首页 >出版文学> Dr.Faustus>第2章

第2章

  Butnow,myFaustus,thatthoumaystperceiveWhatRomecontainsfortodelightthineeyes,KnowthatthiscitystandsuponsevenhillsThatunderpropthegroundworkofthesame:
  JustthroughthemidstrunsflowingTiber’sstream,Withwindingbanksthatcutitintwoparts;
  Overthewhichtwostatelybridgeslean,ThatmakesafepassagetoeachpartofRome:
  Uponthebridgecall’dPonteAngeloErectedisacastlepassingstrong,Wherethoushaltseesuchstoreofordnance,Asthatthedoublecannons,forg’dofbrass,Domatchthenumberofthedayscontain’dWithinthecompassofonecompleteyear;
  Besidethegates,andhighpyramides,ThatJuliusCaesarbroughtfromAfrica。
  FAUSTUS。Now,bythekingdomsofinfernalrule,OfStyx,ofAcheron,andthefierylakeOfever—burningPhlegethon,IswearThatIdolongtoseethemonumentsAndsituationofbright—splendentRome:
  Come,therefore,let’saway。
  MEPHIST。Nay,stay,myFaustus:Iknowyou’dseethePope,AndtakesomepartofholyPeter’sfeast,Thewhich,instateandhighsolemnity,Thisday,isheldthroughRomeandItaly,InhonourofthePope’striumphantvictory。
  FAUSTUS。SweetMephistophilis,thoupleasestme。
  WhilstIamhereonearth,letmebecloy’dWithallthingsthatdelighttheheartofman:
  Myfour—and—twentyyearsoflibertyI’llspendinpleasureandindalliance,ThatFaustus’name,whilstthisbrightframedothstand,Maybeadmir’dthoroughthefurthestland。
  MEPHIST。’Tiswellsaid,Faustus。Come,then,standbyme,Andthoushaltseethemcomeimmediately。
  FAUSTUS。Nay,stay,mygentleMephistophilis,Andgrantmemyrequest,andthenIgo。
  Thouknow’st,withinthecompassofeightdaysWeview’dthefaceofheaven,ofearth,andhell;
  Sohighourdragonssoar’dintotheair,That,lookingdown,theearthappear’dtomeNobiggerthanmyhandinquantity;
  Theredidweviewthekingdomsoftheworld,AndwhatmightpleasemineeyeItherebeheld。
  Theninthisshowletmeanactorbe,ThatthisproudPopemayFaustus’cunningsee。
  MEPHIST。Letitbeso,myFaustus。But,first,stay,Andviewtheirtriumphsastheypassthisway;
  Andthendevisewhatbestcontentsthymind,BycunninginthinearttocrossthePope,Ordashtheprideofthissolemnity;
  Tomakehismonksandabbotsstandlikeapes,Andpointlikeanticsathistriplecrown;
  Tobeatthebeadsaboutthefriars’pates,OrclaphugehornsupontheCardinals’heads;
  Oranyvillanythoucanstdevise;
  AndI’llperformit,Faustus。Hark!theycome:
  Thisdayshallmaketheebeadmir’dinRome。
  EntertheCARDINALSandBISHOPS,somebearingcrosiers,somethepillars;MONKSandFRIARS,singingtheirprocession;
  thenthePOPE,RAYMONDkingofHungary,theARCHBISHOP
  OFRHEIMS,BRUNOledinchains,andATTENDANTS。
  POPE。Castdownourfootstool。
  RAYMOND。SaxonBruno,stoop,WhilstonthybackhisHolinessascendsSaintPeter’schairandstatepontifical。
  BRUNO。ProudLucifer,thatstatebelongstome;
  ButthusIfalltoPeter,nottothee。
  POPE。TomeandPetershaltthougrovellinglie,AndcrouchbeforethePapaldignity。——
  Soundtrumpets,then;forthusSaintPeter’sheir,>FromBruno’sback,ascendsSaintPeter’schair。
  [Aflourishwhileheascends。]
  Thus,asthegodscreeponwithfeetofwool,Longerewithironhandstheypunishmen,Soshalloursleepingvengeancenowarise,Andsmitewithdeaththyhatedenterprise。——
  LordCardinalsofFranceandPadua,Goforthwithtoourholyconsistory,Andread,amongstthestatutesdecretal,What,bytheholycouncilheldatTrent,ThesacredsynodhathdecreedforhimThatdothassumethePapalgovernmentWithoutelectionandatrueconsent:
  Away,andbringuswordwithspeed。
  CARDINALOFFRANCE。Wego,mylord。
  [ExeuntCARDINALSofFranceandPadua。]
  POPE。LordRaymond。
  [Theyconverseindumbshow。]
  FAUSTUS。Go,hastethee,gentleMephistophilis,Followthecardinalstotheconsistory;
  And,astheyturntheirsuperstitiousbooks,Strikethemwithslothanddrowsyidleness,Andmakethemsleepsosound,thatintheirshapesThyselfandImayparleywiththisPope,ThisproudconfronteroftheEmperor;
  And,indespiteofallhisholiness,RestorethisBrunotohisliberty,AndbearhimtothestatesofGermany。
  MEPHIST。Faustus,Igo。
  FAUSTUS。Despatchitsoon:
  ThePopeshallcurse,thatFaustuscametoRome。
  [ExeuntFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。]
  BRUNO。PopeAdrian,letmehaverightoflaw:
  IwaselectedbytheEmperor。
  POPE。WewilldeposetheEmperorforthatdeed,Andcursethepeoplethatsubmittohim:
  Bothheandthoushallstandexcommunicate,Andinterdictfromchurch’sprivilegeAndallsocietyofholymen。
  Hegrowstooproudinhisauthority,Liftinghisloftyheadabovetheclouds,And,likeasteeple,overpeersthechurch:
  Butwe’llpulldownhishaughtyinsolence;
  And,asPopeAlexander,ourprogenitor,TrodontheneckofGermanFrederick,Addingthisgoldensentencetoourpraise,"ThatPeter’sheirsshouldtreadonEmperors,Andwalkuponthedreadfuladder’sback,Treadingthelionandthedragondown,Andfearlessspurnthekillingbasilisk,"
  Sowillwequellthathaughtyschismatic,And,byauthorityapostolical,Deposehimfromhisregalgovernment。
  BRUNO。PopeJuliussworetoprincelySigismond,ForhimandthesucceedingPopesofRome,ToholdtheEmperorstheirlawfullords。
  POPE。PopeJuliusdidabusethechurch’srights,Andthereforenoneofhisdecreescanstand。
  Isnotallpoweronearthbestow’donus?
  Andtherefore,thoughwewould,wecannoterr。
  Beholdthissilverbelt,wheretoisfix’dSevengoldenseals,fastsealedwithsevenseals,Intokenofourseven—foldpowerfromheaven,Tobindorloose,lockfast,condemnorjudge,Resignorseal,orwhatsopleasethus:
  Thenheandthou,andalltheworld,shallstoop,Orbeassuredofourdreadfulcurse,Tolightasheavyasthepainsofhell。
  Re—enterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS,intheshapesoftheCARDINALSofFranceandPadua。
  MEPHIST。Nowtellme,Faustus,arewenotfittedwell?
  FAUSTUS。Yes,Mephistophilis;andtwosuchcardinalsNe’erserv’daholyPopeasweshalldo。
  But,whilsttheysleepwithintheconsistory,Letussalutehisreverendfatherhood。
  RAYMOND。Behold,mylord,theCardinalsarereturn’d。
  POPE。Welcome,gravefathers:answerpresentlyWhathathourholycounciltheredecreedConcerningBrunoandtheEmperor,InquittanceoftheirlateconspiracyAgainstourstateandpapaldignity?
  FAUSTUS。MostsacredpatronofthechurchofRome,Byfullconsentofallthesynod
  Ofpriestsandprelates,itisthusdecreed,——
  ThatBrunoandtheGermanEmperorBeheldasLollardsandboldschismatics,Andprouddisturbersofthechurch’speace;
  AndifthatBruno,byhisownassent,WithoutenforcementoftheGermanpeers,Didseektowearthetriplediadem,AndbyyourdeathtoclimbSaintPeter’schair,Thestatutesdecretalhavethusdecreed,——
  Heshallbestraightcondemn’dofheresy,Andonapileoffaggotsburnttodeath。
  POPE。Itisenough。Here,takehimtoyourcharge,AndbearhimstraighttoPonteAngelo,Andinthestrongesttowerenclosehimfast。
  To—morrow,sittinginourconsistory,Withallourcollegeofgravecardinals,Wewilldetermineofhislifeordeath。
  Here,takehistriplecrownalongwithyou,Andleaveitinthechurch’streasury。
  Makehasteagain,mygoodLordCardinals,Andtakeourblessingapostolical。
  MEPHIST。So,so;wasneverdevilthusbless’dbefore。
  FAUSTUS。Away,sweetMephistophilis,begone;
  TheCardinalswillbeplagu’dforthisanon。
  [ExeuntFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILISwithBRUNO。]
  POPE。Gopresentlyandbringabanquetforth,ThatwemaysolemnizeSaintPeter’sfeast,AndwithLordRaymond,KingofHungary,Drinktoourlateandhappyvictory。
  ASennetwhilethebanquetisbroughtin;andthenenterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILISintheirownshapes。
  MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,come,preparethyselfformirth:
  ThesleepyCardinalsarehardathand,TocensureBruno,thatispostedhence,Andonaproud—pac’dsteed,asswiftasthought,Flieso’ertheAlpstofruitfulGermany,TheretosalutethewofulEmperor。
  FAUSTUS。ThePopewillcursethemfortheirslothto—day,ThatsleptbothBrunoandhiscrownaway。
  Butnow,thatFaustusmaydelighthismind,Andbytheirfollymakesomemerriment,SweetMephistophilis,socharmmehere,ThatImaywalkinvisibletoall,Anddowhate’erIplease,unseenofany。
  MEPHIST。Faustus,thoushalt:thenkneeldownpresently,WhilstonthyheadIlaymyhand,Andcharmtheewiththismagicwand。
  First,wearthisgirdle;thenappearInvisibletoallarehere:
  Theplanetsseven,thegloomyair,Hell,andtheFuries’forkedhair,Pluto’sbluefire,andHecat’stree,Withmagicspellssocompassthee,Thatnoeyemaythybodysee!
  So,Faustus,now,foralltheirholiness,Dowhatthouwilt,thoushaltnotbediscern’d。
  FAUSTUS。Thanks,Mephistophilis。——Now,friars,takeheed,LestFaustusmakeyourshavencrownstobleed。
  MEPHIST。Faustus,nomore:see,wheretheCardinalscome!
  Re—entertheCARDINALSofFranceandPaduawithabook。
  POPE。Welcome,LordCardinals;come,sitdown。——
  LordRaymond,takeyourseat。——Friars,attend,Andseethatallthingsbeinreadiness,Asbestbeseemsthissolemnfestival。
  CARDINALOFFRANCE。First,mayitpleaseyoursacredHolinessToviewthesentenceofthereverendsynodConcerningBrunoandtheEmperor?
  POPE。Whatneedsthisquestion?didInottellyou,To—morrowwewouldsiti’theconsistory,Andtheredetermineofhispunishment?
  Youbroughtuswordevennow,itwasdecreedThatBrunoandthecursedEmperorWerebytheholycouncilbothcondemn’dForloathedLollardsandbaseschismatics:
  Thenwhereforewouldyouhavemeviewthatbook?
  CARDINALOFFRANCE。Yourgracemistakes;yougaveusnosuchcharge。
  RAYMOND。Denyitnot;weallarewitnessesThatBrunoherewaslatedeliver’dyou,Withhisrichtriplecrowntobereserv’dAndputintothechurch’streasury。
  BOTHCARDINALS。ByholyPaul,wesawthemnot!
  POPE。ByPeter,youshalldie,Unlessyoubringthemforthimmediately!——
  Halethemtoprison,ladetheirlimbswithgyves。——
  Falseprelates,forthishatefultreacheryCurs’dbeyoursoulstohellishmisery!
  [ExeuntATTENDANTSwiththetwoCARDINALS。]
  FAUSTUS。So,theyaresafe。Now,Faustus,tothefeast:
  ThePopehadneversuchafrolicguest。
  POPE。LordArchbishopofRheims,sitdownwithus。
  ARCHBISHOP。IthankyourHoliness。
  FAUSTUS。Fallto;thedevilchokeyou,anyouspare!
  POPE。Whoisthatspoke?——Friars,lookabout。——
  LordRaymond,pray,fallto。Iambeholding
  TotheBishopofMilanforthissorareapresent。
  FAUSTUS。Ithankyou,sir。
  [Snatchesthedish。]
  POPE。Hownow!whosnatch’dthemeatfromme?
  Villains,whyspeakyounot?——
  MygoodLordArchbishop,here’samostdaintydishWassentmefromacardinalinFrance。
  FAUSTUS。I’llhavethattoo。
  [Snatchesthedish。]
  POPE。WhatLollardsdoattendourholiness,Thatwereceivesuchgreatindignity?
  Fetchmesomewine。
  FAUSTUS。Ay,pray,do,forFaustusisa—dry。
  POPE。LordRaymond,Idrinkuntoyourgrace。
  FAUSTUS。Ipledgeyourgrace。
  [Snatchesthecup。]
  POPE。Mywinegonetoo!——Yelubbers,lookabout,Andfindthemanthatdoththisvillany,Or,byoursanctitude,youallshalldie!——
  Ipray,mylords,havepatienceatthisTroublesomebanquet。
  ARCHBISHOP。PleaseityourHoliness,IthinkitbesomeghostcreptoutofPurgatory,andnowiscomeuntoyourHolinessforhispardon。
  POPE。Itmaybeso。——
  Go,then,commandourprieststosingadirge,Tolaythefuryofthissametroublesomeghost。
  [ExitanATTENDANT。——ThePOPEcrosseshimself。]
  FAUSTUS。Hownow!musteverybitbespic’dwithacross?——
  Nay,then,takethat。
  [StrikesthePOPE。]
  POPE。O,Iamslain!——Helpme,mylords!
  O,comeandhelptobearmybodyhence!——
  Damn’dbehissoulforeverforthisdeed!
  [ExeuntallexceptFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。]
  MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,whatwillyoudonow?forIcantellyouyou’llbecursedwithbell,book,andcandle。
  FAUSTUS。Bell,book,andcandle,——candle,book,andbell,——
  Forwardandbackward,tocurseFaustustohell!
  Re—entertheFRIARS,withbell,book,andcandle,fortheDirge。
  FIRSTFRIAR。Come,brethren,letsaboutourbusinesswithgooddevotion。
  [Theysing。]
  CURSEDBEHETHATSTOLEHISHOLINESS’MEATFROMTHETABLE!
  maledicatDominus!
  CURSEDBEHETHATSTRUCKHISHOLINESSABLOWONTHE
  FACE!maledicatDominus!
  CURSEDBEHETHATSTRUCKFRIARSANDELOABLOWONTHEPATE!
  maledicatDominus!
  CURSEDBEHETHATDISTURBETHOURHOLYDIRGE!maledicatDominus!
  CURSEDBEHETHATTOOKAWAYHISHOLINESS’WINE!maledicatDominus!
  [MEPHISTOPHILISandFAUSTUSbeattheFRIARS,andflingfire—worksamongthem,andexeunt。]
  EnterROBINandDICKwithacup。
  DICK。SirrahRobin,wewerebestlookthatyourdevilcananswerthestealingofthissamecup,fortheVintner’sboyfollowsusatthehardheels。
  ROBIN。’Tisnomatter;lethimcome:anhefollowus,I’llsoconjurehimashewasneverconjuredinhislife,Iwarranthim。
  Letmeseethecup。
  DICK。Here’tis。
  [GivesthecuptoROBIN。]
  Yonderhecomes:now,Robin,nowornevershewthycunning。
  EnterVINTNER。
  VINTNER。O,areyouhere?IamgladIhavefoundyou。Youareacoupleoffinecompanions:pray,where’sthecupyoustolefromthetavern?
  ROBIN。How,how!westealacup!takeheedwhatyousay:welooknotlikecup—stealers,Icantellyou。
  VINTNER。Neverdeny’t,forIknowyouhaveit;andI’llsearchyou。
  ROBIN。Searchme!ay,andsparenot。
  ——Holdthecup,Dick[AsidetoDICK,givinghimthecup]。——
  Come,come,searchme,searchme。
  [VINTNERsearcheshim。]
  VINTNER。Comeon,sirrah,letmesearchyounow。
  DICK。Ay,ay,do,do。
  ——Holdthecup,Robin[AsidetoROBIN,givinghimthecup]。——
  Ifearnotyoursearching:wescorntostealyourcups,Icantellyou。
  [VINTNERsearcheshim。]
  VINTNER。Neverout—facemeforthematter;for,sure,thecupisbetweenyoutwo。
  ROBIN。Nay,thereyoulie;’tisbeyondusboth。
  VINTNER。Aplaguetakeyou!Ithought’twasyourknaverytotakeitaway:come,giveitmeagain。
  ROBIN。Ay,much!when,canyoutell?——Dick,makemeacircle,andstandcloseatmyback,andstirnotforthylife。——Vintner,youshallhaveyourcupanon。——Saynothing,Dick。——[Readsfromabook]Operse,O;Demogorgon;Belcher,andMephistophilis!
  EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS。
  MEPHIST。Youprincelylegionsofinfernalrule,HowamIvexedbythesevillains’charms!
  >FromConstantinoplehavetheybroughtmenow,Onlyforpleasureofthesedamnedslaves。
  [ExitVINTNER。]
  ROBIN。Bylady,sir,youhavehadashrewdjourneyofit!
  willitpleaseyoutotakeashoulderofmuttontosupper,andatesterinyourpurse,andgobackagain?
  DICK。Ay,Iprayyouheartily,sir;forwecalledyoubutinjest,Ipromiseyou。
  MEPHIST。Topurgetherashnessofthiscurseddeed,First,bethouturnedtothisuglyshape,Forapishdeedstransformedtoanape。
  ROBIN。O,brave!anape!Ipray,sir,letmehavethecarryingofhimabout,toshewsometricks。
  MEPHIST。Andsothoushalt:bethoutransformedtoadog,andcarryhimuponthyback。Away!begone!
  ROBIN。Adog!that’sexcellent:letthemaidslookwelltotheirporridge—pots,forI’llintothekitchenpresently。——Come,Dick,come。
  [ExeuntROBINandDICK。]
  MEPHIST。Nowwiththeflamesofever—burningfireI’llwingmyself,andforthwithflyamain
  UntomyFaustus,totheGreatTurk’scourt。
  [Exit。]
  EnterMARTINOandFREDERICKatseveraldoors。
  MARTINO。What,ho,officers,gentlemen!
  HietothepresencetoattendtheEmperor。——
  GoodFrederick,seetheroomsbevoidedstraight:
  Hismajestyiscomingtothehall;
  Goback,andseethestateinreadiness。
  FREDERICK。ButwhereisBruno,ourelectedPope,ThatonaFury’sbackcamepostfromRome?
  WillnothisgraceconsorttheEmperor?
  MARTINO。O,yes;andwithhimcomestheGermanconjurer,ThelearnedFaustus,fameofWittenberg,Thewonderoftheworldformagicart;
  AndheintendstoshewgreatCarolusTheraceofallhisstoutprogenitors,AndbringinpresenceofhismajestyTheroyalshapesandperfectsemblancesOfAlexanderandhisbeauteousparamour。
  FREDERICK。WhereisBenvolio?
  MARTINO。Fastasleep,Iwarrantyou;
  HetookhisrousewithstoopsofRhenishwineSokindlyyesternighttoBruno’shealth,Thatallthisdaythesluggardkeepshisbed。
  FREDERICK。See,see,hiswindow’sope!we’llcalltohim。
  MARTINO。What,ho!Benvolio!
  EnterBENVOLIOabove,atawindow,inhisnightcap,buttoning。
  BENVOLIO。Whatadevilailyoutwo?
  MARTINO。Speaksoftly,sir,lestthedevilhearyou;
  ForFaustusatthecourtislatearriv’d,AndathisheelsathousandFurieswait,Toaccomplishwhatsoe’erthedoctorplease。
  BENVOLIO。Whatofthis?
  MARTINO。Come,leavethychamberfirst,andthoushaltseeThisconjurerperformsuchrareexploits,BeforethePopeandroyalEmperor,AsneveryetwasseeninGermany。
  BENVOLIO。HasnotthePopeenoughofconjuringyet?
  Hewasuponthedevil’sbacklateenough:
  Anifhebesofarinlovewithhim,IwouldhewouldpostwithhimtoRomeagain!
  FREDERICK。Speak,wiltthoucomeandseethissport?
  BENVOLIO。NotI。
  MARTINO。Wiltthoustandinthywindow,andseeit,then?
  BENVOLIO。Ay,anIfallnotasleepi’themeantime。
  MARTINO。TheEmperorisathand,whocomestoseeWhatwondersbyblackspellsmaycompass’dbe。
  BENVOLIO。Well,goyouattendtheEmperor。Iamcontent,forthisonce,tothrustmyheadoutatawindow;fortheysay,ifamanbedrunkovernight,thedevilcannothurthiminthemorning:ifthatbetrue,Ihaveacharminmyhead,shallcontrolhimaswellastheconjurer,Iwarrantyou。
  [ExeuntFREDERICKandMARTINO。]
  ASennet。EnterCHARLEStheGermanEmperor,BRUNO,DUKEOFSAXONY,FAUSTUS,MEPHISTOPHILIS,FREDERICK,MARTINO,andAttendants。
  EMPEROR。Wonderofmen,renowm’dmagician,Thrice—learnedFaustus,welcometoourcourt。
  Thisdeedofthine,insettingBrunofree>Fromhisandourprofessedenemy,ShalladdmoreexcellenceuntothineartThanifbypowerfulnecromanticspellsThoucouldstcommandtheworld’sobedience:
  Foreverbebelov’dofCarolus!
  AndifthisBruno,thouhastlateredeem’d,Inpeacepossessthetriplediadem,AndsitinPeter’schair,despiteofchance,ThoushaltbefamousthroughallItaly,Andhonour’doftheGermanEmperor。
  FAUSTUS。Thesegraciouswords,mostroyalCarolus,ShallmakepoorFaustus,tohisutmostpower,BothloveandservetheGermanEmperor,AndlayhislifeatholyBruno’sfeet:
  Forproofwhereof,ifsoyourgracebepleas’d,Thedoctorstandsprepar’dbypowerofartTocasthismagiccharms,thatshallpiercethrough
  Theebongatesofever—burninghell,AndhalethestubbornFuriesfromtheircaves,Tocompasswhatsoe’eryourgracecommands。
  BENVOLIO。Blood,hespeaksterribly!but,forallthat,Idonotgreatlybelievehim:helooksaslikeaconjurerasthePopetoacostermonger。[Aside。]
  EMPEROR。Then,Faustus,asthoulatedidstpromiseus,Wewouldbeholdthatfamousconqueror,GreatAlexander,andhisparamour,Intheirtrueshapesandstatemajestical,Thatwemaywonderattheirexcellence。
  FAUSTUS。Yourmajestyshallseethempresently。——
  Mephistophilis,away,And,withasolemnnoiseoftrumpets’sound,PresentbeforethisroyalEmperorGreatAlexanderandhisbeauteousparamour。
  MEPHIST。Faustus,Iwill。
  [Exit。]
  BENVOLIO。Well,MasterDoctor,anyourdevilscomenotawayquickly,youshallhavemeasleeppresently:zounds,Icouldeatmyselfforanger,tothinkIhavebeensuchanassallthiswhile,tostandgapingafterthedevil’sgovernor,andcanseenothing!
  FAUSTUS。
  I’llmakeyoufeelsomethinganon,ifmyartfailmenot。——
  Mylord,Imustforewarnyourmajesty,That,whenmyspiritspresenttheroyalshapesOfAlexanderandhisparamour,Yourgracedemandnoquestionsoftheking,Butindumbsilenceletthemcomeandgo。
  EMPEROR。BeitasFaustusplease;wearecontent。
  BENVOLIO。Ay,ay,andIamcontenttoo:anthoubringAlexanderandhisparamourbeforetheEmperor,I’llbeActaeon,andturnmyselftoastag。
  FAUSTUS。AndI’llplayDiana,andsendyouthehornspresently。
  Sennet。Enter,atonedoor,theEMPERORALEXANDER,attheother,DARIUS。Theymeet。DARIUSisthrowndown;
  ALEXANDERkillshim,takesoffhiscrown,and,offeringtogoout,hisPARAMOURmeetshim。Heembracethher,andsetsDARIUS’crownuponherhead;and,comingback,bothsalutetheEMPEROR,who,leavinghisstate,offerstoembracethem;whichFAUSTUSseeing,suddenlystayshim。Thentrumpetscease,andmusicsounds。
  Mygraciouslord,youdoforgetyourself;
  Thesearebutshadows,notsubstantial。
  EMPEROR。O,pardonme!mythoughtsaresoravish’dWithsightofthisrenowmedemperor,ThatinminearmsIwouldhavecompass’dhim。
  But,Faustus,sinceImaynotspeaktothem,Tosatisfymylongingthoughtsatfull,Letmethistellthee:IhavehearditsaidThatthisfairlady,whilstsheliv’donearth,Hadonherneckalittlewartormole;
  HowmayIprovethatsayingtobetrue?
  FAUSTUS。Yourmajestymayboldlygoandsee。
  EMPEROR。Faustus,Iseeitplain;
  AndinthissightthoubetterpleasestmeThanifIgain’danothermonarchy。
  FAUSTUS。Away!begone![Exitshow。]——See,see,mygraciouslord!whatstrangebeastisyon,thatthrustshisheadoutatwindow?
  EMPEROR。O,wondroussight!——See,DukeofSaxony,TwospreadinghornsmoststrangelyfastenedUpontheheadofyoungBenvolio!
  SAXONY。What,isheasleepordead?
  FAUSTUS。Hesleeps,mylord;butdreamsnotofhishorns。
  EMPEROR。Thissportisexcellent:we’llcallandwakehim。——
  What,ho,Benvolio!
  BENVOLIO。Aplagueuponyou!letmesleepawhile。
  EMPEROR。Iblametheenottosleepmuch,havingsuchaheadofthineown。
  SAXONY。Lookup,Benvolio;’tistheEmperorcalls。
  BENVOLIO。TheEmperor!where?——O,zounds,myhead!
  EMPEROR。Nay,anthyhornshold,’tisnomatterforthyhead,forthat’sarmedsufficiently。
  FAUSTUS。Why,hownow,SirKnight!what,hangedbythehorns!
  thisismosthorrible:fie,fie,pullinyourhead,forshame!letnotalltheworldwonderatyou。
  BENVOLIO。Zounds,doctor,thisisyourvillany!
  FAUSTUS。O,saynotso,sir!thedoctorhasnoskill,Noart,nocunning,topresenttheselords,OrbringbeforethisroyalEmperorThemightymonarch,warlikeAlexander。
  IfFaustusdoit,youarestraightresolv’d,InboldActaeon’sshape,toturnastag:——
  Andtherefore,mylord,sopleaseyourmajesty,I’llraiseakennelofhoundsshallhunthimsoAsallhisfootmanshipshallscarceprevailTokeephiscarcassfromtheirbloodyfangs。——
  Ho,Belimoth,Argiron,Asteroth!
  BENVOLIO。Hold,hold!——Zounds,he’llraiseupakennelofdevils,Ithink,anon。——Goodmylord,entreatforme。——’Sblood,Iamneverabletoendurethesetorments。
  EMPEROR。Then,goodMasterDoctor,Letmeentreatyoutoremovehishorns;
  Hehasdonepenancenowsufficiently。
  FAUSTUS。Mygraciouslord,notsomuchforinjurydonetome,astodelightyourmajestywithsomemirth,hathFaustusjustlyrequitedthisinjuriousknight;whichbeingallIdesire,Iamcontenttoremovehishorns。——Mephistophilis,transformhim[MEPHISTOPHILISremovesthehorns]:——andhereafter,sir,
  lookyouspeakwellofscholars。
  BENVOLIO。Speakwellofye!’sblood,anscholarsbesuchcuckold—makers,toclaphornsofhonestmen’sheadso’thisorder,I’llne’ertrustsmoothfacesandsmallruffsmore。——But,anIbenotrevengedforthis,wouldImightbeturnedtoagapingoyster,anddrinknothingbutsaltwater!
  [Aside,andthenexitabove。]
  EMPEROR。Come,Faustus:whiletheEmperorlives,Inrecompenseofthisthyhighdesert,ThoushaltcommandthestateofGermany,Andlivebelov’dofmightyCarolus。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterBENVOLIO,MARTINO,FREDERICK,andSOLDIERS。
  MARTINO。Nay,sweetBenvolio,letusswaythythoughts>Fromthisattemptagainsttheconjurer。
  BENVOLIO。Away!youlovemenot,tourgemethus:
  ShallIletslipsogreataninjury,Wheneveryservilegroomjestsatmywrongs,Andintheirrusticgambolsproudlysay,"Benvolio’sheadwasgrac’dwithhornstoday?"
  O,maytheseeyelidsnevercloseagain,TillwithmyswordIhavethatconjurerslain!
  Ifyouwillaidmeinthisenterprise,Thendrawyourweaponsandberesolute;
  Ifnot,depart:herewillBenvoliodie,ButFaustus’deathshallquitmyinfamy。
  FREDERICK。Nay,wewillstaywiththee,betidewhatmay,Andkillthatdoctor,ifhecomethisway。
  BENVOLIO。Then,gentleFrederick,hietheetothegrove,AndplaceourservantsandourfollowersCloseinanambushtherebehindthetrees。
  Bythis,Iknowtheconjurerisnear:
  Isawhimkneel,andkisstheEmperor’shand,Andtakehisleave,ladenwithrichrewards。
  Then,soldiers,boldlyfight:ifFaustusdie,Takeyouthewealth,leaveusthevictory。
  FREDERICK。Come,soldiers,followmeuntothegrove:
  Whokillshimshallhavegoldandendlesslove。
  [ExitFREDERICKwithSOLDIERS。]
  BENVOLIO。Myheadislighter,thanitwas,bythehorns;
  Butyetmyheart’smoreponderousthanmyhead,AndpantsuntilIseethatconjurerdead。
  MARTINO。Whereshallweplaceourselves,Benvolio?
  BENVOLIO。Herewillwestaytobidethefirstassault:
  O,werethatdamnedhell—houndbutinplace,Thousoonshouldstseemequitmyfouldisgrace!
  Re—enterFREDERICK。
  FREDERICK。Close,close!theconjurerisathand,Andallalonecomeswalkinginhisgown;
  Beready,then,andstrikethepeasantdown。
  BENVOLIO。Minebethathonour,then。Now,sword,strikehome!
  ForhornshegaveI’llhavehisheadanon。
  MARTINO。See,see,hecomes!
  EnterFAUSTUSwithafalsehead。
  BENVOLIO。Nowords。Thisblowendsall:
  Helltakehissoul!hisbodythusmustfall。
  [StabsFAUSTUS。]
  FAUSTUS。[falling。]O!
  FREDERICK。Groanyou,MasterDoctor?
  BENVOLIO。Breakmayhisheartwithgroans!——DearFrederick,see,ThuswillIendhisgriefsimmediately。
  MARTINO。Strikewithawillinghand。
  [BENVOLIOstrikesoffFAUSTUS’head。]
  Hisheadisoff。
  BENVOLIO。Thedevil’sdead;theFuriesnowmaylaugh。
  FREDERICK。Wasthisthatsternaspect,thatawfulfrown,MadethegrimmonarchofinfernalspiritsTrembleandquakeathiscommandingcharms?
  MARTINO。Wasthisthatdamnedhead,whoseartconspir’dBenvolio’sshamebeforetheEmperor?
  BENVOLIO。Ay,that’sthehead,andtherethebodylies,Justlyrewardedforhisvillanies。
  FREDERICK。Come,let’sdevisehowwemayaddmoreshameTotheblackscandalofhishatedname。
  BENVOLIO。First,onhishead,inquittanceofmywrongs,I’llnailhugeforkedhorns,andletthemhangWithinthewindowwhereheyok’dmefirst,Thatalltheworldmayseemyjustrevenge。
  MARTINO。Whatuseshallweputhisbeardto?
  BENVOLIO。We’llsellittoachimney—sweeper:itwillwearouttenbirchenbrooms,Iwarrantyou。
  FREDERICK。Whatshallhiseyesdo?
  BENVOLIO。We’llpullouthiseyes;andtheyshallserveforbuttonstohislips,tokeephistonguefromcatchingcold。
  MARTINO。Anexcellentpolicy!andnow,sirs,havingdividedhim,whatshallthebodydo?
  [FAUSTUSrises。]
  BENVOLIO。Zounds,thedevil’saliveagain!
  FREDERICK。Givehimhishead,forGod’ssake。
  FAUSTUS。Nay,keepit:Faustuswillhaveheadsandhands,Ay,allyourheartstorecompensethisdeed。
  Knewyounot,traitors,IwaslimitedForfour—and—twentyyearstobreatheonearth?
  And,hadyoucutmybodywithyourswords,Orhew’dthisfleshandbonesassmallassand,Yetinaminutehadmyspiritreturn’d,AndIhadbreath’daman,madefreefromharm。
  ButwhereforedoIdallymyrevenge?——
  Asteroth,Belimoth,Mephistophilis?
  EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS,andotherDevils。
  Go,horsethesetraitorsonyourfierybacks,Andmountaloftwiththemashighasheaven:
  Thencepitchthemheadlongtothelowesthell。
  Yet,stay:theworldshallseetheirmisery,Andhellshallafterplaguetheirtreachery。
  Go,Belimoth,andtakethiscaitiffhence,Andhurlhiminsomelakeofmudanddirt。
  Takethouthisother,draghimthroughthewoodsAmongsttheprickingthornsandsharpestbriers;
  Whilst,withmygentleMephistophilis,Thistraitorfliesuntosomesteepyrock,That,rollingdown,maybreakthevillain’sbones,Asheintendedtodismemberme。
  Flyhence;despatchmychargeimmediately。
  FREDERICK。Pityus,gentleFaustus!saveourlives!
  FAUSTUS。Away!
  FREDERICK。Hemustneedsgothatthedevildrives。
  [ExeuntMEPHISTOPHILISandDEVILSwithBENVOLIO,MARTINO,andFREDERICK。]
  EntertheambushedSOLDIERS。
  FIRSTSOLDIER。Come,sirs,prepareyourselvesinreadiness;
  Makehastetohelpthesenoblegentlemen:
  Iheardthemparleywiththeconjurer。
  SECONDSOLDIER。See,wherehecomes!despatchandkilltheslave。
  FAUSTUS。What’shere?anambushtobetraymylife!
  Then,Faustus,trythyskill。——Basepeasants,stand!
  For,lo,thesetreesremoveatmycommand,Andstandasbulwarks’twixtyourselvesandme,Toshieldmefromyourhatedtreachery!
  Yet,toencounterthisyourweakattempt,Behold,anarmycomesincontinent!
  [FAUSTUSstrikesthedoor,andenteraDEVILplayingonadrum;afterhimanother,bearinganensign;anddiverswithweapons;MEPHISTOPHILISwithfire—works。TheysetupontheSOLDIERS,drivethemout,andexeunt。]
  Enter,atseveraldoors,BENVOLIO,FREDERICK,andMARTINO,theirheadsandfacesbloody,andbesmearedwithmudanddirt;allhavinghornsontheirheads。
  MARTINO。What,ho,Benvolio!
  BENVOLIO。Here。——What,Frederick,ho!
  FREDERICK。O,helpme,gentlefriend!——WhereisMartino?
  MARTINO。DearFrederick,here,Halfsmother’dinalakeofmudanddirt,ThroughwhichtheFuriesdragg’dmebytheheels。
  FREDERICK。Martino,see,Benvolio’shornsagain!
  MARTINO。O,misery!——Hownow,Benvolio!
  BENVOLIO。Defendme,heaven!shallIbehauntedstill?
  MARTINO。Nay,fearnot,man;wehavenopowertokill。
  BENVOLIO。Myfriendstransformedthus!O,hellishspite!
  Yourheadsareallsetwithhorns。
  FREDERICK。Youhititright;
  Itisyourownyoumean;feelonyourhead。
  BENVOLIO。Zounds,hornsagain!
  MARTINO。Nay,chafenot,man;weallaresped。
  BENVOLIO。Whatdevilattendsthisdamn’dmagician,That,spiteofspite,ourwrongsaredoubled?
  FREDERICK。Whatmaywedo,thatwemayhideourshames?
  BENVOLIO。Ifweshouldfollowhimtoworkrevenge,He’djoinlongasses’earstothesehugehorns,Andmakeuslaughing—stockstoalltheworld。
  MARTINO。Whatshallwe,then,do,dearBenvolio?
  BENVOLIO。Ihaveacastlejoiningnearthesewoods;
  Andthitherwe’llrepair,andliveobscure,Tilltimeshallaltertheseourbrutishshapes:
  Sithblackdisgracehaththuseclips’dourfame,We’llratherdiewithgriefthanlivewithshame。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterFAUSTUS,aHORSE—COURSER,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
  HORSE—COURSER。Ibeseechyourworship,acceptofthesefortydollars。
  FAUSTUS。Friend,thoucanstnotbuysogoodahorseforsosmallaprice。Ihavenogreatneedtosellhim:but,ifthoulikesthimfortendollarsmore,takehim,becauseIseethouhastagoodmindtohim。
  HORSE—COURSER。Ibeseechyou,sir,acceptofthis:Iamaverypoorman,andhavelostverymuchoflatebyhorse—flesh,andthisbargainwillsetmeupagain。
  FAUSTUS。Well,Iwillnotstandwiththee:givemethemoney[HORSE—COURSERgivesFAUSTUSthemoney]。Now,sirrah,Imusttellyouthatyoumayridehimo’erhedgeandditch,andsparehimnot;but,doyouhear?inanycase,ridehimnotintothewater。
  HORSE—COURSER。How,sir!notintothewater!why,willhenotdrinkofallwaters?
  FAUSTUS。Yes,hewilldrinkofallwaters;butridehimnotintothewater:o’erhedgeandditch,orwherethouwilt,butnotintothewater。Go,bidthehostlerdeliverhimuntoyou,andrememberwhatIsay。
  HORSE—COURSER。Iwarrantyou,sir!——O,joyfulday!nowamIamademanforever。
  [Exit。]
  FAUSTUS。Whatartthou,Faustus,butamancondemn’dtodie?
  Thyfataltimedrawstoafinalend;
  Despairdothdrivedistrustintomythoughts:
  Confoundthesepassionswithaquietsleep:
  Tush,ChristdidcallthethiefupontheCross;
  Thenrestthee,Faustus,quietinconceit。
  [Hesitstosleep。]
  Re—entertheHORSE—COURSER,wet。
  HORSE—COURSER。0,whatacozeningdoctorwasthis!I,ridingmyhorseintothewater,thinkingsomehiddenmysteryhadbeeninthehorse,Ihadnothingundermebutalittlestraw,andhadmuchadotoescapedrowning。Well,I’llgorousehim,andmakehimgivememyfortydollarsagain。——Ho,sirrahDoctor,youcozeningscab!MasterDoctor,awake,andrise,andgivememymoneyagain,foryourhorseisturnedtoabottleofhay,MasterDoctor![HepullsoffFAUSTUS’leg]。Alas,Iamundone!whatshallIdo?Ihavepulledoffhisleg。
  FAUSTUS。O,help,help!thevillainhathmurderedme。
  HORSE—COURSER。Murderornotmurder,nowhehasbutoneleg,I’lloutrunhim,andcastthislegintosomeditchorother。
  [Aside,andthenrunsout。]
  FAUSTUS。Stophim,stophim,stophim!——Ha,ha,ha!Faustushathhislegagain,andtheHorse—courserabundleofhayforhisfortydollars。
  EnterWAGNER。
  Hownow,Wagner!whatnewswiththee?
  WAGNER。Ifitpleaseyou,theDukeofVanholtdothearnestlyentreatyourcompany,andhathsentsomeofhismentoattendyou,withprovisionfitforyourjourney。
  FAUSTUS。TheDukeofVanholt’sanhonourablegentleman,andonetowhomImustbenoniggardofmycunning。Come,away!
  [Exeunt。
  EnterROBIN,DICK,theHORSE—COURSER,andaCARTER。
  CARTER。Come,mymasters,I’llbringyoutothebestbeerinEurope。——What,ho,hostess!wherebethesewhores?
  EnterHOSTESS。
  HOSTESS。Hownow!whatlackyou?What,myoldguess!welcome。
  ROBIN。SirrahDick,dostthouknowwhyIstandsomute?
  DICK。No,Robin:whyis’t?
  ROBIN。Iameighteen—penceonthescore。butsaynothing;seeifshehaveforgottenme。
  HOSTESS。Who’sthisthatstandssosolemnlybyhimself?What,myoldguest!
  ROBIN。O,hostess,howdoyou?Ihopemyscorestandsstill。
  HOSTESS。Ay,there’snodoubtofthat;formethinksyoumakenohastetowipeitout。
  DICK。Why,hostess,Isay,fetchussomebeer。
  HOSTESS。Youshallpresently。——Lookupintothehallthere,ho!
  [Exit。——Drinkispresentlybroughtin。]
  DICK。Come,sirs,whatshallwedonowtillminehostesscomes?
  CARTER。Marry,sir,I’lltellyouthebravesttalehowaconjurerservedme。YouknowDoctorFaustus?
  HORSE—COURSER。Ay,aplaguetakehim!here’ssomeon’shavecausetoknowhim。Didheconjuretheetoo?
  CARTER。I’lltellyouhowheservedme。AsIwasgoingtoWittenberg,t’otherday,withaloadofhay,hemetme,andaskedmewhatheshouldgivemeforasmuchhayashecouldeat。
  Now,sir,Ithinkingthatalittlewouldservehisturn,badhimtakeasmuchashewouldforthreefarthings:sohepresentlygavememymoneyandfelltoeating;and,asIamacursen
  man,heneverlefteatingtillhehadeatupallmyloadofhay。
  ALL。O,monstrous!eatawholeloadofhay!
  ROBIN。Yes,yes,thatmaybe;forIhaveheardofonethathaseataloadoflogs。
  HORSE—COURSER。Now,sirs,youshallhearhowvillanouslyheservedme。Iwenttohimyesterdaytobuyahorseofhim,andhewouldbynomeanssellhimunderfortydollars。So,sir,becauseIknewhimtobesuchahorseaswouldrunoverhedgeandditchandnevertire,Igavehimhismoney。So,whenIhadmyhorse,DoctorFaustusbadmeridehimnightandday,andsparehimnotime;but,quothhe,inanycase,ridehimnotintothewater。Now,sir,Ithinkingthehorsehadhadsomequality
  thathewouldnothavemeknowof,whatdidIbutridhimintoagreatriver?andwhenIcamejustinthemidst,myhorsevanishedaway,andIsatestraddlinguponabottleofhay。
  ALL。O,bravedoctor!
  HORSE—COURSER。ButyoushallhearhowbravelyIservedhimforit。Iwentmehometohishouse,andthereIfoundhimasleep。
  Ikeptahallooingandwhoopinginhisears;butallcouldnotwakehim。I,seeingthat,tookhimbytheleg,andneverrestedpullingtillIhadpulledmehislegquiteoff;andnow’tisathomeinminehostry。
  ROBIN。Andhasthedoctorbutoneleg,then?that’sexcellent;
  foroneofhisdevilsturnedmeintothelikenessofanape’sface。
  CARTER。Somemoredrink,hostess!
  ROBIN。Harkyou,we’llintoanotherroomanddrinkawhile,andthenwe’llgoseekoutthedoctor。
  [Exeunt。]
  EntertheDUKEOFVANHOLT,hisDUCHESS,FAUSTUS,MEPHISTOPHILIS,andATTENDANTS。
  DUKE。Thanks,MasterDoctor,forthesepleasantsights;norknowIhowsufficientlytorecompenseyourgreatdesertsinerectingthatenchantedcastleintheair,thesightwhereofsodelightedmeasnothingintheworldcouldpleasememore。
  FAUSTUS。Idothinkmyself,mygoodlord,highlyrecompensedinthatitpleasethyourgracetothinkbutwellofthatwhichFaustushathperformed。——But,graciouslady,itmaybethatyouhavetakennopleasureinthosesights;therefore,Iprayyoutellme,whatisthethingyoumostdesiretohave;beitintheworld,itshallbeyours:Ihaveheardthatgreat—belliedwomendolongforthingsarerareanddainty。
  DUCHESS。True,MasterDoctor;and,sinceIfindyousokind,Iwillmakeknownuntoyouwhatmyheartdesirestohave;and,wereitnowsummer,asitisJanuary,adeadtimeofthewinter,Iwouldrequestnobettermeatthanadishofripegrapes。
  FAUSTUS。Thisisbutasmallmatter。——Go,Mephistophilis;away!
  [ExitMEPHISTOPHILIS。]
  Madam,Iwilldomorethanthisforyourcontent。
  Re—EnterMEPHISTOPHILISwithgrapes。
  Herenow,tasteyouthese:theyshouldbegood,fortheycome
  fromafarcountry,Icantellyou。
  DUKE。Thismakesmewondermorethanalltherest,thatatthistimeoftheyear,wheneverytreeisbarrenofhisfruit,fromwhenceyouhadtheseripegrapes。
  FAUSTUS。Pleaseityourgrace,theyearisdividedintotwocirclesoverthewholeworld;sothat,whenitiswinterwithus,inthecontrarycircleitislikewisesummerwiththem,asinIndia,Saba,andsuchcountriesthatliefareast,wheretheyhavefruittwicea—year;fromwhence,bymeansofaswiftspiritthatIhave,Ihadthesegrapesbrought,asyousee。
  DUCHESS。And,trustme,theyarethesweetestgrapesthate’erItasted。
  [TheCLOWNSbounceatthegate,within。]
  DUKE。Whatrudedisturbershaveweatthegate?
  Go,pacifytheirfury,setitope,Andthendemandofthemwhattheywouldhave。
  [Theyknockagain,andcallouttotalkwithFAUSTUS。]
  SERVANT。Why,hownow,masters!whatacoilisthere!
  WhatisthereasonyoudisturbtheDuke?
  DICK[within]。Wehavenoreasonforit;thereforeafigforhim!
  SERVANT。Why,saucyvarlets,dareyoubesobold?
  HORSE—COURSER[within]。Ihope,sir,wehavewitenoughtobemoreboldthanwelcome。
  SERVANT。Itappearsso:pray,beboldelsewhere,andtroublenottheDuke。
  DUKE。Whatwouldtheyhave?
  SERVANT。TheyallcryouttospeakwithDoctorFaustus。
  CARTER[within]。Ay,andwewillspeakwithhim。
  DUKE。Willyou,sir?——Committherascals。
  DICK[within]。Commitwithus!hewereasgoodcommitwithhisfatherascommitwithus。
  FAUSTUS。Idobeseechyourgrace,letthemcomein;
  Theyaregoodsubjectforamerriment。
  DUKE。Doasthouwilt,Faustus;Igivetheeleave。
  FAUSTUS。Ithankyourgrace。
  EnterROBIN,DICK,CARTER,andHORSE—COURSER。
  Why,hownow,mygoodfriends!
  Faith,youaretoooutrageous:but,comenear;
  Ihaveprocur’dyourpardons:welcome,all。
  ROBIN。Nay,sir,wewillbewelcomeforourmoney,andwewillpayforwhatwetake。——What,ho!give’shalfadozenofbeerhere,andbehanged!
  FAUSTUS。Nay,harkyou;canyoutellmewhereyouare?
  CARTER。Ay,marry,canI;weareunderheaven。
  SERVANT。Ay;but,SirSaucebox,knowyouinwhatplace?
  HORSE—COURSER。Ay,ay,thehouseisgoodenoughtodrinkin。
  ——Zouns,fillussomebeer,orwe’llbreakallthebarrelsinthehouse,anddashoutallyourbrainswithyourbottles!
  FAUSTUS。Benotsofurious:come,youshallhavebeer。——
  Mylord,beseechyougivemeleaveawhile;
  I’llgagemycredit’twillcontentyourgrace。
  DUKE。Withallmyheart,kinddoctor;pleasethyself;
  Ourservantsandourcourt’satthycommand。
  FAUSTUS。Ihumblythankyourgrace。——Thenfetchsomebeer。
  HORSE—COURSER。Ay,marry,therespakeadoctor,indeed!
  and,faith,I’lldrinkahealthtothywoodenlegforthatword。
  FAUSTUS。Mywoodenleg!whatdostthoumeanbythat?
  CARTER。Ha,ha,ha!——Dosthearhim,Dick?hehasforgothisleg。
  HORSE—COURSER。Ay,ay,hedoesnotstandmuchuponthat。
  FAUSTUS。No,faith;notmuchuponawoodenleg。
  CARTER。GoodLord,thatfleshandbloodshouldbesofrailwithyourworship!Donotyourememberahorse—courseryousoldahorseto?
  FAUSTUS。Yes,IrememberIsoldoneahorse。
  CARTER。Anddoyourememberyoubidheshouldnotridehim
  intothewater?
  FAUSTUS。Yes,Idoverywellrememberthat。
  CARTER。Anddoyouremembernothingofyourleg?
  FAUSTUS。No,ingoodsooth。
  CARTER。Then,Iprayyou,rememberyourcourtesy。
  FAUSTUS。Ithankyou,sir。
  CARTER。’Tisnotsomuchworth。Iprayyou,tellmeonething。
  FAUSTUS。What’sthat?
  CARTER。Bebothyourlegsbed—fellowseverynighttogether?
  FAUSTUS。WouldstthoumakeaColossusofme,thatthouaskestmesuchquestions?
  CARTER。No,truly,sir;Iwouldmakenothingofyou;butIwouldfainknowthat。
  EnterHOSTESSwithdrink。
  FAUSTUS。Then,Iassuretheecertainly,theyare。
  CARTER。Ithankyou;Iamfullysatisfied。
  FAUSTUS。Butwhereforedostthouask?
  CARTER。Fornothing,sir:butmethinksyoushouldhaveawoodenbed—fellowofoneof’em。
  HORSE—COURSER。Why,doyouhear,sir?didnotIpulloffoneofyourlegswhenyouwereasleep?
  FAUSTUS。ButIhaveitagain,nowIamawake:lookyouhere,sir。
  ALL。O,horrible!hadthedoctorthreelegs?
  CARTER。Doyouremember,sir,howyoucozenedme,andeatupmyloadof————
  [FAUSTUS,inthemiddleofeachspeech,charmsthemdumb。]
  DICK。Doyourememberhowyoumademewearanape’s————
  HORSE—COURSER。Youwhoresonconjuringscab,doyourememberhowyoucozenedmewithaho————
  ROBIN。Ha’youforgottenme?youthinktocarryitawaywithyourhey—passandre—pass:doyourememberthedog’sfa————
  [ExeuntCLOWNS。]
  HOSTESS。Whopaysfortheale?hearyou,MasterDoctor;nowyouhavesentawaymyguess,Ipraywhoshallpaymeformya————
  [ExitHOSTESS。]
  DUCHESS。Mylord,Wearemuchbeholdingtothislearnedman。
  DUKE。Soarewe,madam;whichwewillrecompenseWithalltheloveandkindnessthatwemay:
  Hisartfulsportdrivesallsadthoughtsaway。
  [Exeunt。]
  Thunderandlightning。EnterDEVILSwithcovereddishes;
  MEPHISTOPHILISleadsthemintoFAUSTUS’Sstudy;thenenterWAGNER。
  WAGNER。Ithinkmymastermeanstodieshortly;hehasmadehiswill,andgivenmehiswealth,hishouse,hisgoods,andstoreofgoldenplate,besidestwothousandducatsready—coined。
  Iwonderwhathemeans:ifdeathwerenigh,hewouldnotfrolicthus。He’snowatsupperwiththescholars,wherethere’ssuchbelly—cheerasWagnerinhislifene’ersawthelike:and,seewheretheycome!belikethefeastisended。
  [Exit。]
  EnterFAUSTUS,MEPHISTOPHILIS,andtwoorthreeSCHOLARS。
  FIRSTSCHOLAR。MasterDoctorFaustus,sinceourconferenceaboutfairladies,whichwasthebeautifulestinalltheworld,wehavedeterminedwithourselvesthatHelenofGreecewastheadmirablestladythateverlived:therefore,MasterDoctor,ifyouwilldoussomuchfavourastoletusseethatpeerlessdameofGreece,whomalltheworldadmiresformajesty,weshouldthinkourselvesmuchbeholdinguntoyou。
  FAUSTUS。Gentlemen,ForthatIknowyourfriendshipisunfeign’d,ItisnotFaustus’customtodenyThejustrequestofthosethatwishhimwell:
  YoushallbeholdthatpeerlessdameofGreece,NootherwiseforpompormajestyThanwhenSirPariscross’dtheseaswithher,AndbroughtthespoilstorichDardania。
  Besilent,then,fordangerisinwords。
  Musicsounds。MEPHISTOPHILISbringsinHELEN;shepassethoverthestage。
  SECONDSCHOLAR。WasthisfairHelen,whoseadmiredworthMadeGreecewithtenyears’warafflictpoorTroy?
  THIRDSCHOLAR。Toosimpleismywittotellherworth,Whomalltheworldadmiresformajesty。
  FIRSTSCHOLAR。NowwehaveseentheprideofNature’swork,We’lltakeourleaves:and,forthisblessedsight,HappyandblestbeFaustusevermore!
  FAUSTUS。Gentlemen,farewell:thesamewishItoyou。
  [ExeuntSCHOLARS。]
  EnteranOLDMAN。
  OLDMAN。OgentleFaustus,leavethisdamnedart,Thismagic,thatwillcharmthysoultohell,Andquitebereavetheeofsalvation!
  Thoughthouhastnowoffendedlikeaman,Donotperseverinitlikeadevil:
  Yet,yetthouhastanamiablesoul,Ifsinbycustomgrownotintonature;
  Then,Faustus,willrepentancecometoolate;
  Thenthouartbanish’dfromthesightofheaven:
  Nomortalcanexpressthepainsofhell。
  Itmaybe,thismyexhortationSeemsharshandallunpleasant:letitnot;
  For,gentleson,Ispeakitnotinwrath,Orenvyofthee,butintenderlove,Andpityofthyfuturemisery;
  Andsohavehopethatthismykindrebuke,Checkingthybody,mayamendthysoul。
  FAUSTUS。Whereartthou,Faustus?wretch,whathastthoudone?
  Hellclaimshisright,andwitharoaringvoiceSays,"Faustus,come;thinehourisalmostcome;"
  AndFaustusnowwillcometodotheeright。
  [MEPHISTOPHILISgiveshimadagger。]
  OLDMAN。O,stay,goodFaustus,staythydesperatesteps!
  Iseeanangelhovero’erthyhead,And,withavialfullofpreciousgrace,Offerstopourthesameintothysoul:
  Thencallformercy,andavoiddespair。
  FAUSTUS。Ofriend,IfeelThywordstocomfortmydistressedsoul!
  Leavemeawhiletoponderonmysins。
  OLDMAN。Faustus,Ileavethee;butwithgriefofheart,Fearingtheenemyofthyhaplesssoul。
  [Exit。]
  FAUSTUS。AccursedFaustus,wretch,whathastthoudone?
  Idorepent;andyetIdodespair:
  Hellstriveswithgraceforconquestinmybreast:
  WhatshallIdotoshunthesnaresofdeath?
  MEPHIST。Thoutraitor,Faustus,IarrestthysoulFordisobediencetomysovereignlord:
  Revolt,orI’llinpiece—mealtearthyflesh。
  FAUSTUS。IdorepentIe’eroffendedhim。
  SweetMephistophilis,entreatthylordTopardonmyunjustpresumption,AndwithmybloodagainIwillconfirmTheformervowImadetoLucifer。
  MEPHIST。Doit,then,Faustus,withunfeignedheart,Lestgreaterdangersdoattendthydrift。
  FAUSTUS。Torment,sweetfriend,thatbaseandagedman,ThatdurstdissuademefromthyLucifer,Withgreatesttormentsthatourhellaffords。
  MEPHIST。Hisfaithisgreat;Icannottouchhissoul;
  ButwhatImayafflicthisbodywithIwillattempt,whichisbutlittleworth。
  FAUSTUS。Onething,goodservant,letmecraveofthee,Toglutthelongingofmyheart’sdesire,——
  ThatImayhaveuntomyparamourThatheavenlyHelenwhichIsawoflate,Whosesweetembracesmayextinguishclean
  Thosethoughtsthatdodissuademefrommyvow,AndkeepmyoathImadetoLucifer。
  MEPHIST。This,orwhatelsemyFaustusshalldesire,Shallbeperform’dintwinklingofaneye。
  Re—enterHELEN,passingoverthestagebetweentwoCUPIDS。
  FAUSTUS。Wasthisthefacethatlaunch’dathousandships,AndburntthetoplesstowersofIlium?——
  SweetHelen,makemeimmortalwithakiss。——
  [Kissesher。]
  Herlipssuckforthmysoul:see,whereitflies!——
  Come,Helen,come,givememysoulagain。
  HerewillIdwell,forheavenisintheselips,AndallisdrossthatisnotHelena。
  IwillbeParis,andforloveofthee,InsteadofTroy,shallWittenbergbesack’d;
  AndIwillcombatwithweakMenelaus,Andwearthycoloursonmyplumedcrest;
  Yea,IwillwoundAchillesintheheel,AndthenreturntoHelenforakiss。
  O,thouartfairerthantheeveningairCladinthebeautyofathousandstars;
  BrighterartthouthanflamingJupiterWhenheappear’dtohaplessSemele;
  MorelovelythanthemonarchoftheskyInwantonArethusa’sazur’darms;
  Andnonebutthoushaltbemyparamour!
  [Exeunt。]
  Thunder。EnterLUCIFER,BELZEBUB,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
  LUCIFER。ThusfrominfernalDisdoweascendToviewthesubjectsofourmonarchy,Thosesoulswhichsinsealstheblacksonsofhell;
  ’Mongwhich,aschief,Faustus,wecometothee,BringingwithuslastingdamnationTowaituponthysoul:thetimeiscomeWhichmakesitforfeit。
  MEPHIST。And,thisgloomynight,Here,inthisroom,willwretchedFaustusbe。
  BELZEBUB。Andherewe’llstay,Tomarkhimhowhedothdemeanhimself。
  MEPHIST。Howshouldhebutindesperatelunacy?
  Fondworldling,nowhisheart—blooddrieswithgrief;
  Hisconsciencekillsit;andhislabouringbrainBegetsaworldofidlefantasiesToover—reachthedevil;butallinvain;
  Hisstoreofpleasuresmustbesauc’dwithpain。
  HeandhisservantWagnerareathand;
  BothcomefromdrawingFaustus’latestwill。
  See,wheretheycome!
  EnterFAUSTUSandWAGNER。
  FAUSTUS。Say,Wagner,——thouhastperusdmywill,——
  Howdostthoulikeit?
  WAGNER。Sir,Sowondrouswell,AsinallhumbledutyIdoyieldMylifeandlastingserviceforyourlove。
  FAUSTUS。Gramercy,Wagner。
  EnterSCHOLARS。
  Welcome,Gentlemen。
  [ExitWAGNER。]
  FIRSTSCHOLAR。Now,worthyFaustus,methinksyourlooksarechang’d。
  FAUSTUS。O,gentlemen!
  SECONDSCHOLAR。WhatailsFaustus?
  FAUSTUS。Ah,mysweetchamber—fellow,hadIlivedwiththee,thenhadIlivedstill!butnowmustdieeternally。Look,sirs,comeshenot?comeshenot?
  FIRSTSCHOLAR。OmydearFaustus,whatimportsthisfear?
  SECONDSCHOLAR。Isallourpleasureturn’dtomelancholy?
  THIRDSCHOLAR。Heisnotwellwithbeingover—solitary。
  SECONDSCHOLAR。Ifitbeso,we’llhavephysicians,AndFaustusshallbecur’d。
  THIRDSCHOLAR。’Tisbutasurfeit,sir;fearnothing。
  FAUSTUS。Asurfeitofdeadlysin,thathathdamnedbothbodyandsoul。
  SECONDSCHOLAR。Yet,Faustus,lookuptoheaven,andremembermercyisinfinite。
  FAUSTUS。ButFaustus’offencecanne’erbepardoned:theserpentthattemptedEvemaybesaved,butnotFaustus。Ogentlemen,hearmewithpatience,andtremblenotatmyspeeches!ThoughmyheartpantandquivertorememberthatIhavebeenastudentherethesethirtyyears,O,wouldIhadneverseenWittenberg,neverreadbook!andwhatwondersIhavedone,allGermanycanwitness,yea,alltheworld;forwhichFaustushathlostbothGermanyandtheworld,yea,heavenitself,heaven,theseatofGod,thethroneoftheblessed,thekingdomofjoy;andmustremaininhellforever,hell。O,hell,forever!Sweetfriends,whatshallbecomeofFaustus,beinginhellforever?
  SECONDSCHOLAR。Yet,Faustus,callonGod。
  FAUSTUS。OnGod,whomFaustushathabjured!onGod,whomFaustushathblasphemed!OmyGod,Iwouldweep!butthedevildrawsinmytears。Gushforthblood,insteadoftears!yea,lifeandsoul!
  O,hestaysmytongue!Iwouldliftupmyhands;butsee,theyhold’em,theyhold’em?
  ALL。Who,Faustus?
  FAUSTUS。Why,LuciferandMephistophilis。Ogentlemen,Igavethemmysoulformycunning!
  ALL。O,Godforbid!
  FAUSTUS。Godforbadeit,indeed;butFaustushathdoneit:forthevainpleasureoffour—and—twentyyearshathFaustuslosteternaljoyandfelicity。Iwritthemabillwithmineownblood:
  thedateisexpired;thisisthetime,andhewillfetchme。
  FIRSTSCHOLAR。WhydidnotFaustustellusofthisbefore,thatdivinesmighthaveprayedforthee?
  FAUSTUS。OfthaveIthoughttohavedoneso;butthedevilthreatenedtotearmeinpieces,ifInamedGod,tofetchmebodyandsoul,ifIoncegaveeartodivinity:andnow’tis
  toolate。Gentlemen,away,lestyouperishwithme。
  SECONDSCHOLAR。O,whatmaywedotosaveFaustus?
  FAUSTUS。Talknotofme,butsaveyourselves,anddepart。
  THIRDSCHOLAR。Godwillstrengthenme;IwillstaywithFaustus。
  FIRSTSCHOLAR。TemptnotGod,sweetfriend;butletusintothenextroom,andprayforhim。
  FAUSTUS。Ay,prayforme,prayforme;andwhatnoisesoeveryouhear,comenotuntome,fornothingcanrescueme。
  SECONDSCHOLAR。Praythou,andwewillpraythatGodmayhavemercyuponthee。
  FAUSTUS。Gentlemen,farewell:ifIlivetillmorning,I’llvisityou;ifnot,Faustusisgonetohell。
  ALL。Faustus,farewell。
  [ExeuntSCHOLARS。]
  MEPHIST。Ay,Faustus,nowthouhastnohopeofheaven;
  Thereforedespair;thinkonlyuponhell,Forthatmustbethymansion,theretodwell。
  FAUSTUS。Othoubewitchingfiend,’twasthytemptationHathrobb’dmeofeternalhappiness!
  MEPHIST。Idoconfessit,Faustus,andrejoice:
  ’TwasIthat,whenthouwerti’thewaytoheaven,Damm’dupthypassage;whenthoutook’stthebookToviewtheScriptures,thenIturn’dtheleaves,Andledthineeye。
  What,weep’stthou?’tistoolate;despair!Farewell:
  Foolsthatwilllaughonearthmustweepinhell。
  [Exit。]
  EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGELatseveraldoors。
  GOODANGEL。0Faustus,ifthouhadstgiveneartome,Innumerablejoyshadfollow’dthee!
  Butthoudidstlovetheworld。
  EVILANGEL。Gaveeartome,Andnowmusttastehell—painsperpetually。
  GOODANGEL。O,whatwillallthyriches,pleasures,pomps,Availtheenow?
  EVILANGEL。Nothing,butvextheemore,Towantinhell,thathadonearthsuchstore。