I'll make a journey twice as far, to enjoy Post. The stone's too hard to come by. Your lady being so easy. Post. Make not, sir, Your loss your sport: I hope, you know, that we Must not continue friends. Iach. Good sir, we must, If you keep covenant: Had I not brought Post. If you can make't apparent, That you have tasted her in bed, my hand, Iach. Sir, my circumstances, Being so near the truth, as I will make them, Post. Proceed. Iach. First, her bed-chamber, (Where, I confess, I slept not; but, profess, So bravely done, so rich, that it did strive Since the true life on't was-- Post. This is true; And this you might have heard of here, by me, Iach. More particulars Is south the chamber; and the chimney-piece, Post. This is a thing, Which you might from relation likewise reap; Iach. The roof o'the chamber With golden cherubins is fretted: Her andirons Post. This is her honour! Let it be granted, you have seen all this, (and praise The wager you have laid. Iach. Then, if you can, [Pulling out her bracelet. Be pale; I beg but leave to air this jewel: See!And now 'tis up again: It must be married To that your diamond; I'll keep them. Post. Jove! Once more let me behold it: Is it that Tach. Sir, (I thank her,) that: She stripp'd it from her arm; I see her yet; And yet enrich'd it too: She gave it me, and said, Post. May be, she pluck'd it off, To send it me. Iach. She writes so to you? doth she? Post. O, no, no, no; 'tis true. too; It is a basilisk unto mine eye, Here, take this [Gives the ring. Kills me to look on't:-Let there be no honour, Where there is beauty; truth, where semblance; love, Where there's another man: The vows of women Of no more bondage be, to where they are made, Than they are to their virtues; which is nothing:O, above measure false ! Phi. Have patience, sir, And take your ring again; 'tis not yet won: Who knows, if one of her women, being corrupted, Post. Very true; And so, I hope, he came by't :-Back my ring;- Post. Hark you, he swears; by Jupiter he swears. 'Tis true;-nay, keep the ring-'tis true: I am sure, She would not lose it: her attendants are All sworn, and honourable:-They induc'd to steal it! And by a stranger?-No, he hath enjoy'd her: Is this,--she hath bought the name of whore thus dearly. There, take thy hire; and all the fiends of helt Phi. Sir, be patient: This is not strong enough to be believ'd Of one persuaded well of- Post. Never talk on't; She hath been colted by him. For further satisfying, under her breast Post. Ay, and it doth confirm Another stain, as big as hell can hold, Were there no more but it. Iach. Will you hear more? Post. Spare your arithmetic: never count the turns ; Once, and a million! Iach. I'll be sworn, Post. No swearing. If you will swear you have not done't, you lie; Thou hast made me cuckold. Iach. I will deny nothing. Post. O, that I had her here, to tear her limb meal! I will go there, and do't; i'the court; before Her father:—I'll do something— Phi. Quite besides The government of patience!-You have won: Iach. With all my heart. [Exit. [Exeunt. SCENE V.-The same. Another room in the same. Enter POSTHUMUS. Post. Is there no way for men to be, but women Did call my father, was I know not where Might well have warni'd old Saturn; that I thought her As chaste as unsunn'd snow:-O, all the devils !——— Cry'd, oh! and mounted: found no opposition It is the woman's part: Be it lying, note it, All faults that may be nam'd, nay, that hell knows, They are not constant, but are changing still. Not half so old as that. I'll write against them, |