ACT II. SCENE I. A room in LEONTES' palace. Enter HERMIONE, MAMILLIUS, and Ladies. Her. Take the boy to you: he so troubles me, 'Tis past enduring. First Lady. Come, my gracious lord, No, I'll none of you. Shall I be your playfellow? Mam. First Lady. Why, my sweet lord? Mam. You'll kiss me hard and speak to me as if I were a baby still. I love you better. Not for because Sec. Lady. And why so, my lord? Or a half-moon made with a pen. Sec. Lady. Who taught you this? Mam. I learnt it out of women's faces. now What colour are your eyebrows? First Lady. Pray Blue, my lord. Mam. Nay, that's a mock: I have seen a lady's nose That has been blue, but not her eyebrows. First Lady. Hark ye; The queen your mother rounds apace: we shall IO II. Who taught you this? Rowe's reading for F1 who taught 'this. One of these days; and then you'ld wanton with us, If we would have you. Sec. Lady. She is spread of late Into a goodly bulk: good time encounter her! Her. What wisdom stirs amongst you? Come, sir, now I am for you again: pray you, sit by us, And tell's a tale. Mam. Merry or sad shall 't be ? Her. As merry as you will. Mam. A sad tale's best for winter: I have one Of sprites and goblins. Her. Let's have that, good sir. Come on, sit down: come on, and do your best To fright me with your sprites; you're powerful at it. Mam. There was a man Her. Nay, come, sit down; then on. Mam. Dwelt by a churchyard: I will tell it Yond crickets shall not hear it. softly; Her. And give 't me in mine ear. 20 30 Come on, then, Enter LEONTES, with ANTIGONUS, Lords, and others. Leon. Was he met there? his train? Camillo with him? First Lord. Behind the tuft of pines I met them; never Saw I men scour so on their way: I eyed them Leon. How blest am I In my just censure, in my true opinion! 18. wanton, sport. Alack, for lesser knowledge! how accursed The abhorr'd ingredient to his eye, make known Camillo was his help in this, his pandar: There is a plot against my life, my crown; Remain a pinch'd thing; So easily open? yea, a very trick How came the posterns By his great authority; Which often hath no less prevail'd than so On your command. Leon. I know 't too well. Give me the boy: I am glad you did not nurse him: Though he does bear some signs of me, yet you Her. What is this? sport? Leon. Bear the boy hence; he shall not come about her; Away with him! and let her sport herself With that she's big with; for 'tis Polixenes Has made thee swell thus. etc. Her. 39. There may be in the cup, The spider was held to be venomous, but with the reserve that ignorance was a charm against its infection. But I'ld say he had not, 45. hefts, retchings. 40 50 60 50. He has discover'd, (Camillo) has betrayed. 51. pinch'd, tricked, outwitted. ib. trick, toy, plaything. And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying, Leon. The justice of your hearts will thereto add The shrug, the hum or ha, these petty brands Virtue itself: these shrugs, these hums and ha's, be, She's an adulteress. Her. Should a villain say so, The most replenish'd villain in the world, Leon. You have mistook, my lady, Polixenes for Leontes: O thou thing, Which I'll not call a creature of thy place, 64. to the nayward, to denial. 70 80 82. thou thing, which I'll not call, etc.; he will not call a queen by the bold title' she has deserved. A federary with her, and one that knows Her. No, by my life, Privy to none of this. How will this grieve you, In those foundations which I build upon, A school-boy's top. Away with her! to prison ! Her. There's some ill planet reigns: I must be patient till the heavens look With an aspect more favourable. Good my lords, lords, With thoughts so qualified as your charities The king's will be perform'd! Leon. Shall I be heard? Beseech Her. Who is 't that goes with me? your highness, My women may be with me; for you see (as the centre of the planetary system). |