Go thou with her to the west end of the wood, cave; Fear not; he bears an honourable mind, Than plural faith, which is too much by one: 1 Out. Come, I must bring you to our captain's Who respects friend? Sil. O Valentine, this I endure for thee! [Exeunt. SCENE IV. - · Another part of the Forest. Enter VALENTINE. Val. How use doth breed a habit in a man! Thou gentle nymph, cherish thy forlorn swain ! - These are my mates, that make their wills their law, 'Mongst all foes, that a friend should be the worst! Withdraw thee, Valentine: who's this comes here? Enter PROTEUS, SILVIA, and JULIA. Val. How like a dream is this I see and hear! Sil. By thy approach thou mak'st me most un- Jul. And me, when he approacheth to your pre[Aside. sence. Sil. Had I been seiz'd by a hungry lion, Pro. What dangerous action, stood it next to Would I not undergo for one calm look? Sil. When Proteus cannot love where he's belov'd. Thou hast no faith left now, unless thou hadst two, 4 Sing. Pro. My shame and guilt confound me. — Val. [Faints. Val. Why, boy! why, wag! how now? what is the matter? Look up; speak. Jul. O good sir, my master charg'd me Jul. [Shows another ring. Pro. But, how cam'st thou by this ring? at my depart, I gave this unto Julia. Jul. And Julia herself did give it me; Jul. Behold her that gave aim to all thy oaths, It is the lesser blot, modesty finds, 6 Direction. 7 An allusion to cleaving the pin in archery. Pro. Than men their minds? 'tis true: O heaven! | And think thee worthy of an empress' love. were man But constant, he were perfect: that one error Know then, I here forget all former griefs, Cancel all grudge, repeal thee home again. Fills him with faults; makes him run through all Plead a new state in thy unrivall'd merit, sins : Inconstancy falls off, ere it begins: Enter Out-laws, with DUKE and THURIO. Thu. Yonder is Silvia; and Silvia's mine. Val. Thurio, give back, or else embrace thy death; Come not within the measure of my wrath :8 Do not name Silvia thine; if once again, Milan shall not behold thee. Here she stands, Take but possession of her with a touch; I dare thee but to breathe upon my love. Thu. Sir Valentine, I care not for her, I; I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not: I claim her not, and therefore she is thine. Duke. The more degenerate and base art thou, To make such means 9 for her as thou hast done, And leave her on such slight conditions. Now, by the honour of my ancestry, I do applaud thy spirit, Valentine, 8 Length of my sword. 9 Interest To which I thus subscribe, - sir Valentine, I now beseech you for your daughter's sake, Duke. I grant it, for thine own, whate'er it be. Duke. Thou hast prevail'd: I pardon them, and thee; Dispose of them, as thou know'st their deserts. Val. And, as we walk along, I dare be bold With our discourse to make your grace to smile: What think you of this page, my lord? Duke. I think the boy hath grace in him: he blushes. Val. I warrant you, my lord; more grace than boy. Duke. What mean you by that saying? Val. Please you, I'll tell you as we pass along, That done, our day of marriage shall be yours; Slen. I may quarter, coz? Eva. Yes, py'r 3 lady; if he has a quarter of your coat, there is but three skirts for yourself, in my simple conjectures: but this 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 compromises between you. Shal. The Council shall hear it; it is a riot. Eva. 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 4 in that. Shal. Ha! o' my life, if I were young again, the sword should end it. Eva. 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 George Page, which is pretty virginity. Slen. Mistress Anne Page? She has brown hair, and speaks small like a woman. Eva. It is that fery person for all the 'orld, as just as you will desire and seven hundred pounds of monies, and gold, and silver, is her grandsire, |