2171Par. See hoa, who is that there?

2172Dieph. It is the Lord AEneas.

2173AEne. Is the Prince there in person?

2174Had I so good occasion to lye long

2175As you Prince Paris, nothing but heauenly businesse,

2176Should rob my bed-mate of my company.

2177Diom. That's my minde too: good morrow Lord

2178AEneas.

2179Par. A valiant Greeke AEneas, take his hand,

2180Witnesse the processe of your speech within;

2181You told how Diomed, in a whole weeke by dayes

2182Did haunt you in the Field.

2183AEne. Health to you valiant sir,

2184During all question of the gentle truce:

2185But when I meete you arm'd, as blacke defiance,

2186As heart can thinke, or courage execute.

2187Diom. The one and other Diomed embraces,

2188Our blouds are now in calme; and so long health:

2189But when contention, and occasion meetes,

2190By Ioue, Ile play the hunter for thy life,

2191With all my force, pursuite and pollicy.

2192AEne. And thou shalt hunt a Lyon that will flye

2193With his face backward, in humaine gentlenesse:

2194Welcome to Troy; now by Anchises life,

2195Welcome indeede: by Venus hand I sweare,

2196No man aliue can loue in such a sort,

2197The thing he meanes to kill, more excellently.

2198Diom. We simpathize. Ioue let AEneas liue

2199(If to my sword his fate be not the glory)

2200A thousand compleate courses of the Sunne,

2201But in mine emulous honor let him dye:

2202With euery ioynt a wound, and that to morrow.

2203AEne. We know each other well.

2204Dio. We doe, and long to know each other worse.

2205Par. This is the most, despightful'st gentle greeting;

2206The noblest hatefull loue, that ere I heard of.

2207What businesse Lord so early?

2208AEne. I was sent for to the King; but why, I know not.

2209Par. His purpose meets you; it was to bring this Greek

2210To Calcha's house; and there to render him,

2211For the enfreed Anthenor, the faire Cressid:

2212Lers haue your company; or if you please,

2213Haste there before vs. I constantly doe thinke

2214(Or rather call my thought a certaine knowledge)

2215My brother Troylus lodges there to night.

2216Rouse him, and giue him note of our approach,

2217With the whole quality whereof, I feare

2218We shall be much vnwelcome.

2219AEne. That I assure you:

2220Troylus had rather Troy were borne to Greece,

2221Then Cressid borne from Troy.

2222Par. There is no helpe:

2223The bitter disposition of the time will haue it so.

2224On Lord, weele follow you.

2225AEne. Good morrow all. Exit AEneas

2226Par. And tell me noble Diomed; faith tell me true,

2227Euen in the soule of sound good fellow ship,

2228Who in your thoughts merits faire Helen most?

2229My selfe, or Menelaus?

2230Diom. Both alike.

2231He merits well to haue her, that doth seeke her,

2232Not making any scruple of her soylure,

2233With such a hell of paine, and world of charge.

2234And you as well to keepe her, that defend her,

2235Not pallating the taste of her dishonour,

2236With such a costly losse of wealth and friends:

2237He like a puling Cuckold, would drinke vp

2238The lees and dregs of a flat tamed peece:

2239You like a letcher, out of whorish loynes,

2240Are pleas'd to breede out your inheritors:

2241Both merits poyz'd, each weighs no lesse nor more,

2242But he as he, which heauier for a whore.

2243Par. You are too bitter to your country-woman.

2244Dio. Shee's bitter to her countrey: heare me Paris,

2245For euery false drop in her baudy veines,

2246A Grecians life hath sunke: for euery scruple

2247Of her contaminated carrion weight,

2248A Troian hath beene slaine. Since she could speake,

2249She hath not giuen so many good words breath,

2250As for her, Greekes and Troians suffred death.

2251Par. Faire Diomed, you doe as chapmen doe,

2252Dis praise the thing that you desire to buy:

2253But we in silence hold this vertue well;

2254Weele not commend, what we intend to sell.

2255Here lyes our way. Exeunt.