SONG。
WhoisSilvia?whatisshe,Thatallourswainscommendher?
Holy,fairandwiseisshe;
Theheavensuchgracedidlendher,Thatshemightadmiredbe。
Isshekindassheisfair?
Forbeautyliveswithkindness。
Lovedothtohereyesrepair,Tohelphimofhisblindness,And,beinghelp\'d,inhabitsthere。
ThentoSilvialetussing,ThatSilviaisexcelling;
SheexcelseachmortalthingUponthedullearthdwelling:
Toherletusgarlandsbring。HostHownow!areyousadderthanyouwerebefore?Howdoyou,man?themusiclikesyounot。JULIAYoumistake;themusicianlikesmenot。HostWhy,myprettyyouth?JULIAHeplaysfalse,father。HostHow?outoftuneonthestrings?JULIANotso;butyetsofalsethathegrievesmyveryheart—strings。HostYouhaveaquickear。JULIAAy,IwouldIweredeaf;itmakesmehaveaslowheart。HostIperceiveyoudelightnotinmusic。JULIANotawhit,whenitjarsso。HostHark,whatfinechangeisinthemusic!JULIAAy,thatchangeisthespite。HostYouwouldhavethemalwaysplaybutonething?JULIAIwouldalwayshaveoneplaybutonething。
But,host,doththisSirProteusthatwetalkonOftenresortuntothisgentlewoman?HostItellyouwhatLaunce,hisman,toldme:helovedheroutofallnick。JULIAWhereisLaunce?HostGonetoseekhisdog;whichtomorrow,byhismaster\'scommand,hemustcarryforapresenttohislady。JULIAPeace!standaside:thecompanyparts。PROTEUSSirThurio,fearnotyou:IwillsopleadThatyoushallsaymycunningdriftexcels。THURIOWheremeetwe?PROTEUSAtSaintGregory\'swell。THURIOFarewell。
ExeuntTHURIOandMusiciansEnterSILVIAabovePROTEUSMadam,goodeventoyourladyship。SILVIAIthankyouforyourmusic,gentlemen。
Whoisthatthatspake?PROTEUSOne,lady,ifyouknewhispureheart\'struth,Youwouldquicklylearntoknowhimbyhisvoice。SILVIASirProteus,asItakeit。PROTEUSSirProteus,gentlelady,andyourservant。SILVIAWhat\'syourwill?PROTEUSThatImaycompassyours。SILVIAYouhaveyourwish;mywilliseventhis:
Thatpresentlyyouhieyouhometobed。
Thousubtle,perjured,false,disloyalman!
Think\'stthouIamsoshallow,soconceitless,Tobeseducedbythyflattery,Thathastdeceivedsomanywiththyvows?
Return,return,andmakethyloveamends。
Forme,bythispalequeenofnightIswear,IamsofarfromgrantingthyrequestThatIdespisetheeforthywrongfulsuit,AndbyandbyintendtochidemyselfEvenforthistimeIspendintalkingtothee。PROTEUSIgrant,sweetlove,thatIdidlovealady;
Butsheisdead。JULIA[Aside]\'Twerefalse,ifIshouldspeakit;
ForIamsuresheisnotburied。SILVIASaythatshebe;yetValentinethyfriendSurvives;towhom,thyselfartwitness,Iambetroth\'d:andartthounotashamedTowronghimwiththyimportunacy?PROTEUSIlikewisehearthatValentineisdead。SILVIAAndsosupposeamI;forinhisgraveAssurethyselfmyloveisburied。PROTEUSSweetlady,letmerakeitfromtheearth。SILVIAGotothylady\'sgraveandcallhersthence,Or,attheleast,inherssepulchrethine。JULIA[Aside]Heheardnotthat。PROTEUSMadam,ifyourheartbesoobdurate,Vouchsafemeyetyourpictureformylove,Thepicturethatishanginginyourchamber;
TothatI\'llspeak,tothatI\'llsighandweep:
ForsincethesubstanceofyourperfectselfIselsedevoted,Iambutashadow;
AndtoyourshadowwillImaketruelove。JULIA[Aside]If\'twereasubstance,youwould,sure,deceiveit,Andmakeitbutashadow,asIam。SILVIAIamveryloathtobeyouridol,sir;
ButsinceyourfalsehoodshallbecomeyouwellToworshipshadowsandadorefalseshapes,SendtomeinthemorningandI\'llsendit:
Andso,goodrest。PROTEUSAswretcheshaveo\'ernightThatwaitforexecutioninthemorn。
ExeuntPROTEUSandSILVIAseverallyJULIAHost,willyougo?HostBymyhalidom,Iwasfastasleep。JULIAPrayyou,whereliesSirProteus?HostMarry,atmyhouse。Trustme,Ithink\'tisalmostday。JULIANotso;butithathbeenthelongestnightThate\'erIwatch\'dandthemostheaviest。
ExeuntSCENEIII。Thesame。EnterEGLAMOUREGLAMOURThisisthehourthatMadamSilviaEntreatedmetocallandknowhermind:
There\'ssomegreatmattershe\'ldemploymein。
Madam,madam!
EnterSILVIAaboveSILVIAWhocalls?EGLAMOURYourservantandyourfriend;
Onethatattendsyourladyship\'scommand。SILVIASirEglamour,athousandtimesgoodmorrow。EGLAMOURAsmany,worthylady,toyourself:
Accordingtoyourladyship\'simpose,IamthusearlycometoknowwhatserviceItisyourpleasuretocommandmein。SILVIAOEglamour,thouartagentleman——
ThinknotIflatter,forIswearIdonot——
Valiant,wise,remorseful,wellaccomplish\'d:
ThouartnotignorantwhatdeargoodwillIbearuntothebanish\'dValentine,NorhowmyfatherwouldenforcememarryVainThurio,whommyverysoulabhors。
Thyselfhastloved;andIhaveheardtheesayNogriefdidevercomesonearthyheartAswhenthyladyandthytruelovedied,Uponwhosegravethouvow\'dstpurechastity。
SirEglamour,IwouldtoValentine,ToMantua,whereIhearhemakesabode;
And,forthewaysaredangeroustopass,Idodesirethyworthycompany,UponwhosefaithandhonourIrepose。
Urgenotmyfather\'sanger,Eglamour,Butthinkuponmygrief,alady\'sgrief,Andonthejusticeofmyflyinghence,Tokeepmefromamostunholymatch,Whichheavenandfortunestillrewardswithplagues。
Idodesirethee,evenfromaheartAsfullofsorrowsastheseaofsands,Tobearmecompanyandgowithme:
Ifnot,tohidewhatIhavesaidtothee,ThatImayventuretodepartalone。EGLAMOURMadam,Ipitymuchyourgrievances;
WhichsinceIknowtheyvirtuouslyareplaced,Igiveconsenttogoalongwithyou,ReckingaslittlewhatbetidethmeAsmuchIwishallgoodbefortuneyou。
Whenwillyougo?SILVIAThiseveningcoming。EGLAMOURWhereshallImeetyou?SILVIAAtFriarPatrick\'scell,WhereIintendholyconfession。EGLAMOURIwillnotfailyourladyship。Goodmorrow,gentlelady。SILVIAGoodmorrow,kindSirEglamour。
ExeuntseverallySCENEIV。Thesame。EnterLAUNCE,withhishisDogLAUNCEWhenaman\'sservantshallplaythecurwithhim,lookyou,itgoeshard:onethatIbroughtupofapuppy;onethatIsavedfromdrowning,whenthreeorfourofhisblindbrothersandsisterswenttoit。
Ihavetaughthim,evenasonewouldsayprecisely,\'thusIwouldteachadog。\'IwassenttodeliverhimasapresenttoMistressSilviafrommymaster;
andIcamenosoonerintothedining—chamberbuthestepsmetohertrencherandstealshercapon\'sleg:
O,\'tisafoulthingwhenacurcannotkeephimselfinallcompanies!Iwouldhave,asoneshouldsay,onethattakesuponhimtobeadogindeed,tobe,asitwere,adogatallthings。IfIhadnothadmorewitthanhe,totakeafaultuponmethathedid,Ithinkverilyhehadbeenhangedfor\'t;sureasI
live,hehadsufferedfor\'t;youshalljudge。
Hethrustsmehimselfintothecompanyofthreeorfourgentlemanlikedogsundertheduke\'stable:hehadnotbeenthere——blessthemark!——apissingwhile,butallthechambersmelthim。\'Outwiththedog!\'