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Chapter 27 second act

The first scene is Nava King Royal Garden.Set up big and small tents in the distance Enter the Princess of France, Rosalind, Maria, Catherine, Boyet, the courtiers, and other attendants. Boyet Now, my princess, take up your most precious spirit; think of whom your father has chosen to be his envoy, and whom he has for what; he sends no one, And sent his daughter, beloved by the whole world, yourself, to negotiate with King Nava, unparalleled in all human virtues, and centered on a marriage fit for a queen. Aquitaine of dowry.Good fortune does not want to bestow talent and brilliance on mediocre people, but gathers all the talents in the world into you; now you should imitate the good fortune and fully express your stunning talents.

Good princess, Lord Boyi, although my beauty is humble, it does not need your flattery to exaggerate; beauty is judged by the eyes, and cannot be arbitrarily suppressed by Jiaren's sharp tongue.You flatter me by presenting your wisdom like this, you just want people to praise you for your eloquence; but after hearing your compliments, I don't feel proud at all.Now I also want to ask you to do one thing: good Boyi, you must know that people from far and near are talking about it, saying that King Nava has made an oath to study furiously within the next three years, and will not let him go to school. A woman approached his quiet court; so it seemed we ought to inquire of his will before entering his forbidden gate; and I trusted your talents to this task, so I chose you to be my mouthpiece. , Stated our purpose to him, told him that the daughter of the King of France had important matters that he hoped to be resolved quickly, and asked to contact him face to face.Go and say so to him; we, like a crowd of humble petitioners, await his solemn decree.

It is my great honor for Bao Yi to receive such an appointment, and I dare to ask for his appointment enthusiastically. A princess is really proud of it, and naturally enjoys doing it, as you are. (Exit Bao Yi) Ladies and gentlemen, who do you know who are believers who swear to keep the precepts with this virtuous king? Lord Longaway was one of them. Princess, do you know this man? Maria I know him, princess.I saw this Longueville at the banquet when Lord Perigault married the beautiful beau of Jacques Fauconbridge in Normandy.He is recognized as a person with outstanding talents. Of course, he is good at literature, and he is also very good at martial arts.When he was well-intentioned, his manners were above reproach.If the splendor of virtue can be blotted, his only fault is a biting wit paired with a too blunt will: his wit can hurt, his will keeps him going, leaving nothing for others room.

The princess sounds like a noble lady with a good sense of banter, doesn't she? That's what Maria was most familiar with his temper. A flashy person like a princess is often not a great talent.Who else? Catherine Young Doman, a youth of great talent, loved by all lovers of virtue; most capable of hurting, and yet least disgusting.His wit can brighten an ugly man, but even if he has no wit, his handsome appearance can win people's love and pleasure.I saw him once at the palace of the Duke of Alençon; and my admiration of his great character cannot fully express the virtues I saw in him.

Rosalind If what I hear is true, At the duke of Alençon, there was one of their schoolmates with him; they called him Biron; and among those I talked, Never was there a better joker than he, able to be sarcastic without being vulgar.Whenever his eyes saw something, his wit would weave it into a funny joke, and his tongue, capable of expressing all sorts of whims, would express it in words so dexterous and meaningful that The old people get tired of listening to the eloquence, and the young people dance when they hear it; his eloquence is so quick and ingenious. Princess God bless my girls!Are they all in love?How could everyone praise her own favorite with such extravagant exaggerations?

The first minister, Bao Yi, is here. Re-enter Bao Yi. How did the princess and king treat you, Boyet? King Boynava has heard of your coming; before I saw him, he and his schoolmates who swore with him were ready to meet you.I heard him say this: he would rather have you set up in the fields, as if you were an army to besiege his court, than break his oath and let you go into his unattended house.King Nawa is here. (The women wear face coverings.) Enter the King, Longoville, Durman, Berowne, and Attendants. The king's beautiful princess, welcome to the court of Nava. Princess, I return the word "beautiful" to Your Majesty; as for "welcome", then I have not really benefited from it.This high sky is not yours to own, and this vast country is not a place to entertain distinguished guests.

King and princess, we must invite you to our court one day. Then I accept your invitation now, princess, please lead me there. King, listen to me, dear princess, I have sworn a great oath. Our Lady, the Princess, bless Your Majesty!You will break your oath one day. The king swears by my will, princess, and I will not break my oath. Princess Yes, will, and only will, can break your oath. King and princess, you don't know what kind of oath I made. Princess, the main reason is that your majesty doesn't know the oath you swore, that's your majesty's cleverness, because it is a kind of ignorance to know such an oath.I hear your majesty has sworn to disregard housekeeping; and it is a great sin to keep such a fool's oath, though it is a sin to break it as well.But forgive me, I am too presumptuous, I should not lecture a teacher.Please read the purpose of my visit and give me a quick answer. (Awarded to the king by document.)

King and princess, I am willing to reply to your enlightenment as soon as possible. Princess, you would rather send me away earlier, because if you let me stay in your country, it will be tantamount to breaking your oath. Berowne Didn't I once dance with you by Blair? Rosalind Didn't I once dance with you by Bra? Berowne I know you danced with me. Since Rosalin knew, why bother to ask more questions! Berowne, don't be so hot. Rosalind Who told you to provoke me with such questions? Berowne Your tongue is like a galloping horse, and if you run too fast you will lose all your strength.

Rosalind It won't stop till it throws the rider down in the mire. What time is it now in Berowne? Rosalind Now is the time for fools to ask other people. Berowne May luck be upon your visor! Rosalind good luck to the face under the mask! Berowne And bring you many lovers! Rosalind Amen, I hope you are not one of them. Berowne Oh, then I must go. King and princess, your father said in this letter that he has paid us one hundred thousand crowns, which is only half of the war debt owed to us by our late father in Japan.Neither my father nor I ever received this sum; even if it had, there would still be an outstanding balance of one hundred thousand crowns.At the beginning, your country agreed to mortgage a part of Aquitaine to us as a guarantee for this arrears, although the value of the land is really not worth this amount.Now, as long as your father is willing to return the outstanding half to us, we are also willing to give up our rights in Aquitaine and form an alliance with him forever.But he doesn't seem to mean that at all, because in this letter, he only asks us to pay back the one hundred thousand crowns already paid, but he never talks about paying the remaining one hundred thousand crowns in order to recover his debt to Aquitaine. question of rights.In fact, as long as we get back the debt that our late father borrowed in Sunrise, we are very happy to let go of the barren and barren place of Aquitaine.Dear princess, if your father's request is not too unreasonable, I will definitely not let you down this time without your presence.

The princess's family has never violated the promise and failed to fulfill his obligation to repay the debt; Your Majesty's denial of receiving this payment not only slanders the family, but also loses the dignity of a head of state; I cannot but feel sorry for your Majesty's reputation . King I solemnly declare that I know nothing of the repayment of this debt; If you can prove it, I will give it to your country in full, or give up Aquitaine. The princess respectfully obeys the order.Boyet, go and find out the receipts that were signed by the full-time officials under his father, King Charles, and which stated such a sum.

The king showed me. Bao Yiqi informs His Majesty that the package of relevant documents of this kind has not yet been delivered; I will definitely ask you to have a look at them tomorrow. King That's all right; I'll grant any reasonable request, provided the evidence is clear.Accept now all the honors that my honor can bestow upon you without breaking your oath.Though you cannot enter my palace, fair princess, I will try to make you feel at home here in the bosom of nature; The depths of my soul are gone.Please kindly forgive me for any impoliteness.Good-bye; we will be sure to visit again tomorrow morning. The princess wishes Your Majesty will be in good health, and all wishes will be granted! King, I would like to pray the same for you! (Exit the king and his attendants.) Miss Berowne, I want to keep you in my heart. Rosalind Then put me in, I'd like to see what's in your heart. Berowne I wish you could hear it moan. Is the fool Rosalind ill? Bilong suffered from heart disease. Rosalind O!Let it be bled. Can Berowne's bloodletting cure it? Rosalind My medical knowledge says yes. Berowne Will you stab my heart to bleed with your eyes? Rosalind My eyes are dull, use my knife. Berowne Oh, God bless you not to die! Rosalind, God bless you with a speedy death! Berowne I cannot stay here to answer your prayers. (Stand back.) Mr. Duman, may I ask you a word, who is that girl? Boyet-Alençon's daughter, Catherine is her name. Duman a beautiful girl!Farewell, sir! (Down.) Longevue asked who is the girl in white? Boyet You can see clearly that she is a woman in broad daylight. Longevity, if he saw clearly, was probably very frivolous.May I ask her name? Boyet She has only one name, and you can't ask her for it. Mr. Longovie, whose daughter is she? Boyet, I hear, is her mother's daughter. Lauren Gwi God bless your beard! Mr. Bao Yihao, don't be angry.She is the daughter of the Fukang Bridge family. Longaville I am not angry now.She is the loveliest girl. Boyet Perhaps yes, sir; or so. (Exit Longway.) Berowne What's the name of the woman in the hat? Boyet happened to be Rosalind. Berowne Was she ever married? Boyet: She can only say she obeyed her own will, sir. Berowne welcome, sir.Goodbye! Boyet each other each other. (Exit Berowne; the girls remove their masks.) Maria's last was Berowne, the jesting lord; every word of his was a joke. Each of Boyet's jokes was but a sentence. Princess, you can talk to him fluently, on a par with him, and your ability is not small. Boyi wanted to board the ship to fight with all his heart, and I also wanted to get closer to kill the enemy. Maria is not like two ships, but like two mad sheep. Why is Boyet not like a ship?I don't look like a sheep, unless your lips are our grass, sweet lady lamb! Maria You are the sheep, I am the pasture; is the joke finally over? Boyet Then please let me come to the pasture for food. (Want to kiss Maria.) Not Maria, good beast, my lips, though more than one, are not the commons. Boyet Who do they belong to? Maria belongs to my destiny and to myself. Princess, you always bicker, so stop it.This kind of tongue, sword, lips and spear should not be played in front of your own people, but should be used to deal with King Nava and his classmates. Boyet My eyes can see the secrets of other people's hearts, and it's rare to be wrong sometimes; if my observations don't deceive me this time, then King Nava is sick. What's wrong with the princess? Boyet had what our lovers call lovesickness. How did the princess see it? Boyet all his actions were centered in his eyes, which revealed unquenchable enthusiasm; his heart, like an agate carved with your little image, shone with pride in his eyes; , I can only say that I want to share the enjoyment of my eyes equally, but my mouth is tongue-tied.All feelings rushed to his eyes, vying to see the peerless beauty.It seems that his whole soul is locked in his eyes, just like the jewels and emeralds are displayed in a glass case, emitting their dazzling brilliance, attracting passers-by to buy them.His face was filled with infinite amazement, and everyone could see that he was fascinated.I will give you Aquitaine and all that he has, if you will kiss his face for my sake. The princess has come to my tent; Boyet is pretending to be crazy again. Boyet I just put into words what his eyes said.I made his eyes a mouth, and I gave him a tongue that cannot lie. Rosalind, you are an old hand in the field of love, and you can really talk. Maria is Cupid's grandfather, and Cupid told him all the news about him. Rosalind Then Venus must be like her mother, because her father was very ugly. Boyet, do you hear, my crazy girls? Maria did not hear. Boyet So do you see anything? Rosalind Well, see our way back. Boyet, I really have nothing to do with you. (same below.)
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