“ When a master does not consider what he is doing, a sensible servant should set him right. ”
Molière, The Imaginary Invalid (1673). copy citation
| Author | Molière |
|---|---|
| Source | The Imaginary Invalid |
| Topic | servant right |
| Date | 1673 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Charles Heron Wall |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Imaginary_Invalid |
Context
“I command her to prepare herself to take the husband I have fixed
upon.
TOI. And I decidedly forbid her to do anything of the kind.
ARG. What have we come to? And what boldness is this for a scrub of a
servant to speak in such a way before her master?
TOI. When a master does not consider what he is doing, a sensible
servant should set him right.
ARG. (_running after_ TOINETTE) . Ah, impudent girl, I will kill
you!
TOI. (_avoiding_ ARGAN, _and putting the chair between her and
him_) . It is my duty to oppose what would be a dishonour to you.”
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