首页 >出版文学> The Jew of Malta>第2章
  [ExeuntKATHARlNEandMATHIAS。]
  FIRSTOFFICER。Come,Ihavemadeareasonablemarket;let’saway。
  [ExeuntOFFICERSwithSLAVES。]
  BARABAS。Nowletmeknowthyname,andtherewithalThybirth,condition,andprofession。
  ITHAMORE。Faith,sir,mybirthisbutmean;myname’sIthamore;
  myprofessionwhatyouplease。
  BARABAS。Hastthounotrade?thenlistentomywords,AndIwillteach[thee]thatshallstickbythee:
  First,bethouvoidoftheseaffections,Compassion,love,vainhope,andheartlessfear;
  Bemov’datnothing,seethoupitynone,ButtothyselfsmilewhentheChristiansmoan。
  ITHAMORE。O,brave,master!Iworshipyournoseforthis。
  BARABAS。Asformyself,Iwalkabroado’nights,Andkillsickpeoplegroaningunderwalls:
  SometimesIgoaboutandpoisonwells;
  Andnowandthen,tocherishChristianthieves,Iamcontenttolosesomeofmycrowns,ThatImay,walkinginmygallery,See’emgopinion’dalongbymydoor。
  Beingyoung,Istudiedphysic,andbeganTopracticefirstupontheItalian;
  ThereIenrich’dthepriestswithburials,Andalwayskeptthesexton’sarmsinure
  Withdigginggravesandringingdeadmen’sknells:
  And,afterthat,wasIanengineer,Andinthewars’twixtFranceandGermany,UnderpretenceofhelpingCharlestheFifth,Slewfriendandenemywithmystratagems:
  Then,afterthat,wasIanusurer,Andwithextorting,cozening,forfeiting,Andtricksbelonginguntobrokery,Ifill’dthegaolswithbankruptsinayear,Andwithyoungorphansplantedhospitals;
  Andeverymoonmadesomeorothermad,Andnowandthenonehanghimselfforgrief,PinninguponhisbreastalonggreatscrollHowIwithinteresttormentedhim。
  ButmarkhowIamblestforplaguingthem;——
  Ihaveasmuchcoinaswillbuythetown。
  Buttellmenow,howhastthouspentthytime?
  ITHAMORE。Faith,master,InsettingChristianvillagesonfire,Chainingofeunuchs,bindinggalley—slaves。
  OnetimeIwasanhostlerinaninn,Andinthenight—timesecretlywouldIstealTotravellers’chambers,andtherecuttheirthroats:
  OnceatJerusalem,wherethepilgrimskneel’d,Istrewedpowderonthemarblestones,Andtherewithaltheirkneeswouldrankleso,ThatIhavelaugh’da—goodtoseethecripplesGolimpinghometoChristendomonstilts。
  BARABAS。Why,thisissomething:makeaccountofmeAsofthyfellow;wearevillainsboth;
  Bothcircumcised;wehateChristiansboth:
  Betrueandsecret;thoushaltwantnogold。
  Butstandaside;herecomesDonLodowick。
  EnterLODOWICK。
  LODOWICK。O,Barabas,wellmet;
  Whereisthediamondyoutoldmeof?
  BARABAS。Ihaveitforyou,sir:pleaseyouwalkinwithme。——
  What,ho,Abigail!openthedoor,Isay!
  EnterABIGAIL,withletters。
  ABIGAIL。Ingoodtime,father;hereareletterscome>FromOrmus,andthepoststaysherewithin。
  BARABAS。Givemetheletters。——Daughter,doyouhear?
  EntertainLodowick,thegovernor’sson,Withallthecourtesyyoucanafford,Providedthatyoukeepyourmaidenhead:
  UsehimasifhewereaPhilistine;
  Dissemble,swear,protest,vowlovetohim:
  HeisnotoftheseedofAbraham。——
  [Asidetoher。]
  Iamalittlebusy,sir;pray,pardonme。——
  Abigail,bidhimwelcomeformysake。
  ABIGAIL。Foryoursakeandhisownhe’swelcomehither。
  BARABAS。Daughter,awordmore:kisshim,speakhimfair,AndlikeacunningJewsocastabout,Thatyebebothmadesureereyoucomeout。
  [Asidetoher。]
  ABIGAIL。Ofather,DonMathiasismylove!
  BARABAS。Iknowit:yet,Isay,makelovetohim;
  Do,itisrequisiteitshouldbeso。——
  [Asidetoher。]
  Nay,onmylife,itismyfactor’shand;
  Butgoyouin,I’llthinkupontheaccount。
  [ExeuntABIGAILandLODOWICKintothehouse。]
  Theaccountismade,forLodovicodies。
  Myfactorsendsmewordamerchant’sfledThatowesmeforahundredtunofwine:
  Iweighitthusmuch[snappinghisfingers]!Ihavewealthenough;
  Fornowbythishashekiss’dAbigail,Andshevowslovetohim,andhetoher。
  Assureasheavenrain’dmannafortheJews,SosureshallheandDonMathiasdie:
  Hisfatherwasmychiefestenemy。
  EnterMATHIAS。
  WhithergoesDonMathias?stayawhile。
  MATHIAS。Whither,buttomyfairloveAbigail?
  BARABAS。Thouknow’st,andheavencanwitnessitistrue,ThatIintendmydaughtershallbethine。
  MATHIAS。Ay,Barabas,orelsethouwrong’stmemuch。
  BARABAS。O,heavenforbidIshouldhavesuchathought!
  PardonmethoughIweep:thegovernor’ssonWill,whetherIwillorno,haveAbigail;
  Hesendsherletters,bracelets,jewels,rings。
  MATHIAS。Doesshereceivethem?
  BARABAS。She!no,Mathias,no,butsendsthemback;
  And,whenhecomes,shelocksherselfupfast;
  Yetthroughthekey—holewillhetalktoher,Whilesherunstothewindow,lookingoutWhenyoushouldcomeandhalehimfromthedoor。
  MATHIAS。OtreacherousLodowick!
  BARABAS。Evennow,asIcamehome,hesliptmein,AndIamsureheiswithAbigail。
  MATHIAS。I’llrousehimthence。
  BARABAS。NotforallMalta;thereforesheatheyoursword;
  Ifyouloveme,noquarrelsinmyhouse;
  Butstealyouin,andseemtoseehimnot:
  I’llgivehimsuchawarningerehegoes,AsheshallhavesmallhopesofAbigail。
  Away,forheretheycome。
  Re—enterLODOWICKandABIGAIL。
  MATHIAS。What,handinhand!Icannotsufferthis。
  BARABAS。Mathias,asthoulov’stme,notaword。
  MATHIAS。Well,letitpass;anothertimeshallserve。
  [Exitintothehouse。]
  LODOWICK。Barabas,isnotthatthewidow’sson?
  BARABAS。Ay,andtakeheed,forhehathswornyourdeath。
  LODOWICK。Mydeath!what,isthebase—bornpeasantmad?
  BARABAS。No,no;buthappilyhestandsinfearOfthatwhichyou,Ithink,ne’erdreamupon,——
  Mydaughterhere,apaltrysillygirl。
  LODOWICK。Why,lovessheDonMathias?
  BARABAS。Dothshenotwithhersmilingansweryou?
  ABIGAIL。Hehasmyheart;Ismileagainstmywill。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Barabas,thouknow’stIhavelov’dthydaughterlong。
  BARABAS。Andsohasshedoneyou,evenfromachild。
  LODOWICK。AndnowIcannolongerholdmymind。
  BARABAS。NorItheaffectionthatIbeartoyou。
  LODOWICK。Thisisthydiamond;tellme,shallIhaveit?
  BARABAS。Winit,andwearit;itisyetunsoil’d。
  O,butIknowyourlordshipwoulddisdainTomarrywiththedaughterofaJew:
  AndyetI’llgivehermanyagoldencross
  WithChristianposiesroundaboutthering。
  LODOWICK。’Tisnotthywealth,butherthatIesteem;
  YetcraveIthyconsent。
  BARABAS。Andmineyouhave;yetletmetalktoher。——
  ThisoffspringofCain,thisJebusite,ThatnevertastedofthePassover,Nore’ershallseethelandofCanaan,NorourMessiasthatisyettocome;
  Thisgentlemaggot,Lodowick,Imean,Mustbedeluded:lethimhavethyhand,ButkeepthyhearttillDonMathiascomes。
  [Asidetoher。]
  ABIGAIL。What,shallIbebetroth’dtoLodowick?
  BARABAS。It’snosintodeceiveaChristian;
  Fortheythemselvesholditaprinciple,Faithisnottobeheldwithheretics:
  ButallarehereticsthatarenotJews;
  Thisfollowswell,andtherefore,daughter,fearnot。——
  [Asidetoher。]
  Ihaveentreatedher,andshewillgrant。
  LODOWICK。Then,gentleAbigail,plightthyfaithtome。
  ABIGAIL。Icannotchoose,seeingmyfatherbids:
  Nothingbutdeathshallpartmyloveandme。
  LODOWICK。NowhaveIthatforwhichmysoulhathlong’d。
  BARABAS。SohavenotI;butyetIhopeIshall。
  [Aside。]
  ABIGAIL。OwretchedAbigail,whathastthoudone?
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Whyonthesuddenisyourcolourchang’d?
  ABIGAIL。Iknownot:butfarewell;Imustbegone。
  BARABAS。Stayher,butlethernotspeakonewordmore。
  LODOWICK。Muteo’thesudden!here’sasuddenchange。
  BARABAS。O,musenotatit;’tistheHebrews’guise,Thatmaidensnew—betroth’dshouldweepawhile:
  Troublehernot;sweetLodowick,depart:
  Sheisthywife,andthoushaltbemineheir。
  LODOWICK。O,is’tthecustom?thenIamresolv’d:
  Butratherletthebrightsomeheavensbedim,Andnature’sbeautychokewithstiflingclouds,ThanmyfairAbigailshouldfrownonme。——
  Therecomesthevillain;nowI’llbereveng’d。
  Re—enterMATHIAS。
  BARABAS。Bequiet,Lodowick;itisenoughThatIhavemadetheesuretoAbigail。
  LODOWICK。Well,lethimgo。
  [Exit。]
  BARABAS。Well,butforme,asyouwentinatdoorsYouhadbeenstabb’d:butnotawordon’tnow;
  Heremustnospeechespass,norswordsbedrawn。
  MATHIAS。Sufferme,Barabas,buttofollowhim。
  BARABAS。No;soshallI,ifanyhurtbedone,Bemadeanaccessaryofyourdeeds:
  Revengeitonhimwhenyoumeethimnext。
  MATHIAS。ForthisI’llhavehisheart。
  BARABAS。Doso。Lo,hereIgivetheeAbigail!
  MATHIAS。WhatgreatergiftcanpoorMathiashave?
  ShallLodowickrobmeofsofairalove?
  MylifeisnotsodearasAbigail。
  BARABAS。Myheartmisgivesme,that,tocrossyourlove,He’swithyourmother;thereforeafterhim。
  MATHIAS。What,ishegoneuntomymother?
  BARABAS。Nay,ifyouwill,staytillshecomesherself。
  MATHIAS。Icannotstay;for,ifmymothercome,She’lldiewithgrief。
  [Exit。]
  ABIGAIL。Icannottakemyleaveofhimfortears。
  Father,whyhaveyouthusincens’dthemboth?
  BARABAS。What’sthattothee?
  ABIGAIL。I’llmake’emfriendsagain。
  BARABAS。
  You’llmake’emfriends!aretherenotJewsenowinMalta,ButthoumustdoteuponaChristian?
  ABIGAIL。IwillhaveDonMathias;heismylove。
  BARABAS。Yes,youshallhavehim。——Go,putherin。
  ITHAMORE。Ay,I’llputherin。
  [PutsinABIGAIL。]
  BARABAS。Nowtellme,Ithamore,howlik’stthouthis?
  ITHAMORE。Faith,master,IthinkbythisYoupurchaseboththeirlives:isitnotso?
  BARABAS。True;anditshallbecunninglyperform’d。
  ITHAMORE。O,master,thatImighthaveahandinthis!
  BARABAS。Ay,sothoushalt;’tisthoumustdothedeed:
  Takethis,andbearittoMathiasstraight,[Givingaletter。]
  AndtellhimthatitcomesfromLodowick。
  ITHAMORE。’Tispoison’d,isitnot?
  BARABAS。No,no;andyetitmightbedonethatway:
  Itisachallengefeign’dfromLodowick。
  ITHAMORE。Fearnot;Iwillsosethishearta—fire,Thatheshallverilythinkitcomesfromhim。
  BARABAS。Icannotchoosebutlikethyreadiness:
  Yetbenotrash,butdoitcunningly。
  ITHAMORE。AsIbehavemyselfinthis,employmehereafter。
  BARABAS。Away,then!
  [ExitITHAMORE。]
  So;nowwillIgointoLodowick,And,likeacunningspirit,feignsomelie,TillIhaveset’embothatenmity。
  [Exit。]
  ACTIII。
  EnterBELLAMIRA。
  BELLAMIRA。Sincethistownwasbesieg’d,mygaingrowscold:
  Thetimehasbeen,thatbutforonebarenightAhundredducatshavebeenfreelygiven;
  ButnowagainstmywillImustbechaste:
  AndyetIknowmybeautydothnotfail。
  >FromVenicemerchants,andfromPaduaWerewonttocomerare—wittedgentlemen,ScholarsImean,learnedandliberal;
  Andnow,savePilia—Borza,comestherenone,Andheisveryseldomfrommyhouse;
  Andherehecomes。
  EnterPILIA—BORZA。
  PILIA—BORZA。
  Holdthee,wench,there’ssomethingfortheetospend。
  [Shewingabagofsilver。]
  BELLAMIRA。’Tissilver;Idisdainit。
  PILIA—BORZA。Ay,buttheJewhasgold,AndIwillhaveit,oritshallgohard。
  BELLAMIRA。Tellme,howcam’stthoubythis?
  PILIA—BORZA。Faith,walkingtheback—lanes,throughthegardens,IchancedtocastmineeyeuptotheJew’scounting—house,whereIsawsomebagsofmoney,andinthenightIclamberedupwithmyhooks;and,asIwastakingmychoice,Iheardarumblinginthehouse;soItookonlythis,andrunmyway。——Buthere’stheJew’sman。
  BELLAMIRA。Hidethebag。
  EnterITHAMORE。
  PILIA—BORZA。Looknottowardshim,let’saway。Zoons,whatalookingthoukeepest!thou’ltbetray’sanon。
  [ExeuntBELLAMIRAandPILIA—BORZA。]
  ITHAMORE。O,thesweetestfacethateverIbeheld!Iknowsheisacourtezanbyherattire:nowwouldIgiveahundredoftheJew’scrownsthatIhadsuchaconcubine。
  Well,Ihavedeliver’dthechallengeinsuchsort,Asmeettheywill,andfightingdie,——bravesport!
  [Exit。]
  EnterMATHIAS。
  MATHIAS。Thisistheplace:nowAbigailshallseeWhetherMathiasholdsherdearorno。
  EnterLODOWICK。
  What,daresthevillainwriteinsuchbaseterms?
  [Lookingataletter。]
  LODOWICK。Ididit;andrevengeit,ifthoudar’st!
  [Theyfight。]
  EnterBARABASabove。
  BARABAS。O,bravelyfought!andyettheythrustnothome。
  Now,Lodovico!now,Mathias!——So;
  [Bothfall。]
  So,nowtheyhaveshew’dthemselvestobetallfellows。
  [Crieswithin]Part’em,part’em!
  BARABAS。Ay,part’emnowtheyaredead。Farewell,farewell!
  [Exitabove。]
  EnterFERNEZE,KATHARINE,andATTENDANTS。
  FERNEZE。Whatsightisthis!myLodovicoslain!
  Thesearmsofmineshallbethysepulchre。
  KATHARINE。Whoisthis?mysonMathiasslain!
  FERNEZE。OLodowick,hadstthouperish’dbytheTurk,WretchedFernezemighthaveveng’dthydeath!
  KATHARINE。Thysonslewmine,andI’llrevengehisdeath。
  FERNEZE。Look,Katharine,look!thysongaveminethesewounds。
  KATHARINE。O,leavetogrieveme!Iamgriev’denough。
  FERNEZE。O,thatmysighscouldturntolivelybreath,Andthesemytearstoblood,thathemightlive!
  KATHARINE。Whomadethemenemies?
  FERNEZE。Iknownot;andthatgrievesmemostofall。
  KATHARINE。Mysonlov’dthine。
  FERNEZE。AndsodidLodowickhim。
  KATHARINE。Lendmethatweaponthatdidkillmyson,Anditshallmurderme。
  FERNEZE。Nay,madam,stay;thatweaponwasmyson’s,AndonthatrathershouldFernezedie。
  KATHARINE。Hold;let’sinquirethecausersoftheirdeaths,Thatwemayvengetheirbloodupontheirheads。
  FERNEZE。Thentakethemup,andletthembeinterr’dWithinonesacredmonumentofstone;
  UponwhichaltarIwillofferupMydailysacrificeofsighsandtears,Andwithmyprayerspierceimpartialheavens,Tillthey[reveal]thecausersofoursmarts,Whichforc’dtheirhandsdivideunitedhearts。
  Come,Katharine;ourlossesequalare;
  Thenoftruegriefletustakeequalshare。
  [Exeuntwiththebodies。]
  EnterITHAMORE。
  ITHAMORE。Why,wasthereeverseensuchvillany,Soneatlyplotted,andsowellperform’d?
  Bothheldinhand,andflatlybothbeguil’d?
  EnterABIGAIL。
  ABIGAIL。Why,hownow,Ithamore!whylaugh’stthouso?
  ITHAMORE。Omistress!ha,ha,ha!
  ABIGAIL。Why,whatail’stthou?
  ITHAMORE。O,mymaster!
  ABIGAIL。Ha!
  ITHAMORE。Omistress,Ihavethebravest,gravest,secret,subtle,bottle—nosedknavetomymaster,thatevergentlemanhad!
  ABIGAIL。Say,knave,whyrail’stuponmyfatherthus?
  ITHAMORE。O,mymasterhasthebravestpolicy!
  ABIGAIL。Wherein?
  ITHAMORE。Why,knowyounot?
  ABIGAIL。Why,no。
  ITHAMORE。
  KnowyounotofMathia[s’]andDonLodowick[’s]disaster?
  ABIGAIL。No:whatwasit?
  ITHAMORE。Why,thedevilinvertedachallenge,mymasterwritit,andIcarriedit,firsttoLodowick,andimprimistoMathia[s];
  Andthentheymet,[and],asthestorysays,Indolefulwisetheyendedboththeirdays。
  ABIGAIL。Andwasmyfatherfurthereroftheirdeaths?
  ITHAMORE。AmIIthamore?
  ABIGAIL。Yes。
  ITHAMORE。
  Sosuredidyourfatherwrite,andIcarrythechallenge。
  ABIGAIL。Well,Ithamore,letmerequesttheethis;
  Gotothenew—madenunnery,andinquireForanyofthefriarsofSaintJaques,
  Andsay,Ipraythemcomeandspeakwithme。
  ITHAMORE。Ipray,mistress,willyouanswermetoonequestion?
  ABIGAIL。Well,sirrah,whatis’t?
  ITHAMORE。Averyfeelingone:havenotthenunsfinesportwiththefriarsnowandthen?
  ABIGAIL。Goto,SirrahSauce!isthisyourquestion?getyegone。
  ITHAMORE。Iwill,forsooth,mistress。
  [Exit。]
  ABIGAIL。Hard—heartedfather,unkindBarabas!
  Wasthisthepursuitofthypolicy,Tomakemeshewthemfavourseverally,Thatbymyfavourtheyshouldbothbeslain?
  Admitthoulov’dstnotLodowickforhissire,
  YetDonMathiasne’eroffendedthee:
  Butthouwertsetuponextremerevenge,Becausethepriordispossess’dtheeonce,Andcouldstnotvengeitbutuponhisson;
  NoronhissonbutbyMathias’means;
  NoronMathiasbutbymurderingme:
  ButIperceivethereisnoloveonearth,PityinJews,norpietyinTurks。——
  ButherecomescursedIthamorewiththefriar。
  Re—enterITHAMOREwithFRIARJACOMO。
  FRIARJACOMO。Virgo,salve。
  ITHAMORE。Whenduckyou?
  ABIGAIL。Welcome,gravefriar。——Ithamore,begone。
  [ExitITHAMORE。]
  Know,holysir,Iamboldtosolicitthee。
  FRIARJACOMO。Wherein?
  ABIGAIL。Togetmebeadmittedforanun。
  FRIARJACOMO。Why,Abigail,itisnotyetlongsinceThatIdidlabourthyadmission,Andthenthoudidstnotlikethatholylife。
  ABIGAIL。Thenweremythoughtssofrailandunconfirm’dAsIwaschain’dtofolliesoftheworld:
  Butnowexperience,purchasedwithgrief,Hasmademeseethedifferenceofthings。
  Mysinfulsoul,alas,hathpac’dtoolongThefatallabyrinthofmisbelief,Farfromthesunthatgiveseternallife!
  FRIARJACOMO。Whotaughttheethis?
  ABIGAIL。Theabbessofthehouse,WhosezealousadmonitionIembrace:
  O,therefore,Jacomo,letmebeone,Althoughunworthy,ofthatsisterhood!
  FRIARJACOMO。Abigail,Iwill:butseethouchangenomore,Forthatwillbemostheavytothysoul。
  ABIGAIL。Thatwasmyfather’sfault。
  FRIARJACOMO。Thyfather’s!how?
  ABIGAIL。Nay,youshallpardonme。——OBarabas,Thoughthoudeservesthardlyatmyhands,Yetnevershalltheselipsbewraythylife!
  [Aside。]
  FRIARJACOMO。Come,shallwego?
  ABIGAIL。Mydutywaitsonyou。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterBARABAS,readingaletter。
  BARABAS。What,Abigailbecomeanunagain!
  Falseandunkind!what,hastthoulostthyfather?
  And,allunknownandunconstrain’dofme,Artthouagaingottothenunnery?
  Nowhereshewrites,andwillsmetorepent:
  Repentance!Spurca!whatpretendeththis?
  Ifearsheknows——’tisso——ofmydeviceInDonMathias’andLodovico’sdeaths:
  Ifso,’tistimethatitbeseeninto;
  Forshethatvariesfrommeinbelief,Givesgreatpresumptionthatshelovesmenot,Or,loving,dothdislikeofsomethingdone。——
  Butwhocomeshere?
  EnterITHAMORE。
  OIthamore,comenear;
  Comenear,mylove;comenear,thymaster’slife,Mytrustyservant,nay,mysecondself;
  ForIhavenownohopebuteveninthee,Andonthathopemyhappinessisbuilt。
  Whensaw’stthouAbigail?
  ITHAMORE。To—day。
  BARABAS。Withwhom?
  ITHAMORE。Afriar。
  BARABAS。Afriar!falsevillain,hehathdonethedeed。
  ITHAMORE。How,sir!
  BARABAS。Why,mademineAbigailanun。
  ITHAMORE。That’snolie;forshesentmeforhim。
  BARABAS。Ounhappyday!
  False,credulous,inconstantAbigail!
  Butlet’emgo:and,Ithamore,fromhenceNe’ershallshegrievememorewithherdisgrace;
  Ne’ershallshelivetoinheritaughtofmine,Bebless’dofme,norcomewithinmygates,Butperishunderneathmybittercurse,LikeCainbyAdamforhisbrother’sdeath。
  ITHAMORE。Omaster——
  BARABAS。Ithamore,entreatnotforher;Iammov’d,Andsheishatefultomysoulandme:
  And,’lessthouyieldtothisthatIentreat,Icannotthinkbutthatthouhat’stmylife。
  ITHAMORE。Who,I,master?why,I’llruntosomerock,Andthrowmyselfheadlongintothesea;
  Why,I’lldoanythingforyoursweetsake。
  BARABAS。OtrustyIthamore!noservant,butmyfriend!
  Ihereadopttheeformineonlyheir:
  AllthatIhaveisthinewhenIamdead;
  And,whilstIlive,usehalf;spendasmyself;
  Here,takemykeys,——I’llgive’emtheeanon;
  Gobuytheegarments;butthoushaltnotwant:
  Onlyknowthis,thatthusthouarttodo——
  ButfirstgofetchmeinthepotofriceThatforoursupperstandsuponthefire。
  ITHAMORE。Iholdmyhead,mymaster’shungry[Aside]。——Igo,sir。
  [Exit。]
  BARABAS。Thuseveryvillainamblesafterwealth,Althoughhene’erbericherthaninhope:——
  But,husht!
  Re—enterITHAMOREwiththepot。
  ITHAMORE。Here’tis,master。
  BARABAS。Wellsaid,Ithamore!What,hastthoubroughtTheladlewiththeetoo?
  ITHAMORE。Yes,sir;theproverbsays,hethateatswiththedevilhadneedofalongspoon;Ihavebroughtyoualadle。
  BARABAS。Verywell,Ithamore;thennowbesecret;
  And,forthysake,whomIsodearlylove,NowshaltthouseethedeathofAbigail,Thatthoumaystfreelylivetobemyheir。
  ITHAMORE。Why,master,willyoupoisonherwithamessofrice—
  porridge?thatwillpreservelife,makeherroundandplump,andbattenmorethanyouareaware。
  BARABAS。Ay,but,Ithamore,seestthouthis?
  ItisapreciouspowderthatIboughtOfanItalian,inAncona,once,Whoseoperationistobind,infect,Andpoisondeeply,yetnotappearInfortyhoursafteritista’en。
  ITHAMORE。How,master?
  BARABAS。Thus,Ithamore:
  ThiseventheyuseinMaltahere,——’tiscall’dSaintJaques’Even,——andthen,Isay,theyuseTosendtheiralmsuntothenunneries:
  Amongtherest,bearthis,andsetitthere:
  There’sadarkentrywheretheytakeitin,Wheretheymustneitherseethemessenger,Normakeinquirywhohathsentitthem。
  ITHAMORE。Howso?
  BARABAS。Belikethereissomeceremonyin’t。
  There,Ithamore,mustthougoplacethispot:
  Stay;letmespiceitfirst。
  ITHAMORE。Pray,do,andletmehelpyou,master。
  Pray,letmetastefirst。
  BARABAS。Prithee,do。[ITHAMOREtastes。]Whatsay’stthounow?
  ITHAMORE。Troth,master,I’mloathsuchapotofpottageshouldbespoiled。
  BARABAS。Peace,Ithamore!’tisbettersothanspar’d。
  [Putsthepowderintothepot。]
  Assurethyselfthoushalthavebrothbytheeye:
  Mypurse,mycoffer,andmyselfisthine。
  ITHAMORE。Well,master,Igo。
  BARABAS。Stay;firstletmestirit,Ithamore。
  AsfatalbeittoherasthedraughtOfwhichgreatAlexanderdrunk,anddied;
  AndwithherletitworklikeBorgia’swine,WhereofhissirethePopewaspoisoned!
  Infew,thebloodofHydra,Lerna’sbane,Thejuiceofhebon,andCocytus’breath,AndallthepoisonsoftheStygianpool,Breakfromthefierykingdom,andinthisVomityourvenom,andenvenomherThat,likeafiend,hathleftherfatherthus!
  ITHAMORE。Whatablessinghashegiven’t!waseverpotofrice—porridgesosauced?[Aside]。——WhatshallIdowithit?
  BARABAS。OmysweetIthamore,gosetitdown;
  Andcomeagainsosoonasthouhastdone,ForIhaveotherbusinessforthee。
  ITHAMORE。Here’sadrenchtopoisonawholestableofFlandersmares:I’llcarry’ttothenunswithapowder。
  BARABAS。Andthehorse—pestilencetoboot:away!
  ITHAMORE。Iamgone:
  Paymemywages,formyworkisdone。
  [Exitwiththepot。]
  BARABAS。I’llpaytheewithavengeance,Ithamore!
  [Exit。]
  EnterFERNEZE,MARTINDELBOSCO,KNIGHTS,andBASSO。
  FERNEZE。Welcome,greatbasso:howfaresCalymath?
  WhatwinddrivesyouthusintoMalta—road?
  BASSO。Thewindthatblowethalltheworldbesides,Desireofgold。
  FERNEZE。Desireofgold,greatsir!
  That’stobegottenintheWesternInde:
  InMaltaarenogoldenminerals。
  BASSO。ToyouofMaltathussaithCalymath:
  ThetimeyoutookforrespiteisathandFortheperformanceofyourpromisepass’d;
  Andforthetribute—moneyIamsent。
  FERNEZE。Basso,inbrief,shalthavenotributehere,Norshalltheheathensliveuponourspoil:
  Firstwillwerazethecity—wallsourselves,Laywastetheisland,hewthetemplesdown,And,shippingoffourgoodstoSicily,Openanentranceforthewastefulsea,Whosebillows,beatingtheresistlessbanks,
  Shalloverflowitwiththeirrefluence。
  BASSO。Well,governor,sincethouhastbroketheleagueByflatdenialofthepromis’dtribute,Talknotofrazingdownyourcity—walls;
  Youshallnotneedtroubleyourselvessofar,ForSelimCalymathshallcomehimself,Andwithbrassbulletsbatterdownyourtowers,AndturnproudMaltatoawilderness,Fortheseintolerablewrongsofyours:
  Andso,farewell。
  FERNEZE。Farewell。
  [ExitBASSO。]
  Andnow,youmenofMalta,lookabout,Andlet’sprovidetowelcomeCalymath:
  Closeyourport—cullis,chargeyourbasilisks,
  And,asyouprofitablytakeuparms,Sonowcourageouslyencounterthem,Forbythisanswerbrokenistheleague,Andnaughtistobelook’dfornowbutwars,Andnaughttousmorewelcomeisthanwars。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterFRIARJACOMOandFRIARBARNARDINE。
  FRIARJACOMO。Obrother,brother,allthenunsaresick,Andphysicwillnothelpthem!theymustdie。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Theabbesssentformetobeconfess’d:
  O,whatasadconfessionwilltherebe!
  FRIARJACOMO。AndsodidfairMariasendforme:
  I’lltoherlodging;hereaboutsshelies。
  [Exit。]
  EnterABIGAIL。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。What,alldead,saveonlyAbigail!
  ABIGAIL。AndIshalldietoo,forIfeeldeathcoming。
  Whereisthefriarthatconvers’dwithme?
  FRIARBARNARDINE。O,heisgonetoseetheothernuns。
  ABIGAIL。Isentforhim;but,seeingyouarecome,Beyoumyghostlyfather:andfirstknow,ThatinthishouseIliv’dreligiously,Chaste,anddevout,muchsorrowingformysins;
  But,ereIcame——
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Whatthen?
  ABIGAIL。IdidoffendhighheavensogrievouslyAsIamalmostdesperateformysins;
  Andoneoffensetormentsmemorethanall。
  YouknewMathiasandDonLodowick?
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Yes;whatofthem?
  ABIGAIL。Myfatherdidcontractmeto’emboth;
  FirsttoDonLodowick:himIneverlov’d;
  MathiaswasthemanthatIhelddear,AndforhissakedidIbecomeanun。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。So:sayhowwastheirend?
  ABIGAIL。Both,jealousofmylove,enviedeachother;
  Andbymyfather’spractice,whichisthere[Giveswriting。]
  Setdownatlarge,thegallantswerebothslain。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。O,monstrousvillany!
  ABIGAIL。Toworkmypeace,thisIconfesstothee:
  Revealitnot;forthenmyfatherdies。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Knowthatconfessionmustnotbereveal’d;
  Thecanon—lawforbidsit,andthepriestThatmakesitknown,beingdegradedfirst,Shallbecondemn’d,andthensenttothefire。
  ABIGAIL。SoIhaveheard;pray,therefore,keepitclose。
  Deathseizethonmyheart:ah,gentlefriar,Convertmyfatherthathemaybesav’d,AndwitnessthatIdieaChristian!
  [Dies。]
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Ay,andavirgintoo;thatgrievesmemost。
  ButImusttotheJew,andexclaimonhim,Andmakehimstandinfearofme。
  Re—enterFRIARJACOMO。
  FRIARJACOMO。Obrother,allthenunsaredead!let’sburythem。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Firsthelptoburythis;thengowithme,AndhelpmetoexclaimagainsttheJew。
  FRIARJACOMO。Why,whathashedone?
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Athingthatmakesmetrembletounfold。
  FRIARJACOMO。What,hashecrucifiedachild?
  FRIARBARNARDINE。No,butaworsething:’twastoldmeinshrift;
  Thouknow’st’tisdeath,anifitbereveal’d。
  Come,let’saway。
  [Exeunt。]
  ACTIV。
  EnterBARABASandITHAMORE。Bellswithin。
  BARABAS。ThereisnomusictoaChristian’sknell:
  Howsweetthebellsring,nowthenunsaredead,Thatsoundatothertimesliketinkers’pans!
  Iwasafraidthepoisonhadnotwrought,Or,thoughitwrought,itwouldhavedonenogood,Foreveryyeartheyswell,andyettheylive:
  Nowallaredead,notoneremainsalive。
  ITHAMORE。
  That’sbrave,master:butthinkyouitwillnotbeknown?
  BARABAS。Howcanit,ifwetwobesecret?
  ITHAMORE。Formypart,fearyounot。
  BARABAS。I’dcutthythroat,ifIdid。
  ITHAMORE。Andreasontoo。
  Buthere’saroyalmonasteryhardby;
  Goodmaster,letmepoisonallthemonks。
  BARABAS。Thoushaltnotneed;for,nowthenunsaredead,They’lldiewithgrief。
  ITHAMORE。Doyounotsorrowforyourdaughter’sdeath?
  BARABAS。No,butIgrievebecausesheliv’dsolong,AnHebrewborn,andwouldbecomeaChristian:
  Cazzo,diabolo!
  ITHAMORE。
  Look,look,master;herecometworeligiouscaterpillars。
  EnterFRIARJACOMOandFRIARBARNARDINE。
  BARABAS。Ismelt’emeretheycame。
  ITHAMORE。God—a—mercy,nose!Come,let’sbegone。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Stay,wickedJew;repent,Isay,andstay。
  FRIARJACOMO。Thouhastoffended,thereforemustbedamn’d。
  BARABAS。Ifeartheyknowwesentthepoison’dbroth。
  ITHAMORE。AndsodoI,master;thereforespeak’emfair。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Barabas,thouhast——
  FRIARJACOMO。Ay,thatthouhast——
  BARABAS。True,Ihavemoney;whatthoughIhave?
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Thouarta——
  FRIARJACOMO。Ay,thatthouart,a——
  BARABAS。Whatneedsallthis?IknowIamaJew。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Thydaughter——
  FRIARJACOMO。Ay,thydaughter——
  BARABAS。O,speaknotofher!thenIdiewithgrief。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Rememberthat——
  FRIARJACOMO。Ay,rememberthat——
  BARABAS。ImustneedssaythatIhavebeenagreatusurer。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Thouhastcommitted——
  BARABAS。Fornication:butthatwasinanothercountry;
  Andbesides,thewenchisdead。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Ay,but,Barabas,RememberMathiasandDonLodowick。
  BARABAS。Why,whatofthem?
  FRIARBARNARDINE。
  Iwillnotsaythatbyaforgedchallengetheymet。
  BARABAS。Shehasconfess’d,andwearebothundone,Mybosominmate!butImustdissemble。——
  [AsidetoITHAMORE。]
  Oholyfriars,theburdenofmysinsLieheavyonmysoul!then,prayyou,tellme,Is’tnottoolatenowtoturnChristian?
  IhavebeenzealousintheJewishfaith,Hard—heartedtothepoor,acovetouswretch,Thatwouldforlucre’ssakehavesoldmysoul;
  AhundredforahundredIhaveta’en;
  AndnowforstoreofwealthmayIcompareWithalltheJewsinMalta:butwhatiswealth?
  IamaJew,andthereforeamIlost。
  Wouldpenanceserve[toatone]forthismysin,Icouldaffordtowhipmyselftodeath,——
  ITHAMORE。AndsocouldI;butpenancewillnotserve。
  BARABAS。Tofast,topray,andwearashirtofhair,AndonmykneescreeptoJerusalem。
  Cellarsofwine,andsollarsfullofwheat,Warehousesstuff’dwithspicesandwithdrugs,Wholechestsofgoldinbullionandincoin,Besides,IknownothowmuchweightinpearlOrientandround,haveIwithinmyhouse;
  AtAlexandriamerchandiseuntold;
  Butyesterdaytwoshipswentfromthistown,Theirvoyagewillbeworthtenthousandcrowns;
  InFlorence,Venice,Antwerp,London,Seville,Frankfort,Lubeck,Moscow,andwherenot,HaveIdebtsowing;and,inmostofthese,Greatsumsofmoneylyinginthebanco;
  AllthisI’llgivetosomereligioushouse,SoImaybebaptiz’d,andlivetherein。
  FRIARJACOMO。OgoodBarabas,cometoourhouse!
  FRIARBARNARDINE。O,no,goodBarabas,cometoourhouse!
  And,Barabas,youknow——
  BARABAS。IknowthatIhavehighlysinn’d:
  Youshallconvertme,youshallhaveallmywealth。
  FRIARJACOMO。OBarabas,theirlawsarestrict!
  BARABAS。Iknowtheyare;andIwillbewithyou。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Theywearnoshirts,andtheygobare—foottoo。
  BARABAS。Then’tisnotforme;andIamresolv’dYoushallconfessme,andhaveallmygoods。
  FRIARJACOMO。GoodBarabas,cometome。
  BARABAS。YouseeIanswerhim,andyethestays;
  Ridhimaway,andgoyouhomewithme。
  FRIARJACOMO。I’llbewithyouto—night。
  BARABAS。Cometomyhouseatoneo’clockthisnight。
  FRIARJACOMO。Youhearyouranswer,andyoumaybegone。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Why,go,getyouaway。
  FRIARJACOMO。Iwillnotgoforthee。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。Not!thenI’llmaketheego。
  FRIARJACOMO。How!dostcallmerogue?
  [Theyfight。]
  ITHAMORE。Part’em,master,part’em。
  BARABAS。Thisismerefrailty:brethren,becontent。——
  FriarBarnardine,goyouwithIthamore:
  Youknowmymind;letmealonewithhim。
  FRIARJACOMO。Whydoeshegotothyhouse?lethimbegone。
  BARABAS。I’llgivehimsomething,andsostophismouth。
  [ExitITHAMOREwithFriarBARNARDINE。]
  IneverheardofanymanbutheMalign’dtheorderoftheJacobins:
  ButdoyouthinkthatIbelievehiswords?
  Why,brother,youconvertedAbigail;
  AndIamboundincharitytorequiteit,AndsoIwill。OJacomo,failnot,butcome。
  FRIARJACOMO。But,Barabas,whoshallbeyourgodfathers?
  Forpresentlyyoushallbeshriv’d。
  BARABAS。Marry,theTurkshallbeoneofmygodfathers,Butnotawordtoanyofyourcovent。
  FRIARJACOMO。Iwarrantthee,Barabas。
  [Exit。]
  BARABAS。So,nowthefearispast,andIamsafe;
  Forhethatshriv’dheriswithinmyhouse:
  What,ifImurder’dhimereJacomocomes?
  NowIhavesuchaplotforboththeirlives,AsneverJewnorChristianknewthelike:
  Oneturn’dmydaughter,thereforeheshalldie;
  Theotherknowsenoughtohavemylife,Therefore’tisnotrequisiteheshouldlive。
  Butarenotboththesewisemen,tosupposeThatIwillleavemyhouse,mygoods,andall,Tofastandbewellwhipt?I’llnoneofthat。
  Now,FriarBarnardine,Icometoyou:
  I’llfeastyou,lodgeyou,giveyoufairwords,And,afterthat,IandmytrustyTurk——
  Nomore,butso:itmustandshallbedone。
  EnterITHAMORE。
  Ithamore,tellme,isthefriarasleep?
  ITHAMORE。Yes;andIknownotwhatthereasonis,DowhatIcan,hewillnotstriphimself,Norgotobed,butsleepsinhisownclothes:
  Ifearmehemistrustswhatweintend。
  BARABAS。No;’tisanorderwhichthefriarsuse:
  Yet,ifheknewourmeanings,couldhescape?
  ITHAMORE。No,nonecanhearhim,cryhene’ersoloud。
  BARABAS。Why,true;thereforedidIplacehimthere:
  Theotherchambersopentowardsthestreet。
  ITHAMORE。Youloiter,master;whereforestaywethus?
  O,howIlongtoseehimshakehisheels!
  BARABAS。Comeon,sirrah:
  Offwithyourgirdle;makeahandsomenoose。——
  [ITHAMOREtakesoffhisgirdle,andtiesanooseonit。]
  Friar,awake!
  [TheyputthenooseroundtheFRIAR’Sneck。]
  FRIARBARNARDINE。What,doyoumeantostrangleme?
  ITHAMORE。Yes,’causeyouusetoconfess。
  BARABAS。Blamenotus,buttheproverb,——Confessandbehanged。——Pullhard。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。What,willyouhavemylife?
  BARABAS。Pullhard,Isay。——Youwouldhavehadmygoods。
  ITHAMORE。Ay,andourlivestoo:——thereforepullamain。
  [TheystrangletheFRIAR。]
  ’Tisneatlydone,sir;here’snoprintatall。
  BARABAS。Thenisitasitshouldbe。Takehimup。
  ITHAMORE。Nay,master,beruledbymealittle。[Takesthebody,setsituprightagainstthewall,andputsastaffinitshand。]
  So,lethimleanuponhisstaff;excellent!hestandsasifhewerebeggingofbacon。
  BARABAS。Whowouldnotthinkbutthatthisfriarliv’d?
  Whattimeo’nightis’tnow,sweetIthamore?
  ITHAMORE。Towardsone。
  BARABAS。ThenwillnotJacomobelongfromhence。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterFRIARJACOMO。
  FRIARJACOMO。ThisisthehourwhereinIshallproceed;
  Ohappyhour,whereinIshallconvertAninfidel,andbringhisgoldintoourtreasury!
  Butsoft!isnotthisBarnardine?itis;
  And,understandingIshouldcomethisway,Standshereo’purpose,meaningmesomewrong,AndinterceptmygoingtotheJew。——
  Barnardine!
  Wiltthounotspeak?thouthink’stIseetheenot;
  Away,I’dwishthee,andletmegoby:
  No,wiltthounot?nay,then,I’llforcemyway;
  And,see,astaffstandsreadyforthepurpose。
  Asthoulik’stthat,stopmeanothertime!
  [Takesthestaff,andstrikesdownthebody。]
  EnterBARABASandITHAMORE。
  BARABAS。Why,hownow,Jacomo!whathastthoudone?
  FRIARJACOMO。Why,strickenhimthatwouldhavestruckatme。
  BARABAS。Whoisit?Barnardine!now,out,alas,heisslain!
  ITHAMORE。Ay,master,he’sslain;lookhowhisbrainsdropouton’snose。
  FRIARJACOMO。Goodsirs,Ihavedone’t:butnobodyknowsitbutyoutwo;Imayescape。
  BARABAS。SomightmymanandIhangwithyouforcompany。
  ITHAMORE。No;letusbearhimtothemagistrates。
  FRIARJACOMO。GoodBarabas,letmego。
  BARABAS。No,pardonme;thelawmusthavehiscourse:
  Imustbeforc’dtogiveinevidence,That,beingimportun’dbythisBarnardineTobeaChristian,Ishuthimout,Andtherehesate:nowI,tokeepmyword,Andgivemygoodsandsubstancetoyourhouse,Wasupthusearly,withintenttogoUntoyourfriary,becauseyoustay’d。
  ITHAMORE。Fieupon’em!master,willyouturnChristian,whenholyfriarsturndevilsandmurderoneanother?
  BARABAS。No;forthisexampleI’llremainaJew:
  Heavenblessme!what,afriaramurderer!
  WhenshallyouseeaJewcommitthelike?
  ITHAMORE。Why,aTurkcouldha’donenomore。
  BARABAS。To—morrowisthesessions;youshalltoit。——
  Come,Ithamore,let’shelptotakehimhence。
  FRIARJACOMO。Villains,Iamasacredperson;touchmenot。
  BARABAS。Thelawshalltouchyou;we’llbutleadyou,we:
  ’Las,Icouldweepatyourcalamity!——
  Takeinthestafftoo,forthatmustbeshown:
  Lawwillsthateachparticularbeknown。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterBELLAMIRAandPILIA—BORZA。
  BELLAMIRA。Pilia—Borza,didstthoumeetwithIthamore?
  PILIA—BORZA。Idid。
  BELLAMIRA。Anddidstthoudelivermyletter?
  PILIA—BORZA。Idid。
  BELLAMIRA。Andwhatthinkestthou?willhecome?
  PILIA—BORZA。Ithinkso:andyetIcannottell;for,atthereadingoftheletter,helookedlikeamanofanotherworld。
  BELLAMIRA。Whyso?
  PILIA—BORZA。ThatsuchabaseslaveasheshouldbesalutedbysuchatallmanasIam,fromsuchabeautifuldameasyou。
  BELLAMIRA。Andwhatsaidhe?
  PILIA—BORZA。Notawiseword;onlygavemeanod,aswhoshouldsay,"Isitevenso?"andsoIlefthim,beingdriventoanon—plusatthecriticalaspectofmyterriblecountenance。
  BELLAMIRA。Andwheredidstmeethim?
  PILIA—BORZA。Uponmineownfree—hold,withinfortyfootofthegallows,conninghisneck—verse,Itakeit,lookingof
  afriar’sexecution;whomIsalutedwithanoldhempenproverb,Hodietibi,crasmihi,andsoIlefthimtothemercyofthehangman:but,theexercisebeingdone,seewherehecomes。
  EnterITHAMORE。
  ITHAMORE。Ineverknewamantakehisdeathsopatientlyasthisfriar;hewasreadytoleapofferethehalterwasabouthisneck;and,whenthehangmanhadputonhishempentippet,hemadesuchhastetohisprayers,asifhehadhadanothercuretoserve。Well,gowhitherhewill,I’llbenoneofhisfollowersinhaste:and,nowIthinkon’t,goingtotheexecution,afellowmetmewithamuschatoeslikearaven’swing,andadaggerwithahiltlikeawarming—pan;andhegavemealetterfromoneMadamBellamira,salutingmeinsuchsortasifhehadmeanttomakecleanmybootswithhislips;theeffectwas,thatIshouldcometoherhouse:Iwonderwhatthereasonis;itmaybesheseesmoreinmethanIcanfindinmyself;forshewritesfurther,thatshelovesmeeversinceshesawme;andwhowouldnotrequitesuchlove?Here’sherhouse;
  andhereshecomes;andnowwouldIweregone!Iamnotworthytolookuponher。
  PILIA—BORZA。Thisisthegentlemanyouwritto。
  ITHAMORE。Gentleman!hefloutsme:whatgentrycanbeinapoorTurkoftenpence?I’llbegone。
  [Aside。]
  BELLAMIRA。Is’tnotasweet—facedyouth,Pilia?
  ITHAMORE。Again,sweetyouth![Aside。]——Didnotyou,sir,bringthesweetyouthaletter?
  PILIA—BORZA。Idid,sir,andfromthisgentlewoman,who,asmyselfandtherestofthefamily,standorfallatyourservice。
  BELLAMIRA。Thoughwoman’smodestyshouldhalemeback,Icanwithholdnolonger:welcome,sweetlove。
  ITHAMORE。NowamIclean,orratherfoully,outoftheway。
  [Aside。]
  BELLAMIRA。Whithersosoon?
  ITHAMORE。I’llgostealsomemoneyfrommymastertomakemehandsome[Aside]。——Pray,pardonme;Imustgoseeashipdischarged。
  BELLAMIRA。Canstthoubesounkindtoleavemethus?
  PILIA—BORZA。Anyedidbutknowhowshelovesyou,sir!
  ITHAMORE。Nay,Icarenothowmuchshelovesme。——SweetBellamira,wouldIhadmymaster’swealthforthysake!
  PILIA—BORZA。Andyoucanhaveit,sir,anifyouplease。
  ITHAMORE。If’twereaboveground,Icould,andwouldhaveit;
  buthehidesandburiesitup,aspartridgesdotheireggs,undertheearth。
  PILIA—BORZA。Andis’tnotpossibletofinditout?
  ITHAMORE。Bynomeanspossible。
  BELLAMIRA。Whatshallwedowiththisbasevillain,then?
  [AsidetoPILIA—BORZA。]
  PILIA—BORZA。Letmealone;dobutyouspeakhimfair。——
  [Asidetoher。]
  ButyouknowsomesecretsoftheJew,Which,iftheywerereveal’d,woulddohimharm。
  ITHAMORE。Ay,andsuchas——goto,nomore!I’llmakehim
  sendmehalfhehas,andgladhescapessotoo:I’llwriteuntohim;we’llhavemoneystraight。
  PILIA—BORZA。Sendforahundredcrownsatleast。
  ITHAMORE。Tenhundredthousandcrowns。——[writing]MASTERBARABAS,——
  PILIA—BORZA。Writenotsosubmissively,butthreateninghim。
  ITHAMORE。[writing]SIRRAHBARABAS,SENDMEAHUNDREDCROWNS。
  PILIA—BORZA。Putintwohundredatleast。
  ITHAMORE。[writing]ICHARGETHEESENDMETHREEHUNDREDBYTHIS
  BEARER,ANDTHISSHALLBEYOURWARRANT:IFYOUDONOT——NOMORE,BUTSO。
  PILIA—BORZA。Tellhimyouwillconfess。
  ITHAMORE。[writing]OTHERWISEI’LLCONFESSALL。——
  Vanish,andreturninatwinkle。
  PILIA—BORZA。Letmealone;I’llusehiminhiskind。
  ITHAMORE。Hanghim,Jew!
  [ExitPILIA—BORZAwiththeletter。]
  BELLAMIRA。Now,gentleIthamore,lieinmylap。——
  Wherearemymaids?provideacunningbanquet;
  Sendtothemerchant,bidhimbringmesilks;
  ShallIthamore,mylove,goinsuchrags?
  ITHAMORE。Andbidthejewellercomehithertoo。
  BELLAMIRA。Ihavenohusband;sweet,I’llmarrythee。
  ITHAMORE。Content:butwewillleavethispaltryland,AndsailfromhencetoGreece,tolovelyGreece;——
  I’llbethyJason,thoumygoldenfleece;——
  Wherepaintedcarpetso’erthemeadsarehurl’d,AndBacchus’vineyardsoverspreadtheworld;
  Wherewoodsandforestsgoingoodlygreen;——
  I’llbeAdonis,thoushaltbeLove’sQueen;——
  Themeads,theorchards,andtheprimrose—lanes,Insteadofsedgeandreed,bearsugar—canes:
  Thouinthosegroves,byDisabove,Shaltlivewithme,andbemylove。
  BELLAMIRA。WhitherwillInotgowithgentleIthamore?
  Re—enterPILIA—BORZA。
  ITHAMORE。Hownow!hastthouthegold
  PILIA—BORZA。Yes。
  ITHAMORE。Butcameitfreely?didthecowgivedownhermilkfreely?
  PILIA—BORZA。Atreadingoftheletter,hestaredandstamped,andturnedaside:Itookhimbythebeard,andlookeduponhimthus;toldhimhewerebesttosendit:thenhehuggedandembracedme。
  ITHAMORE。Ratherforfearthanlove。
  PILIA—BORZA。Then,likeaJew,helaughedandjeered,andtoldmehelovedmeforyoursake,andsaidwhatafaithfulservantyouhadbeen。
  ITHAMORE。Themorevillainhetokeepmethus:here’sgoodly’parel,istherenot?
  PILIA—BORZA。Toconclude,hegavemetencrowns。
  [DeliversthemoneytoITHAMORE。]
  ITHAMORE。Butten?I’llnotleavehimworthagreygroat。Givemeareamofpaper:we’llhaveakingdomofgoldfor’t。
  PILIA—BORZA。Writeforfivehundredcrowns。
  ITHAMORE。[writing]SIRRAHJEW,ASYOULOVEYOURLIFE,SENDME
  FIVEHUNDREDCROWNS,ANDGIVETHEBEARERAHUNDRED。——TellhimImusthave’t。
  PILIA—BORZA。Iwarrant,yourworshipshallhave’t。
  ITHAMORE。And,ifheaskwhyIdemandsomuch,tellhimIscorntowritealineunderahundredcrowns。
  PILIA—BORZA。You’dmakearichpoet,sir。Iamgone。
  [Exitwiththeletter。]
  ITHAMORE。Takethouthemoney;spenditformysake。
  BELLAMIRA。’Tisnotthymoney,butthyselfIweigh:
  ThusBellamiraesteemsofgold;
  [Throwsitaside。]
  Butthusofthee。
  [Kisseshim。]
  ITHAMORE。Thatkissagain!——Sherunsdivisionofmylips。Whataneyeshecastsonme!ittwinkleslikeastar。
  [Aside。]
  BELLAMIRA。Come,mydearlove,let’sinandsleeptogether。
  ITHAMORE。O,thattenthousandnightswereputinone,thatwemightsleepsevenyearstogetheraforewewake!
  BELLAMIRA。Come,amorouswag,firstbanquet,andthensleep。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterBARABAS,readingaletter。
  BARABAS。BARABAS,SENDMETHREEHUNDREDCROWNS;——
  PlainBarabas!O,thatwickedcourtezan!
  HewasnotwonttocallmeBarabas;——
  ORELSEIWILLCONFESS;——ay,thereitgoes:
  But,ifIgethim,coupedegorgeforthat。
  Hesentashaggy,tatter’d,staringslave,That,whenhespeaks,drawsouthisgrislybeard,Andwindsittwiceorthriceabouthisear;
  Whosefacehasbeenagrind—stoneformen’sswords;
  Hishandsarehack’d,somefingerscutquiteoff;
  Who,whenhespeaks,gruntslikeahog,andlooksLikeonethatisemploy’dincatzery
  Andcross—biting;sucharogueAsisthehusbandtoahundredwhores;
  AndIbyhimmustsendthreehundredcrowns。
  Well,myhopeis,hewillnotstaytherestill;
  And,whenhecomes——O,thathewerebuthere!
  EnterPILIA—BORZA。
  PILIA—BORZA。Jew,Imustha’moregold。
  BARABAS。Why,want’stthouanyofthytale?
  PILIA—BORZA。No;butthreehundredwillnotservehisturn。
  BARABAS。Notservehisturn,sir!
  PILIA—BORZA。
  No,sir;andthereforeImusthavefivehundredmore。
  BARABAS。I’llrather————
  PILIA—BORZA。O,goodwords,sir,andsendityouwerebest!see,there’shisletter。
  [Givesletter。]
  BARABAS。Mighthenotaswellcomeassend?pray,bidhimcomeandfetchit:whathewritesforyou,yeshallhavestraight。
  PILIA—BORZA。Ay,andtheresttoo,orelse————
  BARABAS。Imustmakethisvillainaway[Aside]。——Pleaseyoudinewithme,sir——andyoushallbemostheartilypoisoned。
  [Aside。]
  PILIA—BORZA。No,God—a—mercy。ShallIhavethesecrowns?
  BARABAS。Icannotdoit;Ihavelostmykeys。
  PILIA—BORZA。O,ifthatbeall,Icanpickopeyourlocks。
  BARABAS。
  Orclimbuptomycounting—housewindow:youknowmymeaning。
  PILIA—BORZA。Iknowenough,andthereforetalknottomeofyourcounting—house。Thegold!orknow,Jew,itisinmypowertohangthee。
  BARABAS。Iambetray’d。——
  [Aside。]
  ’TisnotfivehundredcrownsthatIesteem;
  Iamnotmov’datthat:thisangersme,Thathe,whoknowsIlovehimasmyself,Shouldwriteinthisimperiousvein。Why,sir,YouknowIhavenochild,anduntowhomShouldIleaveall,butuntoIthamore?
  PILIA—BORZA。Here’smanywords,butnocrowns:thecrowns!
  BARABAS。Commendmetohim,sir,mosthumbly,Anduntoyourgoodmistressasunknown。
  PILIA—BORZA。Speak,shallIhave’em,sir?
  BARABAS。Sir,heretheyare。——
  [Givesmoney。]
  O,thatIshouldpartwithsomuchgold!——
  [Aside。]
  Here,take’em,fellow,withasgoodawill————
  AsIwouldseetheehang’d[Aside]。O,lovestopsmybreath!
  Neverlov’dmanservantasIdoIthamore。
  PILIA—BORZA。Iknowit,sir。
  BARABAS。Pray,when,sir,shallIseeyouatmyhouse?
  PILIA—BORZA。Soonenoughtoyourcost,sir。Fareyouwell。
  [Exit。]
  BARABAS。Nay,tothineowncost,villain,ifthoucom’st!
  WaseverJewtormentedasIam?
  Tohaveashag—ragknavetocome[forcefromme]
  Threehundredcrowns,andthenfivehundredcrowns!
  Well;Imustseekameanstorid’emall,Andpresently;forinhisvillanyHewilltellallheknows,andIshalldiefor’t。
  Ihaveit:
  Iwillinsomedisguisegoseetheslave,Andhowthevillainrevelswithmygold。
  [Exit。]
  EnterBELLAMIRA,ITHAMORE,andPILIA—BORZA。
  BELLAMIRA。I’llpledgethee,love,andthereforedrinkitoff。
  ITHAMORE。Say’stthoumeso?haveatit!anddoyouhear?
  [Whisperstoher。]
  BELLAMIRA。Goto,itshallbeso。
  ITHAMORE。OfthatconditionIwilldrinkitup:
  Here’stothee。
  BELLAMIRA。Nay,I’llhaveallornone。
  ITHAMORE。There,ifthoulov’stme,donotleaveadrop。
  BELLAMIRA。Lovethee!fillmethreeglasses。
  ITHAMORE。Threeandfiftydozen:I’llpledgethee。
  PILIA—BORZA。Knavelyspoke,andlikeaknight—at—arms。
  ITHAMORE。Hey,RivoCastiliano!aman’saman。
  BELLAMIRA。NowtotheJew。
  ITHAMORE。Ha!totheJew;andsendmemoneyhewerebest。
  PILIA—BORZA。Whatwouldstthoudo,ifheshouldsendtheenone?
  ITHAMORE。Donothing:butIknowwhatIknow;he’samurderer。
  BELLAMIRA。Ihadnotthoughthehadbeensobraveaman。
  ITHAMORE。YouknewMathiasandthegovernor’sson;heandI
  killed’emboth,andyetnevertouched’em。
  PILIA—BORZA。O,bravelydone!
  ITHAMORE。Icarriedthebroththatpoisonedthenuns;andheandI,sniclehandtoofast,strangledafriar。
  BELLAMIRA。Youtwoalone?
  ITHAMORE。
  Wetwo;and’twasneverknown,nornevershallbeforme。
  PILIA—BORZA。Thisshallwithmeuntothegovernor。
  [AsidetoBELLAMIRA。]
  BELLAMIRA。Andfititshould:butfirstlet’sha’moregold。——
  [AsidetoPILIA—BORZA。]
  Come,gentleIthamore,lieinmylap。
  ITHAMORE。Lovemelittle,lovemelong:letmusicrumble,WhilstIinthyinconylapdotumble。
  EnterBARABAS,disguisedasaFrenchmusician,withalute,andanosegayinhishat。
  BELLAMIRA。AFrenchmusician!——Come,let’shearyourskill。
  BARABAS。Musttunamyluteforsound,twang,twang,first。
  ITHAMORE。Wiltdrink,Frenchman?here’stotheewitha——Poxonthisdrunkenhiccup!
  BARABAS。Gramercy,monsieur。
  BELLAMIRA。Prithee,Pilia—Borza,bidthefiddlergivemetheposyinhishatthere。
  PILIA—BORZA。Sirrah,youmustgivemymistressyourposy。
  BARABAS。Avotrecommandement,madame。
  [Givingnosegay。]
  BELLAMIRA。Howsweet,myIthamore,theflowerssmell!
  ITHAMORE。Likethybreath,sweetheart;novioletlike’em。
  PILIA—BORZA。Foh!methinkstheystinklikeahollyhock。
  BARABAS。So,nowIamreveng’dupon’emall:
  Thescentthereofwasdeath;Ipoison’dit。
  [Aside。]
  ITHAMORE。
  Play,fiddler,orI’llcutyourcat’sgutsintochitterlings。
  BARABAS。
  Pardonnezmoi,benointuneyet:so,now,nowallbein。
  ITHAMORE。Givehimacrown,andfillmeoutmorewine。
  PILIA—BORZA。There’stwocrownsforthee:play。
  [Givingmoney。]
  BARABAS。Howliberallythevillaingivesmemineowngold!
  [Aside,andthenplays。]
  PILIA—BORZA。Methinkshefingersverywell。
  BARABAS。Sodidyouwhenyoustolemygold。
  [Aside。]
  PILIA—BORZA。Howswiftheruns!
  BARABAS。Yourunswifterwhenyouthrewmygoldoutofmywindow。
  [Aside。]
  BELLAMIRA。Musician,hastbeeninMaltalong?
  BARABAS。Two,three,fourmonth,madam。
  ITHAMORE。DostnotknowaJew,oneBarabas?
  BARABAS。Verymush:monsieur,younobehisman?
  PILIA—BORZA。Hisman!
  ITHAMORE。Iscornthepeasant:tellhimso。
  BARABAS。Heknowsitalready。
  [Aside。]
  ITHAMORE。’TisastrangethingofthatJew,helivesuponpickledgrasshoppersandsaucedmushrooms。
  BARABAS。Whataslave’sthis!thegovernorfeedsnotasIdo。
  [Aside。]
  ITHAMORE。Heneverputoncleanshirtsincehewascircumcised。
  BARABAS。Orascal!Ichangemyselftwicea—day。
  [Aside。]
  ITHAMORE。Thehathewears,Judasleftundertheelderwhenhehangedhimself。
  BARABAS。’TwassentmeforapresentfromtheGreatCham。
  [Aside。]
  PILIA—BORZA。Anastyslaveheis。——Whithernow,fiddler?
  BARABAS。Pardonnezmoi,monsieur;mebenowell。
  PILIA—BORZA。Farewell,fiddler[ExitBARABAS。]OnelettermoretotheJew。
  BELLAMIRA。Prithee,sweetlove,onemore,andwriteitsharp。
  ITHAMORE。No,I’llsendbywordofmouthnow。
  ——Bidhimdelivertheeathousandcrowns,bythesametokenthatthenunslovedrice,thatFriarBarnardinesleptinhisownclothes;anyof’emwilldoit。
  PILIA—BORZA。Letmealonetourgeit,nowIknowthemeaning。
  ITHAMORE。Themeaninghasameaning。Come,let’sin:
  ToundoaJewischarity,andnotsin。
  [Exeunt。]
  ACTV。
  EnterFERNEZE,KNIGHTS,MARTINDELBOSCO,andOFFICERS。