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SOS。 Good gracious� �Gently�察 �gently� �If I appear pleased�察 �you must
believe that I have a very strong private reason for it�察�without thinking of it�察�
I never did better than in using you in such a manner as I did。
CLE。 Are you laughing at me�察�you villain�拭�
SOS。 No�察�I am speaking openly to you。 I was in a wretched state。 I had
a certain load�察 �which your words have lifted from my soul。 I was very
apprehensive�察�and feared that I had played the fool with you。
CLE。 What is this fear�拭�Come�察�let us know what you mean。
SOS。 The doctors say that�察�when one is drunk�察�one should abstain from
one's wife�察�for�察�in that condition we can only have children who are dull�察�
and who cannot live。 Think�察�if my heart had not armed itself with coldness�察�
what troubles might have followed� �
CLE。 I do not care a fig for doctors�察�with their insipid reasonings。 Let
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them rule those who are sick without wishing to govern healthy people。
They meddle with too many affairs when they seek to rein in our chaste
desires�察 �in addition to the dog days�察 �and their strict rules�察 �they tell us a
hundred ridiculous stories into the bargain。
SOS。 Gently。
CLE。 No�察 �I maintain theirs is a worthless conclusion�此 �those reasons
come from idiotic brains。 Neither wine nor time ought to prevent the
duties of conjugal love from being fulfilled�察�doctors are donkeys。
SOS。 I entreat you�察�moderate your anger against them�察�they are honest
people�察�whatever the world may say of them。
CLE。 Things are not what you think them�察 �you can shut up�察 �your
excuse will not go down�察 �and�察 �sooner or later�察 �I tell you plainly�察 �I will
avenge myself for the contempt you show me every day。 I remember
everything you said just now�察�and I shall try to make use of the liberty you
gave me�察�You faithless�察�cowardly husband。
SOS。 What�拭�
CLE。 You told me just now�察�you villain�察�that you would heartily agree
to my loving another。
SOS。 Ah� �In that matter I was wrong。 I retract�察�my honour is at stake。
You had better beware you do not give way to that sentiment。
CLE。 Nevertheless if some time I can make up my mind to the
thing 。 。 。
SOS。 Just stop talking for the present。 Amphitryon is coming back�察�and
he seems pleased。
SCENE IV
JUPITER�察�CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE
JUP。 I shall take this opportunity of appearing to Alcmene to banish
the sorrow in which she wishes to indulge�察 �and�察 �under the pretence that
brings me here�察 �I will gratify my passion with the delight of a
reconciliation with her。 Alcmene is upstairs�察�is she not�拭�
CLE。 Yes�察�she is thoroughly upset and wishes to be left alone�此�she has
forbidden me to follow her。
JUP。 Whatever prohibition she may have given you does not concern
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me。
CLE。 So far as I can see�察�his grief has beaten a quick retreat。
SCENE V
CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE
SOS。 What do you say�察 �Cleanthis�察 �to these cheerful looks�察 �after his
terrible rage�拭�
CLE。 That we should all do well to send all men to the devil�察�the best
of them is not worth much。
SOS。 You say that because you are in a passion�察�but you are too fond
of men�察�upon my word�察�you would all look as black as thunder if the devil
were to take them all away。
CLE。 Really 。 。 。
SOS。 Here they come。 Hush。
SCENE VI
JUPITER�察�ALCMENE�察�CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE
JUP。 Do you want to drive me to despair�拭�Alas� �Stay�察�lovely Alcmene。
ALC。 No�察�I cannot remain longer with the author of my grief。
JUP。 I beseech you
ALC。 Leave me。
JUP。 What 。 。 。�拭�
ALC。 Leave me�察�I tell you。
JUP。 Her tears touch me to the heart�察�her sorrow troubles me。 Allow
me to
ALC。 No�察�do not follow me�察�
JUP。 Where are you going�拭�
ALC。 Where you are not。
JUP。 That would be a vain attempt to make。 I am linked to your beauty
by too close a bond to suffer a moment's separation from you。 I shall
follow you everywhere�察�Alcmene。
ALC。 And I shall flee from you everywhere。
JUP。 I am very terrible�察�then� �
ALC。 Yes�察�more than I can say。 Indeed�察�I look upon you as a frightful
monster�察 �a cruel�察 �furious monster�察 �whose approach is to be feared�察 �as a
monster to be avoided everywhere。 My heart suffers incredible grief at the
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sight of you�察�it is a torture that overpowers me�察�I do not know anything
under Heaven so frightful�察 �horrible and odious�察 �that I could not better
endure than you。
JUP。 Alas� �Do these words really come from your mouth�拭�
ALC。 I have many more in my heart�察�I only regret I cannot find words
to express all I feel。
JUP。 Ah� �What has my heart done to you�察�Alcmene�察�that I should be
looked upon as such a monster�拭�
ALC。 Oh� �Just Heaven� �He can ask that�拭�Is it not enough to drive me
mad�拭�
JUP。 Yet�察�in a milder spirit 。 。 。
ALC。 No�察�I do not wish either to see or to hear anything of you。
JUP。 Have you really the heart to treat me thus�拭�Is this the tender love
which I heard yesterday was to last so long�拭�
ALC。 No�察�no�察�it is not�察�your base insults have ordained it otherwise。
That passionate and tender love does not exist any longer�察 �you have
cruelly killed it in my heart by a hundred keen wounds。 In its place stands
an inflexible wrath�察 �a lively resentment�察 �an invincible indignation�察 �the
despair of a heart justly incensed�察 �which resolves to hate you for this
grievous injury�察�as much as it was willing to love you�察�that is to say to hate
as much as possible。
JUP。 Alas� �Your love must have had but little strength�察 �if it can be
killed by so slight a matter� �Can a jest divorce us�拭�Is there any need to be
so roused at a trifle�拭�
ALC。 Ah� �It is just that which offends me�此�that which my anger cannot
pardon。 I should have felt less wounded by the justifiable transports of a fit
of jealousy。 Jealousy makes impressions the force of which oftentimes
carries us beyond our control�察 �at such times the most discreet mind�察 �no
doubt�察�finds it difficult enough to answer for its deeds。 The violence of a
heart which may have been deluded has�察 �in its very delusion�察 �a peace´
offering for an aggrieved soul�察 �and the love that gave birth to its fears�察�
furnishes�察 �in spite of all its violence�察 �at least some reasons to urge as
excuse。 Outbursts such as these ever have love as an excuse against anger�此�
for love gave birth to them�察 �and we can easily pardon what we cannot
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control。
But to fly into uncontrollable fury�察 �in gaiety of heart�察 �and so
causelessly and keenly to wound the tenderness and honour of a heart that
dearly loves you�察�ah� �It is too cruel a blow�此�my grief can never forget it。
JUP。 Yes�察 �you are right�察 �Alcmene�察 �I admit it。 This action is
unquestionably an odious crime�察�I do not pretend to justify it longer�此�yet
allow my heart to defend itself in your eyes�察�and let it reveal to you who is
to blame for this insulting fury。 To tell you frankly�察 �it is the husband
Alcmene�察 �who has done this wrong�察 �it is the husband whom you must
blame。 The lover has no share in this churlish anger�此 �his heart is not
capable of offending you。 He has too much respect and affection for you
ever to think of it�察 �had he been guilty of the crime of doing aught that
could wound you�察 �he would pierce himself with a hundred stabs before
your eyes。 But the husband has cast aside that humble submission which
should always be yours�察�by his harsh deeds�察�the husband has made himself
known�察�he thought the rights of marriage allowed him everything。 Yes�察�it
is he no doubt who is guilty towards you�察 �he only has ill´treated your
lovely person。 Hate�察�detest the husband�察�I consent to it�察�I yield him to your
mercy�察 �but�察 �Alcmene�察 �spare the lover from the anger which such an
offence gives you�察�do not let him suffer�察�differentiate between him and the
guilty one�察�and�察�finally�察�in order to be just�察�do not punish him for what he
has not done。
ALC。 Oh� �All these subtleties are but frivolous excuses�察�such language
only annoys incensed minds。 In vain do you use these ridiculous
prevarications。 I do not make any distinction in him who offends me�察�
everything in him becomes the object of my anger�察 �the lover and the
husband are alike confounded in its just violence。 Both occupy my
thoughts�察�both are painted in the same colours by my wounded heart。 Both
are guilty�察�both have offende
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