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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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