Gentlewoman, good day! I pray you, be my mean Jul. From my master, Sir Proteus, madam. Sil. Ursula, bring my picture there. 120 Go give your master this: tell him from me, Sil. I pray thee, let me look on that again. I will not look upon your master's lines: Jul. Madam, he sends your ladyship this ring. it me; 190 A virtuous gentlewoman, mild and beautiful! 200 I should have scratch'd out your unseeing eyes, To make my master out of love with thee! [Exit. ACT V. SCENE I. Milan. An abbey. Enter EGLAMOUR. Egl. The sun begins to gild the western sky; And now it is about the very hour That Silvia, at Friar Patrick's cell, should meet me. She will not fail, for lovers break not hours, So much they spur their expedition. Enter SILVIA. Lady, a happy evening! Sil. Amen, amen! Go on, good Eglamour, Out at the postern by the abbey-wall: I fear I am attended by some spies. ΤΟ Egl. Fear not: the forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we are sure enough. [Exeunt. SCENE II. The same. The DUKE's palace. Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA. Thu. Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit? Pra. O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person. Thu. What, that my leg is too long? Pra. No; that it is too little. Thu. I'll wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder. Fal. [Aside] But love will not be spurr'd to what it loathes. Tha. What says she to my face? Pro. She says it is a fair one. Ths. Nay then, the wanton lies; my face is black. ΙΟ Pro. But pearls are fair; and the old say ing is, Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies' eyes. Fal. [Aside] "Tis true; such pearls as put out ladies' eyes; For I had rather wink than look on them. Thu. How likes she my discourse? Thu. But well, when I discourse of love and peace? Ful Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace. 20 Thu. What says she to my valour? Thu. What says she to my birth? Pro. That you are well derived. Jul [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool. Thu. Considers she my possessions? Pro. O, ay; and pities them. Thu. Wherefore? Jul [Aside] That such an ass should owe them. Pro. That they are out by lease. Enter DUKE. 30 SCENE IV. Another part of the forest. Val. How use doth breed a habit in a man! Have some unhappy passenger in chase. 10 They love me well; yet I have much to do Enter PROTEUS, SILVIA, and JULIA. Vouchsafe me, for my meed, but one fair look; 21 Val. [Aside] How like a dream is this I see By penitence the Eternal's wrath's appeased: 81 and hear! Love, lend me patience to forbear awhile.. Sil. O miserable, unhappy that I am! 30 Sil. By thy approach thou makest me most unhappy. Jul. [Aside] And me, when he approacheth to your presence. And, that my love may appear plain and free, [Swoons. Val. Why, boy! why, wag! how now! what's the matter? Look up; speak. Ful. O good sir, my master charged me to deliver a ring to Madam Silvia, which, out of my neglect, was never done. Pro. Where is that ring, boy? 90 Here 'tis; this is it. Pro. How! let me see: Jul. O, cry you mercy, sir, I have mistook: Sil. Had I been seized by a hungry lion, 40 Would I not undergo for one calm look! Read over Julia's heart, thy first best love, Pro. But how camest thou by this ring? At my depart Jul. And Julia herself did give it me; 100 Jul. Behold her that gave aim to all thy oaths, For whose dear sake thou didst then rend thy Be thou ashamed that I have took upon me faith Such an immodest raiment, if shame live It is the lesser blot, modesty finds, Women to change their shapes than men their minds. Pro. Than men their minds! 'tis true. 0 heaven were man ΠΙΟ 140 And leave her on such slight conditions. I now beseech you, for your daughter's sake, Are men endued with worthy qualities: 41 SCENE I. Windsor. Before PAGE's house. Enter JUSTICE SHALLOW, SLENDER, and SIR HUGH EVANS. Shal. Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star-chamber matter of it: if he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire. Slen. In the county of Gloucester, justice of peace and 'Coram.' Shal. Ay, cousin Slender, and 'Custalorum.' Slen. Ay, and 'Rato-lorum' too; and a gentleman born, master parson; who writes himself 'Armigero,' in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, Armigero.' 11 Shal. Ay, that I do; and have done any time these three hundred years. Slen. All his successors gone before him hath done't; and all his ancestors that come after him may: they may give the dozen white luces in their coat. Shal. It is an old coat. Evans. The dozen white louses do become an old coat well; it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love. 21 Shal. The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat. Slen. I may quarter, coz. Evans. It is marring indeed, if he quarter it. Evans. Yes, py'r lady; if he has a quarter of your coat, there is but three skirts for yourself, in my simple conjectures: but that is all one. If Sir John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my benevolence to make atonements and compremises between you. Shal. The council shall hear it; it is a riot. Evans. It is not meet the council hear a riot; there is no fear of Got in a riot: the council, look you, shall desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a riot; take your vizaments in that. Shal. Ha! o' my life, if I were young again, the sword should end it. 41 Evans. It is petter that friends is the sword. and end it: and there is also another device in my prain, which peradventure prings goot discretions with it: there is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas Page, which is pretty virginity. Slen. Mistress Anne Page? She has brown hair, and speaks small like a woman. Evans. It is that fery person for all the orld, as just as you will desire; and seven hundred pounds of moneys, and gold and silver, is her grandsire upon his death's-bed-Got deliver to a joyful resurrections!-give, when she is able to overtake seventeen years old: it were a goot motion if we leave our pribbles and prabbles, and desire a marriage between Master Abraham andMistress Anne Page. Slen. Did her grandsire leave her seven hun- ' dred pound? 60 Evans. Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny. Slen. I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts. Evans. Seven hundred pounds and possibilities is goot gifts. Shal. Well, let us see honest Master Page. Is Falstaff there? Evans. Shall I tell you a lie? I do despise a liar as I do despise one that is false, or as I despise one that is not true. The knight, Sir John, is there; and, I beseech you, be ruled by your well-willers. I will peat the door for Master Page. [Knocks] What, hoa! Got pless your house here! Page. [Within] Who's there? Enter PAGE. Evans. Here is Got's plessing, and your friend, and Justice Shallow; and here young |