ACT III MESS. Madam, I heard her speak; she is low-voic'd. CLEO. I think so, Charmian: dull of tongue, and MESS. And I do think she's thirty. CLEO. Bear'st thou her face in mind? is 't long or round? 30 CLEO. For the most part, too, they are foolish that are so. MESS. Brown, Madam; and her forehead As low as she would wish it. CLEO. The man hath seen some majesty, and should ACT III know. CHAR. Hath he seen majesty? Isis else defend, And serving you so long! CLEO. I have one thing more to ask him yet, good Charmian : But 'tis no matter; thou shalt bring him to me Where I will write. All may be well enough. CHAR. I warrant you, Madam. [exeunt. Sc. III SCENE IV. Athens. A Room in ANTONY'S House. Enter ANTONY and OCTAVIA. ANT. Nay, nay, Octavia, not only that— That were excusable, that, and thousands more New wars 'gainst Pompey; made his will, and read it Spoke scantly of me: when perforce he could not He vented them; most narrow measure lent me : ОСТА. Believe not all; or, O, my good Lord, if you must believe, Stomach not all. A more unhappy lady, If this division chance, ne'er stood between, Praying for both parts: The good Gods will mock me presently, When I shall pray, O, bless my Lord and husband! O, bless my brother! Husband win, win brother, "Twixt these extremes at all. ANT. Gentle Octavia, Let your best love draw to that point which seeks I lose myself; better I were not your's Than your's so branchless. But, as you requested, 1 from the teeth outwards; insincerely. ΙΟ 20 Yourself shall go between's: the mean time, Lady, Shall stain your brother.1 Make your soonest haste; ОСТА. Thanks to my Lord. The Jove of power make me, most weak, most weak, ANT. When it appears to you where this begins, Can equally move with them. Provide your going; [exeunt. SCENE V. The Same. Another Room. Enter ENOBARBUS and EROS, meeting. ENO. How now, Friend Eros! EROS. There's strange news come, Sir. ENO. What, Man? EROS. Cæsar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey. 2 II EROS. Cæsar, having made use of him in the wars 'gainst That murder'd Pompey. ENO. Our great navy's rigg'd. EROS. For Italy and Cæsar. More, Domitius; Enter CESAR, AGRIPPA, and MECENAS. CAS. Contemning Rome, he has done all this and more CES. I' the common show-place, where they exercise. Great Media, Parthia, and Armenia, He gave to Alexander; to Ptolemy he assign'd In the habiliments of the Goddess Isis That day appear'd; and oft before gave audience, MEC. Inform'd. AGR. Let Rome be thus Who, queasy with his insolence Already, will their good thoughts call from him. CES. The People know it; and have now receiv'd His accusations. AGR. Who does he accuse? CES. Cæsar: and that, having in Sicily Sextus Pompeius spoil'd, we had not rated him ΙΟ 20 T ACT III Sc. VI Some shipping unrestor'd: lastly, he frets Should be depos'd; and, being, that we detain AGR. Sir, this should be answer'd. CAS. "Tis done already, and the messenger gone. I have told him, Lepidus was grown too cruel; 30 And did deserve his change: for what I have conquer'd, And other of his conquer'd kingdoms, I Demand the like. MEC. He'll never yield to that. CES. Nor must not, then, be yielded to in this. Enter OCTAVIA with her Train. OCTA. Hail, Cæsar, and my Lord! hail, most dear Cæsar! OCTA. You have not call'd me so, nor have you cause. 40 CAS. Why have you stol'n upon us thus? You come not Like Cæsar's sister: the wife of Antony Should have an army for an usher, and The neighs of horse to tell of her approach Long ere she did appear; the trees by the way ОСТА. Good my Lord, To come thus was I not constrain'd, but did it |