Free'd and enfranchis'd: not a party to Paul. Do not you fear: upon Mine honour, I will stand 'twixt you and danger. Leon. Nor night, nor day, no rest: It is but weak ness To bear the matter thus; mere weakness, if 1 Atten. Leon. How does the boy? 1 Atten. -Who's there? My lord? [Advancing. He took good rest to-night; To see, "Tis hop'd, his sickness is discharg'd. Leon. His nobleness! 8 Mark and aim. Conceiving the dishonour of his mother, He straight declin'd, droop'd, took it deeply; And downright languish'd.-Leave me solely :9—go, See how he fares. [Exit Attend.]-Fye, fye! no thought of him ; The very thought of my revenges that way Recoil upon me in himself too mighty; Laugh at me; make their pastime at my sorrow: 1 Lord. Enter PAULINA, with a Child. You must not enter. Paul. Nay, rather, good my lords, be second to me: Fear you his tyrannous passion more, alas, Than the queen's life? a gracious innocent soul; Ant. That's enough. 1 Atten. Madam, he hath not slept to-night; commanded None should come at him. Paul. Not so hot, good sir; I come to bring him sleep. 'Tis such as you,- 9 Alone. Nourish the cause of his awaking: I Do come with words as med'cinal as true; Honest, as either; to purge him of that humour, Leon. What noise there, ho? Paul. No noise, my lord; but needful conference, About some gossips for your highness. Leon. How? Away with that audacious lady: Antigonus, I charg'd thee, that she should not come about me; I knew, she would. Paul. From all dishonesty, he can in this, (Unless he take the course that you have done, Commit me, for committing honour,) trust it, He shall not rule me. Ant. When she will take the rein, I let her run; Paul. Lo you now; you hear! Good my liege, I come, And, I beseech you, hear me, who profess Leon. Good queen! Paul. Good queen, my lord, good queen: I say, good queen; Abetting your ill courses. And would by combat make her good, so were I A man, the worst about you. Leon. Force her hence. Paul. Let him, that makes but trifles of his eyes, First hand me: on mine own accord, I'll off; But, first, I'll do my errand.-The good queen, For she is good, hath brought you forth a daughter; Here 'tis; commends it to your blessing. Leon. [Laying down the Child. Out! A mankind' witch! Hence with her, out o' door: A most intelligencing bawd! Paul. Not so: I am as ignorant in that, as you In so entitling me: and no less honest Than you are mad; which is enough, I'll warrant, As this world goes, to pass for honest. Traitors! Leon. By thy dame Partlet here,-take up the bastard; Paul. Unvenerable be thy hands, if thou For ever Tak'st up the princess, by that forced' baseness Leon. 2 Lowest. He dreads his wife. 3 Masculine. 4 Pecked by a woman; hen-pecked. 5 Worn-out old woman. 6 Forced is false; uttered with violence to truth. Paul. So, I would, you did; then, 'twere past all doubt, You'd call your children yours. Leon. A nest of traitors! Ant. I am none, by this good light. Paul. Nor I; nor any, But one, that's here'; and that's himself: for he His hopeful son's, his babe's, betrays to slander, Whose sting is sharper than the sword's; and will not Leon. A callat," Of boundless tongue; who late hath beat her hus band, And now baits me!-This brat is none of mine; It is the issue of Polixenes: Hence with it; and, together with the dam, Paul. It is yours; And, might we lay the old proverb to your charge, The trick of his frown, his forehead; nay, the valley, smiles; The very mould and frame of hand, nail, finger:And, thou, good goddess nature, which hast made it 6 Trull, |