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welcome； On Mrs。 Bailiff； Mrs。 Tax…Collector； Who'll patronise you with a
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folding…stool。 There； once a year； at carnival； you'll have Perhapsa ball；
with orchestratwo bag…pipes； And sometimes a trained ape； and Punch
and Judy； Though if your husband 。 。 。
MARIANE Oh； you'll kill me。 Please Contrive to help me out with
your advice。
DORINE I thank you kindly。
MARIANE Oh！ Dorine； I beg you 。 。 。
DORINE To serve you right； this marriage must go through。
MARIANE Dear girl！
DORINE No。
MARIANE If I say I love Valere 。 。 。
DORINE No； no。 Tartuffe's your man； and you shall taste him。
MARIANE You know I've always trusted you； now help me 。 。 。
DORINE No； you shall be； my faith！ Tartuffified。
MARIANE Well； then； since you've no pity for my fate Let me take
counsel only of despair； It will advise and help and give me courage；
There's one sure cure； I know； for all my troubles。
（She starts to go。）
DORINE There； there！ Come back。 I can't be angry long。 I must take
pity on you； after all。
MARIANE Oh； don't you see； Dorine； if I must bear This martyrdom；
I certainly shall die。
DORINE Now don't you fret。 We'll surely find some way。 To hinder
this 。 。 。 But here's Valere； your lover。
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SCENE IV VALERE； MARIANE； DORINE
VALERE Madam； a piece of newsquite new to me Has just come
out； and very fine it is。
MARIANE What piece of news？
VALERE Your marriage with Tartuffe。
MARIANE 'Tis true my father has this plan in mind。
VALERE Your father； madam 。 。 。
MARIANE Yes； he's changed his plans； And did but now propose it to
me。
VALERE What！ Seriously？
MARIANE Yes； he was serious； And openly insisted on the match。
VALERE And what's your resolution in the matter； Madam？
MARIANE I don't know。
VALERE That's a pretty answer。 You don't know？
MARIANE No。
VALERE No？
MARIANE What do you advise？
VALERE I？ My advice is； marry him； by all means。
MARIANE That's your advice？
VALERE Yes。
MARIANE Do you mean it？
VALERE Surely。 A splendid choice； and worthy of your acceptance。
MARIANE Oh； very well； sir！ I shall take your counsel。
VALERE You'll find no trouble taking it； I warrant。
MARIANE No more than you did giving it； be sure。
VALERE I gave it； truly； to oblige you； madam。
MARIANE And I shall take it to oblige you； sir。
Dorine （withdrawing to the back of the stage） Let's see what this affair
will come to。
VALERE So； That is your love？ And it was all deceit When you 。 。 。
MARIANE I beg you； say no more of that。 You told me； squarely； sir； I
should accept The husband that is offered me； and I Will tell you squarely
that I mean to do so； Since you have given me this good advice。
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VALERE Don't shield yourself with talk of my advice。 You had your
mind made up； that's evident； And now you're snatching at a trifling
pretext To justify the breaking of your word。
MARIANE Exactly so。
VALERE Of course it is； your heart Has never known true love for me。
MARIANE Alas！ You're free to think so； if you please。
VALERE Yes； yes； I'm free to think so； and my outraged love May yet
forestall you in your perfidy； And offer elsewhere both my heart and hand。
MARIANE No doubt of it； the love your high deserts May win 。 。 。
VALERE Good Lord； have done with my deserts！ I know I have but
few； and you have proved it。 But I may find more kindness in another； I
know of someone； who'll not be ashamed To take your leavings； and make
up my loss。
MARIANE The loss is not so great； you'll easily Console yourself
completely for this change。
VALERE I'll try my best； that you may well believe。 When we're
forgotten by a woman's heart； Our pride is challenged； we； too； must forget；
Or if we cannot； must at least pretend to。 No other way can man such
baseness prove； As be a lover scorned； and still in love。
MARIANE In faith； a high and noble sentiment。
VALERE Yes； and it's one that all men must approve。 What！ Would
you have me keep my love alive； And see you fly into another's arms
Before my very eyes； and never offer To someone else the heart that you
had scorned？
MARIANE Oh； no； indeed！ For my part； I could wish That it were
done already。 VALERE What！ You wish it？
MARIANE Yes。
VALERE This is insult heaped on injury； I'll go at once and do as you
desire。
（He takes a step or two as if to go away。）
MARIANE Oh； very well then。
VALERE （turning back） But remember this。 'Twas you that drove me
to this desperate pass。
MARIANE Of course。
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VALERE （turning back again） And in the plan that I have formed I
only follow your example。
MARIANE Yes。
VALERE （at the door） Enough； you shall be punctually obeyed。
MARIANE So much the better。
VALERE （coming back again） This is once for all。
MARIANE So be it； then。
VALERE （He goes toward the door； but just as he reaches it； turns
around） Eh？
MARIANE What？
VALERE You didn't call me？
MARIANE I？ You are dreaming。
VALERE Very well； I'm gone。 Madam； farewell。
（He walks slowly away。）
MARIANE Farewell； sir。
DORINE I must say You've lost your senses and both gone clean daft！
I've let you fight it out to the end o' the chapter To see how far the thing
could go。 Oho； there； Mister Valere！
（She goes and seizes him by the arm； to stop him。 He makes a great
show of resistance。）
VALERE What do you want； Dorine？
DORINE Come here。
VALERE No； no； I'm quite beside myself。 Don't hinder me from doing
as she wishes。
DORINE Stop！
VALERE No。 You see； I'm fixed； resolved； determined。
DORINE So！
MARIANE （aside） Since my presence pains him； makes him go； I'd
better go myself； and leave him free。
DORINE （leaving Valere； and running after Mariane） Now t'other！
Where are you going？
MARIANE Let me be。
DORINE。 Come back。
MARIANE No； no； it isn't any use。
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VALERE （aside） 'Tis clear the sight of me is torture to her； No doubt；
t'were better I should free her from it。
DORINE （leaving Mariane and running after Valere） Same thing again！
Deuce take you both； I say。 Now stop your fooling； come here； you； and
you。
（She pulls first one； then the other； toward the middle of the stage。）
VALERE （to Dorine） What's your idea？
MARIANE （to Dorine） What can you mean to do？
DORINE Set you to rights； and pull you out o' the scrape。
（To Valere） Are you quite mad； to quarrel with her now？
VALERE Didn't you hear the things she said to me？
DORINE （to Mariane） Are you quite mad； to get in such a passion？
MARIANE Didn't you see the way he treated me？
DORINE Fools； both of you。
（To Valere） She thinks of nothing else But to keep faith with you； I
vouch for it。
（To Mariane） And he loves none but you； and longs for nothing But
just to marry you； I stake my life on't。
MARIANE （to Valere） Why did you give me such advice then； pray？
VALERE （to Mariane） Why ask for my advice on such a matter？
DORINE You both are daft； I tell you。 Here； your hands。
（To Valere） Come； yours。
VALERE （giving Dorine his hand） What for？
DORINE （to Mariane） Now； yours。
MARIANE （giving Dorine her hand） But what's the use？
DORINE Oh； quick now； come along。 There； both of you You love
each other better than you think。
（Valere and Mariane hold each other's hands some time without
looking at each other。）
VALERE （at last turning toward Mariane） Come； don't be so
ungracious now about it； Look at a man as if you didn't hate him。
（Mariane looks sideways toward Valere； with just