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the jew of malta-第4部分

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It is not necessary I be seen;

For I will seem offended with thee for't:

Be close; my girl; for this must fetch my gold。

     'They retire。'



     Enter FRIAR JACOMO; FRIAR BARNARDINE; ABBESS; and a NUN。



FRIAR JACOMO。 Sisters;

We now are almost at the new…made nunnery。



ABBESS。 The better; for we love not to be seen:

'Tis thirty winters long since some of us

Did stray so far amongst the multitude。



FRIAR JACOMO。 But; madam; this house

And waters of this new…made nunnery

Will much delight you。



ABBESS。 It may be so。But who comes here?



     'ABIGAIL comes forward。'



ABIGAIL。 Grave abbess; and you happy virgins' guide;

Pity the state of a distressed maid!



ABBESS。 What art thou; daughter?



ABIGAIL。 The hopeless daughter of a hapless Jew;

The Jew of Malta; wretched Barabas;

Sometimes the owner of a goodly house;

Which they have now turn'd to a nunnery。



ABBESS。 Well; daughter; say; what is thy suit with us?



ABIGAIL。 Fearing the afflictions which my father feels

Proceed from sin or want of faith in us;

I'd pass away my life in penitence;

And be a novice in your nunnery;

To make atonement for my labouring soul。



FRIAR JACOMO。 No doubt; brother; but this proceedeth of

the spirit。



FRIAR BARNARDINE。

Ay; and of a moving spirit too; brother:  but come;

Let us entreat she may be entertain'd。



ABBESS。 Well; daughter; we admit you for a nun。



ABIGAIL。 First let me as a novice learn to frame

My solitary life to your strait laws;

And let me lodge where I was wont to lie:

I do not doubt; by your divine precepts

And mine own industry; but to profit much。



BARABAS。 As much; I hope; as all I hid is worth。

     'Aside。'



ABBESS。 Come; daughter; follow us。



BARABAS。 'coming forward' Why; how now; Abigail!

What mak'st thou 'mongst these hateful Christians?



FRIAR JACOMO。 Hinder her not; thou man of little faith;

For she has mortified herself。



BARABAS。 How! mortified!



FRIAR JACOMO。 And is admitted to the sisterhood。



BARABAS。 Child of perdition; and thy father's shame!

What wilt thou do among these hateful fiends?

I charge thee on my blessing that thou leave

These devils and their damned heresy!



ABIGAIL。 Father; forgive me



BARABAS。 Nay; back; Abigail;

And think upon the jewels and the gold;

The board is marked thus that covers it。

     'Aside to ABIGAIL in a whisper。'

Away; accursed; from thy father's sight!



FRIAR JACOMO。 Barabas; although thou art in misbelief;

And wilt not see thine own afflictions;

Yet let thy daughter be no longer blind。



BARABAS。 Blind friar; I reck not thy persuasions;

The board is marked thus that covers it

     'Aside to ABIGAIL in a whisper。'

For I had rather die than see her thus。

Wilt thou forsake me too in my distress;

Seduced daughter?Go; forget not。

     'Aside to her in a whisper。'

Becomes it Jews to be so credulous?

To…morrow early I'll be at the door。

     'Aside to her in a whisper。'

No; come not at me; if thou wilt be damn'd;

Forget me; see me not; and so; be gone!

Farewell; remember to…morrow morning。

     'Aside to her in a whisper。'

Out; out; thou wretch!

     'Exit; on one side; BARABAS。  Exeunt; on the other side;

     FRIARS; ABBESS; NUN; and ABIGAIL:  and; as they are going

     out;'



     Enter MATHIAS。



MATHIAS。 Who's this? fair Abigail; the rich Jew's daughter;

Become a nun! her father's sudden fall

Has humbled her; and brought her down to this:

Tut; she were fitter for a tale of love;

Than to be tired out with orisons;

And better would she far become a bed;

Embraced in a friendly lover's arms;

Than rise at midnight to a solemn mass。



     Enter LODOWICK。



LODOWICK。 Why; how now; Don Mathias! in a dump?



MATHIAS。 Believe me; noble Lodowick; I have seen

The strangest sight; in my opinion;

That ever I beheld。



LODOWICK。 What was't; I prithee?



MATHIAS。 A fair young maid; scarce fourteen years of age;

The sweetest flower in Cytherea's field;

Cropt from the pleasures of the fruitful earth;

And strangely metamorphos'd 'to a' nun。



LODOWICK。 But say; what was she?



MATHIAS。 Why; the rich Jew's daughter。



LODOWICK。 What; Barabas; whose goods were lately seiz'd?

Is she so fair?



MATHIAS。 And matchless beautiful;

As; had you seen her; 'twould have mov'd your heart;

Though countermin'd with walls of brass; to love;

Or; at the least; to pity。



LODOWICK。 An if she be so fair as you report;

'Twere time well spent to go and visit her:

How say you? shall we?



MATHIAS。 I must and will; sir; there's no remedy。



LODOWICK。 And so will I too; or it shall go hard。

Farewell; Mathias。



MATHIAS。 Farewell; Lodowick。

     'Exeunt severally。'







          ACT II。



     Enter BARABAS; with a light。



BARABAS。 Thus; like the sad…presaging raven; that tolls

The sick man's passport in her hollow beak;

And in the shadow of the silent night

Doth shake contagion from her sable wings;

Vex'd and tormented runs poor Barabas

With fatal curses towards these Christians。

The incertain pleasures of swift…footed time

Have ta'en their flight; and left me in despair;

And of my former riches rests no more

But bare remembrance; like a soldier's scar;

That has no further comfort for his maim。

O Thou; that with a fiery pillar ledd'st

The sons of Israel through the dismal shades;

Light Abraham's offspring; and direct the hand

Of Abigail this night! or let the day

Turn to eternal darkness after this!

No sleep can fasten on my watchful eyes;

Nor quiet enter my distemper'd thoughts;

Till I have answer of my Abigail。



     Enter ABIGAIL above。



ABIGAIL。 Now have I happily espied a time

To search the plank my father did appoint;

And here; behold; unseen; where I have found

The gold; the pearls; and jewels; which he hid。



BARABAS。 Now I remember those old women's words;

Who in my wealth would tell me winter's tales;

And speak of spirits and ghosts that glide by night

About the place where treasure hath been hid:

And now methinks that I am one of those;

For; whilst I live; here lives my soul's sole hope;

And; when I die; here shall my spirit walk。



ABIGAIL。 Now that my father's fortune were so good

As but to be about this happy place!

'Tis not so happy:  yet; when we parted last;

He said he would attend me in the morn。

Then; gentle Sleep; where'er his body rests;

Give charge to Morpheus that he may dream

A golden dream; and of the sudden wake;

Come and receive the treasure I have found。



BARABAS。 Bueno para todos mi ganado no era:

As good go on; as sit so sadly thus。

But stay:  what star shines yonder in the east?

The loadstar of my life; if Abigail。

Who's there?



ABIGAIL。 Who's that?



BARABAS。 Peace; Abigail! 'tis I。



ABIGAIL。 Then; father; here receive thy happiness。



BARABAS。 Hast thou't?



ABIGAIL。 Here。'throws down bags'  Hast thou't?

There's more; and more; and more。



BARABAS。 O my girl;

My gold; my fortune; my felicity;

Strength to my soul; death to mine enemy;

Welcome the first beginner of my bliss!

O Abigail; Abigail; that I had thee here too!

Then my desires were fully satisfied:

But I will practice thy enlargement thence:

O girl! O gold! O beauty! O my bliss!

     'Hugs the bags。'



ABIGAIL。 Father; it draweth towards midnight now;

And 'bout this time the nuns begin to wake;

To shun suspicion; therefore; let us part。



BARABAS。 Farewell; my joy; and by my fingers take

A kiss from him that sends it from his soul。

     'Exit ABIGAIL above。'

Now; Phoebus; ope the eye…lids of the day。

And; for the raven; wake the morning lark;

That I may hover with her in the air;

Singing o'er these; as she does o'er her young。

Hermoso placer de los dineros。

     'Exit。'



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



FERNEZE。 Now; captain; tell us whither thou art bound?

Whence is thy ship that anchors in our road?

And why thou cam'st ashore without our leave?



MARTIN DEL BOSCO。 Governor of Malta; hither am I bound;

My ship; the Flying Dragon; is of Spain;

And so am I; Del Bosco is my name;

Vice…admiral unto the Catholic King。



FIRST KNIGHT。 'Tis true; my lord; therefore entreat him well。



MARTIN DEL BOSCO。

Our fraught is Grecians; Turks; and Afric Moors;

For late upon the coast of Corsica;

Because we vail'd not to the Turkish fleet;

Their creeping galleys had us in the chase:

But suddenly the wind began to rise;

And then we luff'd and tack'd; and fought at ease:

Some have we fir'd; and many have we sunk;

But one amongst the rest became our prize:

The captain's slain; the rest remain our slaves;

Of whom we would make sale in Malta here。



FERNEZE。 Martin del Bosco; I have heard of thee:

Welcome to Malta; and to all of us!

But to admit a sale of these thy Turks;

We may not; nay; we dare not give consent;

By reason of a tributary league。



FIRST KNIGHT。 Del Bosco; as thou lov'st and honour'st us;

Persuade our governor against the Turk:

This truce we have is but in hope of gold;

And with that sum he craves might we wage war。



MARTIN DEL BOSCO。 Will knights of Malta be in league with Turks;

And buy it basely too for sums of gold?

My lord; remember that; to Europe's shame;

The Christian isle of Rhodes; from whence you came;

Was lately lost; and you were stated here

To be at deadly enmity with Turks。



FERNEZE。 Captain; we know it; but our force is small。



MARTIN DEL BOSCO。 What is the sum that Calymath requires?



FERNEZE。 A hundred thousand crowns。



MARTIN DEL BOSCO。 My lord and king hath title to this isle;

And he means quickly to expel you hence;

Therefore be rul'd by me; and keep the gold:

I'll write unto his maje
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