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him that says so but yourself。 SILVIA。 That you are welcome？ PROTEUS。
That you are worthless。 Re…enter THURIO
THURIO。 Madam； my lord your father would speak with you。
SILVIA。 I wait upon his pleasure。 Come； Sir Thurio； Go with me。 Once
more； new servant； welcome。 I'll leave you to confer of home affairs；
When you have done we look to hear from you。 PROTEUS。 We'll both
attend upon your ladyship。 Exeunt SILVIA and THURIO VALENTINE。
Now； tell me； how do all from whence you came？ PROTEUS。 Your
friends are well； and have them much commended。 VALENTINE。 And
how do yours？ PROTEUS。 I left them all in health。 VALENTINE。 How
does your lady； and how thrives your love？ PROTEUS。 My tales of love
were wont to weary you； I know you joy not in a love…discourse。
VALENTINE。 Ay； Proteus； but that life is alter'd now； I have done penance
for contemning Love； Whose high imperious thoughts have punish'd me
With bitter fasts； with penitential groans； With nightly tears； and daily
heart…sore sighs； For； in revenge of my contempt of love； Love hath chas'd
sleep from my enthralled eyes And made them watchers of mine own
heart's sorrow。 O gentle Proteus； Love's a mighty lord； And hath so
humbled me as I confess There is no woe to his correction； Nor to his
service no such joy on earth。 Now no discourse； except it be of love； Now
can I break my fast； dine； sup； and sleep； Upon the very naked name of
love。 PROTEUS。 Enough； I read your fortune in your eye。 Was this the
idol that you worship so？ VALENTINE。 Even she； and is she not a
heavenly saint？ PROTEUS。 No； but she is an earthly paragon。
VALENTINE。 Call her divine。 PROTEUS。 I will not flatter her。
VALENTINE。 O； flatter me； for love delights in praises！ PROTEUS。
When I was sick you gave me bitter pills； And I must minister the like to
you。 VALENTINE。 Then speak the truth by her； if not divine； Yet let her
be a principality； Sovereign to all the creatures on the earth。 PROTEUS。
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Except my mistress。 VALENTINE。 Sweet； except not any； Except thou
wilt except against my love。 PROTEUS。 Have I not reason to prefer mine
own？ VALENTINE。 And I will help thee to prefer her too： She shall be
dignified with this high honour… To bear my lady's train； lest the base earth
Should from her vesture chance to steal a kiss And； of so great a favour
growing proud； Disdain to root the summer…swelling flow'r And make
rough winter everlastingly。 PROTEUS。 Why； Valentine； what braggardism
is this？ VALENTINE。 Pardon me； Proteus； all I can is nothing To her；
whose worth makes other worthies nothing； She is alone。 PROTEUS。
Then let her alone。 VALENTINE。 Not for the world！ Why； man； she is
mine own； And I as rich in having such a jewel As twenty seas； if all their
sand were pearl； The water nectar； and the rocks pure gold。 Forgive me
that I do not dream on thee； Because thou seest me dote upon my love。 My
foolish rival； that her father likes Only for his possessions are so huge； Is
gone with her along； and I must after； For love； thou know'st； is full of
jealousy。 PROTEUS。 But she loves you？ VALENTINE。 Ay； and we are
betroth'd； nay more； our marriage…hour； With all the cunning manner of
our flight； Determin'd of… how I must climb her window； The ladder made
of cords； and all the means Plotted and 'greed on for my happiness。 Good
Proteus； go with me to my chamber； In these affairs to aid me with thy
counsel。 PROTEUS。 Go on before； I shall enquire you forth； I must unto
the road to disembark Some necessaries that I needs must use； And then
I'll presently attend you。 VALENTINE。 Will you make haste？ PROTEUS。
I will。 Exit VALENTINE Even as one heat another heat expels Or as one
nail by strength drives out another； So the remembrance of my former love
Is by a newer object quite forgotten。 Is it my mind； or Valentinus' praise；
Her true perfection； or my false transgression； That makes me reasonless
to reason thus？ She is fair； and so is Julia that I love… That I did love； for
now my love is thaw'd； Which like a waxen image 'gainst a fire Bears no
impression of the thing it was。 Methinks my zeal to Valentine is cold； And
that I love him not as I was wont。 O！ but I love his lady too too much； And
that's the reason I love him so little。 How shall I dote on her with more
advice That thus without advice begin to love her！ 'Tis but her picture I
have yet beheld； And that hath dazzled my reason's light； But when I look
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on her perfections； There is no reason but I shall be blind。 If I can check
my erring love； I will； If not； to compass her I'll use my skill。 Exit
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SCENE V。 Milan。 A street
Enter SPEED and LAUNCE severally
SPEED。 Launce！ by mine honesty； welcome to Padua。 LAUNCE。
Forswear not thyself； sweet youth； for I am not welcome。 I reckon this
always； that a man is never undone till he be hang'd； nor never welcome to
a place till some certain shot be paid； and the hostess say 'Welcome！'
SPEED。 Come on； you madcap； I'll to the alehouse with you presently；
where； for one shot of five pence； thou shalt have five thousand welcomes。
But； sirrah； how did thy master part with Madam Julia？ LAUNCE。 Marry；
after they clos'd in earnest； they parted very fairly in jest。 SPEED。 But
shall she marry him？ LAUNCE。 No。 SPEED。 How then？ Shall he marry
her？ LAUNCE。 No； neither。 SPEED。 What； are they broken？ LAUNCE。
No； they are both as whole as a fish。 SPEED。 Why then； how stands the
matter with them？ LAUNCE。 Marry； thus： when it stands well with him； it
stands well with her。 SPEED。 What an ass art thou！ I understand thee not。
LAUNCE。 What a block art thou that thou canst not！ My staff understands
me。 SPEED。 What thou say'st？ LAUNCE。 Ay； and what I do too； look thee；
I'll but lean； and my staff understands me。 SPEED。 It stands under thee；
indeed。 LAUNCE。 Why； stand…under and under…stand is all o