Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Two Precious Maidens Ridiculed (Female)


TWO PRECIOUS MAIDENS RIDICULED- Moliere

Cathos

How can we welcome men who have only the crudest idea of gallantry?  I’d wager that they have never seen the Map of the Love-scape; they are quite unfamiliar with such place-names as Love-letters, Tiny-attentions, Gallant-words, and Pretty-poems.  Their very appearance lacks that gracious air that impresses people.  Coming to court us without a ribbon on their claves or a plume in their hats!  Without touching up their hair after they walk in!  And wearing clothes with not a single decoration on them!  Good high heaven, what sort of lovers are they!  With their drab outfits and dreary conversation, we couldn’t possibly have gone any farther with them.  Their shirtfronts come from the wrong tailor and their breeches are six noticeable inches too narrow.  All I can say to you, Uncle, is that I consider marriage quite distasteful.  How can one support the thought of lying beside a man who is literally naked? 

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