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希望之舟 更新:2021-02-18 23:53 字数:9322
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SCENE I。 The coast of Kent
Alarum。 Fight at sea。 Ordnance goes off。Enter a LIEUTENANT; a
SHIPMASTER and his MATE; and WALTER WHITMORE; with
sailors; SUFFOLK and other GENTLEMEN; as prisoners
LIEUTENANT。 The gaudy; blabbing; and remorseful day Is crept
into the bosom of the sea; And now loud…howling wolves arouse the jades
That drag the tragic melancholy night; Who with their drowsy; slow; and
flagging wings Clip dead men's graves; and from their misty jaws Breathe
foul contagious darkness in the air。 Therefore bring forth the soldiers of
our prize; For; whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs; Here shall they
make their ransom on the sand; Or with their blood stain this discoloured
shore。 Master; this prisoner freely give I thee; And thou that art his mate
make boot of this; The other; Walter Whitmore; is thy share。 FIRST
GENTLEMAN。 What is my ransom; master; let me know? MASTER。 A
thousand crowns; or else lay down your head。 MATE。 And so much shall
you give; or off goes yours。 LIEUTENANT。 What; think you much to pay
two thousand crowns; And bear the name and port of gentlemen? Cut both
the villains' throats… for die you shall; The lives of those which we have
lost in fight Be counterpois'd with such a petty sum! FIRST
GENTLEMAN。 I'll give it; sir: and therefore spare my life。 SECOND
GENTLEMAN。 And so will I; and write home for it straight。
WHITMORE。 I lost mine eye in laying the prize aboard; 'To SUFFOLK'
And therefore; to revenge it; shalt thou die; And so should these; if I might
have my will。 LIEUTENANT。 Be not so rash; take ransom; let him live。
SUFFOLK。 Look on my George; I am a gentleman: Rate me at what thou
wilt; thou shalt be paid。 WHITMORE。 And so am I: my name is Walter
Whitmore。 How now! Why start'st thou? What; doth death affright?
SUFFOLK。 Thy name affrights me; in whose sound is death。 A cunning
man did calculate my birth And told me that by water I should die; Yet let
not this make thee be bloody…minded; Thy name is Gualtier; being rightly
sounded。 WHITMORE。 Gualtier or Walter; which it is I care not: Never
yet did base dishonour blur our name But with our sword we wip'd away
the blot; Therefore; when merchant…like I sell revenge; Broke be my sword;
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my arms torn and defac'd; And I proclaim'd a coward through the world。
SUFFOLK。 Stay; Whitmore; for thy prisoner is a prince; The Duke of
Suffolk; William de la Pole。 WHITMORE。 The Duke of Suffolk muffled
up in rags? SUFFOLK。 Ay; but these rags are no part of the Duke: Jove
sometime went disguis'd; and why not I? LIEUTENANT。 But Jove was
never slain; as thou shalt be。 SUFFOLK。 Obscure and lowly swain; King
Henry's blood; The honourable blood of Lancaster; Must not be shed by
such a jaded groom。 Hast thou not kiss'd thy hand and held my stirrup;
Bareheaded plodded by my foot…cloth mule; And thought thee happy when
I shook my head? How often hast thou waited at my cup; Fed from my
trencher; kneel'd down at the board; When I have feasted with Queen
Margaret? Remember it; and let it make thee crestfall'n; Ay; and allay thus
thy abortive pride; How in our voiding…lobby hast thou stood And duly
waited for my coming forth。 This hand of mine hath writ in thy behalf;
And therefore shall it charm thy riotous tongue。 WHITMORE。 Speak;
Captain; shall I stab the forlorn swain? LIEUTENANT。 First let my words
stab him; as he hath me。 SUFFOLK。 Base slave; thy words are blunt; and
so art thou。 LIEUTENANT。 Convey him hence; and on our longboat's side
Strike off his head。 SUFFOLK。 Thou dar'st not; for thy own。
LIEUTENANT。 Poole! SUFFOLK。 Poole? LIEUTENANT。 Ay; kennel;
puddle; sink; whose filth and dirt Troubles the silver spring where England
drinks; Now will I dam up this thy yawning mouth For swallowing the
treasure of the realm。 Thy lips; that kiss'd the Queen; shall sweep the
ground; And thou that smil'dst at good Duke Humphrey's death Against
the senseless winds shalt grin in vain; Who in contempt shall hiss at thee
again; And wedded be thou to the hags of hell For daring to affy a mighty
lord Unto the daughter of a worthless king; Having neither subject; wealth;
nor diadem。 By devilish policy art thou grown great; And; like ambitious
Sylla; overgorg'd With gobbets of thy mother's bleeding heart。 By thee
Anjou and Maine were sold to France; The false revolting Normans
thorough thee Disdain to call us lord; and Picardy Hath slain their
governors; surpris'd our forts; And sent the ragged soldiers wounded home。
The princely Warwick; and the Nevils all; Whose dreadful swords were
never drawn in vain; As hating thee; are rising up in arms; And now the
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house of York… thrust from the crown By shameful murder of a guiltless
king And lofty proud encroaching tyranny… Burns with revenging fire;
whose hopeful colours Advance our half…fac'd sun; striving to shine;
Under the which is writ 'Invitis nubibus。' The commons here in Kent are
up in arms; And to conclude; reproach and beggary Is crept into the palace
of our King; And all by thee。 Away! convey him hence。 SUFFOLK。 O that
I were a god; to shoot forth thunder Upon these paltry; servile; abject
drudges! Small things make base men proud: this villain here; Being
captain of a pinnace; threatens more Than Bargulus; the strong Illyrian
pirate。 Drones suck not eagles' blood but rob beehives。 It is impossible that
I should die By such a lowly vassal as thyself。 Thy words move rage and
not remorse in me。 I go of message from the Queen to France: I charge
thee waft me safely cross the Channel。 LIEUTENANT。 Walter…
WHITMORE。 Come; Suffolk; I must waft thee to thy death。 SUFFOLK。
Gelidus timor occupat artus: it is thee I fear。 WHITMORE。 Thou shalt
have cause to fear before I leave thee。 What; are ye daunted now? Now
will ye stoop? FIRST GENTLEMAN。 My gracious lord; entreat him;
speak him fair。 SUFFOLK。 Suffolk's imperial tongue is stem and rough;
Us'd to command; untaught to plead for favour。 Far be it we should honour
such as these With humble suit: no; rather let my head Stoop to the block
than these knees bow to any Save to the God of heaven and to my king;
And sooner dance upon a bloody pole Than stand uncover'd to the vulgar
groom。 True nobility is exempt from fear: More can I bear than you dare
execute。 LIEUTENANT。 Hale him away; and let him talk no more。
SUFFOLK。 Come; soldiers; show what cruelty ye can; That this my death
may never be forgot… Great men oft die by vile bezonians: A Roman
sworder and banditto slave Murder'd sweet Tully; Brutus' bastard hand
Stabb'd Julius Caesar; savage islanders Pompey the Great; and Suffolk
dies by pirates。 Exit WALTER with SUFFOLK LIEUTENANT。 And as for
these; whose ransom we have set; It is our pleasure one of them depart;
Therefore come you with us; and let him go。 Exeunt all but the FIRST
GENTLEMAN
Re…enter WHITMORE with SUFFOLK'S body
WHITMORE。 There let his head and lifeless body lie; Until the
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Queen his mistress bury it。 Exit FIRST GENTLEMAN。 O barbarous and
bloody spectacle! His body will I bear unto the King。 If he revenge it not;
yet will his friends; So will the Queen; that living held him dear。 Exit with
the body
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SCENE II。 Blackheath
Enter GEORGE BEVIS and JOHN HOLLAND
GEORGE。 Come and get thee a sword; though made of a lath; they
have been up these two days。 JOHN。 They have the more need to sleep
now; then。 GEORGE。 I tell thee Jack Cade the clothier mean