Which never were nor no man ever saw. Sly. Now Lord be thanked for my good amends! All. Amen. Sly. I thank thee: thou shalt not lose by it. Enter the Page as a lady, with Attendants. Page. How fares my noble lord? Sly. Marry, I fare well; for here is cheer enough. Where is my wife? Page. Here, noble lord: what is thy will with her? Sly. Are you my wife and will not call me husband? My men should call me 'lord:' I am your good man. Page. My husband and my lord, my lord and husband; I am your wife in all obedience. Sly. I know it well. What must I call her? Sly. Al'ce madam, or Joan madam ? Lord. 'Madam,' and nothing else: so lords call ladies. Sly. Madam wife, they say that I have dream'd And slept above some fifteen year or more. Page. Ay, and the time seems thirty unto me, Madam, undress you and come now to bed. 99. amends, amendment. 100 110 120 Or, if not so, until the sun be set : That I should yet absent me from your bed: Sly. Ay, it stands so that I may hardly tarry so long. But I would be loath to fall into my dreams again: I will therefore tarry in despite of the flesh and the blood. Enter a Messenger. Mess. Your honour's players, hearing your amendment, Are come to play a pleasant comedy; For so your doctors hold it very meet, Seeing too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood, And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy: 130 Therefore they thought it good you hear a play And frame your mind to mirth and merriment, Which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life. Sly. Marry, I will, let them play it. Is not a comonty a Christmas gambold or a tumbling- 140 trick? Page. No, my good lord; it is more pleasing stuff. Sly. What, household stuff? Page. It is a kind of history. Sly. Well, we'll see 't. Come, madam wife, sit by my side and let the world slip: we shall ne'er be younger. Flourish. ACT I. SCENE I. Padua. A public place. Enter LUCENTIO and his man TRANIO. Luc. Tranio, since for the great desire I had And by my father's love and leave am arm'd Gave me my being and my father first, A merchant of great traffic through the world, It shall become to serve all hopes conceived, 9. ingenious, liberal. 19. apply, attend to, make my study. 23. plash, pool. 10 20 25. Mi perdonato, with your permission. Ff. 'me pardonato.' I am in all affected as yourself; Fall to them as you find your stomach serves you; In brief, sir, study what you most affect. Luc. Gramercies, Tranio, well dost thou advise. If, Biondello, thou wert come ashore, Such friends as time in Padua shall beget. Tra. Master, some show to welcome us to town. Enter BAPTISTA, KATHARINA, BIANCA, GREMIO, and HORTENSIO. LUCENTIO and TRANIO stand by. Bap. Gentlemen, importune me no farther, 26. affected, disposed. 32. checks, i.e. his 'moral discipline.' But 'ethics' (ethicks) is a plausible emendation. 30 40 50 34. balk logic, chop logic (from the notion of balking, or blocking, one argument with another). Because I know you well and love you well, Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure. rough for me. she's too There, there, Hortensio, will you any wife? To make a stale of me amongst these mates? Unless you were of gentler, milder mould. Kath. I' faith, sir, you shall never need to fear : I wis it is not half way to her heart; But if it were, doubt not her care should be Hor. From all such devils, good Lord deliver us! Tra. Hush, master! here's some good pastime That wench is stark mad or wonderful froward. Peace, Tranio ! Tra. Well said, master; mum! and gaze your fill. Bap. Gentlemen, that I may soon make good And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, Put finger in the eye, an she knew why. 58. stale, laughing stock. Mates, companions, fellows, probably with a play on stalemate. 60 70 80 62. I wis, iwis, indeed. |