Sheisalone。PROTEUSThenletheralone。VALENTINENotfortheworld:why,man,sheismineown,AndIasrichinhavingsuchajewelAstwentyseas,ifalltheirsandwerepearl,Thewaternectarandtherockspuregold。
ForgivemethatIdonotdreamonthee,Becausethousee\'stmedoteuponmylove。
Myfoolishrival,thatherfatherlikesOnlyforhispossessionsaresohuge,Isgonewithheralong,andImustafter,Forlove,thouknow\'st,isfullofjealousy。PROTEUSButshelovesyou?VALENTINEAy,andwearebetroth\'d:nay,more,our,marriage—hour,Withallthecunningmannerofourflight,Determinedof;howImustclimbherwindow,Theladdermadeofcords,andallthemeansPlottedand\'greedonformyhappiness。
GoodProteus,gowithmetomychamber,Intheseaffairstoaidmewiththycounsel。PROTEUSGoonbefore;Ishallinquireyouforth:
Imustuntotheroad,todisembarkSomenecessariesthatIneedsmustuse,AndthenI\'llpresentlyattendyou。VALENTINEWillyoumakehaste?PROTEUSIwill。
ExitVALENTINE
Evenasoneheatanotherheatexpels,Orasonenailbystrengthdrivesoutanother,SotheremembranceofmyformerloveIsbyanewerobjectquiteforgotten。
Isitmine,orValentine\'spraise,Hertrueperfection,ormyfalsetransgression,Thatmakesmereasonlesstoreasonthus?
Sheisfair;andsoisJuliathatIlove——
ThatIdidlove,fornowmyloveisthaw\'d;
Which,likeawaxenimage,\'gainstafire,Bearsnoimpressionofthethingitwas。
MethinksmyzealtoValentineiscold,AndthatIlovehimnotasIwaswont。
O,butIlovehisladytootoomuch,Andthat\'sthereasonIlovehimsolittle。
HowshallIdoteonherwithmoreadvice,Thatthuswithoutadvicebegintoloveher!
\'TisbutherpictureIhaveyetbeheld,Andthathathdazzledmyreason\'slight;
ButwhenIlookonherperfections,ThereisnoreasonbutIshallbeblind。
IfIcanchequemyerringlove,Iwill;
Ifnot,tocompassherI\'llusemyskill。
ExitSCENEV。Thesame。Astreet。EnterSPEEDandLAUNCEseverallySPEEDLaunce!byminehonesty,welcometoMilan!LAUNCEForswearnotthyself,sweetyouth,forIamnotwelcome。Ireckonthisalways,thatamanisneverundonetillhebehanged,norneverwelcometoaplacetillsomecertainshotbepaidandthehostesssay\'Welcome!\'SPEEDComeon,youmadcap,I\'lltothealehousewithyoupresently;where,foroneshotoffivepence,thoushalthavefivethousandwelcomes。But,sirrah,howdidthymasterpartwithMadamJulia?LAUNCEMarry,aftertheyclosedinearnest,theypartedveryfairlyinjest。SPEEDButshallshemarryhim?LAUNCENo。SPEEDHowthen?shallhemarryher?LAUNCENo,neither。SPEEDWhat,aretheybroken?LAUNCENo,theyarebothaswholeasafish。SPEEDWhy,then,howstandsthematterwiththem?LAUNCEMarry,thus:whenitstandswellwithhim,itstandswellwithher。SPEEDWhatanassartthou!Iunderstandtheenot。LAUNCEWhatablockartthou,thatthoucanstnot!Mystaffunderstandsme。SPEEDWhatthousayest?LAUNCEAy,andwhatIdotoo:lookthee,I\'llbutlean,andmystaffunderstandsme。SPEEDItstandsunderthee,indeed。LAUNCEWhy,stand—underandunder—standisallone。SPEEDButtellmetrue,will\'tbeamatch?LAUNCEAskmydog:ifhesayay,itwill!ifhesayno,itwill;ifheshakehistailandsaynothing,itwill。SPEEDTheconclusionisthenthatitwill。LAUNCEThoushaltnevergetsuchasecretfrommebutbyaparable。SPEED\'TiswellthatIgetitso。But,Launce,howsayestthou,thatmymasterisbecomeanotablelover?LAUNCEIneverknewhimotherwise。SPEEDThanhow?LAUNCEAnotablelubber,asthoureportesthimtobe。SPEEDWhy,thouwhoresonass,thoumistakestme。LAUNCEWhy,fool,Imeantnotthee;Imeantthymaster。SPEEDItellthee,mymasterisbecomeahotlover。LAUNCEWhy,Itellthee,Icarenotthoughheburnhimselfinlove。Ifthouwilt,gowithmetothealehouse;
ifnot,thouartanHebrew,aJew,andnotworththenameofaChristian。SPEEDWhy?LAUNCEBecausethouhastnotsomuchcharityintheeastogotothealewithaChristian。Wiltthougo?SPEEDAtthyservice。
ExeuntSCENEVI。Thesame。TheDUKE\'Spalace。EnterPROTEUSPROTEUSToleavemyJulia,shallIbeforsworn;
TolovefairSilvia,shallIbeforsworn;
Towrongmyfriend,Ishallbemuchforsworn;
AndeventhatpowerwhichgavemefirstmyoathProvokesmetothisthreefoldperjury;
LovebademeswearandLovebidsmeforswear。
Osweet—suggestingLove,ifthouhastsinned,Teachme,thytemptedsubject,toexcuseit!
AtfirstIdidadoreatwinklingstar,ButnowIworshipacelestialsun。
Unheedfulvowsmayheedfullybebroken,AndhewantswitthatwantsresolvedwillTolearnhiswittoexchangethebadforbetter。
Fie,fie,unreverendtongue!tocallherbad,Whosesovereigntysooftthouhastpreferr\'dWithtwentythousandsoul—confirmingoaths。
Icannotleavetolove,andyetIdo;
ButthereIleavetolovewhereIshouldlove。
JuliaIloseandValentineIlose:
IfIkeepthem,Ineedsmustlosemyself;
IfIlosethem,thusfindIbytheirlossForValentinemyself,forJuliaSilvia。
Itomyselfamdearerthanafriend,Forloveisstillmostpreciousinitself;
AndSilvia——witnessHeaven,thatmadeherfair!——
ShowsJuliabutaswarthyEthiope。
IwillforgetthatJuliaisalive,Rememberingthatmylovetoherisdead;
AndValentineI\'llholdanenemy,AimingatSilviaasasweeterfriend。
Icannotnowproveconstanttomyself,WithoutsometreacheryusedtoValentine。
ThisnighthemeanethwithacordedladderToclimbcelestialSilvia\'schamber—window,Myselfincounsel,hiscompetitor。
NowpresentlyI\'llgiveherfathernoticeOftheirdisguisingandpretendedflight;
Who,allenraged,willbanishValentine;
ForThurio,heintends,shallwedhisdaughter;
But,Valentinebeinggone,I\'llquicklycrossBysomeslytrickbluntThurio\'sdullproceeding。
Love,lendmewingstomakemypurposeswift,Asthouhastlentmewittoplotthisdrift!
ExitSCENEVII。Verona。JULIA\'Shouse。EnterJULIAandLUCETTAJULIACounsel,Lucetta;gentlegirl,assistme;
AndeveninkindloveIdoconjurethee,WhoartthetablewhereinallmythoughtsArevisiblycharacter\'dandengraved,TolessonmeandtellmesomegoodmeanHow,withmyhonour,ImayundertakeAjourneytomylovingProteus。LUCETTAAlas,thewayiswearisomeandlong!JULIAAtrue—devotedpilgrimisnotwearyTomeasurekingdomswithhisfeeblesteps;
MuchlessshallshethathathLove\'swingstofly,Andwhentheflightismadetoonesodear,Ofsuchdivineperfection,asSirProteus。LUCETTABetterforbeartillProteusmakereturn。JULIAO,know\'stthounothislooksaremysoul\'sfood?
PitythedearththatIhavepinedin,Bylongingforthatfoodsolongatime。