ARGANTE, GÉRONTE, LÉANDRE, OCTAVE, HYACINTHA,                 ZERBINETTE, NÉRINE, SILVESTRE, CARLE.

CAR
Ah! gentlemen, a most sad accident has just taken place.

GER
What is it?

CAR
Poor Scapin....

GER
Is a rascal whom I shall see hung.

CAR
Alas! Sir, you will not have that trouble. As he was passing near a building, a bricklayer's hammer fell on his head and broke his skull, leaving his brain exposed. He is dying, and he has asked to be brought in here to speak to you before he dies.