第4章

Peace！

hereshecomes。SPEED[Aside]Oexcellentmotion！Oexceedingpuppet！

Nowwillheinterprettoher。

EnterSILVIAVALENTINEMadamandmistress，athousandgood—morrows。SPEED[Aside]O，giveyegoodeven！here"samillionofmanners。SILVIASirValentineandservant，toyoutwothousand。SPEED[Aside]Heshouldgiveherinterestandshegivesithim。VALENTINEAsyouenjoin"dme，IhavewrityourletterUntothesecretnamelessfriendofyours;

WhichIwasmuchunwillingtoproceedinButformydutytoyourladyship。SILVIAIthankyougentleservant:"tisveryclerklydone。VALENTINENowtrustme，madam，itcamehardlyoff;

ForbeingignoranttowhomitgoesIwritatrandom，verydoubtfully。SILVIAPerchanceyouthinktoomuchofsomuchpains？VALENTINENo，madam;soitsteadyou，IwillwritePleaseyoucommand，athousandtimesasmuch;

Andyet——SILVIAAprettyperiod！Well，Iguessthesequel;

AndyetIwillnotnameit;andyetIcarenot;

Andyettakethisagain;andyetIthankyou，Meaninghenceforthtotroubleyounomore。SPEED[Aside]Andyetyouwill;andyetanother"yet。"VALENTINEWhatmeansyourladyship？doyounotlikeit？SILVIAYes，yes;thelinesareveryquaintlywrit;

Butsinceunwillingly，takethemagain。

Nay，takethem。VALENTINEMadam，theyareforyou。SILVIAAy，ay:youwritthem，sir，atmyrequest;

ButIwillnoneofthem;theyareforyou;

Iwouldhavehadthemwritmoremovingly。VALENTINEPleaseyou，I"llwriteyourladyshipanother。SILVIAAndwhenit"swrit，formysakereaditover，Andifitpleaseyou，so;ifnot，why，so。VALENTINEIfitpleaseme，madam，whatthen？SILVIAWhy，ifitpleaseyou，takeitforyourlabour:

Andso，goodmorrow，servant。

ExitSPEEDOjestunseen，inscrutable，invisible，Asanoseonaman"sface，oraweathercockonasteeple！

Mymastersuestoher，andshehathtaughthersuitor，Hebeingherpupil，tobecomehertutor。

Oexcellentdevice！wasthereeverheardabetter，Thatmymaster，beingscribe，tohimselfshouldwritetheletter？VALENTINEHownow，sir？whatareyoureasoningwithyourself？SPEEDNay，Iwasrhyming:"tisyouthathavethereason。VALENTINETodowhat？SPEEDTobeaspokesmanforMadamSilvia。VALENTINETowhom？SPEEDToyourself:why，shewooesyoubyafigure。VALENTINEWhatfigure？SPEEDByaletter，Ishouldsay。VALENTINEWhy，shehathnotwrittome？SPEEDWhatneedshe，whenshehathmadeyouwritetoyourself？Why，doyounotperceivethejest？VALENTINENo，believeme。SPEEDNobelievingyou，indeed，sir。Butdidyouperceiveherearnest？VALENTINEShegavemenone，exceptanangryword。SPEEDWhy，shehathgivenyoualetter。VALENTINEThat"stheletterIwrittoherfriend。SPEEDAndthatletterhathshedelivered，andthereanend。VALENTINEIwoulditwerenoworse。SPEEDI"llwarrantyou，"tisaswell:

Foroftenhaveyouwrittoher，andshe，inmodesty，Orelseforwantofidletime，couldnotagainreply;

Orfearingelsesomemessengerthatmightherminddiscover，Herselfhathtaughtherlovehimselftowriteuntoherlover。

AllthisIspeakinprint，forinprintIfoundit。

Whymuseyou，sir？"tisdinner—time。VALENTINEIhavedined。SPEEDAy，buthearken，sir;thoughthechameleonLovecanfeedontheair，Iamonethatamnourishedbymyvictuals，andwouldfainhavemeat。O，benotlikeyourmistress;bemoved，bemoved。

ExeuntSCENEII。Verona。JULIA"Shouse。EnterPROTEUSandJULIAPROTEUSHavepatience，gentleJulia。JULIAImust，whereisnoremedy。PROTEUSWhenpossiblyIcan，Iwillreturn。JULIAIfyouturnnot，youwillreturnthesooner。

KeepthisremembranceforthyJulia"ssake。

GivingaringPROTEUSWhythen，we"llmakeexchange;here，takeyouthis。JULIAAndsealthebargainwithaholykiss。PROTEUSHereismyhandformytrueconstancy;

Andwhenthathouro"erslipsmeinthedayWhereinIsighnot，Julia，forthysake，ThenextensuinghoursomefoulmischanceTormentmeformylove"sforgetfulness！

Myfatherstaysmycoming;answernot;

Thetideisnow:nay，notthytideoftears;

ThattidewillstaymelongerthanIshould。

Julia，farewell！

ExitJULIA

What，gonewithoutaword？

Ay，sotrueloveshoulddo:itcannotspeak;

Fortruthhathbetterdeedsthanwordstograceit。

EnterPANTHINOPANTHINOSirProteus，youarestay"dfor。PROTEUSGo;Icome，Icome。

Alas！thispartingstrikespoorloversdumb。

ExeuntSCENEIII。Thesame。Astreet。EnterLAUNCE，leadingadogLAUNCENay，"twillbethishourereIhavedoneweeping;

allthekindoftheLaunceshavethisveryfault。

I

havereceivedmyproportion，liketheprodigiousson，andamgoingwithSirProteustotheImperial"scourt。IthinkCrab，mydog，bethesourest—natureddogthatlives:mymotherweeping，myfatherwailing，mysistercrying，ourmaidhowling，ourcatwringingherhands，andallourhouseinagreatperplexity，yetdidnotthiscruel—heartedcurshedonetear:heisastone，averypebblestone，andhasnomorepityinhimthanadog:aJewwouldhavewepttohaveseenourparting;why，mygrandam，havingnoeyes，lookyou，weptherselfblindatmyparting。Nay，I"llshowyouthemannerofit。

Thisshoeismyfather:no，thisleftshoeismyfather:

no，no，thisleftshoeismymother:nay，thatcannotbesoneither:yes，itisso，itisso，ithaththeworsersole。Thisshoe，withtheholeinit，ismymother，andthismyfather;avengeanceon"t！there"tis:now，sit，thisstaffismysister，for，lookyou，sheisaswhiteasalilyandassmallasawand:thishatisNan，ourmaid:

I

amthedog:no，thedogishimself，andIamthedog——Oh！thedogisme，andIammyself;ay，so，so。NowcomeItomyfather;Father，yourblessing:

nowshouldnottheshoespeakawordforweeping:

nowshouldIkissmyfather;well，heweepson。

NowcomeItomymother:O，thatshecouldspeaknowlikeawoodwoman！Well，Ikissher;why，there"tis;here"smymother"sbreathupanddown。NowcomeItomysister;markthemoanshemakes。

Nowthedogallthiswhileshedsnotatearnorspeaksaword;butseehowIlaythedustwithmytears。