12081135 Enter Prince, Claudio, Benedicke, and Leonato. 12091136Prince I doe but
stay til your mariage be con
summate, and
12111138Claud. Ile bring you thither my lord, if youle vouch
safe
12131140Prince Nay that would be as great a
soyle in the new glo
sse
12141141of your marriage, as to
shew a child his new coate and forbid
12151142him to weare it, I wil only be bold with Benedick for his com
- 12161143pany, for from the crowne of his head, to the
sole of his foot,
12171144he is al mirth, he hath twice or thrice cut Cupides bow-
string,
12181145and the little hang-man dare not
shoot at him, he hath a heart
12191146as
sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper, for what his
12201147heart thinkes, his tongue
speakes.
12221148Bene. Gallants, I am not as I haue bin.
12231149Leo. So
say I, me thinkes you are
sadder.
12251151Prince Hang him truant, theres no true drop of bloud in
12261152him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be
sadde, he wantes mo
- 12311157Clau. You mu
st hang it
fir
st, and draw it afterwards.
12321158Prince What?
sigh for the tooth-ach.
12331159Leon. Where is but a humour or a worme.
12341160Bene. Wel, euery one cannot ma
ster a griefe, but he that
12371163Prince There is no appeerance of fancie in him, vnle
sse it
12381164be a fancy that he hath to
strange di
sgui
ses, as to be a Dutch
- 12391165man to day, a French-man to morrow, or in the
shape of two
1166countries at once, as a Germaine from the wa
ste downward,
1167all
slops, and a Spaniard from the hip vpward, no dublet: vn
- 12401168le
sse he haue a fancie to this foolery, as it appeares he hath,
12411169he is no foole for fancy, as you would haue it appeare he
Clau.
about Nothing.
12431171Clau. If he be not in loue with
some woman, there is no be
- 12441172leeuing old
signes, a bru
shes his hat a mornings, what
should
12461174Prince Hath any man
seene him at the Barbers?
12471175Clau. No, but the barbers man hath bin
seene with him,
12481176and the olde ornament of his cheeke hath already
stu
fft tennis
12501178Leon. Indeed he lookes yonger than he did, by the lo
sse of
12521180Prince Nay a rubs him
selfe with ciuit, can you
smell him
12541182Claud. Thats as much as to
say, the
sweete youthe's in
12561184Bene. The greate
st note of it is his melancholy.
12571185Claud. And when was he woont to wa
sh his face?
12581186Prince Yea or to paint him
selfe? for the which I heare what
12601188Claud. Nay but his ie
sting
spirit, which is now crept into a
12611189lute-
string, and now gouernd by
stops.
12621190Prince Indeed that tells a heauy tale for him: conclude, con
- 12641192Claud. Nay but I know who loues him.
12651193Prince That would I know too, I warrant one that knows
12671195Claud. Yes, and his ill conditions, and in di
spight of al, dies
12691197Prince She
shall be buried with her face vpwards.
12701198Bene. Yet is this no charme for the tooth-ake, old
signior,
12711199walke a
side with me, I haue
studied eight or nine wi
se wordes
12721200to
speake to you, which the
se hobby-hor
ses mu
st not heare.
12741201Prince For my life to breake with him about Beatrice.
12751202Claud. Tis euen
so, Hero and Margaret haue by this played
12761203their parts with Beatrice, and then the two beares will not
12771204bite one another when they meete.
12791206Bastard My lord and brother, God
saue you.
E2 Bastard
Much adoe
12811208Bastard If your lei
sure
seru'd, I would
speake with you.
12831210Bastard If it plea
se you, yet Count Claudio may heare, for
12841211what I would
speake of, concernes him.
12861213Bast. Meanes your Lord
ship to be married to morrow?
12891215Bast. I know not that when he knowes what I know.
12901216Claud. If there be any impediment, I pray you di
scouer it.
12921217Bast. You may think I loue you not, let that appeare here
- 12931218after, and ayme better at me by that I now will manife
st, for
12941219my brother (I thinke, he holdes you well, and in dearene
sse of
12951220heart) hath holpe to e
ffe
ct your en
suing mariage:
surely
sute ill
12981223Bast. I came hither to tel you, and circum
stances
shortned,
12991224(for
she has bin too long a talking of) the lady is di
sloyall.
13021226Bastar. Euen
she, Leonatoes Hero, your Hero, euery mans
13051229Bast. The word is too good to paint out her wickedne
sse, I
13061230could
say
she were wor
se, thinke you of a wor
se title, and I wil
13071231fit her to it: wonder not till further warrant: go but with me
13081232to night you
shall
see her chamber window entred, euen the
13091233night before her wedding day, if you loue her, then to morow
13101234wed her: But it would better
fitte your honour to change your
13141238Bast. If you dare not tru
st that you
see, confe
sse not that
13151239you knowe: if you will follow mee, I will
shew you enough,
13161240and when you haue
seene more, and heard more, proceede ac
- 13181242Claudio If I
see anie thing to night, why I
should not mar
- 13191243ry her to morrow in the congregation, where I
should wed,
Prince
about Nothing.
13211245Prince And as I wooed for thee to obtaine her, I wil ioyne
13231247Bastard I will di
sparage her no farther, till you are my wit
- 13241248ne
sses, beare it coldely but till midnight, and let the i
ssue
shew
13271251Claud. O mi
schiefe
strangely thwarting!
13281252Bastard O plague right well preuented!
so will you
say,
13291253when you haue
seene the
sequele.