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VALERE, ORGON, MADAME PERNELLE, ELMIRE, CLEANTE, MARIANE, DAMIS, DORINE<\/p>\r\nVALERE<\/span>\r\n'Tis with regret, sir, that I bring bad news;<\/span>\r\nBut urgent danger forces me to do so.<\/span>\r\nA close and intimate friend of mine, who knows<\/span>\r\nThe interest I take in what concerns you,<\/span>\r\nHas gone so far, for my sake, as to break<\/span>\r\nThe secrecy that's due to state affairs,<\/span>\r\nAnd sent me word but now, that leaves you only<\/span>\r\nThe one expedient of sudden flight.<\/span>\r\nThe villain who so long imposed upon you,<\/span>\r\nFound means, an hour ago, to see the prince,<\/span>\r\nAnd to accuse you (among other things)<\/span>\r\nBy putting in his hands the private strong-box<\/span>\r\nOf a state-criminal, whose guilty secret,<\/span>\r\nYou, failing in your duty as a subject,<\/span>\r\n(He says) have kept. I know no more of it<\/span>\r\nSave that a warrant's drawn against you, sir,<\/span>\r\nAnd for the greater surety, that same rascal<\/span>\r\nComes with the officer who must arrest you.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCLEANTE<\/span>\r\nHis rights are armed; and this is how the scoundrel<\/span>\r\nSeeks to secure the property he claims.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nMan is a wicked animal, I'll own it!<\/span>\r\n\r\nVALERE<\/span>\r\nThe least delay may still be fatal, sir.<\/span>\r\nI have my carriage, and a thousand louis,<\/span>\r\nProvided for your journey, at the door.<\/span>\r\nLet's lose no time; the bolt is swift to strike,<\/span>\r\nAnd such as only flight can save you from.<\/span>\r\nI'll be your guide to seek a place of safety,<\/span>\r\nAnd stay with you until you reach it, sir.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nHow much I owe to your obliging care!<\/span>\r\nAnother time must serve to thank you fitly;<\/span>\r\nAnd I pray Heaven to grant me so much favour<\/span>\r\nThat I may some day recompense your service.<\/span>\r\nGood-bye; see to it, all of you . . .<\/span>\r\n\r\nCLEANTE<\/span>\r\nCome hurry;<\/span>\r\nWe'll see to everything that's needful, brother.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

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VALERE, ORGON, MADAME PERNELLE, ELMIRE, CLEANTE, MARIANE, DAMIS, DORINE<\/p>\n

VALERE<\/span>
\n‘Tis with regret, sir, that I bring bad news;<\/span>
\nBut urgent danger forces me to do so.<\/span>
\nA close and intimate friend of mine, who knows<\/span>
\nThe interest I take in what concerns you,<\/span>
\nHas gone so far, for my sake, as to break<\/span>
\nThe secrecy that’s due to state affairs,<\/span>
\nAnd sent me word but now, that leaves you only<\/span>
\nThe one expedient of sudden flight.<\/span>
\nThe villain who so long imposed upon you,<\/span>
\nFound means, an hour ago, to see the prince,<\/span>
\nAnd to accuse you (among other things)<\/span>
\nBy putting in his hands the private strong-box<\/span>
\nOf a state-criminal, whose guilty secret,<\/span>
\nYou, failing in your duty as a subject,<\/span>
\n(He says) have kept. I know no more of it<\/span>
\nSave that a warrant’s drawn against you, sir,<\/span>
\nAnd for the greater surety, that same rascal<\/span>
\nComes with the officer who must arrest you.<\/span><\/p>\n

CLEANTE<\/span>
\nHis rights are armed; and this is how the scoundrel<\/span>
\nSeeks to secure the property he claims.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nMan is a wicked animal, I’ll own it!<\/span><\/p>\n

VALERE<\/span>
\nThe least delay may still be fatal, sir.<\/span>
\nI have my carriage, and a thousand louis,<\/span>
\nProvided for your journey, at the door.<\/span>
\nLet’s lose no time; the bolt is swift to strike,<\/span>
\nAnd such as only flight can save you from.<\/span>
\nI’ll be your guide to seek a place of safety,<\/span>
\nAnd stay with you until you reach it, sir.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nHow much I owe to your obliging care!<\/span>
\nAnother time must serve to thank you fitly;<\/span>
\nAnd I pray Heaven to grant me so much favour<\/span>
\nThat I may some day recompense your service.<\/span>
\nGood-bye; see to it, all of you . . .<\/span><\/p>\n

CLEANTE<\/span>
\nCome hurry;<\/span>
\nWe’ll see to everything that’s needful, brother.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-100","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":88,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/100\/revisions\/101"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/88"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/100\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}