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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
3
Second Trooper.
I pay nothing!
The Doorkeeper.
How so?
Second Trooper.
I am a musketeer.
First Trooper
[to the second].
The play will not begin till two. The pit is empty. Come, a bout with the foils to pass the time!
[They fence with the foils they have brought.]
A Lackey
[entering].
Pst… Flanquin!…
Another
[already there].
Champagne?…
The First
[showing him cards and dice which he takes from his doublet].
See, here be cards and dice. [He seats himself on the floor.] Let's play.
The Second
[doing the same].
Good; I am with you, villain!