第 17 节
作者:冥王      更新:2021-02-19 19:24      字数:9320
  wanton      time;    The    seeming     sufferances      that  you    had    borne;   And     the
  contrarious   winds   that   held   the   King   So   long   in   his   unlucky   Irish   wars
  That   all   in   England   did   repute   him   dead… And   from   this   swarm   of   fair
  advantages You   took   occasion   to   be   quickly   woo'd   To   gripe   the   general
  sway into your hand; Forgot your oath to us at Doncaster; And; being fed
  by us; you us'd us so As that ungentle gull; the cuckoo's bird; Useth the
  sparrow…   did   oppress   our   nest;   Grew;   by   our   feeding   to   so   great   a   bulk
  That even our love thirst not come near your sight For fear of swallowing;
  but with nimble wing We were enforc'd for safety sake to fly Out of your
  sight   and   raise   this   present   head;   Whereby   we   stand   opposed   by   such
  means   As   you   yourself   have   forg'd   against   yourself   By   unkind   usage;
  dangerous countenance; And violation of all faith and troth Sworn to tis in
  your younger enterprise。 King。 These things; indeed; you have articulate;
  Proclaim'd   at   market   crosses;   read   in   churches;   To   face   the   garment   of
  rebellion     With     some    fine   colour     that  may     please    the   eye   Of   fickle
  changelings   and   poor   discontents; Which   gape   and   rub   the   elbow   at   the
  news Of hurlyburly innovation。 And never yet did insurrection want Such
  water colours to impaint his cause; Nor moody beggars; starving for a time
  Of pell…mell havoc and confusion。 Prince。 In both our armies there is many
  a soul   Shall pay  full   dearly for  this   encounter; If  once  they join   in trial。
  Tell   your   nephew   The   Prince   of   Wales   doth   join   with   all   the   world   In
  praise   of   Henry   Percy。   By   my   hopes;  This   present   enterprise   set   off   his
  head;   I   do   not   think   a   braver   gentleman;   More   active…valiant   or   more
  valiant…young; More daring or more bold; is now alive To grace this latter
  age with noble deeds。 For my part; I may speak it to my shame; I have a
  truant   been   to   chivalry; And   so   I   hear   he   doth   account   me   too。 Yet   this
  before my father's Majesty… I am content that he shall take the odds Of his
  great name and estimation; And will to save the blood on either side; Try
  fortune with him in a single fight。 King。 And; Prince of Wales; so dare we
  venture thee; Albeit considerations infinite Do make against it。 No; good
  Worcester;   no!   We   love   our   people   well;   even   those   we   love   That   are
  misled upon your cousin's part; And; will they take the offer of our grace;
  Both he; and they; and you; yea; every man Shall be my friend again; and
  I'll be his。 So tell your cousin; and bring me word What he will do。 But if
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  he will not yield; Rebuke and dread correction wait on us; And they shall
  do their office。 So be gone。 We will not now be troubled with reply。 We
  offer   fair;   take   it   advisedly。  Exit Worcester   'with Vernon'   Prince。  It   will
  not be accepted; on my life。 The Douglas and the Hotspur both together
  Are   confident   against   the   world   in   arms。   King。   Hence;   therefore;   every
  leader to his charge; For; on their answer; will we set on them; And God
  befriend us as our cause is just! Exeunt。 Manent Prince; Falstaff。 Fal。 Hal;
  if   thou   see   me   down   in   the   battle   and   bestride   me;   so!   'Tis   a   point   of
  friendship。 Prince。 Nothing but a Colossus can do thee that friendship。 Say
  thy prayers; and farewell。 Fal。 I would 'twere bedtime; Hal; and all well。
  Prince。 Why; thou owest God a death。 Exit。 Fal。 'Tis not due yet。 I would
  be loath to pay him before his day。 What need I be so forward with him
  that calls not on me? Well; 'tis no matter; honour pricks me on。 Yea; but
  how if honour prick me off when I come on? How then? Can honor set to
  a leg? No。 Or an arm? No。 Or take away the grief of a wound? No。 Honour
  hath no skill in surgery then? No。 What is honour? A word。 What is that
  word     honour?     Air。  A   trim   reckoning!     Who     hath   it?  He   that  died   a
  Wednesday。 Doth he feel it? No。 Doth be bear it? No。 'Tis insensible then?
  Yea; to the dead。 But will it not live with the living? No。 Why? Detraction
  will not suffer it。 Therefore I'll none of it。 Honour is a mere scutcheon… and
  so ends my catechism。 Exit。
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  SCENE II。 The rebel camp。
  Enter Worcester and Sir Richard Vernon。
  Wor。 O no; my nephew must not know; Sir Richard; The liberal and
  kind   offer   of   the   King。   Ver。   'Twere   best   he   did。   Wor。   Then   are   we   all
  undone。 It is not possible; it cannot be The King should keep his word in
  loving us。 He will suspect us still and find a time To punish this offence in
  other faults。 Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes; For treason
  is but trusted like the fox Who; ne'er so tame; so cherish'd and lock'd up;
  Will have a wild trick of his ancestors。 Look how we can; or sad or merrily;
  Interpretation will   misquote our  looks; And   we  shall   feed like  oxen  at   a
  stall; The better cherish'd; still the nearer death。 My nephew's trespass may
  be   well   forgot;   It   hath   the   excuse   of   youth   and   heat   of   blood;   And   an
  adopted name of privilege… A hare…brained Hotspur govern'd by a spleen。
  All his offences live upon my head And on his father's。 We did train him
  on; And; his corruption being taken from us; We; as the spring of all; shall
  pay for all。 Therefore; good cousin; let not Harry know; In any case; the
  offer of the King。
  Enter Hotspur 'and Douglas'。
  Ver。 Deliver what you will; I'll say 'tis so。 Here comes your cousin。
  Hot。 My uncle is return'd。 Deliver up my Lord of Westmoreland。 Uncle;
  what news? Wor。 The King will bid you battle presently。 Doug。 Defy him
  by the Lord Of Westmoreland。 Hot。 Lord Douglas; go you and tell him so。
  Doug。 Marry; and shall; and very willingly。 Exit。 Wor。 There is no seeming
  mercy   in   the   King。   Hot。   Did   you   beg   any;   God   forbid!   Wor。   I   told   him
  gently of our grievances; Of his oath…breaking; which he mended thus; By
  now forswearing that he is forsworn。 He calls us rebels; traitors; aid will
  scourge With haughty arms this hateful name in us。
  Enter Douglas。
  Doug。 Arm; gentlemen! to arms! for I have thrown A brave defiance
  in King Henry's teeth; And Westmoreland; that was   engag'd; did bear it;
  Which cannot choose but bring him quickly on。 Wor。 The Prince of Wales
  stepp'd forth before the King And; nephew; challeng'd you to single fight。
  Hot。   O;   would   the   quarrel   lay   upon   our   heads; And   that   no   man   might
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  draw   short   breath   to…day   But   I   and   Harry   Monmouth!   Tell   me;   tell   me;
  How show'd his tasking? Seem'd it in contempt? No; by my soul。 I never
  in   my   life   Did   hear   a   challenge   urg'd   more   modestly;   Unless   a   brother
  should a brother dare To gentle exercise and proof of arms。 He gave you
  all the duties of a man; Trimm'd up your praises with a princely tongue;
  Spoke your deservings like a chronicle; Making you ever better than his
  praise By still dispraising praise valued with you; And; which became him
  like   a   prince   indeed;   He   made   a   blushing   cital   of   himself; And   chid   his
  truant youth with such a grace As if lie mast'red there a double spirit Of
  teaching and of learning instantly。 There did he pause; but let me tell the
  world; If he outlive the envy of this day; England did never owe so sweet a
  hope; So much misconstrued in his wantonness。 Hot。 Cousin; I think thou
  art enamoured Upon his follies。 Never did I hear Of any prince so wild a
  libertine。 But be he as he will; yet once ere night I will embrace him with a
  soldier's   arm;   That   he   shall   shrink   under   my   courtesy。   Arm;   arm   with
  speed! and; fellows; soldiers; friends; Better consider what you have to do
  Than I; that have not well the gift of tongue; Can lift your blood up with
  persuasion。
  Enter a Messenger。
  Mess。 My lord; here are letters for you。 Hot。 I cannot read them now。…
  O gentlemen; the time of life is short! To spend that shortness basely were
  too long If life did ride upon a dial's point; Still ending at the arrival of an