1621Cleo. Where is the Fellow?

1622Alex. Halfe afeard to come.

1623Cleo. Go too, go too: Come hither Sir.

1625Alex. Good Maiestie: Herod of Iury dare not looke

1626vpon you, but when you are well pleas'd.

1627Cleo. That Herods head, Ile haue: but how? When

1628Anthony is gone, through whom I might commaund it:

1629Come thou neere.

1630Mes. Most gratious Maiestie.

1631Cleo. Did'st thou behold Octauia?

1632Mes. I dread Queene.

1633Cleo. Where?

1634Mes. Madam in Rome, I lookt her in the face: and

1635saw her led betweene her Brother, and Marke Anthony.

1636Cleo. Is she as tall as me?

1637Mes. She is not Madam.

1638Cleo. Didst heare her speake?

1639Is she shrill tongu'd or low?

1640Mes. Madam, I heard her speake, she is low voic'd.

1641Cleo. That's not so good: he cannot like her long.

1642Char. Like her? Oh Isis: 'tis impossible.

1643Cleo. I thinke so Charmian: dull of tongue, & dwarfish

1644What Maiestie is in her gate, remember

1645If ere thou look'st on Maiestie. ,

1646Mes. She creepes: her motion, & her station are as one.

1647She shewes a body, rather then a life,

1648A Statue, then a Breather.

1649Cleo. Is this certaine?

1650Mes. Or I haue no obseruance.

1651Cha. Three in Egypt cannot make better note.

1652Cleo. He's very knowing, I do perceiu't,

1653There's nothing in her yet.

1654The Fellow ha's good iudgement.

1655Char. Excellent.

1656Cleo. Guesse at her yeares, I prythee.

1657Mess. Madam, she was a widdow.

1658Cleo. Widdow? Charmian, hearke.

1659Mes. And I do thinke she's thirtie.

1660Cle. Bear'st thou her face in mind? is't long or round?

1661Mess. Round, euen to faultinesse.

1662Cleo. For the most part too, they are foolish that are

1663so. Her haire what colour?

1664Mess. Browne Madam: and her forehead

1665As low as she would wish it.

1666Cleo. There's Gold for thee,

1667Thou must not take my former sharpenesse ill,

1668I will employ thee backe againe: I finde thee

1669Most fit for businesse. Go, make thee ready,

1670Our Letters are prepar'd.

1671Char. A proper man.

1672Cleo. Indeed he is so: I repent me much

1673That so I harried him. Why me think's by him,

1674This Creature's no such thing.

1675Char. Nothing Madam.

1676Cleo. The man hath seene some Maiesty, and should

1677know.

1678Char. Hath he seene Maiestie? Isis else defend: and

1679seruing you so long.

1680Cleopa. I haue one thing more to aske him yet good

1681Charmian: but 'tis no matter, thou shalt bring him to me

1682where I will write; all may be well enough.

1683Char. I warrant you Madam. Exeunt.