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my father。 BELARIUS。 What? how? how? ARVIRAGUS。 If it be sin to
say so; sir; I yoke me In my good brother's fault。 I know not why I love
this youth; and I have heard you say Love's reason's without reason。 The
bier at door; And a demand who is't shall die; I'd say 'My father; not this
youth。' BELARIUS。 'Aside' O noble strain! O worthiness of nature! breed
of greatness! Cowards father cowards and base things sire base。 Nature
hath meal and bran; contempt and grace。 I'm not their father; yet who this
should be Doth miracle itself; lov'd before me。… 'Tis the ninth hour o' th'
morn。 ARVIRAGUS。 Brother; farewell。 IMOGEN。 I wish ye sport。
ARVIRAGUS。 Your health。 'To BELARIUS' So please you; sir。 IMOGEN。
'Aside' These are kind creatures。 Gods; what lies I have heard! Our
courtiers say all's savage but at court。 Experience; O; thou disprov'st report!
Th' imperious seas breed monsters; for the dish; Poor tributary rivers as
sweet fish。 I am sick still; heart…sick。 Pisanio; I'll now taste of thy drug。
'Swallows some' GUIDERIUS。 I could not stir him。 He said he was gentle;
but unfortunate; Dishonestly afflicted; but yet honest。 ARVIRAGUS。 Thus
did he answer me; yet said hereafter I might know more。 BELARIUS。 To
th' field; to th' field! We'll leave you for this time。 Go in and rest。
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ARVIRAGUS。 We'll not be long away。 BELARIUS。 Pray be not sick; For
you must be our huswife。 IMOGEN。 Well; or ill; I am bound to you。
BELARIUS。 And shalt be ever。 Exit IMOGEN into the cave This youth;
howe'er distress'd; appears he hath had Good ancestors。 ARVIRAGUS。
How angel…like he sings! GUIDERIUS。 But his neat cookery! He cut our
roots in characters; And sauc'd our broths as Juno had been sick; And he
her dieter。 ARVIRAGUS。 Nobly he yokes A smiling with a sigh; as if the
sigh Was that it was for not being such a smile; The smile mocking the
sigh that it would fly From so divine a temple to commix With winds that
sailors rail at。 GUIDERIUS。 I do note That grief and patience; rooted in
him both; Mingle their spurs together。 ARVIRAGUS。 Grow patience! And
let the stinking elder; grief; untwine His perishing root with the increasing
vine! BELARIUS。 It is great morning。 Come; away! Who's there?
Enter CLOTEN
CLOTEN。 I cannot find those runagates; that villain Hath mock'd me。
I am faint。 BELARIUS。 Those runagates? Means he not us? I partly know
him; 'tis Cloten; the son o' th' Queen。 I fear some ambush。 I saw him not
these many years; and yet I know 'tis he。 We are held as outlaws。 Hence!
GUIDERIUS。 He is but one; you and my brother search What companies
are near。 Pray you away; Let me alone with him。 Exeunt BELARIUS and
ARVIRAGUS CLOTEN。 Soft! What are you That fly me thus? Some
villain mountaineers? I have heard of such。 What slave art thou?
GUIDERIUS。 A thing More slavish did I ne'er than answering 'A slave'
without a knock。 CLOTEN。 Thou art a robber; A law…breaker; a villain。
Yield thee; thief。 GUIDERIUS。 To who? To thee? What art thou? Have not
I An arm as big as thine; a heart as big? Thy words; I grant; are bigger; for
I wear not My dagger in my mouth。 Say what thou art; Why I should yield
to thee。 CLOTEN。 Thou villain base; Know'st me not by my clothes?
GUIDERIUS。 No; nor thy tailor; rascal; Who is thy grandfather; he made
those clothes; Which; as it seems; make thee。 CLOTEN。 Thou precious
varlet; My tailor made them not。 GUIDERIUS。 Hence; then; and thank
The man that gave them thee。 Thou art some fool; I am loath to beat thee。
CLOTEN。 Thou injurious thief; Hear but my name; and tremble。
GUIDERIUS。 What's thy name? CLOTEN。 Cloten; thou villain。
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GUIDERIUS。 Cloten; thou double villain; be thy name; I cannot tremble
at it。 Were it toad; or adder; spider; 'Twould move me sooner。 CLOTEN。
To thy further fear; Nay; to thy mere confusion; thou shalt know I am son
to th' Queen。 GUIDERIUS。 I'm sorry for't; not seeming So worthy as thy
birth。 CLOTEN。 Art not afeard? GUIDERIUS。 Those that I reverence;
those I fear… the wise: At fools I laugh; not fear them。 CLOTEN。 Die the
death。 When I have slain thee with my proper hand; I'll follow those that
even now fled hence; And on the gates of Lud's Town set your heads。
Yield; rustic mountaineer。 Exeunt; fighting
Re…enter BELARIUS and ARVIRAGUS
BELARIUS。 No company's abroad。 ARVIRAGUS。 None in the
world; you did mistake him; sure。 BELARIUS。 I cannot tell; long is it
since I saw him; But time hath nothing blurr'd those lines of favour Which
then he wore; the snatches in his voice; And burst of speaking; were as his。
I am absolute 'Twas very Cloten。 ARVIRAGUS。 In this place we left them。
I wish my brother make good time with him; You say he is so fell。
BELARIUS。 Being scarce made up; I mean to man; he had not
apprehension Or roaring terrors; for defect of judgment Is oft the cease of
fear。
Re…enter GUIDERIUS with CLOTEN'S head
But; see; thy brother。 GUIDERIUS。 This Cloten was a fool; an empty
purse; There was no money in't。 Not Hercules Could have knock'd out his
brains; for he had none; Yet I not doing this; the fool had borne My head
as I do his。 BELARIUS。 What hast thou done? GUIDERIUS。 I am perfect
what: cut off one Cloten's head; Son to the Queen; after his own report;
Who call'd me traitor; mountaineer; and swore With his own single hand
he'd take us in; Displace our heads where… thank the gods!… they grow; And
set them on Lud's Town。 BELARIUS。 We are all undone。 GUIDERIUS。
Why; worthy father; what have we to lose But that he swore to take; our
lives? The law Protects not us; then why should we be tender To let an
arrogant piece of flesh threat us; Play judge and executioner all himself;
For we do fear the law? What company Discover you abroad? BELARIUS。
No single soul Can we set eye on; but in all safe reason He must have
some attendants。 Though his humour Was nothing but mutation… ay; and
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that From one bad thing to worse… not frenzy; not Absolute madness could
so far have rav'd; To bring him here alone。 Although perhaps It may be
heard at court that such as we Cave here; hunt here; are outlaws; and in
time May make some stronger head… the which he hearing; As it is like
him; might break out and swear He'd fetch us in; yet is't not probable To
come alone; either he so undertaking Or they so suffering。 Then on good
ground we fear; If we do fear this body hath a tail More perilous than the
head。 ARVIRAGUS。 Let ordinance Come as the gods foresay it。
Howsoe'er; My brother hath done well。 BELARIUS。 I had no mind To
hunt this day; the boy Fidele's sickness Did make my way long forth。
GUIDERIUS。 With his own sword; Which he did wave against my throat;
I have ta'en His head from him。 I'll throw't into the creek Behind our rock;
and let it to the sea And tell the fishes he's the Queen's son; Cloten。 That's
all I reck。 Exit BELARIUS。 I fear 'twill be reveng'd。 Would; Polydore;
thou hadst not done't! though valour Becomes thee well enough。
ARVIRAGUS。 Would I had done't; So the revenge alone pursu'd me!
Polydore; I love thee brotherly; but envy much Thou hast robb'd me of this
deed。 I would revenges; That possible strength might meet; would seek us
through; And put us to our answer。 BELARIUS。 Well; 'tis done。 We'll hunt
no more to…day; nor seek for danger Where there's no profit。 I prithee to
our rock。 You and Fidele play the cooks; I'll stay Till hasty Polydore return;
and bring him To dinner presently。 ARVIRAGUS。 Poor sick Fidele! I'll
willingly to him; to gain his colour I'd let a parish of such Cloten's blood;
And praise myself for charity。 Exit BELARIUS。 O thou goddess; Thou
divine Nature; thou thyself thou blazon'st In these two princely boys! They
are as gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet