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    The Village Coquette; Or, The Supposed Lottery
    The Village Coquette; Or, The Supposed Lottery
    The Village Coquette; Or, The Supposed Lottery
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    The Village Coquette; Or, The Supposed Lottery

    By Frank J. Morlock and Charles Rivière Dufresny

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      The Village Coquette; Or, The Supposed Lottery - Frank J. Morlock

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Village Coquette, by Riviere Dufresny

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

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      Title: The Village Coquette

      Author: Riviere Dufresny

      Translator: Frank J. Morlock

      Posting Date: August 4, 2012 [EBook #7798] Release Date: March, 2005 First Posted: May 16, 2003 Last updated: September 28, 2005

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE VILLAGE COQUETTE ***

      Produced by Frank J. Morlock

      This Etext is for private use only. No republication for profit in print or other media may be made without the express consent of the Copyright Holder. The Copyright Holder is especially concerned about performance rights in any media on stage, cinema, or television, or audio or any other media, including readings for which an entrance fee or the like is charge. Permissions should be addressed to: Frank Morlock, 6006 Greenbelt Rd, #312, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA or frankmorlock@msn.com. Other works by this author may be found at http://www.cadytech.com/dumas/personnage.asp?key=130

      THE VILLAGE COQUETTE OR THE SUPPOSED LOTTERY

      By

      RIVIERE DUFRESNY

                           Translated and Adapted by

                                Frank J. Morlock

                                     C 1986

      CHARACTERS:

      The Baron

      The Widow, his neighbor

      Argon, another neighbor

      Girard

      Lucas, farmer

      Lisette, the coquette

      ACT I

      Girard (holding two letters and reading them) From Paris. To Monsieur Le Baron of Hamlet. Let's take care of this letter for him. He's not at home. (putting the Baron's letter in his pocket, he opens the other letter) And the other's for me, Girard. I dare to hope that the list of winning lottery numbers is in this letter. Right, my cousin, the master printer in Paris, favors the role I've taken. Love is my guide in this roguery. With this false lottery list I am going to obtain Lucas' daughter as my wife.

      Widow (entering)

      I am waiting for Mr. Argon. Why hasn't he come?

      Girard (reading the letter) From Paris. My dear cousin, before having distributed the list of lottery winners, I've sent you a false list, as you asked me to do, so you can have a big joke in your village. You can make your rival believe that Farmer Lucas won the grand prize of one hundred thousand francs. With this, I hope to obtain my Lisette. Lucas, believing his fortune made, will cede me his lease on the farm. He's the type to be caught in such a snare. At bottom, it's for his own good. By making me his son-in-law, he can't lose. (to Widow) But, why are you standing around dreaming?

      Widow

      Because Mr. Argon is supposed to come find me.

      Girard

      He'll be here soon. He's still in the chateau.

      Widow

      I'm getting impatient.

      Girard What for? You're not excited by a tender love. It's an old lover, and you should wait without impatience, coldly.

      Widow

      Shut up, Girard. Shut up. You know how I value him.

      Girard To believe an old man is an old grey beard is no big crime. I honor him more, being his collector. The collection is small and for you, with all my heart, I wish I could pay him a one hundred thousand francs of income.

      Widow That would be too much for me, a former maid. That's what I was when I was in Paris. But here I have a higher rank which I obtained from my late

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