八喜电子书 > 经管其他电子书 > every man in his humour >

第13部分

every man in his humour-第13部分

小说: every man in his humour 字数: 每页4000字

按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页,按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页,按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部!
————未阅读完?加入书签已便下次继续阅读!




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

返回目录 上一页 下一页 回到顶部 0 0

你可能喜欢的