SCENE III.--ANGÉLIQUE, VALÈRE, CATHAU.

ANG. I assure you, sir, that you will oblige me very much by coming to

see me sometimes: my husband is so ugly, so ill-behaved, and such a

drunkard, that it is perfect martyrdom for me to be with him, and I

ask you what pleasure one can have with such a clown as he is?

VAL. You do me too much honour. I promise you I shall do my utmost to

amuse you, and since you are kind enough to say that my company is not

unpleasant, my care and attentions shall prove to you what pleasure

this good news gives me.

CAT. Ay! quick, talk of something else; here's our old bugbear coming.

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