BIRON

DidnotIdancewithyouinBrabantonce?
ROSALINE
DidnotIdancewithyouinBrabantonce?
BIRON
Iknowyoudid.
ROSALINE
Howneedlesswasitthentoaskthequestion!
BIRON
Youmustnotbesoquick.
ROSALINE
'Tis'longofyouthatspurmewithsuchquestions.
BIRON
Yourwit'stoohot,itspeedstoofast,'twilltire.
ROSALINE
Nottillitleavetheriderinthemire.
BIRON
Whattimeo'day?
ROSALINE
Thehourthatfoolsshouldask.
BIRON
Nowfairbefallyourmask!
ROSALINE
Fairfallthefaceitcovers!
BIRON
Andsendyoumanylovers!
ROSALINE
Amen,soyoubenone.
BIRON
Nay,thenwillIbegone.
FERDINAND
Madam,yourfatherheredothintimate
Thepaymentofahundredthousandcrowns;
Beingbuttheonehalfofanentiresum
Disbursedbymyfatherinhiswars.
Butsaythatheorwe,asneitherhave,
Receivedthatsum,yetthereremainsunpaid
Ahundredthousandmore;insuretyofthewhich,

OnepartofAquitaineisboundtous,
Althoughnotvaluedtothemoney'sworth.
Ifthenthekingyourfatherwillrestore
Butthatonehalfwhichisunsatisfied,
WewillgiveupourrightinAquitaine,
Andholdfairfriendshipwithhismajesty.
Butthat,itseems,helittlepurposeth,
Forherehedothdemandtohaverepaid
Ahundredthousandcrowns;andnotdemands,
Onpaymentofahundredthousandcrowns,
TohavehistitleliveinAquitaine;
Whichwemuchratherhaddepartwithal
Andhavethemoneybyourfatherlent
ThanAquitainesogeldedasitis.
DearPrincess,werenothisrequestssofar
Fromreason'syielding,yourfairselfshouldmake
Ayielding'gainstsomereasoninmybreast
AndgowellsatisfiedtoFranceagain.
PRINCESS
Youdothekingmyfathertoomuchwrong
Andwrongthereputationofyourname,
Insounseemingtoconfessreceipt
Ofthatwhichhathsofaithfullybeenpaid.
FERDINAND
IdoprotestIneverheardofit;
Andifyouproveit,I'llrepayitback
OryieldupAquitaine.
PRINCESS
Wearrestyourword.
Boyet,youcanproduceacquittances
Forsuchasumfromspecialofficers
OfCharleshisfather.
FERDINAND
Satisfymeso.
BOYET
Sopleaseyourgrace,thepacketisnotcome
Wherethatandotherspecialtiesarebound:
Tomorrowyoushallhaveasightofthem.
FERDINAND

Itshallsufficeme:atwhichinterview
AllliberalreasonIwillyieldunto.
Meantimereceivesuchwelcomeatmyhand
Ashonourwithoutbreachofhonourmay
Maketenderoftothytrueworthiness:
Youmaynotcome,fairprincess,inmygates;
Butherewithoutyoushallbesoreceived
Asyoushalldeemyourselflodgedinmyheart,
Thoughsodeniedfairharbourinmyhouse.
Yourowngoodthoughtsexcuseme,andfarewell:
Tomorrowshallwevisityouagain.
PRINCESS
Sweethealthandfairdesiresconsortyourgrace!
FERDINAND
ThyownwishwishItheeineveryplace!
Exit
BIRON
Lady,Iwillcommendyoutomineownheart.
ROSALINE
Prayyou,domycommendations;Iwouldbegladtoseeit.
BIRON
Iwouldyouhearditgroan.
ROSALINE
Isthefoolsick?
BIRON
Sickattheheart.
ROSALINE
Alack,letitblood.
BIRON
Wouldthatdoitgood?
ROSALINE
Myphysicsays'ay.'
BIRON
Willyouprick'twithyoureye?
ROSALINE
Nopoint,withmyknife.
BIRON

Now,Godsavethylife!
ROSALINE
Andyoursfromlongliving!
BIRON
Icannotstaythanksgiving.
Retiring