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Madelon and Cathos are two, pretentious young ladies from the country who have recently arrived in Paris. Despite the best efforts of Marigold’s father, Gorgibus, to find suitors for the ladies, their heads have been filled with ridiculous, affected notions of courtship and acceptable social behavior. However, they now meet the so-called Marquis de Mascarille, who is pompous, affected, foppish, and completely over-the-top. As such, he conforms to all of their romanticized notions of the perfect
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MASC. (After having bowed to them). Ladies, no doubt you will be surprised at the boldness of my visit, but your reputation has drawn this disagreeable affair upon you; merit has for me such potent charms, that I run everywhere after it.
MAD. If you pursue merit you should not come to us.
CAT. If you find merit amongst us, you must have brought it hither yourself.
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