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  DORINE

  No,no,adaughtermustobeyherfather,Thoughheshouldwanttomakeherwedamonkey。

  Besides,yourfatefine。Whatcouldbebetter!

  You’lltakethestage—coachtohlittlevillage,Andfinditfullofunclesandofcousins,Whoseconversationwilldelightyou。ThenYou’llbepresentedintheirbestsociety。

  You’llevengotocall,bywayofwelcome,OnMrs。Bailiff,Mrs。Tax—Collector,Who’llpatroneyouwithafolding—stool。

  There,onceayear,atcarnival,you’llhavePerhaps——aball;withorchestra——twobag—pipes;

  Andsometimesatrainedape,andPunchandJudy;

  Thoughifyourhusband

  MARIANE

  Oh,you’llkillme。PleaseContrivetohelpmeoutwithyouradvice。

  DORINE

  Ithankyoukindly。

  MARIANE

  Oh!Dorine,Ibegyou

  DORINE

  Toserveyouright,thmarriagemustgothrough。

  MARIANE

  Deargirl!

  DORINE

  No。

  MARIANE

  IfIsayIloveValere

  DORINE

  No,no。Tartuffe’syourman,andyoushalltastehim。

  MARIANE

  YouknowI’vealwaystrustedyou;nowhelpme

  DORINE

  No,youshallbe,myfaith!Tartuffified。

  MARIANE

  Well,then,sinceyou’venopityformyfateLetmetakecounselonlyofdespair;

  Itwilladveandhelpandgivemecourage;

  There’sonesurecure,Iknow,forallmytroubles。

  (Shestartstogo。)

  DORINE

  There,there!Comeback。Ican’tbeangrylong。

  Imusttakepityonyou,afterall。

  MARIANE

  Oh,don’tyousee,Dorine,ifImustbearThmartyrdom,Icertainlyshalldie。

  DORINE

  Nowdon’tyoufret。We’llsurelyfindsomeway。

  TohinderthButhere’sValere,yourlover。

  SCENEIV

  VALERE,MARIANE,DORINE

  VALERE

  Madam,apieceofnews——quitenewtome——

  Hasjustcomeout,andveryfineit。

  MARIANE

  Whatpieceofnews?

  VALERE

  YourmarriagewithTartuffe。

  MARIANE

  ’Ttruemyfatherhasthplaninmind。

  VALERE

  Yourfather,madam

  MARIANE

  Yes,he’schangedhplans,Anddidbutnowproposeittome。

  VALERE

  What!

  Seriously?

  MARIANE

  Yes,hewasserious,Andopenlyinstedonthematch。

  VALERE

  Andwhat’syourresolutioninthematter,Madam?

  MARIANE

  Idon’tknow。

  VALERE

  That’saprettyanswer。

  Youdon’tknow?

  MARIANE

  No。

  VALERE

  No?

  MARIANE

  Whatdoyouadve?

  VALERE

  I?Myadvice,marryhim,byallmeans。

  MARIANE

  That’syouradvice?

  VALERE

  Yes。

  MARIANE

  Doyoumeanit?

  VALERE

  Surely。

  Asplendidchoice,andworthyofyouracceptance。

  MARIANE

  Oh,verywell,sir!Ishalltakeyourcounsel。

  VALERE

  You’llfindnotroubletakingit,Iwarrant。

  MARIANE

  Nomorethanyoudidgivingit,besure。

  VALERE

  Igaveit,truly,toobligeyou,madam。

  MARIANE

  AndIshalltakeittoobligeyou,sir。

  Dorine(withdrawingtothebackofthestage)

  Let’sseewhatthaffairwillcometo。

  VALERE

  So,Thatyourlove?AnditwasalldeceitWhenyou

  MARIANE

  Ibegyou,saynomoreofthat。

  Youtoldme,squarely,sir,IshouldacceptThehusbandthatofferedme;andI

  WilltellyousquarelythatImeantodoso,Sinceyouhavegivenmethgoodadvice。

  VALERE

  Don’tshieldyourselfwithtalkofmyadvice。

  Youhadyourmindmadeup,that’sevident;

  Andnowyou’resnatchingatatriflingpretextTojustifythebreakingofyourword。

  MARIANE

  Exactlyso。

  VALERE

  Ofcourseit;yourheartHasneverknowntrueloveforme。

  MARIANE

  Alas!

  You’refreetothinkso,ifyouplease。

  VALERE

  Yes,yes,I’mfreetothinkso;andmyoutragedloveMayyetforestallyouinyourperfidy,Andofferelsewherebothmyheartandhand。

  MARIANE

  Nodoubtofit;theloveyourhighdesertsMaywin

  VALERE

  GoodLord,havedonewithmydeserts!

  IknowIhavebutfew,andyouhaveprovedit。

  ButImayfindmorekindnessinanother;

  Iknowofsomeone,who’llnotbeashamedTotakeyourleavings,andmakeupmyloss。

  MARIANE

  Thelossnotsogreat;you’lleasilyConsoleyourselfcompletelyforthchange。

  VALERE

  I’lltrymybest,thatyoumaywellbelieve。

  Whenwe’reforgottenbyawoman’sheart,Ourpridechallenged;we,too,mustforget;

  Orifwecannot,mustatleastpretendto。

  Nootherwaycanmansuchbasenessprove,Asbealoverscorned,andstillinlove。

  MARIANE

  Infaith,ahighandnoblesentiment。

  VALERE

  Yes;andit’sonethatallmenmustapprove。

  What!Wouldyouhavemekeepmylovealive,Andseeyouflyintoanother’sarmsBeforemyveryeyes;andneverofferTosomeoneelsetheheartthatyouhadscorned?

  MARIANE

  Oh,no,indeed!Formypart,IcouldwhThatitweredonealready。

  VALERE

  What!Youwhit?

  MARIANE

  Yes。

  VALERE

  Thinsultheapedoninjury;

  I’llgoatonceanddoasyoudesire。

  (Hetakesasteportwoasiftogoaway。)

  MARIANE

  Oh,verywellthen。

  VALERE(turningback)

  Butrememberth。

  ’Twasyouthatdrovemetothdesperatepass。

  MARIANE

  Ofcourse。

  VALERE(turningbackagain)

  AndintheplanthatIhaveformedIonlyfollowyourexample。

  MARIANE

  Yes。

  VALERE(atthedoor)

  Enough;youshallbepunctuallyobeyed。

  MARIANE

  Somuchthebetter。

  VALERE(comingbackagain)

  Thonceforall。

  MARIANE

  Sobeit,then。

  VALERE(Hegoestowardthedoor,butjustashereachesit,turnsaround)

  Eh?

  MARIANE

  What?

  VALERE

  Youdidn’tcallme?

  MARIANE

  I?Youaredreaming。

  VALERE

  Verywell,I’mgone。Madam,farewell。

  (Hewalksslowlyaway。)

  MARIANE

  Farewell,sir。

  DORINE

  ImustsayYou’velostyoursensesandbothgonecleandaft!

  I’veletyoufightitouttotheendo’thechapterToseehowfarthethingcouldgo。Oho,there,MterValere!

  (Shegoesandseizeshimbythearm,tostophim。Hemakesagreatshowofrestance。)

  VALERE

  Whatdoyouwant,Dorine?

  DORINE

  Comehere。

  VALERE

  No,no,I’mquitebesidemyself。

  Don’thindermefromdoingasshewhes。

  DORINE

  Stop!

  VALERE

  No。Yousee,I’mfixed,resolved,determined。

  DORINE

  So!

  MARIANE(aside)

  Sincemypresencepainshim,makeshimgo,I’dbettergomyself,andleavehimfree。

  DORINE(leavingValere,andrunningafterMariane)

  Nowt’other!Whereareyougoing?

  MARIANE

  Letmebe。

  DORINE。

  Comeback。

  MARIANE

  No,no,itn’tanyuse。

  VALERE(aside)

  ’Tclearthesightofmetorturetoher;

  Nodoubt,t’werebetterIshouldfreeherfromit。

  DORINE(leavingMarianeandrunningafterValere)

  Samethingagain!Deucetakeyouboth,Isay。

  Nowstopyourfooling;comehere,you;andyou。

  (Shepullsfirstone,thentheother,towardthemiddleofthestage。)

  VALERE(toDorine)

  What’syouridea?

  MARIANE(toDorine)

  Whatcanyoumeantodo?

  DORINE

  Setyoutorights,andpullyououto’thescrape。

  (ToValere)

  Areyouquitemad,toquarrelwithhernow?

  VALERE

  Didn’tyouhearthethingsshesaidtome?

  DORINE(toMariane)

  Areyouquitemad,togetinsuchapassion?

  MARIANE

  Didn’tyouseethewayhetreatedme?

  DORINE

  Fools,bothofyou。

  (ToValere)

  ShethinksofnothingelseButtokeepfaithwithyou,Ivouchforit。

  (ToMariane)

  Andhelovesnonebutyou,andlongsfornothingButjusttomarryyou,Istakemylifeon’t。

  MARIANE(toValere)

  Whydidyougivemesuchadvicethen,pray?

  VALERE(toMariane)

  Whyaskformyadviceonsuchamatter?

  DORINE

  Youbotharedaft,Itellyou。Here,yourhands。

  (ToValere)

  Come,yours。

  VALERE(givingDorinehhand)

  Whatfor?

  DORINE(toMariane)

  Now,yours。

  MARIANE(givingDorineherhand)

  Butwhat’stheuse?

  DORINE

  Oh,quicknow,comealong。There,bothofyou——

  Youloveeachotherbetterthanyouthink。

  (ValereandMarianeholdeachother’shandssometimewithoutlookingateachother。)

  VALERE(atlastturningtowardMariane)

  Come,don’tbesoungraciousnowaboutit;

  Lookatamanasifyoudidn’thatehim。

  (MarianelookssidewaystowardValere,withjustabitofasmile。)

  DORINE

  Myfaithandtroth,whatfoolstheseloversbe!

  VALERE(toMariane)

  Butcomenow,haveInotajustcomplaint?

  Andtruly,areyounotawickedcreatureTotakedelightinsayingwhatwouldpainme?

  MARIANE

  Andareyounotyourselfthemostungrateful?

  DORINE

  Leavethdcussiontillanothertime;

  Now,thinkhowyou’llstaveoffthplaguymarriage。

  MARIANE

  Thentellushowtogoaboutit。

  DORINE

  Well,We’lltryallsortsofways。

  (ToMariane)

  Yourfather’sdaft;

  (ToValere)

  Thplannonsense。

  (ToMariane)

  YouhadbetterhumourHnotionsbyasemblanceofconsent,Sothatincaseofdanger,youcanstillFindmeanstoblockthemarriagebydelay。

  Ifyougaintime,theresteasy,trustme。

  Onedayyou’llfoolthemwithasuddenillness,Causingdelay;anotherday,illomens:

  You’vemetafuneral,orbrokeamirror,Ordreamedofmuddywater。Bestofall,TheycannotmarryyoutoanyoneWithoutyoursayingyes。Butnow,methinks,Theymustn’tfindyouchatteringtogether。

  (ToValere)

  You,goatonceandsetyourfriendsatworkTomakehimkeephwordtoyou;whileweWillbringthebrother’sinfluencetobear,Andgetthestep—motheronourside,too。

  Good—bye。

  VALERE(toMariane)

  Whatevereffortswemaymake,Mygreatesthope,besure,mustrestonyou。

  MARIANE(toValere)

  Icannotanswerformyfather’swhims;

  ButnoonesaveValereshalleverhaveme。

  VALERE

  Youthrillmethroughwithjoy!Whatevercomes

  DORINE

  Oho!Theselovers!Neverdonewithprattling!

  Nowgo。

  VALERE(startingtogo,andcomingbackagain)

  Onelastword

  DORINE

  Whatagabbleandpother!

  Beoff!Bythdoor,you。Andyou,byt’other。

  (Shepushesthemoff,bytheshoulders,inoppositedirections。)

  ACTIII

  SCENEI

  DAM,DORINE

  DAM

  Maylightningstrikemedeadthveryinstant,MayIbeeverywhereproclaimedascoundrel,Ifanyreverenceorpowershallstopme,AndifIdon’tdostraightwaysomethingdesperate!

  DORINE

  Ibegyou,moderatethtoweringpassion;

  Yourfatherdidbutmerelymentionit。

  Notallthingsthataretalkedofturntofacts;

  Theroadlong,sometimes,fromplanstoacts。

  DAM

  No,Imustendthpaltryfellow’splots,Andheshallhearfrommeatruthortwo。

  DORINE

  Soho!Goslownow。Justyouleavethefellow——

  Yourfathertoo——inyourstep—mother’shands。

  ShehassomeinfluencewiththTartuffe,Hemakesapointofheedingallshesays,AndIsuspectthathefondofher。

  WouldGod’tweretrue!——’TwouldbetheheightofhumourNow,shehassentforhim,inyourbehalf,Tosoundhimonthmarriage,tofindoutWhathideasare,andtoshowhimplainlyWhattroubleshemaycause,ifheperstsIngivingcountenancetothdesign。

  Hmansays,he’satprayers,Imustn’tseehim,Butlikewesays,he’llpresentlybedown。

  Sooffwithyou,andletmewaitforhim。

  DAM

  Imaybepresentatthinterview。

  DORINE

  No,no!Theymustbeleftalone。

  DAM

  Iwon’tSomuchasspeaktohim。

  DORINE

  Goon!WeknowyouAndyourhightantrums。Justthewaytospoilthings!

  Beoff。

  DAM

  No,Imustsee——I’llkeepmytemper。

  DORINE

  Outonyou,whataplague!He’scoming。Hide!

  (Damgoesandhidesintheclosetatthebackofthestage。)

  SCENEII

  TARTUFFE,DORINE

  TARTUFFE(speakingtohvalet,offthestage,assoonasheseesDorinethere)

  Lawrence,putupmyhair—clothshirtandscourge,AndpraythatHeavenmaysheditslightuponyou。

  Ifanycometoseeme,sayI’mgoneTosharemyalmsamongtheproners。

  DORINE(aside)

  Whataffectationandwhatshowingoff!

  TARTUFFE

  Whatdoyouwantwithme?

  DORINE

  Totellyou

  TARTUFFE(takingahandkerchieffromhpocket)

  Ah!

  Beforeyouspeak,praytakethhandkerchief。

  DORINE

  What?

  TARTUFFE

  Coverupthatbosom,whichIcan’tEnduretolookon。ThingslikethatoffendOursouls,andfillourmindswithsinfulthoughts。

  DORINE

  Areyousotendertotemptation,then,Andhasthefleshsuchpoweruponyoursenses?

  Idon’tknowhowyougetinsuchaheat;

  Formypart,Iamnotsopronetolust,AndIcouldseeyoustrippedfromheadtofoot,Andallyourhidenottemptmeintheleast。

  TARTUFFE

  Showinyourspeechsomelittlemodesty,OrImustinstantlytakeleaveofyou。

  DORINE

  No,no,I’llleaveyoutoyourself;I’veonlyOnethingtosay:Madamwillsoonbedown,Andbegsthefavourofawordwithyou。

  TARTUFFE

  Ah!Willingly。

  DORINE(aside)

  Howgentleallatonce!

  Myfaith,IstillbelieveI’vehituponit。

  TARTUFFE

  Willshecomesoon?

  DORINE

  IthinkIhearhernow。

  Yes,heresheherself;I’llleaveyouwithher。

  SCENEIII

  ELMIRE,TARTUFFE

  TARTUFFE

  MayHeaven’soverflowingkindnesseverGiveyougoodhealthofbodyandofsoul,AndblessyourdaysaccordingtothewhesAndprayersofitsmosthumblevotary!

  ELMIRE

  I’mverygratefulforyourpiouswhes。

  Butlet’ssitdown,sowemaytalkatease。

  TARTUFFE(aftersittingdown)

  Andhowareyourecoveredfromyourillness?

  ELMIRE(sittingdownalso)

  Quitewell;thefeversoonletgoitshold。

  TARTUFFE

  Myprayers,Ifear,havenotsufficientmeritTohavedrawndownthfavourfromonhigh;

  ButeachentreatythatImadetoHeavenHadforitsobjectyourrecovery。

  ELMIRE

  You’retoosolicitousonmybehalf。

  TARTUFFE

  Wecouldnotcherhyourdearhealthtoomuch;

  Iwouldhavegivenmine,tohelprestoreit。

  ELMIRE

  That’spushingChrtiancharitytoofar;

  Ioweyoumanythanksforsomuchkindness。

  TARTUFFE

  Idofarlessforyouthanyoudeserve。

  ELMIRE

  ThereamatterthatIwhedtospeakofInprivate;Iamgladthere’snoonehereTolten。

  TARTUFFE

  Madam,Iamoverjoyed。

  ’Tsweettofindmyselfalonewithyou。

  ThanopportunityI’veaskedOfHeaven,manyatime;tillnow,invain。

  ELMIRE

  AllthatIwh,justawordfromyou,Quitefrankandopen,hidingnothingfromme。

  (DAM,withouttheirseeinghim,openstheclosetdoorhalfway。)

  TARTUFFE

  Itoocouldwh,asHeaven’sespecialfavour,Tolaymysoulquiteopentoyoureyes,Andsweartoyou,thetroublethatImadeAboutthosevitswhichyourcharmsattract,Doesnotresultfromanyhatredtowardyou,Butratherfromapassionatedevotion,Andpurestmotives

  ELMIRE

  ThathowItakeit,Ithink’tmysalvationthatconcernsyou。

  TARTUFFE(pressingherfingertips)

  Madam,’tso;andsuchmydevotion

  ELMIRE

  Ouch!butyousqueezetoohard。

  TARTUFFE

  Excessofzeal。

  InnowaycouldIevermeantohurtyou,AndI’dassoon

  (Heputshhandonherknee。)

  ELMIRE

  What’syourhanddoingthere?

  TARTUFFE

  Feelingyourgown;thestuffverysoft。

  ELMIRE

  Letbe,Ibegyou;Iamveryticklh。

  (Shemovesherchairaway,andTartuffebringshnearer。)

  TARTUFFE(handlingthelaceyokeofElmire’sdress)

  DearmehowwonderfulinworkmanshipThlace!Theydomarvels,nowadays;

  Thingsofallkindswereneverbettermade。

  ELMIRE

  Yes,verytrue。Butletuscometobusiness。

  Theysaymyhusbandmeanstobreakhword。

  AndmarryMarianetoyou。’tso?

  TARTUFFE

  Hedidhintsomesuchthing;buttruly,madam,That’snotthehappinessI’myearningafter;

  IseeelsewherethesweetcompellingcharmsOfsuchajoyasfillsmyeverywh。

  ELMIRE

  Youmeanyoucannotloveterrestrialthings。

  TARTUFFE

  Theheartwithinmybosomnotstone。

  ELMIRE

  IwellbelieveyoursighsalltendtoHeaven,Andnothingherebelowcanstayyourthoughts。

  TARTUFFE

  LoveforthebeautyofeternalthingsCannotdestroyourloveforearthlybeauty;

  OurmortalsenseswellmaybeentrancedByperfectworksthatHeavenhasfashionedhere。

  Itscharmsreflectedshineinsuchasyou,Andinyourself,itsrarestmiracles;

  Ithasdplayedsuchmarvelsinyourface,Thateyesaredazed,andheartsareraptaway;

  Icouldnotlookonyou,theperfectcreature,WithoutadmiringNature’sgreatCreator,AndfeelingallmyheartinflamedwithloveForyou,HfairestimageofHimself。

  AtfirstItrembledlestthsecretloveMightbetheEvilSpirit’sartfulsnare;

  Ievenschooledmyhearttofleeyourbeauty,Thinkingitwasabartomysalvation。

  Butsoon,enlightened,Oalllovelyone,Isawhowthmypassionmaybeblameless,HowImaymakeitfitwithmodesty,Andthuscompletelyyieldmyhearttoit。

  ’TImustown,agreatpresumptioninmeTodaremakeyoutheofferofmyheart;

  Mylovehopesallthingsfromyourperfectgoodness,Andnothingfrommyownpoorweakendeavour。

  Youaremyhope,mystay,mypeaceofheart;

  Onyoudependsmytormentormybls;

  Andbyyourdoomofjudgment,IshallbeBlest,ifyouwill;ordamned,byyourdecree。

  ELMIRE

  Yourdeclaration’sturnedmostgallantly;

  Buttruly,itjustabitsurpring。

  Youshouldhavebetterarmedyourheart,methinks,Andtakenthoughtsomewhatonsuchamatter。

  Apiousmanlikeyou,knowneverywhere

  TARTUFFE

  Thoughpious,Iamnonethelessaman;

  Andwhenamanbeholdsyourheavenlycharms,Theheartsurrenders,andcanthinknomore。

  Iknowsuchwordsseemstrange,comingfromme;

  But,madam,I’mnoangel,afterall;

  IfyoucondemnmyfranklymadeavowalYouonlyhaveyourcharmingselftoblame。

  SoonasIsawyourmorethanhumanbeauty,Youwerethenceforththesovereignofmysoul;

  Sweetnessineffablewasinyoureyes,Thattookbystormmystillrestingheart,Andconqueredeverything,fasts,prayers,andtears,Andturnedmyworshipwhollytoyourself。

  Mylooks,mysighs,havespokeathousandtimes;

  Now,toexpressitall,myvoicemustspeak。

  IfbutyouwilllookdownwithgraciousfavourUponthesorrowsofyourworthlessslave,IfinyourgoodnessyouwillgivemecomfortAndcondescenduntomynothingness,I’lleverpayyou,Osweetmiracle,Anunexampledworshipanddevotion。

  Thentoo,withmeyourhonourrunsnork;

  Withmeyouneednotfearapublicscandal。

  Thesecourtgallants,thatwomenaresofondof,Areboastfuloftheiracts,andvaininspeech;

  Theyalwaysbraginpublicoftheirprogress;

  Soonasafavour’sgranted,they’lldivulgeit;

  Theirtattlingtongues,ifyoubuttrusttothem,Willfoulthealtarwheretheirheartshaveworshipped。

  Butmenlikemearesodcreetinlove,Thatyoumaytrusttheirlastingsecrecy。

  ThecarewetaketoguardourowngoodnameMayfullyguaranteetheonewelove;

  Soyoumayfind,withheartslikeourssincere,Lovewithoutscandal,pleasurewithoutfear。

  ELMIRE

  I’veheardyouthrough——yourspeechclear,atleast。

  Butdon’tyoufearthatImaytakeafancyTotellmyhusbandofyourgallantpassion,AndthatapromptreportofthaffairMaysomewhatchangethefriendshipwhichhebearsyou?

  TARTUFFE

  Iknowthatyou’retoogoodandgenerous,Thatyouwillpardonmytemerity,Excuse,uponthescoreofhumanfrailty,Theviolenceofpassionthatoffendsyou,Andnotforget,whenyouconsultyourmirror,ThatI’mnotblind,andmanmadeofflesh。

  ELMIRE

  Somewomenmightdootherwe,perhaps,ButIamwillingtoemploydcretion,Andnotrepeatthemattertomyhusband;

  Butinreturn,I’llaskonethingofyou:

  Thatyouurgeforward,franklyandsincerely,ThemarriageofValeretoMariane;

  ThatyougiveuptheunjustinfluenceBywhichyouhopetowinanother’srights;

  And

  SCENEIV

  ELMIRE,DAM,TARTUFFE

  DAM(comingoutofthecloset—roomwherehehadbeenhiding)

  No,Isay!Ththingmustbemadepublic。

  Iwasjustthere,andoverhearditall;

  AndHeaven’sgoodnessmusthavebroughtmethereOnpurposetoconfoundthscoundrel’sprideAndgrantmemeanstotakeasignalvengeanceOnhhypocryandarrogance,Andundeceivemyfather,showingupTherascalcaughtatmakinglovetoyou。

  ELMIRE

  No,no;itenoughifhereforms,Endeavouringtodeservethefavourshownhim。

  AndsinceI’vepromed,donotyoubelieme。

  ’Tnotmywaytomakeapublicscandal;

  Anhonestwifewillscorntoheedsuchfollies,Andneverfretherhusband’searswiththem。

  DAM

  You’vereasonsofyourownforactingthus;

  AndIhaveminefordoingotherwe。

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