[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!Iworshipyournoseforthis。
BARABAS。Asformyself,Iwalkabroado’nights,Andkillsickpeoplegroaningunderwalls:
SometimesIgoaboutandpoisonwells;
Andnowandthen,tocherishChristianthieves,Iamcontenttolosesomeofmycrowns,ThatImay,walkinginmygallery,See’emgopinion’dalongbymydoor。
Beingyoung,Istudiedphysic,andbeganTopracticefirstupontheItalian;
ThereIenrich’dthepriestswithburials,Andalwayskeptthesexton’sarmsinure
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—goodtoseethecripplesGolimpinghometoChristendomonstilts。
BARABAS。Why,thisissomething:makeaccountofmeAsofthyfellow;wearevillainsboth;
Bothcircumcised;wehateChristiansboth:
Betrueandsecret;thoushaltwantnogold。
Butstandaside;herecomesDonLodowick。
EnterLODOWICK。
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:
HeisnotoftheseedofAbraham。——
[Asidetoher。]
Iamalittlebusy,sir;pray,pardonme。——
Abigail,bidhimwelcomeformysake。
ABIGAIL。Foryoursakeandhisownhe’swelcomehither。
BARABAS。Daughter,awordmore:kisshim,speakhimfair,AndlikeacunningJewsocastabout,Thatyebebothmadesureereyoucomeout。
[Asidetoher。]
ABIGAIL。Ofather,DonMathiasismylove!
BARABAS。Iknowit:yet,Isay,makelovetohim;
Do,itisrequisiteitshouldbeso。——
[Asidetoher。]
Nay,onmylife,itismyfactor’shand;
Butgoyouin,I’llthinkupontheaccount。
[ExeuntABIGAILandLODOWICKintothehouse。]
Theaccountismade,forLodovicodies。
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;buthappilyhestandsinfearOfthatwhichyou,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。
O,butIknowyourlordshipwoulddisdainTomarrywiththedaughterofaJew:
AndyetI’llgivehermanyagoldencross
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,whathastthoudone?
[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:
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。
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:nowAbigailshallseeWhetherMathiasholdsherdearorno。
EnterLODOWICK。
What,daresthevillainwriteinsuchbaseterms?
[Lookingataletter。]
LODOWICK。Ididit;andrevengeit,ifthoudar’st!
[Theyfight。]
EnterBARABASabove。
BARABAS。O,bravelyfought!andyettheythrustnothome。
Now,Lodovico!now,Mathias!——So;
[Bothfall。]
So,nowtheyhaveshew’dthemselvestobetallfellows。
[Crieswithin]Part’em,part’em!
BARABAS。Ay,part’emnowtheyaredead。Farewell,farewell!
[Exitabove。]
EnterFERNEZE,KATHARINE,andATTENDANTS。
FERNEZE。Whatsightisthis!myLodovicoslain!
Thesearmsofmineshallbethysepulchre。
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;ourlossesequalare;
Thenoftruegriefletustakeequalshare。
[Exeuntwiththebodies。]
EnterITHAMORE。
ITHAMORE。Why,wasthereeverseensuchvillany,Soneatlyplotted,andsowellperform’d?
Bothheldinhand,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—nosedknavetomymaster,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,
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,
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’dAsIwaschain’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,readingaletter。
BARABAS。What,Abigailbecomeanunagain!
Falseandunkind!what,hastthoulostthyfather?
And,allunknownandunconstrain’dofme,Artthouagaingottothenunnery?
Nowhereshewrites,andwillsmetorepent:
Repentance!Spurca!whatpretendeththis?
Ifearsheknows——’tisso——ofmydeviceInDonMathias’andLodovico’sdeaths:
Ifso,’tistimethatitbeseeninto;
Forshethatvariesfrommeinbelief,Givesgreatpresumptionthatshelovesmenot,Or,loving,dothdislikeofsomethingdone。——
Butwhocomeshere?
EnterITHAMORE。
OIthamore,comenear;
Comenear,mylove;comenear,thymaster’slife,Mytrustyservant,nay,mysecondself;
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,’lessthouyieldtothisthatIentreat,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,Ithamore!What,hastthoubroughtTheladlewiththeetoo?
ITHAMORE。Yes,sir;theproverbsays,hethateatswiththedevilhadneedofalongspoon;Ihavebroughtyoualadle。
BARABAS。Verywell,Ithamore;thennowbesecret;
And,forthysake,whomIsodearlylove,NowshaltthouseethedeathofAbigail,Thatthoumaystfreelylivetobemyheir。
ITHAMORE。Why,master,willyoupoisonherwithamessofrice—
porridge?thatwillpreservelife,makeherroundandplump,andbattenmorethanyouareaware。
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:
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:
Mypurse,mycoffer,andmyselfisthine。
ITHAMORE。Well,master,Igo。
BARABAS。Stay;firstletmestirit,Ithamore。
AsfatalbeittoherasthedraughtOfwhichgreatAlexanderdrunk,anddied;
AndwithherletitworklikeBorgia’swine,WhereofhissirethePopewaspoisoned!
Infew,thebloodofHydra,Lerna’sbane,Thejuiceofhebon,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,MARTINDELBOSCO,KNIGHTS,andBASSO。
FERNEZE。Welcome,greatbasso: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,
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,
And,asyouprofitablytakeuparms,Sonowcourageouslyencounterthem,Forbythisanswerbrokenistheleague,Andnaughtistobelook’dfornowbutwars,Andnaughttousmorewelcomeisthanwars。
[Exeunt。]
EnterFRIARJACOMOandFRIARBARNARDINE。
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?
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,enviedeachother;
Andbymyfather’spractice,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?
FRIARBARNARDINE。No,butaworsething:’twastoldmeinshrift;
Thouknow’st’tisdeath,anifitbereveal’d。
Come,let’saway。
[Exeunt。]
ACTIV。
EnterBARABASandITHAMORE。Bellswithin。
BARABAS。ThereisnomusictoaChristian’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,diabolo!
ITHAMORE。
Look,look,master;herecometworeligiouscaterpillars。
EnterFRIARJACOMOandFRIARBARNARDINE。
BARABAS。Ismelt’emeretheycame。
ITHAMORE。God—a—mercy,nose!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!butImustdissemble。——
[AsidetoITHAMORE。]
Oholyfriars,theburdenofmysinsLieheavyonmysoul!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,andsollarsfullofwheat,Warehousesstuff’dwithspicesandwithdrugs,Wholechestsofgoldinbullionandincoin,Besides,IknownothowmuchweightinpearlOrientandround,haveIwithinmyhouse;
AtAlexandriamerchandiseuntold;
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。
BARABAS。I’llgivehimsomething,andsostophismouth。
[ExitITHAMOREwithFriarBARNARDINE。]
IneverheardofanymanbutheMalign’dtheorderoftheJacobins:
ButdoyouthinkthatIbelievehiswords?
Why,brother,youconvertedAbigail;
AndIamboundincharitytorequiteit,AndsoIwill。OJacomo,failnot,butcome。
FRIARJACOMO。But,Barabas,whoshallbeyourgodfathers?
Forpresentlyyoushallbeshriv’d。
BARABAS。Marry,theTurkshallbeoneofmygodfathers,Butnotawordtoanyofyourcovent。
FRIARJACOMO。Iwarrantthee,Barabas。
[Exit。]
BARABAS。So,nowthefearispast,andIamsafe;
Forhethatshriv’dheriswithinmyhouse:
What,ifImurder’dhimereJacomocomes?
NowIhavesuchaplotforboththeirlives,AsneverJewnorChristianknewthelike:
Oneturn’dmydaughter,thereforeheshalldie;
Theotherknowsenoughtohavemylife,Therefore’tisnotrequisiteheshouldlive。
Butarenotboththesewisemen,tosupposeThatIwillleavemyhouse,mygoods,andall,Tofastandbewellwhipt?I’llnoneofthat。
Now,FriarBarnardine,Icometoyou:
I’llfeastyou,lodgeyou,giveyoufairwords,And,afterthat,IandmytrustyTurk——
Nomore,butso:itmustandshallbedone。
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!
[TheyputthenooseroundtheFRIAR’Sneck。]
FRIARBARNARDINE。What,doyoumeantostrangleme?
ITHAMORE。Yes,’causeyouusetoconfess。
BARABAS。Blamenotus,buttheproverb,——Confessandbehanged。——Pullhard。
FRIARBARNARDINE。What,willyouhavemylife?
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。
BARABAS。ThenwillnotJacomobelongfromhence。
[Exeunt。]
EnterFRIARJACOMO。
FRIARJACOMO。ThisisthehourwhereinIshallproceed;
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’snose。
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。]
EnterBELLAMIRAandPILIA—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。ThatsuchabaseslaveasheshouldbesalutedbysuchatallmanasIam,fromsuchabeautifuldameasyou。
BELLAMIRA。Andwhatsaidhe?
PILIA—BORZA。Notawiseword;onlygavemeanod,aswhoshouldsay,"Isitevenso?"andsoIlefthim,beingdriventoanon—plusatthecriticalaspectofmyterriblecountenance。
BELLAMIRA。Andwheredidstmeethim?
PILIA—BORZA。Uponmineownfree—hold,withinfortyfootofthegallows,conninghisneck—verse,Itakeit,lookingof
afriar’sexecution;whomIsalutedwithanoldhempenproverb,Hodietibi,crasmihi,andsoIlefthimtothemercyofthehangman:but,theexercisebeingdone,seewherehecomes。
EnterITHAMORE。
ITHAMORE。Ineverknewamantakehisdeathsopatientlyasthisfriar;hewasreadytoleapofferethehalterwasabouthisneck;and,whenthehangmanhadputonhishempentippet,hemadesuchhastetohisprayers,asifhehadhadanothercuretoserve。Well,gowhitherhewill,I’llbenoneofhisfollowersinhaste:and,nowIthinkon’t,goingtotheexecution,afellowmetmewithamuschatoeslikearaven’swing,andadaggerwithahiltlikeawarming—pan;andhegavemealetterfromoneMadamBellamira,salutingmeinsuchsortasifhehadmeanttomakecleanmybootswithhislips;theeffectwas,thatIshouldcometoherhouse:Iwonderwhatthereasonis;itmaybesheseesmoreinmethanIcanfindinmyself;forshewritesfurther,thatshelovesmeeversinceshesawme;andwhowouldnotrequitesuchlove?Here’sherhouse;
andhereshecomes;andnowwouldIweregone!Iamnotworthytolookuponher。
PILIA—BORZA。Thisisthegentlemanyouwritto。
ITHAMORE。Gentleman!hefloutsme:whatgentrycanbeinapoorTurkoftenpence?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。]
ButyouknowsomesecretsoftheJew,Which,iftheywerereveal’d,woulddohimharm。
ITHAMORE。Ay,andsuchas——goto,nomore!I’llmakehim
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?provideacunningbanquet;
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。
BELLAMIRA。WhitherwillInotgowithgentleIthamore?
Re—enterPILIA—BORZA。
ITHAMORE。Hownow!hastthouthegold
PILIA—BORZA。Yes。
ITHAMORE。Butcameitfreely?didthecowgivedownhermilkfreely?
PILIA—BORZA。Atreadingoftheletter,hestaredandstamped,andturnedaside:Itookhimbythebeard,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。
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!——Sherunsdivisionofmylips。Whataneyeshecastsonme!ittwinkleslikeastar。
[Aside。]
BELLAMIRA。Come,mydearlove,let’sinandsleeptogether。
ITHAMORE。O,thattenthousandnightswereputinone,thatwemightsleepsevenyearstogetheraforewewake!
BELLAMIRA。Come,amorouswag,firstbanquet,andthensleep。
[Exeunt。]
EnterBARABAS,readingaletter。
BARABAS。BARABAS,SENDMETHREEHUNDREDCROWNS;——
PlainBarabas!O,thatwickedcourtezan!
HewasnotwonttocallmeBarabas;——
ORELSEIWILLCONFESS;——ay,thereitgoes:
But,ifIgethim,coupedegorgeforthat。
Hesentashaggy,tatter’d,staringslave,That,whenhespeaks,drawsouthisgrislybeard,Andwindsittwiceorthriceabouthisear;
Whosefacehasbeenagrind—stoneformen’sswords;
Hishandsarehack’d,somefingerscutquiteoff;
Who,whenhespeaks,gruntslikeahog,andlooksLikeonethatisemploy’dincatzery
Andcross—biting;sucharogueAsisthehusbandtoahundredwhores;
AndIbyhimmustsendthreehundredcrowns。
Well,myhopeis,hewillnotstaytherestill;
And,whenhecomes——O,thathewerebuthere!
EnterPILIA—BORZA。
PILIA—BORZA。Jew,Imustha’moregold。
BARABAS。Why,want’stthouanyofthytale?
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,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,thatIshouldpartwithsomuchgold!——
[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’emall,Andpresently;forinhisvillanyHewilltellallheknows,andIshalldiefor’t。
Ihaveit:
Iwillinsomedisguisegoseetheslave,Andhowthevillainrevelswithmygold。
[Exit。]
EnterBELLAMIRA,ITHAMORE,andPILIA—BORZA。
BELLAMIRA。I’llpledgethee,love,andthereforedrinkitoff。
ITHAMORE。Say’stthoumeso?haveatit!anddoyouhear?
[Whisperstoher。]
BELLAMIRA。Goto,itshallbeso。
ITHAMORE。OfthatconditionIwilldrinkitup:
Here’stothee。
BELLAMIRA。Nay,I’llhaveallornone。
ITHAMORE。There,ifthoulov’stme,donotleaveadrop。
BELLAMIRA。Lovethee!fillmethreeglasses。
ITHAMORE。Threeandfiftydozen:I’llpledgethee。
PILIA—BORZA。Knavelyspoke,andlikeaknight—at—arms。
ITHAMORE。Hey,RivoCastiliano!aman’saman。
BELLAMIRA。NowtotheJew。
ITHAMORE。Ha!totheJew;andsendmemoneyhewerebest。
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。
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,WhilstIinthyinconylapdotumble。
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。
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。
BARABAS。Whataslave’sthis!thegovernorfeedsnotasIdo。
[Aside。]
ITHAMORE。Heneverputoncleanshirtsincehewascircumcised。
BARABAS。Orascal!Ichangemyselftwicea—day。
[Aside。]
ITHAMORE。Thehathewears,Judasleftundertheelderwhenhehangedhimself。
BARABAS。’TwassentmeforapresentfromtheGreatCham。
[Aside。]
PILIA—BORZA。Anastyslaveheis。——Whithernow,fiddler?
BARABAS。Pardonnezmoi,monsieur;mebenowell。
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,KNIGHTS,MARTINDELBOSCO,andOFFICERS。