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... job and receiving his first pay. More joyful music ensues as the quad recitative begins and leads into a lighthearted quad aria.) But while they celebrate their unexpected fortune, the landlord, Benoit, arrives to collect the rent. Plying the older man with wine, they urge him to tell of his flirtations, then throw him out in mock indignation. (The music stops CH5 arrives unexpectedly to collect his rent and begins a recitative with the other four. As they urge him to reveal his flirtations the music is lighthearted, but when he tells of his wife the music turns dramatic and they throw him out in mock indignation.) As the friends depart for a celebration at the nearby Café Momus, Rodolfo promises to join them soon, staying behind to finish writing an article. There is another knock: a neighbor, Mimì, says her candle has gone out on the drafty stairs. (Romantic ...