Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme;The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman by Molière
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if you please; la, la, la, la, la; the right leg, la, la, la; do not
shake your shoulders so much; la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la; your two arms are crippled; la, la, la, la, la; hold up your head; turn out your toes; la, la, la; your body erect. MR. JOUR. Eh! eh! MUS. MAS. Wonderfully well done. MR. JOUR. Now I think of it! Teach me to make a bow to a marchioness. I shall have need of it presently. DAN. MAS. A bow to a marchioness? MR. JOUR. Yes; a marchioness, whose name is Dorimene. DAN. MAS. Give me your hand. MR. JOUR. No. You need only do it yourself. I shall be sure to remember. DAN. MAS. If you want to salute her with great respect, you must first of all bow whilst stepping backward, then, advancing towards her, make three bows, and at the last bow bend down to her very knees. MR. JOUR. Do it a little for me to see. (_After the_ DANCING MASTER _has made three bows_) Good. |
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