▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁Ma ître ▁André ▁aw ak ens ▁his ▁wife , ▁al ar med : ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁cler ks ▁saw ▁a ▁man ▁enter ▁at ▁night ▁through ▁the ▁window ▁in ▁her ▁room . ▁To ▁di vert ▁her ▁husband , ▁Jac qu eline , ▁in ▁tears , ▁while ▁reject ing ▁the ▁charge , ▁acc uses ▁her ▁husband ▁of ▁neglect ing ▁her . ▁Ma ître ▁André ▁sheep ish ly ▁leaves ▁– ▁and ▁Cla var o che ▁cl amb ers ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cup board ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁hiding . ▁ ▁The ▁pair ▁decide ▁that ▁they ▁need ▁a ▁de co y ▁to ▁di vert ▁Ma ître ▁André ' s ▁susp ic ions . ▁The ▁solution ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁" ch and el ier ": ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁to ▁fl irt ▁with ▁her ▁while ▁leaving ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁true ▁lo ver ▁conce aled . ▁When ▁the ▁young ▁cler ks ▁pay ▁their ▁morning ▁respect s ▁to ▁her ▁she ▁is ▁touched ▁the ▁devoted ▁response ▁of ▁a ▁bl ushing ▁Fort un io : ▁the ▁" ch and el ier " ▁is ▁found . ▁After ▁she ▁has ▁sent ▁the ▁others ▁away , ▁he ▁reve als ▁his ▁sh yn ess ▁and ▁quickly ▁promises ▁Jac qu eline ▁un swer ving ▁dev otion . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 3 ▁Learning ▁that ▁Guillaume ▁had ▁seen ▁a ▁man ▁s ne aking ▁into ▁Jac qu eline ' s ▁bed room , ▁Fort un io ▁dream s ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁prote ctor ▁of ▁her ▁affairs ▁of