第 4 节
作者:嘟嘟      更新:2021-02-19 17:05      字数:9321
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  apes into hell。
  Leon。 Well then; go you into hell?
  Beat。 No; but to the gate; and there will the devil meet me like an old
  cuckold with horns on his head; and say 'Get you to heaven; Beatrice; get
  you to heaven。 Here's no place for you maids。' So deliver I up my apes;
  and    away     to  Saint   Peterfor    the   heavens。    He    shows    me    where    the
  bachelors sit; and there live we as merry as the day is long。
  Ant。 'to Hero' Well; niece; I trust you will be rul'd by your father。
  Beat。 Yes faith。 It is my cousin's duty to make cursy and say; 'Father; as
  it please you。' But yet for all that; cousin; let him be a handsome fellow; or
  else make another cursy; and say; 'Father; as it please me。'
  Leon。 Well; niece; I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband。
  Beat。 Not till God make men of some other metal than earth。 Would it
  not   grieve   a   woman   to   be   overmaster'd   with   a   piece   of   valiant   dust?   to
  make   an   account   of   her   life   to   a   clod   of   wayward   marl?   No;   uncle;   I'll
  none。 Adam's sons are my brethren; and truly I hold it a sin to match in my
  kinred。
  Leon。 Daughter; remember what I told you。 If the Prince do solicit you
  in that kind; you know your answer。
  Beat。 The  fault will   be in the music;  cousin; if   you be   not wooed in
  good   time。   If   the   Prince   be   too   important;   tell   him   there   is   measure   in
  everything;   and   so   dance   out   the   answer。   For;   hear   me;   Hero:   wooing;
  wedding; and repenting is as a Scotch jig; a measure; and a cinque…pace:
  the first suit is hot and hasty like a Scotch jigand full as fantastical; the
  wedding; mannerly modest; as a measure; full of state and ancientry; and
  then   comes   Repentance   and   with   his   bad   legs   falls   into   the   cinque…pace
  faster and faster; till he sink into his grave。
  Leon。 Cousin; you apprehend passing shrewdly。
  Beat。 I have a good eye; uncle; I can see a church by daylight。
  Leon。 The revellers are ent'ring; brother。 Make good room。
  'Exit Antonio。'
  'Enter; 'masked;' Don Pedro; Claudio; Benedick; and Balthasar。 With
  them     enter   Antonio;     also   masked。     After   them    enter   Don     John   'and
  Borachio (without masks); who stand aside and look on during the dance。'
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  Pedro。 Lady; will you walk a bout with your friend?
  Hero。 So you walk softly and look sweetly and say nothing; I am yours
  for the walk; and especially when I walk away。
  Pedro。 With me in your company?
  Hero。 I may say so when I please。
  Pedro。 And when please you to say so?
  Hero。 When I like your favour; for God defend the lute should be like
  the case!
  Pedro。 My visor is Philemon's roof; within the house is Jove。
  Hero。 Why then; your visor should be thatch'd。
  Pedro。 Speak low if you speak love。 'Takes her aside。'
  Balth。 Well; I would you did like me。
  Marg。 So would not I for your own sake; for I have many ill qualities。
  Balth。 Which is one?
  Marg。 I say my prayers aloud。
  Balth。 I love you the better。 The hearers may cry Amen。
  Marg。 God match me with a good dancer!
  Balth。 Amen。
  Marg。 And   God   keep   him   out   of   my   sight   when   the   dance   is   done!
  Answer; clerk。
  Balth。 No more words。 The clerk is answered。
  'Takes her aside。'
  Urs。 I know you well enough。 You are Signior Antonio。
  Ant。 At a word; I am not。
  Urs。 I know you by the waggling of your head。
  Ant。 To tell you true; I counterfeit him。
  Urs。 You could never do him so ill…well unless you were the very man。
  Here's his dry hand up and down。 You are he; you are he!
  Ant。 At a word; I am not。
  Urs。 Come; come; do you think I do not know you by your excellent
  wit? Can virtue hide itself? Go to;  mum you are he。 Graces will appear;
  and there's an end。 ' They step aside。'
  Beat。 Will you not tell me who told you so?
  Bene。 No; you shall pardon me。
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  Beat。 Nor will you not tell me who you are?
  Bene。 Not now。
  Beat。   That   I   was   disdainful;   and   that   I   had   my   good   wit   out   of   the
  'Hundred Merry Tales。' Well; this was Signior Benedick that said so。
  Bene。 What's he?
  Beat。 I am sure you know him well enough。
  Bene。 Not I; believe me。
  Beat。 Did he never make you laugh?
  Bene。 I pray you; what is he?
  Beat。 Why; he is the Prince's jester; a very dull fool。 Only his gift is in
  devising impossible slanders。 None but libertines delight in him; and the
  commendation is not in his wit; but in his villany; for he both pleases men
  and angers them; and then they laugh at him and beat him。 I am sure he is
  in the fleet。 I would he had boarded me。
  Bene。 When I know the gentleman; I'll tell him what you say。
  Beat。   Do;   do。   He'll   but   break   a   comparison   or   two   on   me;   which
  peradventure; not marked or not laugh'd at; strikes him into melancholy;
  and then there's a partridge wing saved; for the fool will eat no supper that
  night。 'Music。' We must follow the leaders。
  Bene。 In every good thing。
  Beat。 Nay; if they lead to any ill; I will leave them at the next turning。
  'Dance。 Exeunt (all but Don John; Borachio; and Claudio'。
  John。   Sure   my   brother   is   amorous   on   Hero   and   hath   withdrawn   her
  father to break with him about it。 The ladies follow her and but one visor
  remains。
  Bora。 And that is Claudio。 I know him by his bearing。
  John。 Are you not Signior Benedick?
  Claud。 You know me well。 I am he。
  John。    Signior;   you   are   very   near   my   brother    in  his  love。   He   is
  enamour'd on Hero。 I pray you dissuade him from her; she is no equal for
  his birth。 You may do the part of an honest man in it。
  Claud。 How know you he loves her?
  John。 I heard him swear his affection。
  Bora。 So did I too; and he swore he would marry her tonight。
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  John。 Come; let us to the banquet。
  'Exeunt。 Manet Claudio。'
  Claud。 Thus answer I in name of Benedick But hear these ill news with
  the   ears   of   Claudio。   'Unmasks。'   'Tis   certain   so。   The   Prince   wooes   for
  himself。 Friendship is   constant in   all other things   Save in the office  and
  affairs   of   love。   Therefore   all   hearts   in   love   use   their   own   tongues;   Let
  every   eye   negotiate   for   itself And   trust   no   agent;   for   beauty   is   a   witch
  Against   whose   charms   faith   melteth   into   blood。   This   is   an   accident   of
  hourly   proof;   Which   I   mistrusted   not。   Farewell   therefore   Hero!   'Enter
  Benedick 'unmasked''。
  Bene。 Count Claudio?
  Claud。 Yea; the same。
  Bene。 Come; will you go with me?
  Claud。 Whither?
  Bene。   Even   to   the   next   willow;   about   your   own   business;   County。
  What   fashion   will   you   wear   the   garland   of?   about   your   neck;   like   an
  usurer's chain? or under your arm; like a lieutenant's scarf? You must wear
  it one way; for the Prince hath got your Hero。
  Claud。 I wish him joy of her。
  Bene。 Why; that's spoken like an honest drovier。 So they sell bullocks。
  But did you think the Prince would have served you thus?
  Claud。 I pray you leave me。
  Bene。 Ho! now you strike like the blind man! 'Twas the boy that stole
  your meat; and you'll beat the post。
  Claud。 If it will not be; I'll leave you。 'Exit。'
  Bene。 Alas; poor hurt fowl! now  will he creep into sedges。 But; that
  my Lady Beatrice should know me; and not know me! The Prince's fool!
  Ha! it may be I go under that title because I am merry。 Yea; but so I am apt
  to   do   myself   wrong。   I   am   not   so   reputed。   It   is   the   base   (though   bitter)
  disposition of Beatrice that puts the world into her person and so gives me
  out。 Well; I'll be revenged as I may。
  'Enter Don Pedro。'
  Pedro。 Now; signior; where's the Count? Did you see him?
  Bene。 Troth;  my  lord;  I have   played   the   part of   Lady  Fame;  I   found
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  him here as melancholy as a lodge in a warren。 I told him; and I think I
  told him true; that your Grace