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the jew of malta-第7部分

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Take this; and bear it to Mathias straight;

     'Giving a letter。'

And tell him that it comes from Lodowick。



ITHAMORE。 'Tis poison'd; is it not?



BARABAS。 No; no; and yet it might be done that way:

It is a challenge feign'd from Lodowick。



ITHAMORE。 Fear not; I will so set his heart a…fire;

That he shall verily think it comes from him。



BARABAS。 I cannot choose but like thy readiness:

Yet be not rash; but do it cunningly。



ITHAMORE。 As I behave myself in this; employ me hereafter。



BARABAS。 Away; then!

     'Exit ITHAMORE。'

So; now will I go in to Lodowick;

And; like a cunning spirit; feign some lie;

Till I have set 'em both at enmity。

     'Exit。'







          ACT III。



     Enter BELLAMIRA。



BELLAMIRA。 Since this town was besieg'd; my gain grows cold:

The time has been; that but for one bare night

A hundred ducats have been freely given;

But now against my will I must be chaste:

And yet I know my beauty doth not fail。

》From Venice merchants; and from Padua

Were wont to come rare…witted gentlemen;

Scholars I mean; learned and liberal;

And now; save Pilia…Borza; comes there none;

And he is very seldom from my house;

And here he comes。



     Enter PILIA…BORZA。



PILIA…BORZA。

Hold thee; wench; there's something for thee to spend。

     'Shewing a bag of silver。'



BELLAMIRA。 'Tis silver; I disdain it。



PILIA…BORZA。 Ay; but the Jew has gold;

And I will have it; or it shall go hard。



BELLAMIRA。 Tell me; how cam'st thou by this?



PILIA…BORZA。 Faith; walking the back…lanes; through the gardens;

I chanced to cast mine eye up to the Jew's counting…house; where

I saw some bags of money; and in the night I clambered up with

my hooks; and; as I was taking my choice; I heard a rumbling in

the house; so I took only this; and run my way。But here's the

Jew's man。



BELLAMIRA。 Hide the bag。



     Enter ITHAMORE。



PILIA…BORZA。 Look not towards him; let's away。  Zoons; what a

looking thou keepest! thou'lt betray's anon。

     'Exeunt BELLAMIRA and PILIA…BORZA。'



ITHAMORE。 O; the sweetest face that ever I beheld!  I know she

is a courtezan by her attire:  now would I give a hundred of

the Jew's crowns that I had such a concubine。

Well; I have deliver'd the challenge in such sort;

As meet they will; and fighting die;brave sport!

     'Exit。'



     Enter MATHIAS。



MATHIAS。 This is the place:  now Abigail shall see

Whether Mathias holds her dear or no。



     Enter LODOWICK。



What; dares the villain write in such base terms?

     'Looking at a letter。'



LODOWICK。 I did it; and revenge it; if thou dar'st!

     'They fight。'



     Enter BARABAS above。



BARABAS。 O; bravely fought! and yet they thrust not home。

Now; Lodovico! now; Mathias!So;

     'Both fall。'

So; now they have shew'd themselves to be tall fellows。



     'Cries within' Part 'em; part 'em!



BARABAS。 Ay; part 'em now they are dead。  Farewell; farewell!

     'Exit above。'



     Enter FERNEZE; KATHARINE; and ATTENDANTS。



FERNEZE。 What sight is this! my Lodovico slain!

These arms of mine shall be thy sepulchre。



KATHARINE。 Who is this? my son Mathias slain!



FERNEZE。 O Lodowick; hadst thou perish'd by the Turk;

Wretched Ferneze might have veng'd thy death!



KATHARINE。 Thy son slew mine; and I'll revenge his death。



FERNEZE。 Look; Katharine; look! thy son gave mine these wounds。



KATHARINE。 O; leave to grieve me!  I am griev'd enough。



FERNEZE。 O; that my sighs could turn to lively breath;

And these my tears to blood; that he might live!



KATHARINE。 Who made them enemies?



FERNEZE。 I know not; and that grieves me most of all。



KATHARINE。 My son lov'd thine。



FERNEZE。 And so did Lodowick him。



KATHARINE。 Lend me that weapon that did kill my son;

And it shall murder me。



FERNEZE。 Nay; madam; stay; that weapon was my son's;

And on that rather should Ferneze die。



KATHARINE。 Hold; let's inquire the causers of their deaths;

That we may venge their blood upon their heads。



FERNEZE。 Then take them up; and let them be interr'd

Within one sacred monument of stone;

Upon which altar I will offer up

My daily sacrifice of sighs and tears;

And with my prayers pierce impartial heavens;

Till they 'reveal' the causers of our smarts;

Which forc'd their hands divide united hearts。

Come; Katharine; our losses equal are;

Then of true grief let us take equal share。

     'Exeunt with the bodies。'



     Enter ITHAMORE。



ITHAMORE。 Why; was there ever seen such villany;

So neatly plotted; and so well perform'd?

Both held in hand; and flatly both beguil'd?



     Enter ABIGAIL。



ABIGAIL。 Why; how now; Ithamore! why laugh'st thou so?



ITHAMORE。 O mistress! ha; ha; ha!



ABIGAIL。 Why; what ail'st thou?



ITHAMORE。 O; my master!



ABIGAIL。 Ha!



ITHAMORE。 O mistress; I have the bravest; gravest; secret;

subtle; bottle…nosed knave to my master; that ever

gentleman had!



ABIGAIL。 Say; knave; why rail'st upon my father thus?



ITHAMORE。 O; my master has the bravest policy!



ABIGAIL。 Wherein?



ITHAMORE。 Why; know you not?



ABIGAIL。 Why; no。



ITHAMORE。

Know you not of Mathia's'' and Don Lodowick''s' disaster?



ABIGAIL。 No:  what was it?



ITHAMORE。 Why; the devil inverted a challenge; my master

writ it; and I carried it; first to Lodowick; and imprimis

to Mathia's';

And then they met; 'and'; as the story says;

In doleful wise they ended both their days。



ABIGAIL。 And was my father furtherer of their deaths?



ITHAMORE。 Am I Ithamore?



ABIGAIL。 Yes。



ITHAMORE。

So sure did your father write; and I carry the challenge。



ABIGAIL。 Well; Ithamore; let me request thee this;

Go to the new…made nunnery; and inquire

For any of the friars of Saint Jaques;

And say; I pray them come and speak with me。



ITHAMORE。 I pray; mistress; will you answer me to one question?



ABIGAIL。 Well; sirrah; what is't?



ITHAMORE。 A very feeling one:  have not the nuns fine sport with

the friars now and then?



ABIGAIL。 Go to; Sirrah Sauce! is this your question? get ye gone。



ITHAMORE。 I will; forsooth; mistress。

     'Exit。'



ABIGAIL。 Hard…hearted father; unkind Barabas!

Was this the pursuit of thy policy;

To make me shew them favour severally;

That by my favour they should both be slain?

Admit thou lov'dst not Lodowick for his sire;

Yet Don Mathias ne'er offended thee:

But thou wert set upon extreme revenge;

Because the prior dispossess'd thee once;

And couldst not venge it but upon his son;

Nor on his son but by Mathias' means;

Nor on Mathias but by murdering me:

But I perceive there is no love on earth;

Pity in Jews; nor piety in Turks。

But here comes cursed Ithamore with the friar。



     Re…enter ITHAMORE with FRIAR JACOMO。



FRIAR JACOMO。 Virgo; salve。



ITHAMORE。 When duck you?



ABIGAIL。 Welcome; grave friar。Ithamore; be gone。

     'Exit ITHAMORE。'

Know; holy sir; I am bold to solicit thee。



FRIAR JACOMO。 Wherein?



ABIGAIL。 To get me be admitted for a nun。



FRIAR JACOMO。 Why; Abigail; it is not yet long since

That I did labour thy admission;

And then thou didst not like that holy life。



ABIGAIL。 Then were my thoughts so frail and unconfirm'd

As I was chain'd to follies of the world:

But now experience; purchased with grief;

Has made me see the difference of things。

My sinful soul; alas; hath pac'd too long

The fatal labyrinth of misbelief;

Far from the sun that gives eternal life!



FRIAR JACOMO。 Who taught thee this?



ABIGAIL。 The abbess of the house;

Whose zealous admonition I embrace:

O; therefore; Jacomo; let me be one;

Although unworthy; of that sisterhood!



FRIAR JACOMO。 Abigail; I will:  but see thou change no more;

For that will be most heavy to thy soul。



ABIGAIL。 That was my father's fault。



FRIAR JACOMO。 Thy father's! how?



ABIGAIL。 Nay; you shall pardon me。O Barabas;

Though thou deservest hardly at my hands;

Yet never shall these lips bewray thy life!

     'Aside。'



FRIAR JACOMO。 Come; shall we go?



ABIGAIL。 My duty waits on you。

     'Exeunt。'



     Enter BARABAS; reading a letter。



BARABAS。 What; Abigail become a nun again!

False and unkind! what; hast thou lost thy father?

And; all unknown and unconstrain'd of me;

Art thou again got to the nunnery?

Now here she writes; and wills me to repent:

Repentance! Spurca! what pretendeth this?

I fear she knows'tis soof my device

In Don Mathias' and Lodovico's deaths:

If so; 'tis time that it be seen into;

For she that varies from me in belief;

Gives great presumption that she loves me not;

Or; loving; doth dislike of something done。

But who comes here?



     Enter ITHAMORE。



                    O Ithamore; come near;

Come near; my love; come near; thy master's life;

My trusty servant; nay; my second self;

For I have now no hope but even in thee;

And on that hope my happiness is built。

When saw'st thou Abigail?



ITHAMORE。 To…day。



BARABAS。 With whom?



ITHAMORE。 A friar。



BARABAS。 A friar! false villain; he hath done the deed。



ITHAMORE。 How; sir!



BARABAS。 Why; made mine Abigail a nun。



ITHAMORE。 That's no lie; for she sent me for him。



BARABAS。 O unhappy day!

False; credulous; inconstant Abigail!

But let 'em go:  and; Ithamore; from hence

Ne'er shall she grieve me more with her disgrace;

Ne'er shall she live to inherit aught of mine;

Be bless'd of me; nor come within my gates;

But perish underneath my bitter curse;

Like Cain by Adam for his brother's death。



ITHAMORE。 O master



BARABAS。 Ithamore; entreat not for her; I am mov'd;

And she is hateful to my soul and me:

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