Did he tell you
in what way you could meet with his father?
MASC. (_Aside_). What answer will he give?
[Footnote: Trufaldin having found out that Mascarille makes signs to his
master, the servant pretends to fence.]
(_To Trufaldin, after pretending to fence_). I was just practising
some passes; I have handled the foils in many a fencing school.
TRUF. (_To Mascarille_). That is not the thing I wish to know now.
(_To Lelio_). What other name did he say I went by?
MASC. Ah, Signor Zanobio Ruberti. How glad you ought to be for what
Heaven sends you!
LEL. That is your real name; the other is assumed.
TRUF. But where did he tell you he first saw the light?
MASC. Naples seems a very nice place, but you must feel a decided
aversion to it.
TRUF. Can you not let us go on with our conversation, without
interrupting us?
LEL. Naples is the place where he first drew his breath.
TRUF. Whither did I send him in his infancy, and under whose care?
MASC. That poor Albert behaved very well, for having accompanied your
son from Bologna, whom you committed to his care.
TRUF. Pshaw!
MASC. (_Aside_). We are undone if this conversation lasts long.
TRUF. I should very much like to know their adventures; aboard what ship
did my adverse fate.
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