enemy, she is not worth our debate: if she remain unseduced, (you not making it appear otherwise,) for your ill opinion, and the assault you have made to her chastity, you shall answer me with your sword. Iach. Your hand; a covenant: We will have these things set down by lawful counsel, and straight away for Britain; lest the bargain should catch cold, and starve: I will fetch my gold, and have our two wagers recorded. Post. Agreed. [Exeunt POSTHUMUS and IACHIMO. French. Will this hold, think you? Phi. Signior Iachimo will not from it. Pray, let us follow 'em. [Exeunt. SCENE VI. Britain. A Room in Cymbeline's Palace. Enter Queen, Ladies, and CORNELIUS. Queen. Whiles yet the dew's on ground, gather those flowers; Make haste: Who has the note of them? 1 Lady. Queen. Despatch. I, madam. [Exeunt Ladies. Now, master doctor; have you brought those drugs? Cor. Pleaseth your highness, ay: here they are, madam: [Presenting a small Box. But I beseech your grace, (without offence; My conscience bids me ask ;) wherefore you have But, though slow, deadly? I do wonder †, doctor, Queen. "I wonder,"-MALONE. To make perfumes? distil? preserve? yea, so, For my confections? (Unless thou think'st Having thus far proceeded, me devilish,) is't not meet That I did amplify my judgment in Other conclusions"? I will try the forces Of these thy compounds on such creatures as To try the vigour of them, and apply Allayments to their act: and by them gather Their several virtues, and effects. Cor. Your highness Shall from this practice but make hard your heart: Both noisome and infectious. Queen. O, content thee.— Enter PISANIO. Here comes a flattering rascal; upon him And enemy to my son.-How now, Pisanio?— Take your own way. Cor. I do suspect you, madam; But you shall do no harm. Queen. [Aside. [Aside. Hark thee, a word. [TO PISANIO. Cor. [aside.] I do not like her. She doth think, she has Strange lingering poisons: I do know her spirit, A drug of such damn'd nature: Those, she has, Which first, perchance, she'll prove on cats, and dogs; No danger in what show of death it makes, Other conclusions ?] Other experiments. More than the locking up the spirits a time, Queen. Until I send for thee. Cor. No further service, doctor, I humbly take my leave. [Exit. Queen. Weeps she still, say'st thou? Dost thou think, in time She will not quench; and let instructions enter Ill tell thee on the instant, thou art then [The Queen drops a Box: PISANIO takes it up. That I mean to thee. Tell thy mistress how quench;] i. e. grow cool. 6 7 to shift his being,] To change his abode. 8 that leans?] That inclines towards its fall. 9 Think what a chance thou changest on ;] i. e. think with what a fair prospect of mending your fortunes you now change your present service. Thou hast thy mistress still; to boot, my son, Who shall take notice of thee: I'll move the king To any shape of thy preferment, such As thou'lt desire; and then myself I chiefly, That set thee on to this desert, am bound To load thy merit richly. Call my women: Think on my words. [Exit PISA.]—A sly and constant knave; Not to be shak'd: the agent for his master: And the remembrancer of her, to hold The handfast to her lord.-I have given him that, Of liegers for her sweet'; and which she, after, Re-enter PISANIO, and Ladies. To taste of too. So, so ;-well done, well done: Pis. [Exeunt Queen and Ladies. And shall do: [Exit. But when to my good lord I prove untrue, I'll choke myself: there's all I'll do for you. SCENE VII. Another Room in the same. Enter IMOGEN. Imo. A father cruel, and a step-dame false; A foolish suitor to a wedded lady, That hath her husband banish'd ;-O, that husband! My supreme crown of grief! and those repeated Vexations of it! Had I been thief-stolen, 1 Of liegers for her sweet;] A lieger ambassador is one that resides in a foreign court to promote his master's interest. As my two brothers, happy! but most miserable Enter PISANIO and IACHIMO. Pis. Madam, a noble gentleman of Rome; Comes from my lord with letters. Iach. The worthy Leonatus is in safety, And greets your highness dearly. You are kindly welcome. Change you, madam? [Presents a Letter. Thanks, good sir: [Aside. Iach. All of her, that is out of door, most rich! If she be furnish'd with a mind so rare, She is alone the Arabian bird; and I Have lost the wager. Boldness be my friend! Or, like the Parthian, I shall flying fight; Imo. [reads.] He is one of the noblest note, to whose kindnesses I am most infinitely tied. Reflect upon him accordingly, as you value your truest † So far I read aloud: But even the very middle of my heart LEONATUS. Is warm'd by the rest, and takes it thankfully. You are as welcome, worthy sir, as I Have words to bid you; and shall find it so, In all that I can do. Iach. Thanks, fairest lady. What! are men mad? Hath nature given them eyes To see this vaulted arch, and the rich crop Of sea and land, which can distinguish 'twixt "your trust."-MALONE. |