arriage to me; that I am of age; that my name is Adolph
Durand, son of a rich business man of Marseilles.

Giraud
He offers her lawful love and wealth!--Young man, I willingly take you
under my protection.

SCENE FIFTH

The same persons, a sheriff, a police officer and gendarmes.

Giraud
Sir, what right have you to enter an occupied dwelling--the domicile
of a peaceable young girl?

Joseph
Yes, what right have you--?

The sheriff
Young man, don't you worry about our right!--A few moments ago you
were very friendly and slowed us where the unknown might be found, but
now you have suddenly changed your tune.

Pamela
Bit what are you looking for? What do you want?

The sheriff
You seem to be well aware that we are looking for somebody.

Giraud
Sir, my daughter has no one with her but her future husband, M.--

The sheriff
Rousseau.

Pamela
M. Adolph Durand.

Giraud
Rousseau I don't know.--The gentleman I refer to is M. Adolph Durand.

Mme. Giraud
Son of a respectable merchant of Marseilles.

Joseph
Ah! you have been deceiving me! Ah!--That is the secret of your
coldness, and he is--

The sheriff (to the officer of the police)
This does not seem to be the man?

The officer
Oh, yes, I am sure of it! (to the gendarmes) Carry out my orders.

Jules
Monsieur, I am the victim of some mistake; my name is not Jules
Rousseau.

The officer
Oh! but you know his first name, which none of us has as yet
mentioned.

Jules
But I heard some one say it. Here are my papers, which are perfectly
correct.

The sheriff
Let me see them, please.

Giraud
Gentlemen, I assure you and declare to you--

The officer
If you go on in this way, and wish to make us believe that this
gentleman is Adolph Durand, son of a merchant of--

Mme. Giraud
Of Marseilles--

The officer
You may all be arrested as his accomplices, locked up in jail this
evening, and implicated in an affair from which you will not easily
get off. Have you any regard for the safety of your neck?

Giraud
A great deal!

The officer
Very well! Hold your tongue, then.

Mme. Giraud
Do hold your tongue, Giraud!

Pamela
Merciful heaven! Why did I not believe him at once!

The sheriff (to his agents)
Search the gentleman!

(The agent takes out Jules' pocket handkerchief