The fear's as bad as falling: the toil of the war, A pain that only seems to seek out danger 230 I' the name of fame, and honour; which dies i' the search; And hath as oft a slanderous epitaph, As record of fair act; nay, many times, Döth ill deserve by doing well; what's worse, Guid. Uncertain favour! 240 Bel. My fault being nothing (as I have told you oft) But that two villains, whose false oaths prevail'd 252 The fore-end of my time.-But, up to the moun tains; This is not hunters' language: He, that strikes The The venison first, shall be the lord o' the feast; And we will fear no poison, which attends In place of greater state. I'll meet you in the vallies. [Exeunt GUID. and ARV. How hard it is, to hide the sparks of nature! These boys know little, they are sons to the king; 260 They think, they are mine: and, though train'd up thus meanly 270 I' the cave, wherein they bow, their thoughts do hit Strikes life into my speech, and shews much more 281 Thou Thou reft'st me of my lands. Euriphile, Thou wast their nurse; they took thee for their mother, And every day do honour to her grave: Myself, Belarius, that am Morgan call'd, [Exit. SCENE IV. Near Milford-Haven. Enter PISANIO, and IMOGEN. Imo. Thou told'st me, when we came from horse, . the place Was near at hand :-Ne'er long'd my mother so 290 To see me first, as I have now:-Pisanio! Man! Where is Posthumus? What is in thy mind, That makes thee stare thus? Wherefore breaks that sigh From the inward of thee? One, but painted thus, 300 But keep that countenance still.- My husband's hand! That drug-damn'd Italy hath out-crafted him, And And he's at some hard point.Speak, man; thy tongue May take off some extremity, which to read Would be even mortal to me. Pis. Please you, read; And you shall find me, wretched man, a thing IMOGEN reads. 309 Thy mistress, Pisanio, hath play'd the strumpet in my bed; the testimonies whereof lie bleeding in me. I speak not out of weak surmises; but from proof as strong as my grief, and as certain as I expect my revenge. That part, thou, Pisanio, must act for me, if thy faith be not tainted with the breach of her's. Let thine own hands take away her life: I shall give thee opportunity at Milford-Haven: she hath my letter for the purpose: Where, if thou fear to strike, and to make me certain it is done, thou art the pandar to her dishonour, and equally to me disloyal. 319 Pis. What shall I need to draw my sword? the paper Hath cut her throat already.—No, 'tis slander; All corners of the world: kings, queens, and states, Το 70 To lie in watch there, and to think on him? To weep 'twixt clock and clock? if sleep nature, To break it with a fearful dream of him, And cry myself awake? that's false to his bed? Pis. Alas, good lady! charge 339 Imo. I false? Thy conscience witness :-Iachimo, Thou didst accuse him of incontinency; Thou then look'dst like a villain; now, methinks, I must be ript:-to pieces with me!-0, 340 Men's vows are women's traitors! All good seeming, By thy revolt, O husband, shall be thought Put on for villany; not born, where't grows; But worn, a bait for ladies. Pis. Good madam, hear me. Imo. True honest men being heard, like false Æneas, Were, in his time, thought false: and Sinon's weep ing Did scandal many a holy tear; took pity 350 From most true wretchedness: So, thou, Posthumus, Wilt lay the leaven on all proper men; Goodly, and gallant, shall be false, and perjur'd, From thy great fail.-Come, fellow, be thou honest : Do thou thy master's bidding: When thou see'st him, A little witness my obedience: Look! |