, well, I wish
the devil would take back the great thought he gave me.

All
The devil!

Fontanares
Ah! I must keep watch upon my tongue or one word will throw me into
the clutches of the Inquisition! No glory can recompense me for such
sufferings as these!

Coppolus (to Carpano)
Shall we have it sold?

Fontanares
But to be worth anything, the machine must be finished, and one piece
of it is wanting, of which the model is before you. (Coppolus and
Carpano consult together.) Two hundred sequins more would be required
for its completion.

SCENE TENTH

The same persons, Quinola (disguised as a fantastic old man),
Monipodio (fancifully dressed), the landlord of the Golden Sun.

The Landlord of the Golden Sun (pointing to Fontanares)
Senor, that is he.

Quinola
And so you have lodged the grandson of General Fontanares in a stable!
The republic of Venice will set him in a palace! My dear boy, let me
embrace you. (He steps up to Fontanares.) The most noble republic has
learned of your promises to the king of Spain, and I have left the
arsenal at Venice, over which I preside, in order that--(aside to
Fontanares) I am Quinola.

Fontanares
Never was an ancestor restored to life more opportunely--

Quinola
In what a miserable condition I find you!--Is this then the
antechamber of glory!

Fontanares
Misery is the crucible in which God tests our strength.

Quinola
Who are these people?

Fontanares
Creditors and workmen clamoring for their wages.

Quinola (to the landlord)
Rascal of a landlord, is this the dwelling-place of my grandson?

The Landlord
Certainly, your excellency.

Quinola
I have some knowledge of the laws of Catalonia, and I shall send for
the magistrate to put these rogues in prison. You may call down the
bailiffs upon my grandson, but keep to your own houses, you
blackguards! (He fumbles in his pocket.) Stay! Now go and drink my
health. (He throws money among them.) Come to me later on and you
shall be paid.

The Workmen
Long live his excellency! (Exeunt.)

Quinola (to Fontanares)
Our last doubloon! But it was a good bluff.

SCENE ELEVENTH

The same persons, without the host and the workmen.

Quinola (to the two tradesmen)
As for you, my good fellows, you seem to be made of better stuff, and
by the intervention of a little money we can come to a settlement.

Coppolus
Yes, we shall then, your excellency, be at y