第2章

[ExeuntKATHARlNEandMATHIAS。]

FIRSTOFFICER。Come,Ihavemadeareasonablemarket;let’saway。

[ExeuntOFFICERSwithSLAVES。]

BARABAS。Nowletmeknowthyname,andtherewithalThybirth,condition,andprofession。

ITHAMORE。Faith,sir,mybirthisbutmean;myname’sIthamore;

myprofessionwhatyouplease。

BARABAS。Hastthounotrade?thenlistentomywords,AndIwillteach[thee]thatshallstickbythee:

First,bethouvoidoftheseaffections,Compassion,love,vainhope,andheartlessfear;

Bemov’datnothing,seethoupitynone,ButtothyselfsmilewhentheChristiansmoan。

ITHAMORE。O,brave,master!<78>Iworshipyournose<79>forthis。

BARABAS。Asformyself,Iwalkabroado’nights,Andkillsickpeoplegroaningunderwalls:

SometimesIgoaboutandpoisonwells;

Andnowandthen,tocherishChristianthieves,Iamcontenttolosesomeofmycrowns,ThatImay,walkinginmygallery,See’emgopinion’dalongbymydoor。

Beingyoung,Istudiedphysic,andbeganTopracticefirstupontheItalian;

ThereIenrich’dthepriestswithburials,Andalwayskeptthesexton’sarmsinure<80>

Withdigginggravesandringingdeadmen’sknells:

And,afterthat,wasIanengineer,Andinthewars’twixtFranceandGermany,UnderpretenceofhelpingCharlestheFifth,Slewfriendandenemywithmystratagems:

Then,afterthat,wasIanusurer,Andwithextorting,cozening,forfeiting,Andtricksbelonginguntobrokery,Ifill’dthegaolswithbankruptsinayear,Andwithyoungorphansplantedhospitals;

Andeverymoonmadesomeorothermad,Andnowandthenonehanghimselfforgrief,PinninguponhisbreastalonggreatscrollHowIwithinteresttormentedhim。

ButmarkhowIamblestforplaguingthem;——

Ihaveasmuchcoinaswillbuythetown。

Buttellmenow,howhastthouspentthytime?

ITHAMORE。Faith,master,InsettingChristianvillagesonfire,Chainingofeunuchs,bindinggalley—slaves。

OnetimeIwasanhostlerinaninn,Andinthenight—timesecretlywouldIstealTotravellers’chambers,andtherecuttheirthroats:

OnceatJerusalem,wherethepilgrimskneel’d,Istrewedpowderonthemarblestones,Andtherewithaltheirkneeswouldrankleso,ThatIhavelaugh’da—good<81>toseethecripplesGolimpinghometoChristendomonstilts。

BARABAS。Why,thisissomething:makeaccountofmeAsofthyfellow;wearevillainsboth;

Bothcircumcised;wehateChristiansboth:

Betrueandsecret;thoushaltwantnogold。

Butstandaside;herecomesDonLodowick。

EnterLODOWICK。<82>

LODOWICK。O,Barabas,wellmet;

Whereisthediamondyoutoldmeof?

BARABAS。Ihaveitforyou,sir:pleaseyouwalkinwithme。——

What,ho,Abigail!openthedoor,Isay!

EnterABIGAIL,withletters。

ABIGAIL。Ingoodtime,father;hereareletterscome>FromOrmus,andthepoststaysherewithin。

BARABAS。Givemetheletters。——Daughter,doyouhear?

EntertainLodowick,thegovernor’sson,Withallthecourtesyyoucanafford,Providedthatyoukeepyourmaidenhead:

UsehimasifhewereaPhilistine;

Dissemble,swear,protest,vowlovetohim:<83>

HeisnotoftheseedofAbraham。——

[Asidetoher。]

Iamalittlebusy,sir;pray,pardonme。——

Abigail,bidhimwelcomeformysake。

ABIGAIL。Foryoursakeandhisownhe’swelcomehither。

BARABAS。Daughter,awordmore:kisshim,speakhimfair,AndlikeacunningJewsocastabout,Thatyebebothmadesure<84>ereyoucomeout。

[Asidetoher。]

ABIGAIL。Ofather,DonMathiasismylove!

BARABAS。Iknowit:yet,Isay,makelovetohim;

Do,itisrequisiteitshouldbeso。——

[Asidetoher。]

Nay,onmylife,itismyfactor’shand;

Butgoyouin,I’llthinkupontheaccount。

[ExeuntABIGAILandLODOWICKintothehouse。]

Theaccountismade,forLodovico<85>dies。

Myfactorsendsmewordamerchant’sfledThatowesmeforahundredtunofwine:

Iweighitthusmuch[snappinghisfingers]!Ihavewealthenough;

Fornowbythishashekiss’dAbigail,Andshevowslovetohim,andhetoher。

Assureasheavenrain’dmannafortheJews,SosureshallheandDonMathiasdie:

Hisfatherwasmychiefestenemy。

EnterMATHIAS。

WhithergoesDonMathias?stayawhile。

MATHIAS。Whither,buttomyfairloveAbigail?

BARABAS。Thouknow’st,andheavencanwitnessitistrue,ThatIintendmydaughtershallbethine。

MATHIAS。Ay,Barabas,orelsethouwrong’stmemuch。

BARABAS。O,heavenforbidIshouldhavesuchathought!

PardonmethoughIweep:thegovernor’ssonWill,whetherIwillorno,haveAbigail;

Hesendsherletters,bracelets,jewels,rings。

MATHIAS。Doesshereceivethem?

BARABAS。She!no,Mathias,no,butsendsthemback;

And,whenhecomes,shelocksherselfupfast;

Yetthroughthekey—holewillhetalktoher,Whilesherunstothewindow,lookingoutWhenyoushouldcomeandhalehimfromthedoor。

MATHIAS。OtreacherousLodowick!

BARABAS。Evennow,asIcamehome,hesliptmein,AndIamsureheiswithAbigail。

MATHIAS。I’llrousehimthence。

BARABAS。NotforallMalta;thereforesheatheyoursword;

Ifyouloveme,noquarrelsinmyhouse;

Butstealyouin,andseemtoseehimnot:

I’llgivehimsuchawarningerehegoes,AsheshallhavesmallhopesofAbigail。

Away,forheretheycome。

Re—enterLODOWICKandABIGAIL。

MATHIAS。What,handinhand!Icannotsufferthis。

BARABAS。Mathias,asthoulov’stme,notaword。

MATHIAS。Well,letitpass;anothertimeshallserve。

[Exitintothehouse。]

LODOWICK。Barabas,isnotthatthewidow’sson?

BARABAS。Ay,andtakeheed,forhehathswornyourdeath。

LODOWICK。Mydeath!what,isthebase—bornpeasantmad?

BARABAS。No,no;buthappily<86>hestandsinfearOfthatwhichyou,Ithink,ne’erdreamupon,——

Mydaughterhere,apaltrysillygirl。

LODOWICK。Why,lovessheDonMathias?

BARABAS。Dothshenotwithhersmilingansweryou?

ABIGAIL。Hehasmyheart;Ismileagainstmywill。

[Aside。]

LODOWICK。Barabas,thouknow’stIhavelov’dthydaughterlong。

BARABAS。Andsohasshedoneyou,evenfromachild。

LODOWICK。AndnowIcannolongerholdmymind。

BARABAS。NorItheaffectionthatIbeartoyou。

LODOWICK。Thisisthydiamond;tellme,shallIhaveit?

BARABAS。Winit,andwearit;itisyetunsoil’d。<87>

O,butIknowyourlordshipwoulddisdainTomarrywiththedaughterofaJew:

AndyetI’llgivehermanyagoldencross<88>

WithChristianposiesroundaboutthering。

LODOWICK。’Tisnotthywealth,butherthatIesteem;

YetcraveIthyconsent。

BARABAS。Andmineyouhave;yetletmetalktoher。——

ThisoffspringofCain,thisJebusite,ThatnevertastedofthePassover,Nore’ershallseethelandofCanaan,NorourMessiasthatisyettocome;

Thisgentlemaggot,Lodowick,Imean,Mustbedeluded:lethimhavethyhand,ButkeepthyhearttillDonMathiascomes。

[Asidetoher。]

ABIGAIL。What,shallIbebetroth’dtoLodowick?

BARABAS。It’snosintodeceiveaChristian;

Fortheythemselvesholditaprinciple,Faithisnottobeheldwithheretics:

ButallarehereticsthatarenotJews;

Thisfollowswell,andtherefore,daughter,fearnot。——

[Asidetoher。]

Ihaveentreatedher,andshewillgrant。

LODOWICK。Then,gentleAbigail,plightthyfaithtome。

ABIGAIL。Icannotchoose,seeingmyfatherbids:

Nothingbutdeathshallpartmyloveandme。

LODOWICK。NowhaveIthatforwhichmysoulhathlong’d。

BARABAS。SohavenotI;butyetIhopeIshall。

[Aside。]

ABIGAIL。OwretchedAbigail,whathastthou<89>done?

[Aside。]

LODOWICK。Whyonthesuddenisyourcolourchang’d?

ABIGAIL。Iknownot:butfarewell;Imustbegone。

BARABAS。Stayher,butlethernotspeakonewordmore。

LODOWICK。Muteo’thesudden!here’sasuddenchange。

BARABAS。O,musenotatit;’tistheHebrews’guise,Thatmaidensnew—betroth’dshouldweepawhile:

Troublehernot;sweetLodowick,depart:

Sheisthywife,andthoushaltbemineheir。

LODOWICK。O,is’tthecustom?thenIamresolv’d:<90>

Butratherletthebrightsomeheavensbedim,Andnature’sbeautychokewithstiflingclouds,ThanmyfairAbigailshouldfrownonme。——

Therecomesthevillain;nowI’llbereveng’d。

Re—enterMATHIAS。

BARABAS。Bequiet,Lodowick;itisenoughThatIhavemadetheesuretoAbigail。

LODOWICK。Well,lethimgo。

[Exit。]

BARABAS。Well,butforme,asyouwentinatdoorsYouhadbeenstabb’d:butnotawordon’tnow;

Heremustnospeechespass,norswordsbedrawn。

MATHIAS。Sufferme,Barabas,buttofollowhim。

BARABAS。No;soshallI,ifanyhurtbedone,Bemadeanaccessaryofyourdeeds:

Revengeitonhimwhenyoumeethimnext。

MATHIAS。ForthisI’llhavehisheart。

BARABAS。Doso。Lo,hereIgivetheeAbigail!

MATHIAS。WhatgreatergiftcanpoorMathiashave?

ShallLodowickrobmeofsofairalove?

MylifeisnotsodearasAbigail。

BARABAS。Myheartmisgivesme,that,tocrossyourlove,He’swithyourmother;thereforeafterhim。

MATHIAS。What,ishegoneuntomymother?

BARABAS。Nay,ifyouwill,staytillshecomesherself。

MATHIAS。Icannotstay;for,ifmymothercome,She’lldiewithgrief。

[Exit。]

ABIGAIL。Icannottakemyleaveofhimfortears。

Father,whyhaveyouthusincens’dthemboth?

BARABAS。What’sthattothee?

ABIGAIL。I’llmake’emfriendsagain。

BARABAS。

You’llmake’emfriends!aretherenotJewsenowinMalta,ButthoumustdoteuponaChristian?

ABIGAIL。IwillhaveDonMathias;heismylove。

BARABAS。Yes,youshallhavehim。——Go,putherin。

ITHAMORE。Ay,I’llputherin。

[PutsinABIGAIL。]

BARABAS。Nowtellme,Ithamore,howlik’stthouthis?

ITHAMORE。Faith,master,IthinkbythisYoupurchaseboththeirlives:isitnotso?

BARABAS。True;anditshallbecunninglyperform’d。

ITHAMORE。O,master,thatImighthaveahandinthis!

BARABAS。Ay,sothoushalt;’tisthoumustdothedeed:

Takethis,andbearittoMathiasstraight,[Givingaletter。]

AndtellhimthatitcomesfromLodowick。

ITHAMORE。’Tispoison’d,isitnot?

BARABAS。No,no;andyetitmightbedonethatway:

Itisachallengefeign’dfromLodowick。

ITHAMORE。Fearnot;Iwillsosethishearta—fire,Thatheshallverilythinkitcomesfromhim。

BARABAS。Icannotchoosebutlikethyreadiness:

Yetbenotrash,butdoitcunningly。

ITHAMORE。AsIbehavemyselfinthis,employmehereafter。

BARABAS。Away,then!

[ExitITHAMORE。]

So;nowwillIgointoLodowick,And,likeacunningspirit,feignsomelie,TillIhaveset’embothatenmity。

[Exit。]

ACTIII。

EnterBELLAMIRA。<91>

BELLAMIRA。Sincethistownwasbesieg’d,mygaingrowscold:

Thetimehasbeen,thatbutforonebarenightAhundredducatshavebeenfreelygiven;

ButnowagainstmywillImustbechaste:

AndyetIknowmybeautydothnotfail。

>FromVenicemerchants,andfromPaduaWerewonttocomerare—wittedgentlemen,ScholarsImean,learnedandliberal;

Andnow,savePilia—Borza,comestherenone,Andheisveryseldomfrommyhouse;

Andherehecomes。

EnterPILIA—BORZA。

PILIA—BORZA。

Holdthee,wench,there’ssomethingfortheetospend。

[Shewingabagofsilver。]

BELLAMIRA。’Tissilver;Idisdainit。

PILIA—BORZA。Ay,buttheJewhasgold,AndIwillhaveit,oritshallgohard。

BELLAMIRA。Tellme,howcam’stthoubythis?

PILIA—BORZA。Faith,walkingtheback—lanes,throughthegardens,IchancedtocastmineeyeuptotheJew’scounting—house,whereIsawsomebagsofmoney,andinthenightIclamberedupwithmyhooks;and,asIwastakingmychoice,Iheardarumblinginthehouse;soItookonlythis,andrunmyway。——Buthere’stheJew’sman。

BELLAMIRA。Hidethebag。

EnterITHAMORE。

PILIA—BORZA。Looknottowardshim,let’saway。Zoons,whatalookingthoukeepest!thou’ltbetray’sanon。

[ExeuntBELLAMIRAandPILIA—BORZA。]

ITHAMORE。O,thesweetestfacethateverIbeheld!Iknowsheisacourtezanbyherattire:nowwouldIgiveahundredoftheJew’scrownsthatIhadsuchaconcubine。

Well,Ihavedeliver’dthechallengeinsuchsort,Asmeettheywill,andfightingdie,——bravesport!

[Exit。]

EnterMATHIAS。

MATHIAS。Thisistheplace:<92>nowAbigailshallseeWhetherMathiasholdsherdearorno。

EnterLODOWICK。

What,daresthevillainwriteinsuchbaseterms?

[Lookingataletter。]

LODOWICK。Ididit;andrevengeit,ifthoudar’st!

[Theyfight。]

EnterBARABASabove。

BARABAS。O,bravelyfought!andyettheythrustnothome。

Now,Lodovico!<93>now,Mathias!——So;

[Bothfall。]

So,nowtheyhaveshew’dthemselvestobetall<94>fellows。

[Crieswithin]Part’em,part’em!

BARABAS。Ay,part’emnowtheyaredead。Farewell,farewell!

[Exitabove。]

EnterFERNEZE,KATHARINE,andATTENDANTS。

FERNEZE。Whatsightisthis!<95>myLodovico<96>slain!

Thesearmsofmineshallbethysepulchre。<97>

KATHARINE。Whoisthis?mysonMathiasslain!

FERNEZE。OLodowick,hadstthouperish’dbytheTurk,WretchedFernezemighthaveveng’dthydeath!

KATHARINE。Thysonslewmine,andI’llrevengehisdeath。

FERNEZE。Look,Katharine,look!thysongaveminethesewounds。

KATHARINE。O,leavetogrieveme!Iamgriev’denough。

FERNEZE。O,thatmysighscouldturntolivelybreath,Andthesemytearstoblood,thathemightlive!

KATHARINE。Whomadethemenemies?

FERNEZE。Iknownot;andthatgrievesmemostofall。

KATHARINE。Mysonlov’dthine。

FERNEZE。AndsodidLodowickhim。

KATHARINE。Lendmethatweaponthatdidkillmyson,Anditshallmurderme。

FERNEZE。Nay,madam,stay;thatweaponwasmyson’s,AndonthatrathershouldFernezedie。

KATHARINE。Hold;let’sinquirethecausersoftheirdeaths,Thatwemayvengetheirbloodupontheirheads。

FERNEZE。Thentakethemup,andletthembeinterr’dWithinonesacredmonumentofstone;

UponwhichaltarIwillofferupMydailysacrificeofsighsandtears,Andwithmyprayerspierceimpartialheavens,Tillthey[reveal]thecausersofoursmarts,Whichforc’dtheirhandsdivideunitedhearts。

Come,Katharine;<98>ourlossesequalare;

Thenoftruegriefletustakeequalshare。

[Exeuntwiththebodies。]

EnterITHAMORE。<99>

ITHAMORE。Why,wasthereeverseensuchvillany,Soneatlyplotted,andsowellperform’d?

Bothheldinhand,<100>andflatlybothbeguil’d?

EnterABIGAIL。

ABIGAIL。Why,hownow,Ithamore!whylaugh’stthouso?

ITHAMORE。Omistress!ha,ha,ha!

ABIGAIL。Why,whatail’stthou?

ITHAMORE。O,mymaster!

ABIGAIL。Ha!

ITHAMORE。Omistress,Ihavethebravest,gravest,secret,subtle,bottle—nosed<101>knavetomymaster,thatevergentlemanhad!

ABIGAIL。Say,knave,whyrail’stuponmyfatherthus?

ITHAMORE。O,mymasterhasthebravestpolicy!

ABIGAIL。Wherein?

ITHAMORE。Why,knowyounot?

ABIGAIL。Why,no。

ITHAMORE。

KnowyounotofMathia[s’]andDonLodowick[’s]disaster?

ABIGAIL。No:whatwasit?

ITHAMORE。Why,thedevilinvertedachallenge,mymasterwritit,andIcarriedit,firsttoLodowick,andimprimistoMathia[s];

Andthentheymet,[and],asthestorysays,Indolefulwisetheyendedboththeirdays。

ABIGAIL。Andwasmyfatherfurthereroftheirdeaths?

ITHAMORE。AmIIthamore?

ABIGAIL。Yes。

ITHAMORE。

Sosuredidyourfatherwrite,andIcarrythechallenge。

ABIGAIL。Well,Ithamore,letmerequesttheethis;

Gotothenew—madenunnery,andinquireForanyofthefriarsofSaintJaques,<102>

Andsay,Ipraythemcomeandspeakwithme。

ITHAMORE。Ipray,mistress,willyouanswermetoonequestion?

ABIGAIL。Well,sirrah,whatis’t?

ITHAMORE。Averyfeelingone:havenotthenunsfinesportwiththefriarsnowandthen?

ABIGAIL。Goto,SirrahSauce!isthisyourquestion?getyegone。

ITHAMORE。Iwill,forsooth,mistress。

[Exit。]

ABIGAIL。Hard—heartedfather,unkindBarabas!

Wasthisthepursuitofthypolicy,Tomakemeshewthemfavourseverally,Thatbymyfavourtheyshouldbothbeslain?

Admitthoulov’dstnotLodowickforhissire,<103>

YetDonMathiasne’eroffendedthee:

Butthouwertsetuponextremerevenge,Becausethepriordispossess’dtheeonce,Andcouldstnotvengeitbutuponhisson;

NoronhissonbutbyMathias’means;

NoronMathiasbutbymurderingme:

ButIperceivethereisnoloveonearth,PityinJews,norpietyinTurks。——

ButherecomescursedIthamorewiththefriar。

Re—enterITHAMOREwithFRIARJACOMO。

FRIARJACOMO。Virgo,salve。

ITHAMORE。Whenduckyou?

ABIGAIL。Welcome,gravefriar。——Ithamore,begone。

[ExitITHAMORE。]

Know,holysir,Iamboldtosolicitthee。

FRIARJACOMO。Wherein?

ABIGAIL。Togetmebeadmittedforanun。

FRIARJACOMO。Why,Abigail,itisnotyetlongsinceThatIdidlabourthyadmission,Andthenthoudidstnotlikethatholylife。

ABIGAIL。Thenweremythoughtssofrailandunconfirm’dAs<104>Iwaschain’dtofolliesoftheworld:

Butnowexperience,purchasedwithgrief,Hasmademeseethedifferenceofthings。

Mysinfulsoul,alas,hathpac’dtoolongThefatallabyrinthofmisbelief,Farfromthesunthatgiveseternallife!

FRIARJACOMO。Whotaughttheethis?

ABIGAIL。Theabbessofthehouse,WhosezealousadmonitionIembrace:

O,therefore,Jacomo,letmebeone,Althoughunworthy,ofthatsisterhood!

FRIARJACOMO。Abigail,Iwill:butseethouchangenomore,Forthatwillbemostheavytothysoul。

ABIGAIL。Thatwasmyfather’sfault。

FRIARJACOMO。Thyfather’s!how?

ABIGAIL。Nay,youshallpardonme。——OBarabas,Thoughthoudeservesthardlyatmyhands,Yetnevershalltheselipsbewraythylife!

[Aside。]

FRIARJACOMO。Come,shallwego?

ABIGAIL。Mydutywaitsonyou。

[Exeunt。]

EnterBARABAS,<105>readingaletter。

BARABAS。What,Abigailbecomeanunagain!

Falseandunkind!what,hastthoulostthyfather?

And,allunknownandunconstrain’dofme,Artthouagaingottothenunnery?

Nowhereshewrites,andwillsmetorepent:

Repentance!Spurca!whatpretendeth<106>this?

Ifearsheknows——’tisso——ofmydeviceInDonMathias’andLodovico’sdeaths:

Ifso,’tistimethatitbeseeninto;

Forshethatvariesfrommeinbelief,Givesgreatpresumptionthatshelovesmenot,Or,loving,dothdislikeofsomethingdone。——

Butwhocomeshere?

EnterITHAMORE。

OIthamore,comenear;

Comenear,mylove;comenear,thymaster’slife,Mytrustyservant,nay,mysecondself;<107>

ForIhavenownohopebuteveninthee,Andonthathopemyhappinessisbuilt。

Whensaw’stthouAbigail?

ITHAMORE。To—day。

BARABAS。Withwhom?

ITHAMORE。Afriar。

BARABAS。Afriar!falsevillain,hehathdonethedeed。

ITHAMORE。How,sir!

BARABAS。Why,mademineAbigailanun。

ITHAMORE。That’snolie;forshesentmeforhim。

BARABAS。Ounhappyday!

False,credulous,inconstantAbigail!

Butlet’emgo:and,Ithamore,fromhenceNe’ershallshegrievememorewithherdisgrace;

Ne’ershallshelivetoinheritaughtofmine,Bebless’dofme,norcomewithinmygates,Butperishunderneathmybittercurse,LikeCainbyAdamforhisbrother’sdeath。

ITHAMORE。Omaster——

BARABAS。Ithamore,entreatnotforher;Iammov’d,Andsheishatefultomysoulandme:

And,’less<108>thouyieldtothisthatIentreat,Icannotthinkbutthatthouhat’stmylife。

ITHAMORE。Who,I,master?why,I’llruntosomerock,Andthrowmyselfheadlongintothesea;

Why,I’lldoanythingforyoursweetsake。

BARABAS。OtrustyIthamore!noservant,butmyfriend!

Ihereadopttheeformineonlyheir:

AllthatIhaveisthinewhenIamdead;

And,whilstIlive,usehalf;spendasmyself;

Here,takemykeys,——I’llgive’emtheeanon;

Gobuytheegarments;butthoushaltnotwant:

Onlyknowthis,thatthusthouarttodo——

ButfirstgofetchmeinthepotofriceThatforoursupperstandsuponthefire。

ITHAMORE。Iholdmyhead,mymaster’shungry[Aside]。——Igo,sir。

[Exit。]

BARABAS。Thuseveryvillainamblesafterwealth,Althoughhene’erbericherthaninhope:——

But,husht!

Re—enterITHAMOREwiththepot。

ITHAMORE。Here’tis,master。

BARABAS。Wellsaid,<109>Ithamore!What,hastthoubroughtTheladlewiththeetoo?

ITHAMORE。Yes,sir;theproverbsays,<110>hethateatswiththedevilhadneedofalongspoon;Ihavebroughtyoualadle。

BARABAS。Verywell,Ithamore;thennowbesecret;

And,forthysake,whomIsodearlylove,NowshaltthouseethedeathofAbigail,Thatthoumaystfreelylivetobemyheir。

ITHAMORE。Why,master,willyoupoisonherwithamessofrice—

porridge?thatwillpreservelife,makeherroundandplump,andbatten<111>morethanyouareaware。

BARABAS。Ay,but,Ithamore,seestthouthis?

ItisapreciouspowderthatIboughtOfanItalian,inAncona,once,Whoseoperationistobind,infect,Andpoisondeeply,yetnotappearInfortyhoursafteritista’en。

ITHAMORE。How,master?

BARABAS。Thus,Ithamore:

ThiseventheyuseinMaltahere,——’tiscall’dSaintJaques’Even,——andthen,Isay,theyuseTosendtheiralmsuntothenunneries:

Amongtherest,bearthis,andsetitthere:

There’sadarkentrywheretheytakeitin,Wheretheymustneitherseethemessenger,Normakeinquirywhohathsentitthem。

ITHAMORE。Howso?

BARABAS。Belikethereissomeceremonyin’t。

There,Ithamore,mustthougoplacethispot:<112>

Stay;letmespiceitfirst。

ITHAMORE。Pray,do,andletmehelpyou,master。

Pray,letmetastefirst。

BARABAS。Prithee,do。[ITHAMOREtastes。]Whatsay’stthounow?

ITHAMORE。Troth,master,I’mloathsuchapotofpottageshouldbespoiled。

BARABAS。Peace,Ithamore!’tisbettersothanspar’d。

[Putsthepowderintothepot。]

Assurethyselfthoushalthavebrothbytheeye:<113>

Mypurse,mycoffer,andmyselfisthine。

ITHAMORE。Well,master,Igo。

BARABAS。Stay;firstletmestirit,Ithamore。

AsfatalbeittoherasthedraughtOfwhichgreatAlexanderdrunk,anddied;

AndwithherletitworklikeBorgia’swine,WhereofhissirethePopewaspoisoned!

Infew,<114>thebloodofHydra,Lerna’sbane,Thejuiceofhebon,<115>andCocytus’breath,AndallthepoisonsoftheStygianpool,Breakfromthefierykingdom,andinthisVomityourvenom,andenvenomherThat,likeafiend,hathleftherfatherthus!

ITHAMORE。Whatablessinghashegiven’t!waseverpotofrice—porridgesosauced?[Aside]。——WhatshallIdowithit?

BARABAS。OmysweetIthamore,gosetitdown;

Andcomeagainsosoonasthouhastdone,ForIhaveotherbusinessforthee。

ITHAMORE。Here’sadrenchtopoisonawholestableofFlandersmares:I’llcarry’ttothenunswithapowder。

BARABAS。Andthehorse—pestilencetoboot:away!

ITHAMORE。Iamgone:

Paymemywages,formyworkisdone。

[Exitwiththepot。]

BARABAS。I’llpaytheewithavengeance,Ithamore!

[Exit。]

EnterFERNEZE,<116>MARTINDELBOSCO,KNIGHTS,andBASSO。

FERNEZE。Welcome,greatbasso:<117>howfaresCalymath?

WhatwinddrivesyouthusintoMalta—road?

BASSO。Thewindthatblowethalltheworldbesides,Desireofgold。

FERNEZE。Desireofgold,greatsir!

That’stobegottenintheWesternInde:

InMaltaarenogoldenminerals。

BASSO。ToyouofMaltathussaithCalymath:

ThetimeyoutookforrespiteisathandFortheperformanceofyourpromisepass’d;

Andforthetribute—moneyIamsent。

FERNEZE。Basso,inbrief,shalthavenotributehere,Norshalltheheathensliveuponourspoil:

Firstwillwerazethecity—wallsourselves,Laywastetheisland,hewthetemplesdown,And,shippingoffourgoodstoSicily,Openanentranceforthewastefulsea,Whosebillows,beatingtheresistlessbanks,<118>

Shalloverflowitwiththeirrefluence。

BASSO。Well,governor,sincethouhastbroketheleagueByflatdenialofthepromis’dtribute,Talknotofrazingdownyourcity—walls;

Youshallnotneedtroubleyourselvessofar,ForSelimCalymathshallcomehimself,Andwithbrassbulletsbatterdownyourtowers,AndturnproudMaltatoawilderness,Fortheseintolerablewrongsofyours:

Andso,farewell。

FERNEZE。Farewell。

[ExitBASSO。]

Andnow,youmenofMalta,lookabout,Andlet’sprovidetowelcomeCalymath:

Closeyourport—cullis,chargeyourbasilisks,<119>

And,asyouprofitablytakeuparms,Sonowcourageouslyencounterthem,Forbythisanswerbrokenistheleague,Andnaughtistobelook’dfornowbutwars,Andnaughttousmorewelcomeisthanwars。

[Exeunt。]

EnterFRIARJACOMO<120>andFRIARBARNARDINE。

FRIARJACOMO。Obrother,brother,allthenunsaresick,Andphysicwillnothelpthem!theymustdie。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Theabbesssentformetobeconfess’d:

O,whatasadconfessionwilltherebe!

FRIARJACOMO。AndsodidfairMariasendforme:

I’lltoherlodging;hereaboutsshelies。

[Exit。]

EnterABIGAIL。

FRIARBARNARDINE。What,alldead,saveonlyAbigail!

ABIGAIL。AndIshalldietoo,forIfeeldeathcoming。

Whereisthefriarthatconvers’dwithme?<121>

FRIARBARNARDINE。O,heisgonetoseetheothernuns。

ABIGAIL。Isentforhim;but,seeingyouarecome,Beyoumyghostlyfather:andfirstknow,ThatinthishouseIliv’dreligiously,Chaste,anddevout,muchsorrowingformysins;

But,ereIcame——

FRIARBARNARDINE。Whatthen?

ABIGAIL。IdidoffendhighheavensogrievouslyAsIamalmostdesperateformysins;

Andoneoffensetormentsmemorethanall。

YouknewMathiasandDonLodowick?

FRIARBARNARDINE。Yes;whatofthem?

ABIGAIL。Myfatherdidcontractmeto’emboth;

FirsttoDonLodowick:himIneverlov’d;

MathiaswasthemanthatIhelddear,AndforhissakedidIbecomeanun。

FRIARBARNARDINE。So:sayhowwastheirend?

ABIGAIL。Both,jealousofmylove,envied<122>eachother;

Andbymyfather’spractice,<123>whichisthere[Giveswriting。]

Setdownatlarge,thegallantswerebothslain。

FRIARBARNARDINE。O,monstrousvillany!

ABIGAIL。Toworkmypeace,thisIconfesstothee:

Revealitnot;forthenmyfatherdies。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Knowthatconfessionmustnotbereveal’d;

Thecanon—lawforbidsit,andthepriestThatmakesitknown,beingdegradedfirst,Shallbecondemn’d,andthensenttothefire。

ABIGAIL。SoIhaveheard;pray,therefore,keepitclose。

Deathseizethonmyheart:ah,gentlefriar,Convertmyfatherthathemaybesav’d,AndwitnessthatIdieaChristian!

[Dies。]

FRIARBARNARDINE。Ay,andavirgintoo;thatgrievesmemost。

ButImusttotheJew,andexclaimonhim,Andmakehimstandinfearofme。

Re—enterFRIARJACOMO。

FRIARJACOMO。Obrother,allthenunsaredead!let’sburythem。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Firsthelptoburythis;thengowithme,AndhelpmetoexclaimagainsttheJew。

FRIARJACOMO。Why,whathashedone?

FRIARBARNARDINE。Athingthatmakesmetrembletounfold。

FRIARJACOMO。What,hashecrucifiedachild?<124>

FRIARBARNARDINE。No,butaworsething:’twastoldmeinshrift;

Thouknow’st’tisdeath,anifitbereveal’d。

Come,let’saway。

[Exeunt。]

ACTIV。

EnterBARABAS<125>andITHAMORE。Bellswithin。

BARABAS。Thereisnomusicto<126>aChristian’sknell:

Howsweetthebellsring,nowthenunsaredead,Thatsoundatothertimesliketinkers’pans!

Iwasafraidthepoisonhadnotwrought,Or,thoughitwrought,itwouldhavedonenogood,Foreveryyeartheyswell,andyettheylive:

Nowallaredead,notoneremainsalive。

ITHAMORE。

That’sbrave,master:butthinkyouitwillnotbeknown?

BARABAS。Howcanit,ifwetwobesecret?

ITHAMORE。Formypart,fearyounot。

BARABAS。I’dcutthythroat,ifIdid。

ITHAMORE。Andreasontoo。

Buthere’saroyalmonasteryhardby;

Goodmaster,letmepoisonallthemonks。

BARABAS。Thoushaltnotneed;for,nowthenunsaredead,They’lldiewithgrief。

ITHAMORE。Doyounotsorrowforyourdaughter’sdeath?

BARABAS。No,butIgrievebecausesheliv’dsolong,AnHebrewborn,andwouldbecomeaChristian:

Cazzo,<127>diabolo!

ITHAMORE。

Look,look,master;herecometworeligiouscaterpillars。

EnterFRIARJACOMOandFRIARBARNARDINE。

BARABAS。Ismelt’emeretheycame。

ITHAMORE。God—a—mercy,nose!<128>Come,let’sbegone。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Stay,wickedJew;repent,Isay,andstay。

FRIARJACOMO。Thouhastoffended,thereforemustbedamn’d。

BARABAS。Ifeartheyknowwesentthepoison’dbroth。

ITHAMORE。AndsodoI,master;thereforespeak’emfair。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Barabas,thouhast——

FRIARJACOMO。Ay,thatthouhast——

BARABAS。True,Ihavemoney;whatthoughIhave?

FRIARBARNARDINE。Thouarta——

FRIARJACOMO。Ay,thatthouart,a——

BARABAS。Whatneedsallthis?IknowIamaJew。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Thydaughter——

FRIARJACOMO。Ay,thydaughter——

BARABAS。O,speaknotofher!thenIdiewithgrief。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Rememberthat——

FRIARJACOMO。Ay,rememberthat——

BARABAS。ImustneedssaythatIhavebeenagreatusurer。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Thouhastcommitted——

BARABAS。Fornication:butthatwasinanothercountry;

Andbesides,thewenchisdead。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Ay,but,Barabas,RememberMathiasandDonLodowick。

BARABAS。Why,whatofthem?

FRIARBARNARDINE。

Iwillnotsaythatbyaforgedchallengetheymet。

BARABAS。Shehasconfess’d,andwearebothundone,Mybosominmate!<129>butImustdissemble。——

[AsidetoITHAMORE。]

Oholyfriars,theburdenofmysinsLieheavy<130>onmysoul!then,prayyou,tellme,Is’tnottoolatenowtoturnChristian?

IhavebeenzealousintheJewishfaith,Hard—heartedtothepoor,acovetouswretch,Thatwouldforlucre’ssakehavesoldmysoul;

AhundredforahundredIhaveta’en;

AndnowforstoreofwealthmayIcompareWithalltheJewsinMalta:butwhatiswealth?

IamaJew,andthereforeamIlost。

Wouldpenanceserve[toatone]forthismysin,Icouldaffordtowhipmyselftodeath,——

ITHAMORE。AndsocouldI;butpenancewillnotserve。

BARABAS。Tofast,topray,andwearashirtofhair,AndonmykneescreeptoJerusalem。

Cellarsofwine,andsollars<131>fullofwheat,Warehousesstuff’dwithspicesandwithdrugs,Wholechestsofgoldinbullionandincoin,Besides,IknownothowmuchweightinpearlOrientandround,haveIwithinmyhouse;

AtAlexandriamerchandiseuntold;<132>

Butyesterdaytwoshipswentfromthistown,Theirvoyagewillbeworthtenthousandcrowns;

InFlorence,Venice,Antwerp,London,Seville,Frankfort,Lubeck,Moscow,andwherenot,HaveIdebtsowing;and,inmostofthese,Greatsumsofmoneylyinginthebanco;

AllthisI’llgivetosomereligioushouse,SoImaybebaptiz’d,andlivetherein。

FRIARJACOMO。OgoodBarabas,cometoourhouse!

FRIARBARNARDINE。O,no,goodBarabas,cometoourhouse!

And,Barabas,youknow——

BARABAS。IknowthatIhavehighlysinn’d:

Youshallconvertme,youshallhaveallmywealth。

FRIARJACOMO。OBarabas,theirlawsarestrict!

BARABAS。Iknowtheyare;andIwillbewithyou。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Theywearnoshirts,andtheygobare—foottoo。

BARABAS。Then’tisnotforme;andIamresolv’dYoushallconfessme,andhaveallmygoods。

FRIARJACOMO。GoodBarabas,cometome。

BARABAS。YouseeIanswerhim,andyethestays;

Ridhimaway,andgoyouhomewithme。

FRIARJACOMO。I’llbewithyouto—night。

BARABAS。Cometomyhouseatoneo’clockthisnight。

FRIARJACOMO。Youhearyouranswer,andyoumaybegone。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Why,go,getyouaway。

FRIARJACOMO。Iwillnotgoforthee。

FRIARBARNARDINE。Not!thenI’llmaketheego。

FRIARJACOMO。How!dostcallmerogue?

[Theyfight。]

ITHAMORE。Part’em,master,part’em。

BARABAS。Thisismerefrailty:brethren,becontent。——

FriarBarnardine,goyouwithIthamore:

Youknowmymind;letmealonewithhim。

FRIARJACOMO。Whydoeshegotothyhouse?lethimbegone。<133>

BARABAS。I’llgivehimsomething,andsostophismouth。

[ExitITHAMOREwithFriarBARNARDINE。]

IneverheardofanymanbutheMalign’dtheorderoftheJacobins:

ButdoyouthinkthatIbelievehiswords?

Why,brother,youconvertedAbigail;

AndIamboundincharitytorequiteit,AndsoIwill。OJacomo,failnot,butcome。

FRIARJACOMO。But,Barabas,whoshallbeyourgodfathers?

Forpresentlyyoushallbeshriv’d。

BARABAS。Marry,theTurk<134>shallbeoneofmygodfathers,Butnotawordtoanyofyourcovent。<135>

FRIARJACOMO。Iwarrantthee,Barabas。

[Exit。]

BARABAS。So,nowthefearispast,andIamsafe;

Forhethatshriv’dheriswithinmyhouse:

What,ifImurder’dhimereJacomocomes?

NowIhavesuchaplotforboththeirlives,AsneverJewnorChristianknewthelike:

Oneturn’dmydaughter,thereforeheshalldie;

Theotherknowsenoughtohavemylife,Therefore’tisnotrequisiteheshouldlive。<136>

Butarenotboththesewisemen,tosupposeThatIwillleavemyhouse,mygoods,andall,Tofastandbewellwhipt?I’llnoneofthat。

Now,FriarBarnardine,Icometoyou:

I’llfeastyou,lodgeyou,giveyoufair<137>words,And,afterthat,IandmytrustyTurk——

Nomore,butso:itmustandshallbedone。<138>

EnterITHAMORE。

Ithamore,tellme,isthefriarasleep?

ITHAMORE。Yes;andIknownotwhatthereasonis,DowhatIcan,hewillnotstriphimself,Norgotobed,butsleepsinhisownclothes:

Ifearmehemistrustswhatweintend。

BARABAS。No;’tisanorderwhichthefriarsuse:

Yet,ifheknewourmeanings,couldhescape?

ITHAMORE。No,nonecanhearhim,cryhene’ersoloud。

BARABAS。Why,true;thereforedidIplacehimthere:

Theotherchambersopentowardsthestreet。

ITHAMORE。Youloiter,master;whereforestaywethus?

O,howIlongtoseehimshakehisheels!

BARABAS。Comeon,sirrah:

Offwithyourgirdle;makeahandsomenoose。——

[ITHAMOREtakesoffhisgirdle,andtiesanooseonit。]

Friar,awake!<139>

[TheyputthenooseroundtheFRIAR’Sneck。]

FRIARBARNARDINE。What,doyoumeantostrangleme?

ITHAMORE。Yes,’causeyouusetoconfess。

BARABAS。Blamenotus,buttheproverb,——Confessandbehanged。——Pullhard。

FRIARBARNARDINE。What,willyouhave<140>mylife?

BARABAS。Pullhard,Isay。——Youwouldhavehadmygoods。

ITHAMORE。Ay,andourlivestoo:——thereforepullamain。

[TheystrangletheFRIAR。]

’Tisneatlydone,sir;here’snoprintatall。

BARABAS。Thenisitasitshouldbe。Takehimup。

ITHAMORE。Nay,master,beruledbymealittle。[Takesthebody,setsituprightagainstthewall,andputsastaffinitshand。]

So,lethimleanuponhisstaff;excellent!hestandsasifhewerebeggingofbacon。

BARABAS。Whowouldnotthinkbutthatthisfriarliv’d?

Whattimeo’nightis’tnow,sweetIthamore?

ITHAMORE。Towardsone。<141>

BARABAS。ThenwillnotJacomobelongfromhence。

[Exeunt。]

EnterFRIARJACOMO。<142>

FRIARJACOMO。ThisisthehourwhereinIshallproceed;<143>

Ohappyhour,whereinIshallconvertAninfidel,andbringhisgoldintoourtreasury!

Butsoft!isnotthisBarnardine?itis;

And,understandingIshouldcomethisway,Standshereo’purpose,meaningmesomewrong,AndinterceptmygoingtotheJew。——

Barnardine!

Wiltthounotspeak?thouthink’stIseetheenot;

Away,I’dwishthee,andletmegoby:

No,wiltthounot?nay,then,I’llforcemyway;

And,see,astaffstandsreadyforthepurpose。

Asthoulik’stthat,stopmeanothertime!

[Takesthestaff,andstrikesdownthebody。]

EnterBARABASandITHAMORE。

BARABAS。Why,hownow,Jacomo!whathastthoudone?

FRIARJACOMO。Why,strickenhimthatwouldhavestruckatme。

BARABAS。Whoisit?Barnardine!now,out,alas,heisslain!

ITHAMORE。Ay,master,he’sslain;lookhowhisbrainsdropouton’s<144>nose。

FRIARJACOMO。Goodsirs,Ihavedone’t:butnobodyknowsitbutyoutwo;Imayescape。

BARABAS。SomightmymanandIhangwithyouforcompany。

ITHAMORE。No;letusbearhimtothemagistrates。

FRIARJACOMO。GoodBarabas,letmego。

BARABAS。No,pardonme;thelawmusthavehiscourse:

Imustbeforc’dtogiveinevidence,That,beingimportun’dbythisBarnardineTobeaChristian,Ishuthimout,Andtherehesate:nowI,tokeepmyword,Andgivemygoodsandsubstancetoyourhouse,Wasupthusearly,withintenttogoUntoyourfriary,becauseyoustay’d。

ITHAMORE。Fieupon’em!master,willyouturnChristian,whenholyfriarsturndevilsandmurderoneanother?

BARABAS。No;forthisexampleI’llremainaJew:

Heavenblessme!what,afriaramurderer!

WhenshallyouseeaJewcommitthelike?

ITHAMORE。Why,aTurkcouldha’donenomore。

BARABAS。To—morrowisthesessions;youshalltoit。——

Come,Ithamore,let’shelptotakehimhence。

FRIARJACOMO。Villains,Iamasacredperson;touchmenot。

BARABAS。Thelawshalltouchyou;we’llbutleadyou,we:

’Las,Icouldweepatyourcalamity!——

Takeinthestafftoo,forthatmustbeshown:

Lawwillsthateachparticularbeknown。

[Exeunt。]

EnterBELLAMIRA<145>andPILIA—BORZA。

BELLAMIRA。Pilia—Borza,didstthoumeetwithIthamore?

PILIA—BORZA。Idid。

BELLAMIRA。Anddidstthoudelivermyletter?

PILIA—BORZA。Idid。

BELLAMIRA。Andwhatthinkestthou?willhecome?

PILIA—BORZA。Ithinkso:andyetIcannottell;for,atthereadingoftheletter,helookedlikeamanofanotherworld。

BELLAMIRA。Whyso?

PILIA—BORZA。Thatsuchabaseslaveasheshouldbesalutedbysuchatall<146>manasIam,fromsuchabeautifuldameasyou。

BELLAMIRA。Andwhatsaidhe?

PILIA—BORZA。Notawiseword;onlygavemeanod,aswhoshouldsay,\"Isitevenso?\"andsoIlefthim,beingdriventoanon—plusatthecriticalaspectofmyterriblecountenance。

BELLAMIRA。Andwheredidstmeethim?

PILIA—BORZA。Uponmineownfree—hold,withinfortyfootofthegallows,conninghisneck—verse,<147>Itakeit,lookingof<148>

afriar’sexecution;whomIsalutedwithanoldhempenproverb,Hodietibi,crasmihi,andsoIlefthimtothemercyofthehangman:but,theexercise<149>beingdone,seewherehecomes。

EnterITHAMORE。

ITHAMORE。Ineverknewamantakehisdeathsopatientlyasthisfriar;hewasreadytoleapofferethehalterwasabouthisneck;and,whenthehangmanhadputonhishempentippet,hemadesuchhastetohisprayers,asifhehadhadanothercuretoserve。Well,gowhitherhewill,I’llbenoneofhisfollowersinhaste:and,nowIthinkon’t,goingtotheexecution,afellowmetmewithamuschatoes<150>likearaven’swing,andadaggerwithahiltlikeawarming—pan;andhegavemealetterfromoneMadamBellamira,salutingmeinsuchsortasifhehadmeanttomakecleanmybootswithhislips;theeffectwas,thatIshouldcometoherhouse:Iwonderwhatthereasonis;itmaybesheseesmoreinmethanIcanfindinmyself;forshewritesfurther,thatshelovesmeeversinceshesawme;andwhowouldnotrequitesuchlove?Here’sherhouse;

andhereshecomes;andnowwouldIweregone!Iamnotworthytolookuponher。

PILIA—BORZA。Thisisthegentlemanyouwritto。

ITHAMORE。Gentleman!hefloutsme:whatgentrycanbeinapoorTurkoftenpence?<151>I’llbegone。

[Aside。]

BELLAMIRA。Is’tnotasweet—facedyouth,Pilia?

ITHAMORE。Again,sweetyouth![Aside。]——Didnotyou,sir,bringthesweetyouthaletter?

PILIA—BORZA。Idid,sir,andfromthisgentlewoman,who,asmyselfandtherestofthefamily,standorfallatyourservice。

BELLAMIRA。Thoughwoman’smodestyshouldhalemeback,Icanwithholdnolonger:welcome,sweetlove。

ITHAMORE。NowamIclean,orratherfoully,outoftheway。

[Aside。]

BELLAMIRA。Whithersosoon?

ITHAMORE。I’llgostealsomemoneyfrommymastertomakemehandsome[Aside]。——Pray,pardonme;Imustgoseeashipdischarged。

BELLAMIRA。Canstthoubesounkindtoleavemethus?

PILIA—BORZA。Anyedidbutknowhowshelovesyou,sir!

ITHAMORE。Nay,Icarenothowmuchshelovesme。——SweetBellamira,wouldIhadmymaster’swealthforthysake!

PILIA—BORZA。Andyoucanhaveit,sir,anifyouplease。

ITHAMORE。If’twereaboveground,Icould,andwouldhaveit;

buthehidesandburiesitup,aspartridgesdotheireggs,undertheearth。

PILIA—BORZA。Andis’tnotpossibletofinditout?

ITHAMORE。Bynomeanspossible。

BELLAMIRA。Whatshallwedowiththisbasevillain,then?

[AsidetoPILIA—BORZA。]

PILIA—BORZA。Letmealone;dobutyouspeakhimfair。——

[Asidetoher。]

Butyouknow<152>somesecretsoftheJew,Which,iftheywerereveal’d,woulddohimharm。

ITHAMORE。Ay,andsuchas——goto,nomore!I’llmakehim<153>

sendmehalfhehas,andgladhescapessotoo:I’llwriteuntohim;we’llhavemoneystraight。

PILIA—BORZA。Sendforahundredcrownsatleast。

ITHAMORE。Tenhundredthousandcrowns。——[writing]MASTERBARABAS,——

PILIA—BORZA。Writenotsosubmissively,butthreateninghim。

ITHAMORE。[writing]SIRRAHBARABAS,SENDMEAHUNDREDCROWNS。

PILIA—BORZA。Putintwohundredatleast。

ITHAMORE。[writing]ICHARGETHEESENDMETHREEHUNDREDBYTHIS

BEARER,ANDTHISSHALLBEYOURWARRANT:IFYOUDONOT——NOMORE,BUTSO。

PILIA—BORZA。Tellhimyouwillconfess。

ITHAMORE。[writing]OTHERWISEI’LLCONFESSALL。——

Vanish,andreturninatwinkle。

PILIA—BORZA。Letmealone;I’llusehiminhiskind。

ITHAMORE。Hanghim,Jew!

[ExitPILIA—BORZAwiththeletter。]

BELLAMIRA。Now,gentleIthamore,lieinmylap。——

Wherearemymaids?provideacunning<154>banquet;

Sendtothemerchant,bidhimbringmesilks;

ShallIthamore,mylove,goinsuchrags?

ITHAMORE。Andbidthejewellercomehithertoo。

BELLAMIRA。Ihavenohusband;sweet,I’llmarrythee。

ITHAMORE。Content:butwewillleavethispaltryland,AndsailfromhencetoGreece,tolovelyGreece;——

I’llbethyJason,thoumygoldenfleece;——

Wherepaintedcarpetso’erthemeadsarehurl’d,AndBacchus’vineyardsoverspreadtheworld;

Wherewoodsandforestsgoingoodlygreen;——

I’llbeAdonis,thoushaltbeLove’sQueen;——

Themeads,theorchards,andtheprimrose—lanes,Insteadofsedgeandreed,bearsugar—canes:

Thouinthosegroves,byDisabove,Shaltlivewithme,andbemylove。<155>

BELLAMIRA。WhitherwillInotgowithgentleIthamore?

Re—enterPILIA—BORZA。

ITHAMORE。Hownow!hastthouthegold<?>

PILIA—BORZA。Yes。

ITHAMORE。Butcameitfreely?didthecowgivedownhermilkfreely?

PILIA—BORZA。Atreadingoftheletter,hestaredandstamped,andturnedaside:Itookhimbythebeard,<156>andlookeduponhimthus;toldhimhewerebesttosendit:thenhehuggedandembracedme。

ITHAMORE。Ratherforfearthanlove。

PILIA—BORZA。Then,likeaJew,helaughedandjeered,andtoldmehelovedmeforyoursake,andsaidwhatafaithfulservantyouhadbeen。

ITHAMORE。Themorevillainhetokeepmethus:here’sgoodly’parel,istherenot?

PILIA—BORZA。Toconclude,hegavemetencrowns。

[DeliversthemoneytoITHAMORE。]

ITHAMORE。Butten?I’llnotleavehimworthagreygroat。Givemeareamofpaper:we’llhaveakingdomofgoldfor’t。<157>

PILIA—BORZA。Writeforfivehundredcrowns。

ITHAMORE。[writing]SIRRAHJEW,ASYOULOVEYOURLIFE,SENDME

FIVEHUNDREDCROWNS,ANDGIVETHEBEARERAHUNDRED。——TellhimImusthave’t。

PILIA—BORZA。Iwarrant,yourworshipshallhave’t。

ITHAMORE。And,ifheaskwhyIdemandsomuch,tellhimIscorntowritealineunderahundredcrowns。

PILIA—BORZA。You’dmakearichpoet,sir。Iamgone。

[Exitwiththeletter。]

ITHAMORE。Takethouthemoney;spenditformysake。

BELLAMIRA。’Tisnotthymoney,butthyselfIweigh:

ThusBellamiraesteemsofgold;

[Throwsitaside。]

Butthusofthee。

[Kisseshim。]

ITHAMORE。Thatkissagain!——Sherunsdivision<158>ofmylips。Whataneyeshecastsonme!ittwinkleslikeastar。

[Aside。]

BELLAMIRA。Come,mydearlove,let’sinandsleeptogether。

ITHAMORE。O,thattenthousandnightswereputinone,thatwemightsleepsevenyearstogetheraforewewake!

BELLAMIRA。Come,amorouswag,firstbanquet,andthensleep。

[Exeunt。]

EnterBARABAS,<159>readingaletter。

BARABAS。BARABAS,SENDMETHREEHUNDREDCROWNS;——

PlainBarabas!O,thatwickedcourtezan!

HewasnotwonttocallmeBarabas;——

ORELSEIWILLCONFESS;——ay,thereitgoes:

But,ifIgethim,coupedegorgeforthat。

Hesentashaggy,tatter’d,<160>staringslave,That,whenhespeaks,drawsouthisgrislybeard,Andwindsittwiceorthriceabouthisear;

Whosefacehasbeenagrind—stoneformen’sswords;

Hishandsarehack’d,somefingerscutquiteoff;

Who,whenhespeaks,gruntslikeahog,andlooksLikeonethatisemploy’dincatzery<161>

Andcross—biting;<162>sucharogueAsisthehusbandtoahundredwhores;

AndIbyhimmustsendthreehundredcrowns。

Well,myhopeis,hewillnotstaytherestill;

And,whenhecomes——O,thathewerebuthere!

EnterPILIA—BORZA。

PILIA—BORZA。Jew,Imustha’moregold。

BARABAS。Why,want’stthouanyofthytale?<163>

PILIA—BORZA。No;butthreehundredwillnotservehisturn。

BARABAS。Notservehisturn,sir!

PILIA—BORZA。

No,sir;andthereforeImusthavefivehundredmore。

BARABAS。I’llrather————

PILIA—BORZA。O,goodwords,sir,andsendityouwerebest!see,there’shisletter。

[Givesletter。]

BARABAS。Mighthenotaswellcomeassend?pray,bidhimcomeandfetchit:whathewritesforyou,<164>yeshallhavestraight。

PILIA—BORZA。Ay,andtheresttoo,orelse————

BARABAS。Imustmakethisvillainaway[Aside]。——Pleaseyoudinewithme,sir——andyoushallbemostheartilypoisoned。

[Aside。]

PILIA—BORZA。No,God—a—mercy。ShallIhavethesecrowns?

BARABAS。Icannotdoit;Ihavelostmykeys。

PILIA—BORZA。O,ifthatbeall,Icanpickopeyourlocks。

BARABAS。

Orclimbuptomycounting—housewindow:youknowmymeaning。

PILIA—BORZA。Iknowenough,andthereforetalknottomeofyourcounting—house。Thegold!orknow,Jew,itisinmypowertohangthee。

BARABAS。Iambetray’d。——

[Aside。]

’TisnotfivehundredcrownsthatIesteem;

Iamnotmov’datthat:thisangersme,Thathe,whoknowsIlovehimasmyself,Shouldwriteinthisimperiousvein。Why,sir,YouknowIhavenochild,anduntowhomShouldIleaveall,butuntoIthamore?

PILIA—BORZA。Here’smanywords,butnocrowns:thecrowns!

BARABAS。Commendmetohim,sir,mosthumbly,Anduntoyourgoodmistressasunknown。

PILIA—BORZA。Speak,shallIhave’em,sir?

BARABAS。Sir,heretheyare。——

[Givesmoney。]

O,thatIshouldpart<165>withsomuchgold!——

[Aside。]

Here,take’em,fellow,withasgoodawill————

AsIwouldseetheehang’d[Aside]。O,lovestopsmybreath!

Neverlov’dmanservantasIdoIthamore。

PILIA—BORZA。Iknowit,sir。

BARABAS。Pray,when,sir,shallIseeyouatmyhouse?

PILIA—BORZA。Soonenoughtoyourcost,sir。Fareyouwell。

[Exit。]

BARABAS。Nay,tothineowncost,villain,ifthoucom’st!

WaseverJewtormentedasIam?

Tohaveashag—ragknavetocome[forcefromme]

Threehundredcrowns,andthenfivehundredcrowns!

Well;Imustseekameanstorid<166>’emall,Andpresently;forinhisvillanyHewilltellallheknows,andIshalldiefor’t。

Ihaveit:

Iwillinsomedisguisegoseetheslave,Andhowthevillainrevelswithmygold。

[Exit。]

EnterBELLAMIRA,<167>ITHAMORE,andPILIA—BORZA。

BELLAMIRA。I’llpledgethee,love,andthereforedrinkitoff。

ITHAMORE。Say’stthoumeso?haveatit!anddoyouhear?

[Whisperstoher。]

BELLAMIRA。Goto,itshallbeso。

ITHAMORE。Of<168>thatconditionIwilldrinkitup:

Here’stothee。

BELLAMIRA。<169>Nay,I’llhaveallornone。

ITHAMORE。There,ifthoulov’stme,donotleaveadrop。

BELLAMIRA。Lovethee!fillmethreeglasses。

ITHAMORE。Threeandfiftydozen:I’llpledgethee。

PILIA—BORZA。Knavelyspoke,andlikeaknight—at—arms。

ITHAMORE。Hey,RivoCastiliano!<170>aman’saman。

BELLAMIRA。NowtotheJew。

ITHAMORE。Ha!totheJew;andsendmemoneyhe<171>werebest。

PILIA—BORZA。Whatwouldstthoudo,ifheshouldsendtheenone?

ITHAMORE。Donothing:butIknowwhatIknow;he’samurderer。

BELLAMIRA。Ihadnotthoughthehadbeensobraveaman。

ITHAMORE。YouknewMathiasandthegovernor’sson;heandI

killed’emboth,andyetnevertouched’em。

PILIA—BORZA。O,bravelydone!

ITHAMORE。Icarriedthebroththatpoisonedthenuns;andheandI,sniclehandtoofast,strangledafriar。<172>

BELLAMIRA。Youtwoalone?

ITHAMORE。

Wetwo;and’twasneverknown,nornevershallbeforme。

PILIA—BORZA。Thisshallwithmeuntothegovernor。

[AsidetoBELLAMIRA。]

BELLAMIRA。Andfititshould:butfirstlet’sha’moregold。——

[AsidetoPILIA—BORZA。]

Come,gentleIthamore,lieinmylap。

ITHAMORE。Lovemelittle,lovemelong:letmusicrumble,WhilstIinthyincony<173>lapdotumble。

EnterBARABAS,disguisedasaFrenchmusician,withalute,andanosegayinhishat。

BELLAMIRA。AFrenchmusician!——Come,let’shearyourskill。

BARABAS。Musttunamyluteforsound,twang,twang,first。

ITHAMORE。Wiltdrink,Frenchman?here’stotheewitha——Poxonthisdrunkenhiccup!

BARABAS。Gramercy,monsieur。

BELLAMIRA。Prithee,Pilia—Borza,bidthefiddlergivemetheposyinhishatthere。

PILIA—BORZA。Sirrah,youmustgivemymistressyourposy。

BARABAS。Avotrecommandement,madame。

[Givingnosegay。]

BELLAMIRA。Howsweet,myIthamore,theflowerssmell!

ITHAMORE。Likethybreath,sweetheart;novioletlike’em。

PILIA—BORZA。Foh!methinkstheystinklikeahollyhock。<174>

BARABAS。So,nowIamreveng’dupon’emall:

Thescentthereofwasdeath;Ipoison’dit。

[Aside。]

ITHAMORE。

Play,fiddler,orI’llcutyourcat’sgutsintochitterlings。

BARABAS。

Pardonnezmoi,benointuneyet:so,now,nowallbein。

ITHAMORE。Givehimacrown,andfillmeoutmorewine。

PILIA—BORZA。There’stwocrownsforthee:play。

[Givingmoney。]

BARABAS。Howliberallythevillaingivesmemineowngold!

[Aside,andthenplays。]

PILIA—BORZA。Methinkshefingersverywell。

BARABAS。Sodidyouwhenyoustolemygold。

[Aside。]

PILIA—BORZA。Howswiftheruns!

BARABAS。Yourunswifterwhenyouthrewmygoldoutofmywindow。

[Aside。]

BELLAMIRA。Musician,hastbeeninMaltalong?

BARABAS。Two,three,fourmonth,madam。

ITHAMORE。DostnotknowaJew,oneBarabas?

BARABAS。Verymush:monsieur,younobehisman?

PILIA—BORZA。Hisman!

ITHAMORE。Iscornthepeasant:tellhimso。

BARABAS。Heknowsitalready。

[Aside。]

ITHAMORE。’TisastrangethingofthatJew,helivesuponpickledgrasshoppersandsaucedmushrooms。<175>

BARABAS。Whataslave’sthis!thegovernorfeedsnotasIdo。

[Aside。]

ITHAMORE。Heneverputoncleanshirtsincehewascircumcised。

BARABAS。Orascal!Ichangemyselftwicea—day。

[Aside。]

ITHAMORE。Thehathewears,Judasleftundertheelderwhenhehangedhimself。<176>

BARABAS。’TwassentmeforapresentfromtheGreatCham。

[Aside。]

PILIA—BORZA。Anasty<177>slaveheis。——Whithernow,fiddler?

BARABAS。Pardonnezmoi,monsieur;me<178>benowell。

PILIA—BORZA。Farewell,fiddler[ExitBARABAS。]OnelettermoretotheJew。

BELLAMIRA。Prithee,sweetlove,onemore,andwriteitsharp。

ITHAMORE。No,I’llsendbywordofmouthnow。

——Bidhimdelivertheeathousandcrowns,bythesametokenthatthenunslovedrice,thatFriarBarnardinesleptinhisownclothes;anyof’emwilldoit。

PILIA—BORZA。Letmealonetourgeit,nowIknowthemeaning。

ITHAMORE。Themeaninghasameaning。Come,let’sin:

ToundoaJewischarity,andnotsin。

[Exeunt。]

ACTV。

EnterFERNEZE,<179>KNIGHTS,MARTINDELBOSCO,andOFFICERS。