monotony have proved the weaker in this strife . And , overrun by tedium , ‘ tis now I give up the good wife . Capitulate and abdicate , I will a lover take . My husband makes a spy of me in this skirmish of ennui . Sganarelle has proved alert for trysts as hot as they ’ re covert . Lucille !
SCENE II — MADAM CLUTTERBUCK , LUCILLE .
LUCILLE : Yes , my lady ?
MADAM CLUTTERBUCK : There is a change in plan tonight , for business calls away the master Clutterbuck . And , as I ’ ve been so importuned , by a stray mouse in my bedroom , I have to let you know this eve , that you and I shall switch our rooms .
LUCILLE [ ASIDE }: Methinks I scent conspiracy . [ TO MADAM }: ‘ Madam is so good to me .
MADAM CLUTTERBUCK : [ ASIDE }: ‘ Tis Sganarelle ’ s swift stratagem