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flood； and； in losing the flood； lose thy voyage； and； in losing thy voyage；
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lose thy master； and； in losing thy master； lose thy service； and； in losing
thy service… Why dost thou stop my mouth？ LAUNCE。 For fear thou
shouldst lose thy tongue。 PANTHINO。 Where should I lose my tongue？
LAUNCE。 In thy tale。 PANTHINO。 In thy tail！ LAUNCE。 Lose the tide；
and the voyage； and the master； and the service； and the tied！ Why； man； if
the river were dry； I am able to fill it with my tears； if the wind were down；
I could drive the boat with my sighs。 PANTHINO。 Come； come away；
man； I was sent to call thee。 LAUNCE。 Sir； call me what thou dar'st。
PANTHINO。 Will thou go？ LAUNCE。 Well； I will go。 Exeunt
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SCENE IV。 Milan。 The DUKE'S palace
Enter SILVIA； VALENTINE； THURIO； and SPEED
SILVIA。 Servant！ VALENTINE。 Mistress？ SPEED。 Master； Sir
Thurio frowns on you。 VALENTINE。 Ay； boy； it's for love。 SPEED。 Not of
you。 VALENTINE。 Of my mistress； then。 SPEED。 'Twere good you
knock'd him。 Exit SILVIA。 Servant； you are sad。 VALENTINE。 Indeed；
madam； I seem so。 THURIO。 Seem you that you are not？ VALENTINE。
Haply I do。 THURIO。 So do counterfeits。 VALENTINE。 So do you。
THURIO。 What seem I that I am not？ VALENTINE。 Wise。 THURIO。
What instance of the contrary？ VALENTINE。 Your folly。 THURIO。 And
how quote you my folly？ VALENTINE。 I quote it in your jerkin。 THURIO。
My jerkin is a doublet。 VALENTINE。 Well； then； I'll double your folly。
THURIO。 How？ SILVIA。 What； angry； Sir Thurio！ Do you change colour？
VALENTINE。 Give him leave； madam； he is a kind of chameleon。
THURIO。 That hath more mind to feed on your blood than live in your air。
VALENTINE。 You have said； sir。 THURIO。 Ay； sir； and done too； for this
time。 VALENTINE。 I know it well； sir； you always end ere you begin。
SILVIA。 A fine volley of words； gentlemen； and quickly shot off。
VALENTINE。 'Tis indeed； madam； we thank the giver。 SILVIA。 Who is
that； servant？ VALENTINE。 Yourself； sweet lady； for you gave the fire。
Sir Thurio borrows his wit from your ladyship's looks； and spends what he
borrows kindly in your company。 THURIO。 Sir； if you spend word for
word with me； I shall make your wit bankrupt。 VALENTINE。 I know it
well； sir； you have an exchequer of words； and； I think； no other treasure
to give your followers； for it appears by their bare liveries that they live by
your bare words。
Enter DUKE
SILVIA。 No more； gentlemen； no more。 Here comes my father。
DUKE。 Now； daughter Silvia； you are hard beset。 Sir Valentine； your
father is in good health。 What say you to a letter from your friends Of
much good news？ VALENTINE。 My lord； I will be thankful To any happy
messenger from thence。 DUKE。 Know ye Don Antonio； your countryman？
VALENTINE。 Ay； my good lord； I know the gentleman To be of worth and
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worthy estimation； And not without desert so well reputed。 DUKE。 Hath
he not a son？ VALENTINE。 Ay； my good lord； a son that well deserves
The honour and regard of such a father。 DUKE。 You know him well？
VALENTINE。 I knew him as myself； for from our infancy We have
convers'd and spent our hours together； And though myself have been an
idle truant； Omitting the sweet benefit of time To clothe mine age with
angel…like perfection； Yet hath Sir Proteus； for that's his name； Made use
and fair advantage of his days： His years but young； but his experience old；
His head unmellowed； but his judgment ripe； And； in a word； for far
behind his worth Comes all the praises that I now bestow； He is complete
in feature and in mind； With all good grace to grace a gentleman。 DUKE。
Beshrew me； sir； but if he make this good； He is as worthy for an empress'
love As meet to be an emperor's counsellor。 Well； sir； this gentleman is
come to me With commendation from great potentates； And here he means
to spend his time awhile。 I think 'tis no unwelcome news to you。
VALENTINE。 Should I have wish'd a thing； it had been he。 DUKE。
Welcome him； then； according to his worth… Silvia； I speak to you； and you；
Sir Thurio； For Valentine； I need not cite him to it。 I will send him hither
to you presently。 Exit DUKE VALENTINE。 This is the gentleman I told
your ladyship Had come along with me but that his mistresss Did hold his
eyes lock'd in her crystal looks。 SILVIA。 Belike that now she hath
enfranchis'd them Upon some other pawn for fealty。 VALENTINE。 Nay；
sure； I think she holds them prisoners still。 SILVIA。 Nay； then； he should
be blind； and； being blind； How could he see his way to seek out you？
VALENTINE。 Why； lady； Love hath twenty pair of eyes。 THURIO。 They
say that Love hath not an eye at all。 VALENTINE。 To see such lovers；
Thurio； as yourself； Upon a homely object Love can wink。 Exit THURIO
Enter PROTEUS
SILVIA。 Have done； have done； here comes the gentleman。
VALENTINE。 Welcome； dear Proteus！ Mistress； I beseech you Confirm
his welcome with some special favour。 SILVIA。 His worth is warrant for
his welcome hither； If this be he you oft have wish'd to hear from。
VALENTINE。 Mistress； it is； sweet lady； entertain him To be my fellow…
servant to your ladyship。 SILVIA。 Too low a mistress for so high a servant。
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PROTEUS。 Not so； sweet lady； but too mean a servant To have a look of
such a worthy mistress。 VALENTINE。 Leave off discourse of disability；
Sweet lady； entertain him for your servant。 PROTEUS。 My duty will I
boast of； nothing else。 SILVIA。 And duty never yet did want his meed。
Servant； you are welcome to a worthless mistress。 PROTEUS。 I'll die on
him that says so but yourself。 SILVIA。 That you are welcome？ PROTEUS。
That you are worthless。 Re…enter T