Tartuffe; or, The Hypocrite · 1664
Act II, Scene 1
Translated by Curtis Hidden Page (1908)
[ORGON, MARIANE]
ORGON
Now, Mariane.
MARIANE
Yes, father?
ORGON
Come; I'll tell you
A secret.
MARIANE
Yes ... What are you looking for?
ORGON (looking into a small closet-room)
To see there's no one there to spy upon us;
That little closet's mighty fit to hide in.
There! We're all right now. Mariane, in you
I've always found a daughter dutiful
And gentle. So I've always love you dearly.
MARIANE
I'm grateful for your fatherly affection.
ORGON
Well spoken, daughter. Now, prove you deserve it
By doing as I wish in all respects.
MARIANE
To do so is the height of my ambition.
ORGON
Excellent well. What say you of--Tartuffe?
MARIANE
Who? I?
ORGON
Yes, you. Look to it how you answer.
MARIANE
Why! I'll say of him--anything you please.
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Molière. Tartuffe; or, The Hypocrite, Act II, Scene 1. Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/tartuffe-page/7/.
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Molière. Tartuffe; or, The Hypocrite, Act II, Scene 1. Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/tartuffe-page/7/.