ACT III.

SCENE I.--ERASTE, SBRIGANI.


SBRI. Yes; everything is succeeding splendidly; and as his knowledge
of things is very shallow, and his understanding of the poorest, I
put him in such a terrible fright at the severity of the law in this
country, and at the preparations which were already set on foot to
put him to death, [Footnote: Bigamists were really put to death.]
that he is determined to run away, and in order the better to escape
from the people who, I have told him, are placed at the city gates to
stop him, he has decided upon disguising himself as a woman.

ERA. How I should like to see him dressed up in that way!

SBRI. Take care you carry out the farce properly; and whilst I go
through my parts with him, you go and.... (_Whispers to him_.)
You understand, don't you?

ERA. Yes.

SBRI. And when I have taken him where I mean.... (_Whispers_.)

ERA. All right.