Chapter 29 third act

The first Milan.Reception Room in the Duke's Mansion Enter the Duke, Thurio, and Proteus. Duke Thurio, please let us have a word, we have some secret matters to discuss. (Exit Thurio) Tell me now, Proteus, what will you say to me? My lord Proteus, as a friend, I shouldn't have told you this matter; but I think of a man like me who is so virtuous and incompetent, and my lord Domon has favored me, if I know it this time If I don't report it, I can't justify it in terms of responsibility; although if it were someone else, no matter how much wealth in the world, they would not be able to induce me to open my mouth.You know, my lord, that this evening my friend Valentine, who wanted to take her away, told me of his plan.I know that you have decided to marry her to Thurio, and she is not very pleased with this one; and now if she escapes with Valentine, it must be a great blow to a man of your age.So I am forced by responsibility, I would rather destroy my friend's scheme, but I don't want to hide it for him, lest you will be angry and ruin your body because of something unexpected.

Duke Proteus, thank you for caring about me so much; if I live a day, I will definitely repay you.Though they thought me in my sleep, I had seen them both in love; and I'd often wished to keep Valentine from her company, or from my court, but because I didn't want to fuck Do everything, for fear that my suspicion is not true, and instead blame a good person, so I still maintain the courtesy as before, and slowly see that his behavior is intentional.I know that young people are impatient and easily tempted, so I have already guarded against this step. Every night I let her sleep in the attic, and I keep the key to her room myself, so no one else can steal her away.

My lord Proteus, they have contrived a way, and he is going to climb her window with a rope ladder, and take her through the window.He is going to get the rope ladder now, and he will pass by here later, if you want, you can stop him and ask him.But Your Majesty, when you cross-examine him, you have to be more tactful, don't let him know that I have gone wrong, because I report this to you only out of my loyalty to you, not because I have any embarrassment to my friend place. Duke On my honour, he shall not know that it is from you that I have this news. Farewell, Proteus, my lord, Valentine is coming. (Down.)

Enter Valentine. Duke Valentine, where are you going in such haste? Valentine Inform your lord that there is a messenger outside, And awaiting me to deliver letters to him to bring to my friends. Is the Duke an important letter? Valentine Just tell them I'm well and happy with your lord. Duke That's all right, talk with me.I want to tell you some personal things about me, but you don't want to tell outsiders.You know I once wanted to betroth my daughter to my friend Thurio. Valentine I know very well, my lord, that if this marriage succeeds, it is indeed a good match; and this gentleman is of good character, generosity, and talent, and it would be best for my wife to match him.Can't His Highness tell her to like him too?

That's what the duke said.The child is bad-tempered, unruly, contemptuous, disobedient and obstinate, and has no sense of filial piety; she forgets that she is my daughter, and has no awe of me as a father.To tell you the truth, her disobedience has completely extinguished my love for her.I originally imagined that a person of my age could entertain the rest of his life with such a daughter as his wife; but now it has not happened, and I have decided to marry another wife; as for my daughter, I will give it to anyone who wants her. Beauty is her dowry, for since she despises me, she certainly doesn't care about my property.

Valentine What will my lord order me to do in this matter? Here is the duke, there's a girl from Verona, I've got my eye on her; but she's so quiet, That my old man's words won't touch her.I have long forgotten the way of proposing marriage, and the times are different now, so now I ask you to teach me how to make her eyes as bright as the sun look over me. Valentine If she's not fond of empty words, Gain her favor with presents; A woman's heart is often more touched by jewels without words than by fluent words. Duke I gave her a present too, but she didn't think much of it.

Valentine women sometimes pretend to be indifferent on the surface, but in fact they like it very much in their hearts.You should continue to bring her presents, and do not be discouraged; the first indifference will make the later love more passionate.If she pretends to be angry with you, it's not because she hates you, but because she wants you to love her more.If she scolds you, it's not because she wants you to leave her, because women go crazy with rage when left alone.No matter what she says, don't back down, because she tells you to go, but she doesn't really want you to go.Compliments are the secret to pleasing a woman; though she is dark and ugly, you might as well call her a fairy.A man with a perfect tongue, if he can't convince a woman, then he is still a man!

The duke is the girl I speak of, who has been betrothed by her kinsmen to a young gentleman.Her house is tightly guarded, and no man can walk in during the day. Valentine Then if it were me, I would see her in the night. The Duke's door is sealed and he doesn't have a key, let alone walk in at night. Valentine can't go in through the door, can't he go in through the window? The Duke's bedroom is on a very high floor, and if she climbs up, her life will be in danger. Valentine only needs to find a pair of light rope ladders and throw it over the window sill with a pair of iron hooks; if you have the courage to take the risk, you can climb tall buildings to meet your lover like the boy in the ancient poem.

Duke please, as a child of your family, tell me where I can get such a ladder. Valentine When will you use it?please tell me. Duke, I want it to-night; for love is like a child, wanting something and wanting it right away. Valentine I can get you such a ladder at seven o'clock. Duke, but I want to see her alone, how can I take this pair of ladders? Valentine That's so light, you can hide it in your coat. Duke Can a coat as long as yours hide it? Valentine could hide. Duke Then let me see in your coat; I'll make another one to that measure. Valentine, my lord, any coat will do as well.

How should a Duke coat be worn?Please let me try it on. (pulls off Valentine's coat) What is this letter?What is written on it? — for Sylvia!Here are the tools I need!Excuse my rudeness this time, and opened the letter. Lovesickness flies every night, flying around the lover's side; The body has no colorful phoenix wings, and there is no way to see the color. Although consonance can be communicated, people in the room often hang out, There are dreams and souls in the sky, and the long night of resentment! What else is written here? "Sylvia, please escape together tonight." So, this is the ladder you prepared!Hmph, what a stealthy skill!Do you want to go up and pick the stars because you see them shining toward you?Go, you despicable villain, you insolent slave!Throw shoulders at your fellows!Don't think that there is anything great about yourself. I told you to leave this place immediately because I disdain to care about you, so that I don't come to make things difficult for you.I have done you too many favors before, and now I will do you another favor.But if you don't pack up and leave immediately, stay in my territory for a while longer, hum!At that time, I got angry, and I wanted to put aside all my previous feelings for you and my daughter.go!I don't want your useless pleas; if you value your life, go at once. (Down.)

Why didn't Valentine die rather than live and suffer?Death is nothing but exile from my own body; Sylvia has become one with me, and to leave her is to leave myself. Isn't this the same punishment as death?What light is there in the world without seeing Sylvia?What fun is there in the world without Sylvia?I had no choice but to close my eyes and imagine that she was beside me, seeking a moment of intoxication with such a beautiful phantom.Unless Sylvia is with me at night, the nightingale's song is but an unpleasant noise; and unless Sylvia is before me in the day, my life will be one long dark night.She is the quintessence of my life, and if I do not nourish my vitality under her caress, I shall wither and die.Even if I escape his dreadful sentence, I still cannot escape death; for here I am but dead, but to leave here is to leave all that life holds. Enter Proteus and Lance. Proteus Run, boy!Run, run, find him. Lance hello!Hello! Proteus what do you see? Lance That man we seek; every hair on his head is Valentine. Is Proteus Valentine? Valentine was not. Who is Proteus then?His ghost? Neither was Valentine. Proteus Then what are you? Valentine I am nothing. Lance Then how can you talk?Master, shall I hit him? Proteus Who will you strike? Lance doesn't hit anyone. Proteus dog, stop. Lance, sir!I'm not hitting anything; please let me-- Proteus I tell you not to be presumptuous. —Valentine, my friend, let me speak to you. Valentine My ears are full of bad news, and now I can't hear good news. Proteus Then I bury what I have to say in wordless silence, for they are harsh and unpleasant. Valentine Is Sylvia dead? Proteus not, Valentine. Valentine No Valentine, yes, holy Sylvia has no Valentine!Could it be that she abandoned me? Proteus not, Valentine. Valentine There is no Valentine, if she abandons me, there will be no more Valentine in the world!So what news do you have? Master Lance Valentine, there's a sign outside saying you're canceled. Proteus cast you out.Yes, that is my message to you, you must get out of here, out of Sylvia, out of me, your friend. O Valentine!I have swallowed this bitter medicine, too much will choke me to death.Does Sylvia know I've been exiled? Proteus Yes, when she heard this sentence, she shed tears of pearls melted, and begged at her fierce father's feet, her white hands seemed to be pale with sorrow, in her Her bosom writhed; but kneeling knees, hands raised, sighs of sorrow, moans of pain, tears of silver, could not move her obstinate father, who insisted that Valentine should be in Milan If caught in the territory, he must be executed; and when she begged him to take back his life, he was so angry because of her troubles that he locked her up and threatened to imprison her for life. Silence, Valentine, unless your next word will kill me, then I ask you to whisper it into my ear, so that I may be freed from bottomless sorrow, and sleep forever . The matter of Proteus has come to this point, and sorrow is useless, let's think of a remedy; as long as you wait for the opportunity, there will always be a day when fate will change.If you stay here, you will still not be able to see your lover, and you will lose your own life.Hope is the only thing lovers have, don't lose heart, just go far away.Although you cannot come here yourself, you can still write at any time, just write it to me, and I can forward it to your lover's milky breast.Time is running out now, I can't advise you much, come on, I'll take you out of town, we can talk about everything about your love on the way.If you don't think about your own safety, you should think about your lover; please follow me. Valentin Lens, if you see my boy, tell him to meet me at the north gate. Go to Proteus, dog, go to him.Come, Valentine. Valentine, my dear Silvia!Poor Valentine! (Exeunt Valentine and Proteus.) Lance Look, I'm but a fool, and yet I know my master's not a good man, aside from that.Nobody knows I'm in love too; but I'm in love; but horses can't wring the secret out of me, and I'll never tell anyone who I love.It was a woman, needless to say; but what kind of a woman she was, I don't even know myself.Anyway, she is a milking girl; she is not a girl, because it is said that she has raised several illegitimate children; but she is a girl who works for her master for wages.She has more benefits than a hunting dog, which is not easy for a Christian. (Takes out a piece of paper) Here is a list of her abilities. "First, she can be used for the work of running, and can be used to fetch things for people." Ah, even a horse is nothing more than that; Horses are much better. "Number two, she can milk the cows." Look, it's a great advantage for a girl to have clean hands. Enter Speed. Hello Speed, Mr. Lance, how are you doing? Is Lance my employer?He went to the port to see him off. Speed, you're making the same old mistake again, mishearing the words.What news do you have on this paper? Lance was in a bad mood, almost pitch black. How could Speed ​​be in the dark? Lance cough, is it not written in ink? Speed ​​let me see it too. Lance Pooh, you dumbass!You are illiterate. Who said Speed?Why am I illiterate? Lance Then I'll put you to the test.Tell me, who gave birth to you? Speed ​​uh, my grandfather's son. Lance Oh, you unlearned rascal!You were born of your grandmother's son.This shows that you are illiterate. Come on, Speed, you're an idiot, let me read it to you if you don't believe me. Well, Lance, take it, Saint Nicholas bless you! Speed ​​"Number one, she can milk a cow." Lance Yes, that's her specialty. Speed ​​"Number two, she'll make good ale." That's why there's an old saying in Lance, "You make good ale, God bless you." Speed ​​"Third, she can sew." That's what Lance said: she caters. Speed ​​"The fourth, she can weave." With such a woman, Lance doesn't have to worry about his socks being torn. Speed ​​"Fifth, she'll wipe and clean." Lance is wonderful, so I don't have to wipe her face. Speed ​​"Sixth, she can weave." Lance so that I can live comfortably by her weaving. Speed ​​"Seventh, she has many unnamed virtues." Lance, like a illegitimate child, does not even know his own name because he does not know who his father is. Speed ​​"Here are her flaws." Lance is right behind her benefit. Speed: "First, her breath smells bad, don't kiss her before eating." Lance Well, this shortcoming can be easily rectified, as long as you kiss her after eating.read on. Speed ​​"Number two, she likes sweets." Lancena could cover up her bad breath. Speed: "Third, she often talks in her sleep." It doesn't matter to Lance, as long as he doesn't doze off while talking. Speed: "Number four, she speaks slowly." Lance fuck!How could this be her shortcoming?To speak slowly is a woman's greatest virtue.Please cross this out and put it in her benefits. Speed ​​"Fifth, she's proud." Lance crossed this out, too.Women are naturally proud, and no one can do anything to her. Speed ​​"Article 6, she has no teeth." Lance, I don't care, I just love to eat the crust. Speed ​​"Number seven, she loses her temper." Lance Oh, it doesn't matter that she has no teeth and can't bite. Speed ​​"Number eight, she likes to have a glass of wine now and then." Lance is a good wine, of course she likes to drink it, even if she doesn't drink it, I will drink it. Everyone likes good things. Speed ​​"Article 9, she's too casual." Lance, she won't talk casually, because it has been written that she speaks slowly; she won't spend money casually, because I will keep her purse tight; as for casually in other places, Then I have no choice.OK, read on. Speed ​​"Article 10, She has more hairs than wits, more faults than hairs, more wealth than faults." Lance slowly, after listening to this, I want her and want her; read it to me again. Speed ​​"She has more hair than wits—" Lance That may be true, and I can prove it by parables: There are more cloth bags that wrap salt than salt, and more hair that wraps your head than wisdom, because more can cover less.What next? Speed ​​"She's got more faults than her hair—" Lance that sucks!Oh, how wonderful it would be if there were no such words! Speed ​​"has more wealth than fault." Lance, with this sentence, her faults have also become good.Well, I must marry her; if this marriage succeeds, nothing is impossible in the world—— So what about you? Lance Then let me tell you, your master is waiting for you at the gate of the northern city. Will Speed ​​wait for me? Lance is waiting for you!Hey, who are you!He has waited for someone of higher status than you. Speed ​​Then must I go to him? You must run, Lance, for I am afraid you will not have time to run after so much time spent here. Speed ​​why didn't you tell me earlier?What the hell are you still reading love letters for? (Down.) Lance He read my letter without authorization, and now he will be beaten.Who told him not to understand the rules and to meddle in other people's business.I'd like to follow up and see what this dog's head has learned, so that I can have a good time. (Down.) The second game is the same as before.One Room in the Duke's Mansion Enter the Duke and Thurio. Don't worry, Duke Thurio, that she loves you not, now that Valentine is no more. THURIO Since his banishment, She hates me so much, She will not be with me, and scolds me when I meet, Now I have no hope of gaining her love. The fragile marks of the prince's love are like the prints on ice and snow, which can be dissolved in water and disappear without a trace in a moment's heat.Her frozen mind will soon melt, and then she will forget humble Valentine. Enter Proteus. Duke, Proteus!Has your countryman left Milan at my command? Proteus He is gone, my lord. Duke My daughter is sad that he is gone. My lord Proteus, her sorrow will fade away in a few days. Duke I think so, but Thurio thinks not.Proteus, I know you are trustworthy—for you have shown your devotion—and now I will consult with you. Proteus As long as I live on earth, my loyalty to your highness will never change. You know, duke, that I would love to marry Thurio to my daughter. Proteus Yes, my lord. Duke, I don't think you don't know how she contradicts me. Proteus That was when Valentine was here, my lord. DUKE Yes, but she's still obsessed.How can we make this boy forget Valentine, and turn his heart to Thurio? The best thing Proteus could do was to spread bad words about Valentine, saying that he was wicked, cowardly, and lowly born, three things that women hate the most. The Duke is not bad, but she will think that this is someone deliberately spreading rumors to hurt him. Proteus Yes, if the words come from the lips of his enemies.So we had to call someone she thought was his friend, and tell her in clever, tactful terms. DUKE Then it will be your business. My lord, Proteus, that is the last thing I want to do.Originally, this kind of thing is not what a high-class person should do, let alone speaking ill of one's good friend. Duke Now your good words can't benefit him, so your slander to him may not do him any harm, so this matter is actually indifferent, please look at me and try to do it. Since His Majesty Proteus said so, I have no choice but to do my best to make her no longer love him.But if she had heard what I said bad about Valentine, and had cut off her infatuation with him, it would not necessarily mean that she would love Thurio. THURIO So when you cut off her love, to prevent it from becoming a tangled mess, which does no one good, you must tie it to me; what did you say about Valentine If you say bad things, just turn around and say something good about me. Duke Proteus, we dare to trust you to do this work, because we have heard Valentine say it, and know that you are already a faithful believer before the shrine of love, and you will not change your mind, so we can rest assured that you and Sylvia talks freely.She is in a very bad mood now, because you are Valentine's friend, she will be glad that you go and talk to her, and you can persuade her to give up her love for Valentine and love my friend. Proteus I will do my best.But Mr. Thurio, you are not so good at love. You should write some lingering love poems, explaining how you are willing to sacrifice your life for her, so that you can win her heart. Duke Yes, the power of poetry is very profound. Proteus You may say On the altar of her beauty You would offer your tears, your sighs, and your heart.You will write until the ink is dry, and then moisten the tip of your pen with tears, and write a few moving lines to show how sincere your love is.For the strings of Orpheus are made of a poet's heart, and its sound of gold and stone is enough to move wood and stone, and the tiger will be tamed when it hears it, and the huge sea monster will leave the bottomless bottom, Dancing on the beach.After you send her this kind of sad song, you should go to her window at night and use a soft instrument to play out the sadness in your heart.The silence of the night is suitable for this kind of tender wailing, only in this way can she win her heart. Duke, you are so persuasive, which shows that you are a veteran in the field of love. Thurio I will follow your advice to-night.Proteus, my good teacher, let's go to the city to find some good musicians.I have a ready-made love poem here, might as well give it a try first. Duke, then seek you at once! Proteus We shall wait on your highness for supper, and then we shall decide how to proceed. Duke No, go and get ready now, I won't blame you. (same below.)