Charles Heron Wall - The Impostures of Scapin (Act 3 Scene 14) lyrics

ARGANTE, GÉRONTE, LÉANDRE, OCTAVE, HYACINTHA, ZERBINETTE, NÉRINE. SILVESTRE, CARLE, SCAPIN. SCA (brought in by some men, his head wrapped up, as if he were wounded). Oh, oh! gentlemen, you see me.... Oh! You see me in a sad state. Oh! I would not die without coming to ask forgiveness of all those I may have offended. Oh! Yes, gentlemen, before I give up the ghost, I beseech you to forgive me all I have done amiss, and particularly Mr. Argante and Mr. Géronte. Oh! ARG I forgive you; die in peace, Scapin. SCA (to GÉRONTE). It is you, Sir, I have offended the most, because of the beating with the cudgel which I.... GER Leave that alone. SCA I feel in dying an inconceivable grief for the beating which I.... GER Ah me! be silent. SCA That unfortunate beating that I gave.... GER Be silent, I tell you; I forgive you everything. SCA Alas! how good you are. But is it really with all your heart that you forgive me the beating which I...? GER Yes, yes; don't mention it. I forgive you everything. You are punished. SCA Ah! Sir, how much better I feel for your kind words. GER Yes, I forgive you; but on one condition, that you die. SCA How! Sir? GER I retract my words if you recover. SCA Oh! oh! all my pains are coming hack. ARG Mr. Géronte, let us forgive him without any condition, for we are all so happy. GER Well, be it so. ARG Let us go to supper, and talk of our happiness. SCA And you, take me to the end of the table; it is there I will await d**h.