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with her。 



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                  SCENE III ELMIRE�察�TARTUFFE 



       TARTUFFE May Heaven's overflowing kindness ever Give you good 

health of body and of soul�察�And bless your days according to the wishes 

And prayers of its most humble votary� �

    ELMIRE I'm very grateful for your pious wishes。 But let's sit down�察�so 

we may talk at ease。 

    TARTUFFE ��after sitting down�� And how are you recovered from your 

illness�拭�

    ELMIRE ��sitting down also�� Quite well�察�the fever soon let go its hold。 

TARTUFFE My prayers�察�I fear�察�have not sufficient merit To have drawn 

down this favour from on high�察�But each entreaty that I made to Heaven 

Had for its object your recovery。 

    ELMIRE You're too solicitous on my behalf。 

    TARTUFFE We could not cherish your dear health too much�察�I would 

have given mine�察�to help restore it。 

    ELMIRE   That's   pushing   Christian   charity   too   far�察  �I   owe   you   many 

thanks for so much kindness。 

    TARTUFFE I do far less for you than you deserve。 

    ELMIRE There is a matter that I wished to speak of In private�察�I am 

glad there's no one here To listen。 

    TARTUFFE Madam�察�I am overjoyed。 'Tis sweet to find myself alone 

with you。 This is an opportunity I've asked Of Heaven�察�many a time�察�till 

now�察�in vain。 

    ELMIRE All that I wish�察�is just a word from you�察�Quite frank and open�察�

hiding nothing from me。 

    ��DAMIS�察�without their seeing him�察�opens the closet door halfway。�� 

    TARTUFFE I too could wish�察�as Heaven's especial favour�察�To lay my 

soul quite open to your eyes�察�And swear to you�察�the trouble that I made 

About   those   visits   which   your   charms   attract�察  �Does   not   result   from   any 

hatred   toward   you�察  �But   rather   from   a   passionate   devotion�察  �And   purest 

motives 。 。 。 

    ELMIRE That is how I take it�察�I think 'tis my salvation that concerns 

you。 



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     TARTUFFE ��pressing her finger tips�� Madam�察�'tis so�察�and such is my 

devotion 。 。 。 

     ELMIRE Ouch� �but you squeeze too hard。 

     TARTUFFE Excess of zeal。 In no way could I ever mean to hurt you�察�

And I'd as soon 。 。 。 

     ��He puts his hand on her knee。�� 

     ELMIRE What's your hand doing there�拭�

     TARTUFFE Feeling your gown�察�the stuff is very soft。 

     ELMIRE Let be�察�I beg you�察�I am very ticklish。 

     ��She moves her chair away�察�and Tartuffe brings his nearer。�� 

     TARTUFFE ��handling the lace yoke of Elmire's dress�� Dear me how 

wonderful   in     workmanship       This   lace   is�  �They   do   marvels�察   �nowadays�察�

Things of all kinds were never better made。 

     ELMIRE  Yes�察  �very   true。   But   let   us   come   to   business。   They   say   my 

husband means to break his word。 And marry Mariane to you。 Is't so�拭�

     TARTUFFE He did hint some such thing�察�but truly�察�madam�察�That's not 

the   happiness   I'm   yearning   after�察  �I   see   elsewhere   the   sweet   compelling 

charms Of such a joy as fills my every wish。 

     ELMIRE You mean you cannot love terrestrial things。 

     TARTUFFE The heart within my bosom is not stone。 

     ELMIRE   I   well   believe   your   sighs   all   tend   to   Heaven�察�And   nothing 

here below can stay your thoughts。 

     TARTUFFE Love for the beauty of eternal things Cannot destroy our 

love   for   earthly   beauty�察  �Our   mortal   senses   well   may   be   entranced   By 

perfect works that Heaven has fashioned here。 Its charms reflected shine in 

such   as   you�察 �And   in   yourself�察  �its   rarest   miracles�察  �It   has   displayed   such 

marvels   in   your   face�察  �That   eyes   are   dazed�察  �and   hearts   are   rapt   away�察  �I 

could   not   look   on   you�察  �the   perfect   creature�察  �Without   admiring   Nature's 

great Creator�察�And   feeling all my  heart inflamed with love For you�察  �His 

fairest image of Himself。 At first I trembled lest this secret love Might be 

the Evil Spirit's artful snare�察�I even schooled my heart to flee your beauty�察�

Thinking it was a bar to my salvation。 But soon�察�enlightened�察�O all lovely 

one�察�I saw how this my passion may be blameless�察�How I may make it fit 

with modesty�察�And thus completely yield my heart to it。 'Tis I must own�察�a 



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great presumption in me To dare make you the offer of my heart�察�My love 

hopes all things from your perfect goodness�察�And nothing from  my own 

poor weak endeavour。 You are my hope�察�my stay�察�my peace of heart�察�On 

you depends my torment or my bliss�察�And by your doom of judgment�察�I 

shall be Blest�察�if you will�察�or damned�察�by your decree。 

     ELMIRE Your declaration's turned most gallantly�察�But truly�察�it is just a 

bit   surprising。  You   should   have   better   armed   your   heart�察  �methinks�察�And 

taken thought somewhat on such a matter。 A pious man like you�察�known 

everywhere 。 。 。 

     TARTUFFE Though pious�察�I am none the less a man�察�And when a man 

beholds   your   heavenly   charms�察  �The   heart   surrenders�察  �and   can   think   no 

more。 I know such words seem strange�察�coming from me�察�But�察�madam�察�I'm 

no   angel�察  �after   all�察  �If   you   condemn   my   frankly   made   avowal   You   only 

have your charming self to blame。 Soon as I saw your more than human 

beauty�察    �You    were   thenceforth     the   sovereign     of  my    soul�察  �Sweetness 

ineffable was in your eyes�察�That took by storm my still resisting heart�察�And 

conquered   everything�察  �fasts�察  �prayers�察  �and   tears�察�And   turned   my   worship 

wholly   to   yourself。   My   looks�察  �my   sighs�察  �have   spoke   a   thousand   times�察�

Now�察 �to   express   it   all�察  �my   voice   must   speak。   If   but   you   will look   down 

with gracious favour Upon the sorrows of your worthless slave�察�If in your 

goodness you will give me comfort And condescend unto my nothingness�察�

I'll ever pay you�察�O sweet miracle�察�An unexampled worship and devotion。 

Then too�察�with me your honour runs no risk�察�With me you need not fear a 

public   scandal。   These   court   gallants�察  �that   women       are  so   fond   of�察  �Are 

boastful of their acts�察�and vain in speech�察�They always brag in public of 

their progress�察�Soon as a favour's granted�察�they'll divulge it�察�Their tattling 

tongues�察�if you but trust to them�察�Will foul the altar where their hearts have 

worshipped。 But men like me are so discreet in love�察�That you may trust 

their lasting secrecy。 The care we take to guard our own good name May 

fully guarantee the one we love�察  �So you   may find�察�with hearts like ours 

sincere�察�Love without scandal�察�pleasure without fear。 

     ELMIRE   I've   heard   you   throughyour   speech   is   clear�察  �at   least。   But 

don't you fear that I may take a fancy To tell my husband of your gallant 

passion�察�And that a prompt report of this affair May somewhat change the 



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friendship which he bears you�拭�

     TARTUFFE I know that you're too good and generous�察�That you will 

pardon my temerity�察�Excuse�察�upon the score of human frailty�察�The violence 

of passion that offends you�察�And not forget�察�when you consult your mirror�察�

That I'm not blind�察�and man is made of flesh。 

     ELMIRE Some women might do otherwise�察�perhaps�察�But I am willing 

to   employ   discretion�察�And   not   repeat   the   matter   to   my   husband�察  �But   in 

return�察  �I'll   ask   one   thing   of  you�此  �That   you   urge   forward�察  �frankly   and 

sincerely�察�The marriage of Valere to Mariane�察�That you give up the unjust 

influence By which you hope to win another's rights�察�And 。 。 。 



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           SCENE IV ELMIRE�察�DAMIS�察�TARTUFFE 



       DAMIS ��coming out of the closet´room  where he had been hiding�� 

No�察�I say� �This thing must be made public。 I was just there�察�and overheard 

it all�察�And Heaven's goodness must have brought me there On purpose to 

confound   this   scoundrel's   pride   And   grant   me   means   to   take   a   signal 

vengeance   On   his   hypocrisy   and   arrogance�察  �And   undeceive   my   father�察�

showing up The rascal caught at making love to you。 

    ELMIRE No�察�no�察�it is enough if he reforms�察�Endeavouring to deserve 

the favour shown him。 And since I've promised�察�do not you belie me。 'Tis 

not my way to make a public scandal�察�An honest wife will scorn to heed 

such follies�察�And never fret her husband's ears with them。 

    DAMIS You've reasons of your own for acting thus�察�And I have mine 

for doing otherwise。 To spare him now would be a mockery�察�His bigot's 

pride has triumphed all too long Over my righteous anger�察�and has caused 

Far too much trouble in our family。 The rascal all too long has ruled my 

father�察�And   crossed   my   sister's   love�察  �and   mine   as   well。   The   traitor   now 

must be unmasked before him�此�And Providence has given me means to do 

it。 To Heaven I owe the opportunity�察�And if I did not use it now I have it�察�I 

should deserve to lose it once for all。 

    ELMIRE Damis 。 。 。 

    DAMIS No�察�by your leave�察�I'll not be counselled。 I'm overjoyed。 You 

needn't try to tell me I must give up the pleasure of revenge。 I'll make an 

end of this affair at once�察�And�察�to content me�察�here's my father now。 



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              SCENE V ORGON�察�ELMIRE�察�DAMIS�察�



                                  TARTUFFE 

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