Ah! mon Dieu!... c'est mon mari, ma petite, mon vrai mari, le gueux! - Voyons! ne va pas le réveiller, bête! allons, allons ailleurs...

Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866 · November 30, 1838

In the room of the ground floor of a theatre, a man, seated on a chair and legs stretched out on a bench, sleeps soundly. At right, in the open doorway, two masked women holding each others hands, and leans over to look at the sleeper.