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Paris. The KING's palace.
[Enter LAFEU and BERTRAM]
LAFEU
But I hope your lordship thinks not him a soldier.
BERTRAM
Yes my lord and of very valiant approof.
LAFEU
You have it from his own deliverance.
BERTRAM
And by other warranted testimony.
LAFEU
Then my dial goes not true, I took this lark for a bunting.
BERTRAM
I do assure you my lord he is very great in knowledge, and accordingly
valiant.
LAFEU
I have then sinned against his experience, and transgressed against his
valor, and my state that way is dangerous, since I cannot yet find in my
heart to repent: Here he comes, I pray you make us friends, I will pursue
the amity.
[Enter PAROLLES]
PAROLLES
These things shall be done, sir.
LAFEU
Pray you sir who's his tailor?
PAROLLES
Sir?
LAFEU
O I know him well, aye sir, he sir's a good workman, a very good tailor.
BERTRAM
Is she gone to the king?
PAROLLES
She is.
BERTRAM
Will she away tonight?
PAROLLES
As you'll have her.
BERTRAM
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I have writ | my letters,| caske|ted my |
treasure,
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Given ord/er for | our hors|es, and | tonight,
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When I / should take | posses|sion of | the
bride,
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End ere | I do | begin. \\
LAFEU
A good traveller is something at the latter end of a dinner, but one that
lies three thirds, and uses a known truth to pass a thousand nothings with,
should be once heard, and thrice beaten. God save you captain.
BERTRAM
Is there any unkindness between my lord and you monsieur?
PAROLLES
I know not how I have deserved to run into my lord's displeasure.
LAFEU
You have made shift to run into it, boots and spurs and all: like him that
leaped into the custard, and out of it you'll run again, rather than suffer
question for your residence.
BERTRAM
It may be you have mistaken him my lord.
LAFEU
And shall do so ever, though I took him at his prayers. Fare you well my
lord, and believe this of me, there can be no kernel in this light nut: the
soul of this man is his clothes: Trust him not in matter of heavy
consequence: I have kept of them tame, and know their natures. Farewell
monsieur, I have spoken better of you, than you have or will to deserve at
my hand, but we must do good against evil.
[Exit]
PAROLLES
An idle lord, I swear.
BERTRAM
I think so.
PAROLLES
Why do you not know him?
BERTRAM
Yes, I do know him well, and common speech Gives him a worthy pass. Here
comes my clog.
HELENA
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I have | sir as / I was com|manded | from you
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Spoke with | the king,| and have | procured | his
leave
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For pres|ent part|ing, on|ly he | desires
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Some priv|ate speech | with you.
BERTRAM
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I | shall obey | his will.
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You must / not marv|el Hel|en at | my course,
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Which holds | not col/or with | the time,| nor
does
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The min|istra|tion, and | required | office
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On my | partic|ular.| Prepared | I was not
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For such | a bus|iness, there|fore^am | I found
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So* much | unsettled:| this drives | me to
en|treat you,
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That pres|ently | you take | our way | for home,
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And rath|er muse | than ask | why I en|treat you,
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For my | respects | are bet|ter than | they seem,
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And my | appoint|ments have | in them | a need
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Greater | than shows | itself | at the / first
view,
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To you | that know | them not.| This to my |
mother,
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'Twill be | two days ere | I shall see | you, so
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I leave | you to your | wisdom.
HELENA
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Sir, I | can noth|ing say, (tri with prev)
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But that | I am your | most o|bedient | servant.
BERTRAM
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Come, come, no | more of that.
HELENA
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And ev|er shall
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With true | observ|ance seek | to eke out that
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Wherein toward me | my home|ly stars | have
failed
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To eq|ual my / great for|tune.
BERTRAM
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Let | that go:|| my haste is | very | great:
fare|well:
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Hie home.
HELENA
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Pray sir | your pard|on.
BERTRAM
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Well,| what would | you say?
HELENA
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I am / not worth|y of | the wealth | I owe,
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Nor dare | I say |'tis mine:| and yet | it is,
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But, like a tim|orous thief,| most^fain | would
steal
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What law | does^vouch | mine^own.
BERTRAM
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What would | you have?
HELENA
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Something,| and scarce | so much:| nothing |
indeed,
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I would not | tell you | what I would | my lord:
Faith yes,
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Strangers | and foes | do sund|er, and / not
kiss.
BERTRAM
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I pray | you stay | not, but | in haste | to
horse.
HELENA
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I shall | not break | your bid|ding, good | my
lord.
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Where are | thy oth|er men?| Monsieur,| farewell.
[Exit]
BERTRAM
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Go* thou | toward^home,| where^I | will nev|er
come,
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Whilst^I | can shake | my sword,| or hear | the
drum:
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Away,| and for our | flight.
PAROLLES
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Brave/ly, co|ragio.
[Exeunt]