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breeding。 CLOWN。 I will show myself highly fed and lowly taught。 I
know my business is but to the court。 COUNTESS。 To the court! Why;
what place make you special; when you put off that with such contempt?
But to the court! CLOWN。 Truly; madam; if God have lent a man any
manners; he may easily put it off at court。 He that cannot make a leg; put
off's cap; kiss his hand; and say nothing; has neither leg; hands; lip; nor
cap; and indeed such a fellow; to say precisely; were not for the court; but
for me; I have an answer will serve all men。 COUNTESS。 Marry; that's a
bountiful answer that fits all questions。 CLOWN。 It is like a barber's chair;
that fits all buttocks…the pin buttock; the quatch buttock; the brawn buttock;
or any buttock。 COUNTESS。 Will your answer serve fit to all questions?
CLOWN。 As fit as ten groats is for the hand of an attorney; as your French
crown for your taffety punk; as Tib's rush for Tom's forefinger; as a
pancake for Shrove Tuesday; a morris for Mayday; as the nail to his hole;
the cuckold to his horn; as a scolding quean to a wrangling knave; as the
nun's lip to the friar's mouth; nay; as the pudding to his skin。 COUNTESS。
Have you; I; say; an answer of such fitness for all questions? CLOWN。
From below your duke to beneath your constable; it will fit any question。
COUNTESS。 It must be an answer of most monstrous size that must fit all
demands。 CLOWN。 But a trifle neither; in good faith; if the learned should
speak truth of it。 Here it is; and all that belongs to't。 Ask me if I am a
courtier: it shall do you no harm to learn。 COUNTESS。 To be young again;
if we could; I will be a fool in question; hoping to be the wiser by your
answer。 I pray you; sir; are you a courtier? CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…There's a
simple putting off。 More; more; a hundred of them。 COUNTESS。 Sir; I am
a poor friend of yours; that loves you。 CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…Thick; thick;
spare not me。 COUNTESS。 I think; sir; you can eat none of this homely
meat。 CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…Nay; put me to't; I warrant you。 COUNTESS。
You were lately whipp'd; sir; as I think。 CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…Spare not
me。 COUNTESS。 Do you cry 'O Lord; sir!' at your whipping; and 'spare
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not me'? Indeed your 'O Lord; sir!' is very sequent to your whipping。 You
would answer very well to a whipping; if you were but bound to't。
CLOWN。 I ne'er had worse luck in my life in my 'O Lord; sir!' I see thing's
may serve long; but not serve ever。 COUNTESS。 I play the noble
housewife with the time; To entertain it so merrily with a fool。 CLOWN。
O Lord; sir!…Why; there't serves well again。 COUNTESS。 An end; sir! To
your business: give Helen this; And urge her to a present answer back;
Commend me to my kinsmen and my son。 This is not much。 CLOWN。
Not much commendation to them? COUNTESS。 Not much employment
for you。 You understand me? CLOWN。 Most fruitfully; I am there before
my legs。 COUNTESS。 Haste you again。 Exeunt
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SCENE 3。 Paris。 The KING'S palace
Enter BERTRAM; LAFEU; and PAROLLES
LAFEU。 They say miracles are past; and we have our philosophical
persons to make modern and familiar things supernatural and causeless。
Hence is it that we make trifles of terrors; ensconcing ourselves into
seeming knowledge when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear。
PAROLLES。 Why; 'tis the rarest argument of wonder that hath shot out in
our latter times。 BERTRAM。 And so 'tis。 LAFEU。 To be relinquish'd of the
artists… PAROLLES。 So I say…both of Galen and Paracelsus。 LAFEU。 Of
all the learned and authentic fellows… PAROLLES。 Right; so I say。 LAFEU。
That gave him out incurable… PAROLLES。 Why; there 'tis; so say I too。
LAFEU。 Not to be help'd… PAROLLES。 Right; as 'twere a man assur'd of
a… LAFEU。 Uncertain life and sure death。 PAROLLES。 Just; you say well;
so would I have said。 LAFEU。 I may truly say it is a novelty to the world。
PAROLLES。 It is indeed。 If you will have it in showing; you shall read it
in what…do…ye…call't here。 LAFEU。 'Reading the ballad title' 'A Showing of
a Heavenly Effect in an Earthly Actor。' PAROLLES。 That's it; I would
have said the very same。 LAFEU。 Why; your dolphin is not lustier。 'Fore
me; I speak in respect… PAROLLES。 Nay; 'tis strange; 'tis very strange; that
is the brief and the tedious of it; and he's of a most facinerious spirit that
will not acknowledge it to be the… LAFEU。 Very hand of heaven。
PAROLLES。 Ay; so I say。 LAFEU。 In a most weak… PAROLLES。 And
debile minister; great power; great transcendence; which should; indeed;
give us a further use to be made than alone the recov'ry of the King; as to
be… LAFEU。 Generally thankful。
Enter KING; HELENA; and ATTENDANTS
PAROLLES。 I would have said it; you say well。 Here comes the King。
LAFEU。 Lustig; as the Dutchman says。 I'll like a maid the better; whilst I
have a tooth in my head。 Why; he's able to lead her a coranto。 PAROLLES。
Mort du vinaigre! Is not this Helen? LAFEU。 'Fore God; I think so。 KING。
Go; call before me all the lords in court。 Exit an ATTENDANT Sit; my
preserver; by thy patient's side; And with this healthful hand; whose
banish'd sense Thou has repeal'd; a second time receive The confirmation
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of my promis'd gift; Which but attends thy naming。
Enter three or four LORDS
Fair maid; send forth thine eye。 This youthful parcel Of noble
bachelors stand at my bestowing; O'er whom both sovereign power and
father's voice I have to use。 Thy frank election make; Thou hast power to
choose; and they none to forsake。 HELENA。 To each of you one fair and
virtuous mistress Fall; when love please。 Marry; to each but one! LAFEU。
I'd give bay Curtal and his furniture My mouth no more were broken than
these boys'; And writ as little beard。 KING。 Peruse them well。 Not one of
those but had a noble father。 HELENA。 Gentlemen; Heaven hath through
me restor'd the King to health。 ALL。 We understand it; and thank heaven
for you。 HELENA。 I am a simple maid; and therein wealthiest That I
protest I simply am a maid。 Please it your Majesty; I have done already。
The blushes in my cheeks thus whisper me: 'We blush that thou shouldst
choose; but; be refused; Let the white death sit on thy cheek for ever; We'll
ne'er come there again。' KING。 Make choice and see: Who shuns thy love
shuns all his love in me。 HELENA。 Now; Dian; from thy altar do I fly;
And to imperial Love; that god most high; Do my sighs stream。 Sir; will
you hear my suit? FIRST LORD。 And grant it。 HELENA。 Thanks; sir; all
the rest is mute。 LAFEU。 I had rather be in this choice than throw ames…
ace for my life。 HELENA。 The honour; sir; that flames in your fair eyes;
Before I speak; too threat'ningly replies。 Love make your fortunes twenty
times above Her that so wishes; and her humble love! SECOND LORD。
No better; if you please。 HELENA。 My wish receive; Which great Love
grant; and so I take my leave。 LAFEU。 Do all they deny her? An they were
sons of mine I'd have them whipt; or I would send them to th' Turk to
make eunuchs of。 HELENA。 Be not afraid that I your hand should take;
I'll never do you wrong for your own sake。 Blessing upon your vows; and
in your bed Find fairer fortune; if you ever wed! LAFEU。 These boys are
boys of ice; they'll none have her。 Sure; they are bastards to the English;
the French ne'er got 'em。 HELENA。 You are too young; too happy; and too
good; To make yourself a son out of my blood。 FOURTH LORD。 Fair one;
I think not so。 LAFEU。 There's one grape yet; I am sure thy father drunk
wine…but if thou be'st not an ass; I am a youth of fourteen; I have known
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thee already。 HELENA。 'To BERTRAM' I dare not say I take you; but I
give Me and my service; ever whilst I live; Into your guiding power。 This
is the man。 KING。 Why; then; young Bertram; take her; she's thy wife。
BERTRAM。 My wife; my liege! I shall beseech your Hi