and here ´ ��may I be allowed to add�殖� ´
here sits this noble Roman�察�a father like myself�察�and like myself
the slave of duty。 Last you have me ´ Baron Henri´Frederic de
Latour de Main de la Tonnerre de Brest�察�the man of the world and
the man of delicacy。 I find you all ´ permit me the expression ´
gravelled。 A marriage and an obstacle。 Now�察�what is marriage�拭�
The union of two souls�察�and�察�wha is possibly more romantic�察�the
fusion of two dowries。 What is an obstacle�拭�the devil。 And
this obstacle�拭�to me�察�as a man of family�察�the obstacle seems
grave�察�but to me�察�as a man and a brother�察�what is it but a word�拭�
O my friend ��TO GORIOT���察�you whom I single out as the victim of
the same noble failings with myself ´ of pride of birth�察�of pride
of honesty ´ O my friend�察�reflect。 Go now apart with your
dishevelled daughter�察�your tearful son´in´law�察�and let their
plaints constrain you。 Believe me�察�when you come to die�察�you
will recall with pride this amiable weakness。
GORIOT。 I shan't�察�and what's more I wun't。 ��CHARLES AND
ERNESTINE LEAD HIM UP STAGE�察�PROTESTING。 ALL RISE�察�EXCEPT
NOTARY。��
DUMONT ��FRONT R。�察�SHAKING HANDS WITH MACAIRE��。 Sir�察�you have a
noble nature。 ��MACAIRE PICKS HIS POCKET。�� Dear me�察�dear me�察�and
you are rich。
MACAIRE。 I own�察�sir�察�I deceived you�此 �I feared some wounding
offer�察�and my pride replied。 But to be quite frank with you�察�you
behold me here�察�the Baron Henri´Frederic de Latour de Main de la
Tonnerre de Brest�察�and between my simple manhood and the infinite
these rags are all。
DUMONT。 Dear me�察�and with this noble pride�察�my gratitude is
useless。 For I�察�too�察�have delicacy�此 �I understand you could not
stoop to take a gift。
MACAIRE。 A gift�拭�a small one�拭�never��
DUMONT。 And I will never wound you by the offer。
MACAIRE。 Bitten。 ��
BERTRAND。 Sold again。 �� ASIDE。
GORIOT ��TAKING THE STAGE��。 But�察�look'ee here�察�he can't marry。
MACAIRE。 Hey�拭 。�
DUMONT。 Ah� 。�
ALINE。 Hey day� 。�
CURATE。 Wherefore�拭 。� TOGETHER。
ERNESTINE。 Oh� 。�
CHARLES。 Ah� 。�
GORIOT。 Not without his veyther's consent� �And he hasn't got
it�察 �and what's more�察�he can't get it�此 �and what's more�察�he
hasn't got a veyther to get it from。 It's the law of France。
ALINE。 Then the law of France ought to be ashamed of itself。
ERNESTINE。 O�察�couldn't we ask the Notary again��
CURATE。 Indubitably you may ask him。
MACAIRE。 Can't they marry�拭 。�
DUMONT。 Can't he marry�拭 。�
ALINE。 Can't she marry�拭 。� TOGETHER。
ERNESTINE。 Can't we marry�拭 。�
CHARLES。 Can't I marry�拭 。�
GORIOT。 Bain't I right�拭 。�
NOTARY。 Constracting parties。
CURATE。 Possibly to´morrow at an early hour he may be more
perspicuous。
GORIOT。 Ay�察�before he've time to get at it。
NOTARY。 Unoffending jurisconsult overtaken by sorrow。 Possibly
by applying justice of peace might afford relief。
MACAIRE。 Bravo� 。�
DUMONT。 Excellent� 。� TOGETHER。
CHARLES。 Let's go at once� 。�
ALINE。 The very thing� 。�
ERNESTINE。 Yes�察�this minute��
GORIOT。 I'll go。 I don't mind getting advice�察�but I wun't take
it。
MACAIRE。 My friends�察�one word�此 �I perceive by your downcast
looks that you have not recognised the true nature of your
responsibility as citizens of time。 What is care�拭�impiety。
Joy�拭�the whole duty of man。 Here is an opportunity of duty it
were sinful to forego。 With a word�察�I could lighten your hearts��
but I prefer to quicken your heels�察�and send you forth on your
ingenuous errand with happy faces and smiling thoughts�察�the
physicians of your own recovery。 Fiddlers�察�to your catgut� �Up��
Bertrand�察�and show them how one foots it in society�察�forward��
girls�察�and choose me every one the lad she loves�察�Dumont�察�benign
old man�察�lead forth our blushing Curate�察�and you�察�O bride��
embrace the uniform of your beloved�察�and help us dance in your
wedding´day。 ��DANCE�察�IN THE COURSE OF WHICH MACAIRE PICKS
DUMONT'S POCKET OF HIS KEYS�察�SELECTS THE KEY OF THE CASH´BOX�察�AND
RETURNS THE OTHERS TO HIS POCKET。 IN THE END�察�ALL DANCE OUT�此�
THE WEDDING´PARTY�察�HEADED BY FIDDLERS�察�L。 C�察�THE MAIDS AND ALINE
INTO THE INN�察�R。 U。 E。 MANET BERTRAND AND MACAIRE。��
SCENE VIII
MACAIRE�察 �BERTRAND�察�who instantly takes a bottle from the
wedding´table�察�and sits with it�察�L。
MACAIRE。 Bertrand�察�there's a devil of a want of a father here。
BERTRAND。 Ay�察�if we only knew where to find him。
MACAIRE。 Bertrand�察�look at me�此 �I am Macaire�察�I am that father。
BERTRAND。 You�察�Macaire�拭�you a father��
MACAIRE。 Not yet�察�but in five minutes。 I am capable of
anything。 ��PRODUCING KEY。�� What think you of this��
BERTRAND。 That�拭 �Is it a key��
MACAIRE。 Ay�察�boy�察�and what besides�拭�my diploma of
respectability�察 �my patent of fatherhood。 I prigged it ´ in the
ardour of the dance I prigged it�察�I change it beyond recognition��
thus ��TWISTS THE HANDLE OF THE KEY���察�and now 。 。 。�拭 �Where is my
long´lost child�拭 �produce my young policeman� �show me my gallant
boy��
BERTRAND。 I don't understand。
MACAIRE。 Dear innocence�察�how should you�拭 �Your brains are in
your fists。 Go and keep watch。 ��HE GOES INTO THE OFFICE AND
RETURNS WITH THE CASH´BOX。�� Keep watch�察�I say。
BERTRAND。 Where��
MACAIRE。 Everywhere。 ��HE OPENS BOX。��
BERTRAND。 Gold。
MACAIRE。 Hands off� �Keep watch。 ��BERTRAND AT BACK OF STAGE。��
Beat slower�察�my paternal heart� �The third compartment�察�let me
see。
BERTRAND。 S'st� 。�MACAIRE SHUTS BOX。�� No�察�false alarm。
MACAIRE。 The third compartment。 Ay�察�here t´
BERTRAND。 S'st� 。�SAME BUSINESS。�� No�此 �fire away。
MACAIRE。 The third compartment�此 �it must be this。
BERTRAND。 S'st� 。�MACAIRE�察�KEEPS BOX OPEN�察�WATCHING BERTRAND。��
All serene�察�it's the wind。
MACAIRE。 Now�察�see here� 。�HE DARTS HIS KNIFE INTO THE STAGE。�� I
will either be backed as a man should be�察�or from this minute out
I'll work alone。 Do you understand�拭 �I said alone。
BERTRAND。 For the Lord's sake�察�Macaire� �
MACAIRE。 Ay�察�here it is。 ��READING LETTER��。 'Preserve this
letter secretly�察�its terms are known only to you and me�此 �hence
when the time comes�察�I shall repeat them�察�and my son will
recognise his father。' Signed�此 �'Your Unknown Benefactor。' ��HE
TURNS IT OVER TWICE AND REPLACES IT。 THEN�察�FINGERING THE GOLD��
Gold� �The yellow enchantress�察�happiness ready´made and laughing
in my face� �Gold�此 �what is gold�拭 �The world�察�the term of ills��
the empery of all�察�the multitudinous babble of the change�察�the
sailing from all ports of freighted argosies�察�music�察�wine�察�a
palace�察�the doors of the bright theatre�察�the key of consciences��
and love ´ love's whistle� �All this below my itching fingers��
and to set this by�察�turn a deaf ear upon the siren present�察�and
condescend once more�察�naked�察�into the ring with fortune ´
Macaire�察�how few would do it� �But you�察�Macaire�察�you are
compacted of more subtile clay。 No cheap immediate pilfering�此�
no retail trade of petty larceny�察�but swoop at the heart of the
position�察�and clutch all��
BERTRAND ��AT HIS SHOULDER��。 Halves��
MACAIRE。 Halves�拭 。�HE LOCKS THE BOX。�� Bertrand�察�I am a father。
��REPLACES BOX IN OFFICE。��
BERTRAND ��LOOKING AFTER HIM��。 Well�察�I ´ am ´ damned��
DROP。
ACT II。
When the curtain rises�察�the night has come。 A hanging cluster of
lighted lamps over each table�察�R。 and L。 MACAIRE�察�R。�察�smoking a
cigarette�察�BERTRAND�察�L。�察�with a church´warden�此 �each with bottle
and glas