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the two noble kinsmen-第15部分
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And then wee'l sleepe together。
DOCTOR。
Take her offer。
WOOER。
Yes; marry; will we。
DAUGHTER。
But you shall not hurt me。
WOOER。
I will not; sweete。
DAUGHTER。
If you doe; Love; ile cry。 'Florish。 Exeunt'
Scaena 3。 (A Place near the Lists。)
'Enter Theseus; Hipolita; Emilia; Perithous: and some Attendants;
(T。 Tucke: Curtis。)'
EMILIA。
Ile no step further。
PERITHOUS。
Will you loose this sight?
EMILIA。
I had rather see a wren hawke at a fly
Then this decision; ev'ry blow that falls
Threats a brave life; each stroake laments
The place whereon it fals; and sounds more like
A Bell then blade: I will stay here;
It is enough my hearing shall be punishd
With what shall happengainst the which there is
No deaffing; but to hearenot taint mine eye
With dread sights; it may shun。
PERITHOUS。
Sir; my good Lord;
Your Sister will no further。
THESEUS。
Oh; she must。
She shall see deeds of honour in their kinde;
Which sometime show well; pencild。 Nature now
Shall make and act the Story; the beleife
Both seald with eye and eare; you must be present;
You are the victours meede; the price; and garlond
To crowne the Questions title。
EMILIA。
Pardon me;
If I were there; I'ld winke。
THESEUS。
You must be there;
This Tryall is as t'wer i'th night; and you
The onely star to shine。
EMILIA。
I am extinct;
There is but envy in that light; which showes
The one the other: darkenes; which ever was
The dam of horrour; who do's stand accurst
Of many mortall Millions; may even now;
By casting her blacke mantle over both;
That neither coulde finde other; get her selfe
Some part of a good name; and many a murther
Set off wherto she's guilty。
HIPPOLITA。
You must goe。
EMILIA。
In faith; I will not。
THESEUS。
Why; the knights must kindle
Their valour at your eye: know; of this war
You are the Treasure; and must needes be by
To give the Service pay。
EMILIA。
Sir; pardon me;
The tytle of a kingdome may be tride
Out of it selfe。
THESEUS。
Well; well; then; at your pleasure;
Those that remaine with you could wish their office
To any of their Enemies。
HIPPOLITA。
Farewell; Sister;
I am like to know your husband fore your selfe
By some small start of time: he whom the gods
Doe of the two know best; I pray them he
Be made your Lot。
'Exeunt Theseus; Hipolita; Perithous; &c。'
EMILIA。
Arcite is gently visagd; yet his eye
Is like an Engyn bent; or a sharpe weapon
In a soft sheath; mercy and manly courage
Are bedfellowes in his visage。 Palamon
Has a most menacing aspect: his brow
Is grav'd; and seemes to bury what it frownes on;
Yet sometime tis not so; but alters to
The quallity of his thoughts; long time his eye
Will dwell upon his object。 Mellencholly
Becomes him nobly; So do's Arcites mirth;
But Palamons sadnes is a kinde of mirth;
So mingled; as if mirth did make him sad;
And sadnes; merry; those darker humours that
Sticke misbecomingly on others; on them
Live in faire dwelling。 'Cornets。 Trompets sound as to a
charge。'
Harke; how yon spurs to spirit doe incite
The Princes to their proofe! Arcite may win me;
And yet may Palamon wound Arcite to
The spoyling of his figure。 O; what pitty
Enough for such a chance; if I were by;
I might doe hurt; for they would glance their eies
Toward my Seat; and in that motion might
Omit a ward; or forfeit an offence
Which crav'd that very time: it is much better
I am not there; oh better never borne
Then minister to such harme。 'Cornets。 A great cry and noice within;
crying 'a Palamon'。' What is the chance?
'Enter Servant。'
SERVANT。
The Crie's 'a Palamon'。
EMILIA。
Then he has won! Twas ever likely;
He lookd all grace and successe; and he is
Doubtlesse the prim'st of men: I pre'thee; run
And tell me how it goes。 'Showt; and Cornets: Crying; 'a
Palamon。''
SERVANT。
Still Palamon。
EMILIA。
Run and enquire。 Poore Servant; thou hast lost;
Vpon my right side still I wore thy picture;
Palamons on the left: why so; I know not;
I had no end in't else; chance would have it so。
On the sinister side the heart lyes; Palamon
Had the best boding chance。 'Another cry; and showt within; and
Cornets。' This burst of clamour
Is sure th'end o'th Combat。
'Enter Servant。'
SERVANT。
They saide that Palamon had Arcites body
Within an inch o'th Pyramid; that the cry
Was generall 'a Palamon': But; anon;
Th'Assistants made a brave redemption; and
The two bold Tytlers; at this instant are
Hand to hand at it。
EMILIA。
Were they metamorphisd
Both into one! oh why? there were no woman
Worth so composd a Man: their single share;
Their noblenes peculier to them; gives
The prejudice of disparity; values shortnes; 'Cornets。 Cry within;
Arcite; Arcite。'
To any Lady breathingMore exulting?
Palamon still?
SERVANT。
Nay; now the sound is Arcite。
EMILIA。
I pre'thee; lay attention to the Cry; 'Cornets。 A great showt and
cry; 'Arcite; victory!''
Set both thine eares to'th busines。
SERVANT。
The cry is
'Arcite'; and 'victory'; harke: 'Arcite; victory!'
The Combats consummation is proclaim'd
By the wind Instruments。
EMILIA。
Halfe sights saw
That Arcite was no babe; god's lyd; his richnes
And costlines of spirit look't through him; it could
No more be hid in him then fire in flax;
Then humble banckes can goe to law with waters;
That drift windes force to raging: I did thinke
Good Palamon would miscarry; yet I knew not
Why I did thinke so; Our reasons are not prophets;
When oft our fancies are。 They are comming off:
Alas; poore Palamon! 'Cornets。'
'Enter Theseus; Hipolita; Pirithous; Arcite as victor; and
attendants; &c。'
THESEUS。
Lo; where our Sister is in expectation;
Yet quaking; and unsetled。Fairest Emily;
The gods by their divine arbitrament
Have given you this Knight; he is a good one
As ever strooke at head。 Give me your hands;
Receive you her; you him; be plighted with
A love that growes; as you decay。
ARCITE。
Emily;
To buy you; I have lost what's deerest to me;
Save what is bought; and yet I purchase cheapely;
As I doe rate your value。
THESEUS。
O loved Sister;
He speakes now of as brave a Knight as ere
Did spur a noble Steed: Surely; the gods
Would have him die a Batchelour; least his race
Should shew i'th world too godlike: His behaviour
So charmed me; that me thought Alcides was
To him a sow of lead: if I could praise
Each part of him to'th all I have spoke; your Arcite
Did not loose by't; For he that was thus good
Encountred yet his Better。 I have heard
Two emulous Philomels beate the eare o'th night
With their contentious throates; now one the higher;
Anon the other; then againe the first;
And by and by out breasted; that the sence
Could not be judge betweene 'em: So it far'd
Good space betweene these kinesmen; till heavens did
Make hardly one the winner。 Weare the Girlond
With joy that you have won: For the subdude;
Give them our present Iustice; since I know
Their lives but pinch 'em; Let it here be done。
The Sceane's not for our seeing; goe we hence;
Right joyfull; with some sorrow。Arme your prize;
I know you will not loose her。Hipolita;
I see one eye of yours conceives a teare
The which it will deliver。 'Florish。'
EMILIA。
Is this wynning?
Oh all you heavenly powers; where is your mercy?
But that your wils have saide it must be so;
And charge me live to comfort this unfriended;
This miserable Prince; that cuts away
A life more worthy from him then all women;
I should; and would; die too。
HIPPOLITA。
Infinite pitty;
That fowre such eies should be so fixd on one
That two must needes be blinde fort。
THESEUS。
So it is。 'Exeunt。'
Scaena 4。 (The same; a Block prepared。)
'Enter Palamon and his Knightes pyniond: Iaylor; Executioner;
&c。 Gard。'
(PALAMON。)
Ther's many a man alive that hath out liv'd
The love o'th people; yea; i'th selfesame state
Stands many a Father with his childe; some comfort
We have by so considering: we expire
And not without mens pitty。 To live still;
Have their good wishes; we prevent
The loathsome misery of age; beguile
The Gowt and Rheume; that in lag howres attend
For grey approachers; we come towards the gods
Yong and unwapper'd; not halting under Crymes
Many and stale: that sure shall please the gods;
Sooner than such; to give us Nectar with 'em;
For we are more cleare Spirits。 My deare kinesmen;
Whose lives (for this poore comfort) are laid downe;
You have sould 'em too too cheape。
1。 KNIGHT。
What ending could be
Of more content? ore us the victors have
Fortune; whose title is as momentary;
As to us death is certaine: A graine of honour
They not ore'…weigh us。
2。 KNIGHT。
Let us bid farewell;
And with our patience anger tottring Fortune;
Who at her certain'st reeles。
3。 KNIGHT。
Come; who begins?
PALAMON。
Ev'n he that led you to this Banket shall
Taste to you all。Ah ha; my Friend; my Friend;
Your gentle daughter gave me freedome once;
You'l see't done now for ever: pray; how do'es she?
I heard she was not well; her kind of ill
Gave me some sorrow。
IAILOR。
Sir; she's well restor'd;
And to be marryed shortly。
PALAMON。
By my short life;
I am most glad on't; Tis the latest thing
I shall be glad of; pre'thee tell her so:
Commend me to her; and to peece her portion;
Tender her this。 'Gives purse。'
1。 KNIGHT。
Nay lets be offerers all。
2。 KNIGHT。
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