第 15 节
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冥王 更新:2021-02-19 19:23 字数:9322
Come; let me taste my horse; Who is to bear me like a thunderbolt Against
the bosom of the Prince of Wales。 Harry to Harry shall; hot horse to horse;
Meet; and ne'er part till one drop down a corse。 that Glendower were come!
Ver。 There is more news。 I learn'd in Worcester; as I rode along; He cannot
draw his power this fourteen days。 Doug。 That's the worst tidings that I
hear of yet。 Wor。 Ay; by my faith; that bears a frosty sound。 Hot。 What may
the King's whole battle reach unto? Ver。 To thirty thousand。 Hot。 Forty let
it be。 My father and Glendower being both away; The powers of us may
serve so great a day。 Come; let us take a muster speedily。 Doomsday is
near。 Die all; die merrily。 Doug。 Talk not of dying。 I am out of fear Of
death or death's hand for this one half…year。 Exeunt。
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SCENE II。 A public road near Coventry。
Enter Falstaff and Bardolph。
Fal。 Bardolph; get thee before to Coventry; fill me a bottle of sack。
Our soldiers shall march through。 We'll to Sutton Co'fil' to…night。 Bard。
Will you give me money; Captain? Fal。 Lay out; lay out。 Bald。 This bottle
makes an angel。 Fal。 An if it do; take it for thy labour; an if it make twenty;
take them all; I'll answer the coinage。 Bid my lieutenant Peto meet me at
town's end。 Bard。 I Will; Captain。 Farewell。 Exit。 Fal。 If I be not ashamed
of my soldiers; I am a sous'd gurnet。 I have misused the King's press
damnably。 I have got in exchange of a hundred and fifty soldiers; three
hundred and odd pounds。 I press me none but good householders;
yeomen's sons; inquire me out contracted bachelors; such as had been
ask'd twice on the banes… such a commodity of warm slaves as had as lieve
hear the devil as a drum; such as fear the report of a caliver worse than a
struck fowl or a hurt wild duck。 I press'd me none but such toasts…and…
butter; with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads; and they have
bought out their services; and now my whole charge consists of ancients;
corporals; lieutenants; gentlemen of companies… slaves as ragged as
Lazarus in the painted cloth; where the glutton's dogs licked his sores; and
such as indeed were never soldiers; but discarded unjust serving…men;
younger sons to Younger brothers; revolted tapsters; and ostlers trade…fall'n;
the cankers of a calm world and a long peace; ten times more
dishonourable ragged than an old fac'd ancient; and such have I to fill up
the rooms of them that have bought out their services that you would think
that I had a hundred and fifty tattered Prodigals lately come from swine…
keeping; from eating draff and husks。 A mad fellow met me on the way;
and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets and press'd the dead bodies。 No
eye hath seen such scarecrows。 I'll not march through Coventry with them;
that's flat。 Nay; and the villains march wide betwixt the legs; as if they had
gyves on; for indeed I had the most of them out of prison。 There's but a
shirt and a half in all my company; and the half…shirt is two
napkins tack'd together and thrown over the shoulders like a herald's
coat without sleeves; and the shirt; to say the truth; stol'n from my host at
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Saint Alban's; or the red…nose innkeeper of Daventry。 But that's all one;
they'll find linen enough on every hedge。
Enter the Prince and the Lord of Westmoreland。
Prince。 How now; blown Jack? How now; quilt? Fal。 What; Hal?
How now; mad wag? What a devil dost thou in Warwickshire? My good
Lord of Westmoreland; I cry you mercy。 I thought your honour had already
been at Shrewsbury。 West。 Faith; Sir John; 'tis more than time that I were
there; and you too; but my powers are there already。 The King; I can tell
you; looks for us all。 We must away all; to…night。 Fal。 Tut; never fear me。 I
am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream。 Prince。 I think; to steal cream indeed;
for thy theft hath already made thee butter。 But tell me; Jack; whose
fellows are these that come after? Fal。 Mine; Hal; mine。 Prince。 I did never
see such pitiful rascals。 Fal。 Tut; tut! good enough to toss; food for powder;
food for powder。 They'll fill a pit as well as better。 Tush; man; mortal men;
mortal men。 West。 Ay; but; Sir John; methinks they are exceeding poor and
bare… too beggarly。 Fal。 Faith; for their poverty; I know; not where they had
that; and for their bareness; I am surd they never learn'd that of me。 Prince。
No; I'll be sworn; unless you call three fingers on the ribs bare。 But; sirrah;
make haste。 Percy 's already in the field。 Exit。 Fal。 What; is the King
encamp'd? West。 He is; Sir John。 I fear we shall stay too long。 'Exit。' Fal。
Well; To the latter end of a fray and the beginning of a feast Fits a dull
fighter and a keen guest。 Exit。
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SCENE III。 The rebel camp near Shrewsbury。
Enter Hotspur; Worcester; Douglas; Vernon。
Hot。 We'll fight with him to…night。 Wor。 It may not be。 Doug。 You
give him then advantage。 Ver。 Not a whit。 Hot。 Why say you so? Looks he
no for supply? Ver。 So do we。 Hot。 His is certain; ours 's doubtful。 Wor。
Good cousin; be advis'd; stir not to…night。 Ver。 Do not; my lord。 Doug。 You
do not counsel well。 You speak it out of fear and cold heart。 Ver。 Do me no
slander; Douglas。 By my life… And I dare well maintain it with my life… If
well…respected honour bid me on I hold as little counsel with weak fear As
you; my lord; or any Scot that this day lives。 Let it be seen to…morrow in
the battle Which of us fears。 Doug。 Yea; or to…night。 Ver。 Content。 Hot。 To…
night; say I。 Come; come; it may not be。 I wonder much; Being men of
such great leading as you are; That you foresee not what impediments
Drag back our expedition。 Certain horse Of my cousin Vernon's are not yet
come up。 Your uncle Worcester's horse came but to…day; And now their
pride and mettle is asleep; Their courage with hard labour tame and dull;
That not a horse is half the half of himself。 Hot。 So are the horses of the
enemy; In general journey…bated and brought low。 The better part of ours
are full of rest。 Wor。 The number of the King exceedeth ours。 For God's
sake; cousin; stay till all come in。
The trumpet sounds a parley。
Enter Sir Walter Blunt。
Blunt。 I come with gracious offers from the King; If you vouchsafe
me hearing and respect。 Hot。 Welcome; Sir Walter Blunt; and would to
God You were of our determination! Some of us love you well; and even
those some Envy your great deservings and good name; Because you are
not of our quality; But stand against us like an enemy。 Blunt。 And God
defend but still I should stand so; So long as out of limit and true rule You
stand against anointed majesty! But to my charge。 The King hath sent to
know The nature of your griefs; and whereupon You conjure from the
breast of civil peace Such bold hostility; teaching his duteous land
Audacious cruelty。 If that the King Have any way your good deserts forgot;
Which he confesseth to be manifold; He bids you name your griefs; and
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with all speed You shall have your desires with interest; And pardon
absolute for yourself and these Herein misled by your suggestion。 Hot。
The King is kind; and well we know the King Knows at what time to
promise; when to pay。 My father and my uncle and myself Did give him
that same royalty he wears; And when he was not six…and…twenty strong;
Sick in the world's regard; wretched and low; A poor unminded outlaw
sneaking home; My father gave him welcome to the shore; And when he
heard him swear and vow to God He came but to be Duke of Lancaster; T