344312 Enter sir Iohn the bastard, and Conrade his companion. 345313Con. What the goodyeere my lord, why are you thus out of
347315Iohn There is no mea
sure in the occa
sion that breeds, ther
- 348316fore the
sadne
sse is without limit.
349317Con. You
should heare rea
son.
350318Iohn And when I haue heard it, what ble
ssing brings it?
352319Con If not a pre
sent remedy, at lea
st a patient
su
fferance.
353320Iohn I wonder that thou (being as thou
sai
st, thou art, borne
354321vnder Saturne) goe
st about to apply a morall medicine, to a
B2 mor-
Much adoe
355322mortifying mi
schiefe: I cannot hide what I am: I mu
st be
sad
356323when I haue cau
se, and
smile at no mans ie
sts, eate when I haue
357324stomack, and wait for no mans lei
sure:
sleep when I am drow
- 358325sie, and tend on no mans bu
sine
sse, laugh when I am mery, and
359326claw no man in his humor.
361327Con. Yea but you mu
st not make the full
show of this till
362328you may do it without controllment, you haue of late
stoode
363329out again
st your brother, and he hath tane you newly into his
364330grace, where it is impo
ssible you
should take true root, but by
365331the faire weather that you make your
self, it is needful that you
366332frame the
sea
son for your owne harue
st.
368333Iohn I had rather be a canker in a hedge, then a ro
se in his
369334grace, and it better
fits my bloud to be di
sdain'd of all, then to
370335fa
shion a cariage to rob loue from any: in this (thogh I cannot
371336be
said to be a
flatering hone
st man) it mu
st not be denied but I
372337am a plain dealing villaine, I am tru
sted with a mu
ssel, and en
- 373338fraunchi
sde with a clogge, therfore I haue decreed, not to
sing
374339in my cage: if I had my mouth I would bite: if I had my liber
- 375340ty I would do my liking: in the mean time, let me be that I am,
376341and
seeke not to alter me.
378342Con. Can you make no v
se of your di
scontent?
379343Iohn I make all v
se of it, for I v
se it only,
380344Who comes here? what newes Borachio?
382346Bor. I came yonder from a great
supper, the prince your
383347brother is royally entertain'd by Leonato, and I can giue you
384348intelligence of an intended mariage.
385349Iohn Wil it
serue for any model to build mi
schiefe on? what
386350is he for a foole that betrothes him
selfe to vnquietne
sse?
388351Bor. Mary it is your bothers right hand.
389352Iohn Who, the mo
st exqui
site Claudio?
391354Iohn A proper
squier, and who, and who, which way looks
393356Bor. Mary one Hero the daughter and heire of Leonato.
395357Iohn A very forward March-chicke, how came you to
Bor.
about Nothing.
397359Bor Being entertain'd for a perfumer, as I was
smoaking a
398360mu
sty roome, comes me the prince and Claudio, hand in
399361hand in
sad conference: I whipt me behind the arras, and there
400362heard it agreed vpon, that the prince
should wooe Hero for
401363him
selfe, and hauing obtain'd her, giue her to Counte Clau
- 403365Iohn Come, come, let vs thither, this may proue food to my
404366di
splea
sure, that yong
start-vp hath all the glory of my ouer
- 405367throw: if I can cro
sse him any way, I ble
sse my
selfe euery way,
406368you are both
sure, and wil a
ssist me.
408369Conr. To the death my Lord.
409370Iohn Let vs to the great
supper, their cheere is the greater
410371that I am
subdued, would the cooke were a my mind,
shall we
411372go proue whats to be done?
412373Bor. Weele wait vpon your lord
ship.
exit.