But,wereIyou,henevershouldbemine。JULIAWhatthink\'stthouoftherichMercatio?LUCETTAWellofhiswealth;butofhimself,soso。JULIAWhatthink\'stthouofthegentleProteus?LUCETTALord,Lord!toseewhatfollyreignsinus!JULIAHownow!whatmeansthispassionathisname?LUCETTAPardon,dearmadam:\'tisapassingshameThatI,unworthybodyasIam,Shouldcensurethusonlovelygentlemen。JULIAWhynotonProteus,asofalltherest?LUCETTAThenthus:ofmanygoodIthinkhimbest。JULIAYourreason?LUCETTAIhavenoother,butawoman\'sreason;
IthinkhimsobecauseIthinkhimso。JULIAAndwouldstthouhavemecastmyloveonhim?LUCETTAAy,ifyouthoughtyourlovenotcastaway。JULIAWhyhe,ofalltherest,hathnevermovedme。LUCETTAYethe,ofalltherest,Ithink,bestlovesye。JULIAHislittlespeakingshowshislovebutsmall。LUCETTAFirethat\'sclosestkeptburnsmostofall。JULIATheydonotlovethatdonotshowtheirlove。LUCETTAO,theyloveleastthatletmenknowtheirlove。JULIAIwouldIknewhismind。LUCETTAPerusethispaper,madam。JULIA\'ToJulia。\'Say,fromwhom?LUCETTAThatthecontentswillshow。JULIASay,say,whogaveitthee?LUCETTAValentine\'spage;andsent,Ithink,fromProteus。
Hewouldhavegivenityou;butI,beingintheway,Didinyournamereceiveit:pardonthefaultIpray。JULIANow,bymymodesty,agoodlybroker!
Dareyoupresumetoharbourwantonlines?
Towhisperandconspireagainstmyyouth?
Now,trustme,\'tisanofficeofgreatworthAndyouanofficerfitfortheplace。
Orelsereturnnomoreintomysight。LUCETTATopleadforlovedeservesmorefeethanhate。JULIAWillyebegone?LUCETTAThatyoumayruminate。
ExitJULIAAndyetIwouldIhado\'erlookedtheletter:
ItwereashametocallherbackagainAndprayhertoafaultforwhichIchidher。
Whatafoolisshe,thatknowsIamamaid,Andwouldnotforcethelettertomyview!
Sincemaids,inmodesty,say\'no\'tothatWhichtheywouldhavetheproffererconstrue\'ay。\'
Fie,fie,howwaywardisthisfoolishloveThat,likeatestybabe,willscratchthenurseAndpresentlyallhumbledkisstherod!
HowchurlishlyIchidLucettahence,WhenwillinglyIwouldhavehadherhere!
HowangerlyItaughtmybrowtofrown,Wheninwardjoyenforcedmyhearttosmile!
MypenanceistocallLucettabackAndaskremissionformyfollypast。
Whatho!Lucetta!
Re—enterLUCETTALUCETTAWhatwouldyourladyship?JULIAIs\'tneardinner—time?LUCETTAIwoulditwere,ThatyoumightkillyourstomachonyourmeatAndnotuponyourmaid。JULIAWhatis\'tthatyoutookupsogingerly?LUCETTANothing。JULIAWhydidstthoustoop,then?LUCETTATotakeapaperupthatIletfall。JULIAAndisthatpapernothing?LUCETTANothingconcerningme。JULIAThenletitlieforthosethatitconcerns。LUCETTAMadam,itwillnotliewhereitconcernsUnlessithaveafalseinterpeter。JULIASomeloveofyourshathwrittoyouinrhyme。LUCETTAThatImightsingit,madam,toatune。
Givemeanote:yourladyshipcanset。JULIAAslittlebysuchtoysasmaybepossible。
Bestsingittothetuneof\'Lighto\'love。\'LUCETTAItistooheavyforsolightatune。JULIAHeavy!belikeithathsomeburdenthen?LUCETTAAy,andmelodiouswereit,wouldyousingit。JULIAAndwhynotyou?LUCETTAIcannotreachsohigh。JULIALet\'sseeyoursong。Hownow,minion!LUCETTAKeeptunetherestill,soyouwillsingitout:
AndyetmethinksIdonotlikethistune。JULIAYoudonot?LUCETTANo,madam;itistoosharp。JULIAYou,minion,aretoosaucy。LUCETTANay,nowyouaretooflatAndmartheconcordwithtooharshadescant:
Therewantethbutameantofillyoursong。JULIAThemeanisdrown\'dwithyourunrulybass。LUCETTAIndeed,IbidthebaseforProteus。JULIAThisbabbleshallnothenceforthtroubleme。
Hereisacoilwithprotestation!
TearstheletterGogetyougone,andletthepaperslie:
Youwouldbefingeringthem,toangerme。LUCETTAShemakesitstrange;butshewouldbebestpleasedTobesoanger\'dwithanotherletter。
ExitJULIANay,wouldIweresoanger\'dwiththesame!
Ohatefulhands,totearsuchlovingwords!
Injuriouswasps,tofeedonsuchsweethoneyAndkillthebeesthatyielditwithyourstings!
I\'llkisseachseveralpaperforamends。
Look,hereiswrit\'kindJulia。\'UnkindJulia!
Asinrevengeofthyingratitude,Ithrowthynameagainstthebruisingstones,Tramplingcontemptuouslyonthydisdain。
Andhereiswrit\'love—woundedProteus。\'
Poorwoundedname!mybosomasabedShalllodgetheetillthywoundbethoroughlyheal\'d;
AndthusIsearchitwithasovereignkiss。
Buttwiceorthricewas\'Proteus\'writtendown。
Becalm,goodwind,blownotawordawayTillIhavefoundeachletterintheletter,Exceptmineownname:thatsomewhirlwindbearUntoaraggedfearful—hangingrockAndthrowitthenceintotheragingsea!
Lo,hereinonelineishisnametwicewrit,\'PoorforlornProteus,passionateProteus,TothesweetJulia:\'thatI\'lltearaway。
AndyetIwillnot,sithsoprettilyHecouplesittohiscomplainingnames。
ThuswillIfoldthemoneonanother:
Nowkiss,embrace,contend,dowhatyouwill。
Re—enterLUCETTALUCETTAMadam,Dinnerisready,andyourfatherstays。JULIAWell,letusgo。LUCETTAWhat,shallthesepaperslieliketell—taleshere?JULIAIfyourespectthem,besttotakethemup。LUCETTANay,Iwastakenupforlayingthemdown:
Yetheretheyshallnotlie,forcatchingcold。JULIAIseeyouhaveamonth\'smindtothem。LUCETTAAy,madam,youmaysaywhatsightsyousee;
Iseethingstoo,althoughyoujudgeIwink。JULIACome,come;will\'tpleaseyougo?
ExeuntSCENEIII。Thesame。ANTONIO\'shouse。EnterANTONIOandPANTHINOANTONIOTellme,Panthino,whatsadtalkwasthatWherewithmybrotherheldyouinthecloister?PANTHINO\'TwasofhisnephewProteus,yourson。ANTONIOWhy,whatofhim?PANTHINOHewonder\'dthatyourlordshipWouldsufferhimtospendhisyouthathome,Whileothermen,ofslenderreputation,Putforththeirsonstoseekprefermentout:
Sometothewars,totrytheirfortunethere;
Sometodiscoverislandsfaraway;
Sometothestudiousuniversities。