第 13 节
作者:嘟嘟      更新:2021-02-19 17:05      字数:9026
  strangely they strain the cure。 Come; lady; die to live。 This wedding day
  Perhaps is but prolong'd。 Have patience and endure。
  'Exeunt all but Benedick and Beatrice。'
  Bene。 Lady Beatrice; have you wept all this while?
  Beat。 Yea; and I will weep a while longer。
  Bene。 I will not desire that。
  Beat。 You have no reason。 I do it freely。
  Bene。 Surely I do believe your fair cousin is wronged。
  Beat。 Ah;   how   much   might   the   man   deserve   of   me   that   would   right
  her!
  Bene。 Is there any way to show such friendship?
  Beat。 A very even way; but no such friend。
  Bene。 May a man do it?
  Beat。 It is a man's office; but not yours。
  Bene。   I   do   love   nothing   in   the  world   so   well  as   you。  Is   not  that
  strange?
  Beat。 As strange as the thing I know not。 It were as possible for me to
  say I loved nothing so well as you。 But believe me not; and yet I lie not。 I
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  confess nothing; nor I deny nothing。 I am sorry for my cousin。
  Bene。 By my sword; Beatrice; thou lovest me。
  Beat。 Do not swear; and eat it。
  Bene。 I will swear by it that you love me; and I will make him eat it
  that says I love not you。
  Beat。 Will you not eat your word?
  Bene。 With no sauce that can be devised to it。 I protest I love thee。
  Beat。 Why then; God forgive me!
  Bene。 What offence; sweet Beatrice?
  Beat。 You   have   stayed   me   in   a   happy  hour。   I   was   about   to   protest   I
  loved you。
  Bene。 And do it with all thy heart。
  Beat。 I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest。
  Bene。 Come; bid me do anything for thee。
  Beat。 Kill Claudio。
  Bene。 Ha! not for the wide world!
  Beat。 You kill me to deny it。 Farewell。
  Bene。 Tarry; sweet Beatrice。
  Beat。 I am gone; though I am here。 There is no love in you。 Nay; I pray
  you let me go。
  Bene。 Beatrice
  Beat。 In faith; I will go。
  Bene。 We'll be friends first。
  Beat。 You dare easier be friends with me than fight with mine enemy。
  Bene。 Is Claudio thine enemy?
  Beat。   Is   'a   not   approved   in   the   height   a   villain;   that   hath   slandered;
  scorned; dishonoured my kinswoman? O that I were a man! What? bear
  her in hand until they come to take hands; and then with public accusation;
  uncover'd     slander;   unmitigated     rancourO     God;   that  I  were   a  man!    I
  would eat his heart in the market place。
  Bene。 Hear me; Beatrice!
  Beat。 Talk with a man out at a window!…a proper saying!
  Bene。 Nay but Beatrice
  Beat。 Sweet Hero! she is wrong'd; she is sland'red; she is undone。
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  Bene。 Beat
  Beat。   Princes   and     Counties!   Surely   a   princely   testimony;   a   goodly
  count; Count Comfect; a sweet gallant surely! O that I were a man for his
  sake! or that I had any friend would be a man for my sake! But manhood
  is   melted   into   cursies;   valour   into   compliment;   and   men   are   only   turn'd
  into tongue; and trim ones too。 He is now as valiant as Hercules that only
  tells a lie;and swears it。 I cannot be a man with wishing; therefore I will
  die a woman with grieving。
  Bene。 Tarry; good Beatrice。 By this hand; I love thee。
  Beat。 Use it for my love some other way than swearing by it。
  Bene。 Think you in your soul the Count Claudio hath wrong'd Hero?
  Beat。 Yea; as sure is I have a thought or a soul。
  Bene。   Enough;   I   am   engag'd;   I   will   challenge   him。   I   will   kiss   your
  hand;   and   so   I  leave   you。   By   this   hand;   Claudio   shall   render   me   a   dear
  account。 As   you   hear   of   me;   so   think of   me。   Go   comfort   your   cousin。   I
  must say she is dead…and so farewell。
  'Exeunt。'
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  SCENE II。
  A prison。
  'Enter the Constables 'Dogberry and Verges' and the Sexton; in gowns;
  'and the Watch; with Conrade and' Borachio。'
  Dog。 Is our whole dissembly appear'd?
  Verg。 O; a stool and a cushion for the sexton。
  Sex。 Which be the malefactors?
  Dog。 Marry; that am I and my partner。
  Verg。 Nay; that's certain。 We have the exhibition to examine。
  Sex。   But   which   are   the   offenders   that   are   to   be   examined?   let   them
  come before Master Constable。
  Dog。 Yea; marry; let them come before me。 What is your name; friend?
  Bor。 Borachio。
  Dog。 Pray write down Borachio。 Yours; sirrah?
  Con。 I am a gentleman; sir; and my name is Conrade。
  Dog。 Write down Master Gentleman Conrade。 Masters; do you serve
  God?
  Both。 Yea; sir; we hope。
  Dog。 Write down that they hope they serve God; and write God first;
  for   God   defend   but   God   should   go   before   such   villains!   Masters;   it   is
  proved already that you are little better than false knaves; and it will go
  near to be thought so shortly。 How answer you for yourselves?
  Con。 Marry; sir; we say we are none。
  Dog。 A marvellous witty fellow; I assure you; but I will go about with
  him。 Come you hither; sirrah。 A word in your ear。 Sir; I say to you; it is
  thought you are false knaves。
  Bora。 Sir; I say to you we are none。
  Dog。 Well; stand   aside。  Fore   God;  they  are   both   in   a tale。  Have   you
  writ down that they are none?
  Sex。 Master Constable; you go not the way to examine。 You must call
  forth the watch that are their accusers。
  Dog。   Yea;    marry;   that's   the  eftest   way。  Let  the  watch  come    forth。
  Masters; I charge you in the Prince's name accuse these men。
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  1。 Watch。 This man said; sir; that Don John the Prince's brother was a
  villain。
  Dog。 Write down Prince John a villain。 Why; this is flat perjury; to call
  a prince's brother villain。
  Bora。 Master Constable
  Dog。 Pray thee; fellow; peace。 I do not like thy look; I promise thee。
  Sex。 What heard you him say else?
  2。 Watch。 Marry; that he had received a thousand ducats of Don John
  for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully。
  Dog。 Flat burglary as ever was committed。
  Verg。 Yea; by th' mass; that it is。
  Sex。 What else; fellow?
  1。   Watch。    And    that  Count    Claudio    did  mean;    upon    his  words;    to
  disgrace Hero before the whole assembly; and not marry her。
  Dog。 O villain! thou wilt be condemn'd into everlasting redemption for
  this。
  Sex。 What else?
  Watchmen。 This is all。
  Sex。 And this is more; masters; than you can deny。 Prince John is this
  morning   secretly   stol'n   away。   Hero   was   in   this   manner   accus'd;   in   this
  manner refus'd; and upon the grief of this suddenly died。 Master Constable;
  let   these   men   be   bound   and   brought   to   Leonato's。   I   will   go   before   and
  show him their examination。 'Exit。'
  Dog。 Come; let them be opinion'd。
  Verg。 Let them be in the hands
  Con。 Off; coxcomb!
  Dog。    God's    my   life;  where's   the  sexton?    Let   him   write   down    the
  Prince's officer coxcomb。 Come; bind them。Thou naughty varlet!
  Con。 Away! you are an ass; you are an ass。
  Dog。 Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my years?
  O that he were here to write me down an ass! But; masters; remember that
  I am an ass。 Though it be not written down; yet forget not that I am an ass。
  No; thou villain; thou art full of piety; as shall be prov'd upon thee by good
  witness。 I am a wise fellow; and which is more; an officer; and which is
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  more; a householder; and which is more; as pretty a piece of flesh as any is
  in Messina; and one that knows the law; go to! and a rich fellow enough;
  go to! and a fellow that hath had losses; and one that hath two gowns and
  everything handsome about him。 Bring him away。 O that I had been writ
  down    an  ass!  'Exeunt。'