Sir And. Ay, he does well enough, if he be dispos'd, and so do I too; he does it with a better grace, but I do it more natural. Sir To. O, the twelfth day of December, Mar. For the love o’God, peace. Enter MALVOLIO. 173 -[Singing. Mal. My masters, are you mad? or what are you? Have you no wit, manners, nor honesty, but to gabble like tinkers at this time of night? Do ye make an ale-house of my lady's house, that ye squeak out your coziers' catches without any mitigation or remorse of voice? Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you? 182 Sir To. We did keep time, sir, in our catches. Sneck up! Mal. Sir Toby, I must be round with you. My lady bade me tell you, that, though she harbours you as her kinsman, she's nothing ally'd to your disora ders. If you can separate yourself and your misdemeanors, you are welcome to the house; if not, an it would please you to take leave of her, she is very willing to bid you farewel. 191 Sir To. Farewel, dear heart, since I must needs be gone. Mal. Nay, good Sir Toby. Clo. His eyes do shew his days are almost done. Mal. Is't even so? Sir To. But I will never die. Clo. Sir Toby, there you lie. Dij Mal. Mal. This is much credit to you. Sir To. Shall I bid him go? Clo. What an if you do? Sir To. Shall I bid him go, and spare not ?. Clo. O no, no, no, no, you dare not. [Singing. 201 Sir To. Out o'tune, sir, ye lie.-Art any more than a steward? Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale ? Clo. Yes, by Saint Anne; and ginger shall be hot i'the mouth too. Sir To. Thou'rt i'the right.Go, sir, rub your chain with crums:- -A stoop of wine, Maria !. Mal. Mistress Mary, if you priz'd my lady's favour at any thing more than contempt, you would not give means for this uncivil rule; she shall know of it, by this hand. [Exit. Mar. Go shake your ears, Sir And. 'Twere as good a deed, as to drink when a man's a hungry, to challenge him to the field; and then to break promise with him, and make a fool of him. 219 Sir To. Do't, knight; I'll write thee a challenge; or I'll deliver thy indignation to him by word of mouth. Mar. Sweet Sir Toby, be patient for to night; since the youth of the count's was to-day with my lady, she is much out of quiet. For monsieur Malvolio, let me alone with him: if I do not gull him into a nayword, and make him a common recrea tion, do not think I have wit enough to lie straight in my my bed; I know, I can do it. Sir To. Possess us, possess us; tell us something of him. 231 Mar. Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of pu ritan. Sir And. O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog. Sir To. What, for being a puritan? thy exquisite reason, dear knight? Sir And. I have no exquisite reason for't, but I have reason good enough. 239 Mar. The devil a puritan that he is, or any thing constantly but a time-pleaser; an affection'd ass, than cons state without book, and utters it by great swarths the best persuaded of himself, so cram'd, as he thinks, with excellencies, that it is his ground of faith, that all, that look on him, love him; and on that vice in him will my revenge find notable cause to work. Sir To. What wilt thou do? Mar. I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of love; wherein, by the colour of his beard, the shape of his leg, the manner of his gait, the expressure of his eye, forehead, and complexion, he shall find himself most feelingly personated : I can write yery like my lady, your niece; on a forgotten matter we can hardly make distinction of our hands. Sir To. Excellent! I smell a device, Sir And. I hav't in my nose too. Sir To. He shall think, by the letters that thou wilt drop, that they come from my niece, and that she is in love with him. 260 Mar. My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour. Sir And. And your horse now would make him an ass.. Mar. Ass, I doubt not. Sir And. O, 'twill be admirable. I know, my Mar. Sport royal, I warrant you : physick will work with him. I will plant you two, and let the fool make a third, where he shall find the letter; observe his construction of it. For this night, to bed, and dream on the event. Farewel. Sir To. Good night, Penthesilea. Sir And. Before me, she's a good wench. [Exit. 272 Sir To. She's a beagle, true-bred, and one that adores me; What o'that? Sir And. I was ador'd once too. Sir To. Let's to-bed, knight.-Thou had'st need send for more money. Sir And. If I cannot recover your niece, I am a foul way out. 280 Sir To. Send for money, knight; if thou hast her not i' the end, call me Cut. Sir And. If I do not, never trust me, take it how you will. Sir To. Come, come; I'll go burn some sack, 'tis too late to go to bed now: come, knight; come, knight. [Exeunt. SCENE The Duke's Palace. SCENE IV. Enter Duke, VIOLA, CURIO, and others. Duke. Give me some musick :-Now, good morrow, friends : Now, good Cesario, but that piece of song, More than light airs, and recollected terms, Cur. He is not here, so please your lordship, that should sing it. Duke. Who was it? Cur. Feste, the jester, my lord; a fool, that the lady Olivia's father took much delight in: he is about the house. 300 Duke. Seek him out, and play the tune the while. [Exit CURIO. Come hither, boy; If ever thou shalt love, In the sweet pangs of it, remember me : [Musick. Save, in the constant image of the creature Where love is thron'd. 2 Duke. |