Scene + 

I + 

Orgon, Mariane. + 

Orgon + 

Now, Mariane. + 

Mariane + 

Yes, father? + 

Orgon + 

Come; I’ll tell you + 

A secret. + 

Mariane + 

Yes⁠ ⁠… What are you looking for? + 

Orgon + 

Looking into a small closet-room. + 

To see there’s no one there to spy upon us; + 

That little closet’s mighty fit to hide in. + 

There! We’re all right now. Mariane, in you + 

I’ve always found a daughter dutiful + 

And gentle. So I’ve always love you dearly. + 

Mariane + 

I’m grateful for your fatherly affection. + 

Orgon + 

Well spoken, daughter. Now, prove you deserve it + 

By doing as I wish in all respects. + 

Mariane + 

To do so is the height of my ambition. + 

Orgon + 

Excellent well. What say you of⁠—Tartuffe? + 

Mariane + 

Who? I? + 

Orgon + 

Yes, you. Look to it how you answer. + 

Mariane + 

Why! I’ll say of him⁠—anything you please. + 