Act,  scene

 1   Ch     |        Orgon~Orgon, husband of Elmire~Elmire, wife of Orgon~Damis,
 2   Ch     |       Orgon, husband of Elmire~Elmire, wife of Orgon~Damis, son
 3    1,   1|     and Flipotte, her servant; Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Damis,
 4    1,   1| Flipotte, and let me get away.~Elmire~You hurry so, I hardly can
 5    1,   1|        your polite attentions.~Elmire~We’re only paying what is
 6    1,   1|        your doings on the sly.~Elmire~But, mother ...~Madame Pernelle~
 7    1,   1|     what I think;~[Pointing to Elmire]~Upon my word, he’s jealous
 8    1,   1|      from.~Madame Pernelle [to Elmire]~There! That’s the kind
 9    1,   1|        laugh~And don’t ...~[To Elmire]~Daughter, good-bye; not
10    1,   3|                      SCENE III~Elmire, Mariane, Damis, Cleante,
11    1,   3|         Damis, Cleante, Dorine~Elmire [to Cleante]~You’re very
12    3,   3|                      SCENE III~Elmire, Tartuffe~Tartuffe~May Heaven’
13    3,   3|        its most humble votary!~Elmire~I’m very grateful for your
14    3,   3|   recovered from your illness?~Elmire [sitting down also]~Quite
15    3,   3|      its object your recovery.~Elmire~You’re too solicitous on
16    3,   3|      mine, to help restore it.~Elmire~That’s pushing Christian
17    3,   3|      for you than you deserve.~Elmire~There is a matter that I
18    3,   3|       time; till now, in vain.~Elmire~All that I wish, is just
19    3,   3|         And purest motives ...~Elmire~That is how I take it,~I
20    3,   3|        such is my devotion ...~Elmire~Ouch! but you squeeze too
21    3,   3|    puts his hand on her knee.]~Elmire~What’s your hand doing there?~
22    3,   3|        the stuff is very soft.~Elmire~Let be, I beg you; I am
23    3,   3|      handling the lace yoke of Elmire’s dress]~Dear me how wonderful
24    3,   3|        were never better made.~Elmire~Yes, very true. But let
25    3,   3|        as fills my every wish.~Elmire~You mean you cannot love
26    3,   3|  within my bosom is not stone.~Elmire~I well believe your sighs
27    3,   3|        damned, by your decree.~Elmire~Your declaration’s turned
28    3,   3|         pleasure without fear.~Elmire~I’ve heard you through—your
29    3,   3|      and man is made of flesh.~Elmire~Some women might do otherwise,
30    3,   4|                       SCENE IV~Elmire, Damis, Tartuffe~Damis [
31    3,   4|  caught at making love to you.~Elmire~No, no; it is enough if
32    3,   4|       to lose it once for all.~Elmire~Damis ...~Damis~No, by your
33    3,   5|                 SCENE V~Orgon, Elmire, Damis, Tartuffe~Damis~Father,
34    3,   5|      you as to keep it secret.~Elmire~Yes, I believe a wife should
35    4,   2|                       SCENE II~Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Dorine~
36    4,   3|               SCENE III~Orgon, Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Dorine~
37    4,   3|     allow me—not to follow it.~Elmire [to her husband]~I can’t
38    4,   3|       been far more disturbed.~Elmire~And must our honour always
39    4,   3|        throw me off the scent.~Elmire~Once more, I am astounded
40    4,   3|       the truth?~Orgon~See it?~Elmire~Yes.~Orgon~Nonsense.~Elmire~
41    4,   3|    Elmire~Yes.~Orgon~Nonsense.~Elmire~Come! If I should find~A
42    4,   3|        day?~Orgon~All rubbish.~Elmire~What a man! But answer me.~
43    4,   3|      say nothing. It can’t be.~Elmire~Your error has endured too
44    4,   3|      you’ll keep your promise.~Elmire [to Dorine]~Send him to
45    4,   3|     Send him to me.~Dorine [to Elmire]~The man’s a crafty codger,~
46    4,   3|        difficult to catch him.~Elmire [to Dorine]~Oh no! A lover’
47    4,   4|                       SCENE IV~Elmire, Orgon~Elmire~Bring up this
48    4,   4|         SCENE IV~Elmire, Orgon~Elmire~Bring up this table, and
49    4,   4|      get under it.~Orgon~What?~Elmire~One essential is to hide
50    4,   4|         Orgon~Why under there?~Elmire~Oh, dear! Do as I say;~I
51    4,   4|       you through your scheme.~Elmire~And then you’ll have, I
52    4,   5|              SCENE V~Tartuffe, Elmire; Orgon [under the table]~
53    4,   5|     you wished to see me here.~Elmire~Yes. I have secrets for
54    4,   5|        used a different style.~Elmire~If that refusal has offended
55    4,   5|   faith in your sweet charity.~Elmire [coughing to draw her husband’
56    4,   5|        love by something real.~Elmire~Ah! How your love enacts
57    4,   5|       some sure proof thereof?~Elmire~But how can I consent to
58    4,   5|        back for such a trifle.~Elmire~But they affright us so
59    4,   5|     and take the sin upon me.~[Elmire coughs still louder.]~Your
60    4,   5|        Your cough is very bad.~Elmire~Yes, I’m in torture.~Tartuffe~
61    4,   5|   accept this bit of licorice?~Elmire~The case is obstinate, I
62    4,   5|     Tartuffe~’Tis very trying.~Elmire~More than words can say.~
63    4,   5|     sinning is not sin at all.~Elmire [after coughing again]~So
64    4,   5|       and the thing itself ...~Elmire~Open the door, I pray you,
65    4,   5|        d see all, and deny it.~Elmire~No matter; go, I beg you,
66    4,   6|                SCENE VI~Orgon, Elmire~Orgon [crawling out from
67    4,   6|     the whole thing floors me.~Elmire~What? You come out so soon?
68    4,   6|  wicked e’er came out of Hell.~Elmire~Dear me! Don’t go and credit
69    4,   7|            SCENE VII~Tartuffe, Elmire, Orgon~Tartuffe [not seeing
70    4,   7|      ask no more, for my part.~Elmire [to Tartuffe]~’Twas quite
71    4,   8|                     SCENE VIII~Elmire, Orgon~Elmire~What sort
72    4,   8|       SCENE VIII~Elmire, Orgon~Elmire~What sort of speech is this?
73    4,   8|    This is no laughing matter.~Elmire~What?~Orgon~From his words
74    4,   8|      is one thing troubles me.~Elmire~The deed of gift ...~Orgon~
75    4,   8|      thing to make me anxious.~Elmire~What’s that?~Orgon~You shall
76    5,   3|        Madame Pernelle, Orgon, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Damis,
77    5,   3|        impudence could go far?~Elmire~For one, I can’t believe
78    5,   3|     patched up between you two~Elmire~If I had known what weapons
79    5,   4|        Orgon, Madame Pernelle, Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Damis,
80    5,   5|        Orgon, Madame Pernelle, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Damis,
81    5,   5|      course you are to follow.~Elmire~Go and expose his bold ingratitude.~
82    5,   6|        Orgon, Madame Pernelle, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Damis,
83    5,   7|        Madame Pernelle, Orgon, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Valere,
84    5,   7|        my kindred, and myself.~Elmire~The hypocrite!~Dorine~How
85    5,   7|       At last I breathe again.~Elmire~A happy outcome!~Mariane~
86    5,   8|        Madame Pernelle, Orgon, Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Valere,