首页 >出版文学> Two Gentlemen of Verona>第14章
  Whathalloingandwhatstiristhisto—day?
  Thesearemymates,thatmaketheirwillstheirlaw,Havesomeunhappypassengerinchase。
  Theylovemewell;yetIhavemuchtodoTokeepthemfromunciviloutrages。
  Withdrawthee,Valentine:who'sthiscomeshere?
  EnterPROTEUS,SILVIA,andJULIAPROTEUSMadam,thisserviceIhavedoneforyou,Thoughyourespectnotaughtyourservantdoth,TohazardlifeandrescueyoufromhimThatwouldhaveforcedyourhonourandyourlove;
  Vouchsafeme,formymeed,butonefairlook;
  AsmallerboonthanthisIcannotbegAndlessthanthis,Iamsure,youcannotgive。VALENTINE[Aside]HowlikeadreamisthisIseeandhear!
  Love,lendmepatiencetoforbearawhile。SILVIAOmiserable,unhappythatIam!PROTEUSUnhappywereyou,madam,ereIcame;
  ButbymycomingIhavemadeyouhappy。SILVIABythyapproachthoumakestmemostunhappy。JULIA[Aside]Andme,whenheapproachethtoyourpresence。SILVIAHadIbeenseizedbyahungrylion,Iwouldhavebeenabreakfasttothebeast,RatherthanhavefalseProteusrescueme。
  O,HeavenbejudgehowIloveValentine,Whoselife'sastendertomeasmysoul!
  Andfullasmuch,formoretherecannotbe,IdodetestfalseperjuredProteus。
  Thereforebegone;solicitmenomore。PROTEUSWhatdangerousaction,stooditnexttodeath,WouldInotundergoforonecalmlook!
  O,'tisthecurseinlove,andstillapproved,Whenwomencannotlovewherethey'rebeloved!SILVIAWhenProteuscannotlovewherehe'sbeloved。
  ReadoverJulia'sheart,thyfirstbestlove,ForwhosedearsakethoudidstthenrendthyfaithIntoathousandoaths;andallthoseoathsDescendedintoperjury,toloveme。
  Thouhastnofaithleftnow,unlessthou'dsttwo;
  Andthat'sfarworsethannone;betterhavenoneThanpluralfaithwhichistoomuchbyone:
  Thoucounterfeittothytruefriend!PROTEUSInloveWhorespectsfriend?SILVIAAllmenbutProteus。PROTEUSNay,ifthegentlespiritofmovingwordsCannowaychangeyoutoamilderform,I'llwooyoulikeasoldier,atarms'end,Andloveyou'gainstthenatureoflove,——forceye。SILVIAOheaven!PROTEUSI'llforcetheeyieldtomydesire。VALENTINERuffian,letgothatrudeunciviltouch,Thoufriendofanillfashion!PROTEUSValentine!VALENTINEThoucommonfriend,that'swithoutfaithorlove,Forsuchisafriendnow;treacherousman!
  Thouhastbeguiledmyhopes;noughtbutmineeyeCouldhavepersuadedme:nowIdarenotsayIhaveonefriendalive;thouwouldstdisproveme。
  Whoshouldbetrusted,whenone'sownrighthandIsperjuredtothebosom?Proteus,IamsorryImustnevertrusttheemore,Butcounttheworldastrangerforthysake。
  Theprivatewoundisdeepest:Otimemostaccurst,'Mongstallfoesthatafriendshouldbetheworst!PROTEUSMyshameandguiltconfoundsme。
  Forgiveme,Valentine:ifheartysorrowBeasufficientransomforoffence,Itender'there;IdoastrulysufferAse'erIdidcommit。VALENTINEThenIampaid;
  AndonceagainIdoreceivetheehonest。
  WhobyrepentanceisnotsatisfiedIsnorofheavennorearth,forthesearepleased。
  BypenitencetheEternal'swrath'sappeased:
  And,thatmylovemayappearplainandfree,AllthatwasmineinSilviaIgivethee。JULIAOmeunhappy!
  SwoonsPROTEUSLooktotheboy。VALENTINEWhy,boy!why,wag!hownow!what'sthematter?
  Lookup;speak。JULIAOgoodsir,mymasterchargedmetodeliveraringtoMadamSilvia,which,outofmyneglect,wasneverdone。PROTEUSWhereisthatring,boy?JULIAHere'tis;thisisit。PROTEUSHow!letmesee:
  Why,thisistheringIgavetoJulia。JULIAO,cryyoumercy,sir,Ihavemistook:
  ThisistheringyousenttoSilvia。PROTEUSButhowcamestthoubythisring?AtmydepartIgavethisuntoJulia。JULIAAndJuliaherselfdidgiveitme;
  AndJuliaherselfhathbroughtithither。PROTEUSHow!Julia!JULIABeholdherthatgaveaimtoallthyoaths,Andentertain'd'emdeeplyinherheart。
  Howofthastthouwithperjuryclefttheroot!
  OProteus,letthishabitmaketheeblush!
  BethouashamedthatIhavetookuponmeSuchanimmodestraiment,ifshameliveInadisguiseoflove:
  Itisthelesserblot,modestyfinds,Womentochangetheirshapesthanmentheirminds。PROTEUSThanmentheirminds!'tistrue。
  Oheaven!weremanButconstant,hewereperfect。ThatoneerrorFillshimwithfaults;makeshimrunthroughallthesins:
  Inconstancyfallsoffereitbegins。
  WhatisinSilvia'sface,butImayspyMorefreshinJulia'swithaconstanteye?VALENTINECome,come,ahandfromeither:
  Letmebeblesttomakethishappyclose;
  'Twerepitytwosuchfriendsshouldbelongfoes。PROTEUSBearwitness,Heaven,Ihavemywishforever。JULIAAndImine。
  EnterOutlaws,withDUKEandTHURIOOutlawsAprize,aprize,aprize!VALENTINEForbear,forbear,Isay!itismylordtheduke。
  Yourgraceiswelcometoamandisgraced,BanishedValentine。DUKESirValentine!THURIOYonderisSilvia;andSilvia'smine。VALENTINEThurio,giveback,orelseembracethydeath;
  Comenotwithinthemeasureofmywrath;
  DonotnameSilviathine;ifonceagain,Veronashallnotholdthee。Hereshestands;
  Takebutpossessionofherwithatouch:
  Idaretheebuttobreatheuponmylove。THURIOSirValentine,Icarenotforher,I;
  IholdhimbutafoolthatwillendangerHisbodyforagirlthatloveshimnot:
  Iclaimhernot,andthereforesheisthine。DUKEThemoredegenerateandbaseartthou,TomakesuchmeansforherasthouhastdoneAndleaveheronsuchslightconditions。
  Now,bythehonourofmyancestry,Idoapplaudthyspirit,Valentine,Andthinktheeworthyofanempress'love:
  Knowthen,Ihereforgetallformergriefs,Cancelallgrudge,repealtheehomeagain,Pleadanewstateinthyunrivall'dmerit,TowhichIthussubscribe:SirValentine,Thouartagentlemanandwellderived;
  TakethouthySilvia,forthouhastdeservedher。VALENTINEIthankyourgrace;thegifthathmademehappy。
  Inowbeseechyou,foryourdaughter'ssake,TograntoneboomthatIshallaskofyou。DUKEIgrantit,forthineown,whate'eritbe。VALENTINEThesebanish'dmenthatIhavekeptwithalAremenenduedwithworthyqualities:
  ForgivethemwhattheyhavecommittedhereAndletthemberecall'dfromtheirexile:
  Theyarereformed,civil,fullofgoodAndfitforgreatemployment,worthylord。DUKEThouhastprevail'd;Ipardonthemandthee:
  Disposeofthemasthouknow'sttheirdeserts。
  Come,letusgo:wewillincludealljarsWithtriumphs,mirthandraresolemnity。VALENTINEAnd,aswewalkalong,IdarebeboldWithourdiscoursetomakeyourgracetosmile。
  Whatthinkyouofthispage,mylord?DUKEIthinktheboyhathgraceinhim;heblushes。VALENTINEIwarrantyou,mylord,moregracethanboy。DUKEWhatmeanyoubythatsaying?VALENTINEPleaseyou,I'lltellyouaswepassalong,Thatyouwillwonderwhathathfortuned。
  Come,Proteus;'tisyourpenancebuttohearThestoryofyourlovesdiscovered:
  Thatdone,ourdayofmarriageshallbeyours;
  Onefeast,onehouse,onemutualhappiness。