Percy. We shouldn’t bother him. He says to let him alone.
Chanoine-Malherbe. Quel mauvais interprète!
Cashier. Now what’s he saying?
Chanoine-Malherbe. (Looking at his dictionary) Ig-no-rant In-ter-pre-ter!
Cashier. He means “ignorant.” You are an ignorant interpreter! But I thought——
Percy. No, no, no—Ig-no-rant in French means—Oh, if you only knew what that meant!
Chanoine-Malherbe. (To Cashier as he goes out, center) Oh, là, là! Un pareil hôtel, et un pareil interprète!
Cashier. He is disturbed, isn’t he?
Percy. Not at all, he’s charmed. That’s the way with the French.
Cashier. Wait a moment. Stay here while I’m gone. (She goes out, up-stage right)