The girl is skilful, careful, diligent, and, above
all, honest; and you know that in our days we must be very careful
what people we take into our house. I say, Toinette.
SCENE VII.--ARGAN, BELINE, TOINETTE.
TOI. Madam.
BEL. How is this? Why do you put my husband in a passion?
TOI. (_in a soft tone_). I, Madam? Alas! I don't know what you
mean, and my only aim is to please master in everything.
ARG. Ah! the deceitful girl!
TOI. He said to us that he wished to marry his daughter to the son of
Mr. Diafoirus. I told him that I thought the match very advantageous
for her, but that I believed he would do better to put her in a
convent.
BEL. There is not much harm in that, and I think that she is right.
ARG. Ah! deary, do you believe her? She is a vile girl, and has said a
hundred insolent things to me.
BEL. Well, I believe you, my dear. Come, compose yourself; and you,
Toinette, listen to me. If ever you make my husband angry again, I
will send you away. Come, give me his fur cloak and some pillows, that
I may make him comfortable in his arm-chair. You are all anyhow. Pull
your night-cap right down over your ears; there is nothing that gives
people such bad colds as letting in the air through the ears.
ARG. Ah, deary! how much obliged I am to you for all the care you take
of me.
BEL. (_adjusting the pillows, which she puts round him_).
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