VALERE: What?
FRONTIN: Seeing that fortune gave me one aunt, still there remained
another--
VALERE: Well?
FRONTIN: A difficult, astonishing, a hazardous plan. In the same house
I see them both. It's true, I know that since she became amorous,
Araminte is ashamed, fearful of her sister. For more security against
the other, I take a different name, character, arms, clothes. From a
grave Senechal, I adopt the character, a composed air, grave tone,
cold face, saying nothing like she does in a sententious tone, and
like her a fastidious censor of marriage. My name as Senechal is
Groux. I present myself. Similarity of character charms the prudish
aunt. And in a word, sir, I succeeded.
VALERE: What's this? My other aunt?
FRONTIN: She's going to marry me, also.
VALERE: Singular fact. But from their benevolence how do you propose
to extract--?
FRONTIN: From their extravagance I believe we will get some money for
a forfeiture. But tell me how was their double forfeiture written?
VALERE: Here's how.
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