Cym. It is your fault that I have loved Posthumus: What, art thou mad! Imo. Almost, sir: heaven restore me! Would I were Cym. A neat-herd's daughter, and my Leonatus Our neighbour-shepherd's son ! Thou foolish thing! 150 Re-enter Queen. They were again together: you have done Queen. Cym. Beseech your Patience. Peace, Dear lady daughter, peace! Sweet sovereign, Leave us to ourselves, and make yourself some com fort Out of your best advice. A drop of blood a day; and, being aged, Die of this folly! Queen. Nay, let her languish [Exeunt Cymbeline and Lords. Fie! you must give way. Enter Pisanio. Here is your servant. How now, sir! What news? Pis. My lord your son drew on my master. Queen. Pis. No harm, I trust, is done? There might have been, By gentlemen at hand. Queen. I am very glad on 't. Imo. Your son's my father's friend; he takes his part. I would they were in Afric both together; The goer-back. Why came you from your master? Queen. Pis. This hath been Queen. Pray, walk awhile. 170 I humbly thank your highness. About some half-hour hence, [Exeunt. I pray you, speak with me: you shall at least Scene II. The same. A public place. Enter Cloten and two Lords. First Lord. Sir, I would advise you to shift a shirt; Clo. If my shirt were bloody, then to shift it. Have Sec. Lord. [Aside] No, faith; not so much as his patience. First Lord. Hurt him! his body's a passable carcass, if he be not hurt: it is a thoroughfare for steel, Sec. Lord. [Aside] His steel was in debt; it went o' Clo. The villain would not stand me. Sec. Lord. [Aside] No, but he fled forward still, toward your face. First Lord. Stand you! You have land enough of your own; but he added to your having; gave you some ground. Sec. Lord. [Aside] As many inches as you have Clo. I would they had not come between us. Sec. Lord. [Aside] If it be a sin to make a true First Lord. Sir, as I told you always, her beauty and ΙΟ 20 her brain go not together: she's a good sign, 3 but I have seen small reflection of her wit. Sec. Lord. [Aside] She shines not upon fools, lest the reflection should hurt her. Clo. Come, I'll to my chamber. Would there had been some hurt done! Sec. Lord. [Aside] I wish not so; unless it had been the fall of an ass, which is no great hurt. Clo. You'll go with us? First Lord. I'll attend your lordship. Imo. I would thou grew'st unto the shores o' the haven As offer'd mercy is. What was the last It was, his queen, his queen! And kiss'd it, madam. Pis. Imo. Senseless linen! happier therein than I! Pis. Imo. Pis. Thou shouldst have made him To after-eye him. Madam, so I did. ΙΟ Imo. I would have broke mine eye-strings, crack'd them, but To look upon him, till the diminution Of space had pointed him sharp as my needle; 20 |