Sendheranother;nevergivehero\'er;
Forscornatfirstmakesafter—lovethemore。
Ifshedofrown,\'tisnotinhateofyou,Butrathertobegetmoreloveinyou:
Ifshedochide,\'tisnottohaveyougone;
Forwhy,thefoolsaremad,ifleftalone。
Takenorepulse,whatevershedothsay;
For\'getyougone,\'shedothnotmean\'away!\'
Flatterandpraise,commend,extoltheirgraces;
Thoughne\'ersoblack,saytheyhaveangels\'
faces。
Thatmanthathathatongue,Isay,isnoman,Ifwithhistonguehecannotwinawoman。DUKEButsheImeanispromisedbyherfriendsUntoayouthfulgentlemanofworth,Andkeptseverelyfromresortofmen,Thatnomanhathaccessbydaytoher。VALENTINEWhy,then,Iwouldresorttoherbynight。DUKEAy,butthedoorsbelock\'dandkeyskeptsafe,Thatnomanhathrecoursetoherbynight。VALENTINEWhatletsbutonemayenteratherwindow?DUKEHerchamberisaloft,farfromtheground,AndbuiltsoshelvingthatonecannotclimbitWithoutapparenthazardofhislife。VALENTINEWhythen,aladderquaintlymadeofcords,Tocastup,withapairofanchoringhooks,WouldservetoscaleanotherHero\'stower,SoboldLeanderwouldadventureit。DUKENow,asthouartagentlemanofblood,AdvisemewhereImayhavesuchaladder。VALENTINEWhenwouldyouuseit?pray,sir,tellmethat。DUKEThisverynight;forLoveislikeachild,Thatlongsforeverythingthathecancomeby。VALENTINEByseveno\'clockI\'llgetyousuchaladder。DUKEBut,harkthee;Iwillgotoheralone:
HowshallIbestconveytheladderthither?VALENTINEItwillbelight,mylord,thatyoumaybearitUnderacloakthatisofanylength。DUKEAcloakaslongasthinewillservetheturn?VALENTINEAy,mygoodlord。DUKEThenletmeseethycloak:
I\'llgetmeoneofsuchanotherlength。VALENTINEWhy,anycloakwillservetheturn,mylord。DUKEHowshallIfashionmetowearacloak?
Ipraythee,letmefeelthycloakuponme。
Whatletteristhissame?What\'shere?\'ToSilvia\'!
Andhereanenginefitformyproceeding。
I\'llbesoboldtobreakthesealforonce。
Reads\'MythoughtsdoharbourwithmySilvianightly,Andslavestheyaretomethatsendthemflying:
O,couldtheirmastercomeandgoaslightly,Himselfwouldlodgewheresenselesstheyarelying!
Myheraldthoughtsinthypurebosomrestthem:
WhileI,theirking,thathitherthemimportune,Docursethegracethatwithsuchgracehathbless\'dthem,Becausemyselfdowantmyservants\'fortune:
Icursemyself,fortheyaresentbyme,Thattheyshouldharbourwheretheirlordwouldbe。\'
What\'shere?
\'Silvia,thisnightIwillenfranchisethee。\'
\'Tisso;andhere\'stheladderforthepurpose。
Why,Phaeton,——forthouartMerops\'son,——
WiltthouaspiretoguidetheheavenlycarAndwiththydaringfollyburntheworld?
Wiltthoureachstars,becausetheyshineonthee?
Go,baseintruder!overweeningslave!
Bestowthyfawningsmilesonequalmates,Andthinkmypatience,morethanthydesert,Isprivilegeforthydeparturehence:
ThankmeforthismorethanforallthefavoursWhichalltoomuchIhavebestow\'donthee。
ButifthoulingerinmyterritoriesLongerthanswiftestexpeditionWillgivetheetimetoleaveourroyalcourt,Byheaven!mywrathshallfarexceedtheloveIeverboremydaughterorthyself。
Begone!Iwillnothearthyvainexcuse;
But,asthoulovestthylife,makespeedfromhence。
ExitVALENTINEAndwhynotdeathratherthanlivingtorment?
Todieistobebanish\'dfrommyself;
AndSilviaismyself:banish\'dfromherIsselffromself:adeadlybanishment!
Whatlightislight,ifSilviabenotseen?
Whatjoyisjoy,ifSilviabenotby?
UnlessitbetothinkthatsheisbyAndfeedupontheshadowofperfectionExceptIbebySilviainthenight,Thereisnomusicinthenightingale;
UnlessIlookonSilviaintheday,Thereisnodayformetolookupon;
Sheismyessence,andIleavetobe,IfIbenotbyherfairinfluenceFoster\'d,illumined,cherish\'d,keptalive。
Iflynotdeath,toflyhisdeadlydoom:
TarryIhere,Ibutattendondeath:
But,flyIhence,Iflyawayfromlife。
EnterPROTEUSandLAUNCEPROTEUSRun,boy,run,run,andseekhimout。LAUNCESoho,soho!PROTEUSWhatseestthou?LAUNCEHimwegotofind:there\'snotahairon\'sheadbut\'tisaValentine。PROTEUSValentine?VALENTINENo。PROTEUSWhothen?hisspirit?VALENTINENeither。PROTEUSWhatthen?VALENTINENothing。LAUNCECannothingspeak?Master,shallIstrike?PROTEUSWhowouldstthoustrike?LAUNCENothing。PROTEUSVillain,forbear。LAUNCEWhy,sir,I\'llstrikenothing:Iprayyou,——PROTEUSSirrah,Isay,forbear。FriendValentine,aword。VALENTINEMyearsarestoptandcannotheargoodnews,Somuchofbadalreadyhathpossess\'dthem。PROTEUSThenindumbsilencewillIburymine,Fortheyareharsh,untuneableandbad。VALENTINEIsSilviadead?PROTEUSNo,Valentine。VALENTINENoValentine,indeed,forsacredSilvia。
Hathsheforswornme?PROTEUSNo,Valentine。VALENTINENoValentine,ifSilviahaveforswornme。
Whatisyournews?LAUNCESir,thereisaproclamationthatyouarevanished。PROTEUSThatthouartbanished——O,that\'sthenews!——
Fromhence,fromSilviaandfrommethyfriend。VALENTINEO,Ihavefeduponthiswoealready,Andnowexcessofitwillmakemesurfeit。
DothSilviaknowthatIambanished?PROTEUSAy,ay;andshehathoffer\'dtothedoom——
Which,unreversed,standsineffectualforce——
Aseaofmeltingpearl,whichsomecalltears:
Thoseatherfather\'schurlishfeetshetender\'d;
Withthem,uponherknees,herhumbleself;
Wringingherhands,whosewhitenesssobecamethemAsifbutnowtheywaxedpaleforwoe:
Butneitherbendedknees,purehandsheldup,Sadsighs,deepgroans,norsilver—sheddingtears,Couldpenetrateheruncompassionatesire;
ButValentine,ifhebeta\'en,mustdie。
Besides,herintercessionchafedhimso,Whensheforthyrepealwassuppliant,Thattocloseprisonhecommandedher,Withmanybitterthreatsofbidingthere。VALENTINENomore;unlessthenextwordthatthouspeak\'stHavesomemalignantpoweruponmylife:
Ifso,Ipraythee,breatheitinmineear,Asendinganthemofmyendlessdolour。PROTEUSCeasetolamentforthatthoucanstnothelp,Andstudyhelpforthatwhichthoulament\'st。