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prove to you His guilt�察�that I shall feign to share his love�察�I can leave off as
soon as you're convinced�察�And things shall go no farther than you choose。
So�察�when you think they've gone quite far enough�察�It is for you to stop his
mad pursuit�察�To spare your wife�察�and not expose me farther Than you shall
need�察�yourself�察�to undeceive you。 It is your own affair�察�and you must end it
When 。 。 。 Here he comes。 Keep still�察�don't show yourself。
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SCENE V TARTUFFE�察�ELMIRE�察�ORGON ��under
the table��
TARTUFFE They told me that you wished to see me here。
ELMIRE Yes。 I have secrets for your ear alone。 But shut the door first�察�and
look everywhere For fear of spies。
��Tartuffe goes and closes the door�察�and comes back。�� We surely can't
afford Another scene like that we had just now�察 �Was ever anyone so
caught before� �Damis did frighten me most terribly On your account�察�you
saw I did my best To baffle his design�察�and calm his anger。 But I was so
confused�察 �I never thought To contradict his story�察 �still�察 �thank Heaven�察�
Things turned out all the better�察�as it happened�察�And now we're on an even
safer footing。 The high esteem you're held in�察�laid the storm�察�My husband
can have no suspicion of you�察 �And even insists�察 �to spite the scandal´
mongers�察�That we shall be together constantly�察�So that is how�察�without the
risk of blame�察�I can be here locked up with you alone�察�And can reveal to
you my heart�察�perhaps Only too ready to allow your passion。
TARTUFFE Your words are somewhat hard to understand�察 �Madam�察�
just now you used a different style。
ELMIRE If that refusal has offended you�察�How little do you know a
woman's heart� �How ill you guess what it would have you know�察�When it
presents so feeble a defence� �Always�察 �at first�察 �our modesty resists The
tender feelings you inspire us with。 Whatever cause we find to justify The
love that masters us�察�we still must feel Some little shame in owning it�察�and
strive To make as though we would not�察 �when we would。 But from the
very way we go about it We let a lover know our heart surrenders�察�The
while our lips�察�for honour's sake�察�oppose Our heart's desire�察�and in refusing
promise。 I'm telling you my secret all too freely And with too little heed to
modesty。 Butnow that I've made bold to speakpray tell me。 Should I
have tried to keep Damis from speaking�察�Should I have heard the offer of
your heart So quietly�察�and suffered all your pleading�察�And taken it just as I
didremember If such a declaration had not pleased me�察�And�察 �when I
tried my utmost to persuade you Not to accept the marriage that was
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talked of�察 �What should my earnestness have hinted to you If not the
interest that you've inspired�察�And my chagrin�察�should such a match compel
me To share a heart I want all to myself�拭�
TARTUFFE 'Tis�察�past a doubt�察�the height of happiness�察�To hear such
words from lips we dote upon�察�Their honeyed sweetness pours through all
my senses Long draughts of suavity ineffable。 My heart employs its
utmost zeal to please you�察�And counts your love its one beatitude�察�And yet
that heart must beg that you allow it To doubt a little its felicity。 I well
might think these words an honest trick To make me break off this
approaching marriage�察�And if I may express myself quite plainly�察�I cannot
trust these too enchanting words Until the granting of some little favour I
sigh for�察�shall assure me of their truth And build within my soul�察�on firm
foundations�察�A lasting faith in your sweet charity。
ELMIRE ��coughing to draw her husband's attention�� What� �Must you
go so fast��and all at once Exhaust the whole love of a woman's heart�拭�
She does herself the violence to make This dear confession of her love�察�
and you Are not yet satisfied�察�and will not be Without the granting of her
utmost favours�拭�
TARTUFFE The less a blessing is deserved�察�the less We dare to hope
for it�察�and words alone Can ill assuage our love's desires。 A fate Too full of
happiness�察 �seems doubtful still�察 �We must enjoy it ere we can believe it。
And I�察�who know how little I deserve Your goodness�察�doubt the fortunes of
my daring�察�So I shall trust to nothing�察�madam�察�till You have convinced my
love by something real。
ELMIRE Ah� �How your love enacts the tyrant's role�察�And throws my
mind into a strange confusion� �With what fierce sway it rules a conquered
heart�察�And violently will have its wishes granted� �What� �Is there no escape
from your pursuit�拭 �No respite even��not a breathing space�拭 �Nay�察 �is it
decent to be so exacting�察�And so abuse by urgency the weakness You may
discover in a woman's heart�拭�
TARTUFFE But if my worship wins your gracious favour�察�Then why
refuse me some sure proof thereof�拭�
ELMIRE But how can I consent to what you wish�察�Without offending
Heaven you talk so much of�拭�
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TARTUFFE If Heaven is all that stands now in my way�察 �I'll easily
remove that little hindrance�察 �Your heart need not hold back for such a
trifle。
ELMIRE But they affright us so with Heaven's commands� �
TARTUFFE I can dispel these foolish fears�察�dear madam�察�I know the
art of pacifying scruples Heaven forbids�察�'tis true�察�some satisfactions�察�But
we find means to make things right with Heaven。
��'Tis a scoundrel speaking。�� ��5�А�
��Footnote 5�此�Moliere's note�察�in the original edition。�А�
There is a science�察�madam�察�that instructs us How to enlarge the limits
of our conscience According to our various occasions�察�And rectify the evil
of the deed According to our purity of motive。 I'll duly teach you all these
secrets�察 �madam�察 �You only need to let yourself be guided。 Content my
wishes�察�have no fear at all�察�I answer for't�察�and take the sin upon me。
��Elmire coughs still louder。�� Your cough is very bad。
ELMIRE Yes�察�I'm in torture。
TARTUFFE Would you accept this bit of licorice�拭�
ELMIRE The case is obstinate�察�I find�察�and all The licorice in the world
will do no good。
TARTUFFE 'Tis very trying。
ELMIRE More than words can say。
TARTUFFE In any case�察 �your scruple's easily Removed。 With me
you're sure of secrecy�察�And there's no harm unless a thing is known。 The
public scandal is what brings offence�察�And secret sinning is not sin at all。
ELMIRE ��after coughing again�� So then�察�I see I must resolve to yield�察�
I must consent to grant you everything�察 �And cannot hope to give full
satisfaction Or win full confidence�察�at lesser cost。 No doubt 'tis very hard
to come to this�察�'Tis quite against my will I go so far�察�But since I must be
forced to it�察�since nothing That can be said suffices for belief�察�Since more
convincing proof is still demanded�察�I must make up my mind to humour
people。 If my consent give reason for offence�察�So much the worse for him
who forced me to it�察�The fault can surely not be counted mine。
TARTUFFE It need not�察�madam�察�and the thing itself 。 。 。
ELMIRE Open the door�察 �I pray you�察 �and just see Whether my
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husband's not there�察�in the hall。
TARTUFFE Why take such care for him�拭�Between ourselves�察�He is a
man to lead round by the nose。 He's capable of glorying in our meetings�察�
I've fooled him so�察�he'd see all�察�and deny it。
ELMIRE No matter�察�go�察�I beg you�察�look about�察�And carefully examine
every corner。
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SCENE VI ORGON�察�ELMIRE
ORGON ��crawling out from under the table�� That is�察�I own�察�a man 。 。 。
abominable� �I can't get over it�察�the whole thing floors me。
ELMIRE What�拭�You come out so soon�拭�You cannot mean it� �Get back
under the table�察�'tis not time yet�察�Wait till the end�察�to see�察�and make quite
certain�察�And don't believe a thing on mere conjecture。
ORGON Nothing more wicked e'er came out of Hell。
ELMIRE Dear me� �Don't go and credit things too lightly。 No�察 �let
yourself be thoroughly convinced�察�Don't yield too soon�察�for fear you'll be
mistaken。
��As Tartuffe enters�察�she makes her husband stand behind her。��
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SCENE VII TARTUFFE�察�ELMIRE�察�ORGON
TARTUFFE ��not seeing Orgon�� All things conspire toward my
satisfaction�察�Madam�察 �I've searched the whole apartment through。 There's
no one here�察�and now my ravished soul 。 。 。
ORGON ��stopping him�� Softly� �You are too eager in your amours�察�You
needn't be so passionate。 Ah ha� �My holy man� �You want to put it on me� �
How is your soul abandoned to temptation� �Marry my daughter�察�eh��and
want my wife�察�too�拭�I doubted long enough if this was earnest�察�Expecting
all the time the tone would change�察�But now the proof's been
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