258 Twelfe Night, or, What you will.
343As there is no true Cuckold but calamity,
so beauties a
344flower; The Lady bad take away the foole, therefore I
345say againe, take her away.
346Ol. Sir, I bad them take away you.
347Clo. Mi
spri
sion in the highe
st degree. Lady,
Cucullus 348non facit monachum: that's as much to
say, as I weare not
349motley in my braine: good
Madona, giue mee leaue to
352Clo. Dexteriou
sly, good Madona.
354Clo. I mu
st catechize you for it Madona, Good my
355Mou
se of vertue an
swer mee.
356Ol. Well
sir, for want of other idlene
sse, Ile bide your
358Clo. Good Madona, why mourn
st thou?
359Ol. Good foole, for my brothers death.
360Clo. I thinke his
soule is in hell, Madona.
361Ol. I know his
soule is in heauen, foole.
362Clo. The more foole (Madona) to mourne for your
363Brothers
soule, being in heauen. Take away the Foole,
365Ol. What thinke you of this foole
Maluolio, doth he
367Mal. Yes, and
shall do, till the pangs of death
shake
368him: In
firmity that decaies the wi
se, doth euer make the
370Clow. God
send you
sir, a
speedie In
firmity, for the
371better increa
sing your folly: Sir
Toby will be
sworn that
372I am no Fox, but he wil not pa
sse his word for two pence
373that you are no Foole.
374Ol. How
say you to that
Maluolio?
375Mal. I maruell your Lady
ship takes delight in
such
376a barren ra
scall: I
saw him put down the other day, with
377an ordinary foole, that has no more braine then a
stone.
378Looke you now, he's out of his gard already: vnles you
379laugh and mini
ster occa
sion to him, he is gag'd. I prote
st 380I take the
se Wi
semen, that crow
so at the
se
set kinde of
381fooles, no better then the fooles Zanies.
382Ol. O you are
sicke of
selfe-loue
Maluolio, and ta
ste
383with a di
stemper'd appetite. To be generous, guitle
sse,
384and of free di
spo
sition, is to take tho
se things for Bird
- 385bolts, that you deeme Cannon bullets: There is no
slan
- 386der in an allow'd foole, though he do nothing but rayle;
387nor no rayling, in a knowne di
screet man, though hee do
389Clo. Now Mercury indue thee with lea
sing, for thou
390speak'
st well of fooles.
392Mar. Madam, there is at the gate, a young Gentle
- 393man, much de
sires to
speake with you.
394Ol. From the Count
Orsino, is it?
395Ma I know not (Madam) 'tis a faire young man, and
397Ol. Who of my people hold him in delay:
398Ma. Sir
Toby Madam, your kin
sman.
399Ol. Fetch him o
ff I pray you, he
speakes nothing but
400madman: Fie on him. Go you
Maluolio; If it be a
suit
401from the Count, I am
sicke, or not at home. What you
402will, to di
smi
sse it.
Exit Maluo. 403Now you
see
sir, how your fooling growes old, & peo
- 405Clo. Thou ha
st spoke for vs (Madona) as if thy elde
st 406sonne
should be a foole: who
se
scull, Ioue cramme with
407braines, for heere he comes.
Enter Sir Toby. 408One of thy kin has a mo
st weake
Pia-mater. 409Ol. By mine honor halfe drunke. What is he at the
412Ol. A Gentleman? What Gentleman?
413To. 'Tis a Gentleman heere. A plague o'the
se pickle
416Ol. Co
sin, Co
sin, how haue you come
so earely by
418To. Letcherie, I de
fie Letchery: there's one at the
420Ol. I marry, what is he?
421To. Let him be the diuell and he will, I care not: giue
422me faith
say I. Well, it's all one.
Exit 423Ol. What's a drunken man like, foole?
424Clo. Like a drown'd man, a foole, and a madde man:
425One draught aboue heate, makes him a foole, the
second
426maddes him, and a third drownes him.
427Ol. Go thou and
seeke the Crowner, and let him
sitte
428o'my Coz: for he's in the third degree of drinke: hee's
429drown'd: go looke after him.
430Clo. He is but mad yet Madona, and the foole
shall
433Mal. Madam, yond young fellow
sweares hee will
434speake with you. I told him you were
sicke, he takes on
435him to vnder
stand
so much, and therefore comes to
speak
436with you. I told him you were a
sleepe, he
seems to haue
437a fore knowledge of that too, and therefore comes to
438speake with you. What is to be
said to him Ladie, hee's
439forti
fied again
st any deniall.
440Ol. Tell him, he
shall not
speake with me.
441Mal. Ha's beene told
so: and hee
sayos hee'l
stand at
442your doore like a Sheri
ffes po
st, and be the
supporter to
443a bench, but hee'l
speake with you.
444Ol. What kinde o'man is he?
446Ol. What manner of man?
447Mal. Of verie ill manner: hee'l
speake with you, will
449Ol. Of what per
sonage, and yeeres is he?
450Mal. Not yet old enough for a man, nor yong enough
451for a boy: as a
squa
sh is before tis a pe
scod, or a Codling
452when tis almo
st an Apple: Tis with him in
standing wa
- 453ter, betweene boy and man. He is verie well-fauour'd,
454and he
speakes verie
shrewi
shly: One would thinke his
455mothers milke were
scar
se out of him.
456Ol. Let him approach: Call in my Gentlewoman.'
457Mal. Gentlewoman, my Lady calles.
Exit. 459Ol. Giue me my vaile: come throw it ore my face,
460Wee'l once more heare
Orsinos Emba
ssie.
462Vio. The honorable Ladie of the hou
se, which is
she?
463Ol. Speake to me, I
shall an
swer for her: your will.
464Vio. Mo
st radiant, exqui
site, and vnmatchable beau
- 465tie. I pray you tell me if this bee the Lady of the hou
se,
466for I neuer
saw her. I would bee loath to ca
st away my
467speech: for be
sides that it is excellently well pend, I haue
468taken great paines to con it. Good Beauties, let mee
su
- 469staine no
scorne; I am very comptible, euen to the lea
st 471Ol. Whence came you
sir?
472Vio. I can
say little more then I haue
studied, & that
473que
stion's out of my part. Good gentle one, giue mee
474mode
st a
ssurance, if you be the Ladie of the hou
se, that
I