saysone:\'Whatcuristhat?\'saysanother:\'Whiphimout\'saysthethird:\'Hanghimup\'saystheduke。
I,havingbeenacquaintedwiththesmellbefore,knewitwasCrab,andgoesmetothefellowthatwhipsthedogs:\'Friend,\'quothI,\'youmeantowhipthedog?\'\'Ay,marry,doI,\'quothhe。\'Youdohimthemorewrong,\'quothI;\'\'twasIdidthethingyouwotof。\'Hemakesmenomoreado,butwhipsmeoutofthechamber。Howmanymasterswoulddothisforhisservant?Nay,I\'llbesworn,Ihavesatinthestocksforpuddingshehathstolen,otherwisehehadbeenexecuted;Ihavestoodonthepilloryforgeesehehathkilled,otherwisehehadsufferedfor\'t。
Thouthinkestnotofthisnow。Nay,IrememberthetrickyouservedmewhenItookmyleaveofMadamSilvia:didnotIbidtheestillmarkmeanddoasI
do?whendidstthouseemeheaveupmylegandmakewateragainstagentlewoman\'sfarthingale?didstthoueverseemedosuchatrick?
EnterPROTEUSandJULIAPROTEUSSebastianisthyname?IliketheewellAndwillemploytheeinsomeservicepresently。JULIAInwhatyouplease:I\'lldowhatIcan。PROTEUSIhopethouwilt。
ToLAUNCE
Hownow,youwhoresonpeasant!
Wherehaveyoubeenthesetwodaysloitering?LAUNCEMarry,sir,IcarriedMistressSilviathedogyoubademe。PROTEUSAndwhatsaysshetomylittlejewel?LAUNCEMarry,shesaysyourdogwasacur,andtellsyoucurrishthanksisgoodenoughforsuchapresent。PROTEUSButshereceivedmydog?LAUNCENo,indeed,didshenot:herehaveIbroughthimbackagain。PROTEUSWhat,didstthouofferherthisfromme?LAUNCEAy,sir:theothersquirrelwasstolenfrommebythehangmanboysinthemarket—place:andthenI
offeredhermineown,whoisadogasbigastenofyours,andthereforethegiftthegreater。PROTEUSGogettheehence,andfindmydogagain,Orne\'erreturnagainintomysight。
Away,Isay!stay\'stthoutovexmehere?
ExitLAUNCE
Aslave,thatstillanendturnsmetoshame!
Sebastian,Ihaveentertainedthee,PartlythatIhaveneedofsuchayouthThatcanwithsomediscretiondomybusiness,For\'tisnotrustingtoyondfoolishlout,Butchieflyforthyfaceandthybehavior,Which,ifmyaugurydeceivemenot,Witnessgoodbringingup,fortuneandtruth:
Thereforeknowthou,forthisIentertainthee。
Gopresentlyandtakethisringwiththee,DeliverittoMadamSilvia:
Shelovedmewelldeliver\'dittome。JULIAItseemsyoulovednother,toleavehertoken。
Sheisdead,belike?PROTEUSNotso;Ithinkshelives。JULIAAlas!PROTEUSWhydostthoucry\'alas\'?JULIAIcannotchooseButpityher。PROTEUSWhereforeshouldstthoupityher?JULIABecausemethinksthatshelovedyouaswellAsyoudoloveyourladySilvia:
Shedreamsofhimthathasforgotherlove;
Youdoteonherthatcaresnotforyourlove。
\'Tispityloveshouldbesocontrary;
Andthinkingofitmakesmecry\'alas!\'PROTEUSWell,giveherthatringandtherewithalThisletter。That\'sherchamber。TellmyladyIclaimthepromiseforherheavenlypicture。
Yourmessagedone,hiehomeuntomychamber,Wherethoushaltfindme,sadandsolitary。
ExitJULIAHowmanywomenwoulddosuchamessage?
Alas,poorProteus!thouhastentertain\'dAfoxtobetheshepherdofthylambs。
Alas,poorfool!whydoIpityhimThatwithhisveryheartdespisethme?
Becausehelovesher,hedespisethme;
BecauseIlovehimImustpityhim。
ThisringIgavehimwhenhepartedfromme,Tobindhimtoremembermygoodwill;
AndnowamI,unhappymessenger,TopleadforthatwhichIwouldnotobtain,TocarrythatwhichIwouldhaverefused,TopraisehisfaithwhichIwouldhavedispraised。
Iammymaster\'strue—confirmedlove;
Butcannotbetrueservanttomymaster,UnlessIprovefalsetraitortomyself。
YetwillIwooforhim,butyetsocoldlyAs,heavenitknows,Iwouldnothavehimspeed。
EnterSILVIA,attendedGentlewoman,goodday!Iprayyou,bemymeanTobringmewheretospeakwithMadamSilvia。SILVIAWhatwouldyouwithher,ifthatIbeshe?JULIAIfyoubeshe,IdoentreatyourpatienceTohearmespeakthemessageIamsenton。SILVIAFromwhom?JULIAFrommymaster,SirProteus,madam。SILVIAO,hesendsyouforapicture。JULIAAy,madam。SILVIAUrsula,bringmypicturehere。
Gogiveyourmasterthis:tellhimfromme,OneJulia,thathischangingthoughtsforget,Wouldbetterfithischamberthanthisshadow。JULIAMadam,pleaseyouperusethisletter。——
Pardonme,madam;IhaveunadvisedDeliver\'dyouapaperthatIshouldnot:
Thisisthelettertoyourladyship。SILVIAIpraythee,letmelookonthatagain。JULIAItmaynotbe;goodmadam,pardonme。SILVIAThere,hold!
Iwillnotlookuponyourmaster\'slines:
Iknowtheyarestuff\'dwithprotestationsAndfullofnew—foundoaths;whichhewillbreakAseasilyasIdotearhispaper。JULIAMadam,hesendsyourladyshipthisring。SILVIAThemoreshameforhimthathesendsitme;
ForIhaveheardhimsayathousandtimesHisJuliagaveithimathisdeparture。
Thoughhisfalsefingerhaveprofanedthering,MineshallnotdohisJuliasomuchwrong。JULIAShethanksyou。SILVIAWhatsay\'stthou?JULIAIthankyou,madam,thatyoutenderher。
Poorgentlewoman!mymasterwrongshermuch。SILVIADostthouknowher?JULIAAlmostaswellasIdoknowmyself:
TothinkuponherwoesIdoprotestThatIhaveweptahundredseveraltimes。SILVIABelikeshethinksthatProteushathforsookher。JULIAIthinkshedoth;andthat\'shercauseofsorrow。SILVIAIsshenotpassingfair?JULIAShehathbeenfairer,madam,thansheis:
Whenshedidthinkmymasterlovedherwell,She,inmyjudgment,wasasfairasyou:
Butsinceshedidneglectherlooking—glassAndthrewhersun—expellingmaskaway,TheairhathstarvedtherosesinhercheeksAndpinch\'dthelily—tinctureofherface,ThatnowsheisbecomeasblackasI。SILVIAHowtallwasshe?JULIAAboutmystature;foratPentecost,Whenallourpageantsofdelightwereplay\'d,Ouryouthgotmetoplaythewoman\'spart,AndIwastrimm\'dinMadamJulia\'sgown,Whichservedmeasfit,byallmen\'sjudgments,Asifthegarmenthadbeenmadeforme:
ThereforeIknowsheisaboutmyheight。
AndatthattimeImadeherweepagood,ForIdidplayalamentablepart:
Madam,\'twasAriadnepassioningForTheseus\'perjuryandunjustflight;
WhichIsolivelyactedwithmytearsThatmypoormistress,movedtherewithal,Weptbitterly;andwouldImightbedeadIfIinthoughtfeltnotherverysorrow!SILVIASheisbeholdingtothee,gentleyouth。