Act 1, Scene 3

Tartuffe · Act 1, Scene 3 · scene 3 of 33

ELMIRE, MARIANE, DAMIS, CLEANTE, DORINE

ELMIRE (to Cleante) You're very lucky to have missed the speech She gave us at the door. I see my husband Is home again. He hasn't seen me yet, So I'll go up and wait till he comes in.

CLEANTE

And I, to save time, will await him here; I'll merely say good-morning, and be gone.

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