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pursue so interesting an acquaintance。
BRIGADIER。 Justice is impartial。 Gentlemen�察�your health。
MACAIRE。 Will not these brave fellows join us��
BRIGADIER。 They are on duty�察�but what matters��
MACAIRE。 My dear sir�察�what is duty�拭�duty is my eye。
BRIGADIER ��SOLEMNLY��。 And Betty Martin。 ��GENDARMES SIT AT
TABLE。��
MACAIRE ��TO BERTRAND��。 Dear friend�察�sit down。
BERTRAND ��SITTING DOWN��。 O Lord��
BRIGADIER ��TO MACAIRE��。 You seem to be a gentleman of
considerable intelligence。
MACAIRE。 I fear�察�sir�察�you flatter。 One has lived�察�one has
loved�察�and one remembers�此 �that is all。 One's LIVES OF
CELEBRATED CRIMINALS has met with a certain success�察�and one is
ever in quest of fresh material。
DUMONT。 By the way�察�a singular thing about my patent key。
BRIGADIER。 This gentleman is speaking。
MACAIRE。 Excellent Dumont� �he means no harm。 This Macaire is
not personally known to you��
BRIGADIER。 Are you connected with justice��
MACAIRE。 Ah�察�sir�察�justice is a point above a poor author。
BRIGADIER ��WITH GLASS��。 Justice is the very devil。
MACAIRE。 My dear sir�察�my friend and I�察�I regret to say�察�have an
appointment in Lyons�察�or I could spend my life in this society。
Charge your glasses�此 �one hour to madness and to joy� �What is
to´morrow�拭�the enemy of to´day。 Wine�拭�the bath of life。 One
moment�此 �I find I have forgotten my watch。 ��HE MAKES FOR THE
DOOR。��
BRIGADIER。 Halt��
MACAIRE。 Sir�察�what is this jest��
BRIGADIER。 Sentry at the door。 Your passports。
MACAIRE。 My good man�察�with all the pleasure in life。 ��Gives
papers。 THE BRIGADIER PUTS ON SPECTACLES�察�AND EXAMINES THEM。��
BERTRAND ��RISING�察�AND PASSING ROUND TO MACAIRE'S OTHER SIDE��。
It's life and death�此 �they must soon find it。
MACAIRE ��ASIDE��。 Don't I know�拭 �My heart's like fire in my body。
BRIGADIER。 Your name is��
MACAIRE。 It is�察�one's name is not unknown。
BRIGADIER。 Justice exacts your name。
MACAIRE。 Henri´Frederic de Latour de Main de la Tonnerre de
Brest。
BRIGADIER。 Your profession��
MACAIRE。 Gentleman。
BRIGADIER。 No�察�but what is your trade��
MACAIRE。 I am an analytical chymist。
BRIGADIER。 Justice is inscrutable。 Your papers are in order。
��TO BERTRAND。�� Now�察�sir�察�and yours��
BERTRAND。 I feel kind of ill。
MACAIRE。 Bertrand�察�this gentleman addresses you。 He is not one
of us�察�in other scenes�察�in the gay and giddy world of fashion��
one is his superior。 But to´day he represents the majesty of
law�察�and as a citizen it is one's pride to do him honour。
BRIGADIER。 Those are my sentiments。
BERTRAND。 I beg your pardon�察�I ´ ��GIVES PAPERS。��
BRIGADIER。 Your name��
BERTRAND。 Napoleon。
BRIGADIER。 What�拭 �In your passport it is written Bertrand。
BERTRAND。 It's this way�此 �I was born Bertrand�察�and then I took
the name of Napoleon�察�and I mostly always call myself either
Napoleon or Bertrand。
BRIGADIER。 The truth is always best。 Your profession��
BERTRAND。 I am an orphan。
BRIGADIER。 What the devil� 。�TO MACAIRE。�� Is your friend an
idiot��
MACAIRE。 Pardon me�察�he is a poet。
BRIGADIER。 Poetry is a great hindrance to the ends of justice。
Well�察�take your papers。
MACAIRE。 Then we may go��
SCENE IV
To these�察�CHARLES�察�who is seen on the gallery�察�going to the door
of Number Thirteen。 Afterwards all the characters but the
NOTARY and the MARQUIS
BRIGADIER。 One glass more。 ��BERTRAND TOUCHES MACAIRE�察�AND
POINTS TO CHARLES�察�WHO ENTERS NUMBER THIRTEEN��。
MACAIRE。 No more�察�no more�察�no more。
BRIGADIER ��RISING AND TAKING MACAIRE BY THE ARM��。 I stipulate��
MACAIRE。 Engagement in Turin��
BRIGADIER。 Turin��
MACAIRE。 Lyons�察�Lyons��
BERTRAND。 For God's sake。
BRIGADIER。 Well�察�good´bye��
MACAIRE。 Good´bye�察�good ´
CHARLES ��FROM WITHIN��。 Murder� �Help� 。�APPEARING。�� Help here� �
The Marquis is murdered。
BRIGADIER。 Stand to the door。 A man up there。 ��A GENDARME
HURRIES UP STAIRCASE INTO NUMBER THIRTEEN�察�CHARLES FOLLOWING HIM。
ENTER ON BOTH SIDES OF GALLERY THE REMAINING CHARACTERS OF THE
PIECE�察�EXCEPT THE NOTARY AND THE MARQUIS。��
MACAIRE。 Bitten�察�by God� 。� ASIDE。
BERTRAND。 Lost� 。�
BRIGADIER ��TO DUMONT��。 John Paul Dumont�察�I arrest you。
DUMONT。 Do your duty�察�officer。 I can answer for myself and my
own people。
BRIGADIER。 Yes�察�but these strangers��
DUMONT。 They are strangers to me。
MACAIRE。 I am an honest man�此 �I stand upon my rights�此 �search
me�察�or search this person�察�of whom I know too little。 ��SMITING
HIS BROW。�� By heaven�察�I see it all� �This morning ´ ��TO
BERTRAND。�� How�察�sir�察�did you dare to flaunt your booty in my
very face�拭 。�TO BRIGADIER。�� He showed me notes�察�he was up ere
day�察�search him�察�and you'll find。 There stands the murderer。
BERTRAND。 O�察�Macaire� 。�HE IS SEIZED AND SEARCHED AND THE NOTES
ARE FOUND。��
BRIGADIER。 There is blood upon the notes。 Handcuffs。 ��MACAIRE
EDGING TOWARDS THE DOOR。��
BERTRAND。 Macaire�察�you may as well take the bundle。 ��MACAIRE IS
STOPPED BY SENTRY�察�AND COMES FRONT�察�R。��
CHARLES ��RE´APPEARING��。 Stop�察�I know the truth。 ��HE COMES
DOWN。�� Brigadier�察�my father is not dead。 He is not even
dangerously hurt。 He has spoken。 There is the would´be
assassin。
MACAIRE。 Hell� 。�HE DARTS ACROSS TO THE STAIRCASE�察�AND TURNS ON
THE SECOND STEP�察�FLASHING OUT THE KNIFE。�� Back�察�hounds� 。�HE
SPRINGS UP THE STAIR�察�AND CONFRONTS THEM FROM THE TOP。�� Fools�察�I
am Robert Macaire� 。�AS MACAIRE TURNS TO FLEE�察�HE IS MET BY THE
GENDARME COMING OUT OF NUMBER THIRTEEN�察�HE STANDS AN INSTANT
CHECKED�察�IS SHOT FROM THE STAGE�察�AND FALLS HEADLONG BACKWARD DOWN
THE STAIR。 BERTRAND�察�WITH A CRY�察�BREAKS FROM THE GENDARMES��
KNEELS AT HIS SIDE�察�AND RAISES HIS HEAD。��
BERTRAND。 Macaire�察�Macaire�察�forgive me。 I didn't blab�察�you know
I didn't blab。
MACAIRE。 Sold again�察�old boy。 Sold for the last time�察�at least��
the last time this side death。 Death ´ what is death�拭 。�HE DIES。��
CURTAIN
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