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    The Forfeiture
    The Forfeiture
    The Forfeiture
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    The Forfeiture

    By Frank J. Morlock and Charles Rivière Dufresny

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Forfeiture - Frank J. Morlock

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Forfeiture, by Riviere Dufresny

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

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      Title: The Forfeiture

      Author: Riviere Dufresny

      Translator: Frank J. Morlock

      Posting Date: August 4, 2012 [EBook #4753] Release Date: September, 2003 First Posted: March 12, 2002

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FORFEITURE ***

      Produced by Dagny and Frank J. Morlock

      This Etext is for private use only. No republication for profit in print or other media may be made without the express consent of the Copyright Holder. The Copyright Holder is especially concerned about performance rights in any media on stage, cinema, or television, or audio or any other media, including readings for which an entrance fee or the like is charge. Permissions should be addressed to: Frank Morlock, 6006 Greenbelt Rd, #312, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA or frankmorlock@msn.com. Other works by this author may be found at http://www.cadytech.com/dumas/personnage.asp?key=130

      THE FORFEITURE

      by Dufresny

      translated and adapted by

      Frank J. Morlock

      CHARACTERS:

      GERONTE, father of Isabelle

      ISABELLE, lover of Valere

      BELISE, Valere's older aunt

      ARAMINTE, her younger sister

      VALERE, nephew of Belise and Araminte

      FRONTIN, Valere's valet

      A Lackey

      4 men, 3 women

      (Enter Isabelle and Valere from opposite directions without seeing each other)

      VALERE: What! Unable to reason with my two aunts!

      ISABELLE: I can never return. What extravagants!

      VALERE: Yes, the more I think of it the less I see of a way out.

      ISABELLE: To have such revolting procedures for a nephew.

      VALERE: We shall get nothing out of it.

      ISABELLE: Oh Gods!

      VALERE: Cruel Aunts. For more than ten years always new injustices.

      ISABELLE: (seeing each other) What unpleasantness— But—

      VALERE: What cruelty! To be desolated side by side without finding any way to placate these crazies.

      ISABELLE: My father has spoken sharply to them and is going to threaten them again, separately. For each stays in her own apartment.

      VALERE: Yes, from the little I see the two avoid each other, speak only a few words in passing

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