Chapter 20 first act

The first Rothion.A Room in the Countess' Mansion Bertram, Countess Roussian, Helena, Lafeu, all in mourning. COUNTESS My son's departure from me now makes me feel again the pain of my husband's death. Mother Bertram, I weep as I leave your lap, as I grieve again my father's death.However, his son is favored by the king, and he should serve faithfully, and his orders must be obeyed. Mrs. Laffer, the king will take care of you as best he can, just as your husband did when he was alive; he will treat your son as his own son.Don't say that the king is gracious and generous, and he will never neglect you. With my wife's virtue, no matter how mean and ungrateful, she will definitely be willing to help each other.

The Countess heard that the Holy Eucharist of the King violated peace, and wondered if she had hoped to take advantage of it earlier? Mrs. Laffer, he has declined all doctors.Under their diagnosis and treatment, he patiently waited for the serious illness to come out of his body, but the medicine was useless, and the hope of recovery became weaker and weaker day by day. Countess This young girl had a father who is sadly dead now!He is not only upright, but also proficient in medical skills. If he is able to pursue further studies with a few years off, then maybe he will really make the world live forever, and the god of death will have nothing to do.If he is still alive now, the king's illness will suddenly come out of his body.

Mrs. Laffer, what is the name of the man you speak of? Monsieur countess, he is well-known in their trade, and not in vain; and his name is Giraud de Narbonne. Lafeu, madam, he is a good doctor; the king hath lately praised his skill, and lamented his untimely death.If learning can really fight death, then with his talent, he should still be alive today. Lord Bertram, what disease does the King suffer from? Lafferta had a fistula. Bertram is a name I have never heard of. Lafell I hope this pain is forever strange to the world.Is this girl the daughter of Gila de Napont? COUNTESS She is his only daughter, my lord; and he entrusted her to my care when he was dying.Her natural beauty and good education were the icing on the cake, and I had great expectations of her.A person with an impure heart, even if he has some benefits, people will always feel a little regret when they praise him; because such benefits are equal to the helpers of evil.But her merits are all the more remarkable because of her simplicity of nature, her integrity is born of her nature, and her virtue has been cultivated by education.

Mrs. Laffer, she is overwhelmed by your compliments. A countess is most suitable for a girl who weeps when she is praised.Every time she thinks of her father, she always hurts herself and looks bleak.Don't be sad, Helena, forget it; people may say you made it on purpose when they see you like this. HELENA My sorrows are artificial, but I have real sorrows too. Laffer's moderate grief is a due affection for the dead; excessive grief is an enemy that destroys life. HELENA Excessive grief will soon end itself if people do not give in to grief. Mother Bertram, please bless me. What did Laffer say?

Countess bless you, Bertram, may you be like your father not only in appearance, but also in bearing, may your birth and virtue be equal forever, may your conduct be as noble as you The pedigree is commensurate!Treat everyone equally, confide in a few people, and never lose to anyone; You should be able to compete with your enemies in terms of ability, but don't show off your talents because you are competitive; For your friends, you should be open and honest. ;Better to be reprimanded for being a taciturn person than to be accused of talking too much.May God's protection and my prayers be upon you!Farewell, my lord; he is an unworldly boy, teach him well.

Don't worry, Mrs. Laffer, he will not lack the best advice that springs from his love. Countess God bless him!Goodbye, Bertram. (Exit.) BERTRAM (to HELENA) Wish you all the best!Comfort my mother, your mistress, and take good care of her old man for me. Farewell Lafeu; good girl, may you not disgrace your father's honor. (Exit Bertram and Laffer.) Helena Oh!If only that was the case.I am not thinking of my father; these tears of mine, though they seem to be admiring, are not for him.I had long since forgotten what he looked like, and there was no one else in my fancy but Bertram.I'm all over now!If Bertram is away from me, what am I going to do with my life?I'm just like falling in love with a brilliant star, wishing to be able to combine with it one day, he is so unattainable; I can't get close to him beyond my status, but under his dazzling brilliance, Take some of his afterglow and comfort my hunger and thirst.The ambition of my love makes me suffer, and the reindeer who wishes to match the lion must die for love.Seeing him every moment is both pleasure and pain; I sit beside him silently, deeply engraving his curly eyebrows, his keen eyes, his charming curly hair, his Every line and every subtle feature of that lovely face will be clearly captured in my heart.But now that he is gone, my selfish admiration can only be satisfied with nostalgia for the traces of the past. ——Who is coming?Here's a man who went with him; and I love him for his sake, though I know he's a famous gossip, a fool, and a coward.But these intransigences of nature fit him well, much more than the bony bones of virtue are ravaged by cold winds: do we not so often see wise men in scanty clothing, who are compelled to wait for the Is it the fool's order?

Enter Palo. Hello Palo, beautiful lady! Hello, Helena, Your Majesty! Palo dared not. Helena I dare not. Palo Are you thinking about virginity? Helena Yes.You still have some military experience, let me ask you a question.Man is the enemy of virginal chastity, how should we put a blockade against him? Palo don't let him in. Helena But he will attack us; our chastity is weak though it resists.Tell us some effective defense strategies. Palo did not.A man sits in front of you calmly, and he will plant mines in the dark to destroy your chastity. Helena God bless our poor virginity from being so blown away!So can't the virgins adopt a tactic that blows men away?

After the chastity of Palo virgins is blasted, men will be blasted away faster.However, even if you knock down the men, there will be gaps in your own walls, so of course the city will not be able to keep.In nature, the preservation of virginity is by no means a policy.The loss of virginity is a reasonable increase, and where do virgins come from without first destroying their virginity?Your body is precisely the material from which a virgin is made.A loss of virginity can be multiplied tenfold; keep it forever, and lose it forever.This cold thing, what do you want it for! Helena I'd like to keep it for a while, though perhaps I'll die a virgin for it.

Palona is too unreasonable, it is against the laws of nature.If you defend chastity, it is tantamount to slandering your mother, that is disobedience and unfilial piety.A person who dies as a virgin is tantamount to killing herself. This kind of woman should be allowed to show her nakedness, and her body should not be allowed to enter the holy place, because she is a sinner who rebelled against the will of nature.Chastity is like a piece of cheese, it will grow moths and rot after a long time, and you will empty out your own internal organs; moreover, it is a weird, proud and boring thing. People who value chastity are just because they think they are extraordinary. A taboo sin.Why keep it up?Doing so will only make you suffer.forget it!Within a year, you'll get back double the interest, and your capital won't lose its shape.Give it up!

Helena how can a woman lose it at her own will? Palo has to think about it.If you have it, you have to do the opposite, to like those who don't like chastity.Chastity is a commodity that loses its luster if it is left alone for too long; the longer it is kept, the less valuable it is.It would be better to get rid of it early, while there is a market for it; the time must not be lost.Chastity is like an old courtier, richly attired, but out of fashion in an outrageous attire, as pins and toothpicks are out of fashion now.The red dates in cake bait and porridge are pleasing to the eye and delicious, but the red dates on your cheeks will lose their freshness in an instant; your age-old chastity is like a shriveled pear , ugly in appearance, tasteless in the mouth, although it was very sweet in the past, it has shriveled up now.What do you want it for?

Helena But I will not give up my virginity yet.Your master will win the hearts of countless women outside, he will find a mother, a lover, a friend, a peerless beauty, a commander, an enemy, a guide, a goddess, a king, an advisor, a A traitor, a kin; he'll find his humble ambition, his proud humility, his dissonant harmony, his melodious cacophony, his faith, his sweet calamity, and a whole heap of blind Cupids made up Lovely, infatuated, hypocritical name.He's going to--I don't know what he's going to want now.May God bless him!The court is a place where knowledge can be gained, and he is a— What is Palo? Helena is a person whom I would like to bless sincerely.pity-- Palo pity what? Helena, it's a pity that our wish is only a vague and imperceptible thing, otherwise, those of us who come from humble backgrounds, although fate destined us to spend our lives only in our wishes, we can also use the power of our wishes to follow us. Our friends, let them know our heart's content, and never go without a little reward. Enter a page. Mr. Parrot, page, my lordship calls you. (Down.) Farewell, little Helen Palo; I shall miss you if I remember you at court. Mr. Helena Parrot, you must have been born with auspicious stars. Palo is good, I am Wu Qu Xing according to my life. Helena, I also believe that you were born under the Wuqu star. Why is Palo under the Wuqu star? As soon as Helena started fighting, you were willing to bow down. Wasn't that born under the star of Wuqu? Palo, I mean when Wuqu star was in front. Helena I think it's still time to back off? Why did Palo say back off? When Helena fights, you always step back. Palo is about biding its time. Helena was frightened in her heart and wanted to seek safety, so she turned around and ran, also to wait for the opportunity; courage and fear are perfectly coordinated in you, and with your dress, you can run thousands of miles in a day, and your tricks are also very unique. Palo, I'm very busy, so I don't have time to answer you eloquently.And when I come back, I will show you my gentlemanly demeanor.At that time, my upbringing will have an effect on you, you will appreciate the kindness of a nobleman in the court, and open the door to him;If you are free, you can pray and pray; if you are not free, you might as well miss your friends who miss you.Marry a good husband early, and treat him as he treats you.it is good!goodbye. (Down.) Helena All the means are in our own hands, though we blame it on Providence; Heaven, who has destined the fate of mankind, gives us the opportunity of free development, only when we are too stubborn to take advantage of this opportunity, ours Plans suffer setbacks.What power stirs my love's ambition, enables me to see, but does not feed my lust for sight?No matter how different the status is, people who love each other will always be united by creation.Only those who are preoccupied, afraid of trouble, and think that their dreams are a thing of the past, their hopes will never be realized; how can those who can work hard to develop their abilities fail in love?The king's illness—my plan may be just a delusion, but my idea is decided, and I must try it. (Down.) Second Paris.A Room in the King's Palace Trumpets play coloratura.Enter the King of France with a letter, followed by his ministers and attendants. The Florentines, the king, and the Sinotes were at loggerheads, victorious and victorious, and the fierce war continued there. First minister, there is such news, Your Majesty. King No, that's very sure news; here's a letter from our friend Austria, which confirms it, and warns us that Florence will ask us for their speedy aid , according to our good friend, seems to disagree and hope we refuse their request. His Majesty Chen Jia has always praised King Austria for his honesty and wisdom, so of course his opinions can be fully trusted. King He has decided for us how to answer, and though Florence has not come to beg for help, I have decided to refuse them.But those of us who wish to fight in Dusgar are free to go, no matter which side they choose. Second servant, we gentlemen who have nothing to do are already feeling very depressed and eager to do something outside. This war is a good opportunity for them to hone their skills. Who is the king here? Enter Bertram, Laffer, and Palow. Your Majesty, this is Count Rossion, young Bertram. King child, you are like your father; the Creator must have worked with care and not hastily in shaping your form.May you also have the virtues of your father!Welcome to Paris! Bertram thanked His Majesty for his grace, and the minister is willing to do his best. The king remembered that your father was in Japan, and we were inseparable. When we first went to the battlefield, we were both young and strong. It would be great if we were like that now!He is a man of the times and a man of war; he lived to a very old age, but we both became old and useless before we knew it.It lifts my spirits to mention your father.I can also see the kind of talent he had when he was young, and I can also see it from our current generation of Guijie teenagers, but their casual criticism often has no time to cover up their frivolity, and they have unintentionally humiliated themselves.Your father was a true minister, with no contempt in his arrogance, no harshness in his sternness; They accuse relentlessly; his conscience, like a clock, knows exactly at what minute he must speak for a particular reason, when his tongue will obey him.He treats those below him as people of different status, condescends before their humble status, listens to their poor flattery, and will be humble, so that they are flattered by his condescension .Such a person can serve as a model for the present generation of young people.If they would seriously follow his example, they would realize that they had actually stepped back greatly. His Majesty Bertram never forgets the old man, even though his father died, he is still alive; any words inscribed on the stele are not as accurate as what His Majesty said. King I wish I were with him!He always said this--I felt as if I heard his voice. His moving words were not scattered in people's ears casually, but they were deeply rooted in people's hearts and remained there forever.Whenever the joy and entertainment were coming to an end, he would utter this sigh: "When my fire has burned the oil, let me not go on living, ridiculed by those young people who rely on their Clever, despises nothing but novelty; their thoughts are spent in dressing, and change faster than the pattern of clothes." He had such a wish; I had the same. Wish, because I am already a useless bee, unable to bring honey and wax back to the nest, I am willing to be wiped out from this world as soon as possible, so as to leave a place for the rest of the workers. Your Majesty, Your Majesty Yi, has recovered his holiness, and all the subjects are grateful; the most ungrateful person will be the first to mourn you. King, I know I'm but a place to occupy.Count, how long has the doctor in your father's house been dead?His reputation is very good. Your Majesty Bertram, he has been dead nearly six months. King If he lives now, I'd like to try his skills.Please give me a hand.Those quack doctors gave me this and that kind of medicine, which completely drained my energy and made me look like this.Welcome, count, you are like my own son. Bertram thanked His Majesty. (The same below; Trumpets play coloratura.) The third Rothion.A Room in the Countess' Mansion Enter the Countess, the Steward, and the Clown. COUNTESS I want to hear from you now, what do you think of this girl? Mrs. Housekeeper, I think you must be very clear about how I did my best to serve you in the past; because it would be too arrogant for us to declare our merits, even if we really have merits, people will suspect us. Countess What is the dog doing here?Get out!I don't quite believe all the bad things people say about you, but maybe that's because I'm too honest; you're good at it in your stupid way, and you ain't incapable of it. Mrs. Clown, you know I'm a wretch. How do you say, Countess? Clown No, ma'am, I'm a wretch, and no good, though there are plenty of rich people who are no good.But if my wife agrees to let me go outside to start a family and start a business, then that woman Isbell can do good things for me. Countess Must you be a beggar? Clown I don't ask you to give me anything else in this matter, but ask your permission. On which matter is the countess? The Joker is on Isbelle and my business.A servant does not necessarily have to be a servant for generations; I think that if I do not have a biological child in my life, I will never be blessed by God, because people say that only those who have children are blessed. Countess Tell me why you must marry. Mistress Clown, you bitch have such a need; I cannot but obey the devil, as my flesh compels me. Countess Is that the reason for your honor? Clown No, madam, I have other holy reasons, such and such. Countess May I ask you a question or two? Madam Clown, I was a villain, as you are, and all mortals of flesh and blood; and truth be told, I married to repent. Countess When you get married, the first thing you will regret is not your past mistakes, but that you should not have married. Mrs. Clown, I am a stranger; I hope that when I marry a wife, I can make some friends through her. Countess Fool, such a friend is your enemy. You don't know friendship, Mrs. Clown; those fellows come to do for me what I'm impatient to do.The man who plows my field spares me the labor of oxen and horses, and makes me reap what I have not sown; and though he makes me a fool, I make him work for me.As a husband and wife, he comforts my wife, which means he values ​​me; values ​​me, which means he loves me; loves me, which means he is my good friend.So the person who kisses my wife is my good friend.As long as people can enjoy their lives in peace, they will definitely not have any opinions when they get married.For the young Puritans who eat meat, and the old Popes who eat fish, though they differ greatly in their hearts on matters of religion, are quite alike in their heads; like a deer. COUNTESS Will you never grow ivory out of your dog's mouth? Mrs. Clown, I am a prophet, and I preach the truth of life in an allegorical way: I'm going to sing that song again, Everyone, please listen carefully: Marriage is all predestined, Turtles are born naturally. COUNTESS Get out, you bastard; I'll talk to you later. Madam Steward, tell him to tell Miss Helena to come out; it is about her that I want to tell you. Countess Fool, go and tell my maid, I have something to say to her—it is the girl Helena. clown Is it because of this handsome face, The Greeks captured Troy? Well done, well done, Is this the heart of Priam? She stood there with a long sigh, She stood there with a long sigh, This explains the reasoning: There are nine bad ones and one good one, There are nine bad ones and one good one, In the end, it still fell by 10%. ① Countess What, only one good person out of ten?You messed up the lyrics too, idiot. Mrs. Clown, I mean women—one out of ten women is good, which is singing the lyrics to the good.May God keep this ratio year round!If I were a clergyman, I should never have had a problem with such a tithing woman.10% is not enough for you?Hmph, even if a good woman is born every time a broom star appears or an earthquake occurs, this lottery is still won.As it is now, you will lose your heart and won't win the lottery. Countess, bastard, don't you hurry up and do what I tell you to do? Clown Alas, a woman rides a man, commands, and thinks nothing of it!Of course, if you are a good person, you cannot be a Puritan, but that is nothing; you can wear a respectful cassock and a black robe underneath, and still feel at ease.Well, this time I really go; your order is to send Miss Helena here. (Down.) COUNTESS Speak now. Madam Steward, I know you are very fond of this girl. The Countess is fine, I like her very much.Her father entrusted her to me when he was dying, and she is lovable enough in her own right.I owe her more than I have paid her; and I will reward her more than she asks. Mrs. Housekeeper, I accidentally saw her sitting there talking to herself recently; I can swear on her behalf that she thought that no one would listen to what she said.So she fell in love with our young master!She resented fate, which should not have set such a gap between them; she resented Cupid, who refused to use his might to make people of different positions have a chance to unite; she said that Diana was not worthy to be a virgin. The protector, because she makes the delicate and weak being attacked by love and even becomes a captive without helping.She narrated her thoughts in an infinitely sad tone, after listening to the young one, she didn't dare to be negligent in case something happened, so she came here to report to Madam. COUNTESS You've done a good job, but don't tell it.I have long been suspicious, because there is no factual evidence, I can't believe it very much.Now you go, don't let anyone know, I appreciate your faithfulness and honesty.Let's talk later. (Exit the butler.) Enter HELENA. COUNTESS So was I when I was young.We are the children of nature, and everyone has a gifted emotion; this thorn is the indispensable part of the rose of youth.With us, there are feelings; with feelings, this kind of thing is indispensable.When youth is marked by passionate love, it is the sign and mark of nature.In our old recollections we have made the same mistake, though at the time we did not think there was anything wrong with it.I can clearly see now that her eyes reveal a haggard look of lovesickness. Madame Helena, what are your orders? Countess Helena, you know that I can be said to be your mother. Helena No, you are my honorable mistress. Countess No, I am your mother, why not?When I said "I am your mother", I felt as if you saw a snake; why are you surprised when you hear the word "mother"?I said, I am your mother; I regard you as my own flesh and blood.Children of different surnames are sometimes better than those born by oneself; seeds from outside can also grow into beautiful flowers and trees.You never made me bear the hardships of pregnancy, but I care about you like a mother.God, this girl!Could it be that I said I was your mother, and you were so frightened?Why do your eyes get wet and have a heavy halo?Is it because you are my daughter? Helena Because I am not your daughter. COUNTESS I say, I am your mother. HELENA Forgive me, ma'am, the Count Rothion cannot be my brother; my birth is so humble, his family is so noble; my parents are common people, his is a rich family.He is my master, I am his handmaid while I live, and I will be his slave until I die.He must not be my brother. Countess Then can I not be your mother? HELENA You are my mother, lady; and I would like you to be my mother, if your son is not my brother.I hope you are my mother and his mother, as long as I am not his sister, then everything else is fine.Does it mean that after I am your daughter, he must be my brother? COUNTESS No, Helen, you may be my daughter-in-law; God bless you not to think so!Do daughters and mothers disturb your mind in this way?What, you turned pale again?I really guessed what was on your mind.Now I have understood the reason of your loneliness and boredom, and found the root of your sadness and tears.You love my son, that's a plain fact.Now that your feelings have been fully exposed, I think you are too embarrassed to make up lies and try to deny it.Tell me the truth; tell me there is such a thing, for behold, the red clouds in your cheeks have confessed to each other; and your own eyes may see your restlessness in your own manner; only Guilty feelings and irrational stubbornness keep you from speaking the truth.Tell me, is this really the case?If there is such a thing, then you are in trouble, if not, you should swear to deny it.In any case, don't hide it from me, I will always try to help you. Good lady Helena, forgive me! COUNTESS Do you love my son? HELENA Please forgive me, madam! Countess You love my son. Madame Helena, don't you love him too? COUNTESS Don't talk in circles; I love him as a matter of course, and I don't need to hide it from the world; How much you love him, you'd better tell, because your feelings have been fully revealed. In that case, Helena, I kneel before Heaven and you, and confess that I love your son, and that I love him more than you, and second only to God.Although my relatives and friends are poor, they are all righteous people; so is my love.Do not be offended by this, for he is loved by me, and does him no harm; I do not court him with pretensions, nor will I possess him till I am unworthy of his favor, though I do not Know how to be worthy of him.I know that my love is hopeless and futile, but in this sieve with thousands of holes like a net, I still pour my deep affection like water, and I will never feel dry.I am just as devout and obsessed as the Indians. I worship the sun. Although its brilliance also shines on its believers, I have no idea that such a person exists.Do not hate me, my dearest lady, for loving the man you love, you are a noble man, if in your pure youth the same true passion had been kindled, With innocent wishes and deep love, so that you can be faithful to chastity and love at the same time, please have pity on me, a person who has a small life, knows no hope, and spends the rest of his life in obscurity! Countess, don't you want to go to Paris recently?Tell me honestly if you ever mean that. Helena has, madam. Countess Why? Helena, I don't want to lie to Madam; you know that my father once passed on to me several efficacious secret recipes, which were combined by his painstaking research and practical experience, and they all have excellent effects on common diseases; Ask me not to give them to others easily, because they are precious prescriptions that are not well known in the world.Among these secret remedies, there was one which was devoted to the cure of a disease which the king was now suffering from, which was generally considered incurable. COUNTESS Is this the motive of your going to Paris?You say it. HELENA Thy son reminds me of this thought; otherwise, Paris, and medicine, and king's disease, are things I would never have thought of. The countess is Helen, do you think that if you ask yourself to treat the king's illness, he will accept your help?He and his fellow physicians had come to an agreement that he believed that his disease had overwhelmed them, and that all medicine stones had lost their potency.Those doctors who are familiar with medicine are so respectful and insensitive, how could they trust an ignorant girl? Helena I believe in this prescription, not only because my father's medical skills are unparalleled in the world, but also because I feel that the inheritance he has passed on to me will bring me great luck.As long as Madam allows me to take the risk, I am willing to leave on this day and at this time, risking my hopeless life to treat the king's illness. COUNTESS Do you believe you will succeed? HELENA Yes, ma'am, I believe I will succeed. The countess is so good, Helen, you can not only get my permission, but also my love. I am willing to prepare your luggage for you, send servants to escort you there, and ask you to send a message to those who are in the court. acquaintance.I would like to pray for you at home, God, bless you to achieve your goal.You can go tomorrow, don't worry, as long as I can help you, I will definitely do it. (same below.)