So I were sure he left his heart at home! Will lose its lustre-So doth Adriana, Whom once, unwearied with continual gazing, Now, since my beauty cannot please his eye, I'll weep what's left away, and, weeping, die. [Exeunt, R. SCENE II.-The Mart. Enter ANTIPHOLIS OF SYRACUSE, R. Ant. of Syr. The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur, and the heedful slave Is wander'd forth in care to seek me out. Oh, here he comes! Enter DROMIO OF SYRACUSE, L. Dro. of Syr. What answer, sir? when spake I such a word? Ant. of Syr. Ev'n now, ev'n here; not half an hour since. Dro. of Syr. I did not see you since you sent me hence Home, to the Centaur, with the gold you gave me. Ant. of Syr. Villain, thou didst deny the gold's receipt, And told'st me of a mistress, and a dinner; For which, I hope, thou felt'st, I was displeased. Dro. of Syr. (L.) I'm glad to see you in this merry vein ; What means this jest, I pray you, master, tell me? Ant. of Syr. (R.) What, dost thou jeer, and flout me in the teeth? Think'st thou I jest? there, take thou that, and that! [Beats Dromio to R. Dro. of Syr. (R.) Hold, sir, for Heaven's sake!—now your jest is earnest Upon what bargain do you give it me? Ant. of Syr. (L.) Because that I familiarly, sometimes, Do use you for my fool, and chat with you, Your sauciness will jest upon my love, And make a common of my serious hours. When the sun shines, let foolish gnats make sport, But creep in crannies, when he hides his beams. Dro. of Syr. I pray, sir, why am I beaten? Dro. of Syr. Nothing, but that I am beaten. Ant. of Syr. Why, first, for flouting me, and then, for urging It, in spite of my assertion to the contrary. Is dinner ready? Dro. of Syr. No, sir; I think the meat wants what I've got. Ant. of Syr. What's that? Dro. of Syr. Why, basting, sir. Ant. of Syr. No more, thou knave! for see, who wafts us yonder. This way they haste, and, by their gestures, seem To point out me-what should they mean, I trow? [Dromio crosses behind to L Enter ADRIANA and LUCIANA, R. Adr. Ay, ay, Antipholis, look strange and frown, Some other mistress hath some sweeter aspect: I am not Adriana, nor thy wife. The time was once, when thou, unurged, would'st vow, That never words were music to thine ear, That never object pleasing in thine eye, That never touch were welcome to thine hand, That never food well savour'd to the taste, Unless I spake, or look'd, or touch'd, or carved. How comes it now, my husband, oh! how comes it, Thyself, I call it, being strange to me- For know, my love, as easy may'st thou fall And take unmingled thence that drop again, As take from me thyself. Ant. of Syr. Plead you to me, fair dame? I know you not; In Ephesus, I am but two hours old, As strange unto your town, as to your talk. Luc. Fie, brother! how the world is changed with you! When were you wont to use my sister thus ? She sent for you by Dromio, home to dinner. Ant. of Syr. By Dromio? Dro. of Syr. (L.) By me! Adr. By thee, and thus thou didst return from him, That he did buffet thee, and in his blows Denied my house for his, me, for his wife. Ant. of Syr. Did you converse, sir, with this gentle woman? Dro. of Syr. I, sir? I never saw her till this moment! An of Syr. Villain, thou liest! for even her very words Didst thou deliver to me on the mart. Dro. of Syr. I never spoke with her in all my life. [Dromio crosses behind to R. Ant. of Syr. How can she then thus call us by our names, Unless it be by inspiration? Adr. How ill agrees it with your gravity, Who, all for want of pruning, with intrusion Infect thy sap, and live on thy destruction. Ant. of Syr. To me she speaks she moves me for her theme What, was I married to her in my sleep? Or sleep I now, and dream I hear all this? What error thus deceives our eyes and ears? Yet, that the mystery I may explore, I'll seem to entertain the fallacy. Luc. Dromio, go bid the servants spread for dinner. Luc. Ay, thee, thou slug! Dro. of Syr. Spread for dinner! Ant. of Syr. Am I alive? Am I Antipholis? Sleeping or waking? Mad or well-advised? Known unto these, yet to myself unknown; Fain would I learn from whence these wonders flow; So strange is every thing I see and hear. Adr. Come, come, no longer will I be a fool, To put the finger in the eye, and weep, While man and master laugh my woes to scorn. Come, sir, to dinner-[Crosses, R.] Dromio, keep the gate- And shrive you of a thousand idle pranks. Say, he dines forth, and let uo creature enter. [Exit, with Luciana and Antipholis, R. Dro. of Syr. Spread for dinner! I am afraid I shall Now, he swore to a discourse, I held with him Here on the Mart; when I can swear, I was talking END OF ACT 11. [Exit, R. ACT III. SCENE I-A Street, with the house of Antipholis. Enter ANTIPHOlis of Ephesus, Dromio of EPHESUS, and ANGELO, R.-[Dromio crosses behind to L.] Ant. of Eph. Good Siguor Angelo, you must excuse us; My wife is shrewish, when I keep not hours. Say, that I linger'd with you at your shop, And that to-morrow you will bring it home. He met me on the Mart, and that I beat him Thou drunkard, thou, what did'st thou mean by this? That you beat me at the Mart, I have the marks to witness. Ant. of Eph. (L. c.) Silence, thou sot, or I shall sober thee! You're sad, Signor Angelo; pray Heaven our cheer Dro. of Eph. [Rings.] Oh, he's a little soberer, and he does know his own house now! Ant. of Eph. Will they not hear? Dro. of Eph. In good truth, I think they will not. My mistress, sure, means to be quits with you, master-you denied her a while ago, and now she's determined to deny you. Ant. of Eph. Have done, thou varlet! Call to them; bid them let us in. Dro. of Eph. Maud! Bridget! Marian! Cicely! Gillian! Madge! Dro. of Syr. [Within.] Mome, Malt-horse, Capon, Coxcomb, Idiot, Patch!-Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such store, when one is one too many? -Go, get thee from the gate! Dro. of Eph. What patch is made our porter ?-My master stays in the street. Dro. of Syr. [Within.] Let him walk from whence he came, lest he catch cold in his feet. Ant. of Eph. Who talks within there?-Hoa! open the door! เม Dro. of Syr. [Within.] Right, sir-I'll tell you when, an you'll tell me wherefore. Ant. of Eph. What art thou, there, that keep'st me from mine own house? Dro. of Syr. [Within.] The porter, sir, and my name is Dromio. Dro. of Eph. O villain, thou hast stole both mine office, and my name! Brid. [Within.] Why, what a coil is there!-Dromio, who are those at the door? Dro. of Eph. Let my master in, Bridget. Brid. [Within.] Peace, fool! thy master's here already. |