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打死也不说 更新:2021-09-25 11:13 字数:9322
about with many enemies; And some that smile have in their hearts; I fear;
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Millions of mischiefs。 Exeunt。
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SCENE II。 Camp near Sardis。 Before Brutus' tent。
Drum。
Enter Brutus; Lucilius; Lucius; and Soldiers; Titinius and Pindarus
meet them。
BRUTUS。 Stand; ho! LUCILIUS。 Give the word; ho; and stand。
BRUTUS。 What now; Lucilius; is Cassius near? LUCILIUS。 He is at hand;
and Pindarus is come To do you salutation from his master。 BRUTUS。 He
greets me well。 Your master; Pindarus; In his own change; or by ill officers;
Hath given me some worthy cause to wish Things done undone; but if he
be at hand; I shall be satisfied。 PINDARUS。 I do not doubt But that my
noble master will appear Such as he is; full of regard and honor。 BRUTUS。
He is not doubted。 A word; Lucilius; How he received you。 Let me be
resolved。 LUCILIUS。 With courtesy and with respect enough; But not
with such familiar instances; Nor with such free and friendly conference;
As he hath used of old。 BRUTUS。 Thou hast described A hot friend
cooling。 Ever note; Lucilius; When love begins to sicken and decay It
useth an enforced ceremony。 There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;
But hollow men; like horses hot at hand; Make gallant show and promise
of their mettle; But when they should endure the bloody spur; They fall
their crests and like deceitful jades Sink in the trial。 Comes his army on?
LUCILIUS。 They meant his night in Sard is to be quarter'd; The greater
part; the horse in general; Are come with Cassius。 Low march within。
BRUTUS。 Hark; he is arrived。 March gently on to meet him。
Enter Cassius and his Powers。
CASSIUS。 Stand; ho! BRUTUS。 Stand; ho! Speak the word along。
FIRST SOLDIER。 Stand! SECOND SOLDIER。 Stand! THIRD SOLDIER。
Stand! CASSIUS。 Most noble brother; you have done me wrong。
BRUTUS。 Judge me; you gods! Wrong I mine enemies? And; if not so;
how should I wrong a brother? CASSIUS。 Brutus; this sober form of yours
hides wrongs; And when you do them… BRUTUS。 Cassius; be content;
Speak your griefs softly; I do know you well。 Before the eyes of both our
armies here; Which should perceive nothing but love from us; Let us not
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wrangle。 Bid them move away; Then in my tent; Cassius; enlarge your
griefs; And I will give you audience。 CASSIUS。 Pindarus; Bid our
commanders lead their charges off A little from this ground。 BRUTUS。
Lucilius; do you the like; and let no man Come to our tent till we have
done our conference。 Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door。 Exeunt。
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SCENE III。 Brutus' tent。
Enter Brutus and Cassius。
CASSIUS。 That you have wrong'd me doth appear in this: You have
condemn'd and noted Lucius Pella For taking bribes here of the Sardians;
Wherein my letters; praying on his side; Because I knew the man; were
slighted off。 BRUTUS。 You wrong'd yourself to write in such a case。
CASSIUS。 In such a time as this it is not meet That every nice offense
should bear his comment。 BRUTUS。 Let me tell you; Cassius; you
yourself Are much condemn'd to have an itching palm; To sell and mart
your offices for gold To undeservers。 CASSIUS。 I an itching palm? You
know that you are Brutus that speaks this; Or; by the gods; this speech
were else your last。 BRUTUS。 The name of Cassius honors this corruption;
And chastisement doth therefore hide his head。 CASSIUS。 Chastisement?
BRUTUS。 Remember March; the ides of March remember。 Did not great
Julius bleed for justice' sake? What villain touch'd his body; that did stab;
And not for justice? What; shall one of us; That struck the foremost man
of all this world But for supporting robbers; shall we now Contaminate our
fingers with base bribes And sell the mighty space of our large honors For
so much trash as may be grasped thus? I had rather be a dog; and bay the
moon; Than such a Roman。 CASSIUS。 Brutus; bait not me; I'll not endure
it。 You forget yourself To hedge me in。 I am a soldier; I; Older in practice;
abler than yourself To make conditions。 BRUTUS。 Go to; you are not;
Cassius。 CASSIUS。 I am。 BRUTUS。 I say you are not。 CASSIUS。 Urge
me no more; I shall forget myself; Have mind upon your health; tempt me
no farther。 BRUTUS。 Away; slight man! CASSIUS。 Is't possible?
BRUTUS。 Hear me; for I will speak。 Must I give way and room to your
rash choler? Shall I be frighted when a madman stares? CASSIUS。 O gods;
ye gods! Must I endure all this? BRUTUS。 All this? Ay; more。 Fret till
your proud heart break。 Go show your slaves how choleric you are; And
make your bondmen tremble。 Must I bouge? Must I observe you? Must I
stand and crouch Under your testy humor? By the gods; You shall digest
the venom of your spleen; Though it do split you; for; from this day forth;
I'll use you for my mirth; yea; for my laughter; When you are waspish。
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CASSIUS。 Is it come to this? BRUTUS。 You say you are a better soldier:
Let it appear so; make your vaunting true; And it shall please me well。 For
mine own part; I shall be glad to learn of noble men。 CASSIUS。 You
wrong me every way; you wrong me; Brutus。 I said; an elder soldier; not a
better。 Did I say 〃better〃? BRUTUS。 If you did; I care not。 CASSIUS。
When Caesar lived; he durst not thus have moved me。 BRUTUS。 Peace;
peace! You durst not so have tempted him。 CASSIUS。 I durst not?
BRUTUS。 No。 CASSIUS。 What; durst not tempt him? BRUTUS。 For your
life you durst not。 CASSIUS。 Do not presume too much upon my love; I
may do that I shall be sorry for。 BRUTUS。 You have done that you should
be sorry for。 There is no terror; Cassius; in your threats; For I am arm'd so
strong in honesty; That they pass by me as the idle wind Which I respect
not。 I did send to you For certain sums of gold; which you denied me; For
I can raise no money by vile means。 By heaven; I had rather coin my heart
And drop my blood for drachmas than to wring From the hard hands of
peasants their vile trash By any indirection。 I did send To you for gold to
pay my legions; Which you denied me。 Was that done like Cassius?
Should I have answer'd Caius Cassius so? When Marcus Brutus grows so
covetous To lock such rascal counters from his friends; Be ready; gods;
with all your thunderbolts; Dash him to pieces! CASSIUS。 I denied you
not。 BRUTUS。 You did。 CASSIUS。 I did not。 He was but a fool That
brought my answer back。 Brutus hath rived my heart。 A friend should bear
his friend's infirmities; But Brutus makes mine greater than they are。
BRUTUS。 I do not; till you practise them on me。 CASSIUS。 You love me
not。 BRUTUS。 I do not like your faults。 CASSIUS。 A friendly eye could
never see such faults。 BRUTUS。 A flatterer's would not; though they do
appear As huge as high Olympus。 CASSIUS。 Come; Antony; and young
Octavius; come; Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius; For Cassius is
aweary of the world: Hated by one he loves; braved by his brother;
Check'd like a bondman; all his faults observed; Set in a notebook; learn'd
and conn'd by rote; To cast into my teeth。 O; I could weep My spirit from
mine eyes! There is my dagger; And here my naked breast; within; a heart
Dearer than Pluto's mine; richer than gold。 If that thou best a Roman; take
it forth; I; that denied thee gold; will give my heart。 Strike; as thou didst at
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Caesar; for I know; When thou didst hate hi