Two Gentlemen of Verona (Modern)

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3.117654.3. 
3.21766Enter Eglamour.
3.31767Eglamour
 This is the hour that Madam Silvia
3.41768Entreated me to call and know her mind.
3.51769There's some great matter she'd  employ me in.
3.61770Madam, madam!
3.7[Enter Silvia above.]
3.81771Silvia
 Who calls?
3.91772Eglamour
 Your servant and your friend;
3.101773One that attends your ladyship's command.
3.111774Silvia
 Sir Eglamour, a thousand times good morrow.
3.121775Eglamour
 As many, worthy lady, to your self.
3.131776According to your ladyship's impose,
3.141777I am thus early come to know what service
3.151778It is your pleasure to command me in.
3.161779Silvia
 O Eglamour, thou art a gentleman -
3.171780Think not I flatter, for I swear I do not -
3.181781Valiant, wise, remorseful, well accomplished.
3.191782Thou art not ignorant what dear good will
3.201783I bear unto the banished Valentine,
3.211784Nor how my father would enforce me marry
3.221785Vain Turio, whom my very soul abhors.  
3.231786Thy self hast loved, and I have heard thee say
3.241787No grief did ever come so near thy heart
3.251788As when thy lady and thy true love died,
3.261789Upon whose grave thou vowed'st pure chastity.
3.271790Sir Eglamour, I would to Valentine,
3.281791To Mantua, where I hear he makes abode;
3.291792And for the ways are dangerous to pass,
3.301793I do desire thy worthy company,
3.311794Upon whose faith and honor I repose.
3.321795Urge not my father's anger, Eglamour,
3.331796But think upon my grief, a lady's grief,
3.341797And on the justice of my flying hence
3.351798To keep me from a most unholy match,
3.361799Which heaven and fortune still rewards with plagues.
3.371800I do desire thee, even from a heart
3.381801As full of sorrows as the sea of sands,
3.391802To bear me company and go with me.
3.401803If not, to hide what I have said to thee,
3.411804That I may venture to depart alone.
3.421805Eglamour
 Madam, I pity much your grievances,
3.431806Which, since I know they virtuously are placed,
3.441807I give consent to go along with you,
3.451808Recking as little what betideth me
3.461809As much I wish all good befortune you.
 1810When will you go?
3.471811Silvia
 This evening coming.
3.481812Eglamour
 Where shall I meet you?
3.491813Silvia
3.50At Friar Patrick's cell, 1814Where I intend holy confession.
3.511815Eglamour
3.52I will not fail your ladyship. 1816Good morrow, gentle lady.
3.531817Silvia
 Good morrow, kind Sir Eglamour.
3.54 Exeunt.
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Two Gentlemen of Verona (Modern)
