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。