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Robert Browning (1812–1889). A Blot in the ’Scutcheon.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Act II Scene I

Now, Mariane.

Yes, father?

Come; I’ll tell you

A secret.

Yes … What are you looking for?

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.

I’m grateful for your fatherly affection.

Well spoken, daughter. Now, prove you deserve it

By doing as I wish in all respects.

To do so is the height of my ambition.

Excellent well. What say you of—Tartuffe?

Who? I?

Yes, you. Look to it how you answer.

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