WHY WON'T M. PUJOL leave the hospital?
Because he is without hope.
How did he lose hope?
By accepting that he will never have what he wants.
What does M. Pujol want?
He wants to perform as he once did, in a theatre, wearing a tailcoat.
And why can he no longer perform?
Because audiences care little for authenticity or artistry.
No, truly, why can't he?
Because he requires an audience that is quaint, small-minded, suspicious, excitable, easily made red in the face. And such an audience can no longer be found in Paris. Or Toulouse. Or the Bois. Or many other places in the world.