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第17章

ELMIRE, TARTUFFE

TARTUFFE

May Heaven's overflowing kindness ever Give you good health of body and of soul, 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, so we may talk at ease.

TARTUFFE (after sitting down)

And how are you recovered from your illness?

ELMIRE (sitting down also)

Quite well; the fever soon let go its hold.

TARTUFFE

My prayers, I fear, have not sufficient merit To have drawn down this favour from on high;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;I would have given mine, to help restore it.

ELMIRE

That's pushing Christian charity too far;

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; I am glad there's no one here To listen.

TARTUFFE

Madam, I am overjoyed.

'Tis sweet to find myself alone with you.

This is an opportunity I've asked Of Heaven, many a time; till now, in vain.

ELMIRE

All that I wish, is just a word from you, Quite frank and open, hiding nothing from me.

(DAMIS, without their seeing him, opens the closet door halfway.)TARTUFFE

I too could wish, as Heaven's especial favour, To lay my soul quite open to your eyes, And swear to you, the trouble that I made About those visits which your charms attract, Does not result from any hatred toward you, But rather from a passionate devotion, And purest motives...

ELMIRE

That is how I take it, I think 'tis my salvation that concerns you.

TARTUFFE (pressing her finger tips)

Madam, 'tis so; 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, And I'd as soon...

(He puts his hand on her knee.)

ELMIRE

What's your hand doing there?

TARTUFFE

Feeling your gown; the stuff is very soft.

ELMIRE

Let be, I beg you; I am very ticklish.

(She moves her chair away, 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, nowadays;Things of all kinds were never better made.

ELMIRE

Yes, 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?

TARTUFFE

He did hint some such thing; but truly, madam, That's not the happiness I'm yearning after;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, And nothing here below can stay your thoughts.

TARTUFFE

Love for the beauty of eternal things Cannot destroy our love for earthly beauty;Our mortal senses well may be entranced By perfect works that Heaven has fashioned here.

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