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ln 0002CHANGELINGCHANGELING:


ln 0003AsAs itit waswas ActedActed (withwith greatgreat ApplauseApplause)
ln 0004atat thethe PrivatPrivate househouse inin DRURY=LANEDRURY-LANEDRURY LANEDRURY-LANE,
ln 0005andand SalisburySalisbury CourtCourt.


ln 0006WrittenWritten byby {THOMASTHOMAS MIDLETONMIDDLETONMIDLETON,
ln 0007andand
ln 0008WILLIAMWILLIAM ROWLEYROWLEY.} Gent’Gent ’GentlemenGent ’.


ln 0009NeverNever PrintedPrinted beforebefore.


ln 0010LONDONLONDON,
ln 0011PrintedPrinted forfor HUMPHREYHUMPHREY MOSELEYMOSELEY, andand areare toto
ln 0012bebe soldsold atat hishis shopshop atat thethe signsign ofof thethe Princes-ArmsPrince’s ArmsPrinces-Arms
ln 0013inin St.St. PaulsPaul’s Church-yardChurchyard, 16531653.


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ln 0001DrammatisDramatisdramatis PersonæPersonaePersonae.

ln 0002VermanderoVermandero,FatherFather toto BeatriceBeatrice.
ln 0003TomazoTomazo dede PiracquoPiracquo,AA NobleNoble LordLord.
ln 0004AlonzoAlonzo dede PiracquoPiracquo,HisHis brotherbrother, SuitorSuitor toto BeatriceBeatrice:
ln 0005AlsemeroAlsemero,AA NoblemanNobleman, afterwardsafterwards marriedmarried toto (BeatriceBeatrice.

ln 0006JasperinoJasperino,HisHis FriendFriend.
ln 0007AlibiusAlibius,AA jealousjealous DoctorDoctor.
ln 0008LollioLollio,HisHis manman.
ln 0009PedroPedro,FriendFriend toto AntonioAntonio.
ln 0010AntonioAntonio,TheThe ChangelingChangeling.
ln 0011FranciscusFranciscus,TheThe CounterfeitCounterfeit MadmanMadman.
ln 0012DefloresDeflores,ServantServant toto VermanderoVermandero.
ln 0013MadmenMadmen,
ln 0014ServantsServants.


ln 0015BeatriceBeatrice,DaughterDaughter toto VermanderoVermandero.
ln 0016DiaphantaDiaphanta,HerHer Wayting-womanWaiting-woman.
ln 0017IsabellaIsabellaWifeWife toto AlibiusAlibius.


ln 0018TheThe SceneScene AllegantAlicantAllegant.

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wln 0001TheThe ChangelingChangeling.

wln 0002ACTUSACTUS PRIMUSPRIMUS.

wln 0003EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero.
wln 0004TWas’TWas’twas inin thethe TempleTemple wherewhere II firstfirst beheldbeheld herher,
wln 0005AndAnd nownow agenagain thethe samesame, whatwhat OmenOmen yetyet
wln 0006FollowsFollows ofof thatthat? NoneNone butbut imaginaryimaginary,
wln 0007WhyWhy shouldshould mymy hopeshopes oror fatefate bebe timeroustimorous?
wln 0008TheThe placeplace isis holyholy, soso isis mymy intentintent:
wln 0009II lovelove herher beautiesbeauties toto thethe holyholy purposepurpose,
wln 0010AndAnd thatthat (me thinksmethinks) admitsadmits comparisoncomparison
wln 0011WithWith mansman’s firstfirst creationcreation, thethe placeplace blestblessed
wln 0012AndAnd isis hishis rightright homehome backback (ifif hehe atchieveachieve itit.)
wln 0013TheThe ChurchChurch hathhath firstfirst begunbegun ourour interviewinterview
wln 0014AndAnd that’sthat’s thethe placeplace mustmust joynjoin usus intointo oneone,
wln 0015SoSo there’sthere’s beginningbeginning andand perfectionperfection tootoo.
wln 0016EnterEnter JasperinoJasperino.
wln 0017Jasp.JasperinoJasp.OO SirSir, areare youyou herehere? ComeCome, thethe wind’swind’s fairfair withwith youyou,
wln 0018Y’areY’ areYou’re likelike toto havehave aa swiftswift andand pleasantpleasant passagepassage.
wln 0019Als.AlsemeroAls.SureSure y’arey’ areyou’re deceiveddeceived friendfriend, ’tis’tis contrarycontrary
wln 0020InIn mymy bestbest judgementjudgement.
wln 0021Jas.JasperinoJas.WhatWhat forfor MaltaMalta?
wln 0022IfIf youyou couldcould buybuy aa galegale amongstamongst thethe WitchesWitches,
wln 0023TheyThey couldcould notnot serveserve youyou suchsuch aa luckylucky penyworthpennyworth
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wln 0024AsAs comescomes aa’a GodsGod’s NameName.
wln 0025Als.AlsemeroAls.EvenEven nownow II observ’dobserved
wln 0026TheThe templestemple’stemples VaneVane toto turnturn fullfull inin mymy faceface,
wln 0027II knowknow ’tis’tis againstagainst meme.
wln 0028Jas.JasperinoJas.AgainstAgainst youyou?
wln 0029ThenThen youyou knowknow notnot wherewhere youyou areare.
wln 0030Als.AlsemeroAls.NotNot wellwell indeedindeed
wln 0031Jas.JasperinoJas.AreAre youyou notnot wellwell sirsir?
wln 0032Als.AlsemeroAls.YesYes, JasperinoJasperino.
wln 0033UnlessUnless therethere bebe somesome hiddenhidden maladymalady
wln 0034WithinWithin meme, thatthat II understandunderstand notnot.
wln 0035Jas.JasperinoJas.AndAnd thatthat
wln 0036II beginbegin toto doubtdoubt sirsir, II nevernever knewknew
wln 0037YourYour inclinationsinclinations toto travelstravels atat aa pausepause
wln 0038WithWith anyany causecause toto hinderhinder itit tilltill nownow.
wln 0039AshoreAshore youyou werewere wontwont toto callcall youryour servantsservants upup,
wln 0040AndAnd helphelp toto traptrap youryour HorsesHorses forfor thethe speedspeed.
wln 0041AtAt seasea II havehave seenseen youyou weighweigh thethe anchoranchor withwith ’em’em,
wln 0042HoystHoist sailssails forfor fearfear toto loselose thethe formostforemost breathbreath,
wln 0043BeBe inin continuallcontinual prayersprayers forfor fairfair windswinds,
wln 0044AndAnd havehave youyou chang’dchanged youryour orizonsorisons?
wln 0045Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo, friendfriend,
wln 0046II keepkeep [···]thethe samesame churchchurch, samesame devotiondevotion.
wln 0047Jas.JasperinoJas.LoverLover I’mI’m suresure y’arey’ areyou’re nonenone, thethe StoickStoic
wln 0048WasWas foundfound inin youyou longlong agoeago, youryour mothermother
wln 0049NorNor bestbest friendsfriends, whowho havehave setset snaressnares ofof beautybeauty,
wln 0050IAyI andand choycechoice onesones tootoo, couldcould nevernever traptrap youyou thatthat wayway
wln 0051WhatWhat mightmight bebe thethe causecause?
wln 0052Als.AlsemeroAls.LordLord, howhow violentviolent,
wln 0053ThouThou artart; II waswas butbut meditatingmeditating ofof
wln 0054SomewhatSomewhat II heardheard withinwithin thethe templetemple.
wln 0055Jas.JasperinoJas.IsIs thisthis violenceviolence? ’tis’tis butbut idlenessidleness
wln 0056Compar[*]dComparedCompared withwith youryour hasthaste yesterdayyesterday.
wln 0057Als.AlsemeroAls.I’mI’m allall thisthis whilewhile a goingaa-goingagoinggoing, manman.EnterEnter ServantsServants.
wln 0058Jas.JasperinoJas.BackwardsBackwards, II thinkthink, sirsir. LookLook youryour servantsservants.
wln 005911 Serv.ServantServ.TheThe sea-menseamen callcall, shallshall wewe BoordBoard youryour trunkstrunks?
wln 0060Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo, notnot to daytoday.
wln 0061Jas.JasperinoJas.Tis’Tis thethe criticallcritical dayday,
wln 0062ItIt seemsseems, andand thethe signesign inin AquariusAquarius.
wln 006322 Ser.ServantSer.WeWe mustmust notnot toto seasea to daytoday, thisthis smokesmoke willwill bringbring forthforth firefire.
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wln 0064Als.AlsemeroAls.KeepKeep allall onon shoreshore, II doedo notnot knowknow thethe endend
wln 0065(WhichWhich needsneeds II mustmust dodo) ofof anan affairaffair inin handhand
wln 0066EreEre II cancan gogo toto seasea.
wln 006711 Serv.ServantServ.WellWell, youryour pleasurepleasure.
wln 006822 Ser.ServantSer.LetLet bimhimhim e’ne’en taketake hishis leasureleisure tootoo, wewe areare safersafer onon landland.
wln 0068ExeuntExeunt (Serv.ServantsServ.
wln 0069EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice, DiaphantaDiaphanta, andand ServantsServants, JoannnaJoannna.
wln 0070Jasp.JasperinoJasp.HowHow nownow! TheThe LawsLaws ofof thethe MedesMedes areare chang’dchanged suresure, salutesalute
wln 0071aa womanwoman, hehe kisseskisses tootoo: wonderfullwonderful! wherewhere learntlearntlearned hehe thisthis? &and doesdoes itit
wln 0072perfectlyperfectly tootoo; inin mymy conscienceconscience hehe nerene’er rehearstrehearsed itit beforebefore. NayNay, goego
wln 0073onon, thisthis willwill bebe strangerstranger andand betterbetter newsnews atat ValentiaValenciaValentia, thenthanthen ifif hehe hadhad
wln 0074ransom’dransomed halfhalf GreeceGreece fromfrom thethe TurkTurk.
wln 0075Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare aa ScholarScholar, sirsir.
wln 0076Als.AlsemeroAls.AA weakweak oneone, LadyLady.
wln 0077Bea.BeatriceBea.WhichWhich ofof thethe SciencesSciences isis thisthis lovelove youyou speakspeak ofof?
wln 0078Als.AlsemeroAls.FromFrom youryour tonguetongue II taketake itit toto bebe musickmusic.
wln 0079Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare skilfullskilful in’tin ’tin’t, cancan singsing atat firstfirst sightsight.
wln 0080Als.AlsemeroAls.AndAnd II havehave shew’dshowed youyou allall mymy skilskill atat onceonce.
wln 0081II wantwant moremore wordswords toto expressexpress meme furtherfurther.
wln 0082AndAnd mustmust bebe forc’dforced toto repetitionrepetition:
wln 0083II lovelove youyou dearlydearlydear.
wln 0084Bea.BeatriceBea.BeBe betterbetter advis’dadvised, sirsir:
wln 0085OurOur eyeseyes areare CentinelsSentinelssentinels untounto ourour judgementsjudgements,
wln 0086AndAnd shouldshould givegive certaincertain judgementjudgement whatwhat theythey seesee;
wln 0087ButBut theythey areare rashrash sometimessometimes, andand telltell usus wonderswonders
wln 0088OfOf commoncommon thingsthings, whichwhich whenwhen ourour judgementsjudgements findfind,
wln 0089TheyThey cancan thenthen checkcheck thethe eyeseyes, andand calcall themthem blindblind.
wln 0090Als.AlsemeroAls.ButBut II amam furtherfurther, LadyLady; yesterdayyesterday
wln 0091WasWas minemine eyeseye’s imploymentemployment, andand hitherhither nownow
wln 0092TheyThey broughtbrought mymy judgementjudgement, wherewhere areare bothboth agreedagreed.
wln 0093BothBoth HousesHouses thenthen consentingconsenting, ’tis’tis agreedagreed,
wln 0094OnelyOnly therethere wantswants thethe confirmationconfirmation
wln 0095ByBy thethe handhand RoyallRoyal, that’sthat’s youryour partpart, LadyLady.
wln 0096Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO there’sthere’s oneone aboveabove meme, sirsir, forfor fivefive dayesdays pastpast
wln 0097ToTo bebe recal’drecalled; suresure, minemine eyeseyes werewere mistakenmistaken,
wln 0098ThisThis waswas thethe manman waswas meantmeant meme, thatthat hehe shouldshould comecome
wln 0099SoSo neernear hishis timetime, andand missmiss itit.
wln 0100Jas.JasperinoJas.WeWe mightmight havehave comecome byby thethe CarriersCarriers fromfrom ValentiaValenciaValentia, II seesee andand
wln 0101sav’dsaved allall ourour sea-provisionsea-provision: wewe areare atat farthestfarthest suresure, methinksmethinks II shouldshould
wln 0102doedo somethingsomething tootoo, II meantmeant toto bebe aa venturerventurer inin thisthis voyagevoyage. Yonder’sYonder’s
wln 0103anotheranother VessellVessel, I’leI’ll boardboard herher, ifif sheshe bebe lawfulllawful prizeprize, downdown goesgoes herher
wln 0104top-sailtopsail.
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wln 0105EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 0106Def.DefloresDef.LadyLady, youryour fatherfather.
wln 0107Bea.BeatriceBea.IsIs inin healthhealth, II hopehope.
wln 0108Def.DefloresDef.YourYour eyeeye shallshall instantlyinstantly instructinstruct youyou, LadyLady.
wln 0109He’sHe’s comingcoming hitherwardhitherward.
wln 0110Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat neededneeded thenthen
wln 0111YourYour dutiousduteous prefacepreface? II hadhad ratherrather
wln 0112HeHe hadhad comecome unexpectedunexpected, youyou mustmust stallstall
wln 0113AA goodgood presencepresence withwith unnecessaryunnecessary blabbingblabbing:
wln 0114AndAnd howhow welcomewelcome forfor youryour partpart youyou areare,
wln 0115I’mI’m suresure youyou knowknow.
wln 0116Def.DefloresDef.WiltWilt nevernever mendmend thisthis scornscorn
wln 0117OneOne sideside nornor otherother? MustMust II bebe enjoyn’denjoined
wln 0118ToTo followfollow stillstill whilstwhilst sheshe fliesflies fromfrom meme? WellWell,
wln 0119FatesFates dodo youryour worstworst, I’leI’ll pleaseplease my selfmyself withwith sightsight
wln 0120OfOf herher, atat allall opportunitiesopportunities,
wln 0121IfIf butbut toto spitespite herher angeranger, II knowknow sheshe hadhad
wln 0122RatherRather seesee meme deaddead thenthanthen livingliving, andand yetyet
wln 0123SheShe knowsknows nono causecause for’tfor ’tfor’t, butbut aa peevishpeevish willwill.
wln 0124Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou seem’dseemed displeas’ddispleased LadyLady onon thethe suddensudden.
wln 0125Bea.BeatriceBea.YourYour pardonpardon SirSir, ’tis’tis mymy infirmityinfirmity,
wln 0126NorNor cancan II otherother reasonreason renderrender youyou,
wln 0127ThenThanThen hishis oror hershers, oror somesome particularparticular thingthing
wln 0128TheyThey mustmust abandonabandon asas aa deadlydeadly poysonpoison,
wln 0129WhichWhich toto aa thousandthousand otherother taststastes werewere wholsomewholesome,
wln 0130SuchSuch toto minemine eyeseyes isis thatthat samesame fellowfellow therethere,
wln 0131TheThe samesame thatthat reportreport speaksspeaks ofof thethe BasiliskBasilisk.
wln 0132Als.AlsemeroAls.ThisThis isis aa frequentfrequent frailtyfrailty inin ourour naturenature,
wln 0133There’sThere’s scarcescarce aa manman amongstamongst aa thousandthousand soundsound,
wln 0134ButBut hathhath hishis imperfectionimperfection: oneone distastesdistastes
wln 0135TheThe sentscent ofof RosesRoses, whichwhich toto infinitesinfinites
wln 0136MostMost pleasingpleasing isis, andand odoriferousodoriferous.
wln 0137OneOne oyleoil, thethe enemyenemy ofof poysonpoison,
wln 0138AnotherAnother WineWine, thethe cheerercheerer ofof thethe heartheart,
wln 0139AndAnd livelylively refresherrefresher ofof thethe countenancecountenance.
wln 0140IndeedIndeed thisthis faultfault (ifif soso itit bebe) isis generallgeneral,
wln 0141There’sThere’s scarcescarce aa thingthing butbut isis bothboth lov’dloved andand loath’dloathed,
wln 0142My selfMyselfmyself (II mustmust confesseconfess) havehave thethe samesame frailtyfrailty.
wln 0143Bea.BeatriceBea.AndAnd whatwhat maymay bebe youryour poysonpoison sirsir? II amam boldbold withwith youyou.
wln 0144Als.AlsemeroAls.AndAnd whatwhat mightmight bebe youryour desiredesire perhapsperhaps, aa cherrycherry.
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wln 0145Bea.BeatriceBea.II amam nono enemyenemy toto anyany creaturecreature
wln 0146MyMy memorymemory hashas, butbut yon’yon GentlemanGentleman.
wln 0147Als.AlsemeroAls.HeHe doesdoes illill toto tempttempt youryour sightsight, ifif hehe knewknew itit.
wln 0148Bea.BeatriceBea.HeHe cannotcannot bebe ignorantignorant ofof thatthat SirSir,
wln 0149II havehave notnot spar’dspared toto telltell himhim soso, andand II wantwant
wln 0150ToTo helphelp my selfmyself, sincesince he’she’s aa GentlemanGentleman
wln 0151InIn goodgood respectrespect withwith mymy fatherfather, andand followsfollows himhim.
wln 0152Als.AlsemeroAls.He’sHe’s outout ofof hishis placeplace thenthen nownow.
wln 0153Jas.JasperinoJas.II amam aa madmad WagWag, wenchwench.
wln 0154Dia.DiaphantaDia.SoSo me thinksmethinks; butbut forfor youryour comfortcomfort II cancan telltell youyou, wewe havehave
wln 0155aa DoctorDoctor inin thethe CitieCity thatthat undertakesundertakes thethe curecure ofof suchsuch.
wln 0156Jas.JasperinoJas.TushTush, II knowknow whatwhat PhysickPhysic isis bestbest forfor thethe statestate ofof minemine ownown
wln 0157bodybody.
wln 0158Dia.DiaphantaDia.’Tis’Tis scarcescarce aa wellwell govern’dgoverned statestate, II beleevebelieve.
wln 0159Jas.JasperinoJas.II couldcould shewshow theethee suchsuch aa thingthing withwith anan IngredianIngredientingredient thatthat wewe
wln 0160twotwo wouldwould compoundcompound togethertogether, andand ifif itit diddid notnot tametame thethe maddestmaddest
wln 0161bloodblood i’thi’ th’i’th’ towntown forfor twotwo hourshours afterafter, IleI’ll nerene’er professprofess PhysickPhysic agenagain.
wln 0162Dia.DiaphantaDia.AA littlelittle poppypoppy SirSir, werewere goodgood toto causecause youyou sleepsleep.
wln 0163Jas.JasperinoJas.PoppyPoppy; I’leI’ll givegive theethee aa poppop i’thi’ th’i’th’ lipslips forfor thatthat firstfirst, andand beginbegin
wln 0164therethere: PoppyPoppy isis oneone simplesimple indeedindeed, andand CuckowCuckoo (whatwhat youyou call’tcall ’tcall’t)
wln 0165anotheranother: I’leI’ll discoverdiscover nono moremore nownow, anotheranother timetime I’leI’ll shewshow theethee allall.
wln 0166Bea.BeatriceBea.MyMy FatherFather, SirSir.EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero andand ServantsServants.
wln 0167Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO JoannaJoanna, II camecame toto meetmeet theethee, youryour devotion’sdevotion’s endedended.
wln 0168Bea.BeatriceBea.ForFor thisthis timetime, SirSir,
wln 0169II shallshall changechange mymy SaintSaint, II fearfear meme, II findfind
wln 0170AA giddygiddy turningturning inin meme; SirSir, thisthis whilewhile
wln 0171II amam beholdingbeholding toto thisthis GentlemanGentleman
wln 0172WhoWho leftleft hishis ownown wayway toto keepkeep meme companycompany,
wln 0173AndAnd inin discoursediscourse II findfind himhim muchmuch desirousdesirous
wln 0174ToTo seesee youryour castlecastle: HeHe hathhath deserv’ddeserved itit, SirSir,
wln 0175IfIf yeye pleaseplease toto grantgrant itit.
wln 0176Ver.VermanderoVer.WithWith allall mymy heartheart, SirSir.
wln 0177YetYet ther’sthere’s anan articlearticle betweenbetween, II mustmust knowknow
wln 0178YourYour countreycountry; wewe useuse notnot toto givegive surveysurvey
wln 0179OfOf ourour chiefchief strengthsstrengths toto strangersstrangers, ourour citadelscitadels
wln 0180AreAre plac’dplaced conspicuousconspicuous toto outwardoutward viewview,
wln 0181OnOn PromontsPromonts’promont’s topstops; butbut withinwithin areare secretssecrets.
wln 0182Als.AlsemeroAls.AA ValentianValencianValentian, SirSir.
wln 0183Ver.VermanderoVer.AA ValentianValencianValentian,
wln 0184That’sThat’s nativenative, SirSir; ofof whatwhat namename, II beseechbeseech youyou?
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wln 0185Als.AlsemeroAls.AlsemeroAlsemero, SirSir.
wln 0186Ver.VermanderoVer.AlsemeroAlsemero; notnot thethe sonson ofof JohnJohn dede AlsemeroAlsemero?
wln 0187Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe samesame SirSir.
wln 0188Ver.VermanderoVer.MyMy bestbest lovelove bidsbids youyou welcomewelcome.
wln 0189Bea.BeatriceBea.HeHe waswas wontwont toto callcall meme soso, andand thenthen hehe speaksspeaks
wln 0190AA mostmost unfeignedunfeigned truthtruth.
wln 0191Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO SirSir, II knewknew youryour fatherfather,
wln 0192WeWe twotwo werewere inin acquaintanceacquaintance longlong agoeago
wln 0193BeforeBefore ourour chinschins werewere worthworth JulanIulanJulan DownDown,
wln 0194AndAnd soso continuedcontinued tilltill thethe stampstamp ofof timetime
wln 0195HadHad coin’dcoined usus intointo silversilver: WellWell, he’she’s gonegone,
wln 0196AA goodgood SouldierSoldier wentwent withwith himhim.
wln 0197Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou wentwent togethertogether inin thatthat, SirSir.
wln 0198Ver.VermanderoVer.NoNo byby SaintSaint JaquesJaques, II camecame behindbehind himhim.
wln 0199YetYet II havehave donedone somewhatsomewhat tootoo, anan unhappyunhappy dayday
wln 0200SwallowedSwallowed himhim atat lastlast atat GibralterGibralter
wln 0201InIn fightfight withwith thosethose rebelliousrebellious HollandersHollanders,
wln 0202WasWas itit notnot soso?
wln 0203Als.AlsemeroAls.WhoseWhose deathdeath II hadhad reveng’drevenged,
wln 0204OrOr followedfollowed himhim inin FateFate, hadhad notnot thethe latelate LeagueLeague
wln 0205Pre[···]tedPreuented〈◊〉Prevented meme.
wln 0206Ver.VermanderoVer.IAyay, Iay, ’twas’twas timetime toto breathbreathe:
wln 0207OhOhO JoannaJoanna, II shouldshould haheha’he toldtold theethee newsnews,
wln 0208II sawsaw PiracquoPiracquo latelylately.
wln 0209Bea.BeatriceBea.That’sThat’s illill newsnews.
wln 0210Ver.VermanderoVer.He’sHe’s hothot preparingpreparing forfor thisthis dayday ofof triumphtriumph,
wln 0211ThouThou mustmust bebe aa BrideBride withinwithin thisthis sevenightseven-night.
wln 0212Als.AlsemeroAls.HaHa!HaHa!!!
wln 0213Bea.BeatriceBea.NayNay goodgood SirSir, bebe notnot soso violentviolent, withwith speedspeed
wln 0214II cannotcannot renderrender satisfactionsatisfaction
wln 0215UntoUnto thethe deardear companioncompanion ofof mymy soulesoul,
wln 0216VirginityVirginity (whomwhom II thusthus longlong havehave liv’dlived withwith)
wln 0217AndAnd partpart withwith itit soso ruderude andand suddenlysuddenly,
wln 0218CanCan suchsuch friendsfriends dividedivide nevernever toto meetmeet agenagain,
wln 0219WithoutWithout aa solemnesolemn farewellfarewell?
wln 0220Ver.VermanderoVer.TushTush, tushtush, there’sthere’s aa toytoy.
wln 0221Als.AlsemeroAls.II mustmust nownow partpart, andand nevernever meetmeet agenagain
wln 0222WithWith anyany joyjoy onon earthearth; SirSir, youryour pardonpardon,
wln 0223MyMy affairsaffairs callcall onon meme.
wln 0224Ver.VermanderoVer.HowHow SirSir? byby nono meansmeans,
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wln 0225NotNot chang’dchanged soso soonsoon, II hopehope, youyou mustmust seesee mymy castlecastle,
wln 0226AndAnd herher bestbest entertainmententertainment ereere wewe partpart,
wln 0227II shallshall thinkthink my selfmyself unkindlyunkindly us’dused elseelse.
wln 0228ComeCome, comecome, let’slet’s onon, II hadhad goodgood hopehope youryour staystay
wln 0229HadHad beenbeen aa whilewhile withwith usus inin AlligantAlicantAlligant;
wln 0230II mightmight havehave bidbid youyou toto mymy daughtersdaughter’s weddingwedding.
wln 0231Als.AlsemeroAls.HeHe meansmeans toto feastfeast meme, &and poysonspoisons meme before handbeforehandbefore hand,
wln 0232II shouldshould bebe dearlydearlydear gladglad toto bebe therethere, sirsir,
wln 0233DidDid mymy occasionsoccasions suitsuit asas II couldcould wishwish.
wln 0234Bea.BeatriceBea.II shallshall bebe sorrysorry ifif youyou bebe notnot therethere
wln 0235WhenWhen itit isis donedone sirsir, butbut notnot soso suddenlysuddenly.
wln 0236Ver.VermanderoVer.II telltell youyou, sirsir, thethe Gentleman’sGentleman’s compleatcomplete,
wln 0237AA CourtierCourtier andand aa GallantGallant, enrichtenriched
wln 0238WithWith manymany fairfair andand noblenoble ornamentsornaments,
wln 0239II wouldwould notnot changechange himhim forfor aa son-in-lawson-in-law,
wln 0240ForFor anyany hehe inin SpainSpain, thethe proudestproudest hehe,
wln 0241AndAnd wewe havehave greatgreat onesones, thatthat youyou knowknow.
wln 0242Als.AlsemeroAls.He’sHe’s muchmuch boundbound toto youyou, sirsir.
wln 0243Ver.VermanderoVer.HeHe shallshall bebe boundbound toto meme,
wln 0244AsAs fastfast asas thisthis tietie cancan holdhold himhim, Il’eI’ll wantwant mymy willwill elseelse.
wln 0245Bea.BeatriceBea.II shalshall wantwant minemine ifif youyou dodo itit.
wln 0246Ver.VermanderoVer.ButBut comecome, byby thethe wayway, I’leI’ll telltell youyou moremore ofof himhim:
wln 0247Als.AlsemeroAls.HowHow shallshall II daredare toto ventureventure inin hishis castlecastle,
wln 0248WhenWhen hehe dischargesdischarges murderersmurderers atat thethe gategate?
wln 0249ButBut II mustmust onon, forfor backback II cannotcannot goego.
wln 0250Bea.BeatriceBea.NotNot thisthis SerpentSerpent gonegone yetyet?
wln 0251Ver.VermanderoVer.LookLook GirleGirl, thythy glove’sglove’s falnfall’nfallen,
wln 0252StayStay, staystay, DefloresDeflores helphelp aa littlelittle.
wln 0253Def.DefloresDef.HereHere, LadyLady.
wln 0254Bea.BeatriceBea.MischiefMischief onon youryour officiousofficious forwardnessforwardness,
wln 0255WhoWho badebade youyou stoopstoop? theythey touchtouch mymy handhand nono moremore:
wln 0256ThereThere, forfor t’otherst’ other’stother’s sakesake II partpart withwith thisthis,
wln 0257TakeTake ’um’em andand drawdraw thinethine ownown skinskin offoffwithoff withwith ’um’em.ExeuntExeunt
wln 0258Def.DefloresDef.Here’sHere’s aa favourfavorfavour comecome; withwith aa mischiefmischief: NowNow
wln 0259II knowknow sheshe hadhad ratherrather wearwear mymy peltpelt tan’dtanned
wln 0260InIn aa pairpair ofof dancingdancing pumpspumps, thenthan II shouldshould thrustthrust mymy fingersfingers;
wln 0261IntoInto herher socketssockets herehere II knowknow sheshe hateshates meme,
wln 0262YetYet cannotcannot chusechoose butbut lovelove herher:
wln 0263NoNo mattermatter, ifif butbut toto vexvex herher, I’leI’ll haunthaunt herher stillstill,
wln 0264ThoughThough II getget nothingnothing elseelse, Il’eI’ll havehave mymy willwill.ExitExit.
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wln 0265EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius andand LollioLollio.
wln 0266Alib.AlibiusAlib.LollioLollio, II mustmust trusttrust theethee withwith aa secretsecret,
wln 0267ButBut thouthou mustmust keepkeep itit.
wln 0268Lol.LollioLol.II waswas everever closeclose toto aa secretsecret, SirSir.
wln 0269Alib.AlibiusAlib.TheThe diligencediligence thatthat II havehave foundfound inin theethee,
wln 0270TheThe carecare andand industryindustry alreadyalready pastpast,
wln 0271AssuresAssures meme ofof thythy goodgood continuancecontinuance.
wln 0272LollioLollio, II havehave aa wifewife.
wln 0273Lol.LollioLol.FieFie sirsir, ’tis’tis tootoo latelate toto keepkeep herher secretsecret, she’sshe’s knownknown toto bebe mar-marriedmar∣riedmarried
wln 0274ried
wln 0274allall thethe towntown andand countreycountry overover.
wln 0275Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThouThou goestgoest tootoo fastfast mymy LollioLollio, thatthat knowledgeknowledge
wln 0276II allowallow nono manman cancan bebe bar’dbarred itit;
wln 0277ButBut therethere isis aa knowledgeknowledge whichwhich isis neerernearer,
wln 0278DeeperDeeper andand sweetersweeter, LollioLollio.
wln 0279Lol.LollioLol.WellWell sirsir, letlet usus handlehandle thatthat betweenbetween youyou andand II.
wln 0280Alib.AlibiusAlib.’Tis’Tis thatthat II gogo aboutabout manman; LollioLollio,
wln 0281MyMy wifewife isis youngyoung,
wln 0282Lol.LollioLol.SoSo muchmuch thethe worseworse toto bebe keptkept secretsecret, sirsir.
wln 0283Alib.AlibiusAlib.WhyWhy nownow thouthou meet’stmeet’st thethe substancesubstance ofof thethe pointpoint,
wln 0284II amam oldold, LollioLollio.
wln 0285Lol.LollioLol.NoNo sirsir, ’tis’tis II amam oldold LollioLollio.
wln 0286Alib.AlibiusAlib.YetYet whywhy maymay notnot thisthis concordconcord andand sympathizesympathize?
wln 0287OldOld treestrees andand youngyoung plantsplants oftenoften growgrow togethertogether,
wln 0288WellWell enoughenough agreeingagreeing.
wln 0289Lol.LollioLol.IAyay sirsir, butbut thethe oldold treestrees raiseraise themselvesthemselves higherhigher andand broaderbroader
wln 0290thenthan thethe youngyoung plantsplants.
wln 0291Alib.AlibiusAlib.ShrewdShrewd applicationapplication: there’sthere’s thethe fearfear manman,
wln 0292II wouldwould wearwear mymy ringring onon mymy ownown fingerfinger;
wln 0293WhilstWhilst itit isis borrowedborrowed itit isis nonenone ofof minemine,
wln 0294ButBut hishis thatthat usethuseth itit.
wln 0295Lol.LollioLol.YouYou mustmust keepkeep itit onon stillstill thenthen, ifif itit butbut lyelie byby,
wln 0296OneOne oror otherother wilwill bebe thrustingthrusting into’tinto ’tinto’t.
wln 0297Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThouThou conceiv’stconceiv’stconceivest meme LollioLollio;;, herehere thythy watchfulwatchful eyeeye
wln 0298MustMust havehave imploymentemployment, II cannotcannot alwayesalways bebe atat homehome.
wln 0299Lol.LollioLol.II daredare swearswear youyou cannotcannot.
wln 0300Alib.AlibiusAlib.II mustmust looklook outout.
wln 0301Lol.LollioLol.II know’tknow ’tknow’t, youyou mustmust looklook outout, ’tis’tis everyevery mansman’s casecase.
wln 0302Alib.AlibiusAlib.HereHere II doedo saysay mustmust thythy imploymentemployment bebe.
wln 0303ToTo watchwatch herher treadingstreadings, andand inin mymy absenceabsence
wln 0304SupplySupply mymy placeplace.
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wln 0305Lol.LollioLol.I’leI’ll dodo mymy bestbest, SirSir, yetyet surelysurely II cannotcannot seesee whowho youyou shouldshould
wln 0306havehave causecause toto bebe jealousjealous ofof.
wln 0307Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThyThy reasonreason forfor thatthat LollioLollio, ’tis’tis aa comfortablecomfortable questionquestion.
wln 0308Lol.LollioLol.WeWe havehave butbut twotwo sortssorts ofof peoplepeople inin thethe househouse, andand bothboth un-underun∣derunder
wln 0309der
wln 0309thethe whipwhip, that’sthat’s foolsfools andand mad-menmadmen; thethe oneone hashas notnot witwit enoughenough
wln 0310toto bebe knavesknaves, andand thethe otherother notnot knaveryknavery enoughenough toto bebe foolsfools.
wln 0311Alib.AlibiusAlib.IAyI thosethose areare allall mymy PatientsPatients, LollioLollio.
wln 0312II dodo professprofess thethe curecure ofof eithereither sortsort:
wln 0313MyMy tradetrade, mymy livingliving ’tis’tis, II thrivethrive byby itit;
wln 0314ButBut here’shere’s thethe carecare thatthat mixesmixes withwith mymy thriftthrift,
wln 0315TheThe dailydaily VisitantsVisitants, thatthat comecome toto seesee
wln 0316MyMy brainsickbrainsick PatientsPatients, II wouldwould notnot havehave
wln 0317ToTo seesee mymy wifewife: GallantsGallants II dodo observeobserve
wln 0318OfOf quickquick entisingenticing eyeseyes, richrich inin habitshabits,
wln 0319OfOf staturestature andand proportionproportion veryvery comelycomely:
wln 0320TheseThese areare mostmost shrewdshrewd temptationstemptations, LollioLollio.
wln 0321Lol.LollioLol.TheyThey maymay bebe easilyeasily answeredanswered, SirSir, ifif theythey comecome toto seesee thethe
wln 0322FoolsFools andand Mad-menMadmen, youyou andand II maymay serveserve thethe turnturn, andand letlet mymy Mi-MistressMi∣stressMistress
wln 0323stress
wln 0323alonealone, she’sshe’s ofof neitherneither sortsort.
wln 0324Alib.AlibiusAlib.’Tis’Tis aa goodgood wardward, indeedindeed comecome theythey toto seesee
wln 0325OurOur Mad-menMadmen oror ourour FoolsFools, letlet ’um’em seesee nono moremore
wln 0326ThenThan whatwhat theythey comecome forfor; byby thatthat consequentconsequent
wln 0327TheyThey mustmust notnot seesee herher, I’mI’m suresure she’sshe’s nono foolfool.
wln 0328Loll.LollioLoll.AndAnd I’mI’m suresure she’sshe’s nono mad-manmadman.
wln 0329Alib.AlibiusAlib.HoldHold thatthat BucklerBuckler fastfast, LollioLollio mymy trusttrust
wln 0330IsIs onon theethee, andand II accountaccount itit firmfirm andand strongstrong.
wln 0331WhatWhat hourhour is’tis ’tis’t LollioLollio?
wln 0332Lol.LollioLol.TowardsTowards bellybelly hourhour SirSir.
wln 0333Alib.AlibiusAlib.DinnerDinner timetime, thouthou mean’stmean’st twelvetwelve a clocko’clock.
wln 0334Lol.LollioLol.YesYes SirSir, forfor everyevery partpart hashas hishis hourhour, wewe wakewake atat sixsix andand looklook
wln 0335aboutabout usus, that’sthat’s eye-houreye-hour; atat sevenseven wewe shouldshould praypray, thatsthat’s knee-hourknee-hour;
wln 0336atat eighteight walkwalk, that’sthat’s legleg hourhour; atat ninenine gathergather flowersflowers, andand pluckpluck aa
wln 0337RoseRose, that’sthat’s nose-hournose-hour; atat tenten wewe drinkdrink, that’sthat’s mouthmouth hourhour; atat ele-elevenele∣veneleven
wln 0338ven
wln 0338laylay aboutabout usus forfor victualsvictuals, that’sthat’s handhand hourhour; atat twelvetwelve gogo toto din-dinnerdin∣nerdinner
wln 0339ner,
wln 0339that’sthat’s bellybelly hourhour.
wln 0340Alib.AlibiusAlib.ProfoundlyProfoundly, LollioLollio itit wilwill bebe longlong
wln 0341EreEre allall thythy ScholarsScholars learnlearn thisthis LessonLesson, andand
wln 0342II diddid looklook toto havehave aa newnew oneone entredentered staystay
wln 0343II thinkthink mymy expectationexpectation isis comecome homehome.
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wln 0344EnterEnter PedroPedro andand AntonioAntonio likelike anan IdiotIdiot.
wln 0345Ped.PedroPed.SaveSave youyou sirsir, mymy businessbusiness speaksspeaks it selfitself,
wln 0346ThisThis sightsight takestakes offoff thethe labourlaborlabour ofof mymy tonguetongue.
wln 0347Alib.AlibiusAlib.IAyay, IayI SirSir, ’tis’tis plainplain enoughenough, youyou meanmean himhim forfor mymy patientpatient.
wln 0348Ped.PedroPed.AndAnd ifif youryour painspains proveprove butbut commodiouscommodious,
wln 0349ToTo givegive butbut somesome littlelittle strengthstrength toto hishis sicksick
wln 0350AndAnd weakweak partpart ofof NatureNature inin himhim, thesethese areare
wln 0351ButBut patternspatterns toto shewshow youyou ofof thethe wholewhole piecespieces
wln 0352ThatThat willwill followfollow toto youyou, besidebeside thethe chargecharge
wln 0353OfOf dietdiet,, washingwashing, andand otherother necessariesnecessaries
wln 0354FullyFully defrayeddefrayed.
wln 0355Alib.AlibiusAlib.BelieveBelieve itit, sirsir, therethere shallshall nono carecare bebe wantingwanting.
wln 0356Lol.LollioLol.SirSir, anan officerofficer inin thisthis placeplace maymay deservedeserve somthingsomething,
wln 0357TheThe troubletrouble willwill passpass throughthrough mymy handshands.
wln 0358Ped.PedroPed.’Tis’Tis fitfit somethingsomething shouldshould comecome toto youryour handshands thenthen, sirsir.
wln 0359Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, sirsir, ’tis’tis II mustmust keepkeep himhim sweetsweet, andand readread toto himhim, whatwhat isis
wln 0360hishis namename.
wln 0361Ped.PedroPed.HisHis namename isis AntonioAntonio, marrymarry wewe useuse butbut halfhalf
wln 0362ToTo himhim, onelyonly TonieTonytony.
wln 0363Lol.LollioLol.TonieTonytony, TonieTonytony, ’tis’tis enoughenough, andand aa veryvery goodgood namename forfor aa foolfool,
wln 0364what’swhat’s youryour namename TonieTonytony?
wln 0365Ant.AntonioAnt.HeHe, hehe hehe, wellwell II thankthank youyou cousincousin, hehe hehe, hehe.
wln 0366Lol.LollioLol.GoodGood BoyBoy holdhold upup youryour headhead: hehe cancan laughlaugh, II perceiveperceive byby
wln 0367thatthat hehe isis nono beastbeast.
wln 0368Ped.PedroPed.WellWell sirsir, ifif youyou cancan raiseraise himhim butbut toto anyany heightheight,
wln 0369AnyAny degreedegree ofof witwit, mightmight hehe attainattain
wln 0370(AsAs II mightmight saysay) toto creepcreep butbut onon allall fourfour,
wln 0371TowardsTowards thethe chairchair ofof witwit, oror walkwalk onon crutchescrutches,
wln 0372’Twould’Twould addadd anan honourhonorhonour toto youryour worthyworthy painspains,
wln 0373AndAnd aa greatgreat familyfamily mightmight praypray forfor youyou,
wln 0374ToTo whichwhich hehe shouldshould bebe heireheir, hadhad hehe discretiondiscretion
wln 0375ToTo claimclaim andand guideguide hishis ownown; assureassure youyou sirsir,
wln 0376HeHe isis aa GentlemanGentleman.
wln 0377Lol.LollioLol.NayNay, there’sthere’s no bodynobody doubteddoubted thatthat, atat firstfirst sightsight II knewknew himhim
wln 0378forfor aa GentlemanGentleman, hehe lookslooks nono otherother yetyet.
wln 0379Ped.PedroPed.LetLet himhim havehave goodgood attendanceattendance andand sweetsweet lodginglodging.
wln 0380LolLol.LollioLol.AsAs goodgood asas mymy MistressMistress lieslies inin sirsir, andand asas youyou allowallow usus timetime
wln 0381andand meansmeans, wewe cancan raiseraise himhim toto thethe higherhigher degreedegree ofof discretiondiscretion.
wln 0382Ped.PedroPed.NayNay, therethere shallshall nono costcost wantwant sirsir.
wln 0383Lol.LollioLol.HeHe willwill hardlyhardly bebe stretchtstretched upup toto thethe witwit ofof aa MagnificoMagnifico.
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wln 0384Ped.PedroPed.OhOhO nono, that’sthat’s notnot toto bebe expectedexpected, farfar shortershorter
wln 0385WillWill bebe enoughenough.
wln 0386Lol.LollioLol.IleI’ll warrantwarrant youyou makemake himhim fitfit toto bearbear officeoffice inin fivefive weeksweeks,
wln 0387I’leI’ll undertakeundertake toto windwind himhim upup toto thethe witwit ofof ConstableConstable.
wln 0388Ped.PedroPed.IfIf itit bebe lowerlower thenthenthan thatthat itit mightmight serveserve turnturn.
wln 0389Lol.LollioLol.NoNo fiefie, toto levelllevel himhim withwith aa HeadboroughHeadborough, BeadleBeadle, oror Watch-WatchmanWatch∣manWatchman
wln 0390man,
wln 0390werewere butbut littlelittle betterbetter thenthan hehe isis; ConstableConstable I’leI’ll ableable himhim: ifif hehe
wln 0391dodo comecome toto bebe aa JusticeJustice afterwardsafterwards, letlet himhim thankthank thethe KeeperKeeper. OrOr I’leI’ll
wln 0392gogo furtherfurther withwith youyou, saysay II dodo bringbring himhim upup toto mymy ownown pitchpitch, saysay II
wln 0393makemake himhim asas wisewise asas my selfmyself.
wln 0394Ped.PedroPed.WhyWhy therethere II wouldwould havehave itit.
wln 0395Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, gogo toto, eithereither I’leI’ll bebe asas erranterrant aa foolfool asas hehe, oror hehe shallshall
wln 0396bebe asas wisewise asas II, andand thenthen II thinkthink ’twill’twill serveserve hishis turnturn.
wln 0397Ped.PedroPed.NayNay, II doedo likelike thythy witwit passingpassing wellwell.
wln 0398Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, youyou maymay, yetyet ifif II hadhad notnot beenbeen aa foolfool, II hadhad hadhad moremore
wln 0399witwit thenthan II havehave tootoo rememberremember whatwhat statestate youyou findfind meme inin.
wln 0400Ped.PedroPed.II wilwill, andand soso leaveleave youyou: youryour bestbest carescares II beseechbeseech youyou.Ex.ExitEx. Ped.PedroPed.
wln 0401Alib.AlibiusAlib.TakeTake youyou nonenone withwith youyou, leaveleave ’um’em allall withwith usus.
wln 0402Ant.AntonioAnt.OhOhO mymy cousinscousin’s gonegone, cousincousin, cousincousin, ohoho.
wln 0403Lol.LollioLol.PeacePeace, PeacePeace TonyTony, youyou mustmust notnot crycry childchild, youyou mustmust bebe whiptwhipped
wln 0404ifif youyou dodo, youryour cousincousin isis herehere stillstill, II amam youryour cousincousin, TonyTony.
wln 0405Ant.AntonioAnt.HeHe, hehe, thenthen I’leI’ll notnot crycry, ifif thouthou bee’stbe’stbeest mymy cousincousin, hehe, hehe, hehe.
wln 0406Lol.LollioLol.II werewere bestbest trytry hishis witwit aa littlelittle, thatthat II maymay knowknow whatwhat FormForm toto
wln 0407placeplace himhim inin.
wln 0408Alib.AlibiusAlib.IAyay, doedo LollioLollio, doedo.
wln 0409Lol.LollioLol.II mustmust askask himhim easieeasy questionsquestions atat firstfirst; TonyTony, howhow manymany
wln 0410truetrue fingersfingers hashas aa TaylorTailortailor onon hishis rightright handhand?
wln 0411Ant.AntonioAnt.AsAs manymany asas onon hishis leftleft, cousincousin.
wln 0412Lol.LollioLol.GoodGood, andand howhow manymany onon bothboth?
wln 0413Ant.AntonioAnt.TwoTwo lessless thenthan aa DewceDeucedeuce, cousincousin.
wln 0414Lol.LollioLol.VeryVery wellwell answeredanswered; II comecome toto youyou agenagain, cousincousin TonyTony, HowHow
wln 0415manymany foolsfools goesgoes toto aa wisewise manman?
wln 0416Ant.AntonioAnt.FourtyFortyforty inin aa dayday sometimessometimes, cousincousin.
wln 0417Lol.LollioLol.FourtyFortyforty inin aa dayday? HowHow proveprove youyou thatthat?
wln 0418Ant.AntonioAnt.AllAll thatthat fallfall outout amongstamongst themselvesthemselves, andand gogo toto aa LawyerLawyer toto
wln 0419bebe mademade friendsfriends.
wln 0420Lol.LollioLol.AA parlousparlousperilous foolfool, hehe mustmust sitsit inin thethe fourthfourth FormForm atat leastleast, II per-perceiveper∣ceiveperceive
wln 0421ceive
wln 0421thatthat: II comecome againagain TonyTony, HowHow manymany knavesknaves makemake anan honesthonest
wln 0422manman?
wln 0423Ant.AntonioAnt.II knowknow notnot thatthat cousincousin.
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wln 0424Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, thethe questionquestion isis tootoo hardhard forfor youyou: I’leI’ll telltell youyou cousincousin,
wln 0425there’sthere’s threethree knavesknaves maymay makemake anan honesthonest manman, aa SergeantSergeant, aa JaylorJailor,
wln 0426andand aa BeadleBeadle; thethe SergeantSergeant catchescatches himhim, thethe JaylorJailor holdsholds himhim, andand
wln 0427thethe BeadleBeadle lasheslashes himhim; andand ifif hehe bebe notnot honesthonest thenthen, thethe HangmanHangman
wln 0428mustmust curecure himhim.
wln 0429Ant.AntonioAnt.HaHa, haha, haha, that’sthat’s finefine sportsport cousincousin.
wln 0430Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThisThis waswas tootoo deepdeep aa questionquestion forfor thethe foolfool LollioLollio.
wln 0431Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, thisthis mightmight havehave serv’dserved your selfyourself, thothough II say’tsay ’tsay’t;
wln 0432OnceOnce moremore, andand youyou shallshall goego playplay TonieTonytony.
wln 0433Ant.AntonioAnt.IAyay, playplay atat push-pinpush-pininin cousincousin, haha, hehe.
wln 0434Lol.LollioLol.SoSo thouthou shaltshalt, saysay howhow manymany foolsfools areare herehere.
wln 0435Ant.AntonioAnt.TwoTwo, cousincousin, thouthou andand II.
wln 0436Lol.LollioLol.NayNay, y’arey’ areyou’re tootoo forwardforward therethere, TonieTonytony markmark mymy questionquestion, howhow
wln 0437manymany foolsfools andand knavesknaves areare herehere? aa foolfool beforebefore aa knaveknave, aa foolfool be-behindbe∣hindbehind
wln 0438hind
wln 0438aa knaveknave, betweenbetween everyevery twotwo foolsfools aa knaveknave, howhow manymany foolsfools, howhow
wln 0439manymany knavesknaves?
wln 0440Ant.AntonioAnt.II nevernever learntlearntlearned soso farfar cousincousin.
wln 0441Alib.AlibiusAlib.ThouThou putstput’stputst tootoo hardhard questionsquestions toto himhim, LollioLollio.
wln 0442Lol.LollioLol.I’leI’ll makemake himhim understandunderstand itit easilyeasily; cousincousin standstand therethere.
wln 0443Ant.AntonioAnt.IAyI cousincousin.
wln 0444Lol.LollioLol.MasterMaster, standstand youyou nextnext thethe foolfool.
wln 0445Alib.AlibiusAlib.WellWell, LollioLollio.
wln 0446Lol.LollioLol.Here’sHere’s mymy placeplace: markmark nownow TonieTonytony, therethere aa foolfool beforebefore aa knaveknave.
wln 0447Ant.AntonioAnt.That’sThat’s II cousincousin.
wln 0448Lol.LollioLol.Here’sHere’s aa foolfool behindbehind aa knaveknave, that’sthat’s II, andand betweenbetween usus twotwo foolsfools
wln 0449therethere isis aa knaveknave, that’sthat’s mymy MasterMaster, ’tis’tis butbut wewe threethree, that’sthat’s allall.
wln 0450Ant.AntonioAnt.WeWe threethree, wewe threethree, cousincousin.Mad-menMadmen withinwithin.
wln 045111 WithinWithin.Put’sPut’s headhead i’thi’ th’i’th’ pillorypillory, thethe breadsbread’sbreads tootoo littlelittle.
wln 045222WithinWithin.FlyFly, flyfly, andand hehe catchescatches thethe swallowswallow.
wln 04533.3.WithinWithin.GiveGive herher moremore oniononion, oror thethe DivellDevil putput thethe roperope aboutabout
wln 0454herher craggcrag.
wln 0455Lol.LollioLol.YouYou maymay hearhear whatwhat timetime ofof dayday itit isis, thethe ChimesChimes ofof BedlamBedlam
wln 0456goesgoes.
wln 0457Alib.AlibiusAlib.PeacePeace, peacepeace, oror thethe wyerwire comescomes.
wln 045833 withinwithin.CatCat whorewhore, CatCat whorewhore, herher permasantparmesanpermasant, herher permasantparmesanpermasant.
wln 0459Alib.AlibiusAlib.PeacePeace, II saysay, theirtheir hour’shour’s comecome, theythey mustmust bebe fedfed, LollioLollio.
wln 0460Lol.LollioLol.TheresThere’sthere’s nono hopehope ofof recoveryrecovery ofof thatthat WelshWelsh mad-manmadman,
wln 0461WasWas undoneundone byby aa MouseMouse, thatthat spoildspoiledspoilt himhim aa PermasantParmesanPermasant,
wln 0462LostLost hishis witswits for’tfor ’tfor ’tfor ’t.
wln 0463Alib.AlibiusAlib.GoGo toto youryour chargecharge, LollioLollio, I’leI’ll toto minemine.
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wln 0464Lol.LollioLol.GoeGo youyou toto youryour mad-mensmadmen’s WardWard, letlet meme alonealone withwith youryour
wln 0465foolsfools.
wln 0466Alib.AlibiusAlib.AndAudAnd rememberremember mymy lastlast chargecharge, LollioLollio.ExitExit.
wln 0467Lol.LollioLol.OfOf whichwhich youryour PatientsPatients dodo youyou thinkthink II amam? ComeCome TonieTonytony youyou
wln 0468mustmust amongstamongst youryour School-fellowsSchoolfellows nownow, there’sthere’s prettypretty ScholarsScholars
wln 0469amongstamongst ’um’em, II cancan telltell youyou there’sthere’s somesome ofof ’em’em atat stultusstultus, stultastulta, stul-stultumstul∣tum
wln 0470tumstultum
.
wln 0471Ant.AntonioAnt.II wouldwould seesee thethe mad-menmadmen, cousincousin, ifif theythey wouldwould notnot bitebite meme.
wln 0472Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, theythey shallshall notnot bitebite theethee, TonieTonytony.
wln 0473Ant.AntonioAnt.TheyThey bitebite whenwhen theythey areare atat dinnerdinner, dodo theythey notnot cuzcoz.
wln 0474Lol.LollioLol.TheyThey bitebite atat dinnerdinner indeedindeed, TonieTonytony; wellwell, II hopehope toto getget creditcredit
wln 0475byby theethee, II likelike theethee thethe bestbest ofof allall thethe ScholarsScholars thatthat everever II broughtbrought
wln 0476upup, andand thouthou shaltshalt proveprove aa wisewise manman, oror I’leI’ll proveprove aa foolfool my selfemyself.
wln 0477ExeuntExeunt.



wln 0478ACTUSACTUS SECUNDUSSECUNDUS.

wln 0479EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice andand JasperinoJasperino severallyseverally.
wln 0480Bea.BeatriceBea.OHOHO SirSir, I’mI’m readyready nownow forfor thatthat fairfair serviceservice,
wln 0481WhichWhich makesmakes thethe namename ofof friendfriend sitsit gloriousglorious onon youyou.
wln 0482GoodGood AngelsAngels andand thisthis conductconduct bebe youryour guideguide,
wln 0483FitnessFitness ofof timetime andand placeplace isis therethere setset downdown, sirsir.
wln 0484Jas.JasperinoJas.TheThe joyjoy II shallshall returnreturn rewardsrewards mymy serviceservice.ExitExit.
wln 0485Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow wisewise isis AlsemeroAlsemero inin hishis friendfriend?
wln 0486ItIt isis aa signsign hehe makesmakes hishis choycechoice withwith judgementjudgement.
wln 0487ThenThen II appearappear inin nothingnothing moremore approv’dapproved,
wln 0488ThenThanThen makingmaking choycechoice ofof himhim; forfor ’tis’tis aa PrinciplePrinciple, HeHe thatthat cancan chusechoose
wln 0489ThatThat bosomebosom wellwell, whowho ofof hishis thoughtsthoughts partakespartakes,
wln 0490ProvesProves mostmost discreetdiscreet inin everyevery choycechoice hehe makesmakes.
wln 0491Me thinksMethinksmethinks II lovelove nownow withwith thethe eyeseyes ofof judgementjudgement.
wln 0492AndAnd seesee thethe wayway toto meritmerit, clearlyclearly seesee itit.
wln 0493AA truetrue deserverdeserver likelike aa DiamondDiamond sparklessparkles,
wln 0494InIn darknessdarkness youyou maymay seesee himhim, that’sthat’s inin absenceabsence,
wln 0495WhichWhich isis thethe greatestgreatest darknessdarkness fallsfalls onon lovelove,
wln 0496YetYet isis hehe bestbest discern’ddiscerned thenthen
wln 0497WithWith intellectuallintellectual eye-sighteyesight; what’swhat’s PiracquoPiracquo
wln 0498MyMy FatherFather spendsspends hishis breathbreath forfor, andand hishis blessingblessing
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wln 0499IsIs onelyonly minemine, asas II regardregard hishis namename,
wln 0500ElseElse itit goesgoes fromfrom meme, andand turnsturns headhead againstagainst meme,
wln 0501Tranform’dTransformed intointo aa CurseCurse; somesome speedyspeedy wayway
wln 0502MustMust bebe remembredremembered, he’she’s soso forwardforward tootoo,
wln 0503SoSo urgenturgent thatthat wayway, scarcescarce allowsallows meme breathbreath
wln 0504ToTo speakspeak toto mymy newnew comfortscomforts.
wln 0505EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 0506Def.DefloresDef.YondersYonder’syonder’s sheshe
wln 0507What everWhateverwhatever ailsails meme, nownow a latea-latea late especiallyespecially,
wln 0508II cancan asas wellwell bebe hang’dhanged asas refrainrefrain seeingseeing herher;
wln 0509SomeSome twentytwenty timestimes aadayaaday dayday, naynay notnot soso littlelittle,
wln 0510DoeDo II forceforce errandserrands, frameframe wayesways andand excusesexcuses
wln 0511ToTo comecome intointo herher sightsight, andand II havehave smallsmall reasonreason for’tfor ’tfor’t,
wln 0512AndAnd lessless incouragementencouragement; forfor sheshe baitsbaits meme stillstill
wln 0513EveryEvery timetime worseworse thenthan otherother, doesdoes professprofess herselfherself
wln 0514TheThe cruellestcruelest enemyenemy toto mymy faceface, inin towntown,
wln 0515AtAt nono handhand cancan abideabide thethe sightsight ofof meme,
wln 0516AsAs ifif dangerdanger, oror illill luckluck hunghung inin mymy lookslooks.
wln 0517II mustmust confessconfess mymy faceface isis badbad enoughenough,
wln 0518ButBut II knowknow farfar worseworse hashas betterbetter fortunefortune,
wln 0519AndAnd notnot endur’dendured alonealone, butbut doteddoted onon,
wln 0520AndAnd yetyet suchsuch pickhairdpickhaired facesfaces, chinschins likelike WitchesWitches,
wln 0521HereHere andand therethere fivefive hairshairs, whisperingwhispering inin aa cornercorner,
wln 0522AsAs ifif theythey grewgrew inin fearfear oneone ofof anotheranother,
wln 0523WrinklesWrinkles likelike troughstroughs, wherewhere swineswine deformitydeformity swilsswills
wln 0524TheThe tearstears ofof perjuryperjury thatthat lielie therethere likelike washwash,
wln 0525FallenFallen fromfrom thethe slimyslimy andand dishonestdishonest eyeeye,
wln 0526YetYet suchsuch aa oneone plucktplucked sweetssweets withoutwithout restraintrestraint,
wln 0527AndAnd hashas thethe gracegrace ofof beautybeauty toto hishis sweetsweet,
wln 0528ThoughThough mymy hardhard fatefate hashas thrustthrust meme outout toto servitudeservitude,
wln 0529II tumbledtumbled intointo th’worldth’ worldth’world aa GentlemanGentleman.
wln 0530SheShe turnsturns herher blessedblessed eyeeye uponupon meme nownow,
wln 0531AndAnd I’leI’ll indureendure allall stormsstorms beforebefore II partpart with’twith ’twith’t.
wln 0532Bea.BeatriceBea.AgenAgain thisthis ominousominous ill-fac’dill-faced fellowfellow moremore disturbsdisturbs meme,
wln 0533ThenThan allall mymy otherother passionspassions.
wln 0534Def.DefloresDef.Now’tNow ’tNow’t beginsbegins agenagain,
wln 0535IleI’ll standstand thisthis stormstorm ofof hailhail thoughthough thethe stonesstones peltpelt meme.
wln 0536Bea.BeatriceBea.ThyThy businessbusiness? What’sWhat’s thythy businessbusiness?
wln 0537Def.DefloresDef.SoftSoft andand fairfair, II cannotcannot partpart soso soonsoon nownow.
wln 0538Bea.BeatriceBea.TheThe villain’svillain’s fixtfixed ThouThou standingstanding toad-pooltoad-pool.
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wln 0539Def.DefloresDef.TheThe showreshower fallsfalls amainamain nownow.
wln 0540Bea.BeatriceBea.WhoWho sentsent theethee? What’sWhat’s thythy erranderrand? leaveleave mymy sightsight.
wln 0541Def:DefloresDef:MyMy LordLord youryour fatherfather charg’dcharged meme toto deliverdeliver aa messagemessage toto youyou.
wln 0542Bea:BeatriceBea:WhatWhat anotheranother sincesince, do’tdo ’tdo’t andand bebe hang’dhanged thenthen, letlet meme bebe ridrid ofof (theethee.
wln 0543Def:DefloresDef:TrueTrue serviceservice meritsmerits mercymercy.
wln 0544Bea:BeatriceBea:What’sWhat’s thythy messagemessage?
wln 0545Def:DefloresDef:LetLet beautybeauty settlesettle butbut inin patiencepatience, youyou shallshall hearhear allall.
wln 0546Bea:BeatriceBea:AA dallyingdallying triflingtrifling tormenttorment.
wln 0547Def:DefloresDef:SigniorSignior AlonzoAlonzo dede PiracquoPiracquo LadyLady, solesole brotherbrother toto TomazoTomazo dede
wln 0547 (PiracquoPiracquo
.
wln 0548Bea:BeatriceBea:SlaveSlave, whenwhen wil’twiltwil’t makemake anan endend?
wln 0549Def:DefloresDef:TooToo soonsoon II shallshall.
wln 0550Bea:BeatriceBea:WhatWhat allall thisthis whilewhile ofof himhim?
wln 0551Def:DefloresDef:TheThe saidsaid AlonzoAlonzo, withwith thethe foresaidforesaid TomazoTomazo.
wln 0552Bea:BeatriceBea:YetYet agenagain.
wln 0553Def:DefloresDef:IsIs newnew alightedalighted.
wln 0554Bea:BeatriceBea:VengeanceVengeance strikestrike thethe newsnews,
wln 0555ThouThou thingthing mostmost loath’dloathed, whatwhat causecause waswas therethere inin thisthis
wln 0556ToTo bringbring theethee toto mymy sightsight?
wln 0557Def:DefloresDef:MyMy LordLord youryour fatherfather charg’dcharged meme toto seekseek youyou outout.
wln 0558Bea:BeatriceBea:IsIs therethere nono otherother toto sendsend hishis erranderrand byby?
wln 0559Def:DefloresDef:ItIt seemsseems ’tis’tis mymy luckluck toto bebe i’thi’ th’i’th’ wayway stillstill.
wln 0560Bea:BeatriceBea:GetGet theethee fromfrom meme.
wln 0561Def.DefloresDef.SoSo whywhy amam notnot II anan AsseAss toto devisedevise wayesways
wln 0562ThusThus toto bebe raildrailed atat? II mustmust seesee herher stillstill,
wln 0563II shallshall havehave aa madmad qualmqualm withinwithin thisthis hourehour agenagain,
wln 0564II know’tknow ’tknow’t, andand likelike aa CommonCommon GardenGarden BullBull,
wln 0565II doedo butbut taketake breathbreath toto bebe lug’dlugged agenagain.
wln 0566WhatWhat thisthis maymay bodebode II knowknow notnot, I’leI’ll despairdespair thethe lessless,
wln 0567BecauseBecause ther’sthere’s dailydaily presidentsprecedents ofof badbad facesfaces
wln 0568Belov’dBeloved beyondbeyond allall reasonreason; thesethese foulfoul chopschops
wln 0569MayMay comecome intointo favourfavorfavour oneone dayday, ’mongst’mongstamongst hishis fellowsfellows:
wln 0570WranglingWrangling hashas prov’dproved thethe mistressmistress ofof goodgood pastimepastime,
wln 0571AsAs childrenchildren crycry themselvesthemselves asleepasleep, II ha’ha’ seenseen
wln 0572WomenWomen havehave chidchid themselvesthemselves abedabeda-bed toto menmen.ExitExit Def:DefDefloresDef:
wln 0573Bea.BeatriceBea.II nevernever seesee thisthis fellowfellow, butbut II thinkthink
wln 0574OfOf somesome harmharm towardstowards meme, danger’sdanger’s inin mymy mindmind stillstill,
wln 0575II scarcescarce leaveleave tremblingtrembling ofof anan hourhour afterafter.
wln 0576TheThe nextnext goodgood moodmood II findfind mymy fatherfather inin,
wln 0577I’leI’ll getget himhim quitequite discardeddiscarded: OhOhO II waswas
wln 0578LostLost inin thisthis smallsmall disturbancedisturbance andand forgotforgot.
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wln 0579AfflictionsAffliction’sAfflictions fiercerfiercer torrenttorrent thatthat nownow comescomes,
wln 0580ToTo bearebear downdown allall mymy comfortscomforts.
wln 0581EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, AlonzoAlonzo, TomazoTomazo.
wln 0582Ver.VermanderoVer.Y’areY’ areYou’re bothboth welcomewelcome,
wln 0583ButBut anan especiallespecial oneone belongsbelongs toto youyou, sirsir,
wln 0584ToTo whosewhose mostmost noblenoble namename ourour lovelove presentspresents
wln 0585TheThe additionaddition ofof aa sonson, ourour sonson AlonzoAlonzo.
wln 0586Alon.AlonzoAlon.TheThe treasurytreasury ofof honorhonorhonour cannotcannot bringbring forthforth
wln 0587AA TitleTitle II shouldshould moremore rejoycerejoice inin, sirsir.
wln 0588Ver.VermanderoVer.YouYou havehave improv’dimproved itit wellwell; daughterdaughter prepareprepare,
wln 0589TheThe dayday willwill stealsteal uponupon theethee suddenlysuddenly.
wln 0590Bea.BeatriceBea.How e’reHowe’erhowe’er, II willwill bebe suresure toto keepkeep thethe nightnight,
wln 0591IfIf itit shouldshould comecome soso neernear meme.
wln 0592Tom.TomazoTom.AlonzoAlonzo.
wln 0593Alon.AlonzoAlon.BrotherBrother.
wln 0594Tom.TomazoTom.InIn trothtroth II seesee smallsmall welcomewelcome inin herher eyeeye.
wln 0595Alon.AlonzoAlon.FieFie, youyou areare tootoo severesevere aa censurercensurer
wln 0596OfOf lovelove inin allall pointspoints, there’sthere’s nono bringingbringing onon youyou
wln 0597IfIf LoversLovers shouldshould markmark everyevery thingthing aa faultfault,
wln 0598AffectionAffection wouldwould bebe likelike anan ill setillill-setillsetset bookbook,
wln 0599WhoseWhose faultsfaults mightmight proveprove asas bigbig asas halfhalf thethe volumevolume.
wln 0600Bea.BeatriceBea.That’sThat’s allall II dodo intreatentreat.
wln 0601Ver.VermanderoVer.ItIt isis butbut reasonablereasonable,
wln 0602I’leI’ll seesee whatwhat mymy sonson sayessays too’tto ’tto’t: SonSon AlonzoAlonzo,
wln 0603Here’sHere’s aa motionmotion mademade butbut toto reprievereprieve
wln 0604AA MaidenheadMaidenhead threethree dayesdays longerlonger; thethe requestrequest
wln 0605IsIs notnot farfar outout ofof reasonreason, forfor indeedindeed
wln 0606TheThe formerformer timetime isis pinchingpinching.
wln 0607Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThoughThough mymy joyesjoys
wln 0608BeBe setset backback soso muchmuch timetime asas II couldcould wishwish
wln 0609TheyThey hadhad beenbeen forwardforward, yetyet sincesince sheshe desiresdesires itit,
wln 0610TheThe timetime isis setset asas pleasingpleasing asas beforebefore,
wln 0611II findfind nono gladnessgladness wantingwanting.
wln 0612Ver.VermanderoVer.MayMay II everever meetmeet itit inin thatthat poyntpoint stillstill:
wln 0613Y’areY’ areYou’re noblynobly welcomewelcome, sirssirs.ExeuntExeunt. Ver.VermanderoVer. andand Bea.BeatriceBea.
wln 0614Tom.TomazoTom.SoSo, diddid youyou markmark thethe dulnessdulness ofof herher partingparting nownow?
wln 0615Alon.AlonzoAlon.WhatWhat dulnessdulness? ThouThou artart soso exceptiousexceptious stillstill.
wln 0616Tom.TomazoTom.WhyWhy letlet itit goego thenthen II amam butbut aa foolfool
wln 0617ToTo markmark youryour harmsharms soso heedfullyheedfully.
wln 0618Alon.AlonzoAlon.Where’sWhere’s thethe oversightoversight?
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wln 0619Tom.TomazoTom.ComeCome, youryour faith’sfaith’s cousenedcozened inin herher, stronglystrongly cousenedcozened,
wln 0620UnsettleUnsettle youryour affectionaffection withwith allall speedspeed,
wln 0621WisdomeWisdom cancan bringbring itit tootoo, youryour peacepeace isis ruin’druined elseelse.
wln 0622ThinkThink whatwhat aa tormenttorment ’tis’tis toto marrymarry oneone
wln 0623WhoseWhose heartheart isis leaptleapt intointo anothersanother’s bosomebosom:
wln 0624IfIf everever pleasurepleasure sheshe receivereceive fromfrom theethee,
wln 0625ItIt comescomes notnot inin thythy namename, oror ofof thythy giftgift,
wln 0626SheShe lieslies butbut withwith anotheranother inin thinethine armsarms,
wln 0627HeHe thethe halfhalf fatherfather untounto allall thythy childrenchildren
wln 0628InIn thethe conceptionconception, ifif hehe getget ’em’em notnot,
wln 0629SheShe helpshelps toto getget ’em’em forfor himhim, inin hishis passionspassions, andand howhow dangerousdangerous
wln 0630AndAnd shamefullshameful herher restraintrestraint maymay goego inin timetime toto,
wln 0631ItIt isis notnot toto bebe thoughtthought onon withoutwithout sufferingssufferings.
wln 0632Alon.AlonzoAlon.YouYou speakspeak asas ifif sheshe lov’dloved somesome otherother thenthen.
wln 0633Tom.TomazoTom.DoDo youyou apprehendapprehend soso slowlyslowly?
wln 0634Alon.AlonzoAlon.NayNay, andand thatthat bebe youryour fearfear onelyonly, II amam safesafe enoughenough,
wln 0635PreservePreserve youryour friendshipfriendship andand youryour counselcounsel brotherbrother,
wln 0636ForFor timestimes ofof moremore distressdistress, II shouldshould departdepart
wln 0637AnAn enemyenemy, aa dangerousdangerous, deadlydeadly oneone
wln 0638ToTo anyany butbut thy selfthyself, thatthat shouldshould butbut thinkthink
wln 0639SheShe knewknew thethe meaningmeaning ofof inconstancyinconstancy,
wln 0640MuchMuch lessless thethe useuse andand practicepractice; yetyet w’arew’ arewe’re friendsfriends,
wln 0641PrayPray letlet nono moremore bebe urg’durged, II cancan endureendure
wln 0642MuchMuch, tilltill II meetmeet anan injuryinjury toto herher,
wln 0643ThenThenThan II amam notnot my selfmyself. FarewellFarewell sweetsweet brotherbrother,
wln 0644HowHow muchmuch w’arew’ arewe’re boundbound toto heavenheaven toto departdepart lovinglylovingly::.ExitExit.
wln 0645Tom.TomazoTom.WhyWhy herehere isis loveslove’s tametame madnessmadness, thusthus aa manman
wln 0646QuicklyQuickly stealssteals intointo hishis vexationvexation.ExitExit.
wln 0647EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta andand AlsemeroAlsemero
wln 0648Dia.DiaphantaDia.TheThe placeplace isis mymy chargecharge, youyou havehave keptkept youryour hourhour,
wln 0649AndAnd thethe rewardreward ofof aa justjust meetingmeeting blessbless youyou.
wln 0650II hearhear mymy LadyLady comingcoming; compleatcomplete GentlemanGentleman,
wln 0651II daredare notnot bebe tootoo busiebusy withwith mymy praisespraises,
wln 0652Th’areTh’ arethey’re dangerousdangerous thingsthings toto dealdeal withwith.ExitExit::.
wln 0653Als.AlsemeroAls.ThisThis goesgoes wellwell, thesethese womenwomen areare thethe LadiesLadies’ladies’ CabinetsCabinets,
wln 0654ThingsThings ofof mostmost pretiousprecious trusttrust areare locklock intointo ’em’em.
wln 0655EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice.
wln 0656Bea.BeatriceBea.II havehave withinwithin minemine eyeeye, allall mymy desiresdesires,
wln 0657RequestsRequests thatthat holyholy prayersprayers ascendascend heavenheaven forfor,,
wln 0658AndAnd bringsbrings ’em’em downdown toto furnishfurnish ourour defectsdefects,
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wln 0659ComeCome notnot moremore sweetsweet toto ourour necessitiesnecessities,
wln 0660ThenThan thouthou untounto mymy wisheswishes.
wln 0661Als.AlsemeroAls.W’areWe’rewe’re soso likelike inin ourour expressionsexpressions, LadyLady, thatthat unlessunless II borrowborrow
wln 0662TheThe samesame wordswords, II shallshall nevernever findfind theirtheir equalsequals.
wln 0663Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow happyhappy werewere thisthis meetingmeeting thisthis embraceembrace,
wln 0664IfIf itit werewere freefree fromfrom envyenvy? ThisThis poorpoor kisskiss
wln 0665ItIt hashas anan enemyenemy, aa hatefullhateful oneone,
wln 0666ThatThat wisheswishes poysonpoison to’tto ’tto’t: howhow wellwell werewere II nownow
wln 0667IfIf therethere werewere nonenone suchsuch namename knownknown asas PiracquoPiracquo?
wln 0668NorNor nono suchsuch tyetie asas thethe commandcommand ofof ParentsParents,
wln 0669II shouldshould bebe butbut tootoo muchmuch blessedblessed.
wln 0670Als.AlsemeroAls.OneOne goodgood serviceservice
wln 0671WouldWould strikestrike offoff bothboth youryour fearsfears, andand I’leI’ll gogo neernear itit tootoo,
wln 0672SinceSince youyou areare soso distrestdistressed, removeremove thethe causecause
wln 0673TheThe commandcommand ceasesceases, soso there’sthere’s twotwo fearsfears blownblown outout
wln 0674WithWith oneone andand thethe samesame blastblast.
wln 0675Bea.BeatriceBea.PrayPray letlet meme findfind youyou sirsir. WhatWhat mightmight thatthat serviceservice bebe soso
wln 0676strangelystrangely happyhappy?
wln 0677Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe honorablesthonorablesthonourablest peecepiece ’bout’boutabout manman, ValourValorValour.
wln 0678I’leI’ll sendsend aa challengechallenge toto PiracquoPiracquo instantlyinstantly.
wln 0679Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow? CallCall youyou thatthat extinguishingextinguishing ofof fearfear
wln 0680WhenWhen ’tis’tis thethe onelyonly wayway toto keepkeep itit flamingflaming?
wln 0681AreAre notnot youyou venturedventured inin thethe actionaction,
wln 0682That’sThat’s allall mymy joyesjoys andand comfortscomforts? PrayPray nono moremore, sirsir.
wln 0683SaySay youyou prevaildprevailed, youryour dangersdangers andand notnot minemine thenthen
wln 0684TheThe lawlaw wouldwould claimclaim youyou fromfrom meme, oror obscurityobscurity
wln 0685BeBe mademade thethe gravegrave toto burybury youyou alivealive.
wln 0686I’meI’m gladglad thesethese thoughtsthoughts comecome forthforth, OOOh keepkeep notnot oneone
wln 0687OfOf thisthis conditioncondition sirsir; herehere waswas aa coursecourse
wln 0688FoundFound toto bringbring sorrowsorrow onon herher wayway toto deathdeath:
wln 0689TheThe tearstears wouldwould ne’rene’ernever aha’a drieddried, tilltill dustdust hadhad choak’dchoked ’em’em.
wln 0690Blood-guiltinessBlood-guiltinessBloodguiltiness becomesbecomes aa foulerfouler visagevisage,
wln 0691AndAnd nownow II thinkthink onon oneone II waswas toototoo blameblame,
wln 0692II haha’ mar’dmarred soso goodgood aa marketmarket withwith mymy scornscorn;
wln 0693’T’T hadhad beenbeen donedone questionlessquestionless, thethe ugliestugliest creaturecreature
wln 0694CreationCreation fram’dframed forfor somesome useuse, yetyet toto seesee
wln 0695II couldcould notnot markmark soso muchmuch wherewhere itit shouldshould bebe.
wln 0696Als.AlsemeroAls.LadyLady.
wln 0697Bea.BeatriceBea.WhyWhy menmen ofof ArtArt makemake muchmuch ofof poysonpoison,
wln 0698KeepKeep oneone toto expellexpel anotheranother, wherewhere waswas mymy ArtArt?
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wln 0699Als:AlsemeroAls:LadyLady, youyou hearhear notnot meme.
wln 0700Bea.BeatriceBea.II dodo especiallyespecially sirsir, thethe presentpresent timestimes areare notnot soso suresure ofof ourour sideside
wln 0701AsAs thosethose hereafterhereafter maymay bebe, wewe mustmust useuse ’em’em thenthen
wln 0702AsAs thriftythrifty folksfolks theirtheir wealthwealth, sparinglysparingly, nownow tilltill thethe timetime opensopens.
wln 0703Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou teachteach wisdomwisdom, LadyLady.
wln 0704Bea.BeatriceBea.WithinWithin therethere DiaphantaDiaphanta.EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta.
wln 0705Dia.DiaphantaDia.DoDo youyou callcall, MadamMadam?
wln 0706Bea.BeatriceBea.PerfectPerfect youryour serviceservice, andand conductconduct thisthis GentlemanGentleman
wln 0707TheThe privatprivate wayway youyou broughtbrought himhim.
wln 0708Dia.DiaphantaDia.II shallshall, MadamMadam.
wln 0709Als.AlsemeroAls.MyMy love’slove’s asas firmfirm asas lovelove e’ree’er builtbuilt uponupon.
wln 0709Ex.ExeuntEx. Dia.DiaphantaDia. andand Als.AlsemeroAls.
wln 0710EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 0711Def.DefloresDef.II havehave watchtwatched thisthis meetingmeeting, andand doedo wonderwonder muchmuch
wln 0712WhatWhat shallshall becomebecome ofof t’othert’ othertother, I’meI’m suresure bothboth
wln 0713CannotCannot bebe serv’dserved unlessunless sheshe transgresstransgress; happilyhappily
wln 0714ThenThen Il’eI’ll putput inin forfor oneone: forfor ifif aa womanwoman
wln 0715FlyFly fromfrom oneone pointpoint, fromfrom himhim sheshe makesmakes aa husbandhusband,
wln 0716SheShe spreadsspreads andand mountsmounts thenthen likelike ArithmetickArithmetic,
wln 071711, 1010, 100100, 10001000, 1000010000, provesproves inin timetime SutlerSutler toto anan ArmyArmy RoyallRoyal.
wln 0718NowNow dodo II looklook toto bebe mostmost richlyrichly raildrailed atat,
wln 0719YetYet II mustmust seesee herher.
wln 0720Bea.BeatriceBea.WhyWhy, putput casecase II loath’dloathed himhim
wln 0721AsAs muchmuch asas youthyouth andand beautybeauty hateshates aa SepulcherSepulcherSepulchre,
wln 0722MustMust II needsneeds shewshow itit? CannotCannot II keepkeep thatthat secretsecret,
wln 0723AndAnd serveserve mymy turnturn uponupon himhim? seesee he’she’s herehere DefloresDeflores.
wln 0724Def.DefloresDef.HaHa, II shallshall runrun madmad withwith joyjoy,
wln 0725SheShe call’dcalled meme fairlyfairly byby mymy namename DefloresDeflores,
wln 0726AndAnd neitherneither RogueRogue nornor RascallRascal.
wln 0727Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat ha’ha’ youyou donedone toto youryour faceface a-latea-lateo’late? y’avey’ haveyou’ve metmet withwith somesome
wln 0727 (goodgood PhysitianPhysician,
wln 0728Y’haveY’ haveyou’ve prun’dpruned your selfyourself me thinksmethinks, youyou werewere notnot wontwont
wln 0729ToTo looklook soso amorouslyamorously.
wln 0730Def.DefloresDef.NotNot II, tis’tis thethe samesame PhisnomyPhisnomy toto aa hairhair andand pimplepimple,
wln 0731WhichWhich sheshe call’dcalled scurvyscurvy scarcescarce anan hourhour agoeago: HowHow isis thisthis?
wln 0732Bea.BeatriceBea.ComeCome hitherhither, neerernearer manman.
wln 0733Def.DefloresDef.I’meI’m upup toto thethe chinchin inin heavenheaven.
wln 0734Bea.BeatriceBea.TurnTurn, letlet meme seesee, vauhfaughvauh tis’tis butbut thethe heatheat ofof thethe liverliver, II perceiv’tperceive ’tperceive’t.
wln 0735II thoughtthought itit hadhad beenbeen worseworse.
wln 0736Def.DefloresDef.HerHer fingersfingers touch’ttouched meme, sheshe smelssmells allall AmberAmber.
wln 0737BeaBeatriceBeaI’leI’ll makemake aa waterwater forfor youyou shallshall cleansecleanse thisthis withinwithin aa fortnightfortnight.
wln 0738Def.DefloresDef.WithWith youryour ownown handshands, LadyLady?
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wln 0739Bea:BeatriceBea:YesYes, minemine ownown sirsir, inin aa workwork ofof curecure, I’leI’ll trusttrust nono otherother.
wln 0740Def.DefloresDef.’Tis’Tis halfhalf anan actact ofof pleasurepleasure toto hearhear herher talktalk thusthus toto meme.
wln 0741Bea.BeatriceBea.WhenWhen w’arew’ arewe’re us’dused toto aa hardhard faceface, ’tis’tis notnot soso unpleasingunpleasing,
wln 0742ItIt mendsmends stillstill inin opinionopinion, hourlyhourly mendsmends, II seesee itit byby experienceexperience.
wln 0743Def:DefloresDef:II waswas blestblessed toto lightlight uponupon thisthis minuteminute, I’leI’ll makemake useuse on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 0744Bea:BeatriceBea:HardnessHardness becomesbecomes thethe visagevisage ofof aa manman wellwell,
wln 0745ItIt arguesargues serviceservice, resolutionresolution, manhoodmanhood, ifif causecause werewere ofof imploymentemployment.
wln 0746Def:DefloresDef:’Twould’Twould bebe soonsoon seenseen, ifif e’ree’er youryour LadishipLadyship hadhad causecause toto useuse itit.
wln 0747II wouldwould butbut wishwish thethe honorhonorhonour ofof aa serviceservice soso happyhappy asas thatthat mountsmounts toto.
wln 0748Bea:BeatriceBea:WeWe shallshall trytry youyou OhOhO mymy DefloresDeflores!
wln 0749Def:DefloresDef:How’sHow’s thatthat? SheShe callscalls meme hershers alreadyalready, mymy DefloresDeflores,
wln 0750YouYou werewere aboutabout toto sighsigh outout somwhatsomewhat, MadamMadam.
wln 0751Bea:BeatriceBea:NoNo, waswas II? II forgotforgot OhOh!OhOh!!!
wln 0752Def:DefloresDef:ThereThere ’tis’tis agenagain thethe veryvery fellowfellow on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 0753Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare tootoo quickquick, sirsir.
wln 0754Def.DefloresDef.There’sThere’s nono excuseexcuse for’tfor ’tfor’t, nownow II heardheard itit twicetwice, MadamMadam,
wln 0755ThatThat sighsigh wouldwould fainfain havehave utteranceutterance, taketake pittypity on’ton ’ton’t,
wln 0756AndAnd lendlend itit aa freefree wordword, ’las’las howhow itit labourslaborslabours
wln 0757ForFor libertyliberty, II hearhear thethe murmuremurmur yetyet beatbeat atat youryour bosomebosom.
wln 0758Bea.BeatriceBea.WouldWould CreationCreation
wln 0759Def:DefloresDef:IAyI wellwell saidsaid, that’sthat’s itit.
wln 0760Bea.BeatriceBea.HadHad form’dformed meme manman.
wln 0761Def.DefloresDef.NayNay, that’sthat’s notnot itit.
wln 0762Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO ’tis’tis thethe soulsoul ofof freedomfreedom, II shouldshould notnot thenthen bebe forc’dforced toto
wln 0763marrymarry oneone
wln 0764II hatehate beyondbeyond allall depthsdepths, II shouldshould havehave powerpower
wln 0765ThenThen toto opposeoppose mymy loathingsloathings, naynay removeremove ’em’em forfor everever fromfrom mymy sightsight.
wln 0766Def:DefloresDef:OhOhO blestblessed occasionoccasion WithoutWithout changechange toto youryour SexSex, youyou
wln 0767havehave youryour wisheswishes.
wln 0768ClaimClaim soso muchmuch manman inin meme.
wln 0769Bea.BeatriceBea.InIn theethee DefloresDeflores? There’sThere’s smallsmall causecause forfor thatthat.
wln 0770Def.DefloresDef.PutPut itit notnot fromfrom meme, it’sit’s aa serviceservice thatthat II kneelkneel forfor toto youyou.
wln 0771Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou areare tootoo violentviolent toto meanmean faithfullyfaithfully,
wln 0772There’sThere’s horrorhorror inin mymy serviceservice, bloodblood andand dangerdanger,
wln 0773CanCan thosethose bebe thingsthings toto suesue forfor?
wln 0774Def:DefloresDef:IfIf youyou knewknew howhow sweetsweet itit werewere toto meme toto bebe imployedemployed
wln 0775InIn anyany actact ofof yoursyours, youyou wouldwould saysay thenthen
wln 0776II faildfailed, andand us’dused notnot reverencereverence enoughenough
wln 0777WhenWhen II receivereceive thethe chargecharge on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 0778Bea.BeatriceBea.ThisThis isis muchmuch methinksmethinks, belikebelike hishis wantswants areare greedygreedy, &and toto suchsuch
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wln 0779GoldGold tastestastes likelike AnglesAngel’s foodfood RiseRise.
wln 0780Def.DefloresDef.I’leI’ll havehave thethe workwork firstfirst.
wln 0781Bea.BeatriceBea.PossiblePossible hishis needneed isis strongstrong uponupon himhim, there’sthere’s toto incourageencourage theethee
wln 0782AsAs thouthou artart forwardforward andand thythy serviceservice dangerousdangerous,
wln 0783ThyThy rewardreward shallshall bebe pretiousprecious.
wln 0784Def:DefloresDef:ThatThat II havehave thoughtthought onon, II havehave assur’dassured my selfmyself ofof thatthat beforebeforehandbefore
wln 0785handhand,
wln 0785andand knowknow itit willwill bebe pretiousprecious, thethe thoughtthought ravishesravishes.
wln 0786Bea.BeatriceBea.ThenThen taketake himhim toto thythy furyfury.
wln 0787Def.DefloresDef.II thirstthirst forfor himhim.
wln 0788Bea:BeatriceBea:AlonzoAlonzo dede PiracquoPiracquo.
wln 0789Def:DefloresDef:HisHis endsends uponupon himhim, hehe shalshall bebe seenseen nono moremore.
wln 0790Bea:BeatriceBea:HowHow lovelylovely nownow dostdost thouthou appearappear toto meme!
wln 0791NeverNever waswas manman dearlierdearlier rewardedrewarded.
wln 0792Def:DefloresDef:II dodo thinkthink ofof thatthat.
wln 0793Bea.BeatriceBea.BeBe wondrouswondrous carefullcareful inin thethe executionexecution.
wln 0794Def.DefloresDef.WhyWhy? areare notnot bothboth ourour liveslives uponupon thethe castcast?
wln 0795Bea.BeatriceBea.ThenThen II throwthrow allall mymy fearsfears uponupon thythy serviceservice.
wln 0796Def:DefloresDef:TheyThey ne’rene’ernever shalshall riserise toto hurthurt youyou.
wln 0797Bea.BeatriceBea.WhenWhen thethe deed’sdeed’s donedone, I’leI’ll furnishfurnish theethee withwith allall thingsthings forfor thythy
wln 0798flightflight, thouthou maystmayst livelive bravelybravely inin anotheranother countreycountry.
wln 0799Def.DefloresDef.IAyay, Iay, wee’lwe’ll talktalk ofof thatthat hereafterhereafter.
wln 0800Bea.BeatriceBea.II shallshall ridrid my selfmyself ofof twotwo inveterateinveterate loathingsloathings atat oneone timetime,
wln 0801PiracquoPiracquo andand hishis Dog-faceDog-face.ExitExit.
wln 0802Def.DefloresDef.OhOhO mymy bloodblood, methinksmethinks II feelfeel herher inin minemine armsarms alreadyalready.
wln 0803HerHer wantonwanton fingersfingers combingcombing outout thisthis beardbeard,
wln 0804AndAnd beingbeing pleasedpleased, praisingpraising thisthis badbad faceface.
wln 0805HungerHunger andand pleasurepleasure they’lthey’ll commendcommend sometimessometimes
wln 0806SlovenlySlovenly dishesdishes, andand feedfeed heartilyheartily onon ’em’em,
wln 0807NayNay whichwhich isis strangerstranger, refuserefuse daintierdaintier forfor ’em’em.
wln 0808SomeSome womenwomen areare oddodd feedersfeeders I’meI’m tootoo loudloud.
wln 0809HereHere comescomes thethe manman goesgoes supperlesssupperless toto bedbed,
wln 0810YetYet shallshall notnot riserise to morrowtomorrow toto hishis dinnerdinner.
wln 0811EnterEnter AlonzoAlonzo.
wln 0812Alon.AlonzoAlon.DefloresDeflores.
wln 0813Def:DefloresDef:MyMy kindkind honorablehonorablehonourable LordLord.
wln 0814Alon:AlonzoAlon:II amam gladglad II ha’ha’ metmet withwith theethee.
wln 0815Def:DefloresDef:SirSir.
wln 0816Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThouThou canstcanst shewshow meme thethe fullfull strengthstrength ofof thethe CastleCastle,
wln 0817Def.DefloresDef.ThatThat II cancan sirsir.
wln 0818Alon.AlonzoAlon.II muchmuch desiredesire itit.
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wln 0819Def.DefloresDef.AndAnd ifif thethe waysways &and straitsstraits ofof somesome ofof thethe passagespassages bebe notnot tootoo te-tediouste∣dioustedious
wln 0820dious
wln 0820forfor youyou, II willwill assureassure youyou worthworth youryour timetime andand sightsight, mymy LordLord.
wln 0821Alon.AlonzoAlon.PuhPuh, thatthat shallshall bebe nono hinderancehindrance.
wln 0822Def.DefloresDef.I’meI’m youryour servantservant thenthen: ’tis’tis nownow neernear dinnerdinner timetime, ’gainst’gainst youryour
wln 0823LordshipsLordship’s risingrising I’leI’ll havehave thethe keyskeys aboutabout meme.
wln 0824Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThanksThanks kindkind DefloresDeflores.
wln 0825Def.DefloresDef.He’sHe’s safelysafely thrustthrust uponupon meme beyondbeyond hopeshopesExeuntExeunt.



wln 0826ACTUSACTUS TERTIUSTERTIUS.

wln 0827EnterEnter AlonzoAlonzo andand DefloresDeflores.

wln 0828(InIn thethe ActAct timetime DefloresDeflores hideshides aa nakednaked RapierRapier.)

wln 0829Def.DefloresDef.YEsYEs, herehere areare allall thethe keyskeys, II waswas afraidafraid mymy LordLord,
wln 0830I’deI’d wantedwanted forfor thethe posternpostern, thisthis isis itit.
wln 0831IveI’ve allall, I’veI’ve allall, mymy LordLord: thisthis forfor thethe SconceSconce.
wln 0832Alon.AlonzoAlon.’Tis’Tis aa mostmost spaciousspacious andand impregnableimpregnable FortFort.
wln 0833Def.DefloresDef.You’lYou’ll telltell meme moremore mymy LordLord: thisthis discentdescent
wln 0834IsIs somwhatsomewhat narrownarrow, wewe shallshall nevernever passpass
wln 0835WellWell withwith ourour weaponsweapons, they’lthey’ll butbut troubletrouble usus.
wln 0836Alon.AlonzoAlon.ThouThou saystsayst truetrue.
wln 0837Def.DefloresDef.PrayPray letlet meme helphelp youryour LordshipLordship.
wln 0838Alon.AlonzoAlon.’Tis’Tis donedone. ThanksThanks kindkind DefloresDeflores.
wln 0839Def.DefloresDef.HereHere areare hookshooks mymy LordLord, toto hanghang suchsuch thingsthings onon purposepurpose.
wln 0840Alon.AlonzoAlon.LeadLead, Il’eI’ll followfollow theethee.Ex.ExeuntEx. atat oneone doordoor &and enterenter atat thethe otherother.
wln 0841Def.DefloresDef.AllAll thisthis isis nothingnothing, youyou shallshall seesee anonanon aa placeplace youyou littlelittle dreamdream (onon
wln 0842Alon.AlonzoAlon.II amam gladglad II havehave thisthis leasureleisure: allall youryour mastersmaster’s househouse
wln 0843ImagineImagine II ha’hadha’had takentaken aa GondelaGondolagondola.
wln 0844Def.DefloresDef.AllAll butbut my selfmyself, sirsir, whichwhich makesmakes upup mymy safetysafety,
wln 0845MyMy LordLord, I’leI’ll placeplace youyou atat aa CasementCasement herehere,
wln 0846WillWill shewshow youyou thethe fullfull strengthstrength ofof allall thethe CastleCastle.
wln 0847LookLook, spendspend youryour eyeeye aa whilewhile uponupon thatthat objectobject.
wln 0848Alon.AlonzoAlon.Here’sHere’s richrich varietyvariety DefloresDeflores.
wln 0849Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, sirsir.
wln 0850Alon.AlonzoAlon.GoodlyGoodly munitionmunition.
wln 0851Def.DefloresDef.IAyay, there’sthere’s OrdnanceOrdnance sirsir, nono bastardbastard metallmetal, willwill ringring youyou aa pealpeal
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wln 0852likelike BellsBells atat greetgreatgreet mensmen’s FuneralsFunerals; keepkeep youryour eyeeye streightstraight, mymy LordLord,
wln 0853taketake speciallspecial noticenotice ofof thatthat SconceSconeSconceScone beforebefore youyou, therethere youyou maymay dwelldwell
wln 0854a-whileawhile.
wln 0855Alon.AlonzoAlon.II amam upon’tupon ’tupon’t.
wln 0856Def.DefloresDef.AndAnd soso amam II.
wln 0857Alon:AlonzoAlon:DefloresDeflores, ohoho DefloresDeflores, whosewhose malicemalice hasthast thouthou putput onon?
wln 0858Def:DefloresDef:DoeDo youyou questionquestion aa workwork ofof secresiesecrecy? II mustmust silencesilence youyou.
wln 0859Alon.AlonzoAlon.OhOhO, ohoho, ohoho.
wln 0860Def.DefloresDef.II mustmust silencesilence youyou.
wln 0861SoSo, here’shere’s anan undertakingundertaking welwell accomplish’daccomplished.
wln 0862ThisThis vaultvault servesserves toto goodgood useuse nownow HaHa!HaHa!!! what’swhat’s thatthat
wln 0863ThrewThrew sparklessparkles inin mymy eyeeye? OhOhO ’tis’tis aa DiamondDiamond
wln 0864HeHe wearswears uponupon hishis fingerfinger: itit waswas wellwell foundfound,
wln 0865ThisThis willwill approveapprove thethe workwork. WhatWhat, soso fastfast onon?
wln 0866NotNot partpart inin deathdeath? I’leI’ll taketake aa speedyspeedy coursecourse thenthen,
wln 0867FingerFinger andand allall shallshall offoff. SoSo, nownow I’leI’ll clearclear
wln 0868TheThe passagespassages fromfrom allall suspectsuspect oror fearfear.ExitExit withwith BodyBody,
wln 0869EnterEnter IsabellaIsabella andand LollioLollio.
wln 0870Isa:IsabellaIsa:WhyWhy sirrahsirrah? WhenceWhence havehave youyou commissioncommission
wln 0871ToTo fetterfetter thethe doorsdoors againstagainst meme? IfIf youyou
wln 0872KeepKeep meme inin aa CageCage, praypray whistlewhistle toto meme,
wln 0873LetLet meme bebe doingdoing somthingsomething.
wln 0874Lol:LollioLol:YouYou shallshall bebe doingdoing, ifif itit pleaseplease youyou, I’leI’ll whistlewhistle toto youyou ifif you’lyou’ll (pipepipe afterafter.
wln 0875Isa.IsabellaIsa.IsIs itit youryour MastersMaster’s pleasurepleasure, oror youryour ownown,
wln 0876ToTo keepkeep meme inin thisthis PinfoldPinfold?
wln 0877Lol:LollioLol:’Tis’Tis forfor mymy mastersmaster’s pleasurepleasure, lestlest beingbeing takentaken inin anotheranother mansman’s
wln 0878CornCorn, youyou mightmight bebe poundedpounded inin anotheranother placeplace.
wln 0879Isa.IsabellaIsa.’Tis’Tis veryvery wellwell, andand he’lhe’ll proveprove veryvery wisewise.
wln 0880Lol:LollioLol:HeHe sayssays youyou havehave companycompany enoughenough inin thethe househouse, ifif youyou pleaseplease
wln 0881toto bebe sociablesociable, ofof allall sortssorts ofof peoplepeople.
wln 0882Isa:IsabellaIsa:OfOf allall sortssorts? WhyWhy here’shere’s nonenone butbut foolsfools andand mad-menmadmen.
wln 0883Lol:LollioLol:VeryVery wellwell: AndAnd wherewhere willwill youyou findfind anyany otherother, ifif youyou shouldshould
wln 0884goego abroadabroad? There’sThere’s mymy mastermaster andand II toto bootboot tootoo:
wln 0885Isa:IsabellaIsa:OfOf eithereither sortsort oneone, aa mad-manmadman andand aa foolfool.
wln 0886Lol.LollioLol.II wouldwould ev’nevene’en participateparticipate ofof bothboth thenthen ifif werewere asas youyou, II knowknow
wln 0887y’arey’ areyou’re halfhalf madmad alreadyalready; bebe halfhalf foolishfoolish tootoo.
wln 0888Isa:IsabellaIsa:Y’areY’ areYou’re aa bravebrave sawcysaucy RascallRascal, comecome onon sirsir,
wln 0889AffordAfford meme thenthen thethe pleasurepleasure ofof youryour Bedl[*]mBedlumBed●●mBedlambedlam;
wln 0890YouYou werewere commendingcommending onceonce to daytoday toto meme,
wln 0891YourYour lastlast comecome lunatiquelunatic, whatwhat aa properproper
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wln 0892BodyBody therethere waswas withoutwithout brainsbrains toto guideguide itit,
wln 0893AndAnd whatwhat aa pittifullpitiful delightdelight appear’dappeared
wln 0894InIn thatthat defectdefect, asas ifif youryour wisdomwisdom hadhad foundfound
wln 0895AA mirthmirth inin madnessmadness; praypray sirsir letlet meme partakepartake
wln 0896IfIf therethere bebe suchsuch aa pleasurepleasure.
wln 0897Lol.LollioLol.IfIf II doedo notnot shewshow
wln 0898YouYou thethe handsomesthandsomest, discreetestdiscreetest mad-manmadman, oneone thatthat II maymay
wln 0899CallCall, thethe understandingunderstanding mad-manmadman; thenthen saysay II amam aa foolfool.
wln 0900Isa.IsabellaIsa.WellWell, aa matchmatch, II willwill saysay soso.
wln 0901Lol.LollioLol.WhenWhen youyou havehave aa tasttaste ofof thethe mad-manmadman, youyou shalshall (ifif youyou pleaseplease)
wln 0902seesee FoolsFool’sfool’s ColledgeCollege, o’tho’ th’o’th sideside, II seldomeseldom locklock therethere, ’tis’tis butbut shootingshooting aa
wln 0903boltbolt oror twotwo, andand youyou areare amongstamongst em’em.Ex.ExitEx. EnterEnter presentlypresently.
wln 0904ComeCome onon sirsir, letlet meme seesee howhow handsomlyhandsomely you’lyou’ll behavebehave your selfyourself nownow.
wln 0905EnterEnter LollLollioLoll: FranciscusFranciscus.
wln 0906Fran.FranciscusFran.HowHow sweetlysweetly sheshe lookslooks! OhOhO butbut there’sthere’s aa wrinklewrinkle inin herher
wln 0907browbrow asas deepdeep asas PhilosophyPhilosophy, AnacreonAnacreon drinkdrink toto mymy MistressMistress’Mistress healthhealth,
wln 0908I’leI’ll pledgepledge itit: StayStay, staystay, there’sthere’s aa SpiderSpider inin thethe cupcup: NoNo, tis’tis butbut aa
wln 0909Grape-stoneGrape-stoneGrapestone, swallowswallow itit, fearfear nothingnothing PoetPoet; soso, soso, liftlift higherhigher.
wln 0910Isa.IsabellaIsa.AlackAlack, alackalack, tis’tis tootoo fullfull ofof pittypity
wln 0911ToTo bebe laughtlaughed atat; howhow fellfell hehe madmad? CanstCanst thouthou telltell?
wln 0912Lol.LollioLol.ForFor lovelove, MistressMistress,
wln 0913HeHe waswas aa prettypretty PoetPoet tootoo, andand thatthat setset himhim forwardsforwards firstfirst;
wln 0914TheThe MusesMuses thenthen forsookforsook himhim, hehe ranran madmad forfor aa ChambermaidChambermaid,
wln 0915YetYet sheshe waswas butbut aa dwarfdwarf neitherneither.
wln 0916Fran.FranciscusFran.HailHail brightbright TitaniaTitania, whywhy standststandst thouthou idleidle onon thesethese flowryflow’ryflowery
wln 0917banksbanks? OberonOberon isis dancingdancing withwith hishis DryadesDryadsdryads, I’leI’ll gathergather daziesdaisies, prim-primroseprim∣roseprimrose
wln 0918rose,
wln 0918violetsviolets, andand bindbind themthem inin aa verseverse ofof PoesiePoesy.
wln 0919Lol.LollioLol.NotNot tootoo neernear, youyou seesee youryour dangerdanger.
wln 0920Fran.FranciscusFran.OhOhO holdhold thythy handhand greatgreat DiomedDiomed, thouthou feedstfeed’stfeedest thythy horseshorses wellwell,
wln 0921theythey shallshall obeyobey theethee; GetGet upup, BucephalusBucephalus kneelskneels.
wln 0922Lol.LollioLol.YouYou seesee howhow II awawe mymy flockflock, aa ShephardShepherd hashas notnot hishis dogdog atat
wln 0923moremore obedienceobedience.
wln 0924Isa.IsabellaIsa.HisHis conscienceconscience isis unquietunquiet, suresure thatthat waswas
wln 0925TheThe causecause ofof thisthis. AA properproper GentlemanGentleman.
wln 0926Fran.FranciscusFran.ComeCome hitherhither EsculapiusEsculapius, hidehide thethe poysonpoison.
wln 0927Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, tis’tis hidhid.
wln 0928FranFranciscusFranDidstDidst thouthou nevernever hearhear ofof oneone TiresiasTiresias aa famousfamous PoetPoet?
wln 0929Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, thatthat keptkept tametame wild-geesewildgeese.
wln 0930Fran.FranciscusFran.That’sThat’s hehe, II amam thethe manman.
wln 0931Lol.LollioLol.NoNo.
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wln 0932Fra:FranciscusFra:YesYes, butbut makemake nono wordswords on’ton ’ton’t, II waswas aa manman sevenseven yearsyears agoeago,
wln 0933Lol.LollioLol.AA striplingstripling II thinkthink youyou mightmight.
wln 0934Fra.FranciscusFra.NowNow Im’eI’m aa womanwoman, allall femininefeminine.
wln 0935Lol.LollioLol.II wouldwould II mightmight seesee thatthat.
wln 0936Fra.FranciscusFra.JunoJuno struckstruck meme blindblind,
wln 0937Lol:LollioLol:I’leI’ll ne’rene’ernever beleevebelieve thatthat; forfor aa womanwoman theythey saysay, hashas anan eyeeye moremore
wln 0938thenthan aa manman.
wln 0939Fra.FranciscusFra.II saysay sheshe struckstruck meme blindblind.
wln 0940Lol.LollioLol.AndAnd LunaLuna mademade youyou madmad, youyou havehave twotwo tradestrades toto begbeg withwith.
wln 0941Fra.FranciscusFra.LunaLuna isis nownow bigbig belliedbellied, andand there’sthere’s roomroom forfor bothboth ofof usus toto
wln 0942rideride withwith HecateHecate; I’leI’ll dragdrag theethee upup intointo herher silversilver sphearsphere, andand therethere
wln 0943we’lwe’ll kickkick thethe DogDog, andand beatbeat thethe bushbush thatthat barksbarks againstagainst thethe WitchesWitches
wln 0944ofof thethe nightnight, thethe swiftswift LicanthropiLicanthropi thatthat walkswalks thethe roundround, we’lwe’ll teartear
wln 0945theirtheir wolvishwolvish skinsskins, andand savesave thethe sheepsheep.
wln 0946Lol.LollioLol.Is’tIs ’tIs’t comecome toto thisthis? naynay thenthen mymy poysonpoison comescomes forthforth agenagain, madmad
wln 0947slaveslave, indeedindeed, abuseabuse youryour KeeperKeeper!
wln 0948Isa.IsabellaIsa.II pritheeprithee hencehence withwith himhim, nownow hehe growsgrows dangerousdangerous.SingSing.
wln 0949Fra.FranciscusFra.SweetSweet lovelove pitiepity meme, givegive meme leaveleave toto lyelie withwith theethee.
wln 0950Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, I’leI’ll seesee youyou wiserwiser firstfirst: ToTo youryour ownown kennellkennel.
wln 0951Fra.FranciscusFra.NoNo noysenoise sheshe sleepssleeps, drawdraw allall thethe CurtainsCurtains roundround,
wln 0952LetLet nono softsoft soundsound molestmolest thethe prettypretty soulsoul,
wln 0953ButBut lovelove, andand lovelove, creepscreeps inin atat aa mouse-holemousehole.
wln 0954Lol.LollioLol.II wo’dwould youyou wo[*]dwo’dwo●dwould getget intointo youryour holehole.ExitExit Fra.FranciscusFra.
wln 0955NowNow MistressMistress II wilwill bringbring youyou anotheranother sortsort, youyou shalshall bebe fool’dfooled anotheranother
wln 0956whilewhile, TonyTony, comecome hitherhither TonyTony, looklook who’swho’s yonderyonder TonyTony.
wln 0957EnterEnter AntonioAntonio.
wln 0958Ant.AntonioAnt.CousinCousin, isis itit notnot mymy AntAuntaunt?
wln 0959Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, ’tis’tis ononeon ofof ’um’em TonyTony.
wln 0960Ant.AntonioAnt.HeHe, hehe, howhow dodo youyou UncleUncle?
wln 0961Lol.LollioLol.FearFear himhim notnot MistressMistress, ’tis’tis aa gentlegentle niggetnidgetnigget, youyou maymay playplay withwith
wln 0962himhim, asas safelysafely withwith himhim asas withwith hishis bawblebauble.
wln 0963Isa.IsabellaIsa.HowHow longlong hasthast thouthou beenbeen aa foolfool?
wln 0964Ant.AntonioAnt.EverEver sincesince II camecame hitherhither, CousinCousin?
wln 0965Isa.IsabellaIsa.CousinCousin, I’meI’m nonenone ofof thythy CousinsCousinsCousin’s foolfool.
wln 0966Lol.LollioLol.OhOhO mistressmistress, foolsfools havehave alwaysalways soso muchmuch witwit asas toto claimclaim theirtheir
wln 0967kindredkindred.
wln 0968MadmanMadmanwithinwithin.BounceBounce, bouncebounce, hehe fallsfalls, hehe fallsfalls.
wln 0969Isa.IsabellaIsa.HearkHark youyou, youryour scholarsscholars inin thethe upperupper roomroom areare outout ofof orderorder.
wln 0970Lol.LollioLol.MustMust II comecome amongstamongst youyou therethere? KeepKeep youyou thethe foolfool mistressmistress,
wln 0971I’leI’ll gogo upup, &and playplay left handedleft-handedleft handed OrlandoOrlando amongstamongst thethe madmenmadmen.ExitExit.
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wln 0972Isa.IsabellaIsa.WellWell, SirSir.
wln 0973Ant.AntonioAnt.’Tis’Tis opportunefulopportuneful nownow, sweetsweet LadyLady! naynay,
wln 0974CastCast nono amazingamazing eyeeye uponupon thisthis changechange.
wln 0975Isa.IsabellaIsa.HaHa!HaHa!!!
wln 0976Ant.AntonioAnt.ThisThis shapeshape ofof FollyFolly shrowdsshroudsshrowds youryour dearestdearest LoveLove,
wln 0977TheThe truesttruest servantservant toto youryour powerfulpowerful beautiesbeauties,
wln 0978WhoseWhose magickmagic hadhad thisthis forceforce thusthus toto transformtransform meme.
wln 0979Isa.IsabellaIsa.YouYou areare aa finefine FoolFool indeedindeed.
wln 0980Ant.AntonioAnt.OhOhO ’tis’tis notnot strangestrange: LoveLove hashas anan intellectintellect thatthat runsruns throughthrough (allall
wln 0981TheThe scrutinousscrutinous SciencesSciences; andand likelike
wln 0982AA cunningcunning PoetPoet, catchescatches aa quantityquantity
wln 0983OfOf everyevery KnowledgeKnowledge, yetyet bringsbrings allall homehome
wln 0984IntoInto oneone mysteriemystery, intointo oneone secretsecret
wln 0985ThatThat hehe proceedsproceeds inin.
wln 0986Isa.IsabellaIsa.Y’areY’ areYou’re aa parlousparlousperilous FoolFool.
wln 0987Ant.AntonioAnt.NoNo dangerdanger inin meme: II bringbring noughtnaught butbut LoveLove,
wln 0988AndAnd hishis softsoft woundingwounding shaftsshafts toto strikestrike youyou withwith:
wln 0989TryTry butbut oneone arrowarrow; ifif itit hurthurt youyou,
wln 0990I’leI’ll standstand youyou twentytwenty backback inin recompencerecompense.
wln 0991Isa.IsabellaIsa.AA forwardforward FoolFool tootoo.
wln 0992Ant.AntonioAnt.ThisThis waswas Love’sLove’s teachingteaching:
wln 0993AA thousandthousand wayesways sheshe fashion’dfashioned outout mymy wayway,
wln 0994AndAnd thisthis II foundfound thethe safestsafest andand neerestnearest
wln 0995ToTo treadtread thethe GallaxiaGallaxia toto mymy StarStar.
wln 0996Isa.IsabellaIsa.ProfoundProfound, withallwithal certaincertain: YouYou dream’ddreamed ofof thisthis;
wln 0997LoveLove nevernever taughttaught itit wakingwaking.
wln 0998Ant.AntonioAnt.TakeTake nono acquaintanceacquaintance ofof thesethese outwardoutward FolliesFollies; therethere isis (withinwithin
wln 0999AA GentlemanGentleman thatthat lovesloves youyou.
wln 1000Isa.IsabellaIsa.WhenWhen II seesee himhim, I’leI’ll speakspeak withwith himhim; soso inin thethe mean timemeantimemean time
wln 1001KeepKeep youryour habithabit, itit becomesbecomes youyou wellwell enoughenough
wln 1002AsAs youyou areare aa GentlemanGentleman, I’leI’ll notnot discoverdiscover youyou;
wln 1003That’sThat’s allall thethe favourfavorfavour thatthat youyou mustmust expectexpect:
wln 1004WhenWhen youyou areare wearyweary, youyou maymay leaveleave thethe schoolschool,
wln 1005ForFor allall thisthis whilewhile youyou havehave butbut plaidplayed thethe FoolFool.
wln 1006EnterEnter LollioLollio.
wln 1007Ant.AntonioAnt.AndAnd mustmust agenagain; hehe, hehe, II thankthank youyou CozenCousin, I’leI’ll bebe youryour (ValentineValentine
wln 1008To motrowTo morrowTomorrowtomorrow morningmorning.
wln 1009Lol.LollioLol.HowHow dodo youyou likelike thethe FoolFool, MistressMistress?
wln 1010Isa.IsabellaIsa.PassingPassing wellwell, SirSir.
wln 1011Lol.LollioLol.IsIs hehe notnot wittywitty, prettypretty wellwell forfor aa FoolFool?
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wln 1012Isa.IsabellaIsa.IfIf hehe holdhold onon asas hehe beginsbegins, hehe isis likelike toto comecome toto somethingsomething::.
wln 1013Lol.LollioLol.IAyay, thankthank aa goodgood TutorTutor: YouYou maymay putput himhim to’tto ’tto’t; hehe beginsbegins
wln 1014ToTo answeranswer prettypretty hardhard questionsquestions. TonyTony, howhow manymany isis
wln 1015FiveFive timestimes sixsix?
wln 1016Ant.AntonioAnt.FiveFive timestimes sixsix, isis sixsix timestimes fivefive.
wln 1017Lol.LollioLol.WhatWhat ArithmeticianArithmetician couldcould havehave answerdanswered betterbetter? howhow manymany isis
wln 1018OneOne hundredhundred andand sevenseven?
wln 1019Ant.AntonioAnt.OneOne hundredhundred andand sevenseven, isis sevenseven hundredhundred andand oneone, CozenCousin.
wln 1020Lol.LollioLol.ThisThis isis nono witwit toto speakspeak onon; WillWill youyou bebe ridrid ofof thethe FoolFool nownow?
wln 1021Isa.IsabellaIsa.ByBy nono meansmeans, letlet himhim staystay aa littlelittle:
wln 1022Mad-manMadmanwithinwithin.CatchCatch therethere, catchcatch thethe lastlast couplecouple inin hellhell.
wln 1023Lol.LollioLol.AgenAgain, mustmust II comecome amongstamongst youyou? WouldWould mymy MasterMaster werewere
wln 1024comecome homehome!
wln 1025II amam notnot ableable toto governgovern bothboth thesethese WardsWards togethertogether.ExitExit.
wln 1026Ant.AntonioAnt.WhyWhy shouldshould aa minuteminute ofof LovesLove’slove’s hourhour bebe lostlost?
wln 1027Isa.IsabellaIsa.FieFie, outout agenagain! II hadhad ratherrather youyou keptkept
wln 1028YourYour otherother postureposture: youyou becomebecome notnot youryour tonguetongue,
wln 1029WhenWhen youyou speakspeak fromfrom youryour clothesclothes.
wln 1030Ant.AntonioAnt.HowHow cancan hehe freezefreeze, liveslives neernear soso sweetsweet aa warmthwarmth? shallshall II alonealone
wln 1031WalkWalk throughthrough thethe orchardorchard ofof thethe HesperidesHesperides.
wln 1032AndAnd cowardlycowardly notnot daredare toto pullpull anan appleapple?
wln 1033ThisThis withwith thethe redred cheekscheeks II mustmust venterventure forfor.EnterEnter Lol.LollioLol. aboveabove.
wln 1034Isa:IsabellaIsa:TakeTake heedheed, there’sthere’s GyantsGiants keepkeep ’em’em.
wln 1035Lol.LollioLol.HowHow nownow foolfool, areare youyou goodgood atat thatthat? havehave youyou readread LipsiusLipsius?
wln 1036He’sHe’s pastpast ArsArs AmandiAmandi; II believebelieve II mustmust putput harderharder
wln 1037QuestionsQuestions toto himhim, II perceiveperceive thatthat
wln 1038Isa.IsabellaIsa.YouYou areare boldbold withoutwithout fearfear tootoo.
wln 1039Ant.AntonioAnt.WhatWhat shouldshould II fearfear, havinghaving allall joyesjoys aboutabout meme? DoDo youyou (smilesmile,
wln 1040AndAnd LoveLove shallshall playplay thethe wantonwanton onon youryour liplip,
wln 1041MeetMeet andand retireretire, retireretire andand meetmeet agenagain:
wln 1042LookLook youyou butbut cheerfullycheerfully, andand inin youryour eyeseyes
wln 1043II shallshall beholdbehold minemine ownown deformitydeformity,
wln 1044AndAnd dressedress my selfmyself upup fairerfairer; II knowknow thisthis shapeshape
wln 1045BecomesBecomes meme notnot, butbut inin thosethose brightbright mirrorsmirrors
wln 1046II shallshall arrayarray meme handsomlyhandsomely.
wln 1047Lol.LollioLol.CuckowCuckoo, CuckowCuckoo ExitExit.
wln 1048Mad-menMadmen aboveabove, somesome asas birdsbirds, othersothers asas beastsbeasts.
wln 1049Ant.AntonioAnt.WhatWhat areare thesethese?
wln 1050Isa.IsabellaIsa.OfOf fearfear enoughenough toto partpart usus, yetyet areare theythey butbut ourour schoolsschools ofof
wln 1051 LunatiquesLunaticslunatics,
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wln 1052ThatThat actact theirtheir fantasiesfantasies inin anyany shapesshapes
wln 1053SuitingSuiting theirtheir presentpresent thoughtsthoughts; ifif sadsad, theythey crycry;
wln 1054IfIf mirthmirth bebe theirtheir conceitconceit, theythey laughlaugh agenagain.
wln 1055SometimesSometimes theythey imitateimitate thethe beastsbeasts andand birdsbirds,
wln 1056SingingSinging, oror howlinghowling, brayingbraying, barkingbarking; allall
wln 1057AsAs theirtheir wildewild fansiesfancies promptprompt ’um’em.
wln 1058EnterEnter LollioLollio.
wln 1059Ant.AntonioAnt.TheseThese areare nono fearsfears.
wln 1060Isa.IsabellaIsa.ButBut here’shere’s aa largelarge oneone, mymy manman.
wln 1061Ant.AntonioAnt.HaHa, hehe, that’sthat’s finefine sportsport indeedindeed, cousincousin:
wln 1062Lol:LollioLol:II wouldwould mymy mastermaster werewere comecome homehome, ’tis’tis tootoo muchmuch forfor oneone shep-shepheardshep∣heardshepherd
wln 1063heard
wln 1063toto governgovern twotwo ofof thesethese flocksflocks; nornor cancan II beleevebelieve thatthat oneone
wln 1064ChurchmanChurchman cancan instructinstruct twotwo beneficesbenefices atat onceonce, therethere wilwill bebe somesome in-incurablein∣curableincurable
wln 1065curable
wln 1065madmad ofof thethe oneone sideside, andand veryvery foolsfools onon thethe otherother.
wln 1066ComeCome TonyTony.
wln 1067Ant.AntonioAnt.PritheePrithee cousincousin, letlet meme staystay herehere stilstill.
wln 1068Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, youyou mustmust toto youryour BookBook nownow youyou havehave plaidplayed sufficientlysufficiently.
wln 1069Isa.IsabellaIsa.YourYour foolfool isis growngrown wondrouswondrous wittywitty.
wln 1070Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, I’leI’ll saysay nothingnothing; butbut II dodo notnot thinkthink butbut hehe willwill putput youyou
wln 1071downdown oneone ofof thesethese dayesdays.ExeuntExeunt Lol.LollioLol. andand Ant.AntonioAnt.
wln 1072Isa.IsabellaIsa.HereHere thethe restrainedrestrained currentcurrent mightmight makemake breachbreach,
wln 1073SpiteSpite ofof thethe watchfullwatchful bankersbankers, wouldwould aa womanwoman straystray,
wln 1074SheShe needneed notnot gadgad abroadabroad toto seekseek herher sinsin,
wln 1075ItIt wouldwould bebe broughtbrought homehome oneone wayesways oror otherother:
wln 1076TheThe NeedlesNeedle’sNeedles poyntpoint willwill toto thethe fixedfixed NorthNorth,
wln 1077SuchSuch drawingdrawing ArticksArctics womenswomen’s beautiesbeauties areare.
wln 1078EnterEnter LollioLollio.
wln 1079Lol.LollioLol.HowHow dostdost thouthou sweetsweet roguerogue?
wln 1080Isa.IsabellaIsa.HowHow nownow?
wln 1081Lol.LollioLol.ComeCome, therethere areare degreesdegrees, oneone foolfool maymay bebe betterbetter thenthan anotheranother
wln 1082Isa.IsabellaIsa.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter?
wln 1083Lol:LollioLol:NayNay, ifif thouthou giv’stgiv’st thythy mindmind toto Fools-fleshFool’s fleshFools-flesh, havehave atat theethee.
wln 1084Isa.IsabellaIsa.YouYou boldbold slaveslave youyou.
wln 1085Lol.LollioLol.II couldcould followfollow nownow asas t’othert’ othertother foolfool diddid,
wln 1086WhatWhat shouldshould II fearfear, havinghaving allall joysjoys aboutabout meme: dodo youyou butbut smilesmile,
wln 1087AndAnd lovelove shallshall playplay thethe wantonwanton onon youryour liplip,
wln 1088MeetMeet andand retireretire, retireretire andand meetmeet agenagain:
wln 1089LookLook youyou butbut cheerfullycheerfully, andand inin youryour eyeseyes,
wln 1090II shallshall beholdbehold mymy ownown deformitydeformity,
wln 1091AndAnd dressdress my selfmyself upup fairerfairer, II knowknow thisthis shapeshape
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wln 1092BecomesBecomes meme notnot; andand soso asas itit followsfollows, butbut isis notnot thisthis thethe moremore
wln 1093FoolishFoolish wayway? ComeCome sweetsweet roguerogue, kisskiss meme mymy littlelittle LacedemonianLacedaemonian.
wln 1094LetLet meme feelfeel howhow thythy pulsespulses beatbeat; ThouThou hasthast aa thingthing
wln 1095AboutAbout theethee, wouldwould doedo aa manman pleasurepleasure, I’leI’ll laylay mymy handhand on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1096Isa.IsabellaIsa.SirrahSirrah, nono moremore II seesee youyou havehave discovereddiscovered
wln 1097ThisThis loveslove’s Knight arrantKnight-errantKnight arrant, whowho hathhath mademade adventureadventure
wln 1098ForFor purchasepurchase ofof mymy lovelove; bebe silentsilent, mutemute,
wln 1099MuteMute asas aa statuestatue, oror hishis injunctioninjuctioninjunction
wln 1100ForFor meme enjoyingenjoying, shallshall bebe toto cutcut thythy throatthroat,
wln 1101I’leI’ll dodo itit, thoughthough forfor nono otherother purposepurpose,
wln 1102AndAnd bebe suresure hee’lhe’ll notnot refuserefuse itit.
wln 1103Lol.LollioLol.MyMy shareshare, that’sthat’s allall, I’leI’ll havehave mymy foolsfool’sfools partpart withwith youyou
wln 1104Isa.IsabellaIsa.NoNo moremore youryour mastermaster.
wln 1105EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius.
wln 1106Alib:AlibiusAlib:SweetSweet, howhow dostdost thouthou?
wln 1107Isa.IsabellaIsa.YourYour boundenbounden servantservant, sirsir.
wln 1108Alib:AlibiusAlib:FieFie, fiefie, sweetsweet heartheart, nono moremore ofof thatthat.
wln 1109Isa:IsabellaIsa:YouYou werewere bestbest locklock meme upup.
wln 1110Alib:AlibiusAlib:InIn mymy armsarms andand bosomebosom, mymy sweetsweet IsabellaIsabella,
wln 1111I’leI’ll locklock theethee upup mostmost neerlynearly. LollioLollio,
wln 1112WeWe havehave imploymentemployment, wewe havehave tasktask inin handhand,
wln 1113AtAt noblenoble VermonderosVermonderos ourour CastleCastle CaptainCaptain,
wln 1114ThereThere isis aa nuptiallnuptial toto bebe solemniz’dsolemnizedsolemnised,
wln 1115BeatriceBeatrice JoannaJoanna hishis fairfair daughterdaughter BrideBride,
wln 1116ForFor whichwhich thethe GentlemanGentleman hathhath bespokebespoke ourour painspains,
wln 1117AA mixturemixture ofof ourour madmenmadmen andand ourour foolsfools,
wln 1118ToTo finishfinish (asas itit werewere) andand makemake thethe faggfag
wln 1119OfOf allall thethe RevelsRevels, thethe thirdthird nightnight fromfrom thethe firstfirst,
wln 1120OnelyOnly anan unexpectedunexpected passagepassage overover,
wln 1121ToTo makemake aa frightfullfrightful pleasurepleasure, thatthat isis allall,
wln 1122ButBut notnot thethe allall II aimaim atat; couldcould wewe soso actact itit,
wln 1123ToTo teachteach itit inin aa wildwild distracteddistracted measuremeasure,
wln 1124ThoughThough outout ofof formform andand figurefigure, breakingbreaking timestime’stimes headhead,
wln 1125ItIt werewere nono mattermatter, ’twould’twould bebe healdhealed againagain
wln 1126InIn oneone ageage oror otherother, ifif notnot inin thisthis,
wln 1127ThisThis, thisthis LollioLollio, there’sthere’s aa goodgood rewardreward begunbegun,
wln 1128AndAnd willwill begetbeget aa bountybounty bebe itit knownknown.
wln 1129Lol.LollioLol.ThisThis isis easieeasy, sirsir, I’leI’ll warrantwarrant youyou: youyou havehave aboutabout youyou FoolsFools
wln 1130andand MadmenMadmen thatthat cancan dancedance veryvery wellwell, andand ’tis’tis nono wonderwonder, youryouyouyour bestbest
wln 1131DancersDancers areare notnot thethe wisestwisest menmen, thethe reasonreason isis, withwith oftenoften jumpingjumping
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wln 1132theythey joultjolt theirtheir brainsbrains downdown intointo theirtheir feetfeet, thatthat theirtheir witswits lielie moremore inin
wln 1133theirtheir heelsheels thenthanthen inin theirtheir headsheads.
wln 1134Alib.AlibiusAlib.HonestHonest LollioLollio, thouthou giv’stgiv’st meme aa goodgood reasonreason,
wln 1135AndAnd aa comfortcomfort inin itit.
wln 1136Isa.IsabellaIsa.Y’aveY’ haveyou’ve aa finefine tradetrade on’ton ’ton’t, Mad-menMadmen andand FoolsFools areare aa staple-staple-commoditystaple∣commoditystaplestaple-commodity
wln 1137commoditycommodity.
wln 1138Alib.AlibiusAlib.OhOhO wifewife, wewe mustmust eateat, wearewear clothesclothes, andand livelive,
wln 1139JustJust atat thethe LawyersLawyers’lawyer’s HavenHaven wewe arrivearrive,
wln 1140ByBy madmenmadmen andand byby foolsfools wewe bothboth dodo thrivethrive.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1141EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, AlsemeroAlsemero, JasperinoJasperino, andand BeatriceBeatrice.
wln 1142Ver.VermanderoVer.ValentiaValenciaValentia speaksspeaks soso noblynobly ofof youyou, sirsir,
wln 1143II wishwish II hadhad aa daughterdaughter nownow forfor youyou.
wln 1144Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe fellowfellow ofof thisthis creaturecreature werewere aa partnerpartner
wln 1145ForFor aa KingsKing’sking’s lovelove.
wln 1146Ver:VermanderoVer:II hadhad herher fellowfellow onceonce, sirsir,
wln 1147ButBut heavenheaven hashas marriedmarried herher toto joyesjoys eternalleternal,
wln 1148’Twere’Twere sinsin toto wishwish herher inin thisthis valevale agenagain.
wln 1149ComeCome sirsir, youryour friendfriend andand youyou shallshall seesee thethe pleasurespleasures
wln 1150WhichWhich mymy healthhealth chieflychiefly joyesjoys inin.
wln 1151Als.AlsemeroAls.II hearhear thethe beautybeauty ofof thisthis seatseat largelylargely.
wln 1152Ver.VermanderoVer.ItIt fallsfalls muchmuch shortshort ofof thatthat.ExeuntExeunt. ManetMane●Manet BeatriceBeatrice.
wln 1153Bea.BeatriceBea.SoSo, here’shere’s oneone stepstep
wln 1154IntoInto mymy fathersfather’s favourfavorfavour, timetime willwill fixfix himhim,
wln 1155II havehave gotgot himhim nownow thethe libertyliberty ofof thethe HouseHouse,
wln 1156SoSo wisdomewisdom byby degreesdegrees worksworks outout herher freedomfreedom;
wln 1157AndAnd ifif thatthat eyeeye bebe darkneddarkened thatthat offendsoffends meme,
wln 1158II waitwait butbut thatthat EclipseEclipse; thisthis GentlemanGentleman
wln 1159ShallShall soonsoon shineshine gloriousglorious inin mymy FathersFather’s likingliking,
wln 1160ThroughThrough thethe refulgentrefulgent vertuevirtue ofof mymy lovelove.
wln 1161EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 1162Def.DefloresDef.MyMy thoughtsthoughts areare atat aa banquetbanquet forfor thethe deeddeed,
wln 1163II feelfeel nono weightweight in’tin ’tin’t, ’tis’tis butbut lightlight andand cheapcheap,
wln 1164ForFor thethe sweetsweet recompencerecompense, thatthat II setset downdown for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 1165Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores.
wln 1166Def.DefloresDef.LadyLady.
wln 1167Bea.BeatriceBea.ThyThy lookslooks promisepromise cheerfullycheerfully.
wln 1168Def,DefloresDef,AllAll thingsthings areare answerableanswerable, timetime, circumstancecircumstance,
wln 1169YourYour wisheswishes andand mymy serviceservice.
wln 1170Bea:BeatriceBea:IsIs itit donedone thenthen.
wln 1171Def.DefloresDef.PiracquoPiracquo isis nono moremore.
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wln 1172Bea.BeatriceBea.MyMy joyesjoys startstart atat minemine eyeseyes, ourour sweet’stsweet’stsweetest delightsdelights
wln 1173AreAre evermoreevermore bornborn weepingweeping.
wln 1174Def.DefloresDef.I’veI’ve aa tokentoken forfor youyou.
wln 1175Bea:BeatriceBea:ForFor meme?
wln 1176Def.DefloresDef.ButBut itit waswas sentsent somwhatsomewhat unwillinglyunwillingly,
wln 1177II couldcould notnot getget thethe RingRing withoutwithout thethe FingerFinger.
wln 1178Bea:BeatriceBea:BlessBless meme! whatwhat hasthast thouthou donedone?
wln 1179Def:DefloresDef:WhyWhy isis thatthat moremore thenthan killingkilling thethe wholewhole manman? II cutcut hishis
wln 1180heartheart stringsstrings.
wln 1181AA greedygreedy handhand thrustthrust inin aa dishdish atat CourtCourt
wln 1182InIn aa mistakemistake, hathhath hadhad asas muchmuch asas thisthis.
wln 1183Bea.BeatriceBea.’Tis’Tis thethe firstfirst tokentoken mymy fatherfather mademade meme sendsend himhim,
wln 1184Def.DefloresDef.AndAnd II mademade himhim sendsend itit backback agenagain
wln 1185ForFor hishis lastlast tokentoken, II waswas loathloath toto leaveleave itit,
wln 1186AndAnd I’meI’m suresure deaddead menmen havehave nono useuse ofof JewelsJewels,
wln 1187HeHe waswas asas loathloath toto partpart with’twith ’twith’t, forfor itit stuckstuck,
wln 1188AsAs ifif thethe fleshflesh andand itit werewere bothboth oneone substancesubstance.
wln 1189Bea:BeatriceBea:AtAt thethe StagsStag’sStags fallfall thethe KeeperKeeper hashas hishis feesfees:
wln 1190’Tis’Tis soonsoon apply’dapplied, allall deaddead mensmen’s feesfees areare yoursyours, SirSir,
wln 1191II praypray burybury thethe fingerfinger, butbut thethe stonestone
wln 1192YouYou maymay makemake useuse onofonof shortlyshortly, thethe truetrue valuevalue,
wln 1193Tak’tTake ’ttake’t ofof mymy truthtruth, isis neernearnear threethree hundredhundred DucketsDucats.
wln 1194Def.DefloresDef.’Twil’Twill’Twil hardlyhardly buybuy aa capcasecapcase forfor onesone’sones conscienceconscience thothough
wln 1195ToTo keepkeep itit fromfrom thethe wormworm, asas finefine asas ’tis’tis.
wln 1196WellWell, beingbeing mymy feesfees I’leI’ll taketake itit,
wln 1197GreatGreat menmen havehave taughttaught meme thatthat, oror elseelse mymy meritmerit
wln 1198WouldWould scornscorn thethe wayway on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1199Bea.BeatriceBea.ItIt mightmight justlyjustly, sirsir: WhyWhy thouthou mistak’stmistak’st DefloresDeflores, ’tis’tis notnot gi-givengi∣vengiven
wln 1200ven
wln 1200inin statestate ofof recompencerecompense.
wln 1201Def.DefloresDef.NoNo, II hopehope soso, LadyLady, youyou shouldshould soonsoon witnesswitness mymy contemptcontempt
wln 1202too’tto ’tto’t thenthen.
wln 1203Bea.BeatriceBea.PritheePrithee, thouthou lookstlook’st asas ifif thouthou wer’twertwere’t offendedoffended.
wln 1204Def.DefloresDef.ThatThat werewere strangestrange, LadyLady, tis’tis notnot possiblepossible
wln 1205MyMy serviceservice shouldshould drawdraw suchsuch aa causecause fromfrom youyou.
wln 1206OffendedOffended? Coul’dCouldcould youyou thinkthink soso? ThatThat werewere muchmuch
wln 1207ForFor oneone ofof mymy performanceperformance, andand soso warmwarm
wln 1208YetYet inin mymy serviceservice.
wln 1209Bea.BeatriceBea.’Twere’Twere miserymisery inin meme toto givegive youyou causecause, sirsir.
wln 1210Def.DefloresDef.II knowknow soso muchmuch, itit werewere soso, miserymisery
wln 1211InIn herher mostmost sharpsharp conditioncondition.
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wln 1212Bea.BeatriceBea.’Tis’Tis resolv’dresolved thenthen; looklook youyou sirsir, here’shere’s 3000.3000. goldengolden FlorensFlorinsflorins,
wln 1213II havehave notnot meanlymeanly thoughtthought uponupon thythy meritmerit.
wln 1214Def.DefloresDef.WhatWhat sallerysalary? NowNow youyou movemove meme.
wln 1215Bea:BeatriceBea:HowHow DefloresDeflores?
wln 1216Def:DefloresDef:DoDo youyou placeplace meme inin thethe rankrank ofof verminousverminous fellowsfellows,
wln 1217ToTo destroydestroy thingsthings forfor wageswages? offeroffer goldgold?
wln 1218TheThe lifelife bloodblood ofof manman; IsIs anyany thingthing
wln 1219ValuedValued tootoo pretiousprecious forfor mymy recompencerecompense?
wln 1220Bea.BeatriceBea.II understandunderstand theethee notnot.
wln 1221Def.DefloresDef.II couldcould ha’ha’ hir’dhired aa journey-manjourneyman inin murdermurder atat thisthis raterate,
wln 1222AndAnd minemine ownown conscienceconscience mightmight havehave,
wln 1223AndAnd havehave hadhad thethe workwork broughtbrought homehome.
wln 1224Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m inin aa labyrinthlabyrinth;
wln 1225WhatWhat willwill contentcontent himhim? II wouldwould fainfain bebe ridrid ofof himhim.
wln 1226I’leI’ll doubledouble thethe sumsum, sirsir.
wln 1227Def.DefloresDef.YouYou taketake aa coursecourse toto doubledouble mymy vexationvexation, that’sthat’s thethe goodgood youyou (doedo.
wln 1228Bea.BeatriceBea.BlessBless meme! II amam nownow inin worseworse plightplight thenthan II waswas,
wln 1229II knowknow notnot whatwhat willwill pleaseplease himhim: forfor mymy fearsfear’sfears sakesake
wln 1230II pritheeprithee makemake awayaway withwith allall speedspeed possiblepossible.
wln 1231AndAnd ifif thouthou be’stbe’stbeest soso modestmodest notnot toto namename
wln 1232TheThe sumsum thatthat willwill contentcontent theethee, paperpaper blushesblushes notnot,
wln 1233SendSend thythy demanddemand inin writingwriting, itit shallshall followfollow theethee,
wln 1234ButBut pritheeprithee taketake thythy flightflight.
wln 1235Def.DefloresDef.YouYou mustmust fliefly tootoo thenthen.
wln 1236Bea.BeatriceBea.II?
wln 1237Def.DefloresDef.I’leI’ll notnot stirstir aa footfoot elseelse.
wln 1238Bea.BeatriceBea.What’sWhat’s youryour meaningmeaning?
wln 1239Def.DefloresDef.WhyWhy areare notnot youyou asas guiltyguilty, inin I’meI’m suresure
wln 1240AsAs deepdeep asas II? andand wewe shouldshould stickstick togethertogether.
wln 1241ComeCome, youryour fearsfears counsellcounsel youyou butbut illill, mymy absenceabsence
wln 1242WouldWould drawdraw suspectsuspect uponupon youyou instantlyinstantly,
wln 1243ThereThere werewere nono rescuerescue forfor youyou.
wln 1244Bea.BeatriceBea.HeHe speaksspeaks homehome.
wln 1245Def.DefloresDef.NorNor isis itit fitfit wewe twotwo ingag’dengaged soso joyntlyjointly,
wln 1246ShouldShould partpart andand livelive asunderasunder.
wln 1247Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow nownow sirsir? ThisThis shewsshows notnot wellwell.
wln 1248Def.DefloresDef.WhatWhat makesmakes youryour liplip soso strangestrange? ThisThis mustmust notnot bebe betwixtbetwixt usus.
wln 1249Bea.BeatriceBea.TheThe manman talkstalks wildlywildly.
wln 1250Def.DefloresDef.ComeCome kissekiss meme withwith aa zealzeal nownow.
wln 1251Bea.BeatriceBea.HeavenHeaven II doubtdoubt himhim.
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wln 1252Def.DefloresDef.II willwill notnot standstand soso longlong toto begbeg ’em’em shortlyshortly.
wln 1253Bea.BeatriceBea.TakeTake heedheed DefloresDeflores ofof forgetfulnessforgetfulness, ’twill’twill soonsoon betraybetray usus.
wln 1254Def.DefloresDef.TakeTake youyou heedheed firstfirst;
wln 1255FaithFaith y’arey’ areyou’re growngrown muchmuch forgetfullforgetful, y’arey’ areyou’re toototoo blameblame in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 1256Bea.BeatriceBea.He’sHe’s boldbold, andand II amam blam’dblamed for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 1257Def.DefloresDef.II havehave eas’deased youyou ofof youryour troubletrouble, thinkthink on’ton ’ton’t, I’meI’m inin painpain,
wln 1258AndAnd mustmust bebe eas’deased ofof youyou; ’tis’tis aa charitycharity,
wln 1259JusticeJustice invitesinvites youryour bloodblood toto understandunderstand meme.
wln 1260Bea.BeatriceBea.II daredare notnot.
wln 1261Def.DefloresDef.QuicklyQuickly.
wln 1262Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO II nevernever shallshall, speakspeak itit yetyet furtherfurther ofof thatthat II maymay loselose
wln 1263WhatWhat hashas beenbeen spokenspoken, andand nono soundsound remainremain on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1264II wouldwould notnot hearhear soso muchmuch offenceoffenseoffence againagain forfor suchsuch anotheranother deeddeed.
wln 1265Def.DefloresDef.SoftSoft, LadyLady, softsoft; thethe lastlast isis notnot yetyet paidpaid forfor, ohoho thisthis actact
wln 1266HasHas putput meme intointo spiritspirit; II waswas asas greedygreedy on’ton ’ton’t
wln 1267AsAs thethe parchtparched earthearth ofof moisturemoisture, whenwhen thethe cloudsclouds weepweep.
wln 1268DidDid youyou notnot markmark, II wroughtwrought my selfmyself into’tinto ’tinto’t.
wln 1269NayNay suedsued andand kneel’dkneeled for’tfor ’tfor’t: WhyWhy waswas allall thatthat painspains tooktook?
wln 1270YouYou seesee II havehave thrownthrown contemptcontempt uponupon youryour goldgold,
wln 1271NotNot thatthat II wantwant itit, forfor II doedo piteouslypiteously,
wln 1272InIn orderorder II willwill comecome unto’tunto ’tunto’t, andand makemake useuse on’ton ’ton’t,
wln 1273ButBut ’twas’twas notnot heldheld soso pretiousprecious toto beginbegin withwith;
wln 1274ForFor II placeplace wealthwealth afterafter thethe heelsheels ofof pleasurepleasure,
wln 1275AndAnd werewere II notnot resolv[*]dresolvedresolv●dresolved inin mymy beliefbelief
wln 1276ThatThat thythy virginityvirginity werewere perfectperfect inin theethee,
wln 1277II shouldshould butbut taketake mymy recompencerecompense withwith grudginggrudging.
wln 1278AsAs ifif II hadhad butbut halfehalf mymy hopeshopes II agreedagreed forfor.
wln 1279Bea:BeatriceBea:WhyWhy ’tis’tis impossibleimpossible thouthou canstcanst bebe soso wickedwicked,
wln 1280OrOr sheltershelter suchsuch aa cunningcunning crueltycruelty,
wln 1281ToTo makemake hishis deathdeath thethe murderermurderer ofof mymy honorhonorhonour.
wln 1282ThyThy languagelanguage isis soso boldbold andand vitiousvicious,
wln 1283II cannotcannot seesee whichwhich wayway II cancan forgiveforgive itit withwith anyany modestymodesty.
wln 1284Def.DefloresDef.PushPush, youyou forgetforget your selfeyourself, aa womanwoman diptdipped inin bloodblood, andand
wln 1285talktalk ofof modestymodesty.
wln 1286Bea.BeatriceBea.OO miserymisery ofof sinsin! wouldwould II hadhad beenbeen boundbound
wln 1287PerpetuallyPerpetually untounto mymy livingliving hatehate
wln 1288InIn thatthat PiracquoPiracquo, thenthan toto hearhear thesethese wordswords.
wln 1289ThinkThink butbut uponupon thethe distancedistance thatthat CreationCreation
wln 1290SetSet ’twixt’twixt thythy bloodblood andand minemine, andand keepkeep theethee therethere.
wln 1291Def.DefloresDef.LookLook butbut intointo youryour conscienceconscience, readread meme therethere,
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wln 1292’Tis’Tis aa truetrue BookBook, you’lyou’ll findfind meme therethere youyou equallequal:
wln 1293PushPush, flyefly notnot toto youryour birthbirth, butbut settlesettle youyou
wln 1294InIn whatwhat thethe actact hashas mademade youyou, y’arey’ areyou’re nono moremore nownow,
wln 1295YouYou mustmust forgetforget youryour parentageparentage toto meme,
wln 1296Y’areY’ areYou’re thethe deedsdeed’s creaturecreature, byby thatthat namename
wln 1297YouYou lostlost youryour firstfirst conditioncondition, andand II challengechallenge youyou,
wln 1298AsAs peacepeace andand innocencyinnocency hashas turn’dturned youyou outout,
wln 1299AndAnd mademade youyou oneone withwith meme.
wln 1300Bea.BeatriceBea.WithWith theethee, foulfoul villainvillain?
wln 1301Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, mymy fairfair murdressmurd’ressmurderess; DoDo youyou urgeurge meme?
wln 1302ThoughThough thouthou writ’stwrit●stwrit’st maidmaid, thouthou whorewhore inin thythy affectionaffection,
wln 1303’Twas’Twas chang’dchanged fromfrom thythy firstfirst lovelove, andand that’sthat’s aa kindkind
wln 1304OfOf whoredomewhoredom inin thythy heartheart, andand he’she’s chang’dchanged nownow,
wln 1305ToTo bringbring thythy secondsecond onon thythy AlsemeroAlsemero,
wln 1306WhomWhom (byby allall sweetssweets thatthat everever darknessdarkness tastedtasted,
wln 1307IfIf II enjoyenjoy theethee notnot) thouthou ne’rene’ernever enjoystenjoy’stenjoyest,
wln 1308I’leI’ll blastblast thethe hopeshopes andand joyesjoys ofof marriagemarriage,
wln 1309I’leI’ll confessconfess allall, mymy lifelife II raterate atat nothingnothing.
wln 1310Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores.
wln 1311Def.DefloresDef.II shallshall restrest fromfrom allall loverslovers’lovers plaguesplagues thenthen,
wln 1312II livelive inin painpain nownow: thatthat shootingshooting eyeeye
wln 1313WillWill burnburn mymy heartheart toto cinderscinders.
wln 1314Bea:BeatriceBea:OO sirsir, hearhear meme.
wln 1315Def.DefloresDef.SheShe thatthat inin lifelife andand lovelove refusesrefuses meme,
wln 1316InIn deathdeath andand shameshame mymy partnerpartner sheshe shallshall bebe.
wln 1317Bea.BeatriceBea.StayStay, hearhear meme onceonce forfor allall, II makemake theethee mastermaster
wln 1318OfOf allall thethe wealthwealth II havehave inin goldgold andand jewelsjewels,
wln 1319LetLet meme gogo poorpoor untounto mymy bedbed withwith honorhonorhonour,
wln 1320AndAnd II amam richrich inin allall thingsthings.
wln 1321Def.DefloresDef.LetLet thisthis silencesilence theethee,
wln 1322TheThe wealthwealth ofof allall ValentiaValenciaValentia shallshall notnot buybuy mymy pleasurepleasure fromfrom meme,
wln 1323CanCan youyou weepweep FateFate fromfrom itsits determin’ddetermined purposepurpose?
wln 1324SoSo soonsoon maymay weepweep meme.
wln 1325Bea.BeatriceBea.VengeanceVengeance beginsbegins;
wln 1326MurderMurder II seesee isis followedfollowed byby moremore sinssins.
wln 1327WasWas mymy creationcreation inin thethe wombwomb soso curstcursed,
wln 1328ItIt mustmust ingenderengender withwith aa ViperViper firstfirst?
wln 1329Def.DefloresDef.ComeCome, riserise, andand shrowdshroud youryour blushesblushes inin mymy bosomebosom,
wln 1330SilenceSilence isis oneone ofof pleasurespleasure’spleasures bestbest receiptsreceipts:
wln 1331ThyThy peacepeace isis wroughtwrought forfor everever inin thisthis yeeldingyielding.
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wln 1332’Lasse’Las’las howhow thethe TurtleTurtle pantspants! Thoul’tThou ’ltThoul’t lovelove anonanon,
wln 1333WhatWhat thouthou soso fear’stfear’stfearest, andand faintstfaint’stfaintest toto ventureventure onon.ExeuntExeunt:



wln 1334ACTUSACTUS QUARTUSQUARTUS.

wln 1335EnterEnter GentlemenGentlemen, VermanderoVermandero meetingmeeting themthem withwith actionaction ofof wonder-wondermentwonder∣mentwonderment
wln 1336ment
wln 1336atat thethe flightflight ofof PiracquoPiracquo. EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero, withwith JasperinoJasperino, andand
wln 1337GallantsGallants, VermanderoVermandero poyntspoints toto himhim, thethe GentlemenGentlemen seemingseeming toto ap-applaudap∣plaudapplaud
wln 1338plaud
wln 1338thethe choycechoice, AlsemeroAlsemero, JasperinoJasperino, andand GentlemenGentlemen; BeatriceBeatrice
wln 1339thethe BrideBride followingfollowing inin greatgreat statestate, accompaniedaccompanied withwith DiaphantaDiaphanta, Isa-IsabellaIsa∣bellaIsabella
wln 1340bella
,
wln 1340andand otherother GentlewomenGentlewomen: DefloresDeflores afterafter allall, smilingsmiling atat thethe
wln 1341accidentaccident; Alonzo’sAlonzo’s GhostGhost appearsappears toto DefloresDeflores inin thethe midstmidst ofof hishis
wln 1342smilesmile, startlesstartles himhim, shewingshowing himhim thethe handhand whosewhose fingerfinger hehe hadhad cutcut offoff.
wln 1343TheyThey passepass overover inin greatgreat solemnitysolemnity.


wln 1344EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice:
wln 1345Bea:BeatriceBea:THisTHis fellowfellow hashas undoneundone meme endleslyendlessly,
wln 1346NeverNever waswas BrideBride soso fearfullyfearfully distrestdistressed;
wln 1347TheThe moremore II thinkthink uponupon th’ensuingth’ ensuingth’ensuing nightnight,
wln 1348AndAnd whomwhom II amam toto copecope withwith inin embracesembraces,
wln 1349OneOne bothboth ennobledennobled bothboth inin bloodblood andand mindmind,
wln 1350SoSo clearclear inin understandingunderstanding, that’sthat’s mymy plagueplague nownow,
wln 1351BeforeBefore whosewhose judgementjudgement willwill mymy faultfault appearappear
wln 1352LikeLike malefactorsmalefactors’malefactors crimescrimes beforebefore TribunalsTribunals,
wln 1353ThereThere isis nono hidinghiding on’ton ’ton’t, thethe moremore II divedive
wln 1354IntoInto mymy ownown distressdistress; howhow aa wisewise manman
wln 1355StandsStands forfor aa greatgreat calamitycalamity, there’sthere’s nono venturingventuring
wln 1356IntoInto hishis bedbed, whatwhat coursecourse soe’resoe’er II lightlight uponupon,
wln 1357WithoutWithout mymy shameshame, whichwhich maymay growgrow upup toto dangerdanger;
wln 1358HeHe cannotcannot butbut inin justicejustice stranglestrangle meme
wln 1359AsAs II lielie byby byby himhim, asas aa cheatercheater useuse meme;
wln 1360’Tis’Tis aa pretiousprecious craftcraft toto playplay withwith aa falsefalse DyeDie
wln 1361BeforeBefore aa cunningcunning GamesterGamester; here’shere’s hishis closetcloset,
wln 1362TheThe keykey leftleft in’tin ’tin’t, andand hehe abroadabroad i’thi’ th’i’th’ ParkPark,
wln 1363SureSure ’twas’twas forgotforgot, I’leI’ll bebe soso boldbold asas looklook in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 1364BlessBless meme! AA rightright PhysiciansPhysician’sphysician’s closetcloset ’tis’tis,
wln 1365SetSet roundround withwith violsviols, everyevery oneone herher markmark tootoo.
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wln 1366SureSure hehe doesdoes practicepracticepractise PhysickPhysic forfor hishis ownown useuse,
wln 1367WhichWhich maymay bebe safelysafely calldcalled youryour greatgreat mansman’s WisdomWisdom.
wln 1368WhatWhat manuscriptmanuscript lieslies herehere? TheThe BookBook ofof ExperimentExperiment,
wln 1369Call’dCalled SecretsSecrets inin NatureNature: soso ’tis’tis, ’tis’tis soso,
wln 1370HowHow toto knowknow whetherwhether aa womanwoman bebe withwith childchild oror nono.
wln 1371II hopehope II amam notnot yetyet; ifif hehe shouldshould trytry thothough
wln 1372LetLet meme seesee foliofolio 4545.forty-five45... HereHere ’tis’tis;
wln 1373thethe leafleaf tuckttucked dowdowndow upon’tupon ’tupon’t, thethe placeplace suspitioussuspicious.
wln 1374IfIf youyou wouldwould knowknow whetherwhether aa womanwoman bebe withwith childchild, oror notnot,
wln 1375GiveGive herher twotwo spoonfulsspoonfuls ofof thethe whitewhite waterwater inin GlassGlass C.C.
wln 1376Wher’sWhere’s thatthat GlassGlass CC: OOOh yonderyonder II see’tsee ’tsee’t nownow, andand ifif sheshe bebe withwith childchild,
wln 1377SheShe sleepssleeps fullfull twelvetwelve hourshours afterafter, ifif notnot, notnot
wln 1378NoneNone ofof thatthat waterwater comescomes intointo mymy bellybelly.
wln 1379I’leI’ll knowknow youyou fromfrom aa hundredhundred, II couldcould breakbreak youyou nownow
wln 1380OrOr turnturn youyou intointo milkmilk, andand soso beguilebeguile
wln 1381TheThe mastermaster ofof thethe mysterymystery, butbut I’leI’ll looklook toto youyou.
wln 1382HaHa!HaHa!!! thatthat whichwhich isis nextnext, isis tenten timestimes worseworse.
wln 1383HowHow toto knowknow whetherwhether aa womanwoman bebe aa maidmaid, oror notnot;
wln 1384IfIf thatthat shouldshould bebe apply’dapplied, whatwhat wouldwould becomebecome ofof meme?
wln 1385BelikeBelike hehe hashas aa strongstrong faithfaith ofof mymy puritypurity,
wln 1386ThatThat nevernever yetyet mademade proofproof; butbut thisthis hehe callscalls
wln 1387AA merrymerry slightslight, butbut truetrue experimentexperiment, thethe AuthorAuthor AntoniusAntonius MizaldusMizaldus.
wln 1388GiveGive thethe partyparty youyou suspectsuspect thethe quantityquantity ofof aa spoonfulspoonful ofof thethe waterwater,
wln 1389InIn thethe glassglass M.M. whichwhich uponupon herher thatthat isis maidmaid, makesmakes threethree severallseveral
wln 1390effectseffects, ’twill’twill makemake herher incontinentlyincontinently gapegape, thenthen fallfall intointo aa suddensudden
wln 1391sneezingsneezing, lastlast intointo aa violentviolent laughinglaughing, elseelse dulldull, heavyheavy andand lumpishlumpish.
wln 1392WhereWhere hadhad II beenbeen? II fearfear itit, yetyet ’tis’tis sevenseven hourshours toto bedbed timetime.
wln 1393EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta
wln 1394Dia.DiaphantaDia.CudsCuds MadamMadam, areare youyou herehere?
wln 1395Bea.BeatriceBea.SeeingSeeing thatthat wenchwench nownow
wln 1396AA tricktrick comescomes inin mymy mindmind, ’tis’tis aa nicenice piecepiece,
wln 1397GoldGold cannotcannot purchasepurchase; II comecome hitherhither wenchwench,
wln 1398ToTo looklook mymy LordLord.
wln 1399Dia.DiaphantaDia.WouldWould II hadhad suchsuch aa causecause toto looklook himhim tootoo.
wln 1400WhyWhy he’she’s ith’i’ th’i’th’ ParkPark MadamMadam.
wln 1401Bea.BeatriceBea.ThereThere letlet himhim bebe.
wln 1402Dia.DiaphantaDia.IAyI madammadam, letlet himhim compasscompass,
wln 1403WholeWhole ParksParks andand ForrestsForests, asas greatgreat RangersRangers doedo,
wln 1404AtAt roostingroosting timetime aa littlelittle lodgelodge cancan holdhold ’em’em.
wln 1405Earth-conqueringEarth-conquering AlexanderAlexander, thatthat thoughtthought thethe worldworld
wln 1406TooToo narrownarrow forfor himhim, inin thethe endend hadhad butbut hishis pit-holepit-hole.
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wln 1407Bea.BeatriceBea.II fearfear thouthou artart notnot modestmodest, DiaphantaDiaphanta.
wln 1408Dia.DiaphantaDia.YourYour thoughtsthoughts areare soso unwillingunwilling toto bebe knownknown, MadamMadam,
wln 1409’Tis’Tis everever thethe BridesBride’s fashionfashion towardstowards bed-timebedtime,
wln 1410ToTo setset lightlight byby herher joyesjoys, asas ifif sheshe ow’dowed ’em’em notnot.
wln 1411Bea.BeatriceBea.HerHer joysjoys; herher fearsfears thouthou wouldstwouldst saysay.
wln 1412Dia.DiaphantaDia.FearFear ofof whatwhat?
wln 1413Bea.BeatriceBea.ArtArt thouthou aa maidmaid, andand talksttalk’st soso toto aa maidmaid?
wln 1414YouYou leaveleave aa blushingblushing businessbusiness behindbehind,
wln 1415BeshrewBeshrew youryour heartheart for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 1416Dia.DiaphantaDia.DoDo youyou meanmean goodgood soothsooth, madammadam?
wln 1417Bea,BeatriceBea,WellWell, ifif I’deI’d thoughtthought uponupon thethe fearfear atat firstfirst,
wln 1418ManMan shouldshould havehave beenbeen unknownunknown.
wln 1419Dia.DiaphantaDia.Is’tIs ’tIs’t possiblepossible?
wln 1420Bea.BeatriceBea.II willwill givegive aa thousandthousand DucketsDucats toto thatthat womanwoman
wln 1421WouldWould trytry whatwhat mymy fearfear werewere, andand telltell meme truetrue
wln 1422To morrowTomorrow, whenwhen sheshe getsgets from’tfrom ’tfrom’t: asas sheshe likeslikes
wln 1423II mightmight perhapsperhaps bebe drawndrawn too’tto ’tto’t.
wln 1424Dia.DiaphantaDia.AreAre youyou inin earnestearnest?
wln 1425Bea.BeatriceBea.DoDo youyou getget thethe womanwoman, thenthen challengechallenge meme,
wln 1426AndAnd seesee ifif I’leI’ll fliefly from’tfrom ’tfrom’t; butbut II mustmust telltell youyou
wln 1427ThisThis byby thethe wayway, sheshe mustmust bebe aa truetrue maidmaid,
wln 1428ElseElse there’sthere’s nono tryalltrial, mymy fearsfears areare notnot hershers elseelse.
wln 1429Dia.DiaphantaDia.NayNay, sheshe thatthat II wouldwould putput intointo youryour handshands, madammadam
wln 1430shallshall bebe aa maidmaid.
wln 1431Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou knowknow II shouldshould bebe sham’dshamed elseelse, becausebecause sheshe lieslies forfor meme.
wln 1432Dia.DiaphantaDia.Tis’Tis aa strangestrange humourhumorhumour:
wln 1433ButBut areare youyou seriousserious stillstill? WouldWould youyou resigneresign
wln 1434YourYour firstfirst nightsnight’s pleasurepleasure, andand givegive moneymoney tootoo?
wln 1435Bea.BeatriceBea.AsAs willinglywillingly asas livelive; alasalas, thethe goldgold
wln 1436IsIs butbut aa by-betby-bet toto wedgewedge inin thethe honorhonorhonour.
wln 1437Dia.DiaphantaDia.II doedo notnot knowknow howhow thethe worldworld goesgoes abroadabroad
wln 1438ForFor faithfaith oror honestyhonesty, there’sthere’s bothboth requir’drequired inin thisthis.
wln 1439MadamMadam, whatwhat saysay youyou toto meme, andand straystray nono furtherfurther,
wln 1440I’veI’ve aa goodgood mindmind inin trothtroth toto earnearn youryour moneymoney.
wln 1441Bea.BeatriceBea.Y’areY’ areYou’re tootoo quickquick, II fearfear, toto bebe aa maidmaid.
wln 1442Dia.DiaphantaDia.HowHow? notnot aa maidmaid? naynay thenthen youyou urgeurge meme madammadam,
wln 1443YourYour honorablehonorablehonourable selfself isis notnot aa truertruer
wln 1444WithWith allall youryour fearsfears uponupon youyou.
wln 1445Bea.BeatriceBea.BadBad enoughenough thenthen.
wln 1446Dia.DiaphantaDia.ThenThanThen II withwith allall mymy lightsomelightsome joyesjoys aboutabout meme.
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wln 1447Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m gladglad toto hear’thear ’thear’t thenthen, youyou daredare putput youryour honestyhonesty
wln 1448UponUpon anan easieeasy tryalltrial.
wln 1449Dia.DiaphantaDia.EasieEasy? any thinganythingany thing.
wln 1450Bea.BeatriceBea.I’leI’ll comecome toto youyou streightstraight.
wln 1451Dia.DiaphantaDia.SheShe willwill notnot searchsearch meme? willwill sheshe?
wln 1452LikeLike thethe fore-womanforewomanfore-woman ofof aa femalefemale JuryJury.
wln 1453Bea.BeatriceBea.GlassGlass M.M. IAyay, thisthis isis itit; looklook DiaphantaDiaphanta,
wln 1454YouYou taketake nono worseworse thenthan II dodo.
wln 1455Dia.DiaphantaDia.AndAnd inin soso doingdoing II willwill notnot questionquestion whatwhat ’tis’tis, butbut taketake itit::.
wln 1456Bea.BeatriceBea.NowNow ifif thethe experimentexperiment bebe truetrue, ’twill’twill praisepraise it selfeitself,
wln 1457AndAnd givegive meme noblenoble easeease: BeginsBegins alreadyalready,
wln 1458There’sThere’s thethe firstfirst symptomesymptom; andand whatwhat hasthaste itit makesmakes
wln 1459ToTo fallfall intointo thethe secondsecond, therethere byby thisthis timetime
wln 1460MostMost admirableadmirable secretsecret, onon thethe contrarycontrary
wln 1461ItIt stirsstirs notnot meme aa whitwhit, whichwhich mostmost concernsconcerns itit::.
wln 1462Dia.DiaphantaDia.HaHa, haha, haha.
wln 1463Bea.BeatriceBea.JustJust inin allall thingsthings andand inin orderorder,
wln 1464AsAs ifif ’twere’twere circumscrib’dcircumscribed, oneone accidentaccident givesgives wayway untounto anotheranother.
wln 1465Dia.DiaphantaDia.HaHa, haha, haha.
wln 1466Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow nownow wenchwench?
wln 1467Dia.DiaphantaDia.HaHa, haha, haha, II amam soso soso lightlight atat heartheart, haha, haha, haha. soso pleasurablepleasurable.
wln 1468ButBut oneone swigswig moremore, sweetsweet MadamMadam.
wln 1469Bea.BeatriceBea.IAyay, to morrowtomorrow, wewe shallshall havehave timetime toto sitsit by’tby ’tby’t.
wln 1470Dia.DiaphantaDia.NowNow I’meI’m sadsad agenagain.
wln 1471Bea.BeatriceBea.ItIt layeslays it selfitself soso gentlygently tootoo; ComeCome wenchwench, mostmost honesthonest Dia-DiaphantaDia∣phantaDiaphanta(phanta
wln 1472II daredare callcall theethee nownow.
wln 1473Dia.DiaphantaDia.PrayPray telltell meme, madammadam, whatwhat tricktrick callcall youyou thisthis?
wln 1474Bea.BeatriceBea.I’leI’ll telltell theethee allall hereafterhereafter; wewe mustmust studystudy thethe carriagecarriage ofof thisthis
wln 1475businessbusiness:
wln 1476Dia.DiaphantaDia.II shallshall carry’tcarry ’tcarry’t wellwell, becausebecause II lovelove thethe burthenburden.
wln 1477Bea.BeatriceBea.AboutAbout midnightmidnight youyou mustmust notnot failfail toto stealsteal forthforth gentlygently,
wln 1478ThatThat II maymay useuse thethe placeplace.
wln 1479Dia.DiaphantaDia.OhOhO fearfear notnot, MadamMadam,
wln 1480II shallshall bebe coolcool byby thatthat timetime: thethe bridesbride’sBride’s placeplace,
wln 1481AndAnd withwith aa thousandthousand DucketsDucats; I’meI’m forfor aa JusticeJustice nownow,
wln 1482II bringbring aa portionportion withwith meme, II scornscorn smallsmall foolsfools.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1483EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero andand ServantServant.
wln 1484Ver.VermanderoVer.II telltell theethee knaveknave, minemine HonorHonorHonour isis inin questionquestion,
wln 1485AA thingthing tilltill nownow freefree fromfrom suspitionsuspicion,
wln 1486NorNor everever waswas therethere causecause; whowho ofof mymy GentlemenGentlemen areare absentabsent?
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wln 1487TellTell meme andand trulytruly howhow manymany, andand whowho.
wln 1488Ser.ServantSer.AntonioAntonio, SirSir, andand FranciscusFranciscus.
wln 1489Ver.VermanderoVer.WhenWhen diddid theythey leaveleave thethe CastleCastle?
wln 1490Ser.ServantSer.SomeSome tenten daysdays sincesince, sirsir, thethe oneone intendingintending toto BriamataBriamata,
wln 1491Th’otherTh’ otherTh’other forfor ValentiaValenciaValentia.
wln 1492Ver.VermanderoVer.TheThe timetime accusesaccuses ’um’em, aa chargecharge ofof murdermurder
wln 1493IsIs broughtbrought withinwithin mymy CastleCastle gategate, Piracquo’sPiracquo’s murdermurder,
wln 1494II daredare notnot answeranswer faithfullyfaithfully theirtheir absenceabsence:
wln 1495AA strictstrict commandcommand ofof apprehensionapprehension
wln 1496ShallShall pursuepursue ’um’em suddenlysuddenly, andand eithereither wipewipe
wln 1497TheThe stainstain offoff clearclear, oror openlyopenly discoverdiscover itit.
wln 1498ProvideProvide meme wingedwinged warrantswarrants forfor thethe purposepurpose.
wln 1499SeeSee, II amam setset onon agenagain.ExitExit ServantServant.
wln 1500EnterEnter TomazoTomazo.
wln 1501Tom.TomazoTom.II claimclaim aa brotherbrother ofof youyou.
wln 1502Ver.VermanderoVer.Y’areY’ areYou’re tootoo hothot, seekseek himhim notnot herehere.
wln 1503Tom.TomazoTom.YesYes, ’mongst’mongstamongst youryour dearestdearest bloodsbloods,
wln 1504IfIf mymy peacepeace findfind nono fairerfairer satisfactionsatisfaction,
wln 1505ThisThis isis thethe placeplace mustmust yeeldyield accountaccount forfor himhim,
wln 1506ForFor herehere II leftleft himhim, andand thethe hastyhastytiehastyhaste tietie
wln 1507OfOf thisthis snatchtsnatched marriagemarriage, givesgives strongstrong testimonytestimony
wln 1508OfOf hishis mostmost certaincertain ruineruin.
wln 1509Ver.VermanderoVer.CertainCertain falshoodfalsehood;
wln 1510ThisThis isis thethe placeplace indeedindeed, hishis breachbreach ofof faithfaith,
wln 1511HasHas tootoo muchmuch mar’dmarred bothboth mymy abusedabused lovelove,
wln 1512TheThe honorablehonorablehonourable lovelove II reserv’dreserved forfor himhim,
wln 1513AndAnd mock’tmocked mymy daughtersdaughter’s joyjoy; thethe prepar’dprepared morningmorning
wln 1514BlushtBlushed atat hishis infidelityinfidelity, hehe leftleft
wln 1515ContemptContempt andand scornscorn toto throwthrow uponupon thosethose friendsfriends
wln 1516WhoseWhose beliefbelief hurthurt ’em’em: ohoho ’twas’twas mostmost ignobleignoble
wln 1517ToTo taketake hishis flightflight soso unexepectedlyunexpectedlyunexepectedly,
wln 1518AndAnd throwthrow suchsuch publickpublic wrongswrongs onon thosethose thatthat lov’dloved himhim
wln 1519Tom.TomazoTom.ThenThen thisthis isis allall youryour answeranswer.
wln 1520Ver.VermanderoVer.Tis’Tis tootoo fairfair forfor oneone ofof hishis alliancealliance; andand II warnwarn youyou
wln 1521ThatThat thisthis placeplace nono moremore seesee youyou.ExitExit.
wln 1522EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 1523Tom.TomazoTom.TheThe bestbest isis, therethere isis moremore groundground toto meetmeet aa mansman’s revengerevenge onon.
wln 1524HonestHonest DefloresDeflores.
wln 1525Def.DefloresDef.That’sThat’s mymy namename indeedindeed.
wln 1526SawSaw youyou thethe BrideBride? GoodGood sweetsweet sirsir, whichwhich wayway tooktook sheshe?
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wln 1527Tom.TomazoTom..II havehave blestblessed minemine eyeseyes fromfrom seeingseeing suchsuch aa falsefalse oneone.
wln 1528Def.DefloresDef.I’deI’d fainfain getget offoff, thisthis man’sman’s notnot forfor mymy companycompany,
wln 1529II smellsmell hishis brothersbrother’s bloodblood whenwhen II comecome neernear himhim.
wln 1530Tom.TomazoTom.ComeCome hitherhither kindkind andand truetrue oneone; II rememberremember
wln 1531MyMy brotherbrother lov’dloved theethee wellwell.
wln 1532Def.DefloresDef.OO purelypurely, deardear sirsir, me thinksmethinks II amam nownow agenagain a killinga-killinga killing onon himhim.
wln 1533HeHe bringsbrings itit soso freshfresh toto meme.
wln 1534Tom.TomazoTom.ThouThou canstcanst guesseguess sirrahsirrah,
wln 1535OneOne honesthonest friendfriend hashas anan instinctinstinct ofof jealousiejealousy
wln 1536AtAt somesome foulfoul guiltyguilty personperson.
wln 1537Def.DefloresDef.’Lasse’Las’las sirsir, II amam soso charitablecharitable, II thinkthink nonenone
wln 1538WorseWorse thenthan my selfmyself YouYou diddid notnot seesee thethe BrideBride thenthen?
wln 1539Tom.TomazoTom.II pritheeprithee namename herher notnot. IsIs sheshe notnot wickedwicked?
wln 1540Def.DefloresDef.NoNo, nono, aa prettypretty easieeasy round-packtround-packed sinnersinner,
wln 1541AsAs youryour mostmost LadiesLadies areare, elseelse youyou mightmight thinkthink
wln 1542II flatter’dflattered herher; butbut sirsir, atat nono handhand wickedwicked,
wln 1543TillTill th’areth’ arethey’re soso oldold theirtheir sinssins andand vicesvices meetmeet,
wln 1544AndAnd theythey salutesalute WitchesWitches; II amam call’dcalled, II thinkthink sirsir:
wln 1545HisHis companycompany ev’nevene’en ore-layso’erlaysoverlays mymy conscienceconscience.ExitExit.
wln 1546Tom.TomazoTom.ThatThat DefloresDeflores hashas aa wondrouswondrous honesthonest heartheart.
wln 1547He’lHe’llhe’ll bringbring itit outout inin timetime, I’meI’m assur’dassured on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1548OO here’shere’s thethe gloriousglorious mastermaster ofof thethe dayesday’s joyjoy.
wln 1549II willwill notnot bebe longlong tilltill hehe andand II dodo reckonreckon sirsir.
wln 1550EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero.
wln 1551Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou areare mostmost welcomewelcome.
wln 1552Tom.TomazoTom.YouYou maymay callcall thatthat wordword backback,
wln 1553II dodo notnot thinkthink II amam, nornor wishwish toto bebe.
wln 1554Als.AlsemeroAls.’Tis’Tis strangestrange youyou foundfound thethe wayway toto thisthis househouse thenthen.
wln 1555Tom.TomazoTom.WouldWould I’deI’d nerene’er knownknown thethe causecause, I’meI’m nonenone ofof thosethose sirsir,
wln 1556ThatThat comecome toto givegive youyou joyjoy, andand swillswill youryour winewine,
wln 1557’Tis’Tis aa moremore pretiousprecious liquorliquor thatthat mustmust laylay
wln 1558TheThe fieryfiery thirstthirst II bringbring.
wln 1559Als.AlsemeroAls.YourYour wordswords andand youyou appearappear toto meme greatgreat strangersstrangers.
wln 1560Tom,Tom.TomazoTom.TimeTime andand ourour swordsswords maymay makemake usus moremore acquaintedacquainted;
wln 1561ThisThis thethe businessebusiness.
wln 1562II shouldshould havehave aa brotherbrother inin youryour PlacePlace,
wln 1563HowHow treacherytreachery andand malicemalice havehave dispos’ddisposed ofof himhim,
wln 1564I’meI’m boundbound toto enquireinquire ofof himhim whichwhich holdsholds hishis rightright:
wln 1565WhichWhich nevernever couldcould comecome fairlyfairly.
wln 1566Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou mustmust looklook toto answeranswer forfor thatthat wordword, sirsir.
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wln 1567Tom:TomazoTom:FearFear youyou notnot, I’leI’ll havehave itit readyready drawndrawn atat ourour nextnext meetingmeeting.
wln 1568KeepKeep youryour dayday solemnsolemn. FarewellFarewell, II disturbdisturb itit notnot,
wln 1569Il’eI’ll bearbear thethe smartsmart withwith patiencepatience forfor aa timetime.ExitExit.
wln 1570Als.AlsemeroAls.’Tis’Tis somwhatsomewhat ominousominous thisthis, aa quarrellquarrel entredentered
wln 1571UponUpon thisthis dayday, mymy innocenceinnocence relievesrelieves meme,
wln 1572EnterEnter JasperinoJasperino.
wln 1573II shouldshould bebe wondrouswondrous sadsad elseelse JasperinoJasperino,
wln 1574II havehave newesnews toto telltell theethee, strangestrange newsnews.
wln 1575Jas.JasperinoJas.II ha’ha’ somesome tootoo,
wln 1576II thinkthink asas strangestrange asas yoursyours, wouldwould II mightmight keepkeep
wln 1577MineMine, soso mymy faithfaith andand friendshipfriendship mightmight bebe keptkept in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 1578FaithFaith sirsir, dispensedispense aa littlelittle withwith mymy zealzeal,
wln 1579AndAnd letlet itit coolcool inin thisthis.
wln 1580Als.AlsemeroAls.ThisThis put’sputsput’s meme onon, andand blamesblames theethee forfor thythy slownessslowness.
wln 1581Jas.JasperinoJas.AllAll maymay proveprove nothingnothing,
wln 1582OnelyOnly aa friendlyfriendly fearfear thatthat leaptleapt fromfrom meme, sirsir.
wln 1583Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo questionquestion itit maymay proveprove nothingnothing; let’slet’s partakepartake itit thouthoughthou.
wln 1584Jas.JasperinoJas.’Twas’Twas Diaphanta’sDiaphanta’s chancechance, forfor toto thatthat wenchwench
wln 1585II pretendpretend honesthonest lovelove, andand sheshe deservesdeserves itit,
wln 1586ToTo leaveleave meme inin aa backback partpart ofof thethe househouse,
wln 1587AA placeplace wewe chosechose forfor privatprivate conferenceconference;
wln 1588SheShe waswas nono soonersooner gonegone, butbut instantlyinstantly
wln 1589II heardheard youryour bridesbride’sBride’s voycevoice inin thethe nextnext roomroom toto meme;
wln 1590AndAnd lendinglending moremore attentionattention, foundfound DefloresDeflores
wln 1591LowderLouder thenthan sheshe.
wln 1592Als.AlsemeroAls.DefloresDeflores? ThouThou artart outout nownow.
wln 1593Jas.JasperinoJas.You’lYou’ll telltell meme moremore anonanon.
wln 1594Als.AlsemeroAls.stillstill I’leI’ll preventprevent theethee, thethe veryvery sightsight ofof himhim isis poysonpoison toto herher.
wln 1595Jas.JasperinoJas.ThatThat mademade meme staggerstagger tootoo, butbut DiaphantaDiaphanta
wln 1596AtAt herher returnreturn confirm’dconfirmed itit.
wln 1597Als.AlsemeroAls.DiaphantaDiaphanta!
wln 1598Jas.JasperinoJas.ThenThen fellfell wewe bothboth toto listenlisten, andand wordswords pastpassed
wln 1599LikeLike thosethose thatthat chalengechallenge interestinterest inin aa womanwoman:
wln 1600Als.AlsemeroAls.PeacePeace, quenchquench thythy zealzeal, tis’tis dangerousdangerous toto thythy bosombosom
wln 1601Jas.JasperinoJas.ThenThen truthtruth isis fullfull ofof perillperil.
wln 1602Als.AlsemeroAls.SuchSuch truthstruths areare OOOh werewere sheshe thethe solesole gloryglory ofof thethe earthearth,
wln 1603HadHad eyseyes thatthat couldcould shootshoot firefire intointo KingsKings’king’s breastsbreasts,
wln 1604AndAnd touchttouched, sheshe sleepssleeps notnot herehere, yetyet II havehave timetime
wln 1605ThoughThough nightnight bebe neernear, toto bebe resolv’dresolved hereofhereof,
wln 1606AndAnd pritheeprithee dodo notnot weighweigh meme byby mymy passionspassions.
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wln 1607Jas.JasperinoJas.II nevernever weigh’dweighed friendfriend soso.
wln 1608Als.AlsemeroAls.DoneDone charitablycharitably, thatthat keykey willwill leadlead theethee toto aa prettypretty secre[*]secretsecr●secret
wln 1609ByBy aa ChaldeanChaldean taughttaught meme, andand I’veI’ve
wln 1610MyMy studystudy uponupon somesome, bringbring fromfrom mymy closetcloset
wln 1611AA glassglass inscrib’dinscribed therethere withwith thethe letterletter M.M.
wln 1612AndAnd questionquestion notnot mymy purposepurpose.
wln 1613Jas.JasperinoJas.ItIt shallshall bebe donedone sirsir.ExitExit.
wln 1614Als:AlsemeroAls:HowHow cancan thisthis hanghang togethertogether? NotNot anan hourhour sincesince?
wln 1615HerHer womanwoman camecame pleadingpleading herher Lady’sLady’s fearsfears,
wln 1616Deliver’dDelivered herher forfor thethe mostmost timeroustimorous virginvirgin
wln 1617ThatThat everever shrunkshrunk atat mansman’s namename, andand soso modestmodest,
wln 1618SheShe charg’dcharged herher weepweep outout herher requestrequest toto meme,
wln 1619ThatThat sheshe mightmight comecome obscurelyobscurely toto mymy bosomebosom.
wln 1620EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice.
wln 1621Bea.BeatriceBea.AllAll thingsthings gogo wellwell, mymy womanswoman’s preparingpreparing yonderyonder
wln 1622ForFor herher sweetsweet voyagevoyage, whichwhich grievesgrieves meme toto loselose,
wln 1623NecessityNecessity compelscompels itit; II loselose allall elseelse.
wln 1624Als.AlsemeroAls.PushPush, ModestiesModesty’smodesty’s shrineshrine isis setset inin yonderyonder foreheadforehead.
wln 1625II cannotcannot bebe tootoo suresure thothough mymy JoannaJoanna.
wln 1626Bea.BeatriceBea.SirSir, II waswas boldbold toto weepweep aa messagemessage toto youyou,
wln 1627PardonPardon mymy modestmodest fearsfears.
wln 1628Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe Dove’sDove’s notnot meekermeeker.
wln 1629She’sShe’s abus’dabused questionlessquestionless. OhOhO areare youyou comecome, sirsir?
wln 1630EnterEnter JasperinoJasperino.
wln 1631Bea.BeatriceBea.TheThe glassglass uponupon mymy lifelife; II seesee thethe letterletter.
wln 1632Jas.JasperinoJas.SirSir, thisthis isis M.M.
wln 1633Als.AlsemeroAls.T’s’Tis itit
wln 1634Bea.BeatriceBea.II amam suspectedsuspected.
wln 1635Als.AlsemeroAls.HowHow fitlyfitly ourour BrideBride comescomes toto partakepartake withwith usus!
wln 1636Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat is’tis ’tis’t, mymy LordLord?
wln 1637Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo hurthurt.
wln 1638Bea.BeatriceBea.SirSir, pardonpardon meme, II seldomseldom tasttaste ofof anyany compositioncomposition.
wln 1639Als.AlsemeroAls.ButBut thisthis uponupon mymy warrantwarrant youyou shallshall ventureventure onon.
wln 1640Bea.BeatriceBea.II fearfear ’twill’twill makemake meme illill.
wln 1641Als.AlsemeroAls.HeavenHeaven forbidforbid thatthat.
wln 1642Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m putput nownow toto mymy cunningcunning, th’effectsth’ effectsth’effects II knowknow.
wln 1643IfIf II cancan nownow butbut feignfeign ’em’em handsomlyhandsomely.
wln 1644Als.AlsemeroAls.ItIt hashas thatthat secretsecret vertuevirtue itit ne’rene’ernever mistmissed, sirsir,
wln 1645UponUpon aa virginvirgin.
wln 1646Jas.JasperinoJas.TrebleTreble qualitedqualitied::.
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wln 1647Als.AlsemeroAls.ByBy allall that’sthat’s vertuousvirtuous itit takestakes therethere, proceedsproceeds.
wln 1648Jas.JasperinoJas.ThisThis isis thethe strangeststrangest tricktrick toto knowknow aa maidmaid byby.
wln 1649Bea.BeatriceBea.HaHa, haha, haha, youyou havehave givengiven meme joyjoy ofof heartheart toto drinkdrink mymy LordLord.
wln 1650Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo, thouthou hasthast givengiven meme suchsuch joyjoy ofof heartheart,
wln 1651ThatThat nevernever cancan bebe blastedblasted.
wln 1652Bea.BeatriceBea.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter sirsir?
wln 1653Als.AlsemeroAls.SeeSee nownow ’tis’tis setledsettled inin aa melancholymelancholy,
wln 1654KeepKeep bothboth thethe timetime andand methodmethod, mymy JoannaJoanna:
wln 1655ChastChaste asas thethe breathbreath ofof heavenheaven, oror morningsmorning’s wombwomb,
wln 1656ThatThat bringsbrings thethe dayday forthforth, thusthus mymy lovelove inclosesencloses theethee.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1657EnterEnter IsabellaIsabella andand LollioLollio.
wln 1658Isa.IsabellaIsa.OhOhO heavenheaven! isis thisthis thethe waitingwaiting moonmoon?
wln 1659DoesDoes lovelove turnturn foolfool, runrun madmad, andand allall onceonce?
wln 1660SirrahSirrah, here’shere’s aa mad-manmadman, a-kinakin toto thethe foolfool tootoo,
wln 1661AA lunaticklunatic loverlover.
wln 1662Lol.LollioLol.NoNo, nono, notnot hehe II broughtbrought thethe LetterLetter fromfrom.
wln 1663Isa.IsabellaIsa.CompareCompare hishis insideinside withwith hishis outout, andand telltell meme.
wln 1664Lol.LollioLol.TheThe out’sout’s madmad, I’meI’m suresure ofof thatthat, II hadhad aa tasttaste on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1665ToTo thethe brightbright AndromedaAndromeda, chiefechief ChambermaidChambermaid toto thethe
wln 1666KnightKnight ofof thethe SunSun, atat thethe signsign ofof ScorpioScorpio, inin thethe middlemiddle
wln 1667RegionRegion, sentsent byby thethe Bellows-menderBellows-mender ofof ÆolusAeolusAeolus. PayPay thethe
wln 1668PostPost.

wln 1669ThisThis isis starkstark madnessmadness.
wln 1670Isa.IsabellaIsa.NowNow markmark thethe insideinside.
wln 1671SweetSweet LadyLady, havinghaving nownow castcast offoff thisthis CounterfeitCounterfeit CoverCover ofof
wln 1672aa mad-manmadman, II appeareappear toto youryour bestbest JudgementJudgement aa truetrue andand
wln 1673faithfullfaithful LoverLover ofof youryour beautybeauty.

wln 1674Lol.LollioLol.HeHe isis madmad stillstill.
wln 1675Isa.IsabellaIsa.IfIf anyany faultfault youyou findefind, chidechide thosethose perfectionsperfections inin youyou, whichwhich havehave
wln 1676havehave mademade meme imperfectimperfect; ’Tis’Tis thethe samesame SunSun thatthat causethcauseth toto
wln 1677growgrow, andand inforcethenforceth toto witherwither.

wln 1678Lol.LollioLol.OhOhO RogueRogue!
wln 1679Isa.IsabellaIsa.ShapesShapes andand transhapestranshapes, destroysdestroys andand buildsbuilds againagain, II comecome inin winterwinter
wln 1680toto youyou dismantleddismantled ofof mymy properproper ornamentsornaments, byby thethe sweetsweet splendorsplendorsplendour
wln 1681ofof youryour cheerfulcheerful smilessmiles, II springspring andand livelive aa loverlover.

wln 1682Lol.LollioLol.MadMad RascallRascal stilstill.
wln 1683Isa.IsabellaIsa.TreadTread himhim notnot underunder footfoot, thatthat shalshall appearappear anan honourhonorhonour toto youryour boun-bountiesboun∣ties
wln 1684tiesbounties. II remainremain madmad tilltill II speakspeak withwith youyou, fromfrom whomwhom II expectexpect
wln 1685mymy curecure. YoursYours allall, oror oneone besidebeside himselfhimself,
wln 1686FranciscusFranciscus.

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wln 1687Lol:LollioLol:YouYou areare likelike toto havehave aa finefine timetime on’ton ’ton’t, mymy MasterMaster andand II maymay
wln 1688givegive overover ourour professionsprofessions, II dodo notnot thinkthink butbut youyou cancan curecure foolsfools andand
wln 1689madmenmadmen fasterfaster thenthan wewe, withwith littlelittle painspains tootoo.
wln 1690Isa:IsabellaIsa:VeryVery likelylikely.
wln 1691Lol.LollioLol.OneOne thingthing II mustmust telltell youyou MistrisMistress, youyou perceiveperceive, thatthat II amam
wln 1692privyprivy toto youryour skillskill, ifif II findefind youyou ministerminister onceonce andand setset upup thethe tradetrade,
wln 1693II putput inin forfor mymy thirdsthirds, II shallshall bebe madmad oror foolfool elseelse.
wln 1694Isa:IsabellaIsa:TheThe firstfirst placeplace isis thinethine, beleevebelieve itit, LollioLollio,
wln 1695IfIf II dodo fallfall.
wln 1696Lol:LollioLol:II fallfall uponupon youyou.
wln 1697Isa:IsabellaIsa:SoSo.
wln 1698Lol:LollioLol:WellWell II standstand toto mymy ventureventure.
wln 1699Isa:IsabellaIsa:ButBut thythy councelcounselcouncil nownow, howhow shallshall II dealdeal withwith ’um’em:
wln 1700Lol:LollioLol:WeWe dodo youyou meanmean toto dealdeal withwith ’um’em.
wln 1701Isa:IsabellaIsa:NayNay, thethe fairfair understandingunderstanding, howhow toto useuse ’um’em.
wln 1702Lol:LollioLol:AbuseAbuse ’um’em, that’sthat’s thethe wayway toto madmad thethe foolfool, andand makemake aa foolfool
wln 1703ofof thethe madmanmadman, andand thenthan youyou useuse ’um’em kindlykindly.
wln 1704Isa:IsabellaIsa:’Tis’Tis easieeasy, I’llI’ll practisepracticepractise, dodo thouthou observeobserve itit,
wln 1705TheThe keykey ofof thythy WardrobeWardrobe::.
wln 1706Lol.LollioLol.ThereThere fitfit your selfyourself forfor ’um’em, andand I’llI’ll fitfit ’um’em bothboth forfor youyou.
wln 1707Isa:IsabellaIsa:TakeTake thouthou nono furtherfurther noticenotice, thenthan thethe outsideoutside.ExitExit.
wln 1708Lol:LollioLol:NotNot anan inchinch, I’llI’ll putput youyou toto thethe insideinside.
wln 1709EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius.
wln 1710Ali:AlibiusAli:LollioLollio, artart therethere, willwill allall bebe perfectperfect think’stthink’st thouthou
wln 1711To morrowTomorrow nightnight, asas ifif toto closeclose upup thethe solemnitysolemnity:
wln 1712VermanderoVermandero expectsexpects usus:
wln 1713Lol:LollioLol:II mistrustmistrust thethe madmenmadmen mostmost, thethe foolsfools willwill dodo wellwell enoughenough:
wln 1714II havehave takentaken painspains withwith themthem.
wln 1715Ali.AlibiusAli.:TushTush theythey cannotcannot missmiss; thethe moremore absurdityabsurdity,
wln 1716TheThe moremore commendscommends itit, soso nono roughrough behavioursbehaviorsbehaviours
wln 1717AffrightAffright thethe LadiesLadies; theythey areare nicenice thingsthings thouthou know’stknow’stknowest.
wln 1718Lol:LollioLol:YouYou needneed notnot fearfear, SirSir, soso longlong asas wewe areare therethere withwith ourour
wln 1719commandingcommanding peeslespizzlespeesles, they’llthey’ll bebe asas tametame asas thethe ladiesladies themselvesthemselves.
wln 1720Ali:AlibiusAli:II willwill seesee themthem onceonce moremore rehearserehearse beforebefore theythey gogo.
wln 1721Lol:LollioLol:II waswas aboutabout itit, SirSir; lookelook youyou toto thethe madmensmadmen’s MorrisMorris, andand letlet
wln 1722meme alonealone withwith thethe otherother; therethere isis oneone oror twotwo thatthat II mistrustmistrust theirtheir
wln 1723foolingfooling; I’llI’ll instructinstruct themthem, andand thenthen theythey shallshall rehearserehearse thethe wholewhole
wln 1724measuremeasure.
wln 1725Ali:AlibiusAli:DoDo soso, I’llI’ll seesee thethe musickmusic prepar’dprepared: butbut, LollioLollio.
wln 1726ByBy thethe wayway, howhow doesdoes mymy wifewife brookbrook herher restraintrestraint:
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wln 1727DoesDoes sheshe notnot grudgegrudge atat itit.
wln 1728Lol.LollioLol.SoSo, soso, sheshe takestakes somesome pleasurepleasure inin thethe househouse, sheshe wouldwould a-abroada∣broadabroad
wln 1729broad
wln 1729elseelse, youyou mustmust allowallow herher aa littlelittle moremore lengthlength, she’sshe’s keptkept tootoo
wln 1730shortshort.
wln 1731Ali.AlibiusAli.SheShe shallshall alongalong toto Vermandero’sVermandero’s withwith usus,
wln 1732ThatThat willwill serveserve herher forfor aa monethsmonth’s libertyliberty.
wln 1733Lol:LollioLol:What’sWhat’s thatthat onon youryour faceface, SirSir?
wln 1734Ali:AlibiusAli:WhereWhere, LollioLollio, II seesee nothingnothing.
wln 1735Lol.LollioLol.CryCry youyou mercymercy, SirSir, tis’tis youryour nosenose, itit shew’dshowed likelike thethe truncktrunk
wln 1736ofof aa youngyoung ElephantElephant.
wln 1737Ali:AlibiusAli:AwayAway, RascalRascal: I’llI’ll prepareprepare thethe musickmusic, LollioLollioEx.ExitEx. AliAlibiusAli:
wln 1738Lol.LollioLol.DoDo, SirSir; andand I’llI’ll dancedance thethe whilstwhilst; TonyTony, wherewhere artart thouthou
wln 1739TonyTony?EnterEnter AntonioAntonio.
wln 1740Ant.AntonioAnt.HereHere, CozenCousin, wherewhere artart thouthou?
wln 1741Lol.LollioLol.ComeCome, TonyTony, thethe footmanshipfootmanship II taughttaught youyou.
wln 1742Ant:AntonioAnt:II hadhad ratherrather rideride, CozenCousin.
wln 1743Lol:LollioLol:IAyay, aa whipwhip taketake youyou; butbut I’llI’ll keepkeep youyou outout,
wln 1744VaultVault inin; looklook youyou, TonyTony, FaFa, lala lala lala lala.
wln 1745Ant:AntonioAnt:FaFa, lala lala lala lala.
wln 1746Lol:LollioLol:ThereThere, anan honourhonorhonour.
wln 1747Ant:AntonioAnt:IsIs thisthis anan honourhonorhonour, CuzCozcoz?
wln 1748Lol:LollioLol:YesYes, andand itit pleaseplease youryour worshipworship.
wln 1749Ant:AntonioAnt:DoesDoes honourhonorhonour bendbend inin thethe hamshams, CuzCozcoz?
wln 1750Lol:LollioLol:MarryMarry doesdoes itit, asas lowlow asas worshipworship, squireshipsquireship, naynay yeomandryyeomandryyeomanry
wln 1751It selfItselfitself sometimessometimes, fromfrom whencewhence itit firstfirst stiffenedstiffened,
wln 1752ThereThere riserise aa capercaper.
wln 1753Ant:AntonioAnt:CaperCaper afterafter anan honourhonorhonour, CuzCozcoz.
wln 1754Lol:LollioLol:VeryVery properproper, forfor honourhonorhonour isis butbut aa capercaper, riserise asas fastfast andand highhigh,
wln 1755HasHas aa kneeknee oror twotwo, andand fallsfalls toto th’th’ groundground agenagain,
wln 1756YouYou cancan rememberremember youryour figurefigure, TonyTony?ExitExit.
wln 1757Ant:AntonioAnt:YesYes, CozenCousin, whenwhen II seesee thythy figurefigure, II cancan rememberremember minemine.
wln 1758EnterEnter IsabellaIsabella.
wln 1759Isa.IsabellaIsa.HeyHey, howhow sheshe treadstreads thethe airair, shoughshooshough shoughshooshough, to’thert’ othertother wayway,
wln 1760HeHe burnsburns hishis wingswings elseelse, here’shere’s waxwax enoughenough belowbelow IcarusIcarus,
wln 1761MoreMore thenthan willwill bebe cancelledcanceledcancelled thesethese eighteeneighteen moonsmoons;
wln 1762He’sHe’s downdown, he’she’s downdown, whatwhat aa terribleterrible fallfall hehe hadhad, standstand upup,
wln 1763ThouThou sonson ofof CretanCretan DedalusDedalus, andand letlet usus treadtread thethe lowerlower
wln 1764LabyrinthLabyrinth; I’llI’ll bringbring theethee toto thethe ClueClue.
wln 1765Ant.AntonioAnt.PretheePrithee, CuzCozcoz letlet meme alonealone.
wln 1766Isa:IsabellaIsa:ArtArt thouthou notnot drown’ddrowned,
wln 1767AboutAbout thythy headhead II sawsaw aa heapheap ofof CloudsClouds
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wln 1768WraptWrapped likelike aa TurkishTurkish TurbantTurbantturban onon thythy backback,
wln 1769AA crooktcrooked Camelion colour’dChameleon-coloredChameleon coloured rainbowrainbow hunghung,
wln 1770LikeLike aa TyaraTiaratiara downdown untounto thythy hamshams.
wln 1771LetLet meme sucksuck outout thosethose BillowsBillows inin thythy bellybelly,
wln 1772HearkHark howhow theythey roreroar andand rumblerumble inin thethe streetsstreets.
wln 1773BlessBless theethee fromfrom thethe PyratsPirates.
wln 1774Ant.AntonioAnt.PoxPox uponupon youyou, letlet meme alonealone.
wln 1775Isa.IsabellaIsa.WhyWhy shouldstshouldst thouthou mountmount soso highhigh asas MercuryMercury,
wln 1776UnlesseUnless thouthou hadsthadst reversionreversion ofof hishis placeplace?
wln 1777StayStay inin thethe MoonMoon withwith meme EndymionEndymion,
wln 1778AndAnd wewe willwill rulerule thesethese wildwild rebelliousrebellious waveswaves,
wln 1779ThatThat wouldwould havehave drownddrowned mymy lovelove.
wln 1780Ant.AntonioAnt.I’leI’ll kickkick theethee ifif againagain thouthou touchtouch meme,
wln 1781ThouThou wildwild unshapenunshapen AntickAntic; II amam nono foolfool,
wln 1782YouYou BedlamBedlam.
wln 1783Isa.IsabellaIsa.ButBut youyou areare asas suresure asas II amam, madmad.
wln 1784HaveHave II putput onon thisthis habithabit ofof aa frantickfrantic,
wln 1785WithWith lovelove asas fullfull ofof furyfury toto beguilebeguile
wln 1786TheThe nimblenimble eyeeye ofof watchfullwatchful jealousiejealousy,
wln 1787AndAnd amam II thusthus rewardedrewarded?
wln 1788Ant.AntonioAnt.HaHa dearestdearest beautybeauty.
wln 1789Isa.IsabellaIsa.NoNo, II havehave nono beautybeauty nownow,
wln 1790NorNor nevernever hadhad, butbut whatwhat waswas inin mymy garmentsgarments.
wln 1791YouYou aa quick-sightedquick-sighted loverlover, comecome notnot neerenear meme.
wln 1792KeepKeep youryour CaparisonsCaparisons, y’arey’ areyou’re aptlyaptly cladclad,
wln 1793II camecame aa feignerfeigner toto returnreturn starkstark madmad.ExitExit.
wln 1794EnterEnter LollioLollio.
wln 1795Ant.AntonioAnt.StayStay, oror II shallshall changechange conditioncondition,
wln 1796AndAnd becomebecome asas youyou areare.
wln 1797Loll.LollioLoll.WyWhywhy TonyTony, whitherwhither nownow? whywhy foolfool?
wln 1798Ant.AntonioAnt.WhoseWhose foolfool, usherusher ofof IdiottsIdiotsidiots, youyou CoxcombCoxcomb.
wln 1799II havehave fooldfooled tootoo muchmuch.
wln 1800Lol.LollioLol.YouYou werewere bestbest bebe madmad anotheranother whilewhile thenthen.
wln 1801Ant.AntonioAnt.SoSo II amam, starkstark madmad, II havehave causecause enoughenough,
wln 1802AndAnd II couldcould throuwthrow thethe fullfull effectseffects onon theethee,
wln 1803AndAnd beatbeat theethee likelike aa FuryFury.
wln 1804Lol.LollioLol.DoeDo notnot, doedo notnot, II shallshall notnot forbearforbear thethe GentlemanGentleman underunder
wln 1805thethe foolefool, ifif youyou doedo; alasalas, II sawsaw throughthrough youryour Fox-skinFox-skin beforebefore
wln 1806nownow: ComeCome, II cancan givegive youyou comfortcomfort, MyMy MistressMistress lovesloves youyou, andand
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wln 1807therethere isis asas arrantarrant aa mad-manmadman i’thi’ th’i’th’ househouse, asas youyou areare aa foolefool; youryour
wln 1808RivallRival, whomwhom sheshe lovesloves notnot; ifif afterafter thethe maskmask wewe cancan ridrid herher
wln 1809ofof himhim, YouYou earnearn herher lovelove sheshe sayessays, andand thethe foolfool shallshall rideride
wln 1810herher.
wln 1811Ant.AntonioAnt.MayMay II beleevebelieve theethee?
wln 1812Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, oror youyou maymay chusechoose whetherwhether youyou willwill oror nono.
wln 1813Ant.AntonioAnt.She’sShe’s eas’deased ofof himhim, II havehave aa goodgood quarrellquarrel on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1814Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, keepkeep youryour oldold stationstation yetyet, andand bebe quietquiet.
wln 1815Ant.AntonioAnt.TellTell herher II willwill deservedeserve herher lovelove.
wln 1816Lol.LollioLol.AndAnd youyou areare likelike toto havehave youryour desiredesire.
wln 1817EnterEnter FranciscusFranciscus.
wln 1818FranFranciscusFran:DownDown, downdown, downdown a-downa-downdown a-downa-downdown, andand thenthen withwith aa horse-horsehorse-trickhorse(tricktrick,
wln 1819ToTo kickkick Latona’sLatona’s foreheadforehead, andand breakbreak herher bowstringbowstring.
wln 1820Lol.LollioLol.ThisThis isis to’thert’ othertother counterfeitcounterfeit, I’lI’ll putput himhim outout ofof hishis humorhumorhumour,
wln 1821SweetSweet LadyLady, havinghaving nownow castcast thisthis counterfeitcounterfeit covercover ofof aa mad-manmadman.
wln 1822II appearappear toto youryour bestbest judgementjudgement aa truetrue andand faithfullfaithful loverlover ofof youryour
wln 1823beautybeauty. ThisThis isis prettypretty wellwell forfor aa mad-manmadman.
wln 1824FranFranciscusFran:HaHa!HaHa!!! what’swhat’s thatthat?
wln 1825Lol:LollioLol:ChideChide thosethose perfectionsperfections inin youyou whichwhich mademade meme imperfectimperfect.
wln 1826Fran.FranciscusFran.II amam discover’ddiscovered toto thethe foolfool.
wln 1827Lol.LollioLol.II hopehope toto discoverdiscover thethe foolfool inin youyou, e’reere II havehave donedone withwith
wln 1828youyou. YoursYours allall, oror oneone besidebeside himselfhimself, FranciscusFranciscus. ThisThis mad-manmadman
wln 1829willwill mendmend suresure.
wln 1830FranFranciscusFran:WhatWhat? DoDo youyou readread sirrahsirrah?
wln 1831Lol:LollioLol:YourYour destinydestiny sirsir, you’lyou’ll bebe hang’dhanged forfor thisthis tricktrick, andand anotheranother
wln 1832thatthat II knowknow.
wln 1833Fran.FranciscusFran.ArtArt thouthou ofof counsellcounsel withwith thythy mistressmistress?
wln 1834Lol.LollioLol.NextNext herher ApronApron stringsstrings.
wln 1835FranFranciscusFran:GiveGive meme thythy handhand.
wln 1836Lol:LollioLol:[*]tayStay●tayStay, letlet meme putput yoursyours inin mymy pocketpocket firstfirst: youryour handhand isis truetrue,
wln 1837isis itit notnot? ItIt willwill notnot pickpick, II partlypartly fearfear itit, becausebecause II thinkthink itit doesdoes
wln 1838lyelie.
wln 1839Fran.FranciscusFran.NotNot inin aa sillablesyllable.
wln 1840Lol.LollioLol.SoSo, ifif youyou lovelove mymy mistressmistress soso wellwell asas youyou havehave handledhandled thethe
wln 1841mattermatter herehere, youyou areare likelike toto bebe cur’dcured ofof youryour madnessmadness.
wln 1842FranFranciscusFran:AndAnd nonenone butbut sheshe cancan curecure itit.
wln 1843Lol.LollioLol.WellWell, Il’eI’ll givegive youyou overover thenthen, andand sheshe shallshall castcast youryour waterwater
wln 1844nextnext.
wln 1845Fran.FranciscusFran.TakeTake forfor thythy painspains pastpast.
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wln 1846Lol.LollioLol.II shalshall deservedeserve moremore, sirsir, II hopehope, mymy mistressmistress lovesloves youyou, butbut mustmust
wln 1847havehave somesome proofproof ofof youryour lovelove toto herher.
wln 1848Fran.FranciscusFran.ThereThere II meetmeet mymy wisheswishes.
wln 1849Lol.LollioLol.ThatThat willwill notnot serveserve, youyou mustmust meetmeet herher enemyenemy andand yoursyours.
wln 1850FranFranciscusFran:He’sHe’s deaddead alreadyalready.
wln 1851Lol.LollioLol.WillWill youyou telltell meme thatthat, andand II partedparted butbut nownow withwith himhim?
wln 1852Fran.FranciscusFran.ShewShow meme thethe manman.
wln 1853Lol.LollioLol.IAyI that’sthat’s aa rightright coursecourse nownow, seesee himhim beforebefore youyou killkill himhim inin anyany
wln 1854casecase, andand yetyet itit needsneeds notnot gogo soso farfar neitherneither; ’tis’tis butbut aa foolfool thatthat hauntshaunts
wln 1855thethe househouse, andand mymy mistrissmistress inin thethe shapeshape ofof anan ideotidiot, bangbang butbut hishis
wln 1856foolsfool’s coatcoat well-favouredlywell-favoredlywell-favouredly, andand ’tis’tis wellwell.
wln 1857Fran.FranciscusFran.SoundlySoundly, soundlysoundly.
wln 1858Lol.LollioLol.OnelyOnly reservereserve himhim tilltill thethe masquemasquemask bebe pastpassed; andand ifif youyou findfind himhim
wln 1859notnot nownow inin thethe dancedance your selfyourself, I’leI’ll shewshow youyou.
wln 1860InIn inin mymy mastermaster.
wln 1861Fran.FranciscusFran.HeHe handleshandles himhim likelike aa featherfeather. HeyHey!

wln 1862EnterEnter AlibiusAlibius.
wln 1863Alib.AlibiusAlib.WellWell saidsaid, inin aa readinessreadiness LollioLollio.
wln 1864Lol.LollioLol.YesYes, sirsir.
wln 1865Alib.AlibiusAlib.AwayAway thenthen, andand guideguide themthem inin LollioLollio,
wln 1866IntreatEntreat youryour MistressMistress toto seesee thisthis sightsight.
wln 1867HarkHark isis therethere notnot oneone incurableincurable foolfool
wln 1868ThatThat mightmight bebe beg’dbegged? II havehave friendsfriends.
wln 1869Loll.LollioLoll.II havehave himhim forfor youyou, oneone thatthat shallshall deservedeserve itit tootoo.
wln 1870Alib.AlibiusAlib.GoodGood boyboy LollioLollio.TheThe MadmenMadmen andand FoolsFools dancedance.
wln 1871’Tis’Tis perfectperfect wellwell fitfit, butbut onceonce thesethese strainsstrains,
wln 1872WeWe shallshall havehave coincoin andand creditcredit forfor ourour painspains.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 1873ACTUSACTUS QUINTUSQUINTUS.

wln 1874EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice. AA ClockAo’clock ClockClock strikesstrikes oneone.

wln 1875Bea:BeatriceBea:ONeONe struckstruck, andand yetyet sheshe lieslies by’tby ’tby’t OhOhO mymy fearsfears,
wln 1876ThisThis strumpetstrumpet servesserves herher ownown endsends, ’tis’tis apparentapparent nownow,
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wln 1877DevoursDevours thethe pleasurepleasure withwith aa greedygreedy appetiteappetite,
wln 1878AndAnd nevernever mindsminds mymy honorhonorhonour oror mymy peacepeace,
wln 1879MakesMakes havockhavoc ofof mymy rightright; butbut sheshe payespays dearlydearlydear for’tfor ’tfor’t,
wln 1880NoNo trustingtrusting ofof herher lifelife withwith suchsuch aa secretsecret,
wln 1881ThatThat cannotcannot rulerule herher bloodblood, toto keepkeep herher promisepromise.
wln 1882BesideBeside, II havehave somesome suspitionsuspicion ofof herher faithfaith toto meme,
wln 1883BecauseBecause II waswas suspectedsuspected ofof mymy LordLord,
wln 1884AndAnd itit mustmust comecome fromfrom herher HearkHark byby mymy horrorshorrors,
wln 1885AnotherAnother clockclock strikesstrikes twotwo.StrikeStrike twotwo.
wln 1886EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 1887Def:DefloresDef:PistPist, wherewhere areare youyou?
wln 1888Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores!
wln 1889Def.DefloresDef.IAyI IsIs sheshe notnot comecome fromfrom himhim yetyet?
wln 1890Bea.BeatriceBea.AsAs II amam aa livingliving soulsoul notnot.
wln 1891Def.DefloresDef.SureSure thethe DevillDevil
wln 1892HathHath sow’dsowed hishis itchitch withinwithin herher, who’dwho’d trusttrust aa waiting-womanwaiting-woman?
wln 1893Bea.BeatriceBea.II mustmust trusttrust some bodysomebody.
wln 1894Def.DefloresDef.PushPush, theythey areare TarmagantsTermagantstermagants.
wln 1895EspeciallyEspecially whenwhen theythey fallfall uponupon theirtheir MastersMasters
wln 1896AndAnd havehave theirtheir LadiesLady’sladies’ firstfirst fruitsfruits, th’areth’ arethey’re madmad whelpswhelps,
wln 1897YouYou cannotcannot stavestave ’em’em offoff fromfrom gamegame RoyallRoyal, thenthenthan
wln 1898YouYou areare soso harshharsh andand hardyhardy askask nono counsellcounsel
wln 1899AndAnd II couldcould havehave helpthelped youyou toto aa ApothecariesApothecary’s daughterdaughter
wln 1900WouldWould havehave falnfall’nfallen offoff beforebefore eleveneleven, audand thankthank youyou tootoo.
wln 1901Bea:BeatriceBea:OO meme, notnot yetyet, thisthis whorewhore forgetsforgets her selfherself
wln 1902Def.DefloresDef.TheThe RascalRascal faresfares soso wellwell, looklook y’arey’ areyou’re undoneundone,
wln 1903TheThe Day-starDay starDaystar byby thisthis handhand, seesee BosphorusBosphorus plainplain yonderyonder.
wln 1904Bea.BeatriceBea.AdviseAdvise meme nownow toto fallfall uponupon somesome ruineruin,
wln 1905ThereThere isis nono counsellcounsel safesafe elseelse.
wln 1906Def.DefloresDef.PeacePeace, II ha’tha ’thave’t nownow,
wln 1907ForFor wewe mustmust forceforce aa risingrising, there’sthere’s nono remedyremedy.
wln 1908Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow? taketake heedheed ofof thatthat.
wln 1909Def.DefloresDef.TushTush, bebe youyou quietquiet, oror elseelse givegive overover allall.
wln 1910Bea.BeatriceBea.PritheePrithee II ha’ha’doneha’ha’done donedone thenthenthan.
wln 1911Def.DefloresDef.ThisThis isis mymy reachreach, Il’eI’ll setset somesome partpart a-firea-fireafire ofof Diaphanta’sDiaphanta’s cham-chambercham berchamber(ber.
wln 1912Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow? firefire sirsir, thatthat maymay endangerendanger thethe wholewhole househouse.
wln 1913Def.DefloresDef.YouYou talktalk ofof dangerdanger whenwhen youryour fame’ssame’ssame’sfame’s onon firefire.
wln 1914Bea.BeatriceBea.That’sThat’s truetrue, dodo whatwhat thouthou wiltwilt nownow.
wln 1915Def.DefloresDef.PushPush, II aimaim atat aa mostmost richrich successsuccess, strikesstrikes allall deaddead suresure,
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wln 1916TheThe chimneychimney beingbeing a firea-fireafire, andand somesome lightlight parcelsparcels
wln 1917OfOf thethe leastleast dangerdanger inin herher chamberchamber onlyonly,
wln 1918IfIf DiaphantaDiaphanta shouldshould bebe metmet byby chancechance thenthen,
wln 1919FarFar fromfrom herher lodginglodging, whichwhich isis nownow suspitioussuspicious,
wln 1920ItIt wouldwould bebe thoughtthought herher fearsfears andand affrightsaffrights thenthen,
wln 1921DroveDrove herher toto seekseek forfor succoursuccorsuccour, ifif notnot seenseen
wln 1922OrOr metmet atat allall, asas that’sthat’s thethe likeliestlikeliest,
wln 1923ForFor herher ownown shameshame she’lshe’ll hastenhasten towardstowards herher lodginglodging,
wln 1924II willwill bebe readyready withwith aa piecepiece high-charg’dhigh-charged,
wln 1925AsAs ’twere’twere toto cleansecleanse thethe chimneychimney: therethere ’tis’tis properproper nownow,
wln 1926ButBut sheshe shallshall bebe thethe markmark.
wln 1927Bea.BeatriceBea.I’meI’m forc’dforced toto lovelove theethee nownow,
wln 1928’CauseCause’Cause’cause thouthou provid’stprovid’stprovidest soso carefullycarefully forfor mymy honorhonorhonour.
wln 1929Def:DefloresDef:’Slid’Slid itit concernsconcerns thethe safetysafety ofof usus bothboth,
wln 1930OurOur pleasurepleasure andand continuancecontinuance.
wln 1931Bea.BeatriceBea.OneOne wordword nownow pritheeprithee, howhow forfor thethe servantsservants?
wln 1932Def:DefloresDef:I’leI’ll dispatchdispatch themthem somesome oneone wayway, somesome anotheranother inin thethe hurryhurry,
wln 1933ForFor BucketsBuckets, HooksHooks, LaddersLadders; fearfear notnot youyou;
wln 1934TheThe deeddeed shallshall findfind it’sitsit’s timetime, andand I’veI’ve thoughtthought sincesince
wln 1935UponUpon aa safesafe conveyanceconveyance forfor thethe bodybody tootoo.
wln 1936HowHow thisthis firefire purifiespurfiespurifies witwit! WatchWatch youyou youryour minuteminute.
wln 1937Bea.BeatriceBea.FearFear keepskeeps mymy soulsoul upon[*]tupon’tupon ’tupon’t, II cannotcannot straystray from[*]tfrom’tfrom ’tfrom’t.
wln 1938EnterEnter AlonzosAlonzo’s GhostGhost:
wln 1939Def:DefloresDef:HaHa!HaHa!!! WhatWhat artart thouthou thatthat tak’sttak’st awayaway thethe lightlight
wln 1940’Twixt’TwixtBetwixt thatthat starrstar andand meme? II dreaddread theethee notnot,
wln 1941’Twas’Twas butbut aa mistmist ofof conscienceconscience All’sAll’s clearclear agenagain.ExitExit.
wln 1942Bea:BeatriceBea:Who’sWho’s thatthat, DefloresDeflores? BlesseBless meme! itit slidesslides byby,
wln 1943SomeSome illill thingthing hauntshaunts thethe househouse, ’tt’has’tt’has hashas leftleft behindbehind itit,
wln 1944AA shiveringshivering sweatsweat uponupon meme; I’meI’m afraidafraid nownow.
wln 1945ThisThis nightnight hathhath beenbeen soso tedioustedious; OhOhO thisthis strumpetstrumpet!
wln 1946HadHad sheshe aa thousandthousand liveslives, hehe shouldshould notnot leaveleave herher
wln 1947TillTill hehe hadhad destroyddestroyed thethe lastlast LiftListListLift ohoho mymy terrorsterrors,
wln 1948ThreeThree struckstruck byby StSt.St SebastiansSebastian’s.StruckStruck 3three3 a clocko’clock
wln 1949WithinWithin:FireFire, firefire, firefire.
wln 1950Bea:BeatriceBea:AlreadyAlready! HowHow rarerare isis thatthat mansman’s speedspeed!
wln 1951HowHow heartilyheartily hehe servesserves meme! hishis faceface loathesloathes oneone,
wln 1952ButBut looklook uponupon hishis carecare, whowho wouldwould notnot lovelove himhim?
wln 1953TheThe EastEast isis notnot moremore beauteousbeauteous thenthan hishis serviceservice.
wln 1954WithinWithin.FireFire, firefire, firefire.
wln 1955EnterEnter DefloresDeflores servantsservants: passepass overover, ringring aa BellBell.
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wln 1956Def:DefloresDef:AwayAway, dispatchdispatch, hookshooks, bucketsbuckets, laddersladders; thatsthat’s wellwell saidsaid,
wln 1957TheThe firefire bellbell ringsrings, thethe chimneychimney worksworks, mymy chargecharge;
wln 1958TheThe piecepiece isis readyready,ExitExit:
wln 1959EnterEnter DiaphantaDiaphanta.
wln 1960Bea:BeatriceBea:Here’sHere’s aa manman worthworth lovingloving ohoho y’arey’ areyou’re aa jeweljewel.
wln 1961Dia.DiaphantaDia.PardonPardon frailtyfrailty, MadamMadam,
wln 1962InIn trothtroth II waswas soso wellwell, II ev’nevene’en forgotforgot my selfmyself.
wln 1963Bea:BeatriceBea:Y’haveY’ haveyou’ve mademade trimtrim workwork.
wln 1964Dia:DiaphantaDia:WhatWhat?
wln 1965Bea:BeatriceBea:HieHie quicklyquickly toto youryour chamberchamber, youryour rewardreward followsfollows youyou.
wln 1966Dia.DiaphantaDia.II nevernever mademade soso sweetsweet aa bargainbargain.ExitExit.
wln 1967EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero.
wln 1968Als:AlsemeroAls:OhOhO mymy deardear JoannaJoanna,
wln 1969AlasAlas, artart thouthou risenrisen tootoo, II waswas comingcoming,
wln 1970MyMy absoluteabsolute treasuretreasure.
wln 1971Bea:BeatriceBea:WhenWhen II mistmissed youyou, II couldcould notnot chusechoose butbut followfollow.
wln 1972Als:AlsemeroAls:Th’artTh’ artthou’rt allall sweetnesssweetness, thethe firefire isis notnot soso dangerousdangerous.
wln 1973Bea:BeatriceBea:ThinkThink youyou soso sirsir?
wln 1974Als:AlsemeroAls:II pritheeprithee trembletremble notnot::. BelieveBelieve meme ’tis’tis notnot.
wln 1975EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, JasperinoJasperino.
wln 1976Ver:VermanderoVer:OhOhO blessbless mymy househouse andand meme.
wln 1977Als:AlsemeroAls:MyMy LordLord youryour fatherfather.
wln 1978EnterEnter DefloresDeflores withwith aa PiecePiece.
wln 1979Ver.VermanderoVer.KnaveKnave, whitherwhither goesgoes thatthat piecepiece?
wln 1980Def:DefloresDef:ToTo scourscour thethe chimneychimney,ExitExit.
wln 1981Ver:VermanderoVer:OhOhO wellwell saidsaid, wellwell saidsaid,
wln 1982ThatThat fellow’sfellow’s goodgood onon allall occasionsoccasions.
wln 1983Bea:BeatriceBea:AA wondrouswondrous necessarynecessary manman, mymy LordLord.
wln 1984Ver:VermanderoVer:HeHe hathhath aa readyready witwit, he’she’s worthworth ’em’em allall, sirsir,
wln 1985DogDog atat aa househouse ofof firefire, II ha’ha’ seenseen himhim sindg’dsinged ereere nownow:
wln 1986HaHa, therethere hehe goesgoes.TheThe piecepiece goesgoes offoff.
wln 1987Bea:BeatriceBea:’Tis’Tis donedone.
wln 1988Als:AlsemeroAls:ComeCome sweetsweet toto bedbed nownow; alasalas, thouthou wiltwilt getget coldcold.
wln 1989Bea:BeatriceBea:AlasAlas, thethe fearfear keepskeeps thatthat outout;
wln 1990MyMy heartheart willwill findfind nono quietquiet tilltill II hearehear
wln 1991HowHow DiaphantaDiaphanta mymy poorpoor womanwoman faresfares;
wln 1992ItIt isis herher chamberchamber sirsir, herher lodginglodging chamberchamber.
wln 1993Ver:VermanderoVer:HowHow shouldshould thethe firefire comecome therethere?
wln 1994Bea:BeatriceBea:AsAs goodgood aa soulsoul asas everever LadyLady countenanc’dcountenanced,
wln 1995ButBut inin herher chamberchamber negligentnegligent andand heavyheavy.
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wln 1996SheShe scap’t’scaped aa MineMine twicetwice.
wln 1997Ver.VermanderoVer.TwiceTwice?
wln 1998Bea.BeatriceBea.StrangelyStrangely twicetwice, sirsir.
wln 1999Ver.VermanderoVer.ThoseThose sleepysleepy slutssluts areare dangerousdangerous inin aa househouse,
wln 2000AndAnd theythey bebe ne’rene’ernever soso goodgood.
wln 2001EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 2002Def.DefloresDef.OhOhO poorpoor virginityvirginity! thouthou hasthast paidpaid dearlydearlydear for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 2003Ver.VermanderoVer.BlessBless usus! What’sWhat’s thatthat?
wln 2004Def.DefloresDef.AA thingthing youyou allall knewknew onceonce, Diaphanta’sDiaphanta’s burntburntburned.
wln 2005Bea.BeatriceBea.MyMy womanwoman, ohoho mymy womanwoman!
wln 2006Def.DefloresDef.NowNow thethe flamesflames areare
wln 2007GreedyGreedy ofof herher, burntburntburned, burntburntburned, burntburntburned toto deathdeath sirsir.
wln 2008Bea.BeatriceBea.OhOhO mymy presagingpresaging soulsoul!
wln 2009Als.AlsemeroAls.NotNot aa teartear moremore, II chargecharge youyou byby thethe lastlast embraceembrace
wln 2010II gavegave youyou inin bedbed beforebefore thisthis rais’draised usus.
wln 2011Bea.BeatriceBea.NowNow youyou tietie meme,
wln 2012WereWere itit mymy sistersister nownow sheshe getsgets nono moremore.
wln 2013Ver.VermanderoVer.HowHow nownow?EnterEnter ServantServant.
wln 2014Ser.ServantSer.AllAll danger’sdanger’s pastpassed, youyou maymay nownow taketake youryour restsrests, mymy LordsLords,
wln 2015TheThe firefire isis throughlythoroughly quenchtquenched; ahah poorepoor GentlewomanGentlewoman,
wln 2016HowHow soonsoon waswas sheshe stifledstifled!
wln 2017Bea.BeatriceBea.DefloresDeflores, whatwhat isis leftleft ofof herher interreinter,
wln 2018AndAnd wewe asas mournersmourners allall willwill followfollow herher:
wln 2019II willwill intreatentreat thatthat honourhonorhonour toto mymy servantservant,
wln 2020Ev’nEvene’en ofof mymy LordLord himselfhimself.
wln 2021Als.AlsemeroAls.CommandCommand itit sweetnesssweetness.
wln 2022Bea.BeatriceBea.WhichWhich ofof youyou spiedspied thethe firefire firstfirst?
wln 2023Def.DefloresDef.’Twas’Twas II, MadamMadam.
wln 2024Bea.BeatriceBea.AndAnd tooktook suchsuch painspains in’tin ’tin’t tootoo? aa doubledouble goodnessgoodness!
wln 2025’Twere’Twere wellwell hehe werewere rewardedrewarded.
wln 2026Ver:VermanderoVer:HeHe shallshall bebe, DefloresDeflores, callcall uponupon meme.
wln 2027Als.AlsemeroAls.AndAnd uponupon meme, sirsir.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2028Def.DefloresDef.RewardedRewarded? pretiousprecious, here’shere’s aa tricktrick beyondbeyond meme;
wln 2029II seesee inin allall boutsbouts bothboth ofof sportsport andand witwit,
wln 2030AlwaysAlways aa womanwoman strivesstrives forfor thethe lastlast hithit:ExitExit.
wln 2031EnterEnter ThomazoTomazoThomazo:
wln 2032Tho.TomazoTho.II cannotcannot tastetaste thethe benefitsbenefits ofof lifelife
wln 2033WithWith thethe samesame relishrelish II waswas wontwont toto dodo.
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wln 2034ManMan II growgrow wearyweary ofof, andand holdhold hishis fellowshipfellowship
wln 2035AA treacheroustreacherous bloodybloody friendshipfriendship, andand becausebecause
wln 2036II amam ignorantignorant inin whomwhom mymy wrathwrath shouldshould settlesettle,
wln 2037II mustmust thinkthink allall menmen villainsvillains; andand thethe nextnext
wln 2038II meetmeet, who erewhoe’erwho ere hehe bebe, thethe murderermurderer
wln 2039OfOf mymy mostmost worthyworthy brotherbrother HaHa!HaHa!!! What’sWhat’s hehe?
wln 2040EnterEnter DefloresDeflores, passespasses overover thethe StageStage.
wln 2041OhOhO thethe fellowfellow thatthat somesome callcall honesthonest DefloresDeflores;
wln 2042ButBut me thinksmethinks honestyhonesty waswas hardhard bestedbested
wln 2043ToTo comecome therethere forfor aa lodginglodging, asas ifif aa QueenQueen
wln 2044ShouldShould makemake herher PalacePalace ofof aa Pest-housePest-house,
wln 2045II findfind aa contrarietycontrariety inin naturenature
wln 2046BetwixtBetwixt thatthat faceface andand meme, thethe leastleast occasionoccasion
wln 2047WouldWould givegive meme gamegame uponupon himhim; yetyet he’she’s soso foulfoul
wln 2048OneOne wouldwould scarcescarce touchtouch withwith aa swordsword hehe lovedloved,
wln 2049AndAnd mademade accountaccount ofof, soso mostmost deadlydeadly venemousvenomous,
wln 2050HeHe wouldwould gogo ne’rene’ernever toto poysonpoison anyany weaponweapon
wln 2051ThatThat shouldshould drawdraw bloodblood onon himhim, oneone mustmust resolveresolve
wln 2052NeverNever toto useuse thatthat swordsword againagain inin fightfight::.
wln 2053InIn wayway ofof honesthonest manhoodmanhood, thatthat strikesstrikes himhim;
wln 2054SomeSome riverriver mustmust devour’tdevour ’tdevour’t, ’twere’twere notnot fitfit
wln 2055ThatThat anyany manman shouldshould findfind itit. WhatWhat agenagain?
wln 2056EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 2057HeHe walkswalks ao’a purposepurpose byby, suresure toto chokechoke meme upup,
wln 2058ToTo infectinfect mymy bloodblood.
wln 2059Def.DefloresDef.MyMy worthyworthy noblenoble LordLord.
wln 2060Tho.TomazoTho.DostDost offeroffer toto comecome neernear andand breathbreath uponupon meme?
wln 2061Def.DefloresDef.AA blowblow.
wln 2062Tho.TomazoTho.YeaYea, areare youyou soso prepar’dprepared?
wln 2063I’leI’ll ratherrather likelike aa souldiersoldier diedie byby th’swordth’ swordth’sword
wln 2064ThenThanThen likelike aa PolititianPolitician byby thythy poysonpoison.
wln 2065Def.DefloresDef.HoldHold, mymy LordLord, asas youyou areare honorablehonorablehonourable.
wln 2066Tho.TomazoTho.AllAll slavesslaves thatthat killkill byby poysonpoison, areare stillstill cowardscowards.
wln 2067Def.DefloresDef.II cannotcannot strikestrike, II seesee hishis brothersbrother’s woundswounds
wln 2068FreshFresh bleedingbleeding inin hishis eyeeye, asas inin aa CrystallCrystal,
wln 2069II willwill notnot questionquestion thisthis, II knowknow y’arey’ areyou’re noblenoble.
wln 2070II taketake mymy injuryinjury withwith thanksthanks givengiven, SirSir.
wln 2071LikeLike aa wisewise LawyerLawyer; andand asas aa favourfavorfavour,
wln 2072WillWill wearwear itit forfor thethe worthyworthy handhand thatthat gavegave itit:
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wln 2073WhyWhy thisthis fromfrom himhim, thatthat yesterdayyesterday appeardappeared,
wln 2074SoSo strangelystrangely lovingloving toto meme?
wln 2075OhOhO butbut instinctinstinct isis ofof aa subtlersubtler strainstrain,
wln 2076GuiltGuilt mustmust notnot walkwalk soso neernear hishis lodgelodge agenagain,
wln 2077HeHe camecame ne’renearnever meme nownow.ExitExit.
wln 2078Tho.TomazoTho.AllAll leagueleague withwith mankindmankind II renouncerenounce forfor everever,
wln 2079TillTill II findfind thisthis murderermurderer; NotNot soso muchmuch
wln 2080AsAs commoncommon curtesiecourtesy, butbut Il’eI’ll locklock upup:
wln 2081ForFor inin thethe statestate ofof ignoranceignorance II livelive inin,
wln 2082AA brotherbrother maymay salutesalute hishis brothersbrother’s murderermurderer.
wln 2083AndAnd wishwish goodgood speedspeed to’tht’ th’to’th villainvillain inin aa greetinggreeting.
wln 2084EnterEnter Verman:VermanVermanderoVerman: Ali:AliAlibiusAli: andand IsabellaIsabella.
wln 2085Ver:VermanderoVer:NobleNoble PiracquoPiracquo.
wln 2086Tho:TomazoTho:PrayPray keepkeep onon youryour wayway, sirsir,
wln 2087I’veI’ve nothingnothing toto saysay toto youyou.
wln 2088Ver:VermanderoVer:ComfortsComforts blessbless youyou sirsir.
wln 2089Tho:TomazoTho:II havehave forswornforsworn complementcompliment, inin trothtroth II havehave, sirsir;
wln 2090AsAs youyou areare meerlymerely manman, II havehave notnot leftleft
wln 2091AA goodgood wishwish forfor youyou, nornor anyany herehere.
wln 2092Ver:VermanderoVer:UnlessUnless youyou bebe soso farfar inin lovelove withwith griefgrief,
wln 2093YouYou willwill notnot partpart from’tfrom ’tfrom’t uponupon anyany tearmsterms,
wln 2094WeWe bringbring thatthat newsnews willwill makemake aa welcomewelcome forfor usus.
wln 2095Tho.TomazoTho.WhatWhat newesnews cancan thatthat bebe?
wln 2096Ver:VermanderoVer:ThrowThrow nono scornfullscornful smilesmile
wln 2097UponUpon thethe zealzeal II bringbring youyou, tis’tis worthworth moremore sirsir,
wln 2098TwoTwo ofof thethe chiefestchiefest menmen II keptkept aboutabout meme,
wln 2099II hidehide notnot fromfrom thethe lawlaw, oror youryour justjust vengeancevengeance.
wln 2100Tho:TomazoTho:HaHa!HaHa!!!
wln 2101Ver.VermanderoVer.ToTo givegive youryour peacepeace moremore ampleample satisfactionsatisfaction,
wln 2102ThankThank thesethese discoverersdiscoverers.
wln 2103Tho:TomazoTho:IfIf youyou bringbring thatthat calmcalm,
wln 2104NameName butbut thethe mannermanner II shallshall askask forgivenessforgiveness inin
wln 2105ForFor thatthat contemptuouscontemptuous smilesmile uponupon youyou:
wln 2106I’leI’ll perfectperfect itit withwith reverencereverence thatthat belongsbelongs
wln 2107UntoUnto aa sacredsacred altaraltar.
wln 2108Ver:VermanderoVer:GoodGood sirsir riserise,
wln 2109WhyWhy nownow youyou over-doeoverdo asas muchmuch a’aa’a thisthis handhand,
wln 2110AsAs youyou fellfell shortshort a’a’tothera’of tothert’ othert’other. SpeakSpeak AlibiusAlibius;
wln 2111Ali:AlibiusAli:’Twas’Twas mymy wiveswife’s fortunefortune, asas sheshe isis mostmost luckylucky
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wln 2112AtAt aa discoverydiscovery toto findfind outout latelylately
wln 2113WithinWithin ourour HospitalHospital ofof FoolsFools andand mad-menmadmen,
wln 2114TwoTwo counterfeitscounterfeits sliptslipped intointo thesethese disguisesdisguises;
wln 2115TheirTheir namesnames FranciscusFranciscus andand AntonioAntonio.
wln 2116Ver:VermanderoVer:BothBoth minemine sirsir, andand II askask nono favourfavorfavour forfor ’em’em.
wln 2117Alib.AlibiusAlib.NowNow thatthat whichwhich drawsdraws suspitionsuspicion toto theirtheir habitshabits,
wln 2118TheThe timetime ofof theirtheir disguisingsdisguisings agreesagrees justlyjustly
wln 2119WithWith thethe dayday ofof thethe murdermurder.
wln 2120Tho:TomazoTho:OO blestblessed revelationrevelation!
wln 2121Ver.VermanderoVer.NayNay moremore, naynay moremore sirsir, IleI’ll notnot sparespare minemine ownown
wln 2122InIn wayway ofof justicejustice; TheyThey bothboth faign’dfeigned aa journeyjourney
wln 2123ToTo BramataBramata, andand soso wroughtwrought outout theirtheir leavesleaves,
wln 2124MyMy lovelove waswas soso abus’dabused in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 2125Tho:TomazoTho:Time’sTime’s tootoo pretiousprecious
wln 2126ToTo runrun inin wastewaste nownow; youyou havehave broughtbrought aa peacepeace
wln 2127TheThe richesriches ofof fivefive kingdomskingdoms couldcould notnot purchasepurchase,
wln 2128BeBe mymy mostmost happyhappy conductconduct, II thirstthirst forfor ’em’em,
wln 2129LikeLike subtilesubtle lightninglightning willwill II windwind aboutabout ’em’em,
wln 2130AndAnd meltmelt theirtheir marrowmarrow inin ’em’em.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2131EnterEnter AlsemeroAlsemero andand JasperinoJasperino
wln 2132Jas:JasperinoJas:YourYour confidenceconfidence I’meI’m suresure, isis nownow ofof proofproof.
wln 2133TheThe prospectprospect fromfrom thethe GardenGarden hashas shew’dshowed
wln 2134EnoughEnough forfor deepdeep suspitionsuspicion.
wln 2135Als:AlsemeroAls:TheThe blackblack masquemask
wln 2136ThatThat soso continuallycontinually waswas wornworn upon’tupon ’tupon’t,
wln 2137CondemnesCondemns thethe faceface forfor uglyugly ere’tere ’tere’t bebe seenseen,
wln 2138HerHer despitedespite toto himhim, andand soso seemingseeming bottomlessbottomless.
wln 2139Jas.JasperinoJas.TouchTouch itit homehome thenthen, ’tis’tis notnot aa shallowshallow probeprobe
wln 2140CanCan searchsearch thisthis ulcerulcer soundlysoundly, II fearfear you’lyou’ll findfind itit
wln 2141FullFull ofof corruptioncorruption, ’tis’tis fitfit II leaveleave youyou,
wln 2142SheShe meetsmeets youyou opportunelyopportunely fromfrom thatthat walkwalk
wln 2143SheShe tooktook thethe backback doordoor atat hishis partingparting withwith herher.ExExitEx Jas.JasperinoJas.
wln 2144Als.AlsemeroAls.DidDid mymy fatefate waitwait forfor thisthis unhappyunhappy strokestroke
wln 2145AtAt mymy firstfirst sightsight ofof womanwoman? she’sshe’s herehere.EnterEnter BeatriceBeatrice.
wln 2146Bea:BeatriceBea:AlsemeroAlsemero!
wln 2147Als.AlsemeroAls.HowHow dodo youyou?
wln 2148Bea.BeatriceBea.HowHow dodo II? AlasAlas! howhow dodo youyou? youyou looklook notnot welwell.
wln 2149Als.AlsemeroAls.YouYou readread meme wellwell enoughenough, II amam notnot wellwell.
wln 2150Bea.BeatriceBea.NotNot wellwell sirsir? Is’tIs ’tIs’t inin mymy powerpower toto betterbetter youyou?
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wln 2151Als.AlsemeroAls.YesYes.
wln 2152Bea.BeatriceBea.NayNay, thenthen y’arey’ areyou’re cur’dcured againagain.
wln 2153Als.AlsemeroAls.PrayPray resolveresolve meme oneone questionquestion, LadyLady.
wln 2154Bea.BeatriceBea.IfIf II cancan.
wln 2155Als.AlsemeroAls.NoneNone cancan soso suresure. AreAre youyou honesthonest?
wln 2156Bea.BeatriceBea.HaHa, haha, haha, that’sthat’s aa broadbroad questionquestion, mymy LordLord,
wln 2157Als.AlsemeroAls.ButBut that’sthat’s notnot aa modestmodest answeranswer, mymy LadyLady:
wln 2158DoDo youyou laughlaugh? MyMy doubtsdoubts areare strongstrong uponupon meme
wln 2159Bea.BeatriceBea.’Tis’Tis innocenceinnocence thatthat smilessmiles, andand nono roughrough browbrow
wln 2160CanCan taketake awayaway thethe dimpledimple inin herher cheekcheek.
wln 2161SaySay II shouldshould strainstrain aa teartear toto fillfill thethe vaultvault,
wln 2162WhichWhich wouldwould youyou givegive thethe betterbetter faithfaith toto?
wln 2163Als.AlsemeroAls.’Twere’Twere butbut hypocrisiehypocrisy ofof aa saddersadder colourcolorcolour,
wln 2164ButBut thethe samesame stuffstuff, neitherneither youryour smilessmiles nornor tearstears
wln 2165ShallShall movemove oror flatterflatter meme fromfrom mymy beliefbelief,
wln 2166YouYou areare aa WhoreWhore.
wln 2167Bea.BeatriceBea.WhatWhat aa horridhorrid soundsound itit hathhath!
wln 2168ItIt blastsblasts aa beautybeauty toto deformitydeformity;
wln 2169UponUpon whatwhat faceface soeversoever thatthat breathbreath fallsfalls,
wln 2170ItIt strikesstrikes itit uglyugly: ohoho youyou havehave ruin’druined
wln 2171WhatWhat youyou cancan ne’rene’ernever repairrepair agenagain.
wln 2172Als.AlsemeroAls.I’leI’ll allall demolishdemolish andand seekseek outout truthtruth withinwithin youyou,
wln 2173IfIf therethere bebe anyany leftleft, letlet youryour sweetsweet tonguetongue,
wln 2174PreventPrevent youryour heartsheart’shearts riflingrifling; therethere Il’eI’ll ransackransack
wln 2175AndAnd teartear outout mymy suspitionsuspicion.
wln 2176Bea.BeatriceBea.YouYou maymay sirsir, ’tis’tis anan easieeasy passagepassage, yetyet ifif youyou pleaseplease.
wln 2177ShewShow meme thethe groundground whereonwhereon youyou lostlost youryour lovelove.
wln 2178MyMy spotlessespotless vertuevirtue maymay butbut treadtread onon thatthat
wln 2179BeforeBefore II perishperish.
wln 2180Als.AlsemeroAls.UnanswerableUnanswerable,
wln 2181AA groundground youyou cannotcannot standstand onon, youyou fallfall downdown
wln 2182BeneathBeneath allall gracegrace andand goodnessgoodness, whenwhen youyou setset
wln 2183YourYour ticklishticklish heelheel on’ton ’ton’t; therethere waswas aa vizorvizor
wln 2184O’reO’ero’er thatthat cunningcunning faceface, andand thatthat becamebecame youyou,
wln 2185NowNow ImpudenceImpudence inin triumphtriumph ridesrides upon’tupon ’tupon’t;
wln 2186HowHow comescomes thisthis tendertender reconcilementreconcilement elseelse
wln 2187’Twixt’TwixtBetwixt youyou andand youryour despightdespite, youryour rankerousrancorous loathingloathing
wln 2188DefloresDeflores? HeHe thatthat youryour eyeeye waswas soresore atat sightsight ofof,
wln 2189He’sHe’s nownow becomebecome youryour armsarms’arms supportersupporter, youryour lipslips’lips SaintSaint.
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wln 2190Bea.BeatriceBea.IsIs therethere thethe causecause?
wln 2191Als.AlsemeroAls.WorseWorse, youryour lustslust’s DevillDevil, youryour adulteryadultery.
wln 2192Bea.BeatriceBea.WouldWould anyany butbut your selfyourself saysay thatthat,
wln 2193’Twould’Twould turnturn himhim toto aa villainvillain.
wln 2194Als.AlsemeroAls.’Twas’Twas witnestwitnessed byby thethe counsellcounsel ofof youryour bosomebosom DiaphantaDiaphanta.
wln 2195Bea.BeatriceBea.IsIs youryour witnesswitness deaddead thenthen?
wln 2196Als.AlsemeroAls.’Tis’Tis toto bebe fear’dfeared,
wln 2197ItIt waswas thethe wageswages ofof herher knowledgeknowledge, poorpoor soulesoul,
wln 2198SheShe liv’dlived notnot longlong afterafter thethe discoverydiscovery.
wln 2199Bea.BeatriceBea.ThenThen hearhear aa storystory ofof notnot muchmuch lessless horrorhorror,
wln 2200ThenThan thisthis youryour falsefalse suspitionsuspicion isis beguildbeguiled withwith,
wln 2201ToTo youryour bedsbed’s scandalscandal, II standstand upup innocenceinnocence,
wln 2202WhichWhich eveneven thethe guiltguilt ofof oneone blackblack otherother deeddeed,
wln 2203WillWill standstand forfor proofproof ofof, youryour lovelove hashas mademade meme
wln 2204AA cruellcruel murdressmurd’ressmurderess:
wln 2205Als.AlsemeroAls.HaHa.
wln 2206Bea.BeatriceBea.AA bloodybloody oneone.
wln 2207II havehave kistkissed poysonpoison for’tfor ’tfor’t, stroaktstroked aa serpentserpent,
wln 2208ThatThat thingthing ofof hatehate, worthyworthy inin mymy esteemesteem,
wln 2209OfOf nono betterbetter imploymentemployment, andand himhim mostmost worthyworthy
wln 2210ToTo bebe soso imploydemployed; II caus’dcaused toto murdermurder
wln 2211ThatThat innocentinnocent PiracquoPiracquo, havinghaving nono
wln 2212BetterBetter meansmeans thenthan thatthat worstworst, toto assureassure
wln 2213Your selfYourselfyourself toto meme.
wln 2214Als.AlsemeroAls.OhOhO thethe placeplace it selfitself eree’erere sincesince
wln 2215HasHas cryingcrying beenbeen forfor vengeancevengeance, thethe TempleTemple
wln 2216WhereWhere bloodblood andand beautybeauty firstfirst unlawfullyunlawfully
wln 2217Fir’dFired theirtheir devotiondevotion, andand quenchtquenched thethe rightright oneone,
wln 2218’Twas’Twas inin mymy fearsfears atat firstfirst, ’twill’twill havehave itit nownow,
wln 2219OhOhO thouthou artart allall deform’ddeformed.
wln 2220Bea.BeatriceBea.ForgetForget notnot sirsir,
wln 2221ItIt (forfor youryour sakesake) waswas donedone, shallshall greatergreater dangersdangers
wln 2222MakeMake thethe lessless welcomewelcome?
wln 2223Als.AlsemeroAls.OhOhO thouthou shouldstshouldst havehave gonegone
wln 2224AA thousandthousand leaguesleagues aboutabout toto havehave avoidedavoided
wln 2225ThisThis dangerousdangerous bridgebridge ofof bloodblood, herehere wewe areare lostlost.
wln 2226Bea.BeatriceBea.RememberRemember II amam truetrue untounto youryour bedbed.
wln 2227Als.AlsemeroAls.TheThe bedbed it selfe’sitself’s aa CharnellCharnel, thethe sheetssheets shrowdsshrowds
wln 2228ForFor murderedmurdered KarkassesCarcasescarcases, itit mustmust askask pawsepause
wln 2229WhatWhat II mustmust dodo inin thisthis, mean timemeantimemean time youyou shallshall
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wln 2230BeBe mymy prisonerprisoner onelyonly, enterenter mymy ClosetCloset.ExitExit BeatriceBeatrice::.
wln 2231IleI’ll bebe youryour KeeperKeeper yetyet; OhOhO inin whatwhat partpart
wln 2232OfOf thisthis sadsad storystory shallshall II firstfirst beginbegin? HaHa
wln 2233ThisThis samesame fellowfellow hashas putput meme inin DefloresDeflores.
wln 2234EnterEnter DefloresDeflores.
wln 2235Def.DefloresDef.NobleNoble AlsemeroAlsemero!
wln 2236Als.AlsemeroAls.II cancan telltell youyou newesnews sirsir, mymy wifewife hashas herher commendedcommended toto youyou
wln 2237Def.DefloresDef.That’sThat’s newsnews indeedindeed mymy LordLord, II thinkthink sheshe wouldwould
wln 2238CommendCommend meme toto thethe gallowsgallows ifif sheshe couldcould,
wln 2239SheShe everever lov’dloved meme soso wellwell, II thankthank herher.
wln 2240Als.AlsemeroAls.What’sWhat’s thisthis bloodblood uponupon youryour bandband DefloresDeflores?
wln 2241Def.DefloresDef.BloodBlood? NoNo suresure, ’twas’twas washtwashed sincesince.
wln 2242Als.AlsemeroAls.SinceSince whenwhen manman?
wln 2243Def.DefloresDef.SinceSince to’thert’ othertother dayday II gotgot aa knockknock
wln 2244InIn aa SwordSword andand DaggerDagger SchoolSchool; II thinkthink ’tis’tis outout.
wln 2245Als.AlsemeroAls.YesYes, ’tis’tis almostalmost outout, butbut ’tis’tis perceiv’dperceived thothough.
wln 2246II hadhad forgotforgot mymy messagemessage; thisthis itit isis,
wln 2247WhatWhat priceprice goesgoes murdermurder?
wln 2248Def.DefloresDef.HowHow sirsir?
wln 2249Als:AlsemeroAls:II askask youyou sirsir,
wln 2250MyMy wife’swife’s behindbehind handhand withwith youyou, sheshe tellstells meme,
wln 2251ForFor aa bravebrave bloodybloody blowblow youyou gavegave forfor herher sakesake
wln 2252UponUpon PiracquoPiracquo.
wln 2253Def.DefloresDef.UponUpon? ’Twas’Twas quitequite throughthrough himhim suresure,
wln 2254HasHas sheshe confestconfessed itit?
wln 2255Als.AlsemeroAls.AsAs suresure asas deathdeath toto bothboth ofof youyou,
wln 2256AndAnd muchmuch moremore thenthan thatthat:
wln 2257Def.DefloresDef.ItIt couldcould notnot bebe muchmuch moremore,
wln 2258’Twas’Twas butbut oneone thingthing, andand thatthat she’sshe’s aa WhoreWhore.
wln 2259Als.AlsemeroAls.II couldcould notnot chusechoose butbut followfollow, ohoho cunningcunning DivelsDevils!
wln 2260HowHow shouldshould blindblind menmen knowknow youyou fromfrom fairfair fac’dfaced saintssaints?
wln 2261Bea.BeatriceBea.withinwithin.HeHe lieslies, thethe villainvillain doesdoes be-lyebelie meme.
wln 2262Def.DefloresDef.LetLet meme gogo toto herher, sirsir.
wln 2263Als.AlsemeroAls.NayNay, youyou shalshall toto herher.
wln 2264PeacePeace cryingcrying CrocodileCrocodile, youryour soundssounds areare heardheard,
wln 2265TakeTake youryour preyprey toto youyou, getget youyou intointo herher sirsir.ExitExit Def.DefloresDef.
wln 2266I’leI’ll bebe youryour pandorpander nownow, rehearserehearse agenagain
wln 2267YourYour SceneScene ofof lustlust, thatthat youyou maymay bebe perfectperfect
wln 2268WhenWhen youyou shallshall comecome toto actact itit toto thethe blackblack audienceaudience
wln 2269WhereWhere howlshowls andand gnashingsgnashings shallshall bebe musickmusic toto youyou.
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wln 2270ClipClip youryour adultressadult’ressadulteress freelyfreely, ’tis’tis thethe pilotpilot
wln 2271WillWill guideguide youyou toto thethe MareMare mortuummortuum,
wln 2272WhereWhere youyou shallshall sinksink toto fadomsfathoms bottomlessbottomless.
wln 2273EnterEnter VermanderoVermandero, AlibiusAlibius, IsabellaIsabella, ThomazoTomazoThomazo,
wln 2274FranciscusFranciscus, andand AntonioAntonio.

wln 2275Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO AlsemeroAlsemero. II havehave aa wonderwonder forfor youyou
wln 2276Als.AlsemeroAls.NoNo sirsir, ’tis’tis II, II havehave aa wonderwonder forfor youyou
wln 2277Ver.VermanderoVer.II havehave suspitionsuspicion nerenear asas proofproof it selfitself
wln 2278ForFor Piracquo’sPiracquo’s murdermurder.
wln 2279Als.AlsemeroAls.SirSir, II havehave proofproof
wln 2280BeyondBeyond suspitionsuspicion, forfor Piracquo’sPiracquo’s musdermurdermusdermurder.
wln 2281Ver.VermanderoVer.BeseechBeseech youyou hearhear meme, thesethese twotwo havehave beenbeen disgui’ddisguised
wln 2282E’reE’ere’er sincesince thethe deeddeed waswas donedone.
wln 2283hhAls.AlsemeroAls.II havehave twotwo otherother
wln 2284ThatThat werewere moremore closeclose dsguis’ddisguised thenthanthen youryour twotwo couldcould bebe,
wln 2285E’reE’ere’er sincesince thethe deeddeed waswas donedone.
wln 2286Ver.VermanderoVer.You’lYou’ll hearhear meme, thesethese minemine ownown servantsservants.
wln 2287Als.AlsemeroAls.HearHear meme, thosethose nearernearer thenthan youryour servantsservants
wln 2288ThatThat shallshall acquitacquit themthem, andand proveprove themthem guiltlessguiltless.
wln 2289Fran.FranciscusFran.ThatThat maymay bebe donedone withwith easieeasy truthtruth, sirsir:
wln 2290Tho.TomazoTho.HowHow isis mymy causecause bandiedbandied throughthrough youryour delaiesdelays!
wln 2291’Tis’Tis urgenturgent inin bloodblood, andand callscalls forfor hasthaste;
wln 2292GiveGive meme aa brotherbrother alivealive oror deaddead;
wln 2293AliveAlive, aa wifewife withwith himhim, ifif deaddead forfor bothboth.
wln 2294AA recompencerecompense forfor murdermurder andand adulteryadultery.
wln 2295Bea.BeatriceBea.withinwithin.OhOhO, ohoho, ohoho.
wln 2296Als.AlsemeroAls.HearkHark, ’tis’tis commingcoming toto youyou.
wln 2297Def.DefloresDef.withinwithin.NayNay, I’leI’ll alongalong forfor companycompany.
wln 2298BeaBeatriceBeawithinwithin.OhOhO, ohoho.
wln 2299Ver.VermanderoVer.WhatWhat horridhorrid soundssounds areare thesethese?
wln 2300Als.AlsemeroAls.ComeCome forthforth youyou twinstwins ofof mischiefmischief.
wln 2301EnterEnter DefloresDeflores bringingbringing inin BeatriceBeatrice.
wln 2302Def.DefloresDef.HereHere wewe areare, ifif youyou havehave anyany moremore
wln 2303ToTo saysay toto usus, speakspeak quicklyquickly, II shallshall notnot,
wln 2304GiveGive youyou thethe hearinghearing elseelse, II amam soso stoutstout yetyet,
wln 2305AndAnd soso II thinkthink thatthat brokenbroken ribrib ofof mankindmankind.
wln 2306Ver.VermanderoVer.AnAn HostHost ofof enemiesenemies entredentered mymy CitadellCitadel,
wln 2307CouldCould notnot amazeamaze likelike thisthis, JoannaJoanna, BeatriceBeatrice, JoannaJoanna.
wln 2308Bea.BeatriceBea.OO comecome notnot neernear meme sirsir, II shallshall defiledefile youyou,
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wln 2309II amam thatthat ofof youryour bloodblood waswas takentaken fromfrom youyou
wln 2310ForFor youryour betterbetter healthhealth, looklook nono moremore upon’tupon ’tupon’t,
wln 2311ButBut castcast itit toto thethe groundground regardleslyregardlessly,
wln 2312LetLet thethe commoncommon shewershower taketake itit, fromfrom distinctiondistinction,
wln 2313BeneathBeneath thethe starresstars, uponupon yonyonyond MeteorMeteor
wln 2314EverEver hanghang mymy fatefate, ’mongst’mongstamongst thingsthings corruptiblecorruptible,
wln 2315II ne’rene’ernever couldcould pluckpluck itit fromfrom himhim, mymy loathingloathing
wln 2316WasWas ProphetProphet toto thethe restrest, butbut ne’rene’ernever beleev’dbelieved
wln 2317MineMine honourhonorhonour fellfell withwith himhim, andand nownow mymy lifelife.
wln 2318AlsemeroAlsemero, II amam aa strangerstranger toto youryour bedbed,
wln 2319YourYour bedbed waswas coz’nedcozened onon thethe nuptiallnuptial nightnight,
wln 2320ForFor whichwhich youryour false-bridefalse-bride dieddied.
wln 2321Als:AlsemeroAls:DiaphantaDiaphanta!
wln 2322Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, andand thethe whilewhile II coupledcoupled withwith youryour matemate
wln 2323AtAt barly-breakbarleybreak; nownow wewe areare leftleft inin hellhell.
wln 2324Ver.VermanderoVer.WeWe areare allall therethere, itit circumscribescircumscribes herehere.
wln 2325Def.DefloresDef.II lov’dloved thisthis womanwoman inin spightspite ofof herher heartheart,
wln 2326HerHer lovelove II earn’dearned outout ofof PiracquosPiraequosPiracquo’sPiraequo’s murdermurder.
wln 2327Tho.TomazoTho.HaHa, mymy brothersbrother’s murtherermurderer.
wln 2328Def.DefloresDef.YesYes, andand herher honorshonor’shonour’s prizeprize
wln 2329WasWas mymy rewardreward, II thankthank lifelife forfor nothingnothing
wln 2330ButBut thatthat pleasurepleasure, itit waswas soso sweetsweet toto meme,
wln 2331ThatThat II havehave drunkdrunk upup allall, leftleft nonenone behindebehind
wln 2332ForFor anyany manman toto pledgepledge meme.
wln 2333Ver.VermanderoVer.HorridHorrid VillainVillain!
wln 2334KeepKeep lifelife inin himhim forfor furtherfurther torturestortures::.
wln 2335Def.DefloresDef.NoNo, II cancan preventprevent youyou, here’shere’s mymy penknifepenknife stillstill,
wln 2336ItIt isis butbut oneone threadthread moremore, andand nownow ’tis’tis cutcut.
wln 2337MakeMake hastehaste JoannaJoanna byby thatthat tokentoken toto theethee.
wln 2338CanstCanst notnot forgetforget soso latelylately putput inin mindmind,
wln 2339II wouldwould notnot goego toto leaveleave theethee farfar behindbehind.DyesDiesdies.
wln 2340Bea.BeatriceBea.ForgiveForgive meme AlsemeroAlsemero, allall forgiveforgive,
wln 2341’Tis’Tis timetime toto diedie, whenwhen ’tis’tis aa shameshame toto livelive.DyesDiesdies.
wln 2342Ver.VermanderoVer.OhOhO mymy namename isis entredentered nownow inin thatthat recordrecord,
wln 2343WhereWhere tilltill thisthis fatallfatal hourhour ’twas’twas nevernever readread.
wln 2344Als.AlsemeroAls.LetLet itit bebe blottedblotted outout, letlet youryour heartheart loselose itit,
wln 2345AndAnd itit cancan nevernever looklook youyou inin thethe faceface,
wln 2346NorNor telltell aa taletale behindbehind thethe backback ofof lifelife,
wln 2347ToTo youryour dishonordishonordishonour, justicejustice hathhath soso rightright
wln 2348TheThe guiltyguilty hithit, thatthat innocenceinnocence isis quitquit
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wln 2349ByBy proclamationproclamation, andand maymay joyjoy agenagain.
wln 2350SirSir, youyou areare sensiblesensible ofof whatwhat truthtruth hathhath donedone,
wln 2351’Tis’Tis thethe bestbest comfortcomfort thatthat youryour griefgrief cancan findfind.
wln 2352Tho.TomazoTho.SirSir, II amam satisfiedsatisfied, mymy injuriesinjuries
wln 2353LieLie deaddead beforebefore meme, II cancan exactexact nono moremore,
wln 2354UnlessUnless mymy soulsoul werewere looseloose, andand couldcould ore-takeo’ertake
wln 2355ThoseThose blackblack fugitivesfugitives, thatthat areare fledfled fromfrom thencethence
wln 2356ToTo taketake aa secondsecond vengeancevengeance; butbut therethere areare wrathswraths
wln 2357DeeperDeeper thenthan minemine (tis’tis toto bebe fear’dfeared) aboutabout ’em’em.
wln 2358Als.AlsemeroAls.WhatWhat anan opacousopacous bodybody hadhad thatthat moonmoon:
wln 2359ThatThat lastlast chang’dchanged onon usus? here’shere’s beautybeauty chang’dchanged
wln 2360ToTo uglyugly whoredomwhoredom: herehere servantservant obedienceobedience
wln 2361ToTo aa master-sinmaster-sin, imperiousimperious murdermurder::.
wln 2362II aa suppos’dsupposed husbandhusband chang’dchanged embracesembraces
wln 2363WithWith wantonnesswantonness, butbut thatthat waswas paidpaid beforebefore;
wln 2364YourYour changechange isis comecome tootoo, fromfrom anan ignorantignorant wrathwrath
wln 2365ToTo knowingknowing friendshipfriendship. AreAre therethere anyany moremore on’son’s?
wln 2366Ant.AntonioAnt.YesYes sirsir, II waswas chang’dchanged tootoo, fromfrom aa littlelittle AsseAss asas II waswas, toto aa greatgreat
wln 2367FoolFool asas II amam; andand hadhad likelike toto ha’ha’ beenbeen chang’dchanged toto thethe gallowsgallows, butbut
wln 2368thatthat youyou knowknow mymy InnocenceInnocence alwaysalways excusesexcuses meme.
wln 2369Fran.FranciscusFran.II waswas chang’dchanged fromfrom aa littlelittle witwit toto bebe starkstark madmad,
wln 2370AlmostAlmost forfor thethe samesame purposepurpose.
wln 2371Isa.IsabellaIsa.YourYour changechange isis stillstill behindbehind, butbut deservedeserve bestbest youryour transforma-transformationtransforma∣tiontransformation(tion.
wln 2372YouYou areare aa jealousjealous CoxcombCoxcomb, keepkeep SchoolsSchools ofof FollyFolly,
wln 2373AndAnd teachteach youryour ScholarsScholars howhow toto breakbreak youryour ownown headhead.
wln 2374Alib.AlibiusAlib.II seesee allall apparentapparent wifewife, andand willwill changechange nownow
wln 2375IntoInto aa betterbetter husbandhusband, andand nevernever keepkeep ScholarsScholars
wln 2376ThatThat shallshall bebe wiserwiser thenthan my selfmyself.
wln 2377Als.AlsemeroAls.SirSir, youyou havehave yetyet aa sonsson’s dutyduty livingliving,
wln 2378PleasePlease youyou acceptaccept itit, letlet thatthat youryour sorrowsorrow
wln 2379AsAs itit goesgoes fromfrom youryour eyeeye, goego fromfrom youryour heartheart,
wln 2380ManMan andand hishis sorrowsorrow atat thethe gravegrave mustmust partpart.



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wln 2381EPILOGUEEPILOGUE.

wln 2382Als.AlsemeroAls.ALLALL wewe cancan doedo, toto ComfortComfort oneone anotheranother,
wln 2383ToTo staystay aa BrothersBrother’s sorrowsorrow, forfor aa BrotherBrother;
wln 2384ToTo DryDry aa ChildChild, fromfrom thethe kindekind FathersFather’s eyeseyes
wln 2385IsIs toto nono purposepurpose, itit ratherrather multipliesmultiplies:
wln 2386YourYour onlyonly smilessmiles havehave powerpower toto causecause re-livere-liverelive
wln 2387TheThe DeadDead agenagain, oror inin theirtheir RoomsRooms toto givegive
wln 2388BrotherBrother aa newnew BrotherBrother, FatherFather aa ChildChild;
wln 2389IfIf thesethese appearappear, AllAll griefsgriefs areare reconcil’dreconciled.
wln 2390ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
wln 2391FINISFINIS:



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ln 0002THeTHe Wild-goose-ChaseWild-goose ChaseWild-goose-Chase, aa ComedyComedy; writtenwritten byby FrancisFrancis
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andand JohnJohn FletcherFletcher, Gent’GentGentlemenGent.
ln 0004TheThe WiddowWidow, aa ComedyComedy; writtenwritten byby BenBen: JohnsonJonsonJohnson, JohnJohn
ln 0005FletcherFletcher
, andand ThomasThomas MidletonMiddletonMidleton, Gent’GentGentlemenGent.

ln 0006PLAYESPLAYS inin thethe PressPress.

ln 0007FIveFIve PlayesPlays writtenwritten byby MrMasterMr. JamesJames ShirleyShirley, beingbeing AllAll ofof hishis
ln 0008thatthat werewere ActedActed atat thethe Black-FryersBlackfriars: TogetherTogether withwith thethe
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Textual Notes
  1. 46 (3-a) : The regularized reading the is supplied for the original [···].
  2. 56 (3-a) : The regularized reading Compared is supplied for the original Compar[*]d.
  3. 68 (3-b) : The regularized reading him is amended from the original bim.
  4. 205 (5-a) : The regularized reading Prevented is supplied for the original Pre[···]ted.
  5. 654 (10-b) : The regularized reading lock comes from the original lock, though possible variants include locked.
  6. 889 (13-b) : The regularized reading Bedlam is supplied for the original Bedl[*]m.
  7. 954 (14-b) : The regularized reading would is supplied for the original wo[*]d.
  8. 1008 (15-a) : The regularized reading Tomorrow is amended from the original To motrow.
  9. 1275 (18-b) : The regularized reading resolved is supplied for the original resolv[*]d.
  10. 1373 (20-a) : The regularized reading down is amended from the original dow.
  11. 1608 (23-a) : The regularized reading secret is supplied for the original secre[*].
  12. 1676 (23-b) : The word have is duplicated.
  13. 1700 (24-a) : The regularized reading We comes from the original We, though possible variants include Why.
  14. 1836 (25-b) : The regularized reading Stay is supplied for the original [*]tay.
  15. 1903 (26-b) : The regularized reading Bosphorus comes from the original Bosphorus, though possible variants include Phosphorus.
  16. 1937 (27-a) : The regularized reading upon’t is supplied for the original upon[*]t.
  17. 1937 (27-a) : The regularized reading from’t is supplied for the original from[*]t.
  18. 2077 (29-a) : The regularized reading near is amended from the original ne’er.
  19. 2280 (31-b) : The regularized reading murder is amended from the original musder.
  20. 2281 (31-b) : The regularized reading disguised is amended from the original disgui’d.
  21. 2283 (31-b) : h erroneously printed before speech prefix.
  22. 2284 (31-b) : The regularized reading disguised is amended from the original dsguis’d.
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