ACTISCENEI。Verona。Anopenplace。EnterVALENTINEandPROTEUSVALENTINECeasetopersuade，mylovingProteus:
　　Home—keepingyouthhaveeverhomelywits。
　　Were'tnotaffectionchainsthytenderdaysTothesweetglancesofthyhonour'dlove，IratherwouldentreatthycompanyToseethewondersoftheworldabroad，Than，livingdullysluggardizedathome，Wearoutthyyouthwithshapelessidleness。
　　Butsincethoulovest，lovestillandthrivetherein，EvenasIwouldwhenItolovebegin。PROTEUSWiltthoubegone？SweetValentine，adieu！
　　ThinkonthyProteus，whenthouhaplyseestSomerarenote—worthyobjectinthytravel:
　　WishmepartakerinthyhappinessWhenthoudostmeetgoodhap;andinthydanger，Ifeverdangerdoenvironthee，Commendthygrievancetomyholyprayers，ForIwillbethybeadsman，Valentine。VALENTINEAndonalove—bookprayformysuccess？PROTEUSUponsomebookIloveI'llprayforthee。VALENTINEThat'sonsomeshallowstoryofdeeplove:
　　HowyoungLeandercross'dtheHellespont。PROTEUSThat'sadeepstoryofadeeperlove:
　　Forhewasmorethanovershoesinlove。VALENTINE'Tistrue;foryouareoverbootsinlove，AndyetyouneverswumtheHellespont。PROTEUSOvertheboots？nay，givemenottheboots。VALENTINENo，Iwillnot，foritbootstheenot。PROTEUSWhat？VALENTINETobeinlove，wherescornisboughtwithgroans;
　　Coylookswithheart—soresighs;onefadingmoment'smirthWithtwentywatchful，weary，tediousnights:
　　Ifhaplywon，perhapsahaplessgain;
　　Iflost，whythenagrievouslabourwon;
　　However，butafollyboughtwithwit，Orelseawitbyfollyvanquished。PROTEUSSo，byyourcircumstance，youcallmefool。VALENTINESo，byyourcircumstance，Ifearyou'llprove。PROTEUS'Tisloveyoucavilat:IamnotLove。VALENTINELoveisyourmaster，forhemastersyou:
　　Andhethatissoyokedbyafool，Methinks，shouldnotbechronicledforwise。PROTEUSYetwriterssay，asinthesweetestbudTheeatingcankerdwells，soeatingloveInhabitsinthefinestwitsofall。VALENTINEAndwriterssay，asthemostforwardbudIseatenbythecankerereitblow，EvensobylovetheyoungandtenderwitIsturn'dtofolly，blastinginthebud，LosinghisverdureevenintheprimeAndallthefaireffectsoffuturehopes。
　　ButwhereforewasteItimetocounselthee，Thatartavotarytofonddesire？
　　Oncemoreadieu！myfatherattheroadExpectsmycoming，theretoseemeshipp'd。PROTEUSAndthitherwillIbringthee，Valentine。VALENTINESweetProteus，no;nowletustakeourleave。
　　ToMilanletmehearfromtheebylettersOfthysuccessinlove，andwhatnewselseBetidethhereinabsenceofthyfriend;
　　Andlikewisewillvisittheewithmine。PROTEUSAllhappinessbechancetotheeinMilan！VALENTINEAsmuchtoyouathome！andso，farewell。
　　ExitPROTEUSHeafterhonourhunts，Iafterlove:
　　Heleaveshisfriendstodignifythemmore，Ileavemyself，myfriendsandall，forlove。
　　Thou，Julia，thouhastmetamorphosedme，Mademeneglectmystudies，losemytime，Warwithgoodcounsel，settheworldatnought;
　　Madewitwithmusingweak，heartsickwiththought。
　　EnterSPEEDSPEEDSirProteus，saveyou！Sawyoumymaster？PROTEUSButnowhepartedhence，toembarkforMilan。SPEEDTwentytoonethenheisshipp'dalready，AndIhaveplay'dthesheepinlosinghim。PROTEUSIndeed，asheepdothveryoftenstray，Aniftheshepherdbeawhileaway。SPEEDYouconcludethatmymasterisashepherd，then，andIasheep？PROTEUSIdo。SPEEDWhythen，myhornsarehishorns，whetherIwakeorsleep。PROTEUSAsillyanswerandfittingwellasheep。SPEEDThisprovesmestillasheep。PROTEUSTrue;andthymasterashepherd。SPEEDNay，thatIcandenybyacircumstance。PROTEUSItshallgohardbutI'llproveitbyanother。SPEEDTheshepherdseeksthesheep，andnotthesheeptheshepherd;butIseekmymaster，andmymasterseeksnotme:thereforeIamnosheep。PROTEUSThesheepforfodderfollowtheshepherd;
　　theshepherdforfoodfollowsnotthesheep:thouforwagesfollowestthymaster;thymasterforwagesfollowsnotthee:thereforethouartasheep。SPEEDSuchanotherproofwillmakemecry'baa。'PROTEUSBut，dostthouhear？gavestthoumylettertoJulia？SPEEDAysir:I，alostmutton，gaveyourlettertoher，alacedmutton，andshe，alacedmutton，gaveme，alostmutton，nothingformylabour。PROTEUSHere'stoosmallapastureforsuchstoreofmuttons。SPEEDIfthegroundbeovercharged，youwerebeststickher。PROTEUSNay:inthatyouareastray，'twerebestpoundyou。SPEEDNay，sir，lessthanapoundshallservemeforcarryingyourletter。PROTEUSYoumistake;Imeanthepound，——apinfold。SPEEDFromapoundtoapin？folditoverandover，'Tisthreefoldtoolittleforcarryingalettertoyourlover。PROTEUSButwhatsaidshe？SPEED[Firstnodding]Ay。PROTEUSNod——Ay——why，that'snoddy。SPEEDYoumistook，sir;Isay，shedidnod:
　　andyouaskmeifshedidnod;andIsay，'Ay。'PROTEUSAndthatsettogetherisnoddy。SPEEDNowyouhavetakenthepainstosetittogether，takeitforyourpains。PROTEUSNo，no;youshallhaveitforbearingtheletter。SPEEDWell，IperceiveImustbefaintobearwithyou。PROTEUSWhysir，howdoyoubearwithme？SPEEDMarry，sir，theletter，veryorderly;
　　havingnothingbuttheword'noddy'formypains。PROTEUSBeshrewme，butyouhaveaquickwit。SPEEDAndyetitcannotovertakeyourslowpurse。PROTEUSComecome，openthematterinbrief:
　　whatsaidshe？SPEEDOpenyourpurse，thatthemoneyandthemattermaybebothatoncedelivered。PROTEUSWell，sir，hereisforyourpains。Whatsaidshe？SPEEDTruly，sir，Ithinkyou'llhardlywinher。PROTEUSWhy，couldstthouperceivesomuchfromher？SPEEDSir，Icouldperceivenothingatallfromher;no，notsomuchasaducatfordeliveringyourletter:
　　andbeingsohardtomethatbroughtyourmind，I
　　fearshe'llproveashardtoyouintellingyourmind。Givehernotokenbutstones;forshe'sashardassteel。PROTEUSWhatsaidshe？nothing？SPEEDNo，notsomuchas'Takethisforthypains。'Totestifyyourbounty，Ithankyou，youhavetesternedme;inrequitalwhereof，henceforthcarryyourlettersyourself:andso，sir，I'llcommendyoutomymaster。PROTEUSGo，go，begone，tosaveyourshipfromwreck，Whichcannotperishhavingtheeaboard，Beingdestinedtoadrierdeathonshore。
　　ExitSPEED
　　Imustgosendsomebettermessenger:
　　IfearmyJuliawouldnotdeignmylines，Receivingthemfromsuchaworthlesspost。
　　ExitSCENEII。Thesame。GardenofJULIA'shouse。EnterJULlAandLUCETTAJULIAButsay，Lucetta，nowwearealone，Wouldstthouthencounselmetofallinlove？LUCETTAAy，madam，soyoustumblenotunheedfully。JULIAOfallthefairresortofgentlemenThateverydaywithparleencounterme，Inthyopinionwhichisworthiestlove？LUCETTAPleaseyourepeattheirnames，I'llshowmymindAccordingtomyshallowsimpleskill。JULIAWhatthink'stthouofthefairSirEglamour？LUCETTAAsofaknightwell—spoken，neatandfine;