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LAFEU. You have made shift to run into 't, boots and spurs and all, |
like him that leapt into the custard; and out of it you'll run |
again, rather than suffer question for your residence. |
BERTRAM. It may be you have mistaken him, my lord. |
LAFEU. And shall do so ever, though I took him at's prayers. |
Fare you well, my lord; and believe this of me: there can be no |
kernal in this light nut; the soul of this man is his clothes; |
trust him not in matter of heavy consequence; I have kept of them |
tame, and know their natures. Farewell, monsieur; I have spoken |
better of you than you have or will to deserve at my hand; but we |
must do good against evil. Exit |
PAROLLES. An idle lord, I swear. |
BERTRAM. I think so. |
PAROLLES. Why, do you not know him? |
BERTRAM. Yes, I do know him well; and common speech |
Gives him a worthy pass. Here comes my clog. |
Enter HELENA |
HELENA. I have, sir, as I was commanded from you, |
Spoke with the King, and have procur'd his leave |
For present parting; only he desires |
Some private speech with you. |
BERTRAM. I shall obey his will. |
You must not marvel, Helen, at my course, |
Which holds not colour with the time, nor does |
The ministration and required office |
On my particular. Prepar'd I was not |
For such a business; therefore am I found |
So much unsettled. This drives me to entreat you |
That presently you take your way for home, |
And rather muse than ask why I entreat you; |
For my respects are better than they seem, |
And my appointments have in them a need |
Greater than shows itself at the first view |
To you that know them not. This to my mother. |
[Giving a letter] |
'Twill be two days ere I shall see you; so |
I leave you to your wisdom. |
HELENA. Sir, I can nothing say |
But that I am your most obedient servant. |
BERTRAM. Come, come, no more of that. |
HELENA. And ever shall |
With true observance seek to eke out that |
Wherein toward me my homely stars have fail'd |
To equal my great fortune. |
BERTRAM. Let that go. |
My haste is very great. Farewell; hie home. |
HELENA. Pray, sir, your pardon. |
BERTRAM. Well, what would you say? |
HELENA. I am not worthy of the wealth I owe, |
Nor dare I say 'tis mine, and yet it is; |
But, like a timorous thief, most fain would steal |
What law does vouch mine own. |
BERTRAM. What would you have? |
HELENA. Something; and scarce so much; nothing, indeed. |
I would not tell you what I would, my lord. |
Faith, yes: |
Strangers and foes do sunder and not kiss. |
BERTRAM. I pray you, stay not, but in haste to horse. |
HELENA. I shall not break your bidding, good my lord. |
BERTRAM. Where are my other men, monsieur? |
Farewell! Exit HELENA |
Go thou toward home, where I will never come |
Whilst I can shake my sword or hear the drum. |
Away, and for our flight. |
PAROLLES. Bravely, coragio! Exeunt |
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ACT III. SCENE 1. |
Florence. The DUKE's palace |
Flourish. Enter the DUKE OF FLORENCE, attended; two |
FRENCH LORDS, with a TROOP OF SOLDIERS |
DUKE. So that, from point to point, now have you hear |
The fundamental reasons of this war; |
Whose great decision hath much blood let forth |
And more thirsts after. |
FIRST LORD. Holy seems the quarrel |
Upon your Grace's part; black and fearful |
On the opposer. |
DUKE. Therefore we marvel much our cousin France |
Would in so just a business shut his bosom |
Against our borrowing prayers. |
SECOND LORD. Good my lord, |
The reasons of our state I cannot yield, |
But like a common and an outward man |
That the great figure of a council frames |
By self-unable motion; therefore dare not |
Say what I think of it, since I have found |
Myself in my incertain grounds to fail |
As often as I guess'd. |
DUKE. Be it his pleasure. |
FIRST LORD. But I am sure the younger of our nature, |
That surfeit on their ease, will day by day |
Come here for physic. |
DUKE. Welcome shall they be |
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