ButsaythisweedherlovefromValentine,ItfollowsnotthatshewillloveSirThurio。THURIOTherefore,asyouunwindherlovefromhim,Lestitshouldravelandbegoodtonone,Youmustprovidetobottomitonme;
WhichmustbedonebypraisingmeasmuchAsyouinworthdispraiseSirValentine。DUKEAnd,Proteus,wedaretrustyouinthiskind,Becauseweknow,onValentine\'sreport,YouarealreadyLove\'sfirmvotaryAndcannotsoonrevoltandchangeyourmind。
UponthiswarrantshallyouhaveaccessWhereyouwithSilviamayconferatlarge;
Forsheislumpish,heavy,melancholy,And,foryourfriend\'ssake,willbegladofyou;
WhereyoumaytemperherbyyourpersuasionTohateyoungValentineandlovemyfriend。PROTEUSAsmuchasIcando,Iwilleffect:
Butyou,SirThurio,arenotsharpenough;
YoumustlaylimetotangleherdesiresBywailfulsonnets,whosecomposedrhymesShouldbefull—fraughtwithserviceablevows。DUKEAy,Muchistheforceofheaven—bredpoesy。PROTEUSSaythatuponthealtarofherbeautyYousacrificeyourtears,yoursighs,yourheart:
Writetillyourinkbedry,andwithyourtearsMoistitagain,andframesomefeelinglineThatmaydiscoversuchintegrity:
ForOrpheus\'lutewasstrungwithpoets\'sinews,Whosegoldentouchcouldsoftensteelandstones,MaketigerstameandhugeleviathansForsakeunsoundeddeepstodanceonsands。
Afteryourdire—lamentingelegies,Visitbynightyourlady\'schamber—windowWithsomesweetconcert;totheirinstrumentsTuneadeploringdump:thenight\'sdeadsilenceWillwellbecomesuchsweet—complaininggrievance。
This,orelsenothing,willinherither。DUKEThisdisciplineshowsthouhastbeeninlove。THURIOAndthyadvicethisnightI\'llputinpractise。
Therefore,sweetProteus,mydirection—giver,LetusintothecitypresentlyTosortsomegentlemenwellskill\'dinmusic。
IhaveasonnetthatwillservetheturnTogivetheonsettothygoodadvice。DUKEAboutit,gentlemen!PROTEUSWe\'llwaituponyourgracetillaftersupper,Andafterwarddetermineourproceedings。DUKEEvennowaboutit!Iwillpardonyou。
ExeuntACTIVSCENEI。ThefrontiersofMantua。Aforest。EntercertainOutlawsFirstOutlawFellows,standfast;Iseeapassenger。SecondOutlawIftherebeten,shrinknot,butdownwith\'em。
EnterVALENTINEandSPEEDThirdOutlawStand,sir,andthrowusthatyouhaveaboutye:
Ifnot:we\'llmakeyousitandrifleyou。SPEEDSir,weareundone;thesearethevillainsThatallthetravellersdofearsomuch。VALENTINEMyfriends,——FirstOutlawThat\'snotso,sir:weareyourenemies。SecondOutlawPeace!we\'llhearhim。ThirdOutlawAy,bymybeard,willwe,forhe\'saproperman。VALENTINEThenknowthatIhavelittlewealthtolose:
AmanIamcross\'dwithadversity;
Myrichesarethesepoorhabiliments,Ofwhichifyoushouldheredisfurnishme,YoutakethesumandsubstancethatIhave。SecondOutlawWhithertravelyou?VALENTINEToVerona。FirstOutlawWhencecameyou?VALENTINEFromMilan。ThirdOutlawHaveyoulongsojournedthere?VALENTINESomesixteenmonths,andlongermighthavestay\'d,Ifcrookedfortunehadnotthwartedme。FirstOutlawWhat,wereyoubanish\'dthence?VALENTINEIwas。SecondOutlawForwhatoffence?VALENTINEForthatwhichnowtormentsmetorehearse:
Ikill\'daman,whosedeathImuchrepent;
ButyetIslewhimmanfullyinfight,Withoutfalsevantageorbasetreachery。FirstOutlawWhy,ne\'errepentit,ifitweredoneso。
Butwereyoubanish\'dforsosmallafault?VALENTINEIwas,andheldmegladofsuchadoom。SecondOutlawHaveyouthetongues?VALENTINEMyyouthfultravelthereinmademehappy,OrelseIoftenhadbeenmiserable。ThirdOutlawBythebarescalpofRobinHood\'sfatfriar,Thisfellowwereakingforourwildfaction!FirstOutlawWe\'llhavehim。Sirs,aword。SPEEDMaster,beoneofthem;it\'sanhonourablekindofthievery。VALENTINEPeace,villain!SecondOutlawTellusthis:haveyouanythingtotaketo?VALENTINENothingbutmyfortune。ThirdOutlawKnow,then,thatsomeofusaregentlemen,Suchasthefuryofungovern\'dyouthThrustfromthecompanyofawfulmen:
MyselfwasfromVeronabanishedForpractisingtostealawayalady,Anheir,andnearallieduntotheduke。SecondOutlawAndIfromMantua,foragentleman,Who,inmymood,Istabb\'duntotheheart。FirstOutlawAndIforsuchlikepettycrimesasthese,Buttothepurpose——forweciteourfaults,Thattheymayholdexcus\'dourlawlesslives;
Andpartly,seeingyouarebeautifiedWithgoodlyshapeandbyyourownreportAlinguistandamanofsuchperfectionAswedoinourqualitymuchwant——SecondOutlawIndeed,becauseyouareabanish\'dman,Therefore,abovetherest,weparleytoyou:
Areyoucontenttobeourgeneral?
TomakeavirtueofnecessityAndlive,aswedo,inthiswilderness?ThirdOutlawWhatsay\'stthou?wiltthoubeofourconsort?
Sayay,andbethecaptainofusall:
We\'lldotheehomageandberuledbythee,Lovetheeasourcommanderandourking。FirstOutlawButifthouscornourcourtesy,thoudiest。SecondOutlawThoushaltnotlivetobragwhatwehaveoffer\'d。VALENTINEItakeyourofferandwilllivewithyou,ProvidedthatyoudonooutragesOnsillywomenorpoorpassengers。ThirdOutlawNo,wedetestsuchvilebasepractises。
Come,gowithus,we\'llbringtheetoourcrews,Andshowtheeallthetreasurewehavegot,Which,withourselves,allrestatthydispose。
ExeuntSCENEII。Milan。OutsidetheDUKE\'spalace,underSILVIA\'schamber。EnterPROTEUSPROTEUSAlreadyhaveIbeenfalsetoValentineAndnowImustbeasunjusttoThurio。
Underthecolourofcommendinghim,Ihaveaccessmyownlovetoprefer:
ButSilviaistoofair,tootrue,tooholy,Tobecorruptedwithmyworthlessgifts。
WhenIprotesttrueloyaltytoher,Shetwitsmewithmyfalsehoodtomyfriend;
WhentoherbeautyIcommendmyvows,ShebidsmethinkhowIhavebeenforswornInbreakingfaithwithJuliawhomIloved:
Andnotwithstandingallhersuddenquips,Theleastwhereofwouldquellalover\'shope,Yet,spaniel—like,themoreshespurnsmylove,Themoreitgrowsandfawnethonherstill。
ButherecomesThurio:nowmustwetoherwindow,Andgivesomeeveningmusictoherear。
EnterTHURIOandMusiciansTHURIOHownow,SirProteus,areyoucreptbeforeus?PROTEUSAy,gentleThurio:foryouknowthatloveWillcreepinservicewhereitcannotgo。THURIOAy,butIhope,sir,thatyoulovenothere。PROTEUSSir,butIdo;orelseIwouldbehence。THURIOWho?Silvia?PROTEUSAy,Silvia;foryoursake。THURIOIthankyouforyourown。Now,gentlemen,Let\'stune,andtoitlustilyawhile。
Enter,atadistance,Host,andJULIAinboy\'sclothesHostNow,myyoungguest,methinksyou\'reallycholly:
I
prayyou,whyisit?JULIAMarry,minehost,becauseIcannotbemerry。HostCome,we\'llhaveyoumerry:I\'llbringyouwhereyoushallhearmusicandseethegentlemanthatyouaskedfor。JULIAButshallIhearhimspeak?HostAy,thatyoushall。JULIAThatwillbemusic。
MusicplaysHostHark,hark!JULIAIsheamongthese?HostAy:but,peace!let\'shear\'em。