MR. POUR. No; only an aunt.... ERA. Ah! it's what I meant; your aunt; Mrs.... How is she? MR. POUR. She died six months ago. ERA. Alas! poor woman. She was so good, too! MR. POUR. We have also my nephew, the canon, who almost died of the smallpox. ERA. What a pity if it had happened! MR. POUR. Do you know him also? ERA. Indeed I do; a tall handsome fellow. MR. POUR. Not so very tall. ERA. No; but well-shaped. MR. POUR. Yes, yes. ERA. He's your nephew, isn't he? MR. POUR. Yes. ERA. Son of your brother or your sister? MR. POUR. True. ERA. A canon of the church of.... How do you call it? MR. POUR. Saint Stephen. ERA. Just so; I don't know any other. MR. POUR. (_to_ SBRIGANI). He knows all my relations. SBRI. He knows you better than you think. MR. POUR. You must have lived a long time in our town, I see. ERA. Two whole years. MR. POUR. You were there, then, when our governor was godfather to my cousin the assessor's child? ERA. To be sure; I was one of the first invited. MR. POUR. The thing was well done. ERA. Very. MR. POUR. The dinner was well got up. ERA. Yes, indeed. MR. POUR. Then you must remember the quarrel I had with that gentleman from Périgord. ERA. Yes. MR. POUR. He met with his match, eh? ERA. Ah! ah! MR. POUR. He slapped my face; but I paid him back handsomely. ERA. Very handsomely. By the bye, I shall not allow you to go to any other house but mine. MR. POUR. I would not.... ERA. Nonsense! I will not allow one of my best friends to go anywhere but to my house. MR. POUR. It would be disturb.... ERA. No; deuce take it all. You shall stay with me. SBRI. (_to_ MR. DE POURCEAUGNAC). Since he will have it so, I advise you to accept. ERA. Where is your luggage? MR. POUR. With my servant, where we stopped. ERA. Send somebody to fetch it. MR. POUR. No. I forbade him to let it go out of his sight, for fear of swindlers. SBRI. You did quite right. MR. POUR. It is good to be cautious in this place. ERA. We always know a man of sense. SBRI. I will accompany this gentleman, and bring him back where you wish. ERA. Do so. I have a few orders to give; but you only need come to that house yonder. SBRI. We will come back presently. ERA. (_to_ MR. DE POURCEAUGNAC). I shall expect you with great impatience. MR. POUR. (_to_ SBRIGANI). I find an acquaintance when I little expected to meet with one. SBRI. He looks like an honest man. (_Exeunt._) ERA. (_alone_). Ah! ah! Mr. de Pourceaugnac, you will get it hot! Everything is ready, and I have only to give the word. Soho! there. SCENE VII.--ÉRASTE, AN APOTHECARY. ERA. I think, Sir, that you are the doctor to whom somebody went to speak in my name. APO. No, Sir. I am not the doctor; such an honour does not belong to me. I am only an unworthy apothecary; at your service. ERA. Is the doctor at home, then. APO. Yes; he is in there, trying to get rid quickly of some patients. I will tell him that you are here.