TARTUFFE The task can only shower me with grace Since our Prince's command has sent me to this place. ORGON But don't you recall how my charity Raised you, you ingrate, from your misery? TARTUFFE Yes, I know that I once received assistance, But my duty to the Prince demands this persistence: 'Tis a sacred duty of such fortitude That it has suppressed all my gratitude, And I would sacrifice to this powerful force Friends, wife, parents, and myself, of course. ELMIRE The hypocrite! DORINE How well he can create A treacherous cloak from all we venerate! CLEANTE But if this zeal which drives you, and with which You plume yourself, lifts you to a holy niche, Why is it that it didn't come to life Until after he caught you with his wife, And why did you only denounce him today After honor made him chase you away? I don't claim that the gift of all his estates Ought to distract you from duty's dictates, But if you planned to reveal his treason here, Why were you willing to take his wealth back there? |
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