▁accept ▁G M . ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁ 2 ▁– ▁Des ▁Gr ieux ' s ▁lod g ings ▁in ▁Paris ▁Des ▁Gr ieux ▁is ▁writing ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁but ▁Man on ▁interrupt s ▁by ▁declaring ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁him . ▁Des ▁Gr ieux ▁goes ▁to ▁post ▁the ▁letter ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁absence ▁Les ca ut ▁arriv es ▁with ▁Monsieur ▁G M . ▁Man on ▁yields ▁to ▁G M ' s ▁adv ances ▁and ▁when ▁des ▁Gr ieux ▁returns , ▁Les ca ut ▁persu ades ▁him ▁that ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁great ▁wealth ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁if ▁he , ▁des ▁Gr ieux , ▁will ▁san ction ▁the ▁l ia ison ▁between ▁Man on ▁and ▁G M . ▁ ▁Act ▁II ▁Sc ene ▁ 1 ▁– ▁A ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁particulier ▁of ▁Madame ▁Man on ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁party ▁given ▁by ▁Monsieur ▁G M ▁and ▁is ▁clearly ▁torn ▁between ▁the ▁wealth ▁of ▁her ▁companion ▁and ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁des ▁Gr ieux , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁there ▁with ▁Les ca ut . ▁Des ▁Gr ieux ▁tries ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Man on ▁to ▁leave ▁with ▁him ▁but ▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁time ▁is ▁not ▁right ▁and ▁only ▁will ▁be ▁when ▁he ▁takes ▁more ▁of ▁Monsieur ▁G M ' s ▁money ▁at ▁cards . ▁Des ▁Gr ieux ▁is ▁caught ▁che ating ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Man on ▁r ush ▁away . ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁ 2 ▁– ▁Des ▁Gr ieux ' s ▁lod g ings ▁Man on ▁and ▁des ▁Gr ieux ▁once ▁again ▁declare