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作者:雨来不躲      更新:2021-02-21 14:48      字数:9322
  out; though with the loss Of many a bold one; whose kinsmen have made
  suit   That   their   good   souls   may   be   appeas'd   with   slaughter   Of   you   their
  captives;   which   ourself  have   granted;   So   think   of   your   estate。   LUCIUS。
  Consider;   sir;  the   chance of   war。 The   day Was   yours by  accident;   had   it
  gone   with   us; We   should   not;   when   the   blood   was   cool;   have   threaten'd
  Our prisoners   with   the sword。  But   since the gods Will have   it   thus; that
  nothing   but     our   lives  May   be    call'd  ransom;   let   it   come。   Sufficeth    A
  Roman with a Roman's heart can suffer。 Augustus lives to think on't; and
  so much For my peculiar care。 This one thing only I will entreat: my boy; a
  Briton born; Let him be ransom'd。 Never master had A page so kind; so
  duteous; diligent; So tender over his occasions; true; So feat; so nurse…like;
  let his virtue   join With   my  request;  which   I'll   make   bold   your   Highness
  Cannot   deny;   he   hath   done   no   Briton   harm   Though   he   have   serv'd   a
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  Roman。 Save him; sir; And spare no blood beside。 CYMBELINE。 I have
  surely   seen   him;   His   favour   is   familiar   to   me。   Boy;   Thou   hast   look'd
  thyself into my grace; And art mine own。 I know not why; wherefore To
  say 'Live; boy。' Ne'er thank thy master。 Live; And ask of Cymbeline what
  boon thou wilt; Fitting my bounty and thy state; I'll give it; Yea; though
  thou do demand a prisoner; The noblest ta'en。 IMOGEN。 I humbly thank
  your Highness。 LUCIUS。 I do not bid thee beg my life; good lad; And yet I
  know thou wilt。 IMOGEN。 No; no! Alack; There's other work in hand。 I
  see a thing Bitter to me as death; your life; good master; Must shuffle for
  itself。 LUCIUS。 The  boy disdains   me;  He  leaves me;  scorns me。  Briefly
  die their joys That place them on the truth of girls and boys。 Why stands
  he so perplex'd? CYMBELINE。 What wouldst thou; boy? I love thee more
  and   more;   think   more   and   more   What's   best   to   ask。   Know'st   him   thou
  look'st on? Speak; Wilt have him live? Is he thy kin? thy friend? IMOGEN。
  He is a Roman; no more kin to me Than I to your Highness; who; being
  born   your   vassal; Am   something   nearer。   CYMBELINE。  Wherefore   ey'st
  him so? IMOGEN。 I'll tell you; sir; in private; if you please To give me
  hearing。 CYMBELINE。 Ay; with all my heart; And lend my best attention。
  What's thy name? IMOGEN。 Fidele; sir。 CYMBELINE。 Thou'rt my good
  youth;     my   page;    I'll  be  thy   master。    Walk    with    me;   speak    freely。
  'CYMBELINE and IMOGEN converse apart' BELARIUS。 Is not this boy
  reviv'd from death? ARVIRAGUS。 One sand another Not more resembles…
  that    sweet   rosy    lad  Who     died    and   was    Fidele。   What    think    you?
  GUIDERIUS。 The same dead thing alive。 BELARIUS。 Peace; peace! see
  further。 He eyes us not; forbear。 Creatures may be alike; were't he; I am
  sure   He   would   have   spoke   to   us。   GUIDERIUS。   But   we   saw   him   dead。
  BELARIUS。         Be   silent;  let's  see  further。   PISANIO。      'Aside'   It  is  my
  mistress。    Since    she  is  living;   let  the  time   run   on   To  good    or  bad。
  'CYMBELINE and IMOGEN advance' CYMBELINE。 Come; stand thou
  by our side; Make thy demand aloud。 'To IACHIMO' Sir; step you forth;
  Give   answer   to   this   boy;   and   do   it   freely;   Or;   by   our   greatness   and   the
  grace of it; Which is our honour; bitter torture shall Winnow the truth from
  falsehood。 On; speak   to him。  IMOGEN。 My  boon is   that this gentleman
  may render Of whom he had this ring。 POSTHUMUS。 'Aside' What's that
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  to him? CYMBELINE。 That diamond upon your finger; say How came it
  yours? IACHIMO。 Thou'lt torture me to leave unspoken that Which to be
  spoke would torture thee。 CYMBELINE。 How? me? IACHIMO。 I am glad
  to be constrain'd to utter that Which torments me to conceal。 By villainy I
  got this ring; 'twas Leonatus' jewel; Whom thou didst banish; and… which
  more may grieve thee; As it doth me… a nobler sir ne'er liv'd 'Twixt sky and
  ground。 Wilt thou hear more; my lord? CYMBELINE。 All that belongs to
  this。   IACHIMO。   That   paragon;   thy   daughter;   For   whom   my   heart   drops
  blood   and   my   false   spirits   Quail   to   remember…   Give   me   leave;   I   faint。
  CYMBELINE。   My   daughter?   What   of   her?   Renew   thy   strength;   I   had
  rather thou shouldst live while nature will Than die ere I hear more。 Strive;
  man;   and   speak。   IACHIMO。   Upon   a   time…   unhappy   was   the   clock   That
  struck the hour!… was in Rome… accurs'd The mansion where!… 'twas at a
  feast… O; would Our viands had been poison'd; or at least Those which I
  heav'd to head!… the good Posthumus… What should I say? he was too good
  to be Where ill   men were; and was the best of all Amongst the rar'st of
  good   ones…  sitting   sadly  Hearing us   praise   our  loves   of   Italy  For   beauty
  that   made   barren   the   swell'd   boast   Of   him   that   best   could    speak;   for
  feature;   laming   The   shrine   of   Venus   or   straight…pight   Minerva;   Postures
  beyond   brief   nature;   for   condition; A  shop   of   all   the   qualities   that   man
  Loves woman for; besides that hook of wiving; Fairness which strikes the
  eye… CYMBELINE。 I   stand on fire。   Come to the   matter。 IACHIMO。 All
  too   soon   I   shall;   Unless   thou   wouldst   grieve   quickly。   This   Posthumus;
  Most like a noble lord in love and one That had a royal lover; took his hint;
  And not dispraising whom we prais'd… therein He was as calm as virtue… he
  began His mistress' picture; which by his tongue being made; And then a
  mind     put   in't;  either  our  brags    Were    crack'd    of  kitchen    trulls;  or  his
  description   Prov'd   us   unspeaking   sots。   CYMBELINE。   Nay;   nay;   to             th'
  purpose。 IACHIMO。 Your daughter's chastity… there it begins。 He spake of
  her as Dian had hot dreams And she alone were cold; whereat I; wretch;
  Made scruple of   his   praise;   and   wager'd   with   him  Pieces   of   gold   'gainst
  this   which   then   he   wore   Upon   his   honour'd   finger;   to   attain   In   suit   the
  place of's bed; and win this ring By hers and mine adultery。 He; true knight;
  No lesser of her honour confident Than I did truly find her; stakes this ring;
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  And would so; had it been a carbuncle Of Phoebus' wheel; and might so
  safely;   had   it   Been   all   the   worth   of's   car。 Away   to   Britain   Post   I   in   this
  design。 Well may you; sir; Remember me at court; where I was taught Of
  your chaste daughter   the wide difference   'Twixt amorous   and villainous。
  Being thus quench'd Of hope; not longing; mine Italian brain Gan in your
  duller Britain operate Most vilely; for my vantage; excellent; And; to be
  brief; my practice so prevail'd That I return'd with simular proof enough
  To make the noble Leonatus mad; By wounding his belief in her renown
  With tokens thus and thus; averring notes Of chamber…hanging; pictures;
  this her bracelet… O cunning; how I got it!… nay; some marks Of secret on
  her person; that he could not But think her bond of chastity quite crack'd; I
  having      ta'en   the   forfeit。   Whereupon…        Methinks     I   see   him     now…
  POSTHUMUS。 'Coming forward' Ay; so thou dost; Italian fiend! Ay me;
  most credulous fool; Egregious murderer; thief; anything That's due to all
  the villains past; in being; To come! O; give me cord; or knife; or poison;
  Some upright justicer! Thou; King; send out For torturers ingenious。 It is I
  That all th' abhorred things o' th' earth amend By being worse than they。 I
  am  Posthumus; That   kill'd   thy  daughter;   villain…like;   I   lie… That   caus'd   a
  lesser   villain   than   myself;   A   sacrilegious   thief;   to   do't。   The   temple   Of
  virtue was she; yea; and she herself。 Spit; and throw stones; cast mire upon
  me; set The dogs o' th' street to bay me。 Every villain Be call'd Posthumus
  Leonatus; and Be villainy less than 'twas! O Imogen! My queen; my life;
  my  wife!   O   Imogen; Imogen;   Imogen!   IMOGEN。 Peace;   my  lord。   Hear;
  hear!   POSTHUMUS。   Shall's   have   a   play   of   this?   Thou   scornful   page;
  There lies thy part。 'Strikes her。 She falls' PISANIO。 O gentlemen; help!
  Mine and your mistress! O; my lord Posthumus! You ne'er kill'd Imogen
  till now。 Help; help! Mine honour'd lady! CYMBELINE。 Does the world
  go round? POSTHUMUS