19321839is not that strange?

19331840Beat. As strange as the thing I knowe not, it were as possi-

19341841ble for me to say, I loued nothing so wel as you, but beleue me

19351842not, and yet I lie not, I confesse nothing, nor I deny nothing, I

19361843am sory for my coosin.

19371844Bened. By my sword Beatrice, thou louest me.

19381845Beat. Do not sweare and eate it.

19391846Bened. I will sweare by it that you loue me, and I wil make

19401847him eate it that sayes I loue not you.

19411848Beat. Will you not eate your word?

19421849Bened. With no sawce that can be deuised to it, I protest I

19431850loue thee.

19441851Beat. Why then God forgiue me.

19451852Bened. VVhat offence sweete Beatrice?

19461853Beat. You haue stayed me in a happy houre, I was about

19471854to protest I loued you.

19481855Bened. And do it with all thy heart.

19491856Beat. I loue you with so much of my heart, that none is left

19501857to protest.

19511858Bened. Come bid me doe any thing for thee.

19521859Beat. Kill Claudio.

19531860Bened. Ha, not for the wide world.

19541861Beat. You kill me to deny it, farewell.

19551862Bened. Tarry sweete Beatrice.

19561863Beat. I am gone, though I am here, there is no loue in you,

19571864nay I pray you let me go.

19581865Bened. Beatrice.

19591866Beat. In faith I will go.

19601867Bened. VVeele be friends first.

19611868Beat. You dare easier be friends with mee, than fight with

19621869mine enemy.

19631870Bened. Is Claudio thine enemy?

19641871Beat. Is a not approoued in the height a villaine, that hath

19651872slaundered, scorned, dishonored my kinswoman? O that I

19661873were a man! what, beare her in hand, vntill they come to take

19671874handes, and then with publike accusation vncouerd slaunder,

19681875vnmittigated rancour? O God that I were a man! I woulde

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