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_Cla._ Faith I shall ask you that that will disturb ye, But I must put ye to your promise.
_Gos._ Do, And if I faint and flinch in't--
_Cla._ Well said Master, And yet it grieves me too: and yet it must be.
_Gos._ Prethee distrust me not.
_Cla._ You must not marry, That's part of the power you gave me: which to make up, You must presently depart, and follow me.
_Gos._ Not marry, _Clause_?
_Cla._ Not if you keep your promise, And give me power to ask.
_Gos._ Pre'thee think better, I will obey, by Heaven.
_Cla._ I have thought the best, Sir
_Gos._ Give me thy reason, do'st thou fear her honesty?
_Cla._ Chaste as the ice, for any thing I know, Sir.
_Gos._ Why should'st thou light on that then? to what purpose?
_Cla._ I must not now discover.
_Gos._ Must not marry?
Shall I break now when my poor heart is p.a.w.n'd?
When all the preparation?
_Cla._ Now or never.
_Gos._ Come, 'tis not that thou would'st: thou do'st but fright me.
_Cla._ Upon my soul it is, Sir, and I bind ye.
_Gos._ _Clause_, can'st thou be so cruel?
_Cla._ You may break, Sir, But never more in my thoughts appear honest.
_Gos._ Did'st ever see her?
_Cla._ No.
_Gos._ She is such a thing, O _Clause_, she is such a wonder, such a mirror, For beauty, and fair vertue, _Europe_ has not: Why hast thou made me happy, to undo me?
But look upon her; then if thy heart relent not, I'le quit her presently: who waits there?
_Ser._ [_within_] Sir.
_Gos._ Bid my fair love come hither, and the Company.
Prethee be good unto me; take a mans heart And look upon her truly: take a friends heart And feel what misery must follow this.
_Cla._ Take you a n.o.ble heart and keep your promise; I forsook all I had, to make you happy.
_Enter_ Gertrude, Vandunk, _and the rest_ Merchants.
Can that thing call'd a Woman, stop your goodness?
_Gos._ Look there she is, deal with me as thou wilt now, Did'st ever see a fairer?
_Cla._ She is most goodly.
_Gos._ Pray ye stand still.
_Ger._ What ails my love?
_Gos._ Didst thou ever, By the fair light of Heave[n], behold a sweeter?
O that thou knew'st but love, or ever felt him, Look well, look narrowly upon her beauties.
_1 Mer._ Sure h'as some strange design in hand, he starts so.
_2 Mer._ This Beggar has a strong power over his pleasure.
_Gos._ View all her body,
_Cla._ 'Tis exact and excellent.
_Gos._ Is she a thing then to be lost thus lightly?
Her mind is ten times sweeter, ten times n.o.bler, And but to hear her speak, a Paradise, And such a love she bears to me, a chaste love, A vertuous, fair, and fruitful love: 'tis now too I am ready to enjoy it; the Priest ready, _Clause_, To say the holy words shall make us happy, This is a cruelty beyond mans study, All these are ready, all our joyes are ready, And all the expectation of our friends, 'Twill be her death to do it.
_Cla._ Let her dye then.
_Gos._ Thou canst not: 'tis impossible.
_Cla._ It must be.
_Gos._ 'Twill kill me too, 'twill murder me: by heaven _Clause_ I'le give thee half I have; come thou shalt save me.
_Cla._ Then you must go with me: I can stay no longer, If ye be true, and n.o.ble.
_Gos._ Hard heart, I'le follow: Pray ye all go in again, and pray be merry, I have a weighty business, (give my Cloak there,)
_Enter_ Servant (_with a Cloak._)
Concerns my life, and state, (make no enquiry,) This present hour befaln me: with the soonest I shall be here again: nay pray go in, Sir, And take them with you, 'tis but a night lost, Gentlemen.
_Van._ Come, come in, we will not lose our meat yet, Nor our good mirth, he cannot stay long from her, I am sure of that.
_Gos._ I will not stay; believe, Sir. [_Exit._
