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DrammatisDramatisdramatis PersonæPersonaePersonae.

VermanderoVermandero, FatherFather toto BeatriceBeatrice.
TomazoTomazo dede PiracquoPiracquo, AA NobleNoble LordLord.
AlonzoAlonzo dede PiracquoPiracquo, HisHis brotherbrother, SuitorSuitor toto BeatriceBeatrice:
AlsemeroAlsemero, AA NoblemanNobleman, afterwardsafterwards marriedmarried toto (BeatriceBeatrice.

JasperinoJasperino, HisHis FriendFriend.
AlibiusAlibius, AA jealousjealous DoctorDoctor.
LollioLollio, HisHis manman.
PedroPedro, FriendFriend toto AntonioAntonio.
AntonioAntonio, TheThe ChangelingChangeling.
FranciscusFranciscus,,TheThe CounterfeitCounterfeit MadmanMadman.
DefloresDeflores, ServantServant toto VermanderoVermandero.
MadmenMadmen,
ServantsServants.

BeatriceBeatrice, DaughterDaughter toto VermanderoVermandero.
DiaphantaDiaphanta, HerHer Wayting-womanWaiting-woman.
IsabellaIsabella WifeWife toto AlibiusAlibius.

TheThe SceneScene AllegantAlicantAllegant.

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TheThe ChangelingChangeling.

ACTUSACTUS PRIMUSPRIMUS.

EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero.
TWas’TWas’twas inin thethe TempleTemple wherewhere II firstfirst beheldbeheld herher,
AndAnd nownow agenagain thethe samesame, whatwhat OmenOmen yetyet
FollowsFollows ofof thatthat? NoneNone butbut imaginaryimaginary,
WhyWhy shouldshould mymy hopeshopes oror fatefate bebe timeroustimorous?
TheThe placeplace isis holyholy, soso isis mymy intentintent:
II lovelove herher beautiesbeauties toto thethe holyholy purposepurpose,
AndAnd thatthat (me thinksmethinks) admitsadmits comparisoncomparison
WithWith mansman’s firstfirst creationcreation, thethe placeplace blestblessed
AndAnd isis hishis rightright homehome backback (ifif hehe atchieveachieve itit.)
TheThe ChurchChurch hathhath firstfirst begunbegun ourour interviewinterview
AndAnd that’sthat’s thethe placeplace mustmust joynjoin usus intointo oneone,
SoSo there’sthere’s beginningbeginning andand perfectionperfection tootoo.
EnterEnter JasperinoJasperino.
Jasp.JasperinoJasp.OO SirSir, areare youyou herehere? ComeCome, thethe wind’swind’s fairfair withwith youyou,
Y’areY’areYou’re likelike toto havehave aa swiftswift andand pleasantpleasant passagepassage.
Als.AlsemeroAls.SureSure y’arey’areyou’re deceiveddeceived friendfriend, ’tis’tis contrarycontrary
InIn mymy bestbest judgementjudgement.
Jas.JasperinoJas.WhatWhat forfor MaltaMalta?
IfIf youyou couldcould buybuy aa galegale amongstamongst thethe WitchesWitches,
TheyThey couldcould notnot serveserve youyou suchsuch aa luckylucky penyworthpennyworth

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AsAs comescomes aa’a GodsGod’s NameName.
Als.AlsemeroAls.EvenEven nownow II observ’dobserved
TheThe templestemple’stemples VaneVane toto turnturn fullfull inin mymy faceface,
II knowknow ’tis’tis againstagainst meme.
Jas.JasperinoJas.AgainstAgainst youyou?
ThenThen youyou knowknow notnot wherewhere youyou areare.
Als.AlsemeroAls.NotNot wellwell indeedindeed
Jas.JasperinoJas.AreAre youyou notnot wellwell sirsir?
Als.AlsemeroAls.YesYes, JasperinoJasperino.
UnlessUnless therethere bebe somesome hiddenhidden maladymalady
WithinWithin meme, thatthat II understandunderstand notnot.
Jas.JasperinoJas.AndAnd thatthat
II beginbegin toto doubtdoubt sirsir, II nevernever knewknew
YourYour inclinationsinclinations toto travelstravels atat aa pausepause
WithWith anyany causecause toto hinderhinder itit tilltill nownow.
AshoreAshore youyou werewere wontwont toto callcall youryour servantsservants upup,
AndAnd helphelp toto traptrap youryour HorsesHorses forfor thethe speedspeed.
AtAt seasea II havehave seenseen youyou weighweigh thethe anchoranchor withwith ’em’em,
HoystHoist sailssails forfor fearfear toto loselose thethe formostforemost breathbreath,
BeBe inin continuallcontinual prayersprayers forfor fairfair windswinds,
AndAnd havehave youyou chang’dchanged youryour orizonsorisons?
Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo, friendfriend,
II keepkeep [···]thethe samesame churchchurch, samesame devotiondevotion.
Jas.JasperinoJas.LoverLover I’mI’m suresure y’arey’areyou’re nonenone, thethe StoickStoic
WasWas foundfound inin youyou longlong agoeago, youryour mothermother
NorNor bestbest friendsfriends, whowho havehave setset snaressnares ofof beautybeauty,
IAyI andand choycechoice onesones tootoo, couldcould nevernever traptrap youyou thatthat wayway
WhatWhat mightmight bebe thethe causecause?
Als.AlsemeroAls.LordLord, howhow violentviolent,
ThouThou artart; II waswas butbut meditatingmeditating ofof
SomewhatSomewhat II heardheard withinwithin thethe templetemple.
Jas.JasperinoJas.IsIs thisthis violenceviolence? ’tis’tis butbut idlenessidleness
Compar[*]dComparedCompared withwith youryour hasthaste yesterdayyesterday.
Als.AlsemeroAls.I’mI’m allall thisthis whilewhile a goingaa-goingagoinggoing, manman.EnterEnter ServantsServants.
Jas.JasperinoJas.BackwardsBackwards, II thinkthink, sirsir. LookLook youryour servantsservants.
11 Serv.ServantServ.TheThe sea-menseamen callcall, shallshall wewe BoordBoard youryour trunkstrunks?
Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo, notnot to daytoday.
Jas.JasperinoJas.Tis’Tis thethe criticallcritical dayday,
ItIt seemsseems, andand thethe signesign inin AquariusAquarius.
22 Ser.ServantSer.WeWe mustmust notnot toto seasea to daytoday, thisthis smokesmoke willwill bringbring forthforth firefire.

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Als.AlsemeroAls.KeepKeep allall onon shoreshore, II doedo notnot knowknow thethe endend
(WhichWhich needsneeds II mustmust dodo) ofof anan affairaffair inin handhand
EreEre II cancan gogo toto seasea.
11 Serv.ServantServ.WellWell, youryour pleasurepleasure.
22 Ser.ServantSer.LetLet bimhimhim e’ne’en taketake hishis leasureleisure tootoo, wewe areare safersafer onon landland.
ExeuntExeunt (Serv.ServantsServ.
EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice, DiaphantaDiaphanta, andand ServantsServants, JoannnaJoannna.
Jasp.JasperinoJasp.HowHow nownow! TheThe LawsLaws ofof thethe MedesMedes areare chang’dchanged suresure, salutesalute
aa womanwoman, hehe kisseskisses tootoo: wonderfullwonderful! wherewhere learntlearntlearned hehe thisthis? &and doesdoes itit
perfectlyperfectly tootoo; inin mymy conscienceconscience hehe nerene’er rehearstrehearsed itit beforebefore. NayNay, goego
onon, thisthis willwill bebe strangerstranger andand betterbetter newsnews atat ValentiaValenciaValentia, thenthanthen ifif hehe hadhad
ransom’dransomed halfhalf GreeceGreece fromfrom thethe TurkTurk.
Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare aa ScholarScholar, sirsir.
Als.AlsemeroAls.AA weakweak oneone, LadyLady.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhichWhich ofof thethe SciencesSciences isis thisthis lovelove youyou speakspeak ofof?
Als.AlsemeroAls.FromFrom youryour tonguetongue II taketake itit toto bebe musickmusic.
Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare skilfullskilful in’tin’t, cancan singsing atat firstfirst sightsight.
Als.AlsemeroAls.AndAnd II havehave shew’dshowed youyou allall mymy skilskill atat onceonce.
II wantwant moremore wordswords toto expressexpress meme furtherfurther.
AndAnd mustmust bebe forc’dforced toto repetitionrepetition:
II lovelove youyou dearlydearlydear.
Bea.BeatriceBea.BeBe betterbetter advis’dadvised, sirsir:
OurOur eyeseyes areare CentinelsSentinelssentinels untounto ourour judgementsjudgements,
AndAnd shouldshould givegive certaincertain judgementjudgement whatwhat theythey seesee;
ButBut theythey areare rashrash sometimessometimes, andand telltell usus wonderswonders
OfOf commoncommon thingsthings, whichwhich whenwhen ourour judgementsjudgements findfind,
TheyThey cancan thenthen checkcheck thethe eyeseyes, andand calcall themthem blindblind.
Als.AlsemeroAls.ButBut II amam furtherfurther, LadyLady; yesterdayyesterday
WasWas minemine eyeseye’s imploymentemployment, andand hitherhither nownow
TheyThey broughtbrought mymy judgementjudgement, wherewhere areare bothboth agreedagreed.
BothBoth HousesHouses thenthen consentingconsenting, ’tis’tis agreedagreed,
OnelyOnly therethere wantswants thethe confirmationconfirmation
ByBy thethe handhand RoyallRoyal, that’sthat’s youryour partpart, LadyLady.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO there’sthere’s oneone aboveabove meme, sirsir, forfor fivefive dayesdays pastpast
ToTo bebe recal’drecalled; suresure, minemine eyeseyes werewere mistakenmistaken,
ThisThis waswas thethe manman waswas meantmeant meme, thatthat hehe shouldshould comecome
SoSo neernear hishis timetime, andand missmiss itit.
Jas.JasperinoJas.WeWe mightmight havehave comecome byby thethe CarriersCarriers fromfrom ValentiaValenciaValentia, II seesee andand
sav’dsaved allall ourour sea-provisionsea-provision: wewe areare atat farthestfarthest suresure, methinksmethinks II shouldshould
doedo somethingsomething tootoo, II meantmeant toto bebe aa venturerventurer inin thisthis voyagevoyage. Yonder’sYonder’s
anotheranother VessellVessel, I’leI’ll boardboard herher, ifif sheshe bebe lawfulllawful prizeprize, downdown goesgoes herher
top-sailtopsail.

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EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.LadyLady, youryour fatherfather.
Bea.BeatriceBea.IsIs inin healthhealth, II hopehope.
Def.DefloresDef.YourYour eyeeye shallshall instantlyinstantly instructinstruct youyou, LadyLady.
He’sHe’s comingcoming hitherwardhitherward.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat neededneeded thenthen
YourYour dutiousduteous prefacepreface? II hadhad ratherrather
HeHe hadhad comecome unexpectedunexpected, youyou mustmust stallstall
AA goodgood presencepresence withwith unnecessaryunnecessary blabbingblabbing:
AndAnd howhow welcomewelcome forfor youryour partpart youyou areare,
I’mI’m suresure youyou knowknow.
Def.DefloresDef.WiltWilt nevernever mendmend thisthis scornscorn
OneOne sideside nornor otherother? MustMust II bebe enjoyn’denjoined
ToTo followfollow stillstill whilstwhilst sheshe fliesflies fromfrom meme? WellWell,
FatesFates dodo youryour worstworst, I’leI’ll pleaseplease my selfmyself withwith sightsight
OfOf herher, atat allall opportunitiesopportunities,
IfIf butbut toto spitespite herher angeranger, II knowknow sheshe hadhad
RatherRather seesee meme deaddead thenthanthen livingliving, andand yetyet
SheShe knowsknows nono causecause for’tfor’t, butbut aa peevishpeevish willwill.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou seem’dseemed displeas’ddispleased LadyLady onon thethe suddensudden.
Bea.BeatriceBea.YourYour pardonpardon SirSir, ’tis’tis mymy infirmityinfirmity,
NorNor cancan II otherother reasonreason renderrender youyou,
ThenThanThen hishis oror hershers, oror somesome particularparticular thingthing
TheyThey mustmust abandonabandon asas aa deadlydeadly poysonpoison,
WhichWhich toto aa thousandthousand otherother taststastes werewere wholsomewholesome,
SuchSuch toto minemine eyeseyes isis thatthat samesame fellowfellow therethere,
TheThe samesame thatthat reportreport speaksspeaks ofof thethe BasiliskBasilisk.
Als.AlsemeroAls.ThisThis isis aa frequentfrequent frailtyfrailty inin ourour naturenature,
There’sThere’s scarcescarce aa manman amongstamongst aa thousandthousand soundsound,
ButBut hathhath hishis imperfectionimperfection: oneone distastesdistastes
TheThe sentscent ofof RosesRoses, whichwhich toto infinitesinfinites
MostMost pleasingpleasing isis, andand odoriferousodoriferous.
OneOne oyleoil, thethe enemyenemy ofof poysonpoison,
AnotherAnother WineWine, thethe cheerercheerer ofof thethe heartheart,
AndAnd livelylively refresherrefresher ofof thethe countenancecountenance.
IndeedIndeed thisthis faultfault (ifif soso itit bebe) isis generallgeneral,
There’sThere’s scarcescarce aa thingthing butbut isis bothboth lov’dloved andand loath’dloathed,
My selfMyselfmyself (II mustmust confesseconfess) havehave thethe samesame frailtyfrailty.
Bea.BeatriceBea.AndAnd whatwhat maymay bebe youryour poysonpoison sirsir? II amam boldbold withwith youyou.
Als.AlsemeroAls.AndAnd whatwhat mightmight bebe youryour desiredesire perhapsperhaps, aa cherrycherry.

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Bea.BeatriceBea.II amam nono enemyenemy toto anyany creaturecreature
MyMy memorymemory hashas, butbut yon’yon GentlemanGentleman.
Als.AlsemeroAls.HeHe doesdoes illill toto tempttempt youryour sightsight, ifif hehe knewknew itit.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HeHe cannotcannot bebe ignorantignorant ofof thatthat SirSir,
II havehave notnot spar’dspared toto telltell himhim soso, andand II wantwant
ToTo helphelp my selfmyself, sincesince he’she’s aa GentlemanGentleman
InIn goodgood respectrespect withwith mymy fatherfather, andand followsfollows himhim.
Als.AlsemeroAls.He’sHe’s outout ofof hishis placeplace thenthen nownow.
Jas.JasperinoJas.II amam aa madmad WagWag, wenchwench.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.SoSo me thinksmethinks; butbut forfor youryour comfortcomfort II cancan telltell youyou, wewe havehave
aa DoctorDoctor inin thethe CitieCity thatthat undertakesundertakes thethe curecure ofof suchsuch.
Jas.JasperinoJas.TushTush, II knowknow whatwhat PhysickPhysic isis bestbest forfor thethe statestate ofof minemine ownown
bodybody.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.’Tis’Tis scarcescarce aa wellwell govern’dgoverned statestate, II beleevebelieve.
Jas.JasperinoJas.II couldcould shewshow theethee suchsuch aa thingthing withwith anan IngredianIngredientingredient thatthat wewe
twotwo wouldwould compoundcompound togethertogether, andand ifif itit diddid notnot tametame thethe maddestmaddest
bloodblood i’thi’th’ towntown forfor twotwo hourshours afterafter, IleI’ll nerene’er professprofess PhysickPhysic agenagain.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.AA littlelittle poppypoppy SirSir, werewere goodgood toto causecause youyou sleepsleep.
Jas.JasperinoJas.PoppyPoppy; I’leI’ll givegive theethee aa poppop i’thi’th’ lipslips forfor thatthat firstfirst, andand beginbegin
therethere: PoppyPoppy isis oneone simplesimple indeedindeed, andand CuckowCuckoo (whatwhat youyou call’tcall’t)
anotheranother: I’leI’ll discoverdiscover nono moremore nownow, anotheranother timetime I’leI’ll shewshow theethee allall.
Bea.BeatriceBea.MyMy FatherFather, SirSir.EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero andand ServantsServants.
Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO JoannaJoanna, II camecame toto meetmeet theethee, youryour devotion’sdevotion’s endedended.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ForFor thisthis timetime, SirSir,
II shallshall changechange mymy SaintSaint, II fearfear meme, II findfind
AA giddygiddy turningturning inin meme; SirSir, thisthis whilewhile
II amam beholdingbeholding toto thisthis GentlemanGentleman
WhoWho leftleft hishis ownown wayway toto keepkeep meme companycompany,
AndAnd inin discoursediscourse II findfind himhim muchmuch desirousdesirous
ToTo seesee youryour castlecastle: HeHe hathhath deserv’ddeserved itit, SirSir,
IfIf yeye pleaseplease toto grantgrant itit.
Ver.VermanderoVer.WithWith allall mymy heartheart, SirSir.
YetYet ther’sthere’s anan articlearticle betweenbetween, II mustmust knowknow
YourYour countreycountry; wewe useuse notnot toto givegive surveysurvey
OfOf ourour chiefchief strengthsstrengths toto strangersstrangers, ourour citadelscitadels
AreAre plac’dplaced conspicuousconspicuous toto outwardoutward viewview,
OnOn PromontsPromonts’promont’s topstops; butbut withinwithin areare secretssecrets.
Als.AlsemeroAls.AA ValentianValencianValentian, SirSir.
Ver.VermanderoVer.AA ValentianValencianValentian,
That’sThat’s nativenative, SirSir; ofof whatwhat namename, II beseechbeseech youyou?

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Als.AlsemeroAls.AlsemeroAlsemero, SirSir.
Ver.VermanderoVer.AlsemeroAlsemero; notnot thethe sonson ofof JohnJohn dede AlsemeroAlsemero?
Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe samesame SirSir.
Ver.VermanderoVer.MyMy bestbest lovelove bidsbids youyou welcomewelcome.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HeHe waswas wontwont toto callcall meme soso, andand thenthen hehe speaksspeaks
AA mostmost unfeignedunfeigned truthtruth.
Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO SirSir, II knewknew youryour fatherfather,
WeWe twotwo werewere inin acquaintanceacquaintance longlong agoeago
BeforeBefore ourour chinschins werewere worthworth JulanIulanJulan DownDown,
AndAnd soso continuedcontinued tilltill thethe stampstamp ofof timetime
HadHad coin’dcoined usus intointo silversilver: WellWell, he’she’s gonegone,
AA goodgood SouldierSoldier wentwent withwith himhim.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou wentwent togethertogether inin thatthat, SirSir.
Ver.VermanderoVer.NoNo byby SaintSaint JaquesJaques, II camecame behindbehind himhim.
YetYet II havehave donedone somewhatsomewhat tootoo, anan unhappyunhappy dayday
SwallowedSwallowed himhim atat lastlast atat GibralterGibralter
InIn fightfight withwith thosethose rebelliousrebellious HollandersHollanders,
WasWas itit notnot soso?
Als.AlsemeroAls.WhoseWhose deathdeath II hadhad reveng’drevenged,
OrOr followedfollowed himhim inin FateFate, hadhad notnot thethe latelate LeagueLeague
Pre[···]tedPreuented〈◊〉Prevented meme.
Ver.VermanderoVer.IAyay, Iay, ’twas’twas timetime toto breathbreathe:
OhOhO JoannaJoanna, II shouldshould haheha’he toldtold theethee newsnews,
II sawsaw PiracquoPiracquo latelylately.
Bea.BeatriceBea.That’sThat’s illill newsnews.
Ver.VermanderoVer.He’sHe’s hothot preparingpreparing forfor thisthis dayday ofof triumphtriumph,
ThouThou mustmust bebe aa BrideBride withinwithin thisthis sevenightseven-night.
Als.AlsemeroAls.HaHa!HaHa!!!
Bea.BeatriceBea.NayNay goodgood SirSir, bebe notnot soso violentviolent, withwith speedspeed
II cannotcannot renderrender satisfactionsatisfaction
UntoUnto thethe deardear companioncompanion ofof mymy soulesoul,
VirginityVirginity (whomwhom II thusthus longlong havehave liv’dlived withwith)
AndAnd partpart withwith itit soso ruderude andand suddenlysuddenly,
CanCan suchsuch friendsfriends dividedivide nevernever toto meetmeet agenagain,
WithoutWithout aa solemnesolemn farewellfarewell?
Ver.VermanderoVer.TushTush, tushtush, there’sthere’s aa toytoy.
Als.AlsemeroAls.II mustmust nownow partpart, andand nevernever meetmeet agenagain
WithWith anyany joyjoy onon earthearth; SirSir, youryour pardonpardon,
MyMy affairsaffairs callcall onon meme.
Ver.VermanderoVer.HowHow SirSir? byby nono meansmeans,

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NotNot chang’dchanged soso soonsoon, II hopehope, youyou mustmust seesee mymy castlecastle,
AndAnd herher bestbest entertainmententertainment ereere wewe partpart,
II shallshall thinkthink my selfmyself unkindlyunkindly us’dused elseelse.
ComeCome, comecome, let’slet’s onon, II hadhad goodgood hopehope youryour staystay
HadHad beenbeen aa whilewhile withwith usus inin AlligantAlicantAlligant;
II mightmight havehave bidbid youyou toto mymy daughtersdaughter’s weddingwedding.
Als.AlsemeroAls.HeHe meansmeans toto feastfeast meme, &and poysonspoisons meme before handbeforebeforehandbefore hand hand,
II shouldshould bebe dearlydearlydear gladglad toto bebe therethere, sirsir,
DidDid mymy occasionsoccasions suitsuit asas II couldcould wishwish.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II shallshall bebe sorrysorry ifif youyou bebe notnot therethere
WhenWhen itit isis donedone sirsir, butbut notnot soso suddenlysuddenly.
Ver.VermanderoVer.II telltell youyou, sirsir, thethe Gentleman’sGentleman’s compleatcomplete,
AA CourtierCourtier andand aa GallantGallant, enrichtenriched
WithWith manymany fairfair andand noblenoble ornamentsornaments,
II wouldwould notnot changechange himhim forfor aa son-in-lawson-in-law,
ForFor anyany hehe inin SpainSpain, thethe proudestproudest hehe,
AndAnd wewe havehave greatgreat onesones, thatthat youyou knowknow.
Als.AlsemeroAls.He’sHe’s muchmuch boundbound toto youyou, sirsir.
Ver.VermanderoVer.HeHe shallshall bebe boundbound toto meme,
AsAs fastfast asas thisthis tietie cancan holdhold himhim, Il’eI’ll wantwant mymy willwill elseelse.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II shalshall wantwant minemine ifif youyou dodo itit.
Ver.VermanderoVer.ButBut comecome, byby thethe wayway, I’leI’ll telltell youyou moremore ofof himhim:
Als.AlsemeroAls.HowHow shallshall II daredare toto ventureventure inin hishis castlecastle,
WhenWhen hehe dischargesdischarges murderersmurderers atat thethe gategate?
ButBut II mustmust onon, forfor backback II cannotcannot goego.
Bea.BeatriceBea.NotNot thisthis SerpentSerpent gonegone yetyet?
Ver.VermanderoVer.LookLook GirleGirl, thythy glove’sglove’s falnfall’nfallen,
StayStay, staystay, DefloresDeflores helphelp aa littlelittle.
Def.DefloresDef.HereHere, LadyLady.
Bea.BeatriceBea.MischiefMischief onon youryour officiousofficious forwardnessforwardness,
WhoWho badebade youyou stoopstoop? theythey touchtouch mymy handhand nono moremore:
ThereThere, forfor t’otherst’other’stother’s sakesake II partpart withwith thisthis,
TakeTake ’um’em andand drawdraw thinethine ownown skinskin offoffwithoff withwith ’um’em.ExeuntExeunt
Def.DefloresDef.Here’sHere’s aa favourfavour comecome; withwith aa mischiefmischief: NowNow
II knowknow sheshe hadhad ratherrather wearwear mymy peltpelt tan’dtanned
InIn aa pairpair ofof dancingdancing pumpspumps, thenthan II shouldshould thrustthrust mymy fingersfingers;
IntoInto herher socketssockets herehere II knowknow sheshe hateshates meme,
YetYet cannotcannot chusechoose butbut lovelove herher:
NoNo mattermatter, ifif butbut toto vexvex herher, I’leI’ll haunthaunt herher stillstill,
ThoughThough II getget nothingnothing elseelse, Il’eI’ll havehave mymy willwill.ExitExit.

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EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius andand LollioLollio.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.LollioLollio, II mustmust trusttrust theethee withwith aa secretsecret,
ButBut thouthou mustmust keepkeep itit.
Lol.LollioLol.II waswas everever closeclose toto aa secretsecret, SirSir.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.TheThe diligencediligence thatthat II havehave foundfound inin theethee,
TheThe carecare andand industryindustry alreadyalready pastpast,
AssuresAssures meme ofof thythy goodgood continuancecontinuance.
LollioLollio, II havehave aa wifewife.
Lol.LollioLol.FieFie sirsir, ’tis’tis tootoo latelate toto keepkeep herher secretsecret, she’sshe’s knownknown toto bebe mar-marriedmar∣riedmarried
ried
allall thethe towntown andand countreycountry overover.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThouThou goestgoest tootoo fastfast mymy LollioLollio, thatthat knowledgeknowledge
II allowallow nono manman cancan bebe bar’dbarred itit;
ButBut therethere isis aa knowledgeknowledge whichwhich isis neerernearer,
DeeperDeeper andand sweetersweeter, LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.WellWell sirsir, letlet usus handlehandle thatthat betweenbetween youyou andand II.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.’Tis’Tis thatthat II gogo aboutabout manman; LollioLollio,
MyMy wifewife isis youngyoung,
Lol.LollioLol.SoSo muchmuch thethe worseworse toto bebe keptkept secretsecret, sirsir.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.WhyWhy nownow thouthou meet’stmeet’st thethe substancesubstance ofof thethe pointpoint,
II amam oldold, LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.NoNo sirsir, ’tis’tis II amam oldold LollioLollio.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.YetYet whywhy maymay notnot thisthis concordconcord andand sympathizesympathize?
OldOld treestrees andand youngyoung plantsplants oftenoften growgrow togethertogether,
WellWell enoughenough agreeingagreeing.
Lol.LollioLol.IAyay sirsir, butbut thethe oldold treestrees raiseraise themselvesthemselves higherhigher andand broaderbroader
thenthan thethe youngyoung plantsplants.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.ShrewdShrewd applicationapplication: there’sthere’s thethe fearfear manman,
II wouldwould wearwear mymy ringring onon mymy ownown fingerfinger;
WhilstWhilst itit isis borrowedborrowed itit isis nonenone ofof minemine,
ButBut hishis thatthat usethuseth itit.
Lol.LollioLol.YouYou mustmust keepkeep itit onon stillstill thenthen, ifif itit butbut lyelie byby,
OneOne oror otherother wilwill bebe thrustingthrusting into’tinto’t.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThouThou conceiv’stconceiv’stconceivest meme LollioLollio;;, herehere thythy watchfulwatchful eyeeye
MustMust havehave imploymentemployment, II cannotcannot alwayesalways bebe atat homehome.
Lol.LollioLol.II daredare swearswear youyou cannotcannot.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.II mustmust looklook outout.
Lol.LollioLol.II know’tknow’t, youyou mustmust looklook outout, ’tis’tis everyevery mansman’s casecase.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.HereHere II doedo saysay mustmust thythy imploymentemployment bebe.
ToTo watchwatch herher treadingstreadings, andand inin mymy absenceabsence
SupplySupply mymy placeplace.

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Lol.LollioLol.I’leI’ll dodo mymy bestbest, SirSir, yetyet surelysurely II cannotcannot seesee whowho youyou shouldshould
havehave causecause toto bebe jealousjealous ofof.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThyThy reasonreason forfor thatthat LollioLollio, ’tis’tis aa comfortablecomfortable questionquestion.
Lol.LollioLol.WeWe havehave butbut twotwo sortssorts ofof peoplepeople inin thethe househouse, andand bothboth un-underun∣derunder
der
thethe whipwhip, that’sthat’s foolsfools andand mad-menmadmen; thethe oneone hashas notnot witwit enoughenough
toto bebe knavesknaves, andand thethe otherother notnot knaveryknavery enoughenough toto bebe foolsfools.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.IAyI thosethose areare allall mymy PatientsPatients, LollioLollio.
II dodo professprofess thethe curecure ofof eithereither sortsort:
MyMy tradetrade, mymy livingliving ’tis’tis, II thrivethrive byby itit;
ButBut here’shere’s thethe carecare thatthat mixesmixes withwith mymy thriftthrift,
TheThe dailydaily VisitantsVisitants, thatthat comecome toto seesee
MyMy brainsickbrainsick PatientsPatients, II wouldwould notnot havehave
ToTo seesee mymy wifewife: GallantsGallants II dodo observeobserve
OfOf quickquick entisingenticing eyeseyes, richrich inin habitshabits,
OfOf staturestature andand proportionproportion veryvery comelycomely:
TheseThese areare mostmost shrewdshrewd temptationstemptations, LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.TheyThey maymay bebe easilyeasily answeredanswered, SirSir, ifif theythey comecome toto seesee thethe
FoolsFools andand Mad-menMadmen, youyou andand II maymay serveserve thethe turnturn, andand letlet mymy Mi-MistressMi∣stressMistress
stress
alonealone, she’sshe’s ofof neitherneither sortsort.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.’Tis’Tis aa goodgood wardward, indeedindeed comecome theythey toto seesee
OurOur Mad-menMadmen oror ourour FoolsFools, letlet ’um’em seesee nono moremore
ThenThan whatwhat theythey comecome forfor; byby thatthat consequentconsequent
TheyThey mustmust notnot seesee herher, I’mI’m suresure she’sshe’s nono foolfool.
Loll.LollioLoll.AndAnd I’mI’m suresure she’sshe’s nono mad-manmadman.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.HoldHold thatthat BucklerBuckler fastfast, LollioLollio mymy trusttrust
IsIs onon theethee, andand II accountaccount itit firmfirm andand strongstrong.
WhatWhat hourhour is’tis’t LollioLollio?
Lol.LollioLol.TowardsTowards bellybelly hourhour SirSir.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.DinnerDinner timetime, thouthou mean’stmean’st twelvetwelve a clocko’clock.
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes SirSir, forfor everyevery partpart hashas hishis hourhour, wewe wakewake atat sixsix andand looklook
aboutabout usus, that’sthat’s eye-houreye-hour; atat sevenseven wewe shouldshould praypray, thatsthat’s knee-hourknee-hour;
atat eighteight walkwalk, that’sthat’s legleg hourhour; atat ninenine gathergather flowersflowers, andand pluckpluck aa
RoseRose, that’sthat’s nose-hournose-hour; atat tenten wewe drinkdrink, that’sthat’s mouthmouth hourhour; atat ele-elevenele∣veneleven
ven
laylay aboutabout usus forfor victualsvictuals, that’sthat’s handhand hourhour; atat twelvetwelve gogo toto din-dinnerdin∣nerdinner
ner,
that’sthat’s bellybelly hourhour.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.ProfoundlyProfoundly, LollioLollio itit wilwill bebe longlong
EreEre allall thythy ScholarsScholars learnlearn thisthis LessonLesson, andand
II diddid looklook toto havehave aa newnew oneone entredentered — staystay
II thinkthink mymy expectationexpectation isis comecome homehome.

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EnterEnter PedroPedro andand AntonioAntonio likelike anan IdiotIdiot.
Ped.PedroPed.SaveSave youyou sirsir, mymy businessbusiness speaksspeaks it selfitself,
ThisThis sightsight takestakes offoff thethe labourlabour ofof mymy tonguetongue.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.IAyay, IayI SirSir, ’tis’tis plainplain enoughenough, youyou meanmean himhim forfor mymy patientpatient.
Ped.PedroPed.AndAnd ifif youryour painspains proveprove butbut commodiouscommodious,
ToTo givegive butbut somesome littlelittle strengthstrength toto hishis sicksick
AndAnd weakweak partpart ofof NatureNature inin himhim, thesethese areare
ButBut patternspatterns toto shewshow youyou ofof thethe wholewhole piecespieces
ThatThat willwill followfollow toto youyou, besidebeside thethe chargecharge
OfOf dietdiet,, washingwashing, andand otherother necessariesnecessaries
FullyFully defrayeddefrayed.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.BelieveBelieve itit, sirsir, therethere shallshall nono carecare bebe wantingwanting.
Lol.LollioLol.SirSir, anan officerofficer inin thisthis placeplace maymay deservedeserve somthingsomething,
TheThe troubletrouble willwill passpass throughthrough mymy handshands.
Ped.PedroPed.’Tis’Tis fitfit somethingsomething shouldshould comecome toto youryour handshands thenthen, sirsir.
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, sirsir, ’tis’tis II mustmust keepkeep himhim sweetsweet, andand readread toto himhim, whatwhat isis
hishis namename.
Ped.PedroPed.HisHis namename isis AntonioAntonio, marrymarry wewe useuse butbut halfhalf
ToTo himhim, onelyonly TonieTonytony.
Lol.LollioLol.TonieTonytony, TonieTonytony, ’tis’tis enoughenough, andand aa veryvery goodgood namename forfor aa foolfool,
what’swhat’s youryour namename TonieTonytony?
Ant.AntonioAnt.HeHe, hehe hehe, wellwell II thankthank youyou cousincousin, hehe hehe, hehe.
Lol.LollioLol.GoodGood BoyBoy holdhold upup youryour headhead: hehe cancan laughlaugh, II perceiveperceive byby
thatthat hehe isis nono beastbeast.
Ped.PedroPed.WellWell sirsir, ifif youyou cancan raiseraise himhim butbut toto anyany heightheight,
AnyAny degreedegree ofof witwit, mightmight hehe attainattain
(AsAs II mightmight saysay) toto creepcreep butbut onon allall fourfour,
TowardsTowards thethe chairchair ofof witwit, oror walkwalk onon crutchescrutches,
’Twould’Twould addadd anan honourhonour toto youryour worthyworthy painspains,
AndAnd aa greatgreat familyfamily mightmight praypray forfor youyou,
ToTo whichwhich hehe shouldshould bebe heireheir, hadhad hehe discretiondiscretion
ToTo claimclaim andand guideguide hishis ownown; assureassure youyou sirsir,
HeHe isis aa GentlemanGentleman.
Lol.LollioLol.NayNay, there’sthere’s no bodynobody doubteddoubted thatthat, atat firstfirst sightsight II knewknew himhim
forfor aa GentlemanGentleman, hehe lookslooks nono otherother yetyet.
Ped.PedroPed.LetLet himhim havehave goodgood attendanceattendance andand sweetsweet lodginglodging.
LolLol.LollioLol.AsAs goodgood asas mymy MistressMistress lieslies inin sirsir, andand asas youyou allowallow usus timetime
andand meansmeans, wewe cancan raiseraise himhim toto thethe higherhigher degreedegree ofof discretiondiscretion.
Ped.PedroPed.NayNay, therethere shallshall nono costcost wantwant sirsir.
Lol.LollioLol.HeHe willwill hardlyhardly bebe stretchtstretched upup toto thethe witwit ofof aa MagnificoMagnifico.

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Ped.PedroPed.OhOhO nono, that’sthat’s notnot toto bebe expectedexpected, farfar shortershorter
WillWill bebe enoughenough.
Lol.LollioLol.IleI’ll warrantwarrant youyou makemake himhim fitfit toto bearbear officeoffice inin fivefive weeksweeks,
I’leI’ll undertakeundertake toto windwind himhim upup toto thethe witwit ofof ConstableConstable.
Ped.PedroPed.IfIf itit bebe lowerlower thenthenthan thatthat itit mightmight serveserve turnturn.
Lol.LollioLol.NoNo fiefie, toto levelllevel himhim withwith aa HeadboroughHeadborough, BeadleBeadle, oror Watch-WatchmanWatch∣manWatchman
man,
werewere butbut littlelittle betterbetter thenthan hehe isis; ConstableConstable I’leI’ll ableable himhim: ifif hehe
dodo comecome toto bebe aa JusticeJustice afterwardsafterwards, letlet himhim thankthank thethe KeeperKeeper. OrOr I’leI’ll
gogo furtherfurther withwith youyou, saysay II dodo bringbring himhim upup toto mymy ownown pitchpitch, saysay II
makemake himhim asas wisewise asas my selfmyself.
Ped.PedroPed.WhyWhy therethere II wouldwould havehave itit.
Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, gogo toto, eithereither I’leI’ll bebe asas erranterrant aa foolfool asas hehe, oror hehe shallshall
bebe asas wisewise asas II, andand thenthen II thinkthink ’twill’twill serveserve hishis turnturn.
Ped.PedroPed.NayNay, II doedo likelike thythy witwit passingpassing wellwell.
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, youyou maymay, yetyet ifif II hadhad notnot beenbeen aa foolfool, II hadhad hadhad moremore
witwit thenthan II havehave tootoo rememberremember whatwhat statestate youyou findfind meme inin.
Ped.PedroPed.II wilwill, andand soso leaveleave youyou: youryour bestbest carescares II beseechbeseech youyou.Ex.ExitEx. Ped.PedroPed.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.TakeTake youyou nonenone withwith youyou, leaveleave ’um’em allall withwith usus.
Ant.AntonioAnt.OhOhO mymy cousinscousin’s gonegone, cousincousin, cousincousin, ohoho.
Lol.LollioLol.PeacePeace, PeacePeace TonyTony, youyou mustmust notnot crycry childchild, youyou mustmust bebe whiptwhipped
ifif youyou dodo, youryour cousincousin isis herehere stillstill, II amam youryour cousincousin, TonyTony.
Ant.AntonioAnt.HeHe, hehe, thenthen I’leI’ll notnot crycry, ifif thouthou bee’stbe’stbeest mymy cousincousin, hehe, hehe, hehe.
Lol.LollioLol.II werewere bestbest trytry hishis witwit aa littlelittle, thatthat II maymay knowknow whatwhat FormForm toto
placeplace himhim inin.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.IAyay, doedo LollioLollio, doedo.
Lol.LollioLol.II mustmust askask himhim easieeasy questionsquestions atat firstfirst; TonyTony, howhow manymany
truetrue fingersfingers hashas aa TaylorTailortailor onon hishis rightright handhand?
Ant.AntonioAnt.AsAs manymany asas onon hishis leftleft, cousincousin.
Lol.LollioLol.GoodGood, andand howhow manymany onon bothboth?
Ant.AntonioAnt.TwoTwo lessless thenthan aa DewceDeucedeuce, cousincousin.
Lol.LollioLol.VeryVery wellwell answeredanswered; II comecome toto youyou agenagain, cousincousin TonyTony, HowHow
manymany foolsfools goesgoes toto aa wisewise manman?
Ant.AntonioAnt.FourtyFortyforty inin aa dayday sometimessometimes, cousincousin.
Lol.LollioLol.FourtyFortyforty inin aa dayday? HowHow proveprove youyou thatthat?
Ant.AntonioAnt.AllAll thatthat fallfall outout amongstamongst themselvesthemselves, andand gogo toto aa LawyerLawyer toto
bebe mademade friendsfriends.
Lol.LollioLol.AA parlousparlousperilous foolfool, hehe mustmust sitsit inin thethe fourthfourth FormForm atat leastleast, II per-perceiveper∣ceiveperceive
ceive
thatthat: II comecome againagain TonyTony, HowHow manymany knavesknaves makemake anan honesthonest
manman?
Ant.AntonioAnt.II knowknow notnot thatthat cousincousin.

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Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, thethe questionquestion isis tootoo hardhard forfor youyou: I’leI’ll telltell youyou cousincousin,
there’sthere’s threethree knavesknaves maymay makemake anan honesthonest manman, aa SergeantSergeant, aa JaylorJailor,
andand aa BeadleBeadle; thethe SergeantSergeant catchescatches himhim, thethe JaylorJailor holdsholds himhim, andand
thethe BeadleBeadle lasheslashes himhim; andand ifif hehe bebe notnot honesthonest thenthen, thethe HangmanHangman
mustmust curecure himhim.
Ant.AntonioAnt.HaHa, haha, haha, that’sthat’s finefine sportsport cousincousin.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThisThis waswas tootoo deepdeep aa questionquestion forfor thethe foolfool LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, thisthis mightmight havehave serv’dserved your selfyourself, thothough II say’tsay’t;
OnceOnce moremore, andand youyou shallshall goego playplay TonieTonytony.
Ant.AntonioAnt.IAyay, playplay atat push-pinpush-pininin cousincousin, haha, hehe.
Lol.LollioLol.SoSo thouthou shaltshalt, saysay howhow manymany foolsfools areare herehere.
Ant.AntonioAnt.TwoTwo, cousincousin, thouthou andand II.
Lol.LollioLol.NayNay, y’arey’areyou’re tootoo forwardforward therethere, TonieTonytony markmark mymy questionquestion, howhow
manymany foolsfools andand knavesknaves areare herehere? aa foolfool beforebefore aa knaveknave, aa foolfool be-behindbe∣hindbehind
hind
aa knaveknave, betweenbetween everyevery twotwo foolsfools aa knaveknave, howhow manymany foolsfools, howhow
manymany knavesknaves?
Ant.AntonioAnt.II nevernever learntlearntlearned soso farfar cousincousin.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThouThou putstput’stputst tootoo hardhard questionsquestions toto himhim, LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.I’leI’ll makemake himhim understandunderstand itit easilyeasily; cousincousin standstand therethere.
Ant.AntonioAnt.IAyI cousincousin.
Lol.LollioLol.MasterMaster, standstand youyou nextnext thethe foolfool.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.WellWell, LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.Here’sHere’s mymy placeplace: markmark nownow TonieTonytony, therethere aa foolfool beforebefore aa knaveknave.
Ant.AntonioAnt.That’sThat’s II cousincousin.
Lol.LollioLol.Here’sHere’s aa foolfool behindbehind aa knaveknave, that’sthat’s II, andand betweenbetween usus twotwo foolsfools
therethere isis aa knaveknave, that’sthat’s mymy MasterMaster, ’tis’tis butbut wewe threethree, that’sthat’s allall.
Ant.AntonioAnt.WeWe threethree, wewe threethree, cousincousin.Mad-menMadmen withinwithin.
11 WithinWithin.Put’sPut’s headhead i’thi’th’ pillorypillory, thethe breadsbread’sbreads tootoo littlelittle.
22WithinWithin.FlyFly, flyfly, andand hehe catchescatches thethe swallowswallow.
3.3.WithinWithin.GiveGive herher moremore oniononion, oror thethe DivellDevil putput thethe roperope aboutabout
herher craggcrag.
Lol.LollioLol.YouYou maymay hearhear whatwhat timetime ofof dayday itit isis, thethe ChimesChimes ofof BedlamBedlam
goesgoes.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.PeacePeace, peacepeace, oror thethe wyerwire comescomes.
33 withinwithin.CatCat whorewhore, CatCat whorewhore, herher permasantparmesanpermasant, herher permasantparmesanpermasant.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.PeacePeace, II saysay, theirtheir hour’shour’s comecome, theythey mustmust bebe fedfed, LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.TheresThere’sthere’s nono hopehope ofof recoveryrecovery ofof thatthat WelshWelsh mad-manmadman,
WasWas undoneundone byby aa MouseMouse, thatthat spoildspoiledspoilt himhim aa PermasantParmesanPermasant,
LostLost hishis witswits for’tforfor’tfor ’t ’t.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.GoGo toto youryour chargecharge, LollioLollio, I’leI’ll toto minemine.

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Lol.LollioLol.GoeGo youyou toto youryour mad-mensmadmen’s WardWard, letlet meme alonealone withwith youryour
foolsfools.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.AndAudAnd rememberremember mymy lastlast chargecharge, LollioLollio.ExitExit.
Lol.LollioLol.OfOf whichwhich youryour PatientsPatients dodo youyou thinkthink II amam? ComeCome TonieTonytony youyou
mustmust amongstamongst youryour School-fellowsSchoolfellows nownow, there’sthere’s prettypretty ScholarsScholars
amongstamongst ’um’em, II cancan telltell youyou there’sthere’s somesome ofof ’em’em atat stultusstultus, stultastulta, stul-stultumstul∣tum
tumstultum.
Ant.AntonioAnt.II wouldwould seesee thethe mad-menmadmen, cousincousin, ifif theythey wouldwould notnot bitebite meme.
Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, theythey shallshall notnot bitebite theethee, TonieTonytony.
Ant.AntonioAnt.TheyThey bitebite whenwhen theythey areare atat dinnerdinner, dodo theythey notnot cuzcoz.
Lol.LollioLol.TheyThey bitebite atat dinnerdinner indeedindeed, TonieTonytony; wellwell, II hopehope toto getget creditcredit
byby theethee, II likelike theethee thethe bestbest ofof allall thethe ScholarsScholars thatthat everever II broughtbrought
upup, andand thouthou shaltshalt proveprove aa wisewise manman, oror I’leI’ll proveprove aa foolfool my selfemyself.
ExeuntExeunt.



ACTUSACTUS SECUNDUSSECUNDUS.

EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice andand JasperinoJasperino severallyseverally.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OHOHO SirSir, I’mI’m readyready nownow forfor thatthat fairfair serviceservice,
WhichWhich makesmakes thethe namename ofof friendfriend sitsit gloriousglorious onon youyou.
GoodGood AngelsAngels andand thisthis conductconduct bebe youryour guideguide,
FitnessFitness ofof timetime andand placeplace isis therethere setset downdown, sirsir.
Jas.JasperinoJas.TheThe joyjoy II shallshall returnreturn rewardsrewards mymy serviceservice.ExitExit.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow wisewise isis AlsemeroAlsemero inin hishis friendfriend?
ItIt isis aa signsign hehe makesmakes hishis choycechoice withwith judgementjudgement.
ThenThen II appearappear inin nothingnothing moremore approv’dapproved,
ThenThanThen makingmaking choycechoice ofof himhim; forfor ’tis’tis aa PrinciplePrinciple, HeHe thatthat cancan chusechoose
ThatThat bosomebosom wellwell, whowho ofof hishis thoughtsthoughts partakespartakes,
ProvesProves mostmost discreetdiscreet inin everyevery choycechoice hehe makesmakes.
Me thinksMethinksmethinks II lovelove nownow withwith thethe eyeseyes ofof judgementjudgement.
AndAnd seesee thethe wayway toto meritmerit, clearlyclearly seesee itit.
AA truetrue deserverdeserver likelike aa DiamondDiamond sparklessparkles,
InIn darknessdarkness youyou maymay seesee himhim, that’sthat’s inin absenceabsence,
WhichWhich isis thethe greatestgreatest darknessdarkness fallsfalls onon lovelove,
YetYet isis hehe bestbest discern’ddiscerned thenthen
WithWith intellectuallintellectual eye-sighteyesight; what’swhat’s PiracquoPiracquo
MyMy FatherFather spendsspends hishis breathbreath forfor, andand hishis blessingblessing

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IsIs onelyonly minemine, asas II regardregard hishis namename,
ElseElse itit goesgoes fromfrom meme, andand turnsturns headhead againstagainst meme,
Tranform’dTransformed intointo aa CurseCurse; somesome speedyspeedy wayway
MustMust bebe remembredremembered, he’she’s soso forwardforward tootoo,
SoSo urgenturgent thatthat wayway, scarcescarce allowsallows meme breathbreath
ToTo speakspeak toto mymy newnew comfortscomforts.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.YondersYonder’syonder’s sheshe
What everWhateverwhatever ailsails meme, nownow a lateaa-latea late late especiallyespecially,
II cancan asas wellwell bebe hang’dhanged asas refrainrefrain seeingseeing herher;
SomeSome twentytwenty timestimes aadayaaday dayday, naynay notnot soso littlelittle,
DoeDo II forceforce errandserrands, frameframe wayesways andand excusesexcuses
ToTo comecome intointo herher sightsight, andand II havehave smallsmall reasonreason for’tfor’t,
AndAnd lessless incouragementencouragement; forfor sheshe baitsbaits meme stillstill
EveryEvery timetime worseworse thenthan otherother, doesdoes professprofess herselfherself
TheThe cruellestcruelest enemyenemy toto mymy faceface, inin towntown,
AtAt nono handhand cancan abideabide thethe sightsight ofof meme,
AsAs ifif dangerdanger, oror illill luckluck hunghung inin mymy lookslooks.
II mustmust confessconfess mymy faceface isis badbad enoughenough,
ButBut II knowknow farfar worseworse hashas betterbetter fortunefortune,
AndAnd notnot endur’dendured alonealone, butbut doteddoted onon,
AndAnd yetyet suchsuch pickhairdpickhaired facesfaces, chinschins likelike WitchesWitches,
HereHere andand therethere fivefive hairshairs, whisperingwhispering inin aa cornercorner,
AsAs ifif theythey grewgrew inin fearfear oneone ofof anotheranother,
WrinklesWrinkles likelike troughstroughs, wherewhere swineswine deformitydeformity swilsswills
TheThe tearstears ofof perjuryperjury thatthat lielie therethere likelike washwash,
FallenFallen fromfrom thethe slimyslimy andand dishonestdishonest eyeeye,
YetYet suchsuch aa oneone plucktplucked sweetssweets withoutwithout restraintrestraint,
AndAnd hashas thethe gracegrace ofof beautybeauty toto hishis sweetsweet,
ThoughThough mymy hardhard fatefate hashas thrustthrust meme outout toto servitudeservitude,
II tumbledtumbled intointo th’worldth’world aa GentlemanGentleman.
SheShe turnsturns herher blessedblessed eyeeye uponupon meme nownow,
AndAnd I’leI’ll indureendure allall stormsstorms beforebefore II partpart with’twith’t.
Bea.BeatriceBea.AgenAgain — thisthis ominousominous ill-fac’dill-faced fellowfellow moremore disturbsdisturbs meme,
ThenThan allall mymy otherother passionspassions.
Def.DefloresDef.Now’tNow’t beginsbegins agenagain,
IleI’ll standstand thisthis stormstorm ofof hailhail thoughthough thethe stonesstones peltpelt meme.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ThyThy businessbusiness? What’sWhat’s thythy businessbusiness?
Def.DefloresDef.SoftSoft andand fairfair, II cannotcannot partpart soso soonsoon nownow.
Bea.BeatriceBea.TheThe villain’svillain’s fixtfixed — ThouThou standingstanding toad-pooltoad-pool.

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Def.DefloresDef.TheThe showreshower fallsfalls amainamain nownow.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhoWho sentsent theethee? What’sWhat’s thythy erranderrand? leaveleave mymy sightsight.
Def:DefloresDef:MyMy LordLord youryour fatherfather charg’dcharged meme toto deliverdeliver aa messagemessage toto youyou.
Bea:BeatriceBea:WhatWhat anotheranother sincesince, do’tdo’t andand bebe hang’dhanged thenthen, letlet meme bebe ridrid ofof (theethee.
Def:DefloresDef:TrueTrue serviceservice meritsmerits mercymercy.
Bea:BeatriceBea:What’sWhat’s thythy messagemessage?
Def:DefloresDef:LetLet beautybeauty settlesettle butbut inin patiencepatience, youyou shallshall hearhear allall.
Bea:BeatriceBea:AA dallyingdallying triflingtrifling tormenttorment.
Def:DefloresDef:SigniorSignior AlonzoAlonzo dede PiracquoPiracquo LadyLady, solesole brotherbrother toto TomazoTomazo dede
 (PiracquoPiracquo.
Bea:BeatriceBea:SlaveSlave, whenwhen wil’twiltwil’t makemake anan endend?
Def:DefloresDef:TooToo soonsoon II shallshall.
Bea:BeatriceBea:WhatWhat allall thisthis whilewhile ofof himhim?
Def:DefloresDef:TheThe saidsaid AlonzoAlonzo, withwith thethe foresaidforesaid TomazoTomazo.
Bea:BeatriceBea:YetYet agenagain.
Def:DefloresDef:IsIs newnew alightedalighted.
Bea:BeatriceBea:VengeanceVengeance strikestrike thethe newsnews,
ThouThou thingthing mostmost loath’dloathed, whatwhat causecause waswas therethere inin thisthis
ToTo bringbring theethee toto mymy sightsight?
Def:DefloresDef:MyMy LordLord youryour fatherfather charg’dcharged meme toto seekseek youyou outout.
Bea:BeatriceBea:IsIs therethere nono otherother toto sendsend hishis erranderrand byby?
Def:DefloresDef:ItIt seemsseems ’tis’tis mymy luckluck toto bebe i’thi’th’ wayway stillstill.
Bea:BeatriceBea:GetGet theethee fromfrom meme.
Def.DefloresDef.SoSo — whywhy amam notnot II anan AsseAss toto devisedevise wayesways
ThusThus toto bebe raildrailed atat? II mustmust seesee herher stillstill,
II shallshall havehave aa madmad qualmqualm withinwithin thisthis hourehour agenagain,
II know’tknow’t, andand likelike aa CommonCommon GardenGarden BullBull,
II doedo butbut taketake breathbreath toto bebe lug’dlugged agenagain.
WhatWhat thisthis maymay bodebode II knowknow notnot, I’leI’ll despairdespair thethe lessless,
BecauseBecause ther’sthere’s dailydaily presidentsprecedents ofof badbad facesfaces
Belov’dBeloved beyondbeyond allall reasonreason; thesethese foulfoul chopschops
MayMay comecome intointo favourfavour oneone dayday, ’mongst’mongstamongst hishis fellowsfellows:
WranglingWrangling hashas prov’dproved thethe mistressmistress ofof goodgood pastimepastime,
AsAs childrenchildren crycry themselvesthemselves asleepasleep, II ha’ha’ seenseen
WomenWomen havehave chidchid themselvesthemselves abedabeda-bed toto menmen.ExitExit Def:DefDefloresDef:
Bea.BeatriceBea.II nevernever seesee thisthis fellowfellow, butbut II thinkthink
OfOf somesome harmharm towardstowards meme, danger’sdanger’s inin mymy mindmind stillstill,
II scarcescarce leaveleave tremblingtrembling ofof anan hourhour afterafter.
TheThe nextnext goodgood moodmood II findfind mymy fatherfather inin,
I’leI’ll getget himhim quitequite discardeddiscarded: OhOhO II waswas
LostLost inin thisthis smallsmall disturbancedisturbance andand forgotforgot.

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AfflictionsAffliction’sAfflictions fiercerfiercer torrenttorrent thatthat nownow comescomes,
ToTo bearebear downdown allall mymy comfortscomforts.
EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, AlonzoAlonzo, TomazoTomazo.
Ver.VermanderoVer.Y’areY’areYou’re bothboth welcomewelcome,
ButBut anan especiallespecial oneone belongsbelongs toto youyou, sirsir,
ToTo whosewhose mostmost noblenoble namename ourour lovelove presentspresents
TheThe additionaddition ofof aa sonson, ourour sonson AlonzoAlonzo.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.TheThe treasurytreasury ofof honorhonour cannotcannot bringbring forthforth
AA TitleTitle II shouldshould moremore rejoycerejoice inin, sirsir.
Ver.VermanderoVer.YouYou havehave improv’dimproved itit wellwell; daughterdaughter prepareprepare,
TheThe dayday willwill stealsteal uponupon theethee suddenlysuddenly.
Bea.BeatriceBea.How e’reHowe’erhowe’er, II willwill bebe suresure toto keepkeep thethe nightnight,
IfIf itit shouldshould comecome soso neernear meme.
Tom.TomazoTom.AlonzoAlonzo.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.BrotherBrother.
Tom.TomazoTom.InIn trothtroth II seesee smallsmall welcomewelcome inin herher eyeeye.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.FieFie, youyou areare tootoo severesevere aa censurercensurer
OfOf lovelove inin allall pointspoints, there’sthere’s nono bringingbringing onon youyou
IfIf LoversLovers shouldshould markmark everyevery thingthing aa faultfault,
AffectionAffection wouldwould bebe likelike anan ill setillill-setillsetset bookbook,
WhoseWhose faultsfaults mightmight proveprove asas bigbig asas halfhalf thethe volumevolume.
Bea.BeatriceBea.That’sThat’s allall II dodo intreatentreat.
Ver.VermanderoVer.ItIt isis butbut reasonablereasonable,
I’leI’ll seesee whatwhat mymy sonson sayessays too’tto’t: SonSon AlonzoAlonzo,
Here’sHere’s aa motionmotion mademade butbut toto reprievereprieve
AA MaidenheadMaidenhead threethree dayesdays longerlonger; thethe requestrequest
IsIs notnot farfar outout ofof reasonreason, forfor indeedindeed
TheThe formerformer timetime isis pinchingpinching.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThoughThough mymy joyesjoys
BeBe setset backback soso muchmuch timetime asas II couldcould wishwish
TheyThey hadhad beenbeen forwardforward, yetyet sincesince sheshe desiresdesires itit,
TheThe timetime isis setset asas pleasingpleasing asas beforebefore,
II findfind nono gladnessgladness wantingwanting.
Ver.VermanderoVer.MayMay II everever meetmeet itit inin thatthat poyntpoint stillstill:
Y’areY’areYou’re noblynobly welcomewelcome, sirssirs.ExeuntExeunt. Ver.VermanderoVer. andand Bea.BeatriceBea.
Tom.TomazoTom.SoSo, diddid youyou markmark thethe dulnessdulness ofof herher partingparting nownow?
Alon.AlonzoAlon.WhatWhat dulnessdulness? ThouThou artart soso exceptiousexceptious stillstill.
Tom.TomazoTom.WhyWhy letlet itit goego thenthen II amam butbut aa foolfool
ToTo markmark youryour harmsharms soso heedfullyheedfully.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.Where’sWhere’s thethe oversightoversight?

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Tom.TomazoTom.ComeCome, youryour faith’sfaith’s cousenedcozened inin herher, stronglystrongly cousenedcozened,
UnsettleUnsettle youryour affectionaffection withwith allall speedspeed,
WisdomeWisdom cancan bringbring itit tootoo, youryour peacepeace isis ruin’druined elseelse.
ThinkThink whatwhat aa tormenttorment ’tis’tis toto marrymarry oneone
WhoseWhose heartheart isis leaptleapt intointo anothersanother’s bosomebosom:
IfIf everever pleasurepleasure sheshe receivereceive fromfrom theethee,
ItIt comescomes notnot inin thythy namename, oror ofof thythy giftgift,
SheShe lieslies butbut withwith anotheranother inin thinethine armsarms,
HeHe thethe halfhalf fatherfather untounto allall thythy childrenchildren
InIn thethe conceptionconception, ifif hehe getget ’em’em notnot,
SheShe helpshelps toto getget ’em’em forfor himhim, inin hishis passionspassions, andand howhow dangerousdangerous
AndAnd shamefullshameful herher restraintrestraint maymay goego inin timetime toto,
ItIt isis notnot toto bebe thoughtthought onon withoutwithout sufferingssufferings.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.YouYou speakspeak asas ifif sheshe lov’dloved somesome otherother thenthen.
Tom.TomazoTom.DoDo youyou apprehendapprehend soso slowlyslowly?
Alon.AlonzoAlon.NayNay, andand thatthat bebe youryour fearfear onelyonly, II amam safesafe enoughenough,
PreservePreserve youryour friendshipfriendship andand youryour counselcounsel brotherbrother,
ForFor timestimes ofof moremore distressdistress, II shouldshould departdepart
AnAn enemyenemy, aa dangerousdangerous, deadlydeadly oneone
ToTo anyany butbut thy selfthyself, thatthat shouldshould butbut thinkthink
SheShe knewknew thethe meaningmeaning ofof inconstancyinconstancy,
MuchMuch lessless thethe useuse andand practicepractice; yetyet w’arew’arewe’re friendsfriends,
PrayPray letlet nono moremore bebe urg’durged, II cancan endureendure
MuchMuch, tilltill II meetmeet anan injuryinjury toto herher,
ThenThenThan II amam notnot my selfmyself. FarewellFarewell sweetsweet brotherbrother,
HowHow muchmuch w’arew’arewe’re boundbound toto heavenheaven toto departdepart lovinglylovingly::.ExitExit.
Tom.TomazoTom.WhyWhy herehere isis loveslove’s tametame madnessmadness, thusthus aa manman
QuicklyQuickly stealssteals intointo hishis vexationvexation.ExitExit.
EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta andand AlsemeroAlsemero
Dia.DiaphantaDia.TheThe placeplace isis mymy chargecharge, youyou havehave keptkept youryour hourhour,
AndAnd thethe rewardreward ofof aa justjust meetingmeeting blessbless youyou.
II hearhear mymy LadyLady comingcoming; compleatcomplete GentlemanGentleman,
II daredare notnot bebe tootoo busiebusy withwith mymy praisespraises,
Th’areTh’arethey’re dangerousdangerous thingsthings toto dealdeal withwith.ExitExit::.
Als.AlsemeroAls.ThisThis goesgoes wellwell, thesethese womenwomen areare thethe LadiesLadies’ladies’ CabinetsCabinets,
ThingsThings ofof mostmost pretiousprecious trusttrust areare locklock intointo ’em’em.
EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II havehave withinwithin minemine eyeeye, allall mymy desiresdesires,
RequestsRequests thatthat holyholy prayersprayers ascendascend heavenheaven forfor,,’
AndAnd bringsbrings ’em’em downdown toto furnishfurnish ourour defectsdefects,

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ComeCome notnot moremore sweetsweet toto ourour necessitiesnecessities,
ThenThan thouthou untounto mymy wisheswishes.
Als.AlsemeroAls.W’areWe’rewe’re soso likelike inin ourour expressionsexpressions, LadyLady, thatthat unlessunless II borrowborrow
TheThe samesame wordswords, II shallshall nevernever findfind theirtheir equalsequals.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow happyhappy werewere thisthis meetingmeeting thisthis embraceembrace,
IfIf itit werewere freefree fromfrom envyenvy? ThisThis poorpoor kisskiss
ItIt hashas anan enemyenemy, aa hatefullhateful oneone,
ThatThat wisheswishes poysonpoison to’tto’t: howhow wellwell werewere II nownow
IfIf therethere werewere nonenone suchsuch namename knownknown asas PiracquoPiracquo?
NorNor nono suchsuch tyetie asas thethe commandcommand ofof ParentsParents,
II shouldshould bebe butbut tootoo muchmuch blessedblessed.
Als.AlsemeroAls.OneOne goodgood serviceservice
WouldWould strikestrike offoff bothboth youryour fearsfears, andand I’leI’ll gogo neernear itit tootoo,
SinceSince youyou areare soso distrestdistressed, removeremove thethe causecause
TheThe commandcommand ceasesceases, soso there’sthere’s twotwo fearsfears blownblown outout
WithWith oneone andand thethe samesame blastblast.
Bea.BeatriceBea.PrayPray letlet meme findfind youyou sirsir. WhatWhat mightmight thatthat serviceservice bebe soso
strangelystrangely happyhappy?
Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe honorablesthonourablest peecepiece ’bout’boutabout manman, ValourValour.
I’leI’ll sendsend aa challengechallenge toto PiracquoPiracquo instantlyinstantly.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow? CallCall youyou thatthat extinguishingextinguishing ofof fearfear
WhenWhen ’tis’tis thethe onelyonly wayway toto keepkeep itit flamingflaming?
AreAre notnot youyou venturedventured inin thethe actionaction,
That’sThat’s allall mymy joyesjoys andand comfortscomforts? PrayPray nono moremore, sirsir.
SaySay youyou prevaildprevailed, youryour dangersdangers andand notnot minemine thenthen
TheThe lawlaw wouldwould claimclaim youyou fromfrom meme, oror obscurityobscurity
BeBe mademade thethe gravegrave toto burybury youyou alivealive.
I’meI’m gladglad thesethese thoughtsthoughts comecome forthforth, OOOh keepkeep notnot oneone
OfOf thisthis conditioncondition sirsir; herehere waswas aa coursecourse
FoundFound toto bringbring sorrowsorrow onon herher wayway toto deathdeath:
TheThe tearstears wouldwould ne’rene’ernever aha’a drieddried, tilltill dustdust hadhad choak’dchoked ’em’em.
Blood-guiltinessBlood-guiltinessBloodguiltiness becomesbecomes aa foulerfouler visagevisage,
AndAnd nownow II thinkthink onon oneone — II waswas toototoo blameblame,
II haha’ mar’dmarred soso goodgood aa marketmarket withwith mymy scornscorn;
’T’T hadhad beenbeen donedone questionlessquestionless, thethe ugliestugliest creaturecreature
CreationCreation fram’dframed forfor somesome useuse, yetyet toto seesee
II couldcould notnot markmark soso muchmuch wherewhere itit shouldshould bebe.
Als.AlsemeroAls.LadyLady.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhyWhy menmen ofof ArtArt makemake muchmuch ofof poysonpoison,
KeepKeep oneone toto expellexpel anotheranother, wherewhere waswas mymy ArtArt?

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Als:AlsemeroAls:LadyLady, youyou hearhear notnot meme.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II dodo especiallyespecially sirsir, thethe presentpresent timestimes areare notnot soso suresure ofof ourour sideside
AsAs thosethose hereafterhereafter maymay bebe, wewe mustmust useuse ’em’em thenthen
AsAs thriftythrifty folksfolks theirtheir wealthwealth, sparinglysparingly, nownow tilltill thethe timetime opensopens.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou teachteach wisdomwisdom, LadyLady.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WithinWithin therethere DiaphantaDiaphanta.EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.DoDo youyou callcall, MadamMadam?
Bea.BeatriceBea.PerfectPerfect youryour serviceservice, andand conductconduct thisthis GentlemanGentleman
TheThe privatprivate wayway youyou broughtbrought himhim.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.II shallshall, MadamMadam.
Als.AlsemeroAls.MyMy love’slove’s asas firmfirm asas lovelove e’ree’er builtbuilt uponupon.
Ex.ExeuntEx. Dia.DiaphantaDia. andand Als.AlsemeroAls.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.II havehave watchtwatched thisthis meetingmeeting, andand doedo wonderwonder muchmuch
WhatWhat shallshall becomebecome ofof t’othert’othertother, I’meI’m suresure bothboth
CannotCannot bebe serv’dserved unlessunless sheshe transgresstransgress; happilyhappily
ThenThen Il’eI’ll putput inin forfor oneone: forfor ifif aa womanwoman
FlyFly fromfrom oneone pointpoint, fromfrom himhim sheshe makesmakes aa husbandhusband,
SheShe spreadsspreads andand mountsmounts thenthen likelike ArithmetickArithmetic,
11, 1010, 100100, 10001000, 1000010000, provesproves inin timetime SutlerSutler toto anan ArmyArmy RoyallRoyal.
NowNow dodo II looklook toto bebe mostmost richlyrichly raildrailed atat,
YetYet II mustmust seesee herher.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhyWhy, putput casecase II loath’dloathed himhim
AsAs muchmuch asas youthyouth andand beautybeauty hateshates aa SepulcherSepulchre,
MustMust II needsneeds shewshow itit? CannotCannot II keepkeep thatthat secretsecret,
AndAnd serveserve mymy turnturn uponupon himhim? — seesee he’she’s herehere — DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.HaHa, II shallshall runrun madmad withwith joyjoy,
SheShe call’dcalled meme fairlyfairly byby mymy namename DefloresDeflores,
AndAnd neitherneither RogueRogue nornor RascallRascal.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat ha’ha’ youyou donedone toto youryour faceface a-latea-lateo’late? y’avey’haveyou’ve metmet withwith somesome
 (goodgood PhysitianPhysician,
Y’haveY’haveyou’ve prun’dpruned your selfyourself me thinksmethinks, youyou werewere notnot wontwont
ToTo looklook soso amorouslyamorously.
Def.DefloresDef.NotNot II, tis’tis thethe samesame PhisnomyPhisnomy toto aa hairhair andand pimplepimple,
WhichWhich sheshe call’dcalled scurvyscurvy scarcescarce anan hourhour agoeago: HowHow isis thisthis?
Bea.BeatriceBea.ComeCome hitherhither, neerernearer manman.
Def.DefloresDef.I’meI’m upup toto thethe chinchin inin heavenheaven.
Bea.BeatriceBea.TurnTurn, letlet meme seesee, vauhfaughvauh tis’tis butbut thethe heatheat ofof thethe liverliver, II perceiv’tperceive’t.
II thoughtthought itit hadhad beenbeen worseworse.
Def.DefloresDef.HerHer fingersfingers touch’ttouched meme, sheshe smelssmells allall AmberAmber.
BeaBeatriceBeaI’leI’ll makemake aa waterwater forfor youyou shallshall cleansecleanse thisthis withinwithin aa fortnightfortnight.
Def.DefloresDef.WithWith youryour ownown handshands, LadyLady?

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Bea:BeatriceBea:YesYes, minemine ownown sirsir, inin aa workwork ofof curecure, I’leI’ll trusttrust nono otherother.
Def.DefloresDef.’Tis’Tis halfhalf anan actact ofof pleasurepleasure toto hearhear herher talktalk thusthus toto meme.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhenWhen w’arew’arewe’re us’dused toto aa hardhard faceface, ’tis’tis notnot soso unpleasingunpleasing,
ItIt mendsmends stillstill inin opinionopinion, hourlyhourly mendsmends, II seesee itit byby experienceexperience.
Def:DefloresDef:II waswas blestblessed toto lightlight uponupon thisthis minuteminute, I’leI’ll makemake useuse on’ton’t.
Bea:BeatriceBea:HardnessHardness becomesbecomes thethe visagevisage ofof aa manman wellwell,
ItIt arguesargues serviceservice, resolutionresolution, manhoodmanhood, ifif causecause werewere ofof imploymentemployment.
Def:DefloresDef:’Twould’Twould bebe soonsoon seenseen, ifif e’ree’er youryour LadishipLadyship hadhad causecause toto useuse itit.
II wouldwould butbut wishwish thethe honorhonour ofof aa serviceservice soso happyhappy asas thatthat mountsmounts toto.
Bea:BeatriceBea:WeWe shallshall trytry youyou — OhOhO mymy DefloresDeflores!
Def:DefloresDef:How’sHow’s thatthat? SheShe callscalls meme hershers alreadyalready, mymy DefloresDeflores,
YouYou werewere aboutabout toto sighsigh outout somwhatsomewhat, MadamMadam.
Bea:BeatriceBea:NoNo, waswas II? II forgotforgot — OhOh!OhOh!!!
Def:DefloresDef:ThereThere ’tis’tis agenagain — thethe veryvery fellowfellow on’ton’t.
Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare tootoo quickquick, sirsir.
Def.DefloresDef.There’sThere’s nono excuseexcuse for’tfor’t, nownow II heardheard itit twicetwice, MadamMadam,
ThatThat sighsigh wouldwould fainfain havehave utteranceutterance, taketake pittypity on’ton’t,
AndAnd lendlend itit aa freefree wordword, ’las’las howhow itit labourslabours
ForFor libertyliberty, II hearhear thethe murmuremurmur yetyet beatbeat atat youryour bosomebosom.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WouldWould CreationCreation —
Def:DefloresDef:IAyI wellwell saidsaid, that’sthat’s itit.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HadHad form’dformed meme manman.
Def.DefloresDef.NayNay, that’sthat’s notnot itit.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO ’tis’tis thethe soulsoul ofof freedomfreedom, II shouldshould notnot thenthen bebe forc’dforced toto
marrymarry oneone
II hatehate beyondbeyond allall depthsdepths, II shouldshould havehave powerpower
ThenThen toto opposeoppose mymy loathingsloathings, naynay removeremove ’em’em forfor everever fromfrom mymy sightsight.
Def:DefloresDef:OhOhO blestblessed occasionoccasion — WithoutWithout changechange toto youryour SexSex, youyou
havehave youryour wisheswishes.
ClaimClaim soso muchmuch manman inin meme.
Bea.BeatriceBea.InIn theethee DefloresDeflores? There’sThere’s smallsmall causecause forfor thatthat.
Def.DefloresDef.PutPut itit notnot fromfrom meme, it’sit’s aa serviceservice thatthat II kneelkneel forfor toto youyou.
Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare tootoo violentviolent toto meanmean faithfullyfaithfully,
There’sThere’s horrorhorror inin mymy serviceservice, bloodblood andand dangerdanger,
CanCan thosethose bebe thingsthings toto suesue forfor?
Def:DefloresDef:IfIf youyou knewknew howhow sweetsweet itit werewere toto meme toto bebe imployedemployed
InIn anyany actact ofof yoursyours, youyou wouldwould saysay thenthen
II faildfailed, andand us’dused notnot reverencereverence enoughenough
WhenWhen II receivereceive thethe chargecharge on’ton’t.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ThisThis isis muchmuch methinksmethinks, belikebelike hishis wantswants areare greedygreedy, &and toto suchsuch

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GoldGold tastestastes likelike AnglesAngel’s foodfood — RiseRise.
Def.DefloresDef.I’leI’ll havehave thethe workwork firstfirst.
Bea.BeatriceBea.PossiblePossible hishis needneed isis strongstrong uponupon himhim, there’sthere’s toto incourageencourage theethee
AsAs thouthou artart forwardforward andand thythy serviceservice dangerousdangerous,
ThyThy rewardreward shallshall bebe pretiousprecious.
Def:DefloresDef:ThatThat II havehave thoughtthought onon, II havehave assur’dassured my selfmyself ofof thatthat before beforebeforehandbefore
handhand,
andand knowknow itit willwill bebe pretiousprecious, thethe thoughtthought ravishesravishes.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ThenThen taketake himhim toto thythy furyfury.
Def.DefloresDef.II thirstthirst forfor himhim.
Bea:BeatriceBea:AlonzoAlonzo dede PiracquoPiracquo.
Def:DefloresDef:HisHis endsends uponupon himhim, hehe shalshall bebe seenseen nono moremore.
Bea:BeatriceBea:HowHow lovelylovely nownow dostdost thouthou appearappear toto meme!
NeverNever waswas manman dearlierdearlier rewardedrewarded.
Def:DefloresDef:II dodo thinkthink ofof thatthat.
Bea.BeatriceBea.BeBe wondrouswondrous carefullcareful inin thethe executionexecution.
Def.DefloresDef.WhyWhy? areare notnot bothboth ourour liveslives uponupon thethe castcast?
Bea.BeatriceBea.ThenThen II throwthrow allall mymy fearsfears uponupon thythy serviceservice.
Def:DefloresDef:TheyThey ne’rene’ernever shalshall riserise toto hurthurt youyou.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhenWhen thethe deed’sdeed’s donedone, I’leI’ll furnishfurnish theethee withwith allall thingsthings forfor thythy
flightflight, thouthou maystmayst livelive bravelybravely inin anotheranother countreycountry.
Def.DefloresDef.IAyay, Iay, wee’lwe’ll talktalk ofof thatthat hereafterhereafter.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II shallshall ridrid my selfmyself ofof twotwo inveterateinveterate loathingsloathings atat oneone timetime,
PiracquoPiracquo andand hishis Dog-faceDog-face.ExitExit.
Def.DefloresDef.OhOhO mymy bloodblood, methinksmethinks II feelfeel herher inin minemine armsarms alreadyalready.
HerHer wantonwanton fingersfingers combingcombing outout thisthis beardbeard,
AndAnd beingbeing pleasedpleased, praisingpraising thisthis badbad faceface.
HungerHunger andand pleasurepleasure they’lthey’ll commendcommend sometimessometimes
SlovenlySlovenly dishesdishes, andand feedfeed heartilyheartily onon ’em’em,
NayNay whichwhich isis strangerstranger, refuserefuse daintierdaintier forfor ’em’em.
SomeSome womenwomen areare oddodd feedersfeeders — I’meI’m tootoo loudloud.
HereHere comescomes thethe manman goesgoes supperlesssupperless toto bedbed,
YetYet shallshall notnot riserise to morrowtomorrow toto hishis dinnerdinner.
EnterEnter AlonzoAlonzo.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.DefloresDeflores.
Def:DefloresDef:MyMy kindkind honorablehonourable LordLord.
Alon:AlonzoAlon:II amam gladglad II ha’ha’ metmet withwith theethee.
Def:DefloresDef:SirSir.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThouThou canstcanst shewshow meme thethe fullfull strengthstrength ofof thethe CastleCastle,
Def.DefloresDef.ThatThat II cancan sirsir.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.II muchmuch desiredesire itit.

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Def.DefloresDef.AndAnd ifif thethe waysways &and straitsstraits ofof somesome ofof thethe passagespassages bebe notnot tootoo te-tediouste∣dioustedious
dious
forfor youyou, II willwill assureassure youyou worthworth youryour timetime andand sightsight, mymy LordLord.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.PuhPuh, thatthat shallshall bebe nono hinderancehindrance.
Def.DefloresDef.I’meI’m youryour servantservant thenthen: ’tis’tis nownow neernear dinnerdinner timetime, ’gainst’gainst youryour
LordshipsLordship’s risingrising I’leI’ll havehave thethe keyskeys aboutabout meme.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThanksThanks kindkind DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.He’sHe’s safelysafely thrustthrust uponupon meme beyondbeyond hopeshopesExeuntExeunt.



ACTUSACTUS TERTIUSTERTIUS.

EnterEnter AlonzoAlonzo andand DefloresDeflores.

(InIn thethe ActAct timetime DefloresDeflores hideshides aa nakednaked RapierRapier.)

Def.DefloresDef.YEsYEs, herehere areare allall thethe keyskeys, II waswas afraidafraid mymy LordLord,
I’deI’d wantedwanted forfor thethe posternpostern, thisthis isis itit.
IveI’ve allall, I’veI’ve allall, mymy LordLord: thisthis forfor thethe SconceSconce.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.’Tis’Tis aa mostmost spaciousspacious andand impregnableimpregnable FortFort.
Def.DefloresDef.You’lYou’ll telltell meme moremore mymy LordLord: thisthis discentdescent
IsIs somwhatsomewhat narrownarrow, wewe shallshall nevernever passpass
WellWell withwith ourour weaponsweapons, they’lthey’ll butbut troubletrouble usus.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThouThou saystsayst truetrue.
Def.DefloresDef.PrayPray letlet meme helphelp youryour LordshipLordship.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.’Tis’Tis donedone. ThanksThanks kindkind DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.HereHere areare hookshooks mymy LordLord, toto hanghang suchsuch thingsthings onon purposepurpose.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.LeadLead, Il’eI’ll followfollow theethee.Ex.ExeuntEx. atat oneone doordoor &and enterenter atat thethe otherother.
Def.DefloresDef.AllAll thisthis isis nothingnothing, youyou shallshall seesee anonanon aa placeplace youyou littlelittle dreamdream (onon
Alon.AlonzoAlon.II amam gladglad II havehave thisthis leasureleisure: allall youryour mastersmaster’s househouse
ImagineImagine II ha’hadha’had takentaken aa GondelaGondolagondola.
Def.DefloresDef.AllAll butbut my selfmyself, sirsir, whichwhich makesmakes upup mymy safetysafety,
MyMy LordLord, I’leI’ll placeplace youyou atat aa CasementCasement herehere,
WillWill shewshow youyou thethe fullfull strengthstrength ofof allall thethe CastleCastle.
LookLook, spendspend youryour eyeeye aa whilewhile uponupon thatthat objectobject.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.Here’sHere’s richrich varietyvariety DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, sirsir.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.GoodlyGoodly munitionmunition.
Def.DefloresDef.IAyay, there’sthere’s OrdnanceOrdnance sirsir, nono bastardbastard metallmetal, willwill ringring youyou aa pealpeal

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likelike BellsBells atat greetgreatgreet mensmen’s FuneralsFunerals; keepkeep youryour eyeeye streightstraight, mymy LordLord,
taketake speciallspecial noticenotice ofof thatthat SconceSconeSconceScone beforebefore youyou, therethere youyou maymay dwelldwell
a-whileawhile.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.II amam upon’tupon’t.
Def.DefloresDef.AndAnd soso amam II.
Alon:AlonzoAlon:DefloresDeflores, ohoho DefloresDeflores, whosewhose malicemalice hasthast thouthou putput onon?
Def:DefloresDef:DoeDo youyou questionquestion aa workwork ofof secresiesecrecy? II mustmust silencesilence youyou.
Alon.AlonzoAlon.OhOhO, ohoho, ohoho.
Def.DefloresDef.II mustmust silencesilence youyou.
SoSo, here’shere’s anan undertakingundertaking welwell accomplish’daccomplished.
ThisThis vaultvault servesserves toto goodgood useuse nownow — HaHa!HaHa!!! what’swhat’s thatthat
ThrewThrew sparklessparkles inin mymy eyeeye? — OhOhO ’tis’tis aa DiamondDiamond
HeHe wearswears uponupon hishis fingerfinger: itit waswas wellwell foundfound,
ThisThis willwill approveapprove thethe workwork. WhatWhat, soso fastfast onon?
NotNot partpart inin deathdeath? I’leI’ll taketake aa speedyspeedy coursecourse thenthen,
FingerFinger andand allall shallshall offoff. SoSo, nownow I’leI’ll clearclear
TheThe passagespassages fromfrom allall suspectsuspect oror fearfear.ExitExit withwith BodyBody,
EnterEnter IsabellaIsabella andand LollioLollio.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:WhyWhy sirrahsirrah? WhenceWhence havehave youyou commissioncommission
ToTo fetterfetter thethe doorsdoors againstagainst meme? IfIf youyou
KeepKeep meme inin aa CageCage, praypray whistlewhistle toto meme,
LetLet meme bebe doingdoing somthingsomething.
Lol:LollioLol:YouYou shallshall bebe doingdoing, ifif itit pleaseplease youyou, I’leI’ll whistlewhistle toto youyou ifif you’lyou’ll (pipepipe afterafter.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.IsIs itit youryour MastersMaster’s pleasurepleasure, oror youryour ownown,
ToTo keepkeep meme inin thisthis PinfoldPinfold?
Lol:LollioLol:’Tis’Tis forfor mymy mastersmaster’s pleasurepleasure, lestlest beingbeing takentaken inin anotheranother mansman’s
CornCorn, youyou mightmight bebe poundedpounded inin anotheranother placeplace.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.’Tis’Tis veryvery wellwell, andand he’lhe’ll proveprove veryvery wisewise.
Lol:LollioLol:HeHe sayssays youyou havehave companycompany enoughenough inin thethe househouse, ifif youyou pleaseplease
toto bebe sociablesociable, ofof allall sortssorts ofof peoplepeople.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:OfOf allall sortssorts? WhyWhy here’shere’s nonenone butbut foolsfools andand mad-menmadmen.
Lol:LollioLol:VeryVery wellwell: AndAnd wherewhere willwill youyou findfind anyany otherother, ifif youyou shouldshould
goego abroadabroad? There’sThere’s mymy mastermaster andand II toto bootboot tootoo:
Isa:IsabellaIsa:OfOf eithereither sortsort oneone, aa mad-manmadman andand aa foolfool.
Lol.LollioLol.II wouldwould ev’nevene’en participateparticipate ofof bothboth thenthen ifif werewere asas youyou, II knowknow
y’arey’areyou’re halfhalf madmad alreadyalready; bebe halfhalf foolishfoolish tootoo.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:Y’areY’areYou’re aa bravebrave sawcysaucy RascallRascal, comecome onon sirsir,
AffordAfford meme thenthen thethe pleasurepleasure ofof youryour Bedl[*]mBedlumBed●●mBedlambedlam;
YouYou werewere commendingcommending onceonce to daytoday toto meme,
YourYour lastlast comecome lunatiquelunatic, whatwhat aa properproper

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BodyBody therethere waswas withoutwithout brainsbrains toto guideguide itit,
AndAnd whatwhat aa pittifullpitiful delightdelight appear’dappeared
InIn thatthat defectdefect, asas ifif youryour wisdomwisdom hadhad foundfound
AA mirthmirth inin madnessmadness; praypray sirsir letlet meme partakepartake
IfIf therethere bebe suchsuch aa pleasurepleasure.
Lol.LollioLol.IfIf II doedo notnot shewshow
YouYou thethe handsomesthandsomest, discreetestdiscreetest mad-manmadman, oneone thatthat II maymay
CallCall, thethe understandingunderstanding mad-manmadman; thenthen saysay II amam aa foolfool.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.WellWell, aa matchmatch, II willwill saysay soso.
Lol.LollioLol.WhenWhen youyou havehave aa tasttaste ofof thethe mad-manmadman, youyou shalshall (ifif youyou pleaseplease)
seesee FoolsFool’sfool’s ColledgeCollege, o’tho’th’o’th sideside, II seldomeseldom locklock therethere, ’tis’tis butbut shootingshooting aa
boltbolt oror twotwo, andand youyou areare amongstamongst em’em.Ex.ExitEx. EnterEnter presentlypresently.
ComeCome onon sirsir, letlet meme seesee howhow handsomlyhandsomely you’lyou’ll behavebehave your selfyourself nownow.
EnterEnter LollLollioLoll: FranciscusFranciscus.
Fran.FranciscusFran.HowHow sweetlysweetly sheshe lookslooks! OhOhO butbut there’sthere’s aa wrinklewrinkle inin herher
browbrow asas deepdeep asas PhilosophyPhilosophy, AnacreonAnacreon drinkdrink toto mymy MistressMistress’Mistress healthhealth,
I’leI’ll pledgepledge itit: StayStay, staystay, there’sthere’s aa SpiderSpider inin thethe cupcup: NoNo, tis’tis butbut aa
Grape-stoneGrape-stoneGrapestone, swallowswallow itit, fearfear nothingnothing PoetPoet; soso, soso, liftlift higherhigher.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.AlackAlack, alackalack, tis’tis tootoo fullfull ofof pittypity
ToTo bebe laughtlaughed atat; howhow fellfell hehe madmad? CanstCanst thouthou telltell?
Lol.LollioLol.ForFor lovelove, MistressMistress,
HeHe waswas aa prettypretty PoetPoet tootoo, andand thatthat setset himhim forwardsforwards firstfirst;
TheThe MusesMuses thenthen forsookforsook himhim, hehe ranran madmad forfor aa ChambermaidChambermaid,
YetYet sheshe waswas butbut aa dwarfdwarf neitherneither.
Fran.FranciscusFran.HailHail brightbright TitaniaTitania, whywhy standststandst thouthou idleidle onon thesethese flowryflow’ryflowery
banksbanks? OberonOberon isis dancingdancing withwith hishis DryadesDryadsdryads, I’leI’ll gathergather daziesdaisies, prim-primroseprim∣roseprimrose
rose,
violetsviolets, andand bindbind themthem inin aa verseverse ofof PoesiePoesy.
Lol.LollioLol.NotNot tootoo neernear, youyou seesee youryour dangerdanger.
Fran.FranciscusFran.OhOhO holdhold thythy handhand greatgreat DiomedDiomed, thouthou feedstfeed’stfeedest thythy horseshorses wellwell,
theythey shallshall obeyobey theethee; GetGet upup, BucephalusBucephalus kneelskneels.
Lol.LollioLol.YouYou seesee howhow II awawe mymy flockflock, aa ShephardShepherd hashas notnot hishis dogdog atat
moremore obedienceobedience.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.HisHis conscienceconscience isis unquietunquiet, suresure thatthat waswas
TheThe causecause ofof thisthis. AA properproper GentlemanGentleman.
Fran.FranciscusFran.ComeCome hitherhither EsculapiusEsculapius, hidehide thethe poysonpoison.
Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, tis’tis hidhid.
FranFranciscusFranDidstDidst thouthou nevernever hearhear ofof oneone TiresiasTiresias aa famousfamous PoetPoet?
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, thatthat keptkept tametame wild-geesewildgeese.
Fran.FranciscusFran.That’sThat’s hehe, II amam thethe manman.
Lol.LollioLol.NoNo.

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Fra:FranciscusFra:YesYes, butbut makemake nono wordswords on’ton’t, II waswas aa manman sevenseven yearsyears agoeago,
Lol.LollioLol.AA striplingstripling II thinkthink youyou mightmight.
Fra.FranciscusFra.NowNow Im’eI’m aa womanwoman, allall femininefeminine.
Lol.LollioLol.II wouldwould II mightmight seesee thatthat.
Fra.FranciscusFra.JunoJuno struckstruck meme blindblind,
Lol:LollioLol:I’leI’ll ne’rene’ernever beleevebelieve thatthat; forfor aa womanwoman theythey saysay, hashas anan eyeeye moremore
thenthan aa manman.
Fra.FranciscusFra.II saysay sheshe struckstruck meme blindblind.
Lol.LollioLol.AndAnd LunaLuna mademade youyou madmad, youyou havehave twotwo tradestrades toto begbeg withwith.
Fra.FranciscusFra.LunaLuna isis nownow bigbig belliedbellied, andand there’sthere’s roomroom forfor bothboth ofof usus toto
rideride withwith HecateHecate; I’leI’ll dragdrag theethee upup intointo herher silversilver sphearsphere, andand therethere
we’lwe’ll kickkick thethe DogDog, andand beatbeat thethe bushbush thatthat barksbarks againstagainst thethe WitchesWitches
ofof thethe nightnight, thethe swiftswift LicanthropiLicanthropi thatthat walkswalks thethe roundround, we’lwe’ll teartear
theirtheir wolvishwolvish skinsskins, andand savesave thethe sheepsheep.
Lol.LollioLol.Is’tIs’t comecome toto thisthis? naynay thenthen mymy poysonpoison comescomes forthforth agenagain, madmad
slaveslave, indeedindeed, abuseabuse youryour KeeperKeeper!
Isa.IsabellaIsa.II pritheeprithee hencehence withwith himhim, nownow hehe growsgrows dangerousdangerous.SingSing.
Fra.FranciscusFra.SweetSweet lovelove pitiepity meme, givegive meme leaveleave toto lyelie withwith theethee.
Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, I’leI’ll seesee youyou wiserwiser firstfirst: ToTo youryour ownown kennellkennel.
Fra.FranciscusFra.NoNo noysenoise sheshe sleepssleeps, drawdraw allall thethe CurtainsCurtains roundround,
LetLet nono softsoft soundsound molestmolest thethe prettypretty soulsoul,
ButBut lovelove, andand lovelove, creepscreeps inin atat aa mouse-holemousehole.
Lol.LollioLol.II wo’dwould youyou wo[*]dwo’dwo●dwould getget intointo youryour holehole.ExitExit Fra.FranciscusFra.
NowNow MistressMistress II wilwill bringbring youyou anotheranother sortsort, youyou shalshall bebe fool’dfooled anotheranother
whilewhile, TonyTony, comecome hitherhither TonyTony, looklook who’swho’s yonderyonder TonyTony.
EnterEnter AntonioAntonio.
Ant.AntonioAnt.CousinCousin, isis itit notnot mymy AntAuntaunt?
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, ’tis’tis ononeon ofof ’um’em TonyTony.
Ant.AntonioAnt.HeHe, hehe, howhow dodo youyou UncleUncle?
Lol.LollioLol.FearFear himhim notnot MistressMistress, ’tis’tis aa gentlegentle niggetnidgetnigget, youyou maymay playplay withwith
himhim, asas safelysafely withwith himhim asas withwith hishis bawblebauble.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.HowHow longlong hasthast thouthou beenbeen aa foolfool?
Ant.AntonioAnt.EverEver sincesince II camecame hitherhither, CousinCousin?
Isa.IsabellaIsa.CousinCousin, I’meI’m nonenone ofof thythy CousinsCousin’s foolfool.
Lol.LollioLol.OhOhO mistressmistress, foolsfools havehave alwaysalways soso muchmuch witwit asas toto claimclaim theirtheir
kindredkindred.
MadmanMadmanwithinwithin.BounceBounce, bouncebounce, hehe fallsfalls, hehe fallsfalls.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.HearkHark youyou, youryour scholarsscholars inin thethe upperupper roomroom areare outout ofof orderorder.
Lol.LollioLol.MustMust II comecome amongstamongst youyou therethere? KeepKeep youyou thethe foolfool mistressmistress,
I’leI’ll gogo upup, &and playplay left handedleftleft-handedleft handed handed OrlandoOrlando amongstamongst thethe madmenmadmen.ExitExit.

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Isa.IsabellaIsa.WellWell, SirSir.
Ant.AntonioAnt.’Tis’Tis opportunefulopportuneful nownow, sweetsweet LadyLady! naynay,
CastCast nono amazingamazing eyeeye uponupon thisthis changechange.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.HaHa!HaHa!!!
Ant.AntonioAnt.ThisThis shapeshape ofof FollyFolly shrowdsshroudsshrowds youryour dearestdearest LoveLove,
TheThe truesttruest servantservant toto youryour powerfulpowerful beautiesbeauties,
WhoseWhose magickmagic hadhad thisthis forceforce thusthus toto transformtransform meme.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.YouYou areare aa finefine FoolFool indeedindeed.
Ant.AntonioAnt.OhOhO ’tis’tis notnot strangestrange: LoveLove hashas anan intellectintellect thatthat runsruns throughthrough (allall
TheThe scrutinousscrutinous SciencesSciences; andand likelike
AA cunningcunning PoetPoet, catchescatches aa quantityquantity
OfOf everyevery KnowledgeKnowledge, yetyet bringsbrings allall homehome
IntoInto oneone mysteriemystery, intointo oneone secretsecret
ThatThat hehe proceedsproceeds inin.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.Y’areY’areYou’re aa parlousparlousperilous FoolFool.
Ant.AntonioAnt.NoNo dangerdanger inin meme: II bringbring noughtnaught butbut LoveLove,
AndAnd hishis softsoft woundingwounding shaftsshafts toto strikestrike youyou withwith:
TryTry butbut oneone arrowarrow; ifif itit hurthurt youyou,
I’leI’ll standstand youyou twentytwenty backback inin recompencerecompense.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.AA forwardforward FoolFool tootoo.
Ant.AntonioAnt.ThisThis waswas Love’sLove’s teachingteaching:
AA thousandthousand wayesways sheshe fashion’dfashioned outout mymy wayway,
AndAnd thisthis II foundfound thethe safestsafest andand neerestnearest
ToTo treadtread thethe GallaxiaGallaxia toto mymy StarStar.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.ProfoundProfound, withallwithal certaincertain: YouYou dream’ddreamed ofof thisthis;
LoveLove nevernever taughttaught itit wakingwaking.
Ant.AntonioAnt.TakeTake nono acquaintanceacquaintance ofof thesethese outwardoutward FolliesFollies; therethere isis (withinwithin
AA GentlemanGentleman thatthat lovesloves youyou.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.WhenWhen II seesee himhim, I’leI’ll speakspeak withwith himhim; soso inin thethe mean timemeanmeantimemean time time
KeepKeep youryour habithabit, itit becomesbecomes youyou wellwell enoughenough
AsAs youyou areare aa GentlemanGentleman, I’leI’ll notnot discoverdiscover youyou;
That’sThat’s allall thethe favourfavour thatthat youyou mustmust expectexpect:
WhenWhen youyou areare wearyweary, youyou maymay leaveleave thethe schoolschool,
ForFor allall thisthis whilewhile youyou havehave butbut plaidplayed thethe FoolFool.
EnterEnter LollioLollio.
Ant.AntonioAnt.AndAnd mustmust agenagain; hehe, hehe, II thankthank youyou CozenCousin, I’leI’ll bebe youryour (ValentineValentine
To motrowTo morrowTomorrowtomorrow morningmorning.
Lol.LollioLol.HowHow dodo youyou likelike thethe FoolFool, MistressMistress?
Isa.IsabellaIsa.PassingPassing wellwell, SirSir.
Lol.LollioLol.IsIs hehe notnot wittywitty, prettypretty wellwell forfor aa FoolFool?

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Isa.IsabellaIsa.IfIf hehe holdhold onon asas hehe beginsbegins, hehe isis likelike toto comecome toto somethingsomething::.
Lol.LollioLol.IAyay, thankthank aa goodgood TutorTutor: YouYou maymay putput himhim to’tto’t; hehe beginsbegins
ToTo answeranswer prettypretty hardhard questionsquestions. TonyTony, howhow manymany isis
FiveFive timestimes sixsix?
Ant.AntonioAnt.FiveFive timestimes sixsix, isis sixsix timestimes fivefive.
Lol.LollioLol.WhatWhat ArithmeticianArithmetician couldcould havehave answerdanswered betterbetter? howhow manymany isis
OneOne hundredhundred andand sevenseven?
Ant.AntonioAnt.OneOne hundredhundred andand sevenseven, isis sevenseven hundredhundred andand oneone, CozenCousin.
Lol.LollioLol.ThisThis isis nono witwit toto speakspeak onon; WillWill youyou bebe ridrid ofof thethe FoolFool nownow?
Isa.IsabellaIsa.ByBy nono meansmeans, letlet himhim staystay aa littlelittle:
Mad-manMadmanwithinwithin.CatchCatch therethere, catchcatch thethe lastlast couplecouple inin hellhell.
Lol.LollioLol.AgenAgain, mustmust II comecome amongstamongst youyou? WouldWould mymy MasterMaster werewere
comecome homehome!
II amam notnot ableable toto governgovern bothboth thesethese WardsWards togethertogether.ExitExit.
Ant.AntonioAnt.WhyWhy shouldshould aa minuteminute ofof LovesLove’slove’s hourhour bebe lostlost?
Isa.IsabellaIsa.FieFie, outout agenagain! II hadhad ratherrather youyou keptkept
YourYour otherother postureposture: youyou becomebecome notnot youryour tonguetongue,
WhenWhen youyou speakspeak fromfrom youryour clothesclothes.
Ant.AntonioAnt.HowHow cancan hehe freezefreeze, liveslives neernear soso sweetsweet aa warmthwarmth? shallshall II alonealone
WalkWalk throughthrough thethe orchardorchard ofof thethe HesperidesHesperides.
AndAnd cowardlycowardly notnot daredare toto pullpull anan appleapple?
ThisThis withwith thethe redred cheekscheeks II mustmust venterventure forfor.EnterEnter Lol.LollioLol. aboveabove.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:TakeTake heedheed, there’sthere’s GyantsGiants keepkeep ’em’em.
Lol.LollioLol.HowHow nownow foolfool, areare youyou goodgood atat thatthat? havehave youyou readread LipsiusLipsius?
He’sHe’s pastpast ArsArs AmandiAmandi; II believebelieve II mustmust putput harderharder
QuestionsQuestions toto himhim, II perceiveperceive thatthat —
Isa.IsabellaIsa.YouYou areare boldbold withoutwithout fearfear tootoo.
Ant.AntonioAnt.WhatWhat shouldshould II fearfear, havinghaving allall joyesjoys aboutabout meme? DoDo youyou (smilesmile,
AndAnd LoveLove shallshall playplay thethe wantonwanton onon youryour liplip,
MeetMeet andand retireretire, retireretire andand meetmeet agenagain:
LookLook youyou butbut cheerfullycheerfully, andand inin youryour eyeseyes
II shallshall beholdbehold minemine ownown deformitydeformity,
AndAnd dressedress my selfmyself upup fairerfairer; II knowknow thisthis shapeshape
BecomesBecomes meme notnot, butbut inin thosethose brightbright mirrorsmirrors
II shallshall arrayarray meme handsomlyhandsomely.
Lol.LollioLol.CuckowCuckoo, CuckowCuckoo —ExitExit.
Mad-menMadmen aboveabove, somesome asas birdsbirds, othersothers asas beastsbeasts.
Ant.AntonioAnt.WhatWhat areare thesethese?
Isa.IsabellaIsa.OfOf fearfear enoughenough toto partpart usus, yetyet areare theythey butbut ourour schoolsschools ofof
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ThatThat actact theirtheir fantasiesfantasies inin anyany shapesshapes
SuitingSuiting theirtheir presentpresent thoughtsthoughts; ifif sadsad, theythey crycry;
IfIf mirthmirth bebe theirtheir conceitconceit, theythey laughlaugh agenagain.
SometimesSometimes theythey imitateimitate thethe beastsbeasts andand birdsbirds,
SingingSinging, oror howlinghowling, brayingbraying, barkingbarking; allall
AsAs theirtheir wildewild fansiesfancies promptprompt ’um’em.
EnterEnter LollioLollio.
Ant.AntonioAnt.TheseThese areare nono fearsfears.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.ButBut here’shere’s aa largelarge oneone, mymy manman.
Ant.AntonioAnt.HaHa, hehe, that’sthat’s finefine sportsport indeedindeed, cousincousin:
Lol:LollioLol:II wouldwould mymy mastermaster werewere comecome homehome, ’tis’tis tootoo muchmuch forfor oneone shep-shepheardshep∣heardshepherd
heard
toto governgovern twotwo ofof thesethese flocksflocks; nornor cancan II beleevebelieve thatthat oneone
ChurchmanChurchman cancan instructinstruct twotwo beneficesbenefices atat onceonce, therethere wilwill bebe somesome in-incurablein∣curableincurable
curable
madmad ofof thethe oneone sideside, andand veryvery foolsfools onon thethe otherother.
ComeCome TonyTony.
Ant.AntonioAnt.PritheePrithee cousincousin, letlet meme staystay herehere stilstill.
Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, youyou mustmust toto youryour BookBook nownow youyou havehave plaidplayed sufficientlysufficiently.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.YourYour foolfool isis growngrown wondrouswondrous wittywitty.
Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, I’leI’ll saysay nothingnothing; butbut II dodo notnot thinkthink butbut hehe willwill putput youyou
downdown oneone ofof thesethese dayesdays.ExeuntExeunt Lol.LollioLol. andand Ant.AntonioAnt.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.HereHere thethe restrainedrestrained currentcurrent mightmight makemake breachbreach,
SpiteSpite ofof thethe watchfullwatchful bankersbankers, wouldwould aa womanwoman straystray,
SheShe needneed notnot gadgad abroadabroad toto seekseek herher sinsin,
ItIt wouldwould bebe broughtbrought homehome oneone wayesways oror otherother:
TheThe NeedlesNeedle’sNeedles poyntpoint willwill toto thethe fixedfixed NorthNorth,
SuchSuch drawingdrawing ArticksArctics womenswomen’s beautiesbeauties areare.
EnterEnter LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.HowHow dostdost thouthou sweetsweet roguerogue?
Isa.IsabellaIsa.HowHow nownow?
Lol.LollioLol.ComeCome, therethere areare degreesdegrees, oneone foolfool maymay bebe betterbetter thenthan anotheranother
Isa.IsabellaIsa.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter?
Lol:LollioLol:NayNay, ifif thouthou giv’stgiv’st thythy mindmind toto Fools-fleshFool’s fleshFools-flesh, havehave atat theethee.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.YouYou boldbold slaveslave youyou.
Lol.LollioLol.II couldcould followfollow nownow asas t’othert’othertother foolfool diddid,
WhatWhat shouldshould II fearfear, havinghaving allall joysjoys aboutabout meme: dodo youyou butbut smilesmile,
AndAnd lovelove shallshall playplay thethe wantonwanton onon youryour liplip,
MeetMeet andand retireretire, retireretire andand meetmeet agenagain:
LookLook youyou butbut cheerfullycheerfully, andand inin youryour eyeseyes,
II shallshall beholdbehold mymy ownown deformitydeformity,
AndAnd dressdress my selfmyself upup fairerfairer, II knowknow thisthis shapeshape

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BecomesBecomes meme notnot; andand soso asas itit followsfollows, butbut isis notnot thisthis thethe moremore
FoolishFoolish wayway? ComeCome sweetsweet roguerogue, kisskiss meme mymy littlelittle LacedemonianLacedaemonian.
LetLet meme feelfeel howhow thythy pulsespulses beatbeat; ThouThou hasthast aa thingthing
AboutAbout theethee, wouldwould doedo aa manman pleasurepleasure, I’leI’ll laylay mymy handhand on’ton’t.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.SirrahSirrah, nono moremore II seesee youyou havehave discovereddiscovered
ThisThis loveslove’s Knight arrantKnightKnight-errantKnight arrant arrant, whowho hathhath mademade adventureadventure
ForFor purchasepurchase ofof mymy lovelove; bebe silentsilent, mutemute,
MuteMute asas aa statuestatue, oror hishis injunctioninjuctioninjunction
ForFor meme enjoyingenjoying, shallshall bebe toto cutcut thythy throatthroat,
I’leI’ll dodo itit, thoughthough forfor nono otherother purposepurpose,
AndAnd bebe suresure hee’lhe’ll notnot refuserefuse itit.
Lol.LollioLol.MyMy shareshare, that’sthat’s allall, I’leI’ll havehave mymy foolsfool’sfools partpart withwith youyou
Isa.IsabellaIsa.NoNo moremore youryour mastermaster.
EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius.
Alib:AlibiusAlib:SweetSweet, howhow dostdost thouthou?
Isa.IsabellaIsa.YourYour boundenbounden servantservant, sirsir.
Alib:AlibiusAlib:FieFie, fiefie, sweetsweet heartheart, nono moremore ofof thatthat.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:YouYou werewere bestbest locklock meme upup.
Alib:AlibiusAlib:InIn mymy armsarms andand bosomebosom, mymy sweetsweet IsabellaIsabella,
I’leI’ll locklock theethee upup mostmost neerlynearly. LollioLollio,
WeWe havehave imploymentemployment, wewe havehave tasktask inin handhand,
AtAt noblenoble VermonderosVermonderos ourour CastleCastle CaptainCaptain,
ThereThere isis aa nuptiallnuptial toto bebe solemniz’dsolemnised,
BeatriceBeatrice JoannaJoanna hishis fairfair daughterdaughter BrideBride,
ForFor whichwhich thethe GentlemanGentleman hathhath bespokebespoke ourour painspains,
AA mixturemixture ofof ourour madmenmadmen andand ourour foolsfools,
ToTo finishfinish (asas itit werewere) andand makemake thethe faggfag
OfOf allall thethe RevelsRevels, thethe thirdthird nightnight fromfrom thethe firstfirst,
OnelyOnly anan unexpectedunexpected passagepassage overover,
ToTo makemake aa frightfullfrightful pleasurepleasure, thatthat isis allall,
ButBut notnot thethe allall II aimaim atat; couldcould wewe soso actact itit,
ToTo teachteach itit inin aa wildwild distracteddistracted measuremeasure,
ThoughThough outout ofof formform andand figurefigure, breakingbreaking timestime’stimes headhead,
ItIt werewere nono mattermatter, ’twould’twould bebe healdhealed againagain
InIn oneone ageage oror otherother, ifif notnot inin thisthis,
ThisThis, thisthis LollioLollio, there’sthere’s aa goodgood rewardreward begunbegun,
AndAnd willwill begetbeget aa bountybounty bebe itit knownknown.
Lol.LollioLol.ThisThis isis easieeasy, sirsir, I’leI’ll warrantwarrant youyou: youyou havehave aboutabout youyou FoolsFools
andand MadmenMadmen thatthat cancan dancedance veryvery wellwell, andand ’tis’tis nono wonderwonder, youryouyouyour bestbest
DancersDancers areare notnot thethe wisestwisest menmen, thethe reasonreason isis, withwith oftenoften jumpingjumping

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theythey joultjolt theirtheir brainsbrains downdown intointo theirtheir feetfeet, thatthat theirtheir witswits lielie moremore inin
theirtheir heelsheels thenthanthen inin theirtheir headsheads.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.HonestHonest LollioLollio, thouthou giv’stgiv’st meme aa goodgood reasonreason,
AndAnd aa comfortcomfort inin itit.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.Y’aveY’haveyou’ve aa finefine tradetrade on’ton’t, Mad-menMadmen andand FoolsFools areare aa staple-staple-commoditystaple∣commoditystaplestaple-commodity
commoditycommodity.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.OhOhO wifewife, wewe mustmust eateat, wearewear clothesclothes, andand livelive,
JustJust atat thethe LawyersLawyers’lawyer’s HavenHaven wewe arrivearrive,
ByBy madmenmadmen andand byby foolsfools wewe bothboth dodo thrivethrive.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, AlsemeroAlsemero, JasperinoJasperino, andand BeatriceBeatrice.
Ver.VermanderoVer.ValentiaValenciaValentia speaksspeaks soso noblynobly ofof youyou, sirsir,
II wishwish II hadhad aa daughterdaughter nownow forfor youyou.
Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe fellowfellow ofof thisthis creaturecreature werewere aa partnerpartner
ForFor aa KingsKing’sking’s lovelove.
Ver:VermanderoVer:II hadhad herher fellowfellow onceonce, sirsir,
ButBut heavenheaven hashas marriedmarried herher toto joyesjoys eternalleternal,
’Twere’Twere sinsin toto wishwish herher inin thisthis valevale agenagain.
ComeCome sirsir, youryour friendfriend andand youyou shallshall seesee thethe pleasurespleasures
WhichWhich mymy healthhealth chieflychiefly joyesjoys inin.
Als.AlsemeroAls.II hearhear thethe beautybeauty ofof thisthis seatseat largelylargely.
Ver.VermanderoVer.ItIt fallsfalls muchmuch shortshort ofof thatthat.ExeuntExeunt. ManetMane●Manet BeatriceBeatrice.
Bea.BeatriceBea.SoSo, here’shere’s oneone stepstep
IntoInto mymy fathersfather’s favourfavour, timetime willwill fixfix himhim,
II havehave gotgot himhim nownow thethe libertyliberty ofof thethe HouseHouse,
SoSo wisdomewisdom byby degreesdegrees worksworks outout herher freedomfreedom;
AndAnd ifif thatthat eyeeye bebe darkneddarkened thatthat offendsoffends meme,
II waitwait butbut thatthat EclipseEclipse; thisthis GentlemanGentleman
ShallShall soonsoon shineshine gloriousglorious inin mymy FathersFather’s likingliking,
ThroughThrough thethe refulgentrefulgent vertuevirtue ofof mymy lovelove.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.MyMy thoughtsthoughts areare atat aa banquetbanquet forfor thethe deeddeed,
II feelfeel nono weightweight in’tin’t, ’tis’tis butbut lightlight andand cheapcheap,
ForFor thethe sweetsweet recompencerecompense, thatthat II setset downdown for’tfor’t.
Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.LadyLady.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ThyThy lookslooks promisepromise cheerfullycheerfully.
Def,DefloresDef,AllAll thingsthings areare answerableanswerable, timetime, circumstancecircumstance,
YourYour wisheswishes andand mymy serviceservice.
Bea:BeatriceBea:IsIs itit donedone thenthen.
Def.DefloresDef.PiracquoPiracquo isis nono moremore.

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Bea.BeatriceBea.MyMy joyesjoys startstart atat minemine eyeseyes, ourour sweet’stsweet’stsweetest delightsdelights
AreAre evermoreevermore bornborn weepingweeping.
Def.DefloresDef.I’veI’ve aa tokentoken forfor youyou.
Bea:BeatriceBea:ForFor meme?
Def.DefloresDef.ButBut itit waswas sentsent somwhatsomewhat unwillinglyunwillingly,
II couldcould notnot getget thethe RingRing withoutwithout thethe FingerFinger.
Bea:BeatriceBea:BlessBless meme! whatwhat hasthast thouthou donedone?
Def:DefloresDef:WhyWhy isis thatthat moremore thenthan killingkilling thethe wholewhole manman? II cutcut hishis
heartheart stringsstrings.
AA greedygreedy handhand thrustthrust inin aa dishdish atat CourtCourt
InIn aa mistakemistake, hathhath hadhad asas muchmuch asas thisthis.
Bea.BeatriceBea.’Tis’Tis thethe firstfirst tokentoken mymy fatherfather mademade meme sendsend himhim,
Def.DefloresDef.AndAnd II mademade himhim sendsend itit backback agenagain
ForFor hishis lastlast tokentoken, II waswas loathloath toto leaveleave itit,
AndAnd I’meI’m suresure deaddead menmen havehave nono useuse ofof JewelsJewels,
HeHe waswas asas loathloath toto partpart with’twith’t, forfor itit stuckstuck,
AsAs ifif thethe fleshflesh andand itit werewere bothboth oneone substancesubstance.
Bea:BeatriceBea:AtAt thethe StagsStag’sStags fallfall thethe KeeperKeeper hashas hishis feesfees:
’Tis’Tis soonsoon apply’dapplied, allall deaddead mensmen’s feesfees areare yoursyours, SirSir,
II praypray burybury thethe fingerfinger, butbut thethe stonestone
YouYou maymay makemake useuse onofonof shortlyshortly, thethe truetrue valuevalue,
Tak’tTake’ttake’t ofof mymy truthtruth, isis neernearnear threethree hundredhundred DucketsDucats.
Def.DefloresDef.’Twil’Twil hardlyhardly buybuy aa capcasecapcase forfor onesone’sones conscienceconscience thothough
ToTo keepkeep itit fromfrom thethe wormworm, asas finefine asas ’tis’tis.
WellWell, beingbeing mymy feesfees I’leI’ll taketake itit,
GreatGreat menmen havehave taughttaught meme thatthat, oror elseelse mymy meritmerit
WouldWould scornscorn thethe wayway on’ton’t.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ItIt mightmight justlyjustly, sirsir: WhyWhy thouthou mistak’stmistak’st DefloresDeflores, ’tis’tis notnot gi-givengi∣vengiven
ven
inin statestate ofof recompencerecompense.
Def.DefloresDef.NoNo, II hopehope soso, LadyLady, youyou shouldshould soonsoon witnesswitness mymy contemptcontempt
too’tto’t thenthen.
Bea.BeatriceBea.PritheePrithee, thouthou lookstlook’st asas ifif thouthou wer’twertwere’t offendedoffended.
Def.DefloresDef.ThatThat werewere strangestrange, LadyLady, tis’tis notnot possiblepossible
MyMy serviceservice shouldshould drawdraw suchsuch aa causecause fromfrom youyou.
OffendedOffended? Coul’dCouldcould youyou thinkthink soso? ThatThat werewere muchmuch
ForFor oneone ofof mymy performanceperformance, andand soso warmwarm
YetYet inin mymy serviceservice.
Bea.BeatriceBea.’Twere’Twere miserymisery inin meme toto givegive youyou causecause, sirsir.
Def.DefloresDef.II knowknow soso muchmuch, itit werewere soso, miserymisery
InIn herher mostmost sharpsharp conditioncondition.

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Bea.BeatriceBea.’Tis’Tis resolv’dresolved thenthen; looklook youyou sirsir, here’shere’s 3000.3000. goldengolden FlorensFlorinsflorins,
II havehave notnot meanlymeanly thoughtthought uponupon thythy meritmerit.
Def.DefloresDef.WhatWhat sallerysalary? NowNow youyou movemove meme.
Bea:BeatriceBea:HowHow DefloresDeflores?
Def:DefloresDef:DoDo youyou placeplace meme inin thethe rankrank ofof verminousverminous fellowsfellows,
ToTo destroydestroy thingsthings forfor wageswages? offeroffer goldgold?
TheThe lifelife bloodblood ofof manman; IsIs anyany thingthing
ValuedValued tootoo pretiousprecious forfor mymy recompencerecompense?
Bea.BeatriceBea.II understandunderstand theethee notnot.
Def.DefloresDef.II couldcould ha’ha’ hir’dhired aa journey-manjourneyman inin murdermurder atat thisthis raterate,
AndAnd minemine ownown conscienceconscience mightmight havehave,
AndAnd havehave hadhad thethe workwork broughtbrought homehome.
Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m inin aa labyrinthlabyrinth;
WhatWhat willwill contentcontent himhim? II wouldwould fainfain bebe ridrid ofof himhim.
I’leI’ll doubledouble thethe sumsum, sirsir.
Def.DefloresDef.YouYou taketake aa coursecourse toto doubledouble mymy vexationvexation, that’sthat’s thethe goodgood youyou (doedo.
Bea.BeatriceBea.BlessBless meme! II amam nownow inin worseworse plightplight thenthan II waswas,
II knowknow notnot whatwhat willwill pleaseplease himhim: forfor mymy fearsfear’sfears sakesake
II pritheeprithee makemake awayaway withwith allall speedspeed possiblepossible.
AndAnd ifif thouthou be’stbe’stbeest soso modestmodest notnot toto namename
TheThe sumsum thatthat willwill contentcontent theethee, paperpaper blushesblushes notnot,
SendSend thythy demanddemand inin writingwriting, itit shallshall followfollow theethee,
ButBut pritheeprithee taketake thythy flightflight.
Def.DefloresDef.YouYou mustmust fliefly tootoo thenthen.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II?
Def.DefloresDef.I’leI’ll notnot stirstir aa footfoot elseelse.
Bea.BeatriceBea.What’sWhat’s youryour meaningmeaning?
Def.DefloresDef.WhyWhy areare notnot youyou asas guiltyguilty, inin I’meI’m suresure
AsAs deepdeep asas II? andand wewe shouldshould stickstick togethertogether.
ComeCome, youryour fearsfears counsellcounsel youyou butbut illill, mymy absenceabsence
WouldWould drawdraw suspectsuspect uponupon youyou instantlyinstantly,
ThereThere werewere nono rescuerescue forfor youyou.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HeHe speaksspeaks homehome.
Def.DefloresDef.NorNor isis itit fitfit wewe twotwo ingag’dengaged soso joyntlyjointly,
ShouldShould partpart andand livelive asunderasunder.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow nownow sirsir? ThisThis shewsshows notnot wellwell.
Def.DefloresDef.WhatWhat makesmakes youryour liplip soso strangestrange? ThisThis mustmust notnot bebe betwixtbetwixt usus.
Bea.BeatriceBea.TheThe manman talkstalks wildlywildly.
Def.DefloresDef.ComeCome kissekiss meme withwith aa zealzeal nownow.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HeavenHeaven II doubtdoubt himhim.

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Def.DefloresDef.II willwill notnot standstand soso longlong toto begbeg ’em’em shortlyshortly.
Bea.BeatriceBea.TakeTake heedheed DefloresDeflores ofof forgetfulnessforgetfulness, ’twill’twill soonsoon betraybetray usus.
Def.DefloresDef.TakeTake youyou heedheed firstfirst;
FaithFaith y’arey’areyou’re growngrown muchmuch forgetfullforgetful, y’arey’areyou’re toototoo blameblame in’tin’t.
Bea.BeatriceBea.He’sHe’s boldbold, andand II amam blam’dblamed for’tfor’t.
Def.DefloresDef.II havehave eas’deased youyou ofof youryour troubletrouble, thinkthink on’ton’t, I’meI’m inin painpain,
AndAnd mustmust bebe eas’deased ofof youyou; ’tis’tis aa charitycharity,
JusticeJustice invitesinvites youryour bloodblood toto understandunderstand meme.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II daredare notnot.
Def.DefloresDef.QuicklyQuickly.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO II nevernever shallshall, speakspeak itit yetyet furtherfurther ofof thatthat II maymay loselose
WhatWhat hashas beenbeen spokenspoken, andand nono soundsound remainremain on’ton’t.
II wouldwould notnot hearhear soso muchmuch offenceoffence againagain forfor suchsuch anotheranother deeddeed.
Def.DefloresDef.SoftSoft, LadyLady, softsoft; thethe lastlast isis notnot yetyet paidpaid forfor, ohoho thisthis actact
HasHas putput meme intointo spiritspirit; II waswas asas greedygreedy on’ton’t
AsAs thethe parchtparched earthearth ofof moisturemoisture, whenwhen thethe cloudsclouds weepweep.
DidDid youyou notnot markmark, II wroughtwrought my selfmyself into’tinto’t.
NayNay suedsued andand kneel’dkneeled for’tfor’t: WhyWhy waswas allall thatthat painspains tooktook?
YouYou seesee II havehave thrownthrown contemptcontempt uponupon youryour goldgold,
NotNot thatthat II wantwant itit, forfor II doedo piteouslypiteously,
InIn orderorder II willwill comecome unto’tunto’t, andand makemake useuse on’ton’t,
ButBut ’twas’twas notnot heldheld soso pretiousprecious toto beginbegin withwith;
ForFor II placeplace wealthwealth afterafter thethe heelsheels ofof pleasurepleasure,
AndAnd werewere II notnot resolv[*]dresolvedresolv●dresolved inin mymy beliefbelief
ThatThat thythy virginityvirginity werewere perfectperfect inin theethee,
II shouldshould butbut taketake mymy recompencerecompense withwith grudginggrudging.
AsAs ifif II hadhad butbut halfehalf mymy hopeshopes II agreedagreed forfor.
Bea:BeatriceBea:WhyWhy ’tis’tis impossibleimpossible thouthou canstcanst bebe soso wickedwicked,
OrOr sheltershelter suchsuch aa cunningcunning crueltycruelty,
ToTo makemake hishis deathdeath thethe murderermurderer ofof mymy honorhonour.
ThyThy languagelanguage isis soso boldbold andand vitiousvicious,
II cannotcannot seesee whichwhich wayway II cancan forgiveforgive itit withwith anyany modestymodesty.
Def.DefloresDef.PushPush, youyou forgetforget your selfeyourself, aa womanwoman diptdipped inin bloodblood, andand
talktalk ofof modestymodesty.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OO miserymisery ofof sinsin! wouldwould II hadhad beenbeen boundbound
PerpetuallyPerpetually untounto mymy livingliving hatehate
InIn thatthat PiracquoPiracquo, thenthan toto hearhear thesethese wordswords.
ThinkThink butbut uponupon thethe distancedistance thatthat CreationCreation
SetSet ’twixt’twixt thythy bloodblood andand minemine, andand keepkeep theethee therethere.
Def.DefloresDef.LookLook butbut intointo youryour conscienceconscience, readread meme therethere,

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’Tis’Tis aa truetrue BookBook, you’lyou’ll findfind meme therethere youyou equallequal:
PushPush, flyefly notnot toto youryour birthbirth, butbut settlesettle youyou
InIn whatwhat thethe actact hashas mademade youyou, y’arey’areyou’re nono moremore nownow,
YouYou mustmust forgetforget youryour parentageparentage toto meme,
Y’areY’areYou’re thethe deedsdeed’s creaturecreature, byby thatthat namename
YouYou lostlost youryour firstfirst conditioncondition, andand II challengechallenge youyou,
AsAs peacepeace andand innocencyinnocency hashas turn’dturned youyou outout,
AndAnd mademade youyou oneone withwith meme.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WithWith theethee, foulfoul villainvillain?
Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, mymy fairfair murdressmurd’ressmurderess; DoDo youyou urgeurge meme?
ThoughThough thouthou writ’stwrit●stwrit’st maidmaid, thouthou whorewhore inin thythy affectionaffection,
’Twas’Twas chang’dchanged fromfrom thythy firstfirst lovelove, andand that’sthat’s aa kindkind
OfOf whoredomewhoredom inin thythy heartheart, andand he’she’s chang’dchanged nownow,
ToTo bringbring thythy secondsecond onon thythy AlsemeroAlsemero,
WhomWhom (byby allall sweetssweets thatthat everever darknessdarkness tastedtasted,
IfIf II enjoyenjoy theethee notnot) thouthou ne’rene’ernever enjoystenjoy’stenjoyest,
I’leI’ll blastblast thethe hopeshopes andand joyesjoys ofof marriagemarriage,
I’leI’ll confessconfess allall, mymy lifelife II raterate atat nothingnothing.
Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.II shallshall restrest fromfrom allall loverslovers’lovers plaguesplagues thenthen,
II livelive inin painpain nownow: thatthat shootingshooting eyeeye
WillWill burnburn mymy heartheart toto cinderscinders.
Bea:BeatriceBea:OO sirsir, hearhear meme.
Def.DefloresDef.SheShe thatthat inin lifelife andand lovelove refusesrefuses meme,
InIn deathdeath andand shameshame mymy partnerpartner sheshe shallshall bebe.
Bea.BeatriceBea.StayStay, hearhear meme onceonce forfor allall, II makemake theethee mastermaster
OfOf allall thethe wealthwealth II havehave inin goldgold andand jewelsjewels,
LetLet meme gogo poorpoor untounto mymy bedbed withwith honorhonour,
AndAnd II amam richrich inin allall thingsthings.
Def.DefloresDef.LetLet thisthis silencesilence theethee,
TheThe wealthwealth ofof allall ValentiaValenciaValentia shallshall notnot buybuy mymy pleasurepleasure fromfrom meme,
CanCan youyou weepweep FateFate fromfrom itsits determin’ddetermined purposepurpose?
SoSo soonsoon maymay weepweep meme.
Bea.BeatriceBea.VengeanceVengeance beginsbegins;
MurderMurder II seesee isis followedfollowed byby moremore sinssins.
WasWas mymy creationcreation inin thethe wombwomb soso curstcursed,
ItIt mustmust ingenderengender withwith aa ViperViper firstfirst?
Def.DefloresDef.ComeCome, riserise, andand shrowdshroud youryour blushesblushes inin mymy bosomebosom,
SilenceSilence isis oneone ofof pleasurespleasure’spleasures bestbest receiptsreceipts:
ThyThy peacepeace isis wroughtwrought forfor everever inin thisthis yeeldingyielding.

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’Lasse’Las’las howhow thethe TurtleTurtle pantspants! Thoul’tThou’ltThoul’t lovelove anonanon,
WhatWhat thouthou soso fear’stfear’stfearest, andand faintstfaint’stfaintest toto ventureventure onon.ExeuntExeunt:



ACTUSACTUS QUARTUSQUARTUS.

EnterEnter GentlemenGentlemen, VermanderoVermandero meetingmeeting themthem withwith actionaction ofof wonder-wondermentwonder∣mentwonderment
ment
atat thethe flightflight ofof PiracquoPiracquo. EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero, withwith JasperinoJasperino, andand
GallantsGallants, VermanderoVermandero poyntspoints toto himhim, thethe GentlemenGentlemen seemingseeming toto ap-applaudap∣plaudapplaud
plaud
thethe choycechoice, AlsemeroAlsemero, JasperinoJasperino, andand GentlemenGentlemen; BeatriceBeatrice
thethe BrideBride followingfollowing inin greatgreat statestate, accompaniedaccompanied withwith DiaphantaDiaphanta, Isa-IsabellaIsa∣bellaIsabella
bella,
andand otherother GentlewomenGentlewomen: DefloresDeflores afterafter allall, smilingsmiling atat thethe
accidentaccident; Alonzo’sAlonzo’s GhostGhost appearsappears toto DefloresDeflores inin thethe midstmidst ofof hishis
smilesmile, startlesstartles himhim, shewingshowing himhim thethe handhand whosewhose fingerfinger hehe hadhad cutcut offoff.
TheyThey passepass overover inin greatgreat solemnitysolemnity.

EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice:
Bea:BeatriceBea:THisTHis fellowfellow hashas undoneundone meme endleslyendlessly,
NeverNever waswas BrideBride soso fearfullyfearfully distrestdistressed;
TheThe moremore II thinkthink uponupon th’ensuingth’ensuing nightnight,
AndAnd whomwhom II amam toto copecope withwith inin embracesembraces,
OneOne bothboth ennobledennobled bothboth inin bloodblood andand mindmind,
SoSo clearclear inin understandingunderstanding, that’sthat’s mymy plagueplague nownow,
BeforeBefore whosewhose judgementjudgement willwill mymy faultfault appearappear
LikeLike malefactorsmalefactors’malefactors crimescrimes beforebefore TribunalsTribunals,
ThereThere isis nono hidinghiding on’ton’t, thethe moremore II divedive
IntoInto mymy ownown distressdistress; howhow aa wisewise manman
StandsStands forfor aa greatgreat calamitycalamity, there’sthere’s nono venturingventuring
IntoInto hishis bedbed, whatwhat coursecourse soe’resoe’er II lightlight uponupon,
WithoutWithout mymy shameshame, whichwhich maymay growgrow upup toto dangerdanger;
HeHe cannotcannot butbut inin justicejustice stranglestrangle meme
AsAs II lielie byby byby himhim, asas aa cheatercheater useuse meme;
’Tis’Tis aa pretiousprecious craftcraft toto playplay withwith aa falsefalse DyeDie
BeforeBefore aa cunningcunning GamesterGamester; here’shere’s hishis closetcloset,
TheThe keykey leftleft in’tin’t, andand hehe abroadabroad i’thi’th’ ParkPark,
SureSure ’twas’twas forgotforgot, I’leI’ll bebe soso boldbold asas looklook in’tin’t.
BlessBless meme! AA rightright PhysiciansPhysician’sphysician’s closetcloset ’tis’tis,
SetSet roundround withwith violsviols, everyevery oneone herher markmark tootoo.

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SureSure hehe doesdoes practicepractise PhysickPhysic forfor hishis ownown useuse,
WhichWhich maymay bebe safelysafely calldcalled youryour greatgreat mansman’s WisdomWisdom.
WhatWhat manuscriptmanuscript lieslies herehere? TheThe BookBook ofof ExperimentExperiment,
Call’dCalled SecretsSecrets inin NatureNature: soso ’tis’tis, ’tis’tis soso,
HowHow toto knowknow whetherwhether aa womanwoman bebe withwith childchild oror nono.
II hopehope II amam notnot yetyet; ifif hehe shouldshould trytry thothough
LetLet meme seesee foliofolio 4545.forty-five45... HereHere ’tis’tis;
thethe leafleaf tuckttucked dowdowndow upon’tupon’t, thethe placeplace suspitioussuspicious.
IfIf youyou wouldwould knowknow whetherwhether aa womanwoman bebe withwith childchild, oror notnot,
GiveGive herher twotwo spoonfulsspoonfuls ofof thethe whitewhite waterwater inin GlassGlass C.C.
Wher’sWhere’s thatthat GlassGlass CC: OOOh yonderyonder II see’tsee’t nownow, andand ifif sheshe bebe withwith childchild,
SheShe sleepssleeps fullfull twelvetwelve hourshours afterafter, ifif notnot, notnot
NoneNone ofof thatthat waterwater comescomes intointo mymy bellybelly.
I’leI’ll knowknow youyou fromfrom aa hundredhundred, II couldcould breakbreak youyou nownow
OrOr turnturn youyou intointo milkmilk, andand soso beguilebeguile
TheThe mastermaster ofof thethe mysterymystery, butbut I’leI’ll looklook toto youyou.
HaHa!HaHa!!! thatthat whichwhich isis nextnext, isis tenten timestimes worseworse.
HowHow toto knowknow whetherwhether aa womanwoman bebe aa maidmaid, oror notnot;
IfIf thatthat shouldshould bebe apply’dapplied, whatwhat wouldwould becomebecome ofof meme?
BelikeBelike hehe hashas aa strongstrong faithfaith ofof mymy puritypurity,
ThatThat nevernever yetyet mademade proofproof; butbut thisthis hehe callscalls
AA merrymerry slightslight, butbut truetrue experimentexperiment, thethe AuthorAuthor AntoniusAntonius MizaldusMizaldus.
GiveGive thethe partyparty youyou suspectsuspect thethe quantityquantity ofof aa spoonfulspoonful ofof thethe waterwater,
InIn thethe glassglass M.M. whichwhich uponupon herher thatthat isis maidmaid, makesmakes threethree severallseveral
effectseffects, ’twill’twill makemake herher incontinentlyincontinently gapegape, thenthen fallfall intointo aa suddensudden
sneezingsneezing, lastlast intointo aa violentviolent laughinglaughing, elseelse dulldull, heavyheavy andand lumpishlumpish.
WhereWhere hadhad II beenbeen? II fearfear itit, yetyet ’tis’tis sevenseven hourshours toto bedbed timetime.
EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta
Dia.DiaphantaDia.CudsCuds MadamMadam, areare youyou herehere?
Bea.BeatriceBea.SeeingSeeing thatthat wenchwench nownow
AA tricktrick comescomes inin mymy mindmind, ’tis’tis aa nicenice piecepiece,
GoldGold cannotcannot purchasepurchase; II comecome hitherhither wenchwench,
ToTo looklook mymy LordLord.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.WouldWould II hadhad suchsuch aa causecause toto looklook himhim tootoo.
WhyWhy he’she’s ith’i’th’ ParkPark MadamMadam.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ThereThere letlet himhim bebe.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.IAyI madammadam, letlet himhim compasscompass,
WholeWhole ParksParks andand ForrestsForests, asas greatgreat RangersRangers doedo,
AtAt roostingroosting timetime aa littlelittle lodgelodge cancan holdhold ’em’em.
Earth-conqueringEarth-conquering AlexanderAlexander, thatthat thoughtthought thethe worldworld
TooToo narrownarrow forfor himhim, inin thethe endend hadhad butbut hishis pit-holepit-hole.

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Bea.BeatriceBea.II fearfear thouthou artart notnot modestmodest, DiaphantaDiaphanta.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.YourYour thoughtsthoughts areare soso unwillingunwilling toto bebe knownknown, MadamMadam,
’Tis’Tis everever thethe BridesBride’s fashionfashion towardstowards bed-timebedtime,
ToTo setset lightlight byby herher joyesjoys, asas ifif sheshe ow’dowed ’em’em notnot.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HerHer joysjoys; herher fearsfears thouthou wouldstwouldst saysay.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.FearFear ofof whatwhat?
Bea.BeatriceBea.ArtArt thouthou aa maidmaid, andand talksttalk’st soso toto aa maidmaid?
YouYou leaveleave aa blushingblushing businessbusiness behindbehind,
BeshrewBeshrew youryour heartheart for’tfor’t.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.DoDo youyou meanmean goodgood soothsooth, madammadam?
Bea,BeatriceBea,WellWell, ifif I’deI’d thoughtthought uponupon thethe fearfear atat firstfirst,
ManMan shouldshould havehave beenbeen unknownunknown.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.Is’tIs’t possiblepossible?
Bea.BeatriceBea.II willwill givegive aa thousandthousand DucketsDucats toto thatthat womanwoman
WouldWould trytry whatwhat mymy fearfear werewere, andand telltell meme truetrue
To morrowTomorrow, whenwhen sheshe getsgets from’tfrom’t: asas sheshe likeslikes
II mightmight perhapsperhaps bebe drawndrawn too’tto’t.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.AreAre youyou inin earnestearnest?
Bea.BeatriceBea.DoDo youyou getget thethe womanwoman, thenthen challengechallenge meme,
AndAnd seesee ifif I’leI’ll fliefly from’tfrom’t; butbut II mustmust telltell youyou
ThisThis byby thethe wayway, sheshe mustmust bebe aa truetrue maidmaid,
ElseElse there’sthere’s nono tryalltrial, mymy fearsfears areare notnot hershers elseelse.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.NayNay, sheshe thatthat II wouldwould putput intointo youryour handshands, madammadam
shallshall bebe aa maidmaid.
Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou knowknow II shouldshould bebe sham’dshamed elseelse, becausebecause sheshe lieslies forfor meme.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.Tis’Tis aa strangestrange humourhumour:
ButBut areare youyou seriousserious stillstill? WouldWould youyou resigneresign
YourYour firstfirst nightsnight’s pleasurepleasure, andand givegive moneymoney tootoo?
Bea.BeatriceBea.AsAs willinglywillingly asas livelive; alasalas, thethe goldgold
IsIs butbut aa by-betby-bet toto wedgewedge inin thethe honorhonour.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.II doedo notnot knowknow howhow thethe worldworld goesgoes abroadabroad
ForFor faithfaith oror honestyhonesty, there’sthere’s bothboth requir’drequired inin thisthis.
MadamMadam, whatwhat saysay youyou toto meme, andand straystray nono furtherfurther,
I’veI’ve aa goodgood mindmind inin trothtroth toto earnearn youryour moneymoney.
Bea.BeatriceBea.Y’areY’areYou’re tootoo quickquick, II fearfear, toto bebe aa maidmaid.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.HowHow? notnot aa maidmaid? naynay thenthen youyou urgeurge meme madammadam,
YourYour honorablehonourable selfself isis notnot aa truertruer
WithWith allall youryour fearsfears uponupon youyou.
Bea.BeatriceBea.BadBad enoughenough thenthen.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.ThenThanThen II withwith allall mymy lightsomelightsome joyesjoys aboutabout meme.

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Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m gladglad toto hear’thear’t thenthen, youyou daredare putput youryour honestyhonesty
UponUpon anan easieeasy tryalltrial.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.EasieEasy? — any thinganyanythingany thing thing.
Bea.BeatriceBea.I’leI’ll comecome toto youyou streightstraight.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.SheShe willwill notnot searchsearch meme? willwill sheshe?
LikeLike thethe fore-womanforewomanfore-woman ofof aa femalefemale JuryJury.
Bea.BeatriceBea.GlassGlass M.M. IAyay, thisthis isis itit; looklook DiaphantaDiaphanta,
YouYou taketake nono worseworse thenthan II dodo.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.AndAnd inin soso doingdoing II willwill notnot questionquestion whatwhat ’tis’tis, butbut taketake itit::.
Bea.BeatriceBea.NowNow ifif thethe experimentexperiment bebe truetrue, ’twill’twill praisepraise it selfeitself,
AndAnd givegive meme noblenoble easeease: — BeginsBegins alreadyalready,
There’sThere’s thethe firstfirst symptomesymptom; andand whatwhat hasthaste itit makesmakes
ToTo fallfall intointo thethe secondsecond, therethere byby thisthis timetime
MostMost admirableadmirable secretsecret, onon thethe contrarycontrary
ItIt stirsstirs notnot meme aa whitwhit, whichwhich mostmost concernsconcerns itit::.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.HaHa, haha, haha.
Bea.BeatriceBea.JustJust inin allall thingsthings andand inin orderorder,
AsAs ifif ’twere’twere circumscrib’dcircumscribed, oneone accidentaccident givesgives wayway untounto anotheranother.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.HaHa, haha, haha.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow nownow wenchwench?
Dia.DiaphantaDia.HaHa, haha, haha, II amam soso soso lightlight atat heartheart, haha, haha, haha. soso pleasurablepleasurable.
ButBut oneone swigswig moremore, sweetsweet MadamMadam.
Bea.BeatriceBea.IAyay, to morrowtomorrow, wewe shallshall havehave timetime toto sitsit by’tby’t.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.NowNow I’meI’m sadsad agenagain.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ItIt layeslays it selfitself soso gentlygently tootoo; ComeCome wenchwench, mostmost honesthonest Dia-DiaphantaDia∣phantaDiaphanta(phanta

II daredare callcall theethee nownow.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.PrayPray telltell meme, madammadam, whatwhat tricktrick callcall youyou thisthis?
Bea.BeatriceBea.I’leI’ll telltell theethee allall hereafterhereafter; wewe mustmust studystudy thethe carriagecarriage ofof thisthis
businessbusiness:
Dia.DiaphantaDia.II shallshall carry’tcarry’t wellwell, becausebecause II lovelove thethe burthenburden.
Bea.BeatriceBea.AboutAbout midnightmidnight youyou mustmust notnot failfail toto stealsteal forthforth gentlygently,
ThatThat II maymay useuse thethe placeplace.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.OhOhO fearfear notnot, MadamMadam,
II shallshall bebe coolcool byby thatthat timetime: thethe bridesbride’sBride’s placeplace,
AndAnd withwith aa thousandthousand DucketsDucats; I’meI’m forfor aa JusticeJustice nownow,
II bringbring aa portionportion withwith meme, II scornscorn smallsmall foolsfools.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero andand ServantServant.
Ver.VermanderoVer.II telltell theethee knaveknave, minemine HonorHonour isis inin questionquestion,
AA thingthing tilltill nownow freefree fromfrom suspitionsuspicion,
NorNor everever waswas therethere causecause; whowho ofof mymy GentlemenGentlemen areare absentabsent?

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TellTell meme andand trulytruly howhow manymany, andand whowho.
Ser.ServantSer.AntonioAntonio, SirSir, andand FranciscusFranciscus.
Ver.VermanderoVer.WhenWhen diddid theythey leaveleave thethe CastleCastle?
Ser.ServantSer.SomeSome tenten daysdays sincesince, sirsir, thethe oneone intendingintending toto BriamataBriamata,
Th’otherTh’other forfor ValentiaValenciaValentia.
Ver.VermanderoVer.TheThe timetime accusesaccuses ’um’em, aa chargecharge ofof murdermurder
IsIs broughtbrought withinwithin mymy CastleCastle gategate, Piracquo’sPiracquo’s murdermurder,
II daredare notnot answeranswer faithfullyfaithfully theirtheir absenceabsence:
AA strictstrict commandcommand ofof apprehensionapprehension
ShallShall pursuepursue ’um’em suddenlysuddenly, andand eithereither wipewipe
TheThe stainstain offoff clearclear, oror openlyopenly discoverdiscover itit.
ProvideProvide meme wingedwinged warrantswarrants forfor thethe purposepurpose.
SeeSee, II amam setset onon agenagain.ExitExit ServantServant.
EnterEnter TomazoTomazo.
Tom.TomazoTom.II claimclaim aa brotherbrother ofof youyou.
Ver.VermanderoVer.Y’areY’areYou’re tootoo hothot, seekseek himhim notnot herehere.
Tom.TomazoTom.YesYes, ’mongst’mongstamongst youryour dearestdearest bloodsbloods,
IfIf mymy peacepeace findfind nono fairerfairer satisfactionsatisfaction,
ThisThis isis thethe placeplace mustmust yeeldyield accountaccount forfor himhim,
ForFor herehere II leftleft himhim, andand thethe hastyhastytiehastyhaste tietie
OfOf thisthis snatchtsnatched marriagemarriage, givesgives strongstrong testimonytestimony
OfOf hishis mostmost certaincertain ruineruin.
Ver.VermanderoVer.CertainCertain falshoodfalsehood;
ThisThis isis thethe placeplace indeedindeed, hishis breachbreach ofof faithfaith,
HasHas tootoo muchmuch mar’dmarred bothboth mymy abusedabused lovelove,
TheThe honorablehonourable lovelove II reserv’dreserved forfor himhim,
AndAnd mock’tmocked mymy daughtersdaughter’s joyjoy; thethe prepar’dprepared morningmorning
BlushtBlushed atat hishis infidelityinfidelity, hehe leftleft
ContemptContempt andand scornscorn toto throwthrow uponupon thosethose friendsfriends
WhoseWhose beliefbelief hurthurt ’em’em: ohoho ’twas’twas mostmost ignobleignoble
ToTo taketake hishis flightflight soso unexepectedlyunexpectedlyunexepectedly,
AndAnd throwthrow suchsuch publickpublic wrongswrongs onon thosethose thatthat lov’dloved himhim
Tom.TomazoTom.ThenThen thisthis isis allall youryour answeranswer.
Ver.VermanderoVer.Tis’Tis tootoo fairfair forfor oneone ofof hishis alliancealliance; andand II warnwarn youyou
ThatThat thisthis placeplace nono moremore seesee youyou.ExitExit.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Tom.TomazoTom.TheThe bestbest isis, therethere isis moremore groundground toto meetmeet aa mansman’s revengerevenge onon.
HonestHonest DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.That’sThat’s mymy namename indeedindeed.
SawSaw youyou thethe BrideBride? GoodGood sweetsweet sirsir, whichwhich wayway tooktook sheshe?

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Tom.TomazoTom..II havehave blestblessed minemine eyeseyes fromfrom seeingseeing suchsuch aa falsefalse oneone.
Def.DefloresDef.I’deI’d fainfain getget offoff, thisthis man’sman’s notnot forfor mymy companycompany,
II smellsmell hishis brothersbrother’s bloodblood whenwhen II comecome neernear himhim.
Tom.TomazoTom.ComeCome hitherhither kindkind andand truetrue oneone; II rememberremember
MyMy brotherbrother lov’dloved theethee wellwell.
Def.DefloresDef.OO purelypurely, deardear sirsir, me thinksmethinks II amam nownow agenagain a killingaa-killinga killing killing onon himhim.
HeHe bringsbrings itit soso freshfresh toto meme.
Tom.TomazoTom.ThouThou canstcanst guesseguess sirrahsirrah,
OneOne honesthonest friendfriend hashas anan instinctinstinct ofof jealousiejealousy
AtAt somesome foulfoul guiltyguilty personperson.
Def.DefloresDef.’Lasse’Las’las sirsir, II amam soso charitablecharitable, II thinkthink nonenone
WorseWorse thenthan my selfmyself — YouYou diddid notnot seesee thethe BrideBride thenthen?
Tom.TomazoTom.II pritheeprithee namename herher notnot. IsIs sheshe notnot wickedwicked?
Def.DefloresDef.NoNo, nono, aa prettypretty easieeasy round-packtround-packed sinnersinner,
AsAs youryour mostmost LadiesLadies areare, elseelse youyou mightmight thinkthink
II flatter’dflattered herher; butbut sirsir, atat nono handhand wickedwicked,
TillTill th’areth’arethey’re soso oldold theirtheir sinssins andand vicesvices meetmeet,
AndAnd theythey salutesalute WitchesWitches; II amam call’dcalled, II thinkthink sirsir:
HisHis companycompany ev’nevene’en ore-layso’erlaysoverlays mymy conscienceconscience.ExitExit.
Tom.TomazoTom.ThatThat DefloresDeflores hashas aa wondrouswondrous honesthonest heartheart.
He’lHe’llhe’ll bringbring itit outout inin timetime, I’meI’m assur’dassured on’ton’t.
OO here’shere’s thethe gloriousglorious mastermaster ofof thethe dayesday’s joyjoy.
II willwill notnot bebe longlong tilltill hehe andand II dodo reckonreckon sirsir.
EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou areare mostmost welcomewelcome.
Tom.TomazoTom.YouYou maymay callcall thatthat wordword backback,
II dodo notnot thinkthink II amam, nornor wishwish toto bebe.
Als.AlsemeroAls.’Tis’Tis strangestrange youyou foundfound thethe wayway toto thisthis househouse thenthen.
Tom.TomazoTom.WouldWould I’deI’d nerene’er knownknown thethe causecause, I’meI’m nonenone ofof thosethose sirsir,
ThatThat comecome toto givegive youyou joyjoy, andand swillswill youryour winewine,
’Tis’Tis aa moremore pretiousprecious liquorliquor thatthat mustmust laylay
TheThe fieryfiery thirstthirst II bringbring.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YourYour wordswords andand youyou appearappear toto meme greatgreat strangersstrangers.
Tom,Tom.TomazoTom.TimeTime andand ourour swordsswords maymay makemake usus moremore acquaintedacquainted;
ThisThis thethe businessebusiness.
II shouldshould havehave aa brotherbrother inin youryour PlacePlace,
HowHow treacherytreachery andand malicemalice havehave dispos’ddisposed ofof himhim,
I’meI’m boundbound toto enquireinquire ofof himhim whichwhich holdsholds hishis rightright:
WhichWhich nevernever couldcould comecome fairlyfairly.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou mustmust looklook toto answeranswer forfor thatthat wordword, sirsir.

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Tom:TomazoTom:FearFear youyou notnot, I’leI’ll havehave itit readyready drawndrawn atat ourour nextnext meetingmeeting.
KeepKeep youryour dayday solemnsolemn. FarewellFarewell, II disturbdisturb itit notnot,
Il’eI’ll bearbear thethe smartsmart withwith patiencepatience forfor aa timetime.ExitExit.
Als.AlsemeroAls.’Tis’Tis somwhatsomewhat ominousominous thisthis, aa quarrellquarrel entredentered
UponUpon thisthis dayday, mymy innocenceinnocence relievesrelieves meme,
EnterEnter JasperinoJasperino.
II shouldshould bebe wondrouswondrous sadsad elseelse — JasperinoJasperino,
II havehave newesnews toto telltell theethee, strangestrange newsnews.
Jas.JasperinoJas.II ha’ha’ somesome tootoo,
II thinkthink asas strangestrange asas yoursyours, wouldwould II mightmight keepkeep
MineMine, soso mymy faithfaith andand friendshipfriendship mightmight bebe keptkept in’tin’t.
FaithFaith sirsir, dispensedispense aa littlelittle withwith mymy zealzeal,
AndAnd letlet itit coolcool inin thisthis.
Als.AlsemeroAls.ThisThis put’sputsput’s meme onon, andand blamesblames theethee forfor thythy slownessslowness.
Jas.JasperinoJas.AllAll maymay proveprove nothingnothing,
OnelyOnly aa friendlyfriendly fearfear thatthat leaptleapt fromfrom meme, sirsir.
Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo questionquestion itit maymay proveprove nothingnothing; let’slet’s partakepartake itit thouthoughthou.
Jas.JasperinoJas.’Twas’Twas Diaphanta’sDiaphanta’s chancechance, forfor toto thatthat wenchwench
II pretendpretend honesthonest lovelove, andand sheshe deservesdeserves itit,
ToTo leaveleave meme inin aa backback partpart ofof thethe househouse,
AA placeplace wewe chosechose forfor privatprivate conferenceconference;
SheShe waswas nono soonersooner gonegone, butbut instantlyinstantly
II heardheard youryour bridesbride’sBride’s voycevoice inin thethe nextnext roomroom toto meme;
AndAnd lendinglending moremore attentionattention, foundfound DefloresDeflores
LowderLouder thenthan sheshe.
Als.AlsemeroAls.DefloresDeflores? ThouThou artart outout nownow.
Jas.JasperinoJas.You’lYou’ll telltell meme moremore anonanon.
Als.AlsemeroAls.stillstill I’leI’ll preventprevent theethee, thethe veryvery sightsight ofof himhim isis poysonpoison toto herher.
Jas.JasperinoJas.ThatThat mademade meme staggerstagger tootoo, butbut DiaphantaDiaphanta
AtAt herher returnreturn confirm’dconfirmed itit.
Als.AlsemeroAls.DiaphantaDiaphanta!
Jas.JasperinoJas.ThenThen fellfell wewe bothboth toto listenlisten, andand wordswords pastpassed
LikeLike thosethose thatthat chalengechallenge interestinterest inin aa womanwoman:
Als.AlsemeroAls.PeacePeace, quenchquench thythy zealzeal, tis’tis dangerousdangerous toto thythy bosombosom
Jas.JasperinoJas.ThenThen truthtruth isis fullfull ofof perillperil.
Als.AlsemeroAls.SuchSuch truthstruths areare — OOOh werewere sheshe thethe solesole gloryglory ofof thethe earthearth,
HadHad eyseyes thatthat couldcould shootshoot firefire intointo KingsKings’king’s breastsbreasts,
AndAnd touchttouched, sheshe sleepssleeps notnot herehere, yetyet II havehave timetime
ThoughThough nightnight bebe neernear, toto bebe resolv’dresolved hereofhereof,
AndAnd pritheeprithee dodo notnot weighweigh meme byby mymy passionspassions.

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Jas.JasperinoJas.II nevernever weigh’dweighed friendfriend soso.
Als.AlsemeroAls.DoneDone charitablycharitably, thatthat keykey willwill leadlead theethee toto aa prettypretty secre[*]secretsecr●secret
ByBy aa ChaldeanChaldean taughttaught meme, andand I’veI’ve
MyMy studystudy uponupon somesome, bringbring fromfrom mymy closetcloset
AA glassglass inscrib’dinscribed therethere withwith thethe letterletter M.M.
AndAnd questionquestion notnot mymy purposepurpose.
Jas.JasperinoJas.ItIt shallshall bebe donedone sirsir.ExitExit.
Als:AlsemeroAls:HowHow cancan thisthis hanghang togethertogether? NotNot anan hourhour sincesince?
HerHer womanwoman camecame pleadingpleading herher Lady’sLady’s fearsfears,
Deliver’dDelivered herher forfor thethe mostmost timeroustimorous virginvirgin
ThatThat everever shrunkshrunk atat mansman’s namename, andand soso modestmodest,
SheShe charg’dcharged herher weepweep outout herher requestrequest toto meme,
ThatThat sheshe mightmight comecome obscurelyobscurely toto mymy bosomebosom.
EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice.
Bea.BeatriceBea.AllAll thingsthings gogo wellwell, mymy womanswoman’s preparingpreparing yonderyonder
ForFor herher sweetsweet voyagevoyage, whichwhich grievesgrieves meme toto loselose,
NecessityNecessity compelscompels itit; II loselose allall elseelse.
Als.AlsemeroAls.PushPush, ModestiesModesty’smodesty’s shrineshrine isis setset inin yonderyonder foreheadforehead.
II cannotcannot bebe tootoo suresure thothough mymy JoannaJoanna.
Bea.BeatriceBea.SirSir, II waswas boldbold toto weepweep aa messagemessage toto youyou,
PardonPardon mymy modestmodest fearsfears.
Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe Dove’sDove’s notnot meekermeeker.
She’sShe’s abus’dabused questionlessquestionless. — OhOhO areare youyou comecome, sirsir?
EnterEnter JasperinoJasperino.
Bea.BeatriceBea.TheThe glassglass uponupon mymy lifelife; II seesee thethe letterletter.
Jas.JasperinoJas.SirSir, thisthis isis M.M.
Als.AlsemeroAls.T’s’Tis itit
Bea.BeatriceBea.II amam suspectedsuspected.
Als.AlsemeroAls.HowHow fitlyfitly ourour BrideBride comescomes toto partakepartake withwith usus!
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat is’tis’t, mymy LordLord?
Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo hurthurt.
Bea.BeatriceBea.SirSir, pardonpardon meme, II seldomseldom tasttaste ofof anyany compositioncomposition.
Als.AlsemeroAls.ButBut thisthis uponupon mymy warrantwarrant youyou shallshall ventureventure onon.
Bea.BeatriceBea.II fearfear ’twill’twill makemake meme illill.
Als.AlsemeroAls.HeavenHeaven forbidforbid thatthat.
Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m putput nownow toto mymy cunningcunning, th’effectsth’effects II knowknow.
IfIf II cancan nownow butbut feignfeign ’em’em handsomlyhandsomely.
Als.AlsemeroAls.ItIt hashas thatthat secretsecret vertuevirtue itit ne’rene’ernever mistmissed, sirsir,
UponUpon aa virginvirgin.
Jas.JasperinoJas.TrebleTreble qualitedqualitied::.

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Als.AlsemeroAls.ByBy allall that’sthat’s vertuousvirtuous itit takestakes therethere, proceedsproceeds.
Jas.JasperinoJas.ThisThis isis thethe strangeststrangest tricktrick toto knowknow aa maidmaid byby.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HaHa, haha, haha, youyou havehave givengiven meme joyjoy ofof heartheart toto drinkdrink mymy LordLord.
Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo, thouthou hasthast givengiven meme suchsuch joyjoy ofof heartheart,
ThatThat nevernever cancan bebe blastedblasted.
Bea.BeatriceBea.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter sirsir?
Als.AlsemeroAls.SeeSee nownow ’tis’tis setledsettled inin aa melancholymelancholy,
KeepKeep bothboth thethe timetime andand methodmethod, mymy JoannaJoanna:
ChastChaste asas thethe breathbreath ofof heavenheaven, oror morningsmorning’s wombwomb,
ThatThat bringsbrings thethe dayday forthforth, thusthus mymy lovelove inclosesencloses theethee.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter IsabellaIsabella andand LollioLollio.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.OhOhO heavenheaven! isis thisthis thethe waitingwaiting moonmoon?
DoesDoes lovelove turnturn foolfool, runrun madmad, andand allall onceonce?
SirrahSirrah, here’shere’s aa mad-manmadman, a-kinakin toto thethe foolfool tootoo,
AA lunaticklunatic loverlover.
Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, nono, notnot hehe II broughtbrought thethe LetterLetter fromfrom.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.CompareCompare hishis insideinside withwith hishis outout, andand telltell meme.
Lol.LollioLol.TheThe out’sout’s madmad, I’meI’m suresure ofof thatthat, II hadhad aa tasttaste on’ton’t.
ToTo thethe brightbright AndromedaAndromeda, chiefechief ChambermaidChambermaid toto thethe
KnightKnight ofof thethe SunSun, atat thethe signsign ofof ScorpioScorpio, inin thethe middlemiddle
RegionRegion, sentsent byby thethe Bellows-menderBellows-mender ofof ÆolusAeolusAeolus. PayPay thethe
PostPost.
ThisThis isis starkstark madnessmadness.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.NowNow markmark thethe insideinside.
SweetSweet LadyLady, havinghaving nownow castcast offoff thisthis CounterfeitCounterfeit CoverCover ofof
aa mad-manmadman, II appeareappear toto youryour bestbest JudgementJudgement aa truetrue andand
faithfullfaithful LoverLover ofof youryour beautybeauty.
Lol.LollioLol.HeHe isis madmad stillstill.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.IfIf anyany faultfault youyou findefind, chidechide thosethose perfectionsperfections inin youyou, whichwhich havehave
havehave mademade meme imperfectimperfect; ’Tis’Tis thethe samesame SunSun thatthat causethcauseth toto
growgrow, andand inforcethenforceth toto witherwither.
Lol.LollioLol.OhOhO RogueRogue!
Isa.IsabellaIsa.ShapesShapes andand transhapestranshapes, destroysdestroys andand buildsbuilds againagain, II comecome inin winterwinter
toto youyou dismantleddismantled ofof mymy properproper ornamentsornaments, byby thethe sweetsweet splendorsplendour
ofof youryour cheerfulcheerful smilessmiles, II springspring andand livelive aa loverlover.
Lol.LollioLol.MadMad RascallRascal stilstill.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.TreadTread himhim notnot underunder footfoot, thatthat shalshall appearappear anan honourhonour toto youryour boun-bountiesboun∣ties
tiesbounties. II remainremain — madmad tilltill II speakspeak withwith youyou, fromfrom whomwhom II expectexpect
mymy curecure. YoursYours allall, oror oneone besidebeside himselfhimself,
FranciscusFranciscus.

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Lol:LollioLol:YouYou areare likelike toto havehave aa finefine timetime on’ton’t, mymy MasterMaster andand II maymay
givegive overover ourour professionsprofessions, II dodo notnot thinkthink butbut youyou cancan curecure foolsfools andand
madmenmadmen fasterfaster thenthan wewe, withwith littlelittle painspains tootoo.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:VeryVery likelylikely.
Lol.LollioLol.OneOne thingthing II mustmust telltell youyou MistrisMistress, youyou perceiveperceive, thatthat II amam
privyprivy toto youryour skillskill, ifif II findefind youyou ministerminister onceonce andand setset upup thethe tradetrade,
II putput inin forfor mymy thirdsthirds, II shallshall bebe madmad oror foolfool elseelse.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:TheThe firstfirst placeplace isis thinethine, beleevebelieve itit, LollioLollio,
IfIf II dodo fallfall.
Lol:LollioLol:II fallfall uponupon youyou.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:SoSo.
Lol:LollioLol:WellWell II standstand toto mymy ventureventure.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:ButBut thythy councelcounselcouncil nownow, howhow shallshall II dealdeal withwith ’um’em:
Lol:LollioLol:WeWe dodo youyou meanmean toto dealdeal withwith ’um’em.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:NayNay, thethe fairfair understandingunderstanding, howhow toto useuse ’um’em.
Lol:LollioLol:AbuseAbuse ’um’em, that’sthat’s thethe wayway toto madmad thethe foolfool, andand makemake aa foolfool
ofof thethe madmanmadman, andand thenthan youyou useuse ’um’em kindlykindly.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:’Tis’Tis easieeasy, I’llI’ll practisepractise, dodo thouthou observeobserve itit,
TheThe keykey ofof thythy WardrobeWardrobe::.
Lol.LollioLol.ThereThere fitfit your selfyourself forfor ’um’em, andand I’llI’ll fitfit ’um’em bothboth forfor youyou.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:TakeTake thouthou nono furtherfurther noticenotice, thenthan thethe outsideoutside.ExitExit.
Lol:LollioLol:NotNot anan inchinch, I’llI’ll putput youyou toto thethe insideinside.
EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius.
Ali:AlibiusAli:LollioLollio, artart therethere, willwill allall bebe perfectperfect think’stthink’st thouthou
To morrowTomorrow nightnight, asas ifif toto closeclose upup thethe solemnitysolemnity:
VermanderoVermandero expectsexpects usus:
Lol:LollioLol:II mistrustmistrust thethe madmenmadmen mostmost, thethe foolsfools willwill dodo wellwell enoughenough:
II havehave takentaken painspains withwith themthem.
Ali.AlibiusAli.:TushTush theythey cannotcannot missmiss; thethe moremore absurdityabsurdity,
TheThe moremore commendscommends itit, soso nono roughrough behavioursbehaviours
AffrightAffright thethe LadiesLadies; theythey areare nicenice thingsthings thouthou know’stknow’stknowest.
Lol:LollioLol:YouYou needneed notnot fearfear, SirSir, soso longlong asas wewe areare therethere withwith ourour
commandingcommanding peeslespizzlespeesles, they’llthey’ll bebe asas tametame asas thethe ladiesladies themselvesthemselves.
Ali:AlibiusAli:II willwill seesee themthem onceonce moremore rehearserehearse beforebefore theythey gogo.
Lol:LollioLol:II waswas aboutabout itit, SirSir; lookelook youyou toto thethe madmensmadmen’s MorrisMorris, andand letlet
meme alonealone withwith thethe otherother; therethere isis oneone oror twotwo thatthat II mistrustmistrust theirtheir
foolingfooling; I’llI’ll instructinstruct themthem, andand thenthen theythey shallshall rehearserehearse thethe wholewhole
measuremeasure.
Ali:AlibiusAli:DoDo soso, I’llI’ll seesee thethe musickmusic prepar’dprepared: butbut, LollioLollio.
ByBy thethe wayway, howhow doesdoes mymy wifewife brookbrook herher restraintrestraint:

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DoesDoes sheshe notnot grudgegrudge atat itit.
Lol.LollioLol.SoSo, soso, sheshe takestakes somesome pleasurepleasure inin thethe househouse, sheshe wouldwould a-abroada∣broadabroad
broad
elseelse, youyou mustmust allowallow herher aa littlelittle moremore lengthlength, she’sshe’s keptkept tootoo
shortshort.
Ali.AlibiusAli.SheShe shallshall alongalong toto Vermandero’sVermandero’s withwith usus,
ThatThat willwill serveserve herher forfor aa monethsmonth’s libertyliberty.
Lol:LollioLol:What’sWhat’s thatthat onon youryour faceface, SirSir?
Ali:AlibiusAli:WhereWhere, LollioLollio, II seesee nothingnothing.
Lol.LollioLol.CryCry youyou mercymercy, SirSir, tis’tis youryour nosenose, itit shew’dshowed likelike thethe truncktrunk
ofof aa youngyoung ElephantElephant.
Ali:AlibiusAli:AwayAway, RascalRascal: I’llI’ll prepareprepare thethe musickmusic, LollioLollioEx.ExitEx. AliAlibiusAli:
Lol.LollioLol.DoDo, SirSir; andand I’llI’ll dancedance thethe whilstwhilst; TonyTony, wherewhere artart thouthou
TonyTony?EnterEnter AntonioAntonio.
Ant.AntonioAnt.HereHere, CozenCousin, wherewhere artart thouthou?
Lol.LollioLol.ComeCome, TonyTony, thethe footmanshipfootmanship II taughttaught youyou.
Ant:AntonioAnt:II hadhad ratherrather rideride, CozenCousin.
Lol:LollioLol:IAyay, aa whipwhip taketake youyou; butbut I’llI’ll keepkeep youyou outout,
VaultVault inin; looklook youyou, TonyTony, FaFa, lala lala lala lala.
Ant:AntonioAnt:FaFa, lala lala lala lala.
Lol:LollioLol:ThereThere, anan honourhonour.
Ant:AntonioAnt:IsIs thisthis anan honourhonour, CuzCozcoz?
Lol:LollioLol:YesYes, andand itit pleaseplease youryour worshipworship.
Ant:AntonioAnt:DoesDoes honourhonour bendbend inin thethe hamshams, CuzCozcoz?
Lol:LollioLol:MarryMarry doesdoes itit, asas lowlow asas worshipworship, squireshipsquireship, naynay yeomandryyeomandryyeomanry
It selfItselfitself sometimessometimes, fromfrom whencewhence itit firstfirst stiffenedstiffened,
ThereThere riserise aa capercaper.
Ant:AntonioAnt:CaperCaper afterafter anan honourhonour, CuzCozcoz.
Lol:LollioLol:VeryVery properproper, forfor honourhonour isis butbut aa capercaper, riserise asas fastfast andand highhigh,
HasHas aa kneeknee oror twotwo, andand fallsfalls toto th’th’ groundground agenagain,
YouYou cancan rememberremember youryour figurefigure, TonyTony?ExitExit.
Ant:AntonioAnt:YesYes, CozenCousin, whenwhen II seesee thythy figurefigure, II cancan rememberremember minemine.
EnterEnter IsabellaIsabella.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.HeyHey, howhow sheshe treadstreads thethe airair, shoughshooshough shoughshooshough, to’thert’othertother wayway,
HeHe burnsburns hishis wingswings elseelse, here’shere’s waxwax enoughenough belowbelow IcarusIcarus,
MoreMore thenthan willwill bebe cancelledcancelled thesethese eighteeneighteen moonsmoons;
He’sHe’s downdown, he’she’s downdown, whatwhat aa terribleterrible fallfall hehe hadhad, standstand upup,
ThouThou sonson ofof CretanCretan DedalusDedalus, andand letlet usus treadtread thethe lowerlower
LabyrinthLabyrinth; I’llI’ll bringbring theethee toto thethe ClueClue.
Ant.AntonioAnt.PretheePrithee, CuzCozcoz letlet meme alonealone.
Isa:IsabellaIsa:ArtArt thouthou notnot drown’ddrowned,
AboutAbout thythy headhead II sawsaw aa heapheap ofof CloudsClouds

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WraptWrapped likelike aa TurkishTurkish TurbantTurbantturban onon thythy backback,
AA crooktcrooked Camelion colour’dCamelionChameleon-colouredChameleon colour’d coloured rainbowrainbow hunghung,
LikeLike aa TyaraTiaratiara downdown untounto thythy hamshams.
LetLet meme sucksuck outout thosethose BillowsBillows inin thythy bellybelly,
HearkHark howhow theythey roreroar andand rumblerumble inin thethe streetsstreets.
BlessBless theethee fromfrom thethe PyratsPirates.
Ant.AntonioAnt.PoxPox uponupon youyou, letlet meme alonealone.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.WhyWhy shouldstshouldst thouthou mountmount soso highhigh asas MercuryMercury,
UnlesseUnless thouthou hadsthadst reversionreversion ofof hishis placeplace?
StayStay inin thethe MoonMoon withwith meme EndymionEndymion,
AndAnd wewe willwill rulerule thesethese wildwild rebelliousrebellious waveswaves,
ThatThat wouldwould havehave drownddrowned mymy lovelove.
Ant.AntonioAnt.I’leI’ll kickkick theethee ifif againagain thouthou touchtouch meme,
ThouThou wildwild unshapenunshapen AntickAntic; II amam nono foolfool,
YouYou BedlamBedlam.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.ButBut youyou areare asas suresure asas II amam, madmad.
HaveHave II putput onon thisthis habithabit ofof aa frantickfrantic,
WithWith lovelove asas fullfull ofof furyfury toto beguilebeguile
TheThe nimblenimble eyeeye ofof watchfullwatchful jealousiejealousy,
AndAnd amam II thusthus rewardedrewarded?
Ant.AntonioAnt.HaHa dearestdearest beautybeauty.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.NoNo, II havehave nono beautybeauty nownow,
NorNor nevernever hadhad, butbut whatwhat waswas inin mymy garmentsgarments.
YouYou aa quick-sightedquick-sighted loverlover, comecome notnot neerenear meme.
KeepKeep youryour CaparisonsCaparisons, y’arey’areyou’re aptlyaptly cladclad,
II camecame aa feignerfeigner toto returnreturn starkstark madmad.ExitExit.
EnterEnter LollioLollio.
Ant.AntonioAnt.StayStay, oror II shallshall changechange conditioncondition,
AndAnd becomebecome asas youyou areare.
Loll.LollioLoll.WyWhywhy TonyTony, whitherwhither nownow? whywhy foolfool?
Ant.AntonioAnt.WhoseWhose foolfool, usherusher ofof IdiottsIdiotsidiots, youyou CoxcombCoxcomb.
II havehave fooldfooled tootoo muchmuch.
Lol.LollioLol.YouYou werewere bestbest bebe madmad anotheranother whilewhile thenthen.
Ant.AntonioAnt.SoSo II amam, starkstark madmad, II havehave causecause enoughenough,
AndAnd II couldcould throuwthrow thethe fullfull effectseffects onon theethee,
AndAnd beatbeat theethee likelike aa FuryFury.
Lol.LollioLol.DoeDo notnot, doedo notnot, II shallshall notnot forbearforbear thethe GentlemanGentleman underunder
thethe foolefool, ifif youyou doedo; alasalas, II sawsaw throughthrough youryour Fox-skinFox-skin beforebefore
nownow: ComeCome, II cancan givegive youyou comfortcomfort, MyMy MistressMistress lovesloves youyou, andand

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therethere isis asas arrantarrant aa mad-manmadman i’thi’th’ househouse, asas youyou areare aa foolefool; youryour
RivallRival, whomwhom sheshe lovesloves notnot; ifif afterafter thethe maskmask wewe cancan ridrid herher
ofof himhim, YouYou earnearn herher lovelove sheshe sayessays, andand thethe foolfool shallshall rideride
herher.
Ant.AntonioAnt.MayMay II beleevebelieve theethee?
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, oror youyou maymay chusechoose whetherwhether youyou willwill oror nono.
Ant.AntonioAnt.She’sShe’s eas’deased ofof himhim, II havehave aa goodgood quarrellquarrel on’ton’t.
Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, keepkeep youryour oldold stationstation yetyet, andand bebe quietquiet.
Ant.AntonioAnt.TellTell herher II willwill deservedeserve herher lovelove.
Lol.LollioLol.AndAnd youyou areare likelike toto havehave youryour desiredesire.
EnterEnter FranciscusFranciscus.
FranFranciscusFran:DownDown, downdown, downdown a-downa-downdown a-downa-downdown, andand thenthen withwith aa horse-horsehorse-trickhorse(tricktrick,

ToTo kickkick Latona’sLatona’s foreheadforehead, andand breakbreak herher bowstringbowstring.
Lol.LollioLol.ThisThis isis to’thert’othertother counterfeitcounterfeit, I’lI’ll putput himhim outout ofof hishis humorhumour,
SweetSweet LadyLady, havinghaving nownow castcast thisthis counterfeitcounterfeit covercover ofof aa mad-manmadman.
II appearappear toto youryour bestbest judgementjudgement aa truetrue andand faithfullfaithful loverlover ofof youryour
beautybeauty. ThisThis isis prettypretty wellwell forfor aa mad-manmadman.
FranFranciscusFran:HaHa!HaHa!!! what’swhat’s thatthat?
Lol:LollioLol:ChideChide thosethose perfectionsperfections inin youyou whichwhich mademade meme imperfectimperfect.
Fran.FranciscusFran.II amam discover’ddiscovered toto thethe foolfool.
Lol.LollioLol.II hopehope toto discoverdiscover thethe foolfool inin youyou, e’reere II havehave donedone withwith
youyou. YoursYours allall, oror oneone besidebeside himselfhimself, FranciscusFranciscus. ThisThis mad-manmadman
willwill mendmend suresure.
FranFranciscusFran:WhatWhat? DoDo youyou readread sirrahsirrah?
Lol:LollioLol:YourYour destinydestiny sirsir, you’lyou’ll bebe hang’dhanged forfor thisthis tricktrick, andand anotheranother
thatthat II knowknow.
Fran.FranciscusFran.ArtArt thouthou ofof counsellcounsel withwith thythy mistressmistress?
Lol.LollioLol.NextNext herher ApronApron stringsstrings.
FranFranciscusFran:GiveGive meme thythy handhand.
Lol:LollioLol:[*]tayStay●tayStay, letlet meme putput yoursyours inin mymy pocketpocket firstfirst: youryour handhand isis truetrue,
isis itit notnot? ItIt willwill notnot pickpick, II partlypartly fearfear itit, becausebecause II thinkthink itit doesdoes
lyelie.
Fran.FranciscusFran.NotNot inin aa sillablesyllable.
Lol.LollioLol.SoSo, ifif youyou lovelove mymy mistressmistress soso wellwell asas youyou havehave handledhandled thethe
mattermatter herehere, youyou areare likelike toto bebe cur’dcured ofof youryour madnessmadness.
FranFranciscusFran:AndAnd nonenone butbut sheshe cancan curecure itit.
Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, Il’eI’ll givegive youyou overover thenthen, andand sheshe shallshall castcast youryour waterwater
nextnext.
Fran.FranciscusFran.TakeTake forfor thythy painspains pastpast.

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Lol.LollioLol.II shalshall deservedeserve moremore, sirsir, II hopehope, mymy mistressmistress lovesloves youyou, butbut mustmust
havehave somesome proofproof ofof youryour lovelove toto herher.
Fran.FranciscusFran.ThereThere II meetmeet mymy wisheswishes.
Lol.LollioLol.ThatThat willwill notnot serveserve, youyou mustmust meetmeet herher enemyenemy andand yoursyours.
FranFranciscusFran:He’sHe’s deaddead alreadyalready.
Lol.LollioLol.WillWill youyou telltell meme thatthat, andand II partedparted butbut nownow withwith himhim?
Fran.FranciscusFran.ShewShow meme thethe manman.
Lol.LollioLol.IAyI that’sthat’s aa rightright coursecourse nownow, seesee himhim beforebefore youyou killkill himhim inin anyany
casecase, andand yetyet itit needsneeds notnot gogo soso farfar neitherneither; ’tis’tis butbut aa foolfool thatthat hauntshaunts
thethe househouse, andand mymy mistrissmistress inin thethe shapeshape ofof anan ideotidiot, bangbang butbut hishis
foolsfool’s coatcoat well-favouredlywell-favouredly, andand ’tis’tis wellwell.
Fran.FranciscusFran.SoundlySoundly, soundlysoundly.
Lol.LollioLol.OnelyOnly reservereserve himhim tilltill thethe masquemasquemask bebe pastpassed; andand ifif youyou findfind himhim
notnot nownow inin thethe dancedance your selfyourself, I’leI’ll shewshow youyou.
InIn — inin mymy mastermaster.
Fran.FranciscusFran.HeHe handleshandles himhim likelike aa featherfeather. HeyHey!

EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.WellWell saidsaid, inin aa readinessreadiness LollioLollio.
Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, sirsir.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.AwayAway thenthen, andand guideguide themthem inin LollioLollio,
IntreatEntreat youryour MistressMistress toto seesee thisthis sightsight.
HarkHark isis therethere notnot oneone incurableincurable foolfool
ThatThat mightmight bebe beg’dbegged? II havehave friendsfriends.
Loll.LollioLoll.II havehave himhim forfor youyou, oneone thatthat shallshall deservedeserve itit tootoo.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.GoodGood boyboy LollioLollio.TheThe MadmenMadmen andand FoolsFools dancedance.
’Tis’Tis perfectperfect wellwell fitfit, butbut onceonce thesethese strainsstrains,
WeWe shallshall havehave coincoin andand creditcredit forfor ourour painspains.ExeuntExeunt.



ACTUSACTUS QUINTUSQUINTUS.

EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice. AA ClockAo’clock ClockClock strikesstrikes oneone.

Bea:BeatriceBea:ONeONe struckstruck, andand yetyet sheshe lieslies by’tby’t — OhOhO mymy fearsfears,
ThisThis strumpetstrumpet servesserves herher ownown endsends, ’tis’tis apparentapparent nownow,

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DevoursDevours thethe pleasurepleasure withwith aa greedygreedy appetiteappetite,
AndAnd nevernever mindsminds mymy honorhonour oror mymy peacepeace,
MakesMakes havockhavoc ofof mymy rightright; butbut sheshe payespays dearlydearlydear for’tfor’t,
NoNo trustingtrusting ofof herher lifelife withwith suchsuch aa secretsecret,
ThatThat cannotcannot rulerule herher bloodblood, toto keepkeep herher promisepromise.
BesideBeside, II havehave somesome suspitionsuspicion ofof herher faithfaith toto meme,
BecauseBecause II waswas suspectedsuspected ofof mymy LordLord,
AndAnd itit mustmust comecome fromfrom herher — HearkHark byby mymy horrorshorrors,
AnotherAnother clockclock strikesstrikes twotwo.StrikeStrike twotwo.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Def:DefloresDef:PistPist, wherewhere areare youyou?
Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores!
Def.DefloresDef.IAyI — IsIs sheshe notnot comecome fromfrom himhim yetyet?
Bea.BeatriceBea.AsAs II amam aa livingliving soulsoul notnot.
Def.DefloresDef.SureSure thethe DevillDevil
HathHath sow’dsowed hishis itchitch withinwithin herher, who’dwho’d trusttrust aa waiting-womanwaiting-woman?
Bea.BeatriceBea.II mustmust trusttrust some bodysomebody.
Def.DefloresDef.PushPush, theythey areare TarmagantsTermagantstermagants.
EspeciallyEspecially whenwhen theythey fallfall uponupon theirtheir MastersMasters
AndAnd havehave theirtheir LadiesLady’sladies’ firstfirst fruitsfruits, th’areth’arethey’re madmad whelpswhelps,
YouYou cannotcannot stavestave ’em’em offoff fromfrom gamegame RoyallRoyal, thenthenthan
YouYou areare soso harshharsh andand hardyhardy askask nono counsellcounsel
AndAnd II couldcould havehave helpthelped youyou toto aa ApothecariesApothecary’s daughterdaughter
WouldWould havehave falnfall’nfallen offoff beforebefore eleveneleven, audand thankthank youyou tootoo.
Bea:BeatriceBea:OO meme, notnot yetyet, thisthis whorewhore forgetsforgets her selfherself
Def.DefloresDef.TheThe RascalRascal faresfares soso wellwell, looklook y’arey’areyou’re undoneundone,
TheThe Day-starDay starDaystar byby thisthis handhand, seesee BosphorusBosphorus plainplain yonderyonder.
Bea.BeatriceBea.AdviseAdvise meme nownow toto fallfall uponupon somesome ruineruin,
ThereThere isis nono counsellcounsel safesafe elseelse.
Def.DefloresDef.PeacePeace, II ha’tha’thave’t nownow,
ForFor wewe mustmust forceforce aa risingrising, there’sthere’s nono remedyremedy.
Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow? taketake heedheed ofof thatthat.
Def.DefloresDef.TushTush, bebe youyou quietquiet, oror elseelse givegive overover allall.
Bea.BeatriceBea.PritheePrithee II ha’ha’doneha’ha’done donedone thenthenthan.
Def.DefloresDef.ThisThis isis mymy reachreach, Il’eI’ll setset somesome partpart a-firea-fireafire ofof Diaphanta’sDiaphanta’s cham-chambercham berchamber(ber.

Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow? firefire sirsir, thatthat maymay endangerendanger thethe wholewhole househouse.
Def.DefloresDef.YouYou talktalk ofof dangerdanger whenwhen youryour fame’ssame’ssame’sfame’s onon firefire.
Bea.BeatriceBea.That’sThat’s truetrue, dodo whatwhat thouthou wiltwilt nownow.
Def.DefloresDef.PushPush, II aimaim atat aa mostmost richrich successsuccess, strikesstrikes allall deaddead suresure,

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TheThe chimneychimney beingbeing a firea-fireafire, andand somesome lightlight parcelsparcels
OfOf thethe leastleast dangerdanger inin herher chamberchamber onlyonly,
IfIf DiaphantaDiaphanta shouldshould bebe metmet byby chancechance thenthen,
FarFar fromfrom herher lodginglodging, whichwhich isis nownow suspitioussuspicious,
ItIt wouldwould bebe thoughtthought herher fearsfears andand affrightsaffrights thenthen,
DroveDrove herher toto seekseek forfor succoursuccour, ifif notnot seenseen
OrOr metmet atat allall, asas that’sthat’s thethe likeliestlikeliest,
ForFor herher ownown shameshame she’lshe’ll hastenhasten towardstowards herher lodginglodging,
II willwill bebe readyready withwith aa piecepiece high-charg’dhigh-charged,
AsAs ’twere’twere toto cleansecleanse thethe chimneychimney: therethere ’tis’tis properproper nownow,
ButBut sheshe shallshall bebe thethe markmark.
Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m forc’dforced toto lovelove theethee nownow,
’CauseCause’Cause’cause thouthou provid’stprovid’stprovidest soso carefullycarefully forfor mymy honorhonour.
Def:DefloresDef:’Slid’Slid itit concernsconcerns thethe safetysafety ofof usus bothboth,
OurOur pleasurepleasure andand continuancecontinuance.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OneOne wordword nownow pritheeprithee, howhow forfor thethe servantsservants?
Def:DefloresDef:I’leI’ll dispatchdispatch themthem somesome oneone wayway, somesome anotheranother inin thethe hurryhurry,
ForFor BucketsBuckets, HooksHooks, LaddersLadders; fearfear notnot youyou;
TheThe deeddeed shallshall findfind it’sitsit’s timetime, andand I’veI’ve thoughtthought sincesince
UponUpon aa safesafe conveyanceconveyance forfor thethe bodybody tootoo.
HowHow thisthis firefire purifiespurfiespurifies witwit! WatchWatch youyou youryour minuteminute.
Bea.BeatriceBea.FearFear keepskeeps mymy soulsoul upon[*]tupon’tupon’t, II cannotcannot straystray from[*]tfrom’tfrom’t.
EnterEnter AlonzosAlonzo’s GhostGhost:
Def:DefloresDef:HaHa!HaHa!!! WhatWhat artart thouthou thatthat tak’sttak’st awayaway thethe lightlight
’Twixt’TwixtBetwixt thatthat starrstar andand meme? II dreaddread theethee notnot,
’Twas’Twas butbut aa mistmist ofof conscienceconscience — All’sAll’s clearclear agenagain.ExitExit.
Bea:BeatriceBea:Who’sWho’s thatthat, DefloresDeflores? BlesseBless meme! itit slidesslides byby,
SomeSome illill thingthing hauntshaunts thethe househouse, ’tt’has’tt’has hashas leftleft behindbehind itit,
AA shiveringshivering sweatsweat uponupon meme; I’meI’m afraidafraid nownow.
ThisThis nightnight hathhath beenbeen soso tedioustedious; OhOhO thisthis strumpetstrumpet!
HadHad sheshe aa thousandthousand liveslives, hehe shouldshould notnot leaveleave herher
TillTill hehe hadhad destroyddestroyed thethe lastlast — LiftListListLift ohoho mymy terrorsterrors,
ThreeThree struckstruck byby StSt.St SebastiansSebastian’s.StruckStruck 3three3 a clocko’clock
WithinWithin:FireFire, firefire, firefire.
Bea:BeatriceBea:AlreadyAlready! HowHow rarerare isis thatthat mansman’s speedspeed!
HowHow heartilyheartily hehe servesserves meme! hishis faceface loathesloathes oneone,
ButBut looklook uponupon hishis carecare, whowho wouldwould notnot lovelove himhim?
TheThe EastEast isis notnot moremore beauteousbeauteous thenthan hishis serviceservice.
WithinWithin.FireFire, firefire, firefire.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores servantsservants: passepass overover, ringring aa BellBell.

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Def:DefloresDef:AwayAway, dispatchdispatch, hookshooks, bucketsbuckets, laddersladders; thatsthat’s wellwell saidsaid,
TheThe firefire bellbell ringsrings, thethe chimneychimney worksworks, mymy chargecharge;
TheThe piecepiece isis readyready,ExitExit:
EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta.
Bea:BeatriceBea:Here’sHere’s aa manman worthworth lovingloving — ohoho y’arey’areyou’re aa jeweljewel.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.PardonPardon frailtyfrailty, MadamMadam,
InIn trothtroth II waswas soso wellwell, II ev’nevene’en forgotforgot my selfmyself.
Bea:BeatriceBea:Y’haveY’haveyou’ve mademade trimtrim workwork.
Dia:DiaphantaDia:WhatWhat?
Bea:BeatriceBea:HieHie quicklyquickly toto youryour chamberchamber, youryour rewardreward followsfollows youyou.
Dia.DiaphantaDia.II nevernever mademade soso sweetsweet aa bargainbargain.ExitExit.
EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero.
Als:AlsemeroAls:OhOhO mymy deardear JoannaJoanna,
AlasAlas, artart thouthou risenrisen tootoo, II waswas comingcoming,
MyMy absoluteabsolute treasuretreasure.
Bea:BeatriceBea:WhenWhen II mistmissed youyou, II couldcould notnot chusechoose butbut followfollow.
Als:AlsemeroAls:Th’artTh’artthou’rt allall sweetnesssweetness, thethe firefire isis notnot soso dangerousdangerous.
Bea:BeatriceBea:ThinkThink youyou soso sirsir?
Als:AlsemeroAls:II pritheeprithee trembletremble notnot::. BelieveBelieve meme ’tis’tis notnot.
EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, JasperinoJasperino.
Ver:VermanderoVer:OhOhO blessbless mymy househouse andand meme.
Als:AlsemeroAls:MyMy LordLord youryour fatherfather.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores withwith aa PiecePiece.
Ver.VermanderoVer.KnaveKnave, whitherwhither goesgoes thatthat piecepiece?
Def:DefloresDef:ToTo scourscour thethe chimneychimney,ExitExit.
Ver:VermanderoVer:OhOhO wellwell saidsaid, wellwell saidsaid,
ThatThat fellow’sfellow’s goodgood onon allall occasionsoccasions.
Bea:BeatriceBea:AA wondrouswondrous necessarynecessary manman, mymy LordLord.
Ver:VermanderoVer:HeHe hathhath aa readyready witwit, he’she’s worthworth ’em’em allall, sirsir,
DogDog atat aa househouse ofof firefire, II ha’ha’ seenseen himhim sindg’dsinged ereere nownow:
HaHa, therethere hehe goesgoes.TheThe piecepiece goesgoes offoff.
Bea:BeatriceBea:’Tis’Tis donedone.
Als:AlsemeroAls:ComeCome sweetsweet toto bedbed nownow; alasalas, thouthou wiltwilt getget coldcold.
Bea:BeatriceBea:AlasAlas, thethe fearfear keepskeeps thatthat outout;
MyMy heartheart willwill findfind nono quietquiet tilltill II hearehear
HowHow DiaphantaDiaphanta mymy poorpoor womanwoman faresfares;
ItIt isis herher chamberchamber sirsir, herher lodginglodging chamberchamber.
Ver:VermanderoVer:HowHow shouldshould thethe firefire comecome therethere?
Bea:BeatriceBea:AsAs goodgood aa soulsoul asas everever LadyLady countenanc’dcountenanced,
ButBut inin herher chamberchamber negligentnegligent andand heavyheavy.

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SheShe scap’t’scaped aa MineMine twicetwice.
Ver.VermanderoVer.TwiceTwice?
Bea.BeatriceBea.StrangelyStrangely twicetwice, sirsir.
Ver.VermanderoVer.ThoseThose sleepysleepy slutssluts areare dangerousdangerous inin aa househouse,
AndAnd theythey bebe ne’rene’ernever soso goodgood.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.OhOhO poorpoor virginityvirginity! thouthou hasthast paidpaid dearlydearlydear for’tfor’t.
Ver.VermanderoVer.BlessBless usus! What’sWhat’s thatthat?
Def.DefloresDef.AA thingthing youyou allall knewknew onceonce, Diaphanta’sDiaphanta’s burntburntburned.
Bea.BeatriceBea.MyMy womanwoman, ohoho mymy womanwoman!
Def.DefloresDef.NowNow thethe flamesflames areare
GreedyGreedy ofof herher, burntburntburned, burntburntburned, burntburntburned toto deathdeath sirsir.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO mymy presagingpresaging soulsoul!
Als.AlsemeroAls.NotNot aa teartear moremore, II chargecharge youyou byby thethe lastlast embraceembrace
II gavegave youyou inin bedbed beforebefore thisthis rais’draised usus.
Bea.BeatriceBea.NowNow youyou tietie meme,
WereWere itit mymy sistersister nownow sheshe getsgets nono moremore.
Ver.VermanderoVer.HowHow nownow?EnterEnter ServantServant.
Ser.ServantSer.AllAll danger’sdanger’s pastpassed, youyou maymay nownow taketake youryour restsrests, mymy LordsLords,
TheThe firefire isis throughlythoroughly quenchtquenched; ahah poorepoor GentlewomanGentlewoman,
HowHow soonsoon waswas sheshe stifledstifled!
Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores, whatwhat isis leftleft ofof herher interreinter,
AndAnd wewe asas mournersmourners allall willwill followfollow herher:
II willwill intreatentreat thatthat honourhonour toto mymy servantservant,
Ev’nEvene’en ofof mymy LordLord himselfhimself.
Als.AlsemeroAls.CommandCommand itit sweetnesssweetness.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhichWhich ofof youyou spiedspied thethe firefire firstfirst?
Def.DefloresDef.’Twas’Twas II, MadamMadam.
Bea.BeatriceBea.AndAnd tooktook suchsuch painspains in’tin’t tootoo? aa doubledouble goodnessgoodness!
’Twere’Twere wellwell hehe werewere rewardedrewarded.
Ver:VermanderoVer:HeHe shallshall bebe, DefloresDeflores, callcall uponupon meme.
Als.AlsemeroAls.AndAnd uponupon meme, sirsir.ExeuntExeunt.
Def.DefloresDef.RewardedRewarded? pretiousprecious, here’shere’s aa tricktrick beyondbeyond meme;
II seesee inin allall boutsbouts bothboth ofof sportsport andand witwit,
AlwaysAlways aa womanwoman strivesstrives forfor thethe lastlast hithit:ExitExit.
EnterEnter ThomazoTomazoThomazo:
Tho.TomazoTho.II cannotcannot tastetaste thethe benefitsbenefits ofof lifelife
WithWith thethe samesame relishrelish II waswas wontwont toto dodo.

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ManMan II growgrow wearyweary ofof, andand holdhold hishis fellowshipfellowship
AA treacheroustreacherous bloodybloody friendshipfriendship, andand becausebecause
II amam ignorantignorant inin whomwhom mymy wrathwrath shouldshould settlesettle,
II mustmust thinkthink allall menmen villainsvillains; andand thethe nextnext
II meetmeet, who erewhowhoe’erwho ere ere hehe bebe, thethe murderermurderer
OfOf mymy mostmost worthyworthy brotherbrother — HaHa!HaHa!!! What’sWhat’s hehe?
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores, passespasses overover thethe StageStage.
OhOhO thethe fellowfellow thatthat somesome callcall honesthonest DefloresDeflores;
ButBut me thinksmethinks honestyhonesty waswas hardhard bestedbested
ToTo comecome therethere forfor aa lodginglodging, asas ifif aa QueenQueen
ShouldShould makemake herher PalacePalace ofof aa Pest-housePest-house,
II findfind aa contrarietycontrariety inin naturenature
BetwixtBetwixt thatthat faceface andand meme, thethe leastleast occasionoccasion
WouldWould givegive meme gamegame uponupon himhim; yetyet he’she’s soso foulfoul
OneOne wouldwould scarcescarce touchtouch withwith aa swordsword hehe lovedloved,
AndAnd mademade accountaccount ofof, soso mostmost deadlydeadly venemousvenomous,
HeHe wouldwould gogo ne’rene’ernever toto poysonpoison anyany weaponweapon
ThatThat shouldshould drawdraw bloodblood onon himhim, oneone mustmust resolveresolve
NeverNever toto useuse thatthat swordsword againagain inin fightfight::.
InIn wayway ofof honesthonest manhoodmanhood, thatthat strikesstrikes himhim;
SomeSome riverriver mustmust devour’tdevour’t, ’twere’twere notnot fitfit
ThatThat anyany manman shouldshould findfind itit. — WhatWhat agenagain?
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
HeHe walkswalks ao’a purposepurpose byby, suresure toto chokechoke meme upup,
ToTo infectinfect mymy bloodblood.
Def.DefloresDef.MyMy worthyworthy noblenoble LordLord.
Tho.TomazoTho.DostDost offeroffer toto comecome neernear andand breathbreath uponupon meme?
Def.DefloresDef.AA blowblow.
Tho.TomazoTho.YeaYea, areare youyou soso prepar’dprepared?
I’leI’ll ratherrather likelike aa souldiersoldier diedie byby th’swordth’sword
ThenThanThen likelike aa PolititianPolitician byby thythy poysonpoison.
Def.DefloresDef.HoldHold, mymy LordLord, asas youyou areare honorablehonourable.
Tho.TomazoTho.AllAll slavesslaves thatthat killkill byby poysonpoison, areare stillstill cowardscowards.
Def.DefloresDef.II cannotcannot strikestrike, II seesee hishis brothersbrother’s woundswounds
FreshFresh bleedingbleeding inin hishis eyeeye, asas inin aa CrystallCrystal,
II willwill notnot questionquestion thisthis, II knowknow y’arey’areyou’re noblenoble.
II taketake mymy injuryinjury withwith thanksthanks givengiven, SirSir.
LikeLike aa wisewise LawyerLawyer; andand asas aa favourfavour,
WillWill wearwear itit forfor thethe worthyworthy handhand thatthat gavegave itit:

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WhyWhy thisthis fromfrom himhim, thatthat yesterdayyesterday appeardappeared,
SoSo strangelystrangely lovingloving toto meme?
OhOhO butbut instinctinstinct isis ofof aa subtlersubtler strainstrain,
GuiltGuilt mustmust notnot walkwalk soso neernear hishis lodgelodge agenagain,
HeHe camecame ne’renearnever meme nownow.ExitExit.
Tho.TomazoTho.AllAll leagueleague withwith mankindmankind II renouncerenounce forfor everever,
TillTill II findfind thisthis murderermurderer; NotNot soso muchmuch
AsAs commoncommon curtesiecourtesy, butbut Il’eI’ll locklock upup:
ForFor inin thethe statestate ofof ignoranceignorance II livelive inin,
AA brotherbrother maymay salutesalute hishis brothersbrother’s murderermurderer.
AndAnd wishwish goodgood speedspeed to’tht’th’to’th villainvillain inin aa greetinggreeting.
EnterEnter Verman:VermanVermanderoVerman: Ali:AliAlibiusAli: andand IsabellaIsabella.
Ver:VermanderoVer:NobleNoble PiracquoPiracquo.
Tho:TomazoTho:PrayPray keepkeep onon youryour wayway, sirsir,
I’veI’ve nothingnothing toto saysay toto youyou.
Ver:VermanderoVer:ComfortsComforts blessbless youyou sirsir.
Tho:TomazoTho:II havehave forswornforsworn complementcompliment, inin trothtroth II havehave, sirsir;
AsAs youyou areare meerlymerely manman, II havehave notnot leftleft
AA goodgood wishwish forfor youyou, nornor anyany herehere.
Ver:VermanderoVer:UnlessUnless youyou bebe soso farfar inin lovelove withwith griefgrief,
YouYou willwill notnot partpart from’tfrom’t uponupon anyany tearmsterms,
WeWe bringbring thatthat newsnews willwill makemake aa welcomewelcome forfor usus.
Tho.TomazoTho.WhatWhat newesnews cancan thatthat bebe?
Ver:VermanderoVer:ThrowThrow nono scornfullscornful smilesmile
UponUpon thethe zealzeal II bringbring youyou, tis’tis worthworth moremore sirsir,
TwoTwo ofof thethe chiefestchiefest menmen II keptkept aboutabout meme,
II hidehide notnot fromfrom thethe lawlaw, oror youryour justjust vengeancevengeance.
Tho:TomazoTho:HaHa!HaHa!!!
Ver.VermanderoVer.ToTo givegive youryour peacepeace moremore ampleample satisfactionsatisfaction,
ThankThank thesethese discoverersdiscoverers.
Tho:TomazoTho:IfIf youyou bringbring thatthat calmcalm,
NameName butbut thethe mannermanner II shallshall askask forgivenessforgiveness inin
ForFor thatthat contemptuouscontemptuous smilesmile uponupon youyou:
I’leI’ll perfectperfect itit withwith reverencereverence thatthat belongsbelongs
UntoUnto aa sacredsacred altaraltar.
Ver:VermanderoVer:GoodGood sirsir riserise,
WhyWhy nownow youyou over-doeoverdo asas muchmuch a’aa’a thisthis handhand,
AsAs youyou fellfell shortshort a’a’tothera’of tothert’other. SpeakSpeak AlibiusAlibius;
Ali:AlibiusAli:’Twas’Twas mymy wiveswife’s fortunefortune, asas sheshe isis mostmost luckylucky

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AtAt aa discoverydiscovery toto findfind outout latelylately
WithinWithin ourour HospitalHospital ofof FoolsFools andand mad-menmadmen,
TwoTwo counterfeitscounterfeits sliptslipped intointo thesethese disguisesdisguises;
TheirTheir namesnames FranciscusFranciscus andand AntonioAntonio.
Ver:VermanderoVer:BothBoth minemine sirsir, andand II askask nono favourfavour forfor ’em’em.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.NowNow thatthat whichwhich drawsdraws suspitionsuspicion toto theirtheir habitshabits,
TheThe timetime ofof theirtheir disguisingsdisguisings agreesagrees justlyjustly
WithWith thethe dayday ofof thethe murdermurder.
Tho:TomazoTho:OO blestblessed revelationrevelation!
Ver.VermanderoVer.NayNay moremore, naynay moremore sirsir, IleI’ll notnot sparespare minemine ownown
InIn wayway ofof justicejustice; TheyThey bothboth faign’dfeigned aa journeyjourney
ToTo BramataBramata, andand soso wroughtwrought outout theirtheir leavesleaves,
MyMy lovelove waswas soso abus’dabused in’tin’t.
Tho:TomazoTho:Time’sTime’s tootoo pretiousprecious
ToTo runrun inin wastewaste nownow; youyou havehave broughtbrought aa peacepeace
TheThe richesriches ofof fivefive kingdomskingdoms couldcould notnot purchasepurchase,
BeBe mymy mostmost happyhappy conductconduct, II thirstthirst forfor ’em’em,
LikeLike subtilesubtle lightninglightning willwill II windwind aboutabout ’em’em,
AndAnd meltmelt theirtheir marrowmarrow inin ’em’em.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero andand JasperinoJasperino
Jas:JasperinoJas:YourYour confidenceconfidence I’meI’m suresure, isis nownow ofof proofproof.
TheThe prospectprospect fromfrom thethe GardenGarden hashas shew’dshowed
EnoughEnough forfor deepdeep suspitionsuspicion.
Als:AlsemeroAls:TheThe blackblack masquemask
ThatThat soso continuallycontinually waswas wornworn upon’tupon’t,
CondemnesCondemns thethe faceface forfor uglyugly ere’tere’t bebe seenseen,
HerHer despitedespite toto himhim, andand soso seemingseeming bottomlessbottomless.
Jas.JasperinoJas.TouchTouch itit homehome thenthen, ’tis’tis notnot aa shallowshallow probeprobe
CanCan searchsearch thisthis ulcerulcer soundlysoundly, II fearfear you’lyou’ll findfind itit
FullFull ofof corruptioncorruption, ’tis’tis fitfit II leaveleave youyou,
SheShe meetsmeets youyou opportunelyopportunely fromfrom thatthat walkwalk
SheShe tooktook thethe backback doordoor atat hishis partingparting withwith herher.ExExitEx Jas.JasperinoJas.
Als.AlsemeroAls.DidDid mymy fatefate waitwait forfor thisthis unhappyunhappy strokestroke
AtAt mymy firstfirst sightsight ofof womanwoman? — she’sshe’s herehere.EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice.
Bea:BeatriceBea:AlsemeroAlsemero!
Als.AlsemeroAls.HowHow dodo youyou?
Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow dodo II? AlasAlas! howhow dodo youyou? youyou looklook notnot welwell.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou readread meme wellwell enoughenough, II amam notnot wellwell.
Bea.BeatriceBea.NotNot wellwell sirsir? Is’tIs’t inin mymy powerpower toto betterbetter youyou?

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Als.AlsemeroAls.YesYes.
Bea.BeatriceBea.NayNay, thenthen y’arey’areyou’re cur’dcured againagain.
Als.AlsemeroAls.PrayPray resolveresolve meme oneone questionquestion, LadyLady.
Bea.BeatriceBea.IfIf II cancan.
Als.AlsemeroAls.NoneNone cancan soso suresure. AreAre youyou honesthonest?
Bea.BeatriceBea.HaHa, haha, haha, that’sthat’s aa broadbroad questionquestion, mymy LordLord,
Als.AlsemeroAls.ButBut that’sthat’s notnot aa modestmodest answeranswer, mymy LadyLady:
DoDo youyou laughlaugh? MyMy doubtsdoubts areare strongstrong uponupon meme
Bea.BeatriceBea.’Tis’Tis innocenceinnocence thatthat smilessmiles, andand nono roughrough browbrow
CanCan taketake awayaway thethe dimpledimple inin herher cheekcheek.
SaySay II shouldshould strainstrain aa teartear toto fillfill thethe vaultvault,
WhichWhich wouldwould youyou givegive thethe betterbetter faithfaith toto?
Als.AlsemeroAls.’Twere’Twere butbut hypocrisiehypocrisy ofof aa saddersadder colourcolour,
ButBut thethe samesame stuffstuff, neitherneither youryour smilessmiles nornor tearstears
ShallShall movemove oror flatterflatter meme fromfrom mymy beliefbelief,
YouYou areare aa WhoreWhore.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat aa horridhorrid soundsound itit hathhath!
ItIt blastsblasts aa beautybeauty toto deformitydeformity;
UponUpon whatwhat faceface soeversoever thatthat breathbreath fallsfalls,
ItIt strikesstrikes itit uglyugly: ohoho youyou havehave ruin’druined
WhatWhat youyou cancan ne’rene’ernever repairrepair agenagain.
Als.AlsemeroAls.I’leI’ll allall demolishdemolish andand seekseek outout truthtruth withinwithin youyou,
IfIf therethere bebe anyany leftleft, letlet youryour sweetsweet tonguetongue,
PreventPrevent youryour heartsheart’shearts riflingrifling; therethere Il’eI’ll ransackransack
AndAnd teartear outout mymy suspitionsuspicion.
Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou maymay sirsir, ’tis’tis anan easieeasy passagepassage, yetyet ifif youyou pleaseplease.
ShewShow meme thethe groundground whereonwhereon youyou lostlost youryour lovelove.
MyMy spotlessespotless vertuevirtue maymay butbut treadtread onon thatthat
BeforeBefore II perishperish.
Als.AlsemeroAls.UnanswerableUnanswerable,
AA groundground youyou cannotcannot standstand onon, youyou fallfall downdown
BeneathBeneath allall gracegrace andand goodnessgoodness, whenwhen youyou setset
YourYour ticklishticklish heelheel on’ton’t; therethere waswas aa vizorvizor
O’reO’ero’er thatthat cunningcunning faceface, andand thatthat becamebecame youyou,
NowNow ImpudenceImpudence inin triumphtriumph ridesrides upon’tupon’t;
HowHow comescomes thisthis tendertender reconcilementreconcilement elseelse
’Twixt’TwixtBetwixt youyou andand youryour despightdespite, youryour rankerousrancorous loathingloathing
DefloresDeflores? HeHe thatthat youryour eyeeye waswas soresore atat sightsight ofof,
He’sHe’s nownow becomebecome youryour armsarms’arms supportersupporter, youryour lipslips’lips SaintSaint.

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Bea.BeatriceBea.IsIs therethere thethe causecause?
Als.AlsemeroAls.WorseWorse, youryour lustslust’s DevillDevil, youryour adulteryadultery.
Bea.BeatriceBea.WouldWould anyany butbut your selfyourself saysay thatthat,
’Twould’Twould turnturn himhim toto aa villainvillain.
Als.AlsemeroAls.’Twas’Twas witnestwitnessed byby thethe counsellcounsel ofof youryour bosomebosom DiaphantaDiaphanta.
Bea.BeatriceBea.IsIs youryour witnesswitness deaddead thenthen?
Als.AlsemeroAls.’Tis’Tis toto bebe fear’dfeared,
ItIt waswas thethe wageswages ofof herher knowledgeknowledge, poorpoor soulesoul,
SheShe liv’dlived notnot longlong afterafter thethe discoverydiscovery.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ThenThen hearhear aa storystory ofof notnot muchmuch lessless horrorhorror,
ThenThan thisthis youryour falsefalse suspitionsuspicion isis beguildbeguiled withwith,
ToTo youryour bedsbed’s scandalscandal, II standstand upup innocenceinnocence,
WhichWhich eveneven thethe guiltguilt ofof oneone blackblack otherother deeddeed,
WillWill standstand forfor proofproof ofof, youryour lovelove hashas mademade meme
AA cruellcruel murdressmurd’ressmurderess:
Als.AlsemeroAls.HaHa.
Bea.BeatriceBea.AA bloodybloody oneone.
II havehave kistkissed poysonpoison for’tfor’t, stroaktstroked aa serpentserpent,
ThatThat thingthing ofof hatehate, worthyworthy inin mymy esteemesteem,
OfOf nono betterbetter imploymentemployment, andand himhim mostmost worthyworthy
ToTo bebe soso imploydemployed; II caus’dcaused toto murdermurder
ThatThat innocentinnocent PiracquoPiracquo, havinghaving nono
BetterBetter meansmeans thenthan thatthat worstworst, toto assureassure
Your selfYourselfyourself toto meme.
Als.AlsemeroAls.OhOhO thethe placeplace it selfitself eree’erere sincesince
HasHas cryingcrying beenbeen forfor vengeancevengeance, thethe TempleTemple
WhereWhere bloodblood andand beautybeauty firstfirst unlawfullyunlawfully
Fir’dFired theirtheir devotiondevotion, andand quenchtquenched thethe rightright oneone,
’Twas’Twas inin mymy fearsfears atat firstfirst, ’twill’twill havehave itit nownow,
OhOhO thouthou artart allall deform’ddeformed.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ForgetForget notnot sirsir,
ItIt (forfor youryour sakesake) waswas donedone, shallshall greatergreater dangersdangers
MakeMake thethe lessless welcomewelcome?
Als.AlsemeroAls.OhOhO thouthou shouldstshouldst havehave gonegone
AA thousandthousand leaguesleagues aboutabout toto havehave avoidedavoided
ThisThis dangerousdangerous bridgebridge ofof bloodblood, herehere wewe areare lostlost.
Bea.BeatriceBea.RememberRemember II amam truetrue untounto youryour bedbed.
Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe bedbed it selfe’sitself’s aa CharnellCharnel, thethe sheetssheets shrowdsshrowds
ForFor murderedmurdered KarkassesCarcasescarcases, itit mustmust askask pawsepause
WhatWhat II mustmust dodo inin thisthis, mean timemeanmeantimemean time time youyou shallshall

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BeBe mymy prisonerprisoner onelyonly, enterenter mymy ClosetCloset.ExitExit BeatriceBeatrice::.
IleI’ll bebe youryour KeeperKeeper yetyet; OhOhO inin whatwhat partpart
OfOf thisthis sadsad storystory shallshall II firstfirst beginbegin? — HaHa
ThisThis samesame fellowfellow hashas putput meme inin — DefloresDeflores.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
Def.DefloresDef.NobleNoble AlsemeroAlsemero!
Als.AlsemeroAls.II cancan telltell youyou newesnews sirsir, mymy wifewife hashas herher commendedcommended toto youyou
Def.DefloresDef.That’sThat’s newsnews indeedindeed mymy LordLord, II thinkthink sheshe wouldwould
CommendCommend meme toto thethe gallowsgallows ifif sheshe couldcould,
SheShe everever lov’dloved meme soso wellwell, II thankthank herher.
Als.AlsemeroAls.What’sWhat’s thisthis bloodblood uponupon youryour bandband DefloresDeflores?
Def.DefloresDef.BloodBlood? NoNo suresure, ’twas’twas washtwashed sincesince.
Als.AlsemeroAls.SinceSince whenwhen manman?
Def.DefloresDef.SinceSince to’thert’othertother dayday II gotgot aa knockknock
InIn aa SwordSword andand DaggerDagger SchoolSchool; II thinkthink ’tis’tis outout.
Als.AlsemeroAls.YesYes, ’tis’tis almostalmost outout, butbut ’tis’tis perceiv’dperceived thothough.
II hadhad forgotforgot mymy messagemessage; thisthis itit isis,
WhatWhat priceprice goesgoes murdermurder?
Def.DefloresDef.HowHow sirsir?
Als:AlsemeroAls:II askask youyou sirsir,
MyMy wife’swife’s behindbehind handhand withwith youyou, sheshe tellstells meme,
ForFor aa bravebrave bloodybloody blowblow youyou gavegave forfor herher sakesake
UponUpon PiracquoPiracquo.
Def.DefloresDef.UponUpon? ’Twas’Twas quitequite throughthrough himhim suresure,
HasHas sheshe confestconfessed itit?
Als.AlsemeroAls.AsAs suresure asas deathdeath toto bothboth ofof youyou,
AndAnd muchmuch moremore thenthan thatthat:
Def.DefloresDef.ItIt couldcould notnot bebe muchmuch moremore,
’Twas’Twas butbut oneone thingthing, andand thatthat she’sshe’s aa WhoreWhore.
Als.AlsemeroAls.II couldcould notnot chusechoose butbut followfollow, ohoho cunningcunning DivelsDevils!
HowHow shouldshould blindblind menmen knowknow youyou fromfrom fairfair fac’dfaced saintssaints?
Bea.BeatriceBea.withinwithin.HeHe lieslies, thethe villainvillain doesdoes be-lyebelie meme.
Def.DefloresDef.LetLet meme gogo toto herher, sirsir.
Als.AlsemeroAls.NayNay, youyou shalshall toto herher.
PeacePeace cryingcrying CrocodileCrocodile, youryour soundssounds areare heardheard,
TakeTake youryour preyprey toto youyou, getget youyou intointo herher sirsir.ExitExit Def.DefloresDef.
I’leI’ll bebe youryour pandorpander nownow, rehearserehearse agenagain
YourYour SceneScene ofof lustlust, thatthat youyou maymay bebe perfectperfect
WhenWhen youyou shallshall comecome toto actact itit toto thethe blackblack audienceaudience
WhereWhere howlshowls andand gnashingsgnashings shallshall bebe musickmusic toto youyou.

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ClipClip youryour adultressadult’ressadulteress freelyfreely, ’tis’tis thethe pilotpilot
WillWill guideguide youyou toto thethe MareMare mortuummortuum,
WhereWhere youyou shallshall sinksink toto fadomsfathoms bottomlessbottomless.
EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, AlibiusAlibius, IsabellaIsabella, ThomazoTomazoThomazo,
FranciscusFranciscus, andand AntonioAntonio.
Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO AlsemeroAlsemero. II havehave aa wonderwonder forfor youyou
Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo sirsir, ’tis’tis II, II havehave aa wonderwonder forfor youyou
Ver.VermanderoVer.II havehave suspitionsuspicion nerenear asas proofproof it selfitself
ForFor Piracquo’sPiracquo’s murdermurder.
Als.AlsemeroAls.SirSir, II havehave proofproof
BeyondBeyond suspitionsuspicion, forfor Piracquo’sPiracquo’s musdermurdermusdermurder.
Ver.VermanderoVer.BeseechBeseech youyou hearhear meme, thesethese twotwo havehave beenbeen disgui’ddisguised
E’reE’ere’er sincesince thethe deeddeed waswas donedone.
hhAls.AlsemeroAls.II havehave twotwo otherother
ThatThat werewere moremore closeclose dsguis’ddisguised thenthanthen youryour twotwo couldcould bebe,
E’reE’ere’er sincesince thethe deeddeed waswas donedone.
Ver.VermanderoVer.You’lYou’ll hearhear meme, thesethese minemine ownown servantsservants.
Als.AlsemeroAls.HearHear meme, thosethose nearernearer thenthan youryour servantsservants
ThatThat shallshall acquitacquit themthem, andand proveprove themthem guiltlessguiltless.
Fran.FranciscusFran.ThatThat maymay bebe donedone withwith easieeasy truthtruth, sirsir:
Tho.TomazoTho.HowHow isis mymy causecause bandiedbandied throughthrough youryour delaiesdelays!
’Tis’Tis urgenturgent inin bloodblood, andand callscalls forfor hasthaste;
GiveGive meme aa brotherbrother alivealive oror deaddead;
AliveAlive, aa wifewife withwith himhim, ifif deaddead forfor bothboth.
AA recompencerecompense forfor murdermurder andand adulteryadultery.
Bea.BeatriceBea.withinwithin.OhOhO, ohoho, ohoho.
Als.AlsemeroAls.HearkHark, ’tis’tis commingcoming toto youyou.
Def.DefloresDef.withinwithin.NayNay, I’leI’ll alongalong forfor companycompany.
BeaBeatriceBeawithinwithin.OhOhO, ohoho.
Ver.VermanderoVer.WhatWhat horridhorrid soundssounds areare thesethese?
Als.AlsemeroAls.ComeCome forthforth youyou twinstwins ofof mischiefmischief.
EnterEnter DefloresDeflores bringingbringing inin BeatriceBeatrice.
Def.DefloresDef.HereHere wewe areare, ifif youyou havehave anyany moremore
ToTo saysay toto usus, speakspeak quicklyquickly, II shallshall notnot,
GiveGive youyou thethe hearinghearing elseelse, II amam soso stoutstout yetyet,
AndAnd soso II thinkthink thatthat brokenbroken ribrib ofof mankindmankind.
Ver.VermanderoVer.AnAn HostHost ofof enemiesenemies entredentered mymy CitadellCitadel,
CouldCould notnot amazeamaze likelike thisthis, JoannaJoanna, BeatriceBeatrice, JoannaJoanna.
Bea.BeatriceBea.OO comecome notnot neernear meme sirsir, II shallshall defiledefile youyou,

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II amam thatthat ofof youryour bloodblood waswas takentaken fromfrom youyou
ForFor youryour betterbetter healthhealth, looklook nono moremore upon’tupon’t,
ButBut castcast itit toto thethe groundground regardleslyregardlessly,
LetLet thethe commoncommon shewershower taketake itit, fromfrom distinctiondistinction,
BeneathBeneath thethe starresstars, uponupon yonyonyond MeteorMeteor
EverEver hanghang mymy fatefate, ’mongst’mongstamongst thingsthings corruptiblecorruptible,
II ne’rene’ernever couldcould pluckpluck itit fromfrom himhim, mymy loathingloathing
WasWas ProphetProphet toto thethe restrest, butbut ne’rene’ernever beleev’dbelieved
MineMine honourhonour fellfell withwith himhim, andand nownow mymy lifelife.
AlsemeroAlsemero, II amam aa strangerstranger toto youryour bedbed,
YourYour bedbed waswas coz’nedcozened onon thethe nuptiallnuptial nightnight,
ForFor whichwhich youryour false-bridefalse-bride dieddied.
Als:AlsemeroAls:DiaphantaDiaphanta!
Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, andand thethe whilewhile II coupledcoupled withwith youryour matemate
AtAt barly-breakbarleybreak; nownow wewe areare leftleft inin hellhell.
Ver.VermanderoVer.WeWe areare allall therethere, itit circumscribescircumscribes herehere.
Def.DefloresDef.II lov’dloved thisthis womanwoman inin spightspite ofof herher heartheart,
HerHer lovelove II earn’dearned outout ofof PiracquosPiraequosPiracquo’sPiraequo’s murdermurder.
Tho.TomazoTho.HaHa, mymy brothersbrother’s murtherermurderer.
Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, andand herher honorshonour’s prizeprize
WasWas mymy rewardreward, II thankthank lifelife forfor nothingnothing
ButBut thatthat pleasurepleasure, itit waswas soso sweetsweet toto meme,
ThatThat II havehave drunkdrunk upup allall, leftleft nonenone behindebehind
ForFor anyany manman toto pledgepledge meme.
Ver.VermanderoVer.HorridHorrid VillainVillain!
KeepKeep lifelife inin himhim forfor furtherfurther torturestortures::.
Def.DefloresDef.NoNo, II cancan preventprevent youyou, here’shere’s mymy penknifepenknife stillstill,
ItIt isis butbut oneone threadthread moremore, — andand nownow ’tis’tis cutcut.
MakeMake hastehaste JoannaJoanna byby thatthat tokentoken toto theethee.
CanstCanst notnot forgetforget soso latelylately putput inin mindmind,
II wouldwould notnot goego toto leaveleave theethee farfar behindbehind.DyesDiesdies.
Bea.BeatriceBea.ForgiveForgive meme AlsemeroAlsemero, allall forgiveforgive,
’Tis’Tis timetime toto diedie, whenwhen ’tis’tis aa shameshame toto livelive.DyesDiesdies.
Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO mymy namename isis entredentered nownow inin thatthat recordrecord,
WhereWhere tilltill thisthis fatallfatal hourhour ’twas’twas nevernever readread.
Als.AlsemeroAls.LetLet itit bebe blottedblotted outout, letlet youryour heartheart loselose itit,
AndAnd itit cancan nevernever looklook youyou inin thethe faceface,
NorNor telltell aa taletale behindbehind thethe backback ofof lifelife,
ToTo youryour dishonordishonour, justicejustice hathhath soso rightright
TheThe guiltyguilty hithit, thatthat innocenceinnocence isis quitquit

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ByBy proclamationproclamation, andand maymay joyjoy agenagain.
SirSir, youyou areare sensiblesensible ofof whatwhat truthtruth hathhath donedone,
’Tis’Tis thethe bestbest comfortcomfort thatthat youryour griefgrief cancan findfind.
Tho.TomazoTho.SirSir, II amam satisfiedsatisfied, mymy injuriesinjuries
LieLie deaddead beforebefore meme, II cancan exactexact nono moremore,
UnlessUnless mymy soulsoul werewere looseloose, andand couldcould ore-takeo’ertake
ThoseThose blackblack fugitivesfugitives, thatthat areare fledfled fromfrom thencethence
ToTo taketake aa secondsecond vengeancevengeance; butbut therethere areare wrathswraths
DeeperDeeper thenthan minemine (tis’tis toto bebe fear’dfeared) aboutabout ’em’em.
Als.AlsemeroAls.WhatWhat anan opacousopacous bodybody hadhad thatthat moonmoon:
ThatThat lastlast chang’dchanged onon usus? here’shere’s beautybeauty chang’dchanged
ToTo uglyugly whoredomwhoredom: herehere servantservant obedienceobedience
ToTo aa master-sinmaster-sin, imperiousimperious murdermurder::.
II aa suppos’dsupposed husbandhusband chang’dchanged embracesembraces
WithWith wantonnesswantonness, butbut thatthat waswas paidpaid beforebefore;
YourYour changechange isis comecome tootoo, fromfrom anan ignorantignorant wrathwrath
ToTo knowingknowing friendshipfriendship. AreAre therethere anyany moremore on’son’s?
Ant.AntonioAnt.YesYes sirsir, II waswas chang’dchanged tootoo, fromfrom aa littlelittle AsseAss asas II waswas, toto aa greatgreat
FoolFool asas II amam; andand hadhad likelike toto ha’ha’ beenbeen chang’dchanged toto thethe gallowsgallows, butbut
thatthat youyou knowknow mymy InnocenceInnocence alwaysalways excusesexcuses meme.
Fran.FranciscusFran.II waswas chang’dchanged fromfrom aa littlelittle witwit toto bebe starkstark madmad,
AlmostAlmost forfor thethe samesame purposepurpose.
Isa.IsabellaIsa.YourYour changechange isis stillstill behindbehind, butbut deservedeserve bestbest youryour transforma-transformationtransforma∣tiontransformation(tion.

YouYou areare aa jealousjealous CoxcombCoxcomb, keepkeep SchoolsSchools ofof FollyFolly,
AndAnd teachteach youryour ScholarsScholars howhow toto breakbreak youryour ownown headhead.
Alib.AlibiusAlib.II seesee allall apparentapparent wifewife, andand willwill changechange nownow
IntoInto aa betterbetter husbandhusband, andand nevernever keepkeep ScholarsScholars
ThatThat shallshall bebe wiserwiser thenthan my selfmyself.
Als.AlsemeroAls.SirSir, youyou havehave yetyet aa sonsson’s dutyduty livingliving,
PleasePlease youyou acceptaccept itit, letlet thatthat youryour sorrowsorrow
AsAs itit goesgoes fromfrom youryour eyeeye, goego fromfrom youryour heartheart,
ManMan andand hishis sorrowsorrow atat thethe gravegrave mustmust partpart.

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EPILOGUEEPILOGUE.

Als.AlsemeroAls.ALLALL wewe cancan doedo, toto ComfortComfort oneone anotheranother,
ToTo staystay aa BrothersBrother’s sorrowsorrow, forfor aa BrotherBrother;
ToTo DryDry aa ChildChild, fromfrom thethe kindekind FathersFather’s eyeseyes
IsIs toto nono purposepurpose, itit ratherrather multipliesmultiplies:
YourYour onlyonly smilessmiles havehave powerpower toto causecause re-livere-liverelive
TheThe DeadDead agenagain, oror inin theirtheir RoomsRooms toto givegive
BrotherBrother aa newnew BrotherBrother, FatherFather aa ChildChild;
IfIf thesethese appearappear, AllAll griefsgriefs areare reconcil’dreconciled.
ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
FINISFINIS:



PLAYESPLAYS newlynewly PrintedPrinted.

THeTHe Wild-goose-ChaseWild-goose ChaseWild-goose-Chase, aa ComedyComedy; writtenwritten byby FrancisFrancis
BeamontBeaumont andand JohnJohn FletcherFletcher, Gent’GentGentlemenGent’.
TheThe WiddowWidow, aa ComedyComedy; writtenwritten byby BenBen: JohnsonJonsonJohnson, JohnJohn
FletcherFletcher, andand ThomasThomas MidletonMiddletonMidleton, Gent’GentGentlemenGent’.


PLAYESPLAYS inin thethe PressPress.

FIveFIve PlayesPlays writtenwritten byby MrMasterMr. JamesJames ShirleyShirley, beingbeing AllAll ofof hishis
thatthat werewere ActedActed atat thethe Black-FryersBlackfriars: TogetherTogether withwith thethe
Court-SecretCourt-Secret, writtenwritten byby thethe samesame AuthorAuthor, butbut nevernever yetyet
ActedActed.

AlsoAlso, TheThe SpanishSpanish GypsiesGypsies.

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1. (3-a) : The regularized reading the is supplied for the original [···].
2. (3-a) : The regularized reading Compared is supplied for the original Compar[*]d.
3. (3-b) : The regularized reading him is amended from the original bim.
4. (5-a) : The regularized reading Prevented is supplied for the original Pre[···]ted.
5. (10-b) : The regularized reading lock comes from the original lock, though possible variants include locked.
6. (13-b) : The regularized reading Bedlam is supplied for the original Bedl[*]m.
7. (14-b) : The regularized reading would is supplied for the original wo[*]d.
8. (15-a) : The regularized reading Tomorrow is amended from the original To motrow.
9. (18-b) : The regularized reading resolved is supplied for the original resolv[*]d.
10. (20-a) : The regularized reading down is amended from the original dow.
11. (23-a) : The regularized reading secret is supplied for the original secre[*].
12. (23-b) : The word ’have’ is duplicated.
13. (24-a) : The regularized reading We comes from the original We, though possible variants include Why.
14. (25-b) : The regularized reading Stay is supplied for the original [*]tay.
15. (26-b) : The regularized reading Bosphorus comes from the original Bosphorus, though possible variants include Phosphorus.
16. (27-a) : The regularized reading upon't is supplied for the original upon[*]t.
17. (27-a) : The regularized reading from't is supplied for the original from[*]t.
18. (29-a) : The regularized reading near is amended from the original ne'er.
19. (31-b) : The regularized reading murder is amended from the original musder.
20. (31-b) : The regularized reading disguised is amended from the original disgui'd.
21. (31-b) : 'h' erroneously printed before speech prefix.
22. (31-b) : The regularized reading disguised is amended from the original dsguis’d.