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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