English drama (Comedy); English drama -- 17th century
_Flou._ D'ye hear, waiter? then some young partridge.
_Wait._ What else, madam?
_Flirt._ Some ruffs.
_Wait._ What else, madam?
_Flirt._ Some young pheasants.
_Wait._ What else, madam?
_Flirt._ Some young rabbits; I love rabbits.
_Wait._ What else, madam?
_Flou._ Stay--
_Mans._ Dis Englis waiter wit his "Wat else, madam," will ruin me,
_tête non!_ [_Aside._
_Wait._ What else, madam?
_Mans._ "Wat else, madam," agen!--call up the French waiter.
_Wait._ What else, madam?
_Mons._ Again!--call up the French waiter or _cuisinier, mort! tête!
ventre! vite!_--Auh, madam, the stupidity of the Englis waiter! I hate
the Englis waiter, _ma foi!_ [_Exit_ Waiter.
_Flirt._ Be not in passion, dear monsieur.
_Mons._ I kiss your hand, _obligeante_ madam.
_Enter a French_ Scullion.
_Cher Pierrot, serviteur, serviteur._--[_Kisses the_ Scullion.]--_Or-ça
à manger._
_Scull. En voulez-vous_ de cram schiquin?
_Flou._ Yes.
_Scull._ De partrish, de faysan, de quailles?
_Mons._ [_Aside._] This _bougre_ vil ruine me too; but he speak wit dat
_bel_ eyre and grace, I cannot bid him hold his tongue, _ventre! C'est
assez, Pierrot, va-t'en._ [_Exit_ Scullion, _and returns._
_Scull._ And de litel plate de--
_Mons. Jarni! va-t'en._ [_Exit_ Scullion, _and returns._
_Scull._ And de litel plate de--
_Mons. De grace_, go dy way. [_Exit_ Scullion, _and returns._
_Scull._ And de litel de--
_Mons. De fromage de Brie, va-t'en!_--go, go.
_Flou._ What's that? cheese that stinks?
_Mons._ Ay, ay, be sure it stinke extremente. _Pierrot, va-t'en;_ but
stay till I drink dy health:--here's to dat pretty fellow's health,
madam.
_Flirt._ Must we drink the scullion's health?
_Mons._ Auh, you will not be _désobligeante_, madam; he is the
_cuisinier_ for a king, nay, for a cardinal or French abbot. [_Drinks.
Exit_ Scullion.
_Flou._ But how shall we divertise ourselves till supper be ready?
_Flirt._ Can we have better _divertissement_ than this gentleman?
_Flou._ But I think we had better carry the gentleman home with us, and
because it is already late, sup at home, and divertise the gentleman at
cards, till it be ready.--D'ye hear, waiter? let it be brought, when
'tis ready, to my lodging hard by, in Mustard-Alley, at the sign of the
Crooked-billet.
_Mons._ At the Crooked-billet!
_Flirt._ Come, sir, come.
_Mons. Morbleu!_ I have take the vow (since my last clap) never to go
again to the _bourdel_.
_Flou._ What is the _bourdel_?
_Mons._ How call you the name of your house?
_Flirt._ The Crooked-billet.
_Mons._ No, no, the--bawdy-house, _vert_ and _bleu!_
_Flirt._ How, our lodging! we'd have you to know--
_Mons._ Auh, _morbleu!_ I would not know it; de Crooked-billet, ha! ha!
_Flirt._ Come, sir.
_Mons._ Besides, if I go wit you to the _bourdel_, you will tell,
_morbleu!_
_Flou._ Fy! fy! come along.
_Mons._ Beside, I am to be married within these two days; if you should
tell now--
_Flirt._ Come, come along, we will not tell.
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