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    AMPH。 Sosie� �

     SOS。 She is jesting�此�I have it here�察�Monsieur�察�the feint is useless。 

    AMPH。 The seal is whole。 

    ALC。 Is it a vision�拭�There。 Will you think this proof strong enough�拭�

    AMPH。 Ah Heaven� �O just Heaven� �

    ALC。 Come�察�Amphitryon�察�you are joking in acting thus�此�you ought to 

be ashamed of it。 

    AMPH。 Break this seal�察�quickly。 

     SOS。 ��Having opened the casket。�� Upon my word�察�the casket is empty。 

It must have been taken out by witchcraft�察�or else it came by itself a guide�察�

to her whom it knew it was intended to adorn。 

    AMPH。       O   Gods�察   �whose    power    governs    all  things�察 �what    is  this 

adventure�拭�What can I augur from it that does not clutch at my heart�拭�

     SOS。   If   she   speaks   the   truth�察  �we   have   the   same   lot�察  �and�察  �like   me�察�

Monsieur�察�you are double。 

    AMPH。 Be silent。 

    ALC。 Why are you so surprised�拭�What causes all this confusion�拭�

    AMPH。   O   Heaven�   �What   strange   perplexity�   �I   see   incidents   which 

surpass Nature�察�and my honour fears an adventure which my  mind   does 

not understand。 

    ALC。 Do you still wish to deny your hasty return�察�when you have this 

sensible proof of it�拭�

    AMPH。 No�察�but if it be possible�察�deign to tell me what passed at this 

return。 

    ALC。 Since you ask an account of the matter�察�you still say it was not 

you�拭�

    AMPH。 Pardon me�察�but I have a certain reason which makes me ask 

you to give us this account。 

    ALC。 Have the important cares which perhaps engross you made you 

so quickly lose the remembrance of it�拭�

    AMPH。 Perhaps�察�but�察�in short�察�you would please me by telling me the 

whole story。 

    ALC。 The story is not long。 I advanced towards you full of a delighted 

surprise�察�I embraced you tenderly�察�and showed my joy more than once。 



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    AMPH。       ��to  himself。��   Ah�   �I  could  have    done   without   so  sweet    a 

welcome。 

    ALC。 You first made me this valuable gift�察�which you destined for me 

from the spoils of the conquered。 Your heart vehemently unfolded to me 

all   the   violence   of   its   love�察  �and   the   annoying   duties   which   had   kept   it 

enchained�察�the happiness of seeing me again�察�the torments of absence�察�all 

the care which your impatience to return had given you�察�never has your 

love�察�on similar occasions�察�seemed to me so tender and so passionate。 

    AMPH。 ��to himself。�� Can one be more cruelly tortured�拭�

    ALC。 As   you   may   well   believe�察  �these   transports   and   this   tenderness 

did not displease me�察�if I must confess it�察�Amphitryon�察�my heart found a 

thousand charms in them。 

    AMPH。 What followed�察�pray�拭�

    ALC。 We interrupted each other with a thousand questions concerning 

each   other。   The   table   was   laid。   We   supped   together   by   ourselves�察  �and�察�

supper over�察�we went to bed。 

    AMPH。 Together�拭�

    ALC。 Assuredly。 What a question�拭�

    AMPH。 Ah�察  �this   is   the   most   cruel   stroke   of   all�察  �my   jealous   passion 

trembled to assure itself of this。 

    ALC。 Why do you blush so deeply at a word�拭�Have I done something 

wrong in going to bed with you�拭�

    AMPH。 No�察�to my great misery�察�it was not I�察�whoever says I was here 

yesterday�察�tells�察�of all falsehoods�察�the most horrible。 

    ALC。 Amphitryon� �

    AMPH。 Perfidious woman� �

    ALC。 Ah� �What madness is this� �

    AMPH。 No�察�no�察�no more sweetness�察�no more respect�察�this rebuff puts 

an end to all my constancy�察�at this ghastly moment�察�my heart breathes only 

fury and�察�vengeance。 

    ALC。 On whom then would you be avenged�拭�What want of faith in me 

makes you treat me now as a criminal�拭�

    AMPH。 I do not know�察�but it was not I�察�this despair makes me capable 

of anything。 



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     ALC。     Away     unworthy      husband�察   �the   deed    speaks    for  itself�察 �the 

imposture is frightful。 It is too great an insult to accuse me of infidelity。 If 

these confused transports mean that you seek a pretext to break the nuptial 

bonds which hold me enchained to you�察�all these pretences are superfluous�察�

for I am determined that this day all our ties shall be broken。 

     AMPH。 After the unworthy affront�察�which I now learn has been done 

me�察�that is indeed what you must prepare yourself for�察�it is the least that 

can be expected�察�and things may not perhaps remain there。 The dishonour 

is sure�察�my misery is made plain to me�察�and my pride in vain would hide it 

from me。 The details are still not clear�此�My anger is just and I claim to be 

enlightened。 Your brother can positively avouch that I did not leave him 

until this morning�此�I will go and seek him�察�in order that I may confound 

you about the return falsely imputed to me。 Afterwards�察�we will penetrate 

to   the   bottom   of   a   mystery   unheard   of   until   now�察  �and�察  �in   the   fury   of   a 

righteous anger�察�woe to him who has betrayed me� �

     SOS。 Monsieur 。 。 。 

     AMPH。 Do not accompany me�察�but remain here for me。 

     CLE。 Must I 。 。 。�拭�

     ALC。 I cannot hear anything�此�leave me alone�此�do not follow me。 



                                      SCENE III 



                                 CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE 

     CLE。 Something must have turned his brain�察�but the brother will soon 

finish this quarrel。 

     SOS。   This   is   a   very   sharp   blow   for   my   master�察  �his   fate   is   cruel。   I 

greatly fear something coming for myself。 I will go softly in enlightening 

her。 

     CLE。 Let me see whether he will so much as speak to me� �I will not 

reveal anything。 

     SOS。 These things are often annoying when one knows about them�此�I 

hesitate   to   ask   her。   Would   it   not   be   better   not   to   risk   anything�察  �and   to 

ignore what may have happened�拭�Yet�察�at all hazard�察�I must see。 I cannot 

help    myself。   Curiosity    concerning     things  which    one   would    rather   not 

know is a human weakness。 Heaven preserve you�察�Cleanthis� �



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     CLE。 Ah� �Ah� �You dare to come near me�察�you villain� �

     SOS。 Good Heavens� �What is the matter with you�拭�You are always in a 

temper�察�and become angry about nothing� �

     CLE。 What do you call about nothing�拭�Speak out。 

     SOS。 I call about nothing what is called about nothing in verse as well 

as in prose�察�and nothing�察�as you well know�察�means to say nothing�察�or very 

little。 

     CLE。   I   do   not   know   what   keeps   me   from   scratching   your   eyes   out�察�

infamous rascal�察�to teach you how far the anger of a woman can go。 

     SOS。 Hullo� �What do you mean by this furious rage�拭�

     CLE。   Then   you   call   that   nothing�察  �perhaps�察  �which   you   have   done   to 

me�拭�

     SOS。 What was that�拭�

     CLE。   So�拭�You   feign   to   be   innocent�拭  �Do   you   follow   the   example   of 

your master and say you did not return here�拭�

     SOS。 No�察�I know the contrary too well�察�but I will be frank with you。 

We   had   drunk   some   wretched   wine�察  �which   might   have   made   me   forget 

what I did。 

     CLE。 You think�察�perhaps�察�to excuse yourself by this trick�察 � 。 。 

     SOS。 No�察�in truth you may believe me。 I was in such a condition that I 

may have done things I should regret�察�I do not remember what they were。 

     CLE。 You do not even remember the manner in which you thought fit 

to treat me when you came from the port�拭�

     SOS。   Not   at   all。   You   had   better   tell   me   all   about   it�察  �I   am   just   and 

sincere�察�and would condemn myself were I wrong。 

     CLE。Well�拭  �Amphitryon   having   warned   me   of   your   return�察  �I   sat   up 

until you came�察�but I never saw such coldness�此�I had myself to remind you 

that   you   had   a   wife�察  �and�察  �when   I   wanted   to   kiss   you�察  �you�察  �turned   away 

your head�察�and gave me your ear。 

     SOS。 Good。 

     CLE。 What do you mean by good�拭�

     SOS。 Good gracious� �You do not know why I talk like this�察�Cleanthis�此�

I had been eating garlic�察�and�察�like a well´bred man�察�just turned my breath 

away from you。 



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     CLE。 I showed you every possible tenderness�察�but you were as deaf as 

a post to everything I said�察�never a kind word passed your lips。 

     SOS。 Courage� �

     CLE。 In short�察�my flame bad to burn alone�察�its chaste ardour did not 

find anything in you but ice�察�you were the culprit in a return that might 

have been so different�此�you even went so far as to refuse to take your place 

in bed�察�which the laws of wedlock oblige you to occupy。 

     SOS。 What�拭�Did I not go to bed�拭�

     CLE。 No�察�you coward。 

     SOS。 Is it possible�拭�

     CLE。   It   is   but   too   true�察  �you   rascal。   Of   all   affronts   this   affront   is   the 

greatest�察�and�察�instead of your heart repairing its wrong this morning�察�you 

left me with words full of undisguised contempt。 

     SOS。 Vivat Sosie� �

     CLE。 Eh�察�what�拭�Has my complaint had this effect�拭�You laugh at your 

fine goings on�拭�

     SOS。 How pleased I am with myself� �

     CLE。 Is this the way to express your grief at such an outrage�拭�

     SOS。 I should never have believed I could be so prudent。 

     CLE。 Instead of condemning yourself for such a perfidious trick�察�you 

rejoice at it to my face� �

     SOS。   Good   gracious�   �Gently�察  �gently�   �If   I   appear   pleased��
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