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anxiety�察  �and�察  �in   order   to   enjoy   you   the   more�察  �dear   Alcmene�察  �my   heart 

would rather see love  only�察�and not   duty�察�in the  favours which I  receive 

from  you�察  �may   they  arise   solely  from  affection�察  �and   have   respect   to   my 

person only�察�let not my condition as your husband be the reason for them。 

     ALC。 Yet it is in that name that the ardour which burns me holds the 

right to show itself�此�I do not understand this new scruple which troubles 

your heart。 

     JUP。   The   love   and   tenderness   which   I   have   for   you   far   exceeds   a 

husband's�察�in these sweet moments�察�you do not realise its delicacy�察�You do 

not   understand   that   a   heart   deeply   in   love   studiously  attaches   itself  to   a 

hundred little trifles�察�and is restless over the manner of being happy。 In me�察�

fair and charming Alcmene�察�you see a lover and a husband�察�but�察�to speak 

frankly�察  �it   is   the   lover   that   appeals   to   me�察  �when   near   you�察  �I   feel   the 

husband restrains him。 This lover�察�who is supremely jealous of your love�察�

wishes   your   heart   to   abandon   itself   solely   to   him�此  �his   passion   does   not 

wish anything the husband gives him。 He wishes to obtain the warmth of 

your love from the fountain´head�察�and not to owe anything to the bonds of 

wedlock�察�or to a duty which palls and makes the heart sad�察�for by these the 

sweetness of   the   most   cherished   favours   is   daily  poisoned。 This idea�察  �in 

short�察�tosses him to and fro�察�and he wishes�察�in order to satisfy his scruples�察�

that you would differentiate where the occasion offends him�察�the husband 

to be only for your virtue�察�and the lover to have the whole affection and 

tenderness of a heart known to be full of kindness。 

     ALC。 In truth�察�Amphitryon�察�you must be jesting�察�to talk thus�察�I should 

be afraid anyone who heard you would think you were not sane。 

     JUP。 There is more reason in this discourse�察�Alcmene�察�than you think。 

But a longer stay  here  would render  me guilty�察 �and   time presses   for  my 

return to port。 Adieu。 The stern call of duty tears me away from you for a 

time�察  �but�察  �lovely  Alcmene�察  �I   beseech   you   at   least   to   think   of   the   lover 

when you see the husband。 



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    ALC。 I do not separate what the Gods unite�此�both husband and lover 

are very precious to me。 

     CLE。    O   Heaven�     �How    delightful   are  the   caresses   of  an  ardently 

cherished husband� �How far my poor husband is from all this tenderness� �

    MERC。 I must tell Night she has but to furl all her sails�察�the Sun may 

now arise from his bed and put out the stars。 



                                      SCENE IV 



            CLEANTHIS�察�MERCURY ��Mercury turns to go away�� 

     CLE。 So�拭�Is it thus you quit me�拭�

    MERC。 What would you have�拭�Do you wish me not to do my duty�察�

and follow in Amphitryon's footsteps�拭�

     CLE。 To separate from me so rudely as this�察�you villain� �

    MERC。 It is a fine subject to make a fuss about� �We have still plenty 

of time to live together� �

     CLE。 But to go in such a churlish manner�察�without saying a single kind 

word to cheer me� �

    MERC。   Where   the   deuce   shall   I   dig   up   silly   compliments�拭  �Fifteen 

years of married life exhaust nonsense�察�we said all we had to say to each 

other a long time ago。 

     CLE。 Look   at Amphitryon�察�you   rascal�察�see   how his   ardour burns   for 

Alcmene�察�and then blush for the little passion that you show your wife。 

    MERC。 But�察�gracious me� �Cleanthis�察�they are still lovers。 There comes 

a certain age when all this passes away�察�what suits them well in these early 

days would look ridiculous in us�察�old married people。 It would be it fine 

sight to see us embracing each other�察�and saying sweet nothings� �

     CLE。   Oh�   �You   perfidious   wretch�察  �must   I   give   up   hope   that   a   heart 

sighs for me�拭�

    MERC。 No�察�I should be sorry to say that�察�but I have too long a beard to 

dare to sigh�察�I should make you die of laughter。 

     CLE。 You brute�察�do you deserve the good fortune of having a virtuous 

woman for your wife�拭�

    MERC。 Good Heavens� �You are but too virtuous�察�this fine virtue is not 

worth   anything   to   me。   Do   not   be   quite   so   honest   a   woman�察  �and   don't 



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bother me so much。 

     CLE。 What�拭�Do you blame me for being too honest�拭�

    MERC。 A  woman's   gentleness   is   what   charms   me   most�此  �your   virtue 

makes a clatter that never ceases to deafen me。 

     CLE。   You   care   for   hearts   full   of   false   tenderness�察  �for   those   women 

with    the  laudable    and   fine  talent  of   knowing     how   to  smother    their 

husbands with caresses in order to make them oblivious of the existence of 

lovers。 

    MERC。       Well�   �Shall   I  tell  you  what    I  think�拭  �An   imaginary    evil 

concerns fools only�察�my device should be�此�'Less honour and more peace。' 

     CLE。 Would you�察�without any repugnance�察�suffer me openly to love a 

gallant�拭�

    MERC。   Yes�察  �if   I   were   no   longer   worried   by   your   tongue�察  �and   if   it 

changed your temper and your goings´on。 I prefer a convenient vice�察�to a 

fatiguing     virtue。   Adieu�察   �Cleanthis�察   �my    dear    soul�察  �I  must    follow 

Amphitryon。 ��He goes away。�� 

     CLE     Why    has   not   my   heart   sufficient   resolution   to  punish    this 

infamous   scoundrel�拭�Ah�察  �how   it   maddens   me�察  �now�察  �that   I   am  an   honest 

woman� �

     END OF THE FIRST ACT 



                                      ACT Il 



                                       SCENE I 



                               AMPHITRYON�察�SOSIE 

    AMPH。   Come   here�察  �you   rascal�察  �come   here。   Do   you   know�察  �Master 

Villain�察�that   your   talk is sufficient   to cause   me   to   knock   you down�察 �and 

that my wrath waits only for a stick to thrash you as I intend�拭�

     SOS。 If you take it in that way�察�Monsieur�察�I have nothing more to say�察�

you will be always in the right。 

    AMPH。   So�拭  �You   scoundrel�察  �you   wish   to   impose   upon   me   as   truths 

tales which I know to be extravagantly far´fetched�拭�

     SOS。   No�察  �I   am   the   servant�察  �and   you   are   the   master�察  �it   shall   not   be 



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otherwise than you wish it�察�Monsieur。 

     AMPH。 Come�察�I will choke down the anger that inflames me�察�and hear 

all   you   have   to   say   about   your   mission。   I   must   unravel   this   confusion 

before I see my wife。 Collect your senses�察�think well over what you say�察�

and answer each question word for word。 

     SOS。 But�察�lest I make a mistake�察�tell me�察�I beseech you�察�beforehand�察�in 

what   way   it   would   please   you   to   have   this   affair   healed。   Shall   I   speak�察�

Monsieur�察�according to my conscience�察�or as usual when near the great�拭�

Shall I tell the truth or use a certain complaisance�拭�

     AMPH。       No�察  �I  only  wish    you   to  give  me    a  perfectly   unvarnished 

account。 

     SOS。 Good。 That is enough�察�leave it to me�察�you have�察�but to interrogate 

me。 

     AMPH。 Upon the order which I lately gave you 。 。 。 

     SOS。   I   set   forth   under   skies   veiled   in   black   crape�察  �swearing   bitterly 

against   you   for   this   wretched   martyrdom�察  �and   cursing   twenty   times   the 

order of which you speak。 

     AMPH。 What do you mean�察�you villain�拭�

     SOS。 You have only to speak�察�Monsieur�察�and I shall lie�察�if you desire it。 

     AMPH。 That is how a valet shows his zeal for us。 Never mind。 What 

happened to you on the way�拭�

     SOS。 I had a mortal fright at the least thing I met。 

     AMPH。 Poltroon� �

     SOS。   Nature   has   her   caprices   in   forming   us�察  �she   gives   us   differing 

inclinations�察�some find a thousand delights in exposing themselves�察�I find 

them in taking care of myself。 

     AMPH。 When you arrived at the house。。。�拭�

     SOS。 When   I   reached the door�察  �I   wished to   rehearse to   myself   for   a 

short   time�察  �in   what   tone   and   in   what   manner   I   should   give   a   glorious 

account of the battle。 

     AMPH。 What followed�拭�

     SOS。 Some one came to annoy and trouble me。 

     AMPH。 Who was he�拭�

     SOS。     Sosie�察  �another   I�察 �jealous   of  your   orders�察  �whom     you   sent   to 



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Alcmene from the port�察�and who has as full knowledge of our secrets as I 

who am speaking to you。 

     AMPH。 What nonsense� �

     SOS。   No�察  �Monsieur�察  �it   is   the   simple   truth�此  �this   I   was   at   your   house 

sooner than I�察�and�察�I swear to you�察�I was there before I had arrived。 

     AMPH。 Pray�察�where does all this cursed nonsense come from�拭�Is it a 

dream�拭�Is it drunkenness�拭�Mind´wandering�拭�Or a sorry joke�拭�

     SOS。 No�察�it is the thing as it is�察�and by no means an idle tale。 I am a 

man of honour�察�I give you my word�察�and you must please believe it。 I tell 

you�察�believing I was but one Sosie�察�I found myself two at your house�察�and 

of these two I's�察�piqued with jealousy�察�one is at the house�察�and the other is 

with   you�察  �the   I   who   is here�察 �tired   out�察 �found the other   I   fresh�察 �jolly  and 

active�察�having no other anxiety than to fight and break bones。 

     AMPH。 I confess I must be of a very placid temper�察�very peaceable�察�

very gentle�察�to permit a valet to entertain me with such nonsens
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