首页 >出版文学> Two Gentlemen of Verona>第2章
  But,wereIyou,henevershouldbemine。JULIAWhatthink'stthouoftherichMercatio?LUCETTAWellofhiswealth;butofhimself,soso。JULIAWhatthink'stthouofthegentleProteus?LUCETTALord,Lord!toseewhatfollyreignsinus!JULIAHownow!whatmeansthispassionathisname?LUCETTAPardon,dearmadam:'tisapassingshameThatI,unworthybodyasIam,Shouldcensurethusonlovelygentlemen。JULIAWhynotonProteus,asofalltherest?LUCETTAThenthus:ofmanygoodIthinkhimbest。JULIAYourreason?LUCETTAIhavenoother,butawoman'sreason;
  IthinkhimsobecauseIthinkhimso。JULIAAndwouldstthouhavemecastmyloveonhim?LUCETTAAy,ifyouthoughtyourlovenotcastaway。JULIAWhyhe,ofalltherest,hathnevermovedme。LUCETTAYethe,ofalltherest,Ithink,bestlovesye。JULIAHislittlespeakingshowshislovebutsmall。LUCETTAFirethat'sclosestkeptburnsmostofall。JULIATheydonotlovethatdonotshowtheirlove。LUCETTAO,theyloveleastthatletmenknowtheirlove。JULIAIwouldIknewhismind。LUCETTAPerusethispaper,madam。JULIA'ToJulia。'Say,fromwhom?LUCETTAThatthecontentswillshow。JULIASay,say,whogaveitthee?LUCETTAValentine'spage;andsent,Ithink,fromProteus。
  Hewouldhavegivenityou;butI,beingintheway,Didinyournamereceiveit:pardonthefaultIpray。JULIANow,bymymodesty,agoodlybroker!
  Dareyoupresumetoharbourwantonlines?
  Towhisperandconspireagainstmyyouth?
  Now,trustme,'tisanofficeofgreatworthAndyouanofficerfitfortheplace。
  Orelsereturnnomoreintomysight。LUCETTATopleadforlovedeservesmorefeethanhate。JULIAWillyebegone?LUCETTAThatyoumayruminate。
  ExitJULIAAndyetIwouldIhado'erlookedtheletter:
  ItwereashametocallherbackagainAndprayhertoafaultforwhichIchidher。
  Whatafoolisshe,thatknowsIamamaid,Andwouldnotforcethelettertomyview!
  Sincemaids,inmodesty,say'no'tothatWhichtheywouldhavetheproffererconstrue'ay。'
  Fie,fie,howwaywardisthisfoolishloveThat,likeatestybabe,willscratchthenurseAndpresentlyallhumbledkisstherod!
  HowchurlishlyIchidLucettahence,WhenwillinglyIwouldhavehadherhere!
  HowangerlyItaughtmybrowtofrown,Wheninwardjoyenforcedmyhearttosmile!
  MypenanceistocallLucettabackAndaskremissionformyfollypast。
  Whatho!Lucetta!
  Re—enterLUCETTALUCETTAWhatwouldyourladyship?JULIAIs'tneardinner—time?LUCETTAIwoulditwere,ThatyoumightkillyourstomachonyourmeatAndnotuponyourmaid。JULIAWhatis'tthatyoutookupsogingerly?LUCETTANothing。JULIAWhydidstthoustoop,then?LUCETTATotakeapaperupthatIletfall。JULIAAndisthatpapernothing?LUCETTANothingconcerningme。JULIAThenletitlieforthosethatitconcerns。LUCETTAMadam,itwillnotliewhereitconcernsUnlessithaveafalseinterpeter。JULIASomeloveofyourshathwrittoyouinrhyme。LUCETTAThatImightsingit,madam,toatune。
  Givemeanote:yourladyshipcanset。JULIAAslittlebysuchtoysasmaybepossible。
  Bestsingittothetuneof'Lighto'love。'LUCETTAItistooheavyforsolightatune。JULIAHeavy!belikeithathsomeburdenthen?LUCETTAAy,andmelodiouswereit,wouldyousingit。JULIAAndwhynotyou?LUCETTAIcannotreachsohigh。JULIALet'sseeyoursong。Hownow,minion!LUCETTAKeeptunetherestill,soyouwillsingitout:
  AndyetmethinksIdonotlikethistune。JULIAYoudonot?LUCETTANo,madam;itistoosharp。JULIAYou,minion,aretoosaucy。LUCETTANay,nowyouaretooflatAndmartheconcordwithtooharshadescant:
  Therewantethbutameantofillyoursong。JULIAThemeanisdrown'dwithyourunrulybass。LUCETTAIndeed,IbidthebaseforProteus。JULIAThisbabbleshallnothenceforthtroubleme。
  Hereisacoilwithprotestation!
  TearstheletterGogetyougone,andletthepaperslie:
  Youwouldbefingeringthem,toangerme。LUCETTAShemakesitstrange;butshewouldbebestpleasedTobesoanger'dwithanotherletter。
  ExitJULIANay,wouldIweresoanger'dwiththesame!
  Ohatefulhands,totearsuchlovingwords!
  Injuriouswasps,tofeedonsuchsweethoneyAndkillthebeesthatyielditwithyourstings!
  I'llkisseachseveralpaperforamends。
  Look,hereiswrit'kindJulia。'UnkindJulia!
  Asinrevengeofthyingratitude,Ithrowthynameagainstthebruisingstones,Tramplingcontemptuouslyonthydisdain。
  Andhereiswrit'love—woundedProteus。'
  Poorwoundedname!mybosomasabedShalllodgetheetillthywoundbethoroughlyheal'd;
  AndthusIsearchitwithasovereignkiss。
  Buttwiceorthricewas'Proteus'writtendown。
  Becalm,goodwind,blownotawordawayTillIhavefoundeachletterintheletter,Exceptmineownname:thatsomewhirlwindbearUntoaraggedfearful—hangingrockAndthrowitthenceintotheragingsea!
  Lo,hereinonelineishisnametwicewrit,'PoorforlornProteus,passionateProteus,TothesweetJulia:'thatI'lltearaway。
  AndyetIwillnot,sithsoprettilyHecouplesittohiscomplainingnames。
  ThuswillIfoldthemoneonanother:
  Nowkiss,embrace,contend,dowhatyouwill。
  Re—enterLUCETTALUCETTAMadam,Dinnerisready,andyourfatherstays。JULIAWell,letusgo。LUCETTAWhat,shallthesepaperslieliketell—taleshere?JULIAIfyourespectthem,besttotakethemup。LUCETTANay,Iwastakenupforlayingthemdown:
  Yetheretheyshallnotlie,forcatchingcold。JULIAIseeyouhaveamonth'smindtothem。LUCETTAAy,madam,youmaysaywhatsightsyousee;
  Iseethingstoo,althoughyoujudgeIwink。JULIACome,come;will'tpleaseyougo?
  ExeuntSCENEIII。Thesame。ANTONIO'shouse。EnterANTONIOandPANTHINOANTONIOTellme,Panthino,whatsadtalkwasthatWherewithmybrotherheldyouinthecloister?PANTHINO'TwasofhisnephewProteus,yourson。ANTONIOWhy,whatofhim?PANTHINOHewonder'dthatyourlordshipWouldsufferhimtospendhisyouthathome,Whileothermen,ofslenderreputation,Putforththeirsonstoseekprefermentout:
  Sometothewars,totrytheirfortunethere;
  Sometodiscoverislandsfaraway;
  Sometothestudiousuniversities。