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the jew of malta-第11部分

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I have it:

I will in some disguise go see the slave;

And how the villain revels with my gold。

     'Exit。'



     Enter BELLAMIRA; ITHAMORE; and PILIA…BORZA。



BELLAMIRA。 I'll pledge thee; love; and therefore drink it off。



ITHAMORE。 Say'st thou me so? have at it! and do you hear?

     'Whispers to her。'



BELLAMIRA。 Go to; it shall be so。



ITHAMORE。 Of that condition I will drink it up:

Here's to thee。



BELLAMIRA。 Nay; I'll have all or none。



ITHAMORE。 There; if thou lov'st me; do not leave a drop。



BELLAMIRA。 Love thee! fill me three glasses。



ITHAMORE。 Three and fifty dozen:  I'll pledge thee。



PILIA…BORZA。 Knavely spoke; and like a knight…at…arms。



ITHAMORE。 Hey; Rivo Castiliano! a man's a man。



BELLAMIRA。 Now to the Jew。



ITHAMORE。 Ha! to the Jew; and send me money he were best。



PILIA…BORZA。 What wouldst thou do; if he should send thee none?



ITHAMORE。 Do nothing:  but I know what I know; he's a murderer。



BELLAMIRA。 I had not thought he had been so brave a man。



ITHAMORE。 You knew Mathias and the governor's son; he and I

killed 'em both; and yet never touched 'em。



PILIA…BORZA。 O; bravely done!



ITHAMORE。 I carried the broth that poisoned the nuns; and he

and I; snicle hand too fast; strangled a friar。



BELLAMIRA。 You two alone?



ITHAMORE。

We two; and 'twas never known; nor never shall be for me。



PILIA…BORZA。 This shall with me unto the governor。

     'Aside to BELLAMIRA。'



BELLAMIRA。 And fit it should:  but first let's ha' more gold。

     'Aside to PILIA…BORZA。'

Come; gentle Ithamore; lie in my lap。



ITHAMORE。 Love me little; love me long:  let music rumble;

Whilst I in thy incony lap do tumble。



     Enter BARABAS; disguised as a French musician; with a lute;

     and a nosegay in his hat。



BELLAMIRA。 A French musician!Come; let's hear your skill。



BARABAS。 Must tuna my lute for sound; twang; twang; first。



ITHAMORE。 Wilt drink; Frenchman? here's to thee with aPox on

this drunken hiccup!



BARABAS。 Gramercy; monsieur。



BELLAMIRA。 Prithee; Pilia…Borza; bid the fiddler give me the

posy in his hat there。



PILIA…BORZA。 Sirrah; you must give my mistress your posy。



BARABAS。 A votre commandement; madame。

     'Giving nosegay。'



BELLAMIRA。 How sweet; my Ithamore; the flowers smell!



ITHAMORE。 Like thy breath; sweetheart; no violet like 'em。



PILIA…BORZA。 Foh! methinks they stink like a hollyhock。



BARABAS。 So; now I am reveng'd upon 'em all:

The scent thereof was death; I poison'd it。

     'Aside。'



ITHAMORE。

Play; fiddler; or I'll cut your cat's guts into chitterlings。



BARABAS。

Pardonnez moi; be no in tune yet:  so; now; now all be in。



ITHAMORE。 Give him a crown; and fill me out more wine。



PILIA…BORZA。 There's two crowns for thee:  play。

     'Giving money。'



BARABAS。 How liberally the villain gives me mine own gold!

     'Aside; and then plays。'



PILIA…BORZA。 Methinks he fingers very well。



BARABAS。 So did you when you stole my gold。

     'Aside。'



PILIA…BORZA。 How swift he runs!



BARABAS。 You run swifter when you threw my gold out of my window。

     'Aside。'



BELLAMIRA。 Musician; hast been in Malta long?



BARABAS。 Two; three; four month; madam。



ITHAMORE。 Dost not know a Jew; one Barabas?



BARABAS。 Very mush:  monsieur; you no be his man?



PILIA…BORZA。 His man!



ITHAMORE。 I scorn the peasant:  tell him so。



BARABAS。 He knows it already。

     'Aside。'



ITHAMORE。 'Tis a strange thing of that Jew; he lives upon

pickled grasshoppers and sauced mushrooms。



BARABAS。 What a slave's this! the governor feeds not as I do。

     'Aside。'



ITHAMORE。 He never put on clean shirt since he was circumcised。



BARABAS。 O rascal! I change myself twice a…day。

     'Aside。'



ITHAMORE。 The hat he wears; Judas left under the elder when he

hanged himself。



BARABAS。 'Twas sent me for a present from the Great Cham。

     'Aside。'



PILIA…BORZA。 A nasty slave he is。Whither now; fiddler?



BARABAS。 Pardonnez moi; monsieur; me be no well。



PILIA…BORZA。 Farewell; fiddler 'Exit BARABAS。' One letter more

to the Jew。



BELLAMIRA。 Prithee; sweet love; one more; and write it sharp。



ITHAMORE。 No; I'll send by word of mouth now。

Bid him deliver thee a thousand crowns; by the same token

that the nuns loved rice; that Friar Barnardine slept in his

own clothes; any of 'em will do it。



PILIA…BORZA。 Let me alone to urge it; now I know the meaning。



ITHAMORE。 The meaning has a meaning。  Come; let's in:

To undo a Jew is charity; and not sin。

     'Exeunt。'







          ACT V。



     Enter FERNEZE; KNIGHTS; MARTIN DEL BOSCO; and OFFICERS。



FERNEZE。 Now; gentlemen; betake you to your arms;

And see that Malta be well fortified;

And it behoves you to be resolute;

For Calymath; having hover'd here so long;

Will win the town; or die before the walls。



FIRST KNIGHT。 And die he shall; for we will never yield。



     Enter BELLAMIRA and PILIA…BORZA。



BELLAMIRA。 O; bring us to the governor!



FERNEZE。 Away with her! she is a courtezan。



BELLAMIRA。 Whate'er I am; yet; governor; hear me speak:

I bring thee news by whom thy son was slain:

Mathias did it not; it was the Jew。



PILIA…BORZA。 Who; besides the slaughter of these gentlemen;

Poison'd his own daughter and the nuns;

Strangled a friar; and I know not what

Mischief beside。



FERNEZE。 Had we but proof of this



BELLAMIRA。 Strong proof; my lord:  his man's now at my lodging;

That was his agent; he'll confess it all。



FERNEZE。 Go fetch him straight 'Exeunt OFFICERS'。

I always fear'd that Jew。



     Re…enter OFFICERS with BARABAS and ITHAMORE。



BARABAS。 I'll go alone; dogs; do not hale me thus。



ITHAMORE。

Nor me neither; I cannot out…run you; constable。O; my belly!



BARABAS。 One dram of powder more had made all sure:

What a damn'd slave was I!

     'Aside。'



FERNEZE。 Make fires; heat irons; let the rack be fetch'd。



FIRST KNIGHT。 Nay; stay; my lord; 't may be he will confess。



BARABAS。 Confess! what mean you; lords? who should confess?



FERNEZE。 Thou and thy Turk; 'twas that slew my son。



ITHAMORE。 Guilty; my lord; I confess。  Your son and Mathias

were both contracted unto Abigail: 'he' forged a counterfeit

challenge。



BARABAS。 Who carried that challenge?



ITHAMORE。

I carried it; I confess; but who writ it? marry; even he that

strangled Barnardine; poisoned the nuns and his own daughter。



FERNEZE。 Away with him! his sight is death to me。



BARABAS。 For what; you men of Malta? hear me speak。

She is a courtezan; and he a thief;

And he my bondman:  let me have law;

For none of this can prejudice my life。



FERNEZE。 Once more; away with him!You shall have law。



BARABAS。 Devils; do your worst!I''ll' live in spite of you。

     'Aside。'

As these have spoke; so be it to their souls!

I hope the poison'd flowers will work anon。

     'Aside。'

     'Exeunt OFFICERS with BARABAS and ITHAMORE; BELLAMIRA;

     and PILIA…BORZA。'



     Enter KATHARINE。



KATHARINE。 Was my Mathias murder'd by the Jew?

Ferneze; 'twas thy son that murder'd him。



FERNEZE。 Be patient; gentle madam:  it was he;

He forg'd the daring challenge made them fight。



KATHARINE。 Where is the Jew? where is that murderer?



FERNEZE。 In prison; till the law has pass'd on him。



     Re…enter FIRST OFFICER。



FIRST OFFICER。 My lord; the courtezan and her man are dead;

So is the Turk and Barabas the Jew。



FERNEZE。 Dead!



FIRST OFFICER。 Dead; my lord; and here they bring his body。



MARTIN DEL BOSCO。 This sudden death of his is very strange。



     Re…enter OFFICERS; carrying BARABAS as dead。



FERNEZE。 Wonder not at it; sir; the heavens are just;

Their deaths were like their lives; then think not of 'em。

Since they are dead; let them be buried:

For the Jew's body; throw that o'er the walls;

To be a prey for vultures and wild beasts。

So; now away and fortify the town。

     'Exeunt all; leaving BARABAS on the floor。'



BARABAS。 'rising' What; all alone! well fare; sleepy drink!

I'll be reveng'd on this accursed town;

For by my means Calymath shall enter in:

I'll help to slay their children and their wives;

To fire the churches; pull their houses down;

Take my goods too; and seize upon my lands。

I hope to see the governor a slave;

And; rowing in a galley; whipt to death。



     Enter CALYMATH; BASSOES; and TURKS。



CALYMATH。 Whom have we there? a spy?



BARABAS。 Yes; my good lord; one that can spy a place

Where you may enter; and surprize the town:

My name is Barabas; I am a Jew。



CALYMATH。 Art thou that Jew whose goods we heard were sold

For tribute…money?



BARABAS。 The very same; my lord:

And since that time they have hir'd a slave; my man;

To accuse me of a thousand villanies:

I was imprisoned; but scap
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