You know I think I felt a little glimmer of emotion for her, and even found something
rather pleasurable in this new extravagance. Her careless clothes, languishing air
and tears seemed to reawaken in me a few embers of a doused fire.
SGANARELLE
In other words, her words had no effect on you.
DON JUAN
Let's dine.
SGANARELLE
All right.
DON JUAN
taking his place at the table.
However, Sganarelle, we must think about amending our ways.
SGANARELLE
Yes.
DON JUAN
Yes, indeed! One must amend oneself; another twenty or thirty years of this life,
and we'll take it under consideration.
SGANARELLE
Oh!
DON JUAN
What do you say to that?
SGANARELLE
Nothing. Here's our dinner.
He takes a piece of one of the dishes as it is carried in and puts it in his mouth.
DON JUAN
It seems to me that your cheek is swollen; what is it? Speak, what's the matter?
SGANARELLE
Nothing.
DON JUAN
Give us a look. Egads! Some flux has stricken your cheek! Quick, a needle to lance
it! The poor boy can do no more, and this abscess might choke him. Wait: see how
it shrinks. Ah, knave that you are!
SGANARELLE
My faith! Sir, I wanted to see if your cook hadn't put in too much salt or pepper.
DON JUAN
On with it then, sit right here, and eat. I'll deal with you while I dine. Evidently,
you are hungry.
SGANARELLE
taking a seat at the table.
Yes, I believe so, Sir: I've had nothing to eat since this morning. Taste that, it's
the best in the world.
A lackey pulls Sganarelle's plates from where they had been set below him to eat.
My plate! My plate! Not so quickly, please. Little brother, how skillful you are
in giving clean plates! And you, la Violette, have them pour something appropriate
to drink!
While one lackey gives something to Sganarelle to drink, another again retracts his
plate.
DON JUAN
Who can be knocking like that?
SGANARELLE
What scoundrel has the nerve to come bother us during our meal?
DON JUAN
I would at least like to dine in repose; let no one in to see me.
SGANARELLE
Let me, I'll get him to shove off.
DON JUAN
What is it then? What's the matter?
SGANARELLE
lowering his head as the Statue had lowered itself
The ' it's ' there!
DON JUAN
Let's go see for ourselves, I will prove that nothing rattles me.
SGANARELLE
Ah! Poor Sganarelle, where can you hide?
SCÈNE X.
DON JUAN, SGANARELLE.
DON JUAN
Sais-tu bien que j'ai encore senti quelque peu d'émotion pour elle,
que j'ai trouvé de l'agrément dans cette nouveauté bizarre, et que son
habit négligé, son air languissant et ses larmes ont réveillé en moi
quelques petits restes d'un feu éteint?
SGANARELLE
C'est-à-dire que ses paroles n'ont fait aucun effet sur vous.