Five o’clock pe engleze\u0219te \u00eensemneaz\u0103 cinci ceasuri. \u00cen lumea mare, fiecare dam\u0103-\u0219i hot\u0103r\u0103\u0219te o zi pe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00een\u0103 (jour fixe), c\u00eend prime\u0219te, la ceasurile cinci dup\u0103amiazi, vizite \u0219i face musafirilor trata\u021bie cu ceai\u00a0; de aceea se mai zice \u0219i five o’clock tea, adic\u0103 pe rom\u00e2ne\u0219te ceaiul de la cinci ceasuri. \u00cen genere, damele din lumea mare public\u0103 \u00een carnetul lui Claymoor, spre \u0219tiin\u021ba numeroaselor lor cuno\u0219tin\u021be, ziua lor de primire. De exemplu, citim \u00een l’Ind\u00e9pendance roumaine:<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0Madame Esm\u00e9ralde Piscopesco, five o’clock tea tous les jeudis.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0Azi e joi. Haide \u2014 zic eu \u2014 la madame Piscopesco.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
Feciorul \u00een frac \u0219i cu m\u0103nu\u0219i albe m\u0103 introduce \u00een salonul splendid al somptuosului h\u00f4tel Piscopesco. Dar nu v\u0103z pe nimeni\u2026 A! \u00een fund! auz, \u00een salona\u0219ul intim de cel mai pur stil Louis XV, ciripind pe-ntrecute, ca doi scatii, dou\u0103 glasuri de coconi\u021be. Merg acolo. Madam M\u0103ndica Piscopesco cu surioara sa, madam Tincu\u021ba Popesco. Cocoana M\u0103ndica m\u0103 \u00eent\u00eempin\u0103 cu gra\u021bia-i obicinuit\u0103. M\u0103rturisesc drept\u2026 Am mare sl\u0103biciune de ceea de francezul nume\u0219te la causerie, \u0219i de aceea frecventez bucuros cercurile mondains. \u00cemi place adic\u0103, pe rom\u00e2ne\u0219te, s\u0103 stau de vorb\u0103 cu damele din lumea mare. G\u0103sesc \u00een conversa\u021bia lui mult mai mult\u0103 gra\u021bie dec\u00eet \u00een conversa\u021bia b\u0103rba\u021bilor. Femeile \u0219tiu s\u0103 spun\u0103 o mie \u0219i o sut\u0103 de nimicuri \u00eentr-un mod mult mai interesant dec\u00eet spun b\u0103rba\u021bii lucrurile cele mai serioase\u2026 O floare, o panglicu\u021b\u0103 o deosebire d-abia sim\u021bit\u0103 \u00eentre dou\u0103 nuan\u021be, un nimic, distilate prin mintea subtil\u0103 a unei femei \u0219i exprimate prin acele dulci modula\u021biuni de voce \u0219i prin jocul acela \u00eenc\u00eent\u0103tor al luminilor ochilor, cap\u0103t\u0103, pentru mine cel pu\u021bin, un farmec indicibil. Iat\u0103-m\u0103 dar \u00een elementul meu\u2026 Aci desigur am s\u0103 petrec c\u00eeteva momente delicioase.<\/p>\n
Eu\u00a0: Madam Piscopesco, da\u021bi-mi voie\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Vii tocma la pont.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Ai fost\u2026?<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Taci, tu! Las’ s\u0103-l \u00eentreb eu\u2026 Ai fost asear\u0103 la circ?<\/p>\n
Eu: Am fost.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Cine mai\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Taci, soro! n-auzi? (C\u0103tre mine:) Ai v\u0103zut pe Mi\u021ba?<\/p>\n
Eu: Pe sora matale?<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Nu\u2026 Pe Mi\u021ba, pe Potropopeasca a t\u00een\u0103r\u0103?<\/p>\n
Eu: Da; era \u00eentr-o loj\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba mea\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (Tincu\u021bii): Ai v\u0103zut?<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba (mie): Cu cin’\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Taci!\u2026 (Mie:) Cu ce p\u0103l\u0103rie era?<\/p>\n
Eu (\u00eencurcat): Cu\u2026<\/p>\n
(Tincu\u021ba vrea s\u0103 m\u0103-ntrerup\u0103.)<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (astup\u00eendu-i gura cu m\u00eena): Cu o p\u0103l\u0103rie mare\u2026<\/p>\n
Eu (r\u0103sufl\u00eend): Da\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (Tincu\u021bii): Ai v\u0103zut? (Mie:) Bleu gendarme\u2026<\/p>\n
Eu: Da\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (mie): Cu pamblici vieux-rose\u2026<\/p>\n
(Eu dau din cap afirmativ.)<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (Tincu\u021bii): Te mai prinzi aldat\u0103?<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: St\u0103i, s\u0103 vedem\u2026 (Mie)\u00a0: Era cu b\u0103rbatu-s\u0103u.<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (Tincu\u021bii): Taci tu!<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Ap\u0103i, las\u0103-m\u0103 \u0219i pe mine, soro!\u2026 Tot tu?<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (mie): Era cu Potropopescu?<\/p>\n
Eu (\u00eencurcat): Mi se pare c\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Nu era cu Haral\u00e0mbina?<\/p>\n
Eu (\u0219i mai \u00eencurcat): Cu care Haral\u00e0mbina?\u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Cu m\u0103-sa.<\/p>\n
Eu: \u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: \u2026O b\u0103tr\u00een\u0103 mic\u0103, ur\u00eet\u0103, parc\u0103-i o smochin\u0103 uscat\u0103, \u0219i g\u0103tit\u0103-g\u0103tit\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Eu (r\u0103sufl\u00eend): Da.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Cu p\u0103rul ro\u0219u vopsit\u2026<\/p>\n
Eu: Da, da.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba (M\u0103ndichii): Ai v\u0103zut?<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Ce s\u0103 v\u0103z?\u2026 parc\u0103 m\u0103-sa nu \u0219tie! (Mie:) A venit cineva \u00een loj\u0103 la ele?<\/p>\n
Eu: \u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Mitic\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Eu: Care Mitic\u0103?<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Ei! care Mitic\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Lefterescu, locotenentul\u2026<\/p>\n
Eu: S\u0103 m\u0103 crede\u021bi, cuconi\u021belor, pe onoarea mea v\u0103 spun, c\u0103 nu pot s\u0103 zic, pentru c\u0103 eu\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Pentru c\u0103 dumneata e\u0219ti cavaler \u0219i nu vrei s\u0103 spui.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Da pe Lefterescu l-ai v\u0103zut \u00een circ?<\/p>\n
Eu: Mi se pare c\u0103 era \u00eentr-un stal, drept \u00een fa\u021ba mea.<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: L\u00eeng\u0103 loja ei!\u2026 (Tincu\u021bii:) Ai v\u0103zut? Ai \u00een\u021beles acuma pontul?\u2026 Vezi, daca e\u0219ti proast\u0103?<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Peste poate!<\/p>\n
Eu (arunc\u00eend o privire pe fereastr\u0103 \u0219i v\u0103z\u00eend o tr\u0103sur\u0103 \u00eenchis\u0103, care a tras la scar\u0103): Vorbe\u0219ti de lup \u0219i madam Potropopesco la u\u0219e.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Ea!<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Vezi ce obraznic\u0103 e!\u2026<\/p>\n
Eu (av\u00eend un presentiment \u0219i lu\u00eendu-mi p\u0103l\u0103ria): Doamnelor, da\u021bi-mi voie s\u0103 v\u0103 salut\u2026 \u00cemi pare bine c\u0103 v\u0103 g\u0103sesc totdeauna vesele \u0219i gra\u021bioase\u2026 Eu trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 retrag.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba (t\u0103indu-mi calea): A\u0219a degrab’?<\/p>\n
Eu: V\u0103 asigur c\u0103\u2026 o afacere\u2026 urgent\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (acoperindu-mi u\u0219a): F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 iei m\u0103car un ceai?<\/p>\n
Eu (ap\u0103sat din ce \u00een ce mai mult de negrul meu presentiment): Parol\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Tocma acu?<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba (smulg\u00eendu-mi p\u0103l\u0103ria): Peste poate!<\/p>\n
(Eu, trebuind s\u0103 cedez, cad zdrobit pe un puf.)<\/p>\n
Feciorul: Madam Potropopesco.<\/p>\n
(M\u0103ndica se face ro\u0219ie, Tincu\u021ba v\u00een\u0103t\u0103, eu galben. Madam Mi\u021ba Potropopesco apare, uimitoare de frumuse\u021be \u0219i de toalet\u0103 ca totdeauna, purt\u00eend p\u0103l\u0103ria bleu gendarme . Cele trei dame se s\u0103rut\u0103 foarte afectuos.)<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: E un ger afar\u0103, ma\u0219er, c\u0103 nu-\u021bi po\u021bi face o idee\u2026 Daca o \u021binea a\u0219a toat\u0103 noaptea, se duce dracului rapi\u021ba!<\/p>\n
Eu: Nu crez\u2026 Am vorbit cu arenda\u0219ii\u2026<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: A\u0219! nu mi-a scris azi Potropopescu al meu?<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (Mi\u021bii): Ai fost asear\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba (M\u0103ndichii): Taci, tu\u00a0! Las’ s\u0103-ntreb eu. (Mi\u021bii:) Ai fost asear\u0103 la circ, madam Potropopesco?<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Da.<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Sin\u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Taci!\u2026 (Mi\u021bii:) Singur\u0103?<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Nu, cu maman…<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Cu maman?\u2026 Bravo!<\/p>\n
Eu (scul\u00eendu-m\u0103): Doamnelor, eu\u2026<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (\u00eempiedic\u00eendu-m\u0103 s\u0103-mi iau pal\u0103ria, \u0219i \u00eencet) Tocma la pont? (Merge s\u0103 apese nasturele soneriei.)<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: \u0218i\u2026 era mult\u0103 lume la circ?<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Foarte mult\u0103.<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica (sun\u00eend prelungit): Ce slugi dobitoace!<\/p>\n
(Feciorul vine.)<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica\u00a0: Nu te-am chemat pe dumneata\u00a0: treaba dumitale e s\u0103 stai la u\u0219e\u00a0; unde e dobitoaca de Roza\u00a0? Ce face cu ceaiul\u00a0?<\/p>\n
(Feciorul iese.)<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba (Mi\u021bii): Era cineva dintre cunoscu\u021bi?<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Mai nimeni\u2026 Era Costandineasca, Dumitreasca, Vasileasca, Georgeasca si Ogretinencile\u2026<\/p>\n
(Roza, subreta, apare.)<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Ce faci cu ceaiul \u0103la?<\/p>\n
Roza: E gata, coni\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Ap\u0103i, de ce dracu nu-l aduci odat\u0103?<\/p>\n
Roza: E gata, \u00een salon.<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Atunci de ce nu spui, proasto!<\/p>\n
(Roza pleac\u0103 bomb\u0103nind.)<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: S\u0103 nu bomb\u0103ne\u0219ti, obraznico!<\/p>\n
(Toat\u0103 vremea asta, madam Tincu\u021ba Popesco tace, b\u0103t\u00eendu-se pe palma st\u00eeng\u0103 cu un cu\u021bit de sidef pentru t\u0103iat coresponden\u021ba\u00a0; pe c\u00eend madam Potropopesco se consider\u0103 \u00een oglind\u0103, dr\u0103cuindu-\u0219i un c\u00eerlion\u021b rebel din frunte, care nu vrea s\u0103 stea cum trebuie. Madam Piscopesco cu un gest degajat ne pofte\u0219te \u00een salonul cel mare la ceai. Un samovar \u0219i un serviciu de argint cu coroan\u0103 de conte dasupra monogramei E.P. \u2014 Esm\u00e9ralde Piscopesco \u2014 de toat\u0103 frumuse\u021bea.)<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba (Mi\u021bii): Apropo, nu mi-ai spus cine mai era la circ.<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Ba, \u021bi-am spus\u2026 Ogretinencile\u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Nu\u2026 Dintre b\u0103rba\u021bi\u2026<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Dintre b\u0103rba\u021bi?<\/p>\n
(Eu trec repede din salona\u0219 \u0219i-mi iau p\u0103l\u0103ria.)<\/p>\n
M\u0103ndica: Nu iei ceaiul?<\/p>\n
Eu (\u021bin\u00eendu-mi \u00een sus \u0219i bine p\u0103l\u0103ria): Ba da.<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Mitic\u0103\u2026 nu era?<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Mitic\u0103?\u2026 nu \u0219tiu care Mitic\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Lefterescu!\u2026 sublocotenentul!<\/p>\n
Eu (frig\u00eendu-m\u0103 cu ceaiul, c\u0103tre M\u0103ndica): Pardon, eu trebuie s\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba (r\u00eez\u00eend foarte vesel\u0103, c\u0103tre Tincu\u021ba): A! Lefterescu! Mitic\u0103 al dumitale\u2026<\/p>\n
Tincu\u021ba: Ba al dumitale, obraznico!<\/p>\n
Mi\u021ba: Ba al t\u0103u, mojico!<\/p>\n
(Eu, sc\u0103p\u00eend din m\u00een\u0103 paharul cu ceai, \u00eemping pe madam Piscopesco c\u00eet colo, dau \u00een l\u0103turi pe fecior \u0219i \u00eentr-o clip\u0103 sunt \u00een curte. \u00cen poart\u0103 \u00eent\u00eelnesc pe bravul Lefterescu.)<\/p>\n
Eu: Un’te duci?<\/p>\n
Mitic\u0103: La five o’clock, la madam Piscopesco.<\/p>\n
Mita si Tincuta: Mitica… Eu: Fugi, nenorocitule!<\/p>\n
Universul, 1900, 25 febr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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