What a misfortune not to take a clyster prescribed by Mr. Purgon!
Once more, brother, is it possible that you can't be cured of this
doctor disease, and that you will thus bring yourself under their
remedies?
ARG. Ah! brother. You speak like a man who is quite well, but if you
were in my place, you would soon change your way of speaking. It is
easy to speak against medicine when one is in perfect health.
BER. But what disease do you suffer from?
ARG. You will drive me to desperation. I should like you to have my
disease, and then we should see if you would prate as you do. Ah! here
is Mr. Purgon.
SCENE VI.--MR. PURGON, ARGAN, BERALDE, TOINETTE.
MR. PUR. I have just heard nice news downstairs! You laugh at my
prescriptions, and refuse to take the remedy which I ordered.
ARG. Sir, it is not....
MR. PUR. What daring boldness, what a strange revolt of a patient
against his doctor!
TOI. It is frightful.
MR. PUR. A clyster which I have had the pleasure of composing myself.
ARG. It was not I....
MR. PUR. Invented and made up according to all the rules of art.
TOI. He was wrong.
MR. PUR. And which was to work a marvellous effect on the intestines.
ARG. My brother....
MR. PUR. To send it back with contempt!
ARG. (_showing_ BERALDE). It was he....
MR. PUR. Such conduct is monstrous.
TOI. So it is.
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