Scene 10 by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux Lyrics
10
CARISE, ADINE, EGLÉ
CARISE: So what are you two doing so far apart, and not speaking?
ADINE (Laughing.): It's a new person, who I met by accident, and whom my beauty has driven to distraction.
EGLÉ: What do you make of this faded thing, this ridiculous specimen; who aspires to striking me, who asks me how I feel when I look at her, who expects me to take pleasure in the sight of her, who instructs me: Eh! Gaze upon me now! Eh! How d'you find me! and who claims she's as beautiful as I am!
ADINE: I didn't say that, I said more beautiful, as one can see in the mirror.
EGLÉ (Showing hers.): And what can she see in this one -- as if she'd dare!
ADINE: I'm only asking that she glance in mine -- which is the more accurate.
CARISE: Gently, no need to get carried away, treat the accident of your meeting as a happy one instead; let's all be together; you make friends; and then you can add the joy of being together to the pleasure of both being adored, Eglé by the lovely Azor, who she loves, Adine by the lovely Mesrin, who she loves; come on; make it up.
EGLÉ: Only if she ditches her tedious delusions of grandeur.
ADINE: Listen, I know what'll knock some sense into her; I'll just have to take her Azor off her -- not that I want him, but anything for a quiet life.
EGLÉ: Where is this Mesrin idiot of hers? If I meet him, she's had it! Goodbye, I'm taking myself off now, because I simply can't bear her.
ADINE: Ha! ha! ha! ... present company being too unbearably distinguished.
EGLÉ (Coming back.): Ha! ha! ha! ... what a nasty face!
CARISE, ADINE, EGLÉ
CARISE: So what are you two doing so far apart, and not speaking?
ADINE (Laughing.): It's a new person, who I met by accident, and whom my beauty has driven to distraction.
EGLÉ: What do you make of this faded thing, this ridiculous specimen; who aspires to striking me, who asks me how I feel when I look at her, who expects me to take pleasure in the sight of her, who instructs me: Eh! Gaze upon me now! Eh! How d'you find me! and who claims she's as beautiful as I am!
ADINE: I didn't say that, I said more beautiful, as one can see in the mirror.
EGLÉ (Showing hers.): And what can she see in this one -- as if she'd dare!
ADINE: I'm only asking that she glance in mine -- which is the more accurate.
CARISE: Gently, no need to get carried away, treat the accident of your meeting as a happy one instead; let's all be together; you make friends; and then you can add the joy of being together to the pleasure of both being adored, Eglé by the lovely Azor, who she loves, Adine by the lovely Mesrin, who she loves; come on; make it up.
EGLÉ: Only if she ditches her tedious delusions of grandeur.
ADINE: Listen, I know what'll knock some sense into her; I'll just have to take her Azor off her -- not that I want him, but anything for a quiet life.
EGLÉ: Where is this Mesrin idiot of hers? If I meet him, she's had it! Goodbye, I'm taking myself off now, because I simply can't bear her.
ADINE: Ha! ha! ha! ... present company being too unbearably distinguished.
EGLÉ (Coming back.): Ha! ha! ha! ... what a nasty face!