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Rosidor, as he stabs her non-fatally during their embrace. All the while believing the person before him in GĂ©ronte, Pymante agrees to hide him nearby in the forest. Pymante remarks that "GĂ©ronte" looks quite like Dorise and tells himself that either he will get rid of a witness to his crime, if it is GĂ©ronte, or he will be able to declare his love, if this is Dorise.
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The Prince is out hunting and is unaware that
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Rosidor, his rival. He then runs into Lysarque and a group of archers, who are looking for the men responsible for the ambush. Pymante claims to know nothing about it and states that he was merely in the forest awaiting his
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Caliste. She disguises herself in the clothes of the deceased GĂ©ronte. Pymante arrives, but believes that Dorise is GĂ©ronte. He runs towards her as if to embrace her, but Dorise has the
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kills GĂ©ronte, but Pymante flees. After seeing that the slain men are associated with Clitandre, Rosidor concludes that it must be he who organized the ambush. Rosidor is injured and Caliste helps him back to the castle.
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