of their going to bed; and of other motions, as promising her marriage, and things which would derive me ill will to speak of, therefore I will not speak what I know, Kin. Thou haft spoken all already, unless thou canst fay, they are marry'd: But thou art too fine in thy evidence; therefore stand aside. This ring, you fay, was yours? DIA. Ay, my good lord. Kin. Where did you buy it? or who gave it you? DIA. It was not given me, nor I did not buy it. Kin. Who lent it you? DIA. It was not lent me neither. Kin. Where did you find it then? DIA. I found it not. Kin. If it were yours by none of all these ways, How could you give it him? DIA. I never gave it him. LAF. This woman's an easy glove, my lord; fhe goes eff and on at pleasure. Kin. This ring was mine, I gave it his first wife. D14. It might be yours, or hers, for ought I know. Kin. Take her away, I do not like her now; To prison with her and away with him.— Unless thou tell'ft me where thou hadst this ring, Thou dy'ft within this hour. DIA. I'll never tell you, Kin. Take her away. DIA. I'll put in bail, my liege. Kin. I think thee now fome common cuftomer. DIA. Because he's guilty, and he is not guilty : I am either maid, or else this old man's wife. Kin. She does abuse our ears, to prison with her. DIA. Good mother, fetch my bail. Stay, royal fir; [Exit Widow. The jeweller, that owes the ring, is sent for, And he shall furety me. But for this † lord, Who hath abus'd me, as he knows himself, Though yet he never harm'd me, here I quit him : He knows himself, my bed he hath defil'd; And, at that time, he got his wife with child : Dead though the be, the feels her young one kick; So there's my riddle, One, that's dead, is quick, And now behold the meaning. Re-enter Widow, with HELENA, Kin. Is there no exorcist, Beguiles the truer office of mine eyes? HEL. No, my good lord; 'Tis but the fhadow of a wife you fee, The name, and not the thing. BER. Both, both; O, pardon! HEL. O my good lord, when I was like this maid, I found you wondrous kind. There is your ring; [receiving it of Diana. And, look you, here's your letter; This it fays, When from my finger you can get this ring, And are by me with child, - This is done; Will you be mine, now you are doubly won ? 21 And is by BER. If fhe, my liege, can make me know this clearly, I'll love her dearly, ever, ever dearly. HEL. If it appear not plain, and prove untrue, Deadly divorce ftep between me and you!. O my dear mother, do I fee you living? LAF. Mine eyes fmell onions, I fhall weep anon: Good Tom Drum, lend me a handkerchief: So, I thank thee; wait on me home, I'll make sport with thee: Let thy court'fies alone, they are fcurvy ones. Kin. Let us from point to point this story know, To make the even truth in pleasure flow : If thou be'ft yet a fresh uncropped flower, Choose thou thy husband, and I'll pay thy dower; For I can guess, that, by thy honeft aid, Thou kept'ft a wife herself, thyself a maid. — Of that, and all the progress, more and less, Resolvedly more leisure fhall express: All yet feems well; and, if it end fo meet, The bitter paft, more welcome is the sweet. advancing, The king's a beggar, now the play is done: Perfons represented, Orfino, Duke of Illyria. Antonio, a Sea-captain, his Friend. Valentine, Gentlemen attending the Duke. Curio, Sir Toby Belch. Sir Andrew Ague-cheek. Malvolio, Attendants upon the Duke, and Olivia ; Scene, a City of Illyria, Residence of the |