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two gentlemen of verona(维洛那两绅士)-第9部分

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fool; look you; and yet I have the wit to think my  master is a kind of a 

knave;   but   that's   all   one   if   he   be   but   one   knave。   He   lives   not   now   that 

knows me to be in love; yet I am in love; but a team of horse shall not 

pluck that   from  me; nor   who   'tis I love;   and yet   'tis   a woman;   but   what 

woman I will not tell myself; and yet 'tis a milkmaid; yet 'tis not a maid; 



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for she hath had gossips; yet 'tis a maid; for she is her master's maid and 

serves for wages。 She hath more qualities than a water…spaniel… which is 

much in a bare Christian。 Here is the 

       cate…log   'Pulling   out   a   paper'   of   her   condition。   'Inprimis:   She   can 

fetch and carry。' Why; a horse can do no more; nay; a horse cannot fetch; 

but   only   carry;   therefore   is   she   better   than   a   jade。   'Item:   She   can   milk。' 

Look you; a sweet virtue in a maid with clean hands。 

       Enter SPEED 

       SPEED。 How now; Signior Launce! What news with your mastership? 

LAUNCE。 With my master's ship? Why; it is at sea。 SPEED。 Well; your 

old    vice   still:  mistake    the  word。    What     news;    then;  in   your   paper? 

LAUNCE。 The black'st news that ever thou heard'st。 SPEED。 Why; man? 

how black? LAUNCE。 Why; as black as ink。 SPEED。 Let me read them。 

LAUNCE。 Fie on thee; jolt…head; thou canst not read。 SPEED。 Thou liest; 

I can。 LAUNCE。 I will try thee。 Tell me this: Who begot thee? SPEED。 

Marry;   the   son   of   my  grandfather。  LAUNCE。   O   illiterate   loiterer。   It   was 

the son of thy grandmother。 This proves that thou canst not read。 SPEED。 

Come;   fool;   come;   try   me   in   thy   paper。   LAUNCE。   'Handing   over   the 

paper' There; and Saint Nicholas be thy speed。 SPEED。 'Reads' 'Inprimis: 

She can milk。' LAUNCE。 Ay; that she can。 SPEED。 'Item: She brews good 

ale。'   LAUNCE。 And   thereof   comes   the   proverb:   Blessing   of   your   heart; 

you   brew   good   ale。   SPEED。   'Item:   She   can   sew。'   LAUNCE。   That's   as 

much as to say 'Can she so?' SPEED。 'Item: She can knit。' LAUNCE。 What 

need a man care for a stock with a wench; when she can knit him a stock。 

SPEED。 'Item: She can wash and scour。' LAUNCE。 A special virtue; for 

then   she   need   not   be   wash'd   and   scour'd。   SPEED。   'Item:   She   can   spin。' 

LAUNCE。 Then may I set the world on wheels; when she can spin for her 

living。 SPEED。 'Item: She hath many nameless virtues。' LAUNCE。 That's 

as much as to say 'bastard virtues'; that indeed know not their fathers; and 

therefore     have   no  names。     SPEED。     'Here   follow    her  vices。'  LAUNCE。 

Close   at   the   heels   of   her   virtues。   SPEED。   'Item:   She   is   not   to   be   kiss'd 

fasting;    in  respect   of  her   breath。'  LAUNCE。        Well;   that  fault   may    be 

mended      with   a  breakfast。    Read    on。  SPEED。      'Item:  She    hath  a  sweet 

mouth。' LAUNCE。 That makes amends for her sour breath。 SPEED。 'Item: 



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She doth talk in her sleep。' LAUNCE。 It's no matter for that; so she sleep 

not in her talk。 SPEED。 'Item: She is slow in words。' LAUNCE。 O villain; 

that set this down among her vices! To be slow in words is a woman's only 

virtue。   I   pray   thee;   out   with't;   and   place   it   for   her   chief   virtue。   SPEED。 

'Item: She is proud。' LAUNCE。 Out with that too; it was Eve's legacy; and 

cannot be ta'en from her。 SPEED。 'Item: She hath no teeth。' LAUNCE。 I 

care not for that neither; because I love crusts。 SPEED。 'Item: She is curst。' 

LAUNCE。 Well; the best is; she hath no teeth to bite。 SPEED。 'Item: She 

will often praise her liquor。' LAUNCE。 If her liquor be good; she shall; if 

she will not; I will; for good things should be praised。 SPEED。 'Item: She 

is too liberal。' LAUNCE。 Of her tongue she cannot; for that's writ down 

she is slow of; of her purse she shall not; for that I'll keep shut。 Now of 

another   thing   she   may;   and   that   cannot   I   help。   Well;   proceed。   SPEED。 

'Item: She hath more hair than wit; and more faults than hairs; and more 

wealth than faults。' LAUNCE。 Stop there; I'll have her; she was mine; and 

not   mine;   twice   or   thrice   in   that   last   article。   Rehearse   that   once   more。 

SPEED。 'Item: She hath more hair than wit'… LAUNCE。 More hair than wit。 

It may be; I'll prove it: the cover of the salt hides the salt; and therefore it 

is more than the salt; the hair that covers the wit is more than the wit; for 

the   greater   hides   the   less。   What's   next?   SPEED。   'And   more   faults   than 

hairs'…   LAUNCE。  That's   monstrous。   O   that   that   were   out!   SPEED。   'And 

more   wealth   than   faults。'   LAUNCE。   Why;   that   word   makes   the   faults 

gracious。 Well; I'll have her; an if it be a match; as nothing is impossible… 

SPEED。 What then? LAUNCE。 Why; then will I tell thee… that thy master 

stays for thee at the Northgate。 SPEED。 For me? LAUNCE。 For thee! ay; 

who art thou? He hath stay'd for a better man than thee。 SPEED。 And must 

I go to him? LAUNCE。 Thou must run to him; for thou hast stay'd so long 

that going will scarce serve the turn。 SPEED。 Why didst not tell me sooner? 

Pox   of   your   love   letters!   Exit   LAUNCE。   Now   will   he   be   swing'd   for 

reading my letter。 An unmannerly slave that will thrust himself into secrets! 

I'll after; to rejoice in the boy's correction。 Exit 



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                SCENE II。 Milan。 The DUKE'S palace 



     Enter DUKE and THURIO 

       DUKE。 Sir Thurio; fear not but that she will love you Now Valentine 

is banish'd from her sight。 THURIO。 Since his exile she hath despis'd me 

most;   Forsworn   my   company   and   rail'd   at   me;   That   I   am   desperate   of 

obtaining her。 DUKE。 This weak impress of love is as a figure Trenched in 

ice; which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water and doth lose his form。 A 

little time will melt her frozen thoughts; And worthless Valentine shall be 

forgot。 

       Enter PROTEUS 

       How     now;   Sir   Proteus!   Is   your   countryman;      According     to   our 

proclamation;       gone?    PROTEUS。        Gone;    my    good    lord。  DUKE。      My 

daughter   takes   his   going   grievously。   PROTEUS。  A  little   time;   my   lord; 

will kill that grief。 DUKE。 So I believe; but Thurio thinks not so。 Proteus; 

the good conceit I hold of thee… For thou hast shown some sign of good 

desert… Makes me the better to confer with thee。 PROTEUS。 Longer than I 

prove loyal to your Grace Let me not live to look upon your Grace。 DUKE。 

Thou know'st how willingly I would effect The match between Sir Thurio 

and   my   daughter。   PROTEUS。   I   do;   my   lord。   DUKE。 And   also;   I   think; 

thou   art not   ignorant   How  she opposes her   against   my  will。   PROTEUS。 

She did; my lord; when Valentine was here。 DUKE。 Ay; and perversely she 

persevers   so。   What   might   we   do   to   make   the   girl   forget   The   love   of 

Valentine;   and   love   Sir   Thurio?   PROTEUS。   The   best   way   is   to   slander 

Valentine With falsehood; cowardice; and poor descent… Three things that 

women highly hold in hate。 DUKE。 Ay; but she'll think that it is spoke in 

hate。   PROTEUS。        Ay;  if  his  enemy    deliver   it;  Therefore    it  must  with 

circumstance be spoken By one whom she esteemeth as his friend。 DUKE。 

Then you must undertake to slander him。 PROTEUS。 And that; my lord; I 

shall be loath to do: 'Tis an ill office for a gentleman; Especially against 

his   very   friend。   DUKE。   Where   your   good   word   cannot   advantage   him; 

Your slander never can endamage him; Therefore the office is indifferent; 

Being entreated to it by your friend。 PROTEUS。 You have prevail'd; my 

lord; if I can do it By aught that I can speak in his dispraise; She shall not 



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long continue love to him。 But say this weed her love from Valentine; It 

follows   not   that   she   will   love   Sir   Thurio。   THURIO。   Therefore;   as   you 

unwind her love from him; Lest it should ravel and be good to none; You 

must provide to bottom it on me; Which must be done by praising me as 

much As you in worth dispraise Sir Valentine。 DUKE。 And; Proteus; we 

dare trust you in this kind; Because we know; on Valentine's report; You 

are   already  Love's   firm  votary And   cannot   soon   revolt   and   change   your 

mind。 Upon this wa
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