The cunning servant Mascarille attempts to help his master Lélie deceive Trufaldin by posing as an Armenian messenger. The scene becomes a comedic battle of wits as Lélie's incompetence and geographical blunders nearly expose the ruse, forcing Mascarille to invent increasingly absurd explanations to save their plot.
TRUFALDIN: Praise be to Heaven, and to my lucky star!
MASCARILLE: You’re good at “seeing visions and dreaming dreams,” / Since what you dream about comes true, it seems.
TRUFALDIN: For these good tidings, how can I thank you, sir? / You seem to me a heavenly messenger.
LÉLIE: Spare me such complimen
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