[Gutenberg 53334] • The Art of Being Bored: A Comedy in Three Acts

Excerpt from The Art of Being Bored (Le Monde Ou L'on S'ennuie) A Comedy in Three Acts

Paul. Very well, dear. I call you dear, as we are alone, but later on, before the guests, it must be merely Jeanne. The Comtesse de Ceran has done me the honor of asking me to introduce my young wife to her, and of spending a few days here at her chateau. Mme. De Ceran's circle is one of the three or four most influential in Paris. We are not here' to amuse ourselves. I come here merely a Sub-prefect; I am determined to leave a Prefect. Everything depends on her - upon us - upon you!