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king lear(李尔王)-第4部分
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to fight when I cannot choose; and to eat no fish。 Lear。 What art thou?
Kent。 A very honest…hearted fellow; and as poor as the King。 Lear。 If thou
be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a king; thou art poor enough。 What
wouldst thou? Kent。 Service。 Lear。 Who wouldst thou serve? Kent。 You。
Lear。 Dost thou know me; fellow? Kent。 No; sir; but you have that in your
countenance which I would fain call master。 Lear。 What's that? Kent。
Authority。 Lear。 What services canst thou do? Kent。 I can keep honest
counsel; ride; run; mar a curious tale in telling it and deliver a plain
message bluntly。 That which ordinary men are fit for; I am qualified in;
and the best of me is diligence。 Lear。 How old art thou? Kent。 Not so
young; sir; to love a woman for singing; nor so old to dote on her for
anything。 I have years on my back forty…eight。 Lear。 Follow me; thou shalt
serve me。 If I like thee no worse after dinner; I will not part from thee yet。
Dinner; ho; dinner! Where's my knave? my fool? Go you and call my fool
hither。
'Exit an attendant。'
Enter 'Oswald the' Steward。
You; you; sirrah; where's my daughter? Osw。 So please you… Exit。
Lear。 What says the fellow there? Call the clotpoll back。 'Exit a Knight。'
Where's my fool; ho? I think the world's asleep。
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'Enter Knight'
How now? Where's that mongrel? Knight。 He says; my lord; your
daughter is not well。 Lear。 Why came not the slave back to me when I
call'd him? Knight。 Sir; he answered me in the roundest manner; he would
not。 Lear。 He would not? Knight。 My lord; I know not what the matter is;
but to my judgment your Highness is not entertain'd with that ceremonious
affection as you were wont。 There's a great abatement of kindness appears
as well in the general dependants as in the Duke himself also and your
daughter。 Lear。 Ha! say'st thou so? Knight。 I beseech you pardon me; my
lord; if I be mistaken; for my duty cannot be silent when I think your
Highness wrong'd。 Lear。 Thou but rememb'rest me of mine own
conception。 I have perceived a most faint neglect of late; which I have
rather blamed as mine own jealous curiosity than as a very pretence and
purpose of unkindness。 I will look further into't。 But where's my fool? I
have not seen him this two days。 Knight。 Since my young lady's going into
France; sir; the fool hath much pined away。 Lear。 No more of that; I have
noted it well。 Go you and tell my daughter I would speak with her。 'Exit
Knight。' Go you; call hither my fool。 'Exit an Attendant。'
Enter 'Oswald the' Steward。
O; you; sir; you! Come you hither; sir。 Who am I; sir? Osw。 My lady's
father。 Lear。 'My lady's father'? My lord's knave! You whoreson dog! you
slave! you cur! Osw。 I am none of these; my lord; I beseech your pardon。
Lear。 Do you bandy looks with me; you rascal? 'Strikes him。' Osw。 I'll not
be strucken; my lord。 Kent。 Nor tripp'd neither; you base football player?
'Trips up his heels。 Lear。 I thank thee; fellow。 Thou serv'st me; and I'll love
thee。 Kent。 Come; sir; arise; away! I'll teach you differences。 Away; away!
If you will measure your lubber's length again; tarry; but away! Go to!
Have you wisdom? So。 'Pushes him out。' Lear。 Now; my friendly knave; I
thank thee。 There's earnest of thy service。 'Gives money。'
Enter Fool。
Fool。 Let me hire him too。 Here's my coxcomb。 'Offers Kent his cap。'
Lear。 How now; my pretty knave? How dost thou? Fool。 Sirrah; you were
best take my coxcomb。 Kent。 Why; fool? Fool。 Why? For taking one's part
that's out of favour。 Nay; an thou canst not smile as the wind sits; thou'lt
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catch cold shortly。 There; take my coxcomb! Why; this fellow hath
banish'd two on's daughters; and did the third a blessing against his will。 If
thou follow him; thou must needs wear my coxcomb。… How now; nuncle?
Would I had two coxcombs and two daughters! Lear。 Why; my boy? Fool。
If I gave them all my living; I'ld keep my coxcombs myself。 There's mine!
beg another of thy daughters。 Lear。 Take heed; sirrah… the whip。 Fool。
Truth's a dog must to kennel; he must be whipp'd out; when Lady the
brach may stand by th' fire and stink。 Lear。 A pestilent gall to me! Fool。
Sirrah; I'll teach thee a speech。 Lear。 Do。 Fool。 Mark it; nuncle。 Have more
than thou showest; Speak less than thou knowest; Lend less than thou
owest; Ride more than thou goest; Learn more than thou trowest; Set less
than thou throwest; Leave thy drink and thy whore; And keep in…a…door;
And thou shalt have more Than two tens to a score。 Kent。 This is nothing;
fool。 Fool。 Then 'tis like the breath of an unfeed lawyer… you gave me
nothing for't。 Can you make no use of nothing; nuncle? Lear。 Why; no; boy。
Nothing can be made out of nothing。 Fool。 'to Kent' Prithee tell him; so
much the rent of his land comes to。 He will not believe a fool。 Lear。 A
bitter fool! Fool。 Dost thou know the difference; my boy; between a bitter
fool and a sweet fool? Lear。 No; lad; teach me。 Fool。 That lord that
counsell'd thee To give away thy land; Come place him here by me… Do
thou for him stand。 The sweet and bitter fool Will presently appear; The
one in motley here; The other found out there。 Lear。 Dost thou call me fool;
boy? Fool。 All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born
with。 Kent。 This is not altogether fool; my lord。 Fool。 No; faith; lords and
great men will not let me。 If I had a monopoly out; they would have part
on't。 And ladies too; they will not let me have all the fool to myself; they'll
be snatching。 Give me an egg; nuncle; and I'll give thee two crowns。 Lear。
What two crowns shall they be? Fool。 Why; after I have cut the egg i' th'
middle and eat up the meat; the two crowns of the egg。 When thou clovest
thy crown i' th' middle and gav'st away both parts; thou bor'st thine ass on
thy back o'er the dirt。 Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou
gav'st thy golden one away。 If I speak like myself in this; let him be
whipp'd that first finds it so。
'Sings' Fools had ne'er less grace in a year; For wise men are grown
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foppish; They know not how their wits to wear; Their manners are so
apish。
Lear。 When were you wont to be so full of songs; sirrah? Fool。 I have
us'd it; nuncle; ever since thou mad'st thy daughters thy mother; for when
thou gav'st them the rod; and put'st down thine own breeches;
'Sings' Then they for sudden joy did weep; And I for sorrow sung;
That such a king should play bo…peep And go the fools among。
Prithee; nuncle; keep a schoolmaster that can teach thy fool to lie。 I
would fain learn to lie。 Lear。 An you lie; sirrah; we'll have you whipp'd。
Fool。 I marvel what kin thou and thy daughters are。 They'll have me
whipp'd for speaking true; thou'lt have me whipp'd for lying; and
sometimes I am whipp'd for holding my peace。 I had rather be any kind o'
thing than a fool! And yet I would not be thee; nuncle。 Thou hast pared thy
wit o' both sides and left nothing i' th' middle。 Here comes one o' the
parings。
Enter Goneril。
Lear。 How now; daughter? What makes that frontlet on? Methinks
you are too much o' late i' th' frown。 Fool。 Thou wast a pretty fellow when
thou hadst no need to care for her frowning。 Now thou art an O without a
figure。 I am better than thou art now: I am a fool; thou art nothing。 'To
Goneril' Yes; forsooth; I will hold my tongue。 So your face bids me;
though you say nothing。 Mum; mum!
He that keeps nor crust nor crum; Weary of all; shall want some。…
'Points at Lear' That's a sheal'd peascod。 Gon。 Not only; sir; this your
all…licens'd fool; But other of your insolent retinue Do hourly carp and
quarrel; breaking forth In rank and not…to…be…endured riots。 Sir; I had
thought; by making this well known unto you; To have found a safe
redress; but now grow fearful; By what yourself; too; late have spoke and
done; That you protect this course; and put it on By your allowance; which
if you should; the fault Would not scape censure; nor the redresses sleep;
Which; in the tender of a wholesome weal; Might in their working do you
that offence Which else were shame; that then necessity Must call discreet
proceeding。 Fool。 For you know; nuncle;
The hedge…sparrow fed the cuckoo so long That it had it head bit off
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by it young。
So out went the candle; and we were left darkling。 Lear。 Are you our
daughter? Gon。 Come; sir; I would you would make use of that good
wisdom Whereof I know you are fraught; and put away These dispositions
that of late transform you From what you rightly are。 Fool。 May not an ass
know when the cart draws the horse? Whoop; Jug; I love thee! Lear。 Doth
any here know me? This is not Lear。 Doth Lear walk thus? speak
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