Enfin on annonça le Gonzo, qui, du premier coup d’œil, vit qu’il allait être l’homme nécessaire pendant huit jours. « La marquise est jalouse de la petite Marini, et ce serait, ma foi, une comédie bien montée, se dit-il, que celle dans laquelle la marquise jouerait le premier rôle, la petite Anetta la soubrette, et monsignore del Dongo l’amoureux !
At length they announced Gonzo, who at the first glance saw that he was going to be the indispensable person for the next week; "The Marchesa is jealous of the little Marini, and, upon my word, it would be a fine drama to put on the stage," he said to himself, "with the Marchesa playing the leading lady, little Annetta the juvenile, and Monsignor del Dongo the lover!