Scene + 

V + 

Orgon, Cléante, Dorine. + 

Orgon + 

Ah! Good morning, brother. + 

Cléante + 

I was just going, but am glad to greet you. + 

Things are not far advanced yet, in the country? + 

Orgon + 

Dorine⁠ ⁠… + 

To Cléante. Just wait a bit, please, brother-in-law. + 

Let me allay my first anxiety + 

By asking news about the family. + 

To Dorine. Has everything gone well these last two days? + 

What’s happening? And how is everybody? + 

Dorine + 

Madam had fever, and a splitting headache + 

Day before yesterday, all day and evening. + 

Orgon + 

And how about Tartuffe? + 

Dorine + 

Tartuffe? He’s well; + 

He’s mighty well; stout, fat, fair, rosy-lipped. + 

Orgon + 

Poor man! + 

Dorine + 

At evening she had nausea + 

And couldn’t touch a single thing for supper, + 

Her headache still was so severe. + 

Orgon + 

And how + 

About Tartuffe? + 

Dorine + 

He supped alone, before her, + 

And unctuously ate up two partridges, + 

As well as half a leg o’ mutton, deviled. + 

Orgon + 

Poor man! + 

Dorine + 

All night she couldn’t get a wink + 

Of sleep, the fever racked her so; and we + 

Had to sit up with her till daylight. + 

Orgon + 

How + 

About Tartuffe? + 

Dorine + 

Gently inclined to slumber, + 

He left the table, went into his room, + 

Got himself straight into a good warm bed, + 

And slept quite undisturbed until next morning. + 

Orgon + 

Poor man! + 

Dorine + 

At last she let us all persuade her, + 

And got up courage to be bled; and then + 

She was relieved at once. + 

Orgon + 

And how about + 

Tartuffe? + 

Dorine + 

He plucked up courage properly, + 

Bravely entrenched his soul against all evils, + 

And to replace the blood that she had lost, + 

He drank at breakfast four huge draughts of wine. + 

Orgon + 

Poor man! + 

Dorine + 

So now they both are doing well; + 

And I’ll go straightway and inform my mistress + 

How pleased you are at her recovery. + 