Scene Tenth

The same persons and Ferdinand.

Ferdinand General, it will be necessary for you to come to the office and the factory in order to verify my accounts.

The General
That is only just to you.

Pauline (drowsily)
Ferdinand!

Godard Ah, General, I’ll take advantage of this occasion to visit your establishment with you, for I have never seen it.

The General
Very good, come along, Godard.

Godard
De Rimonville.

Gertrude (aside)
If they go away, fortune will favor me indeed.

Vernon (who has overheard her, aside)
Fortune, in this case, is represented by me—