No More Learning

. . Hotel du Maine;
At noon . . . yes; in his house . . . no noise, no risk . . .
Oh, King Francois, the grave is dug for you!


ACT II

SCENE. --_A tumble-down inn on the outskirts of Paris by the edge of
the Seine. The scene is represented on the stage in a sort of
section, so that the spectator sees everything that goes on in
the interior of the inn, as well as on the road outside.
Besides this, the building is so cracked and ruined that any
passer-by can see into the room through the holes in the wall.
It is night. _ TRIBOULET _and his daughter appear in the road. _
SALTABADIL _is sitting in the inn. _

TRIBOULET: I will avenge you, Blanche.

BLANCHE: He cannot be
False and untrue.

TRIBOULET (_whispering, as he leads her to a hole in the wall_):

Come. See with your own eyes,
What kind of man our great King Francois is.

BLANCHE (_whispering, as she sees only_ SALTABADIL):
I only see a stranger.

TRIBOULET: Wait awhile.

[_As he whispers,_ KING FRANCOIS _enters the room by a
little door leading from an inner chamber. _

BLANCHE: Father!

[_She trembles, and follows with angry eyes the movements
of_ THE KING.

TRIBOULET: This is the man you wish to save.

THE KING (_slapping_ SALTABADIL _on the back_):
Tell Maguelonne to bring me in some wine.

TRIBOULET: King by the grace of God he is, with all
The wealth and splendour of the land of France
At his command; but to amuse himself
He drinks himself asleep in thieves' kitchens.