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Characters:
Baron Roquefort
Baroness Roquefort
Mortimer, the Majordomo in the house of Baron Roquefort
A half hour later, the baron, now fully dressed and pomaded, entered the dining room. The baroness, a plump little mouse lady, was already waiting for him.
Baron: Good morning, my darling.
Baroness: Good morning, dear.
Baron: You look very beautiful today.
Baroness: Thank you, dear.
Baron (to majordomo): What’s for breakfast, Mortimer?
Majordomo: Your favourite cheddar cheese, Your Excellency.
Baron: It smells delicious!
Baroness: You’re a true magician, Mortimer. I cannot hope to ever lose weight if you keep on spoiling us like that! (7)
Majordomo (with a bow): Always at the service of Your Excellency. (8)
Baron: And you certainly need not lose weight, my darling. You are beautiful just the way you are. A mouse lady must be a bit plump around the hips.
Baroness: You’re such a gentleman, Maurice! You always know how to comfort me. But I don’t see Mathilda. Where in the world is our daughter? (9)
Majordomo: Mademoiselle Mathilda is in her room, Madame. I am afraid she has come down with a headache. (10)
Baroness: A headache? On her wedding day? On the happiest day of her life? I simply cannot understand that!
Baron: Perhaps she is just nervous, my dear. After all, one does not get married every day. (11)
Baroness: Nonsense! Besides, she isn’t marrying some street bum. (12) She is marrying the Marquis Camembert, the most eligible bachelor in the whole of Mouse Kingdom! (13) If this were my wedding, I would surely be jumping with joy. I certainly wouldn’t lose my appetite over it. (14)
Baron: Certainly not, dear. Just don’t forget that you’re already married.
