Act 3 scene 10 Flashcards
Cleante. Let me ask you, brother, above all things not to excite yourself during our conversation.
I agree.
Cle. To answer without anger to anything I may mention.
Very well.
Cle. And to listen to me about the business I want to discuss with you without any irritation.
Dear me! Yes. What a preamble!
Cle. How is it, brother, that, with all the wealth you possess, and with only one daughter——you speak of
sending her to a convent?
My reason is that I wish to have a son-in-law who will suit my wants.
Cle. But it is not what your daughter requires, and we have a more suitable match for her.
Yes; but this one is more suitable for me.
Cle. But does she marry a husband for herself or for you, brother?
Arg. He must be the right man for me and for her, brother; and I wish to take into my family people of whom
I have need.
Cle. Is it possible that you should always be so infatuated with your apothecaries and doctors, and be so
determined to be ill, in spite of men and nature?
What do you mean by that, brother?
Cle. I mean, brother, that I know of no man less sick than you, and that I should be quite satisfied with a
constitution no worse than yours.
But are you aware, brother, that it is these medicines which keep me in good health? Monsieur Diafiorus
says that I should go off if he were but three days without taking care of me.
Cle. I mean, brother, that I know of no man less sick than you, and that I should be quite satisfied with a
constitution no worse than yours.
But are you aware, brother, that it is these medicines which keep me in good health? Monsieur Diafiorus
says that I should go off if he were but three days without taking care of me.
Cle. If you are not careful, he will take such care of you that he will soon send you into another world.
But brother, don’t you believe at all in medicine?
Cle. No, brother; and I do not see that it is necessary for our salvation to believe in it.(EnterToinette)
Ah, is it time? Brother, with your leave.
Cle. Eh? What are you going to do?
To take this little clyster, it will soon be done.
Cle. Are you joking? Can you not spend one moment without clysters or physic? Put it off to another time,
and be quiet.
Toinette, tell monsieur, leave it until to-night or to-morrow morning. (anxious pause) Brother, you’ll be
the cause of some misfortune will happen here.
Cle. What a misfortune not to take a clyster prescribed by Monsieur Diafoirus! Once more, brother, is it
possible that you can’t be cured of this doctor disease, and that you will thus bring yourself under their remedies?
Ah! brother. You speak like a man who is quite well, but if you were in my place, you would soon
change your way of speaking. It is easy to speak against medicine when one is in perfect health.
Cle. But what actual disease do you suffer from?
You will drive me to desperation. I should like you to have my diseases, and then we should see if you
would go on as you do. Ah! here is Monsieur Diafoirus.
