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taught me to endure all things。 

    CLEANTE Your moderation; I must own; is great。 

    DAMIS How shamelessly the wretch makes bold with Heaven! 

    TARTUFFE Your ravings cannot move me; all my thought Is but to do 

my duty。 

    MARIANE You must claim Great glory from this honourable act。 

    TARTUFFE   The   act   cannot   be   aught   but   honourable;   Coming   from 

that high power which sends me here。 

    ORGON   Ungrateful   wretch;   do   you   forget   'twas   I   That   rescued   you 

from utter misery? 

    TARTUFFE  I've   not   forgot   some   help   you   may  have   given;   But   my 

first duty now is toward my prince。 The higher power of that most sacred 

claim Must   stifle in   my heart   all gratitude; And to   such puissant   ties   I'd 

sacrifice My friend; my wife; my kindred; and myself。 

    ELMIRE The hypocrite! 

    DORINE How well he knows the trick Of cloaking him with what we 

most revere! 

    CLEANTE But if the motive that you make parade of Is perfect as you 

say;   why   should    it  wait  To  show   itself;  until  the  day  he  caught   you 

Soliciting   his   wife?   How   happens   it You   have   not   thought   to   go   inform 

against him  Until   his   honour  forces him  to   drive  you   Out   of his   house? 

And though I need not mention That he'd just given you his whole estate; 



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Still; if you meant to treat him now as guilty; How could you then consent 

to take his gift? 

     TARTUFFE (to the Officer) Pray; sir; deliver me from all this clamour; 

Be good enough to carry out your order。 

     THE   OFFICER   Yes;   I've   too   long   delayed   its   execution;   'Tis   very 

fitting you should urge me to it; So therefore; you must follow me at once 

To prison; where you'll find your lodging ready。 

     TARTUFFE Who? I; sir? 

     THE OFFICER You。 

     TARTUFFE By why to prison? 

     THE OFFICER You Are not the one to whom I owe account。 You; sir 

(to   Orgon);   recover   from   your   hot   alarm。   Our   prince   is   not   a   friend   to 

double dealing; His eyes can read men's inmost hearts; and all The art of 

hypocrites   cannot   deceive   him。   His   sharp   discernment   sees   things   clear 

and true; His mind cannot too easily be swayed; For reason always holds 

the balance even。 He honours and exalts true piety; But knows the false; 

and views it with disgust。 This fellow was by no means apt to fool him; 

Far subtler snares have failed against his wisdom; And his quick insight 

pierced immediately The hidden baseness of this tortuous heart。 Accusing 

you;   the   knave   betrayed   himself;   And   by   true   recompense   of   Heaven's 

justice He stood revealed before our monarch's eyes A scoundrel   known 

before by other names; Whose horrid crimes; detailed at length; might fill 

A long…drawn history of many volumes。 Our monarchto resolve you in a 

word   Detesting   his   ingratitude   and   baseness; Added   this   horror   to   his 

other crimes; And sent me hither under his direction To see his insolence 

out…top   itself; And   force   him  then   to   give   you   satisfaction。 Your   papers; 

which the traitor says are his; I am to take from him; and give you back; 

The   deed   of   gift   transferring   your   estate   Our   monarch's   sovereign   will 

makes   null   and   void;   And   for   the   secret   personal   offence   Your   friend 

involved      you   in;  he  pardons    you:   Thus    he   rewards    your   recent   zeal; 

displayed In helping to maintain his rights; and shows How well his heart; 

when it is least expected; Knows how to recompense a noble deed; And 

will not let true merit miss its due; Remembering always rather good than 

evil。 



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    DORINE Now Heaven be praised! 

    MADAME PERNELLE At last I breathe again。 

    ELMIRE A happy outcome! 

    MARIANE Who'd have dared to hope it? 

    ORGON   (to Tartuffe;   who   is   being   led   by  the  officer) There  traitor! 

Now you're 。 。 。 



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       SCENE VIII MADAME PERNELLE; ORGON; 



ELMIRE; MARIANE; CLEANTE; VALERE; DAMIS; 



                                   DORINE 



       CLEANTE   Brother;   hold!and   don't   Descend   to   such   indignities;   I 

beg   you。   Leave   the   poor   wretch   to   his   unhappy   fate;   And   let   remorse 

oppress him; but not you。 Hope rather that his heart may now return To 

virtue; hate his vice; reform his ways; And win the pardon of our glorious 

prince;   While   you   must   straightway   go;   and   on   your   knees   Repay   with 

thanks his noble generous kindness。 

    ORGON Well said! We'll go; and at his feet kneel down; With joy to 

thank him for his goodness shown; And this first duty done; with honours 

due; We'll then attend upon another; too。 With wedded happiness reward 

Valere; And crown a lover noble and sincere。 



    End    of  Project   Gutenberg    Etext  of  Tartuffe   or  the  Hypocrite;   by 

Moliere 



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