The Blunderer by Molière
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years and slavery have completely changed him.
LEL. That is true. But pray, if he should remember my face, what must I do then? MASC. Have you no memory at all? I told you just now, that he has merely seen you for a minute, that therefore you could only have produced a very transient impression on his mind; besides, your beard and dress disguise you completely. LEL. Very well. But, now I think of it, what part of Turkey...? MASC. It is all the same, I tell you, Turkey or Barbary. LEL. But what is the name of the town I saw them in? MASC. Tunis. I think he will keep me till night. He tells me it is useless to repeat that name so often, and I have already mentioned it a dozen times. LEL. Go, go in and prepare matters; I want nothing more. MASC. Be cautious at least, and act wisely. Let us have none of your inventions here. LEL. Let me alone! Trust to me, I say, once more. MASC. Observe, Horatio, a schoolboy in Bologna; Trufaldin, his true name Zanobio Ruberti, a citizen of Naples; the tutor was called Alberto... |
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