第13章

Alas，poorlady，desolateandleft！

Iweepmyselftothinkuponthywords。

Here，youth，thereismypurse;IgivetheethisForthysweetmistress"sake，becausethoulovesther。

Farewell。

ExitSILVIA，withattendantsJULIAAndsheshallthankyoufor"t，ife"eryouknowher。

Avirtuousgentlewoman，mildandbeautifulIhopemymaster"ssuitwillbebutcold，Sincesherespectsmymistress"lovesomuch。

Alas，howlovecantriflewithitself！

Hereisherpicture:letmesee;Ithink，IfIhadsuchatire，thisfaceofmineWerefullaslovelyasisthisofhers:

Andyetthepainterflatter"dheralittle，UnlessIflatterwithmyselftoomuch。

Herhairisauburn，mineisperfectyellow:

Ifthatbeallthedifferenceinhislove，I"llgetmesuchacolour"dperiwig。

Hereyesaregreyasglass，andsoaremine:

Ay，butherforehead"slow，andmine"sashigh。

WhatshoulditbethatherespectsinherButIcanmakerespectiveinmyself，IfthisfondLovewerenotablindedgod？

Come，shadow，comeandtakethisshadowup，For"tisthyrival。Othousenselessform，Thoushaltbeworshipp"d，kiss"d，lovedandadored！

And，weretheresenseinhisidolatry，Mysubstanceshouldbestatueinthystead。

I"llusetheekindlyforthymistress"sake，Thatusedmeso;orelse，byJoveIvow，Ishouldhavescratch"doutyourunseeingeyesTomakemymasteroutoflovewiththee！

ExitACTVSCENEI。Milan。Anabbey。EnterEGLAMOUREGLAMOURThesunbeginstogildthewesternsky;

AndnowitisabouttheveryhourThatSilvia，atFriarPatrick"scell，shouldmeetme。

Shewillnotfail，forloversbreaknothours，Unlessitbetocomebeforetheirtime;

Somuchtheyspurtheirexpedition。

Seewhereshecomes。

EnterSILVIA

Lady，ahappyevening！SILVIAAmen，amen！Goon，goodEglamour，Outattheposternbytheabbey—wall:

IfearIamattendedbysomespies。EGLAMOURFearnot:theforestisnotthreeleaguesoff;

Ifwerecoverthat，wearesureenough。

ExeuntSCENEII。Thesame。TheDUKE"spalace。EnterTHURIO，PROTEUS，andJULIATHURIOSirProteus，whatsaysSilviatomysuit？PROTEUSO，sir，Ifindhermilderthanshewas;

Andyetshetakesexceptionsatyourperson。THURIOWhat，thatmylegistoolong？PROTEUSNo;thatitistoolittle。THURIOI"llwearaboot，tomakeitsomewhatrounder。JULIA[Aside]Butlovewillnotbespurr"dtowhatitloathes。THURIOWhatsaysshetomyface？PROTEUSShesaysitisafairone。THURIONaythen，thewantonlies;myfaceisblack。PROTEUSButpearlsarefair;andtheoldsayingis，Blackmenarepearlsinbeauteousladies"eyes。JULIA[Aside]"Tistrue;suchpearlsasputoutladies"eyes;

ForIhadratherwinkthanlookonthem。THURIOHowlikesshemydiscourse？PROTEUSIll，whenyoutalkofwar。THURIOButwell，whenIdiscourseofloveandpeace？JULIA[Aside]Butbetter，indeed，whenyouholdyourpeace。THURIOWhatsaysshetomyvalour？PROTEUSO，sir，shemakesnodoubtofthat。JULIA[Aside]Sheneedsnot，whensheknowsitcowardice。THURIOWhatsaysshetomybirth？PROTEUSThatyouarewellderived。JULIA[Aside]True;fromagentlemantoafool。THURIOConsidersshemypossessions？PROTEUSO，ay;andpitiesthem。THURIOWherefore？JULIA[Aside]Thatsuchanassshouldowethem。PROTEUSThattheyareoutbylease。JULIAHerecomestheduke。

EnterDUKEDUKEHownow，SirProteus！hownow，Thurio！

WhichofyousawSirEglamouroflate？THURIONotI。PROTEUSNorI。DUKESawyoumydaughter？PROTEUSNeither。DUKEWhythen，She"sfleduntothatpeasantValentine;

AndEglamourisinhercompany。

"Tistrue;forFriarLaurencemetthemboth，Asheinpenancewander"dthroughtheforest;

Himheknewwell，andguess"dthatitwasshe，But，beingmask"d，hewasnotsureofit;

Besides，shedidintendconfessionAtPatrick"scellthiseven;andthereshewasnot;

Theselikelihoodsconfirmherflightfromhence。

Therefore，Iprayyou，standnottodiscourse，ButmountyoupresentlyandmeetwithmeUpontherisingofthemountain—footThatleadstowardsMantua，whithertheyarefled:

Dispatch，sweetgentlemen，andfollowme。

ExitTHURIOWhy，thisitistobeapeevishgirl，Thatfliesherfortunewhenitfollowsher。

I"llafter，moretoberevengedonEglamourThanfortheloveofrecklessSilvia。

ExitPROTEUSAndIwillfollow，moreforSilvia"sloveThanhateofEglamourthatgoeswithher。

ExitJULIAAndIwillfollow，moretocrossthatloveThanhateforSilviathatisgoneforlove。

ExitSCENEIII。ThefrontiersofMantua。Theforest。EnterOutlawswithSILVIAFirstOutlawCome，come，Bepatient;wemustbringyoutoourcaptain。SILVIAAthousandmoremischancesthanthisoneHavelearn"dmehowtobrookthispatiently。SecondOutlawCome，bringheraway。FirstOutlawWhereisthegentlemanthatwaswithher？ThirdOutlawBeingnimble—footed，hehathoutrunus，ButMoysesandValeriusfollowhim。

Gothouwithhertothewestendofthewood;

Thereisourcaptain:we"llfollowhimthat"sfled;

Thethicketisbeset;hecannot"scape。FirstOutlawCome，Imustbringyoutoourcaptain"scave:

Fearnot;hebearsanhonourablemind，Andwillnotuseawomanlawlessly。SILVIAOValentine，thisIendureforthee！

ExeuntSCENEIV。Anotherpartoftheforest。EnterVALENTINEVALENTINEHowusedothbreedahabitinaman！

Thisshadowydesert，unfrequentedwoods，Ibetterbrookthanflourishingpeopledtowns:

HerecanIsitalone，unseenofany，Andtothenightingale"scomplainingnotesTunemydistressesandrecordmywoes。

Othouthatdostinhabitinmybreast，Leavenotthemansionsolongtenantless，Lest，growingruinous，thebuildingfallAndleavenomemoryofwhatitwas！

Repairmewiththypresence，Silvia;

Thougentlenymph，cherishthyforlornswain！