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tartuffe-第2部分

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Annoy the neighbourhood; and raise a scandal。
I'd gladly think there's nothing really wrong;
But it makes talk; and that's not as it should be。

CLEANTE
Eh! madam; can you hope to keep folk's tongues
From wagging? It would be a grievous thing
If; for the fear of idle talk about us;
We had to sacrifice our friends。 No; no;
Even if we could bring ourselves to do it;
Think you that everyone would then be silenced?
Against backbiting there is no defence
So let us try to live in innocence;
To silly tattle pay no heed at all;
And leave the gossips free to vent their gall。

DORINE
Our neighbour Daphne; and her little husband;
Must be the ones who slander us; I'm thinking。
Those whose own conduct's most ridiculous;
Are always quickest to speak ill of others;
They never fail to seize at once upon
The slightest hint of any love affair;
And spread the news of it with glee; and give it
The character they'd have the world believe in。
By others' actions; painted in their colours;
They hope to justify their own; they think;
In the false hope of some resemblance; either
To make their own intrigues seem innocent;
Or else to make their neighbours share the blame
Which they are loaded with by everybody。

MADAME PERNELLE
These arguments are nothing to the purpose。
Orante; we all know; lives a perfect life;
Her thoughts are all of heaven; and I have heard
That she condemns the company you keep。

DORINE
O admirable pattern! Virtuous dame!
She lives the model of austerity;
But age has brought this piety upon her;
And she's a prude; now she can't help herself。
As long as she could capture men's attentions
She made the most of her advantages;
But; now she sees her beauty vanishing;
She wants to leave the world; that's leaving her;
And in the specious veil of haughty virtue
She'd hide the weakness of her worn…out charms。
That is the way with all your old coquettes;
They find it hard to see their lovers leave 'em;
And thus abandoned; their forlorn estate
Can find no occupation but a prude's。
These pious dames; in their austerity;
Must carp at everything; and pardon nothing。
They loudly blame their neighbours' way of living;
Not for religion's sake; but out of envy;
Because they can't endure to see another
Enjoy the pleasures age has weaned them from。

MADAME PERNELLE (to Elmire)
There! That's the kind of rigmarole to please you;
Daughter…in…law。 One never has a chance
To get a word in edgewise; at your house;
Because this lady holds the floor all day;
But none the less; I mean to have my say; too。
I tell you that my son did nothing wiser
In all his life; than take this godly man
Into his household; heaven sent him here;
In your great need; to make you all repent;
For your salvation; you must hearken to him;
He censures nothing but deserves his censure。
These visits; these assemblies; and these balls;
Are all inventions of the evil spirit。
You never hear a word of godliness
At thembut idle cackle; nonsense; flimflam。
Our neighbour often comes in for a share;
The talk flies fast; and scandal fills the air;
It makes a sober person's head go round;
At these assemblies; just to hear the sound
Of so much gab; with not a word to say;
And as a learned man remarked one day
Most aptly; 'tis the Tower of Babylon;
Where all; beyond all limit; babble on。
And just to tell you how this point came in 。 。 。

(To Cleante)
So! Now the gentlemen must snicker; must he?
Go find fools like yourself to make you laugh
And don't 。 。 。

(To Elmire)
Daughter; good…bye; not one word more。
As for this house; I leave the half unsaid;
But I shan't soon set foot in it again;

(Cuffing Flipotte)
Come; you! What makes you dream and stand agape;
Hussy! I'll warm your ears in proper shape!
March; trollop; march!



SCENE II
CLEANTE; DORINE


CLEANTE
I won't escort her down;
For fear she might fall foul of me again;
The good old lady 。 。 。

DORINE
Bless us! What a pity
She shouldn't hear the way you speak of her!
She'd surely tell you you're too 〃good〃 by half;
And that she's not so 〃old〃 as all that; neither!

CLEANTE
How she got angry with us all for nothing!
And how she seems possessed with her Tartuffe!

DORINE
Her case is nothing; though; beside her son's!
To see him; you would say he's ten times worse!
His conduct in our late unpleasantness '1'
Had won him much esteem; and proved his courage
In service of his king; but now he's like
A man besotted; since he's been so taken
With this Tartuffe。 He calls him brother; loves him
A hundred times as much as mother; son;
Daughter; and wife。 He tells him all his secrets
And lets him guide his acts; and rule his conscience。
He fondles and embraces him; a sweetheart
Could not; I think; be loved more tenderly;
At table he must have the seat of honour;
While with delight our master sees him eat
As much as six men could; we must give up
The choicest tidbits to him; if he belches;
('tis a servant speaking) '2'
Master exclaims: 〃God bless you!〃Oh; he dotes
Upon him! he's his universe; his hero;
He's lost in constant admiration; quotes him
On all occasions; takes his trifling acts
For wonders; and his words for oracles。
The fellow knows his dupe; and makes the most on't;
He fools him with a hundred masks of virtue;
Gets money from him all the time by canting;
And takes upon himself to carp at us。
Even his silly coxcomb of a lackey
Makes it his business to instruct us too;
He comes with rolling eyes to preach at us;
And throws away our ribbons; rouge; and patches。
The wretch; the other day; tore up a kerchief
That he had found; pressed in the /Golden Legend/;
Calling it a horrid crime for us to mingle
The devil's finery with holy things。

'Footnote 1: Referring to the rebellion called La Fronde; during the
minority of Louis XIV。'

'Footnote 2: Moliere's note; inserted in the text of all the old
editions。 It is a curious illustration of the desire for uniformity
and dignity of style in dramatic verse of the seventeenth century;
that Moliere feels called on to apologize for a touch of realism like
this。 Indeed; these lines were even omitted when the play was given。'



SCENE III
ELMIRE; MARIANE; DAMIS; CLEANTE; DORINE


ELMIRE (to Cleante)
You're very lucky to have missed the speech
She gave us at the door。 I see my husband
Is home again。 He hasn't seen me yet;
So I'll go up and wait till he comes in。

CLEANTE
And I; to save time; will await him here;
I'll merely say good…morning; and be gone。



SCENE IV
CLEANTE; DAMIS; DORINE

DAMIS
I wish you'd say a word to him about
My sister's marriage; I suspect Tartuffe
Opposes it; and puts my father up
To all these wretched shifts。 You know; besides;
How nearly I'm concerned in it myself;
If love unites my sister and Valere;
I love his sister too; and if this marriage
Were to 。 。 。

DORINE
He's coming。



SCENE V
ORGON; CLEANTE; DORINE


ORGON
Ah! Good morning; brother。

CLEANTE
I was just going; but am glad to greet you。
Things are not far advanced yet; in the country?

ORGON
Dorine 。 。 。

(To Cleante)
Just wait a bit; please; brother…in…law。
Let me allay my first anxiety
By asking news about the fa
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