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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。
Enter HELENA
HELENA。 I have； sir； as I was commanded from you； Spoke with the
King； and have procur'd his leave For present parting； only he desires
Some private speech with you。 BERTRAM。 I shall obey his will。 You must
not marvel； Helen； at my course； Which holds not colour with the time；
nor does The ministration and required office On my particular。 Prepar'd I
was not For such a business； therefore am I found So much unsettled。 This
drives me to entreat you That presently you take your way for home； And
rather muse than ask why I entreat you； For my respects are better than
they seem； And my appointments have in them a need Greater than shows
itself at the first view To you that know them not。 This to my mother。
＇Giving a letter＇ 'Twill be two days ere I shall see you； so I leave you to
your wisdom。 HELENA。 Sir； I can nothing say But that I am your most
obedient servant。 BERTRAM。 Come； come； no more of that。 HELENA。
And ever shall With true observance seek to eke out that Wherein toward
me my homely stars have fail'd To equal my great fortune。 BERTRAM。
Let that go。 My haste is very great。 Farewell； hie home。 HELENA。 Pray；
sir； your pardon。 BERTRAM。 Well； what would you say？ HELENA。 I am
not worthy of the wealth I owe； Nor dare I say 'tis mine； and yet it is； But；
like a timorous thief； most fain would steal What law does vouch mine
own。 BERTRAM。 What would you have？ HELENA。 Something； and
scarce so much； nothing； indeed。 I would not tell you what I would； my
lord。 Faith； yes： Strangers and foes do sunder and not kiss。 BERTRAM。 I
pray you； stay not； but in haste to horse。 HELENA。 I shall not break your
bidding； good my lord。 BERTRAM。 Where are my other men； monsieur？
Farewell！ Exit HELENA
Go thou toward home； where I will never come Whilst I can shake
my sword or hear the drum。 Away； and for our flight。 PAROLLES。
Bravely； coragio！ Exeunt
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ACT III。
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SCENE 1。 Florence。 The DUKE's palace
Flourish。 Enter the DUKE OF FLORENCE； attended； two FRENCH
LORDS； with a TROOP OF SOLDIERS
DUKE。 So that； from point to point； now have you heard The
fundamental reasons of this war； Whose great decision hath much blood
let forth And more thirsts after。 FIRST LORD。 Holy seems the quarrel
Upon your Grace's part； black and fearful On the opposer。 DUKE。
Therefore we marvel much our cousin France Would in so just a business
shut his bosom Against our borrowing prayers。 SECOND LORD。 Good
my lord； The reasons of our state I cannot yield； But like a common and an
outward man That the great figure of a council frames By self…unable
motion； therefore dare not Say what I think of it； since I have found
Myself in my incertain grounds to fail As often as I guess'd。 DUKE。 Be it
his pleasure。 FIRST LORD。 But I am sure the younger of our nature； That
surfeit on their ease； will day by day Come here for physic。 DUKE。
Welcome shall they be And all the honours that can fly from us Shall on
them settle。 You know your places well； When better fall； for your avails
they fell。 To…morrow to th' field。 Flourish。 Exeunt
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SCENE 2。 Rousillon。 The COUNT'S palace
Enter COUNTESS and CLOWN
COUNTESS。 It hath happen'd all as I would have had it； save that he
comes not along with her。 CLOWN。 By my troth； I take my young lord to
be a very melancholy man。 COUNTESS。 By what observance； I pray you？
CLOWN。 Why； he will look upon his boot and sing； mend the ruff and
sing； ask questions and sing； pick his teeth and sing。 I know a man that
had this trick of melancholy sold a goodly manor for a song。 COUNTESS。
Let me see what he writes； and when he means to come。 ＇Opening a letter＇
CLOWN。 I have no mind to Isbel since I was at court。 Our old ling and
our Isbels o' th' country are nothing like your old ling and your Isbels o' th'
court。 The brains of my Cupid's knock'd out； and I begin to love； as an old
man loves money； with no stomach。 COUNTESS。 What have we here？
CLOWN。 E'en that you have there。 Exit
COUNTESS。 ＇Reads＇ 'I have sent you a daughter…in…law； she hath
recovered the King and undone me。 I have wedded her； not bedded her；
and sworn to make the 〃not〃 eternal。 You shall hear I am run away； know
it before the report come。 If there be breadth enough in the world； I will
hold a long distance。 My duty to you。 Your unfortunate son； BERTRAM。'
This is not well； rash and unbridled boy； To fly the favours of so good a
king； To pluck his indignation on thy head By the misprizing of a maid too
virtuous For the contempt of empire。
Re…enter CLOWN
CLOWN。 O madam； yonder is heavy news within between two
soldiers and my young lady。 COUNTESS。 What is the …matter？ CLOWN。
Nay； there is some comfort in the news； some comfort； your son will not
be kill'd so soon as I thought he would。 COUNTESS。 Why should he be
kill'd？ CLOWN。 So say I； madam； if he run away； as I hear he does the
danger is in standing to 't； that's the loss of men； though