SCENE IV (ORGON, CLEANTE, DORINE) ORGON Hello, brother! CLEANTE I'm glad you've returned before my departure. The countryside isn't quite blossoming yet. ORGON Dorine . . . One second brother, please! Just let Me set my heart at ease and soothe my fear Concerning the things that have happened here. [To DORINE.] For these past two days, how have things gone on? What has happened? And how is everyone? DORINE The first day your wife had a bad fever And a headache that just wouldn't leave her. ORGON And Tartuffe? DORINE Tartuffe? He's in splendid shape, Fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face. ORGON Poor fellow! DORINE That night, your wife felt so sick And so feverish that she could only pick At her dinner and scarcely ate a bite. |
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