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Philidor, François-André, 1726-1795; Poinsinet, Antoine Alexandre Henri · 1771

Lackey.
Farmer.
Procurator.
Blacksmith.
Barber.
Caterer.
Of My Lord
The Governor.
I do not know who to listen to.
Answer them,
My Lord.
Be quiet, all of you.
Listen to us,
We have recourse to you.
I do not know who to listen to.
What do these fools want from me?
THE CHOIR, each pulls out a large paper;
My Lord, these are our petitions.
I do not know who to listen to.
I am going to have them all hanged.
Be quiet, or I am leaving.
Here I have become deaf, let someone drive these rascals away for me, yes indeed, if you play the sheep, the wolf eats you; but wit against wit is not a lining, I see well that a reform is needed here.
TORILLOS, who had gone out for a moment, returns.
My Lord, a young inhabitant of the Island asks....