every man in his humour-第13部分
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MUS。 True; sir; but I need a broker; ergo; no crafty knave。
PROS。 Well put off; well put off。
LOR。 JU。 Tut; he has more of these shifts。
MUS。 And yet where I have one; the broker has ten; sir。
'ENTER PIS。
PIS。 Francisco; Martino; ne'er a one to be found now: what a spite's this?
PROS。 How now; Piso? is my brother within?
PIS。 No; sir; my master went forth e'en now; but Signior Giuliano is within。 Cob; what; Cob! Is he gone too?
PROS。 Whither went thy master? Piso; canst thou tell?
PIS。 I know not; to Doctor Clement's; I think; sir。 Cob。
'EXIT PIS。
LOR。 JU。 Doctor Clement; what's he? I have heard much speech of him。
PROS。 Why; dost thou not know him? he is the Gonfaloniere of the state here; an excellent rare civilian; and a great scholar; but the only mad merry old fellow in Europe: I shewed him you the other day。
LOR。 JU。 Oh; I remember him now; Good faith; and he hath a very strange presence; methinks; it shews as if he stood out of the rank from other men。 I have heard many of his jests in Padua; they say he will commit a man for taking the wall of his horse。
PROS。 Ay; or wearing his cloak on one shoulder; or any thing indeed; if it come in the way of his humour。
PIS。 Gaspar; Martino; Cob: 'Sheart; where should they be; trow?
'ENTER PISO。
BOB。 Signior Thorello's man; I pray thee vouchsafe us the lighting of this match。
PIS。 A pox on your match; no time but now to vouchsafe? Francisco; Cob。 'EXIT。
BOB。 Body of me: here's the remainder of seven pound; since yesterday was sevennight。 It's your right Trinidado: did you never take any; signior?
STEP。 No; truly; sir; but I'll learn to take it now; since you commend it so。
BOB。 Signior; believe me (upon my relation) for what I tell you; the world shall not improve。 I have been in the Indies; (where this herb grows) where neither myself nor a dozen gentlemen more (of my knowledge) have received the taste of any other nutriment in the world; for the space of one and twenty weeks; but tobacco only。 Therefore it cannot be but 'tis most divine。 Further; take it in the nature; in the true kind; so; it makes an antidote; that had you taken the most deadly poisonous simple in all Florence it should expel it; and clarify you with as much ease as I speak。 And for your green wound; your Balsamum; and your are all mere gulleries; and trash to it; especially your Trinidado: your Nicotian is good too: I would say what I know of the virtue of it; for the exposing of rheums; raw humours; crudities; obstructions; with a thousand of this kind; but I profess myself no quack…salver。 Only thus much; by Hercules; I do hold it; and will affirm it (before any Prince in Europe) to be the most sovereign and precious herb that ever the earth tendered to the use of man。
LOR。 JU。 Oh; this speech would have done rare in an apothecary's mouth。
PIS。 Ay; close by Saint Anthony's: Doctor Clement's。
COB。 Oh; oh。
BOB。 Where's the match I gave thee?
PIS。 'Sblood; would his match; and he; and pipe; and all; were at Sancto Domingo。 'EXIT。
COB。 By God's deins; I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking this roguish tobacco; it's good for nothing but to choke a man; and fill him full of smoke and embers: there were four died out of one house last week with taking of it; and two more the bell went for yesternight; one of them (they say) will ne'er escape it; he voided a bushel of soot yesterday; upward and downward。 By the stocks; an there were no wiser men than I; I'd have it present death; man or woman; that should but deal with a tobacco pipe; why; it will stifle them all in the end as many as use it; it's little better than rat's…bane。 'EXIT PISO。
ALL。 Oh; good Signior; hold; hold。
BOB。 You base cullion; you。
PIS。 Sir; here's your match; come; thou must needs be talking too。
COB。 Nay; he will not meddle with his match; I warrant you; well; it shall be a dear beating; an I life。
BOB。 Do you prate?
LOR。 JU。 Nay; good Signior; will you regard the humour of a fool? Away; knave。
PROS。 Piso; get him away。 'EXIT PISO AND COB。
BOB。 A whoreson filthy slave; a turd; an excrement。 Body of Caesar; but that I scorn to let forth so mean a spirit; I'd have stabb'd him to the earth。
PROS。 Marry; God forbid; sir。
BOB。 By this fair heaven; I would have done it。
STEP。 Oh; he swears admirably; (by this fair heaven!) Body of Caesar: I shall never do it; sure (upon my salvation)。 No; I have not the right grace。
MAT。 Signior; will you any? By this air; the most divine tobacco as ever I drunk。
LOR。 JU。 I thank you; sir。
STEP。 Oh; this gentleman doth it rarely too; but nothing like the other。 By this air; as I am a gentleman: By Phoebus。 'EXIT BOB。 AND MAT。
MUS。 Master; glance; glance: Signior Prospero。
STEP。 As I have a soul to be saved; I do protest
PROS。 That you are a fool。
LOR。 JU。 Cousin; will you any tobacco?
STEP。 Ay; sir: upon my salvation。
LOR。 JU。 How now; cousin?
STEP。 I protest; as I am a gentleman; but no soldier indeed。
PROS。 No; Signior; as I remember; you served on a great horse; last general muster。
STEP。 Ay; sir; that's true; cousin; may I swear as I am a soldier; by that?
LOR。 JU。 Oh yes; that you may。
STEP。 Then as I am a gentleman; and a soldier; it is divine tobacco。
PROS。 But soft; where's Signior Matheo? gone?
MUS。 No; sir; they went in here。
PROS。 Oh; let's follow them: Signior Matheo is gone to salute his mistress; sirrah; now thou shalt hear some of his verses; for he never comes hither without some shreds of poetry: Come; Signior Stephano。 Musco。
STEP。 Musco? where? I this Musco?
LOR。 JU。 Ay; but peace; cousin; no words of it at any hand。
STEP。 Not I; by this fair heaven; as I have a soul to be saved; by Phoebus。
PROS。 Oh rare! your cousin's discourse is simply suited; all in oaths。
LOR。 JU。 Ay; he lacks nothing but a little light stuff; to draw them out withal; and he were rarely fitted to the time。 'EXEUNT。
SCENE III。 ENTER THORELLO WITH COB。
THO。 Ha; how many are there; sayest thou?
COB。 Marry; sir; your brother; Signior Prospero。
THO。 Tut; beside him: what strangers are there; man?
COB。 Strangers? let me see; one; two; mass; I know not well; there's so many。
THO。 How? so many?
COB。 Ay; there's some five or six of them at the most。
THO。 A swarm; a swarm? Spite of the devil; how they sting my heart! How long hast thou been coming hither; Cob?
COB。 But a little while; sir。
THO。 Didst thou come running?
COB。 No; sir。
THO。 Tut; then I am familiar with thy haste。 Ban to my fortunes: what meant I to marry? I that before was rank'd in such content; My mind attired in smooth silken peace; Being free master of mine own free thoughts; And now become a slave? what; never sigh; Be of good cheer; man: for thou art a cuckold; 'Tis done; 'tis done: nay; when such flowing store; Plenty itself falls in my wife's lap; The Cornucopiae will be mine; I know。 But; Cob; What entertainment had they? I am sure My sister and my wife would bid them welcome; ha?
COB。 Like enough: yet I heard not a word of welcome。
THO。 No; their lips were seal'd with kisses; and the voice Drown'd in a flood of joy at their arrival; Had lost her motion; state; and faculty。 Cob; which of them was't that first kiss'd my wife? (My sister; I should say;) my wife; alas; I fear not her: ha? who was it; say'st thou?
COB。 By my troth; sir; will you have the truth of it?
THO。 Oh ay; good Cob: I pray thee。
COB。 God's my judge; I saw nobody to be kiss'd; unless they would have kiss'd the post in the middle of the warehouse; for there I left them all; at their tobacco; with a pox。
THO。 How? were they not gone in then ere thou cam'st?
COB。 Oh no; sir。
THO。 Spite of the devil; what do I stay here then? Cob; follow me。 'EXIT THO。
COB。 Nay; soft and fair; I have eggs on the spit; I cannot go yet sir: now am I for some divers reasons hammering; hammering revenge: oh; for three or four gallons of vinegar; to sharpen my wits: Revenge; vinegar revenge; russet revenge; nay; an he had not lien in my house; 'twould never have grieved me; but being my guest; one that I'll be sworn my wife has lent him her smock off her back; while his own shirt has been at washing: pawned her neckerchers for clean bands for him: sold almost all my platters to buy him tobacco; and yet to see an ingratitude wretch strike his host; well; I hope to raise up an host of furies for't: here comes M。 Doctor。 'ENTER DOCTOR CLEMENT; LORENZO SENIOR; PETO。
CLEM。 What's Signior Thorello gone?
PET。 Ay; sir。
CLEM。 Heart of me; what made him leave us so abruptly? How now; sirrah; what make you here? what would you have; ha?
COB。 An't please your worship; I am a poor neighbour of your worship's。
CLEM。 A neighbour of mine; knave?
COB。 Ay; sir; at the sign of the Water…tankard; hard by the Green Lattice: I have paid soot and lot there any time this eighteen years。
CLEM。 What; at the Green Lattice?
COB。 No sir: to the parish: marry; I have seldom scaped scot…free at the Lattice。
CLEM。 So: but what business hath my neighbour?
COB。 An't like your worship; I am come to crave the peace of your worship。
CLEM。 Of me; knave? peace of me; knave? did I e'er hurt thee? did I ever threaten thee? or wrong thee? ha?
COB。 No; God's my comfort; I mean your worship's warrant; for one that hath wrong'd me; sir: his arms are at too much liberty; I would fain have them bound to a treaty of peace; an I could by any means compass it。
LOR。 Why; dost thou go in danger of thy life for him?
COB。 No; sir; but I go in danger of my death every hour by his means; an I die within a twelve…month and a day; I may swear; by the laws of the land; that he kill'd me。
CLEM。 How? how; knave? swear he kill'd thee? what pretext? what colour hast thou for that?
COB。 Marry; sir; both black and blue; colour enough; I warrant you; I have it here to shew your worship。
CLEM。 What is he that gave you this; sirrah?
COB。 A gentleman in the city; sir。
CLEM。 A gentleman? what call you him?
COB。 Sign