history of troilus and cressida(特洛埃勒斯与克雷雪达)-第11节
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daylight！ An 'twere dark； you'd close sooner。 So； so； rub on； and kiss the
mistress How now； a kiss in fee…farm！ Build there； carpenter； the air is
sweet。 Nay； you shall fight your hearts out ere I part you。 The falcon as the
tercel； for all the ducks i' th' river。 Go to； go to。 TROILUS。 You have bereft
me of all words； lady。 PANDARUS。 Words pay no debts； give her deeds；
but she'll bereave you o' th' deeds too； if she call your activity in question。
What； billing again？ Here's 'In witness whereof the parties
interchangeably。' Come in； come in； I'll go get a fire。 Exit CRESSIDA。
Will you walk in； my lord？ TROILUS。 O Cressid； how often have I wish'd
me thus！ CRESSIDA。 Wish'd； my lord！ The gods grant…O my lord！
TROILUS。 What should they grant？ What makes this pretty abruption？
What too curious dreg espies my sweet lady in the fountain of our love？
CRESSIDA。 More dregs than water； if my fears have eyes。 TROILUS。
Fears make devils of cherubims； they never see truly。 CRESSIDA。 Blind
fear； that seeing reason leads； finds safer footing than blind reason
stumbling without fear。 To fear the worst oft cures the worse。 TROILUS。
O； let my lady apprehend no fear！ In all Cupid's pageant there is presented
no monster。 CRESSIDA。 Nor nothing monstrous neither？ TROILUS。
Nothing； but our undertakings when we vow to weep seas； live in fire； eat
rocks； tame tigers； thinking it harder for our mistress to devise imposition
enough than for us to undergo any difficulty imposed。 This is the
monstruosity in love； lady； that the will is infinite； and the execution
confin'd； that the desire is boundless； and the act a slave to limit。
CRESSIDA。 They say all lovers swear more performance than they are
able； and yet reserve an ability that they never perform； vowing more than
the perfection of ten； and discharging less than the tenth part of one。 They
that have the voice of lions and the act of hares； are they not monsters？
TROILUS。 Are there such？ Such are not we。 Praise us as we are tasted；
allow us as we prove； our head shall go bare till merit crown it。 No
perfection in reversion shall have a praise in present。 We will not name
desert before his birth； and； being born； his addition shall be humble。 Few
words to fair faith： Troilus shall be such to Cressid as what envy can say
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worst shall be a mock for his truth； and what truth can speak truest not
truer than Troilus。 CRESSIDA。 Will you walk in； my lord？
Re…enter PANDARUS
PANDARUS。 What； blushing still？ Have you not done talking yet？
CRESSIDA。 Well； uncle； what folly I commit； I dedicate to you。
PANDARUS。 I thank you for that； if my lord get a boy of you； you'll give
him me。 Be true to my lord； if he flinch； chide me for it。 TROILUS。 You
know now your hostages： your uncle's word and my firm faith。
PANDARUS。 Nay； I'll give my word for her too： our kindred； though they
be long ere they are wooed； they are constant being won； they are burs； I
can tell you； they'll stick where they are thrown。 CRESSIDA。 Boldness
comes to me now and brings me heart。 Prince Troilus； I have lov'd you
night and day For many weary months。 TROILUS。 Why was my Cressid
then so hard to win？ CRESSIDA。 Hard to seem won； but I was won； my
lord； With the first glance that ever…pardon me。 If I confess much； you will
play the tyrant。 I love you now； but till now not so much But I might
master it。 In faith； I lie； My thoughts were like unbridled children； grown
Too headstrong for their mother。 See； we fools！ Why have I blabb'd？ Who
shall be true to us； When we are so unsecret to ourselves？ But； though I
lov'd you well； I woo'd you not； And yet； good faith； I wish'd myself a man；
Or that we women had men's privilege Of speaking first。 Sweet； bid me
hold my tongue； For in this rapture I shall surely speak The thing I shall
repent。 See； see； your silence； Cunning in dumbness； from my weakness
draws My very soul of counsel。 Stop my mouth。 TROILUS。 And shall；
albeit sweet music issues thence。 PANDARUS。 Pretty； i' faith。 CRESSIDA。
My lord； I do beseech you； pardon me； 'Twas not my purpose thus to beg a
kiss。 I am asham'd。 O heavens！ what have I done？ For this time will I take
my leave； my lord。 TROILUS。 Your leave； sweet Cressid！ PANDARUS。
Leave！ An you take leave till to…morrow morning… CRESSIDA。 Pray you；
content you。 TROILUS。 What offends you； lady？ CRESSIDA。 Sir； mine
own company。 TROILUS。 You cannot shun yourself。 CRESSIDA。 Let me
go and try。 I have a kind of self resides with you； But an unkind self； that
itself will leave To be another's fool。 I would be gone。 Where is my wit？ I
know not what I speak。 TROILUS。 Well know they what they speak that
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speak so wisely。 CRESSIDA。 Perchance； my lord； I show more craft than
love； And fell so roundly to a large confession To angle for your thoughts；
but you are wise… Or else you love not； for to be wise and love Exceeds
man's might； that dwells with gods above。 TROILUS。 O that I thought it
could be in a woman… As； if it can； I will presume in you… To feed for aye
her lamp and flames of love； To keep her constancy in plight and youth；
Outliving beauty's outward； with a mind That doth renew swifter than
blood decays！ Or that persuasion could but thus convince me That my
integrity and truth to you Might be affronted with the match and weight Of
such a winnowed purity in love。 How were I then uplifted！ but； alas； I am
as true as truth's simplicity； And simpler than the infancy of truth。
CRESSIDA。 In that I'll war with you。 TROILUS。 O virtuous fight； When
right with right wars who shall be most right！ True swains in love shall in
the world to come Approve their truth by Troilus； when their rhymes； Full
of protest； of oath； and big compare； Want similes； truth tir'd with
iteration… As true as steel； as plantage to the moon； As sun to day； as turtle
to her mate； As iron to adamant； as earth to th' centre… Yet； after all
comparisons of truth； As truth's authentic author to be cited； 'As true as
Troilus' shall crown up the verse And sanctify the numbers。 CRESSIDA。
Prophet may you be！ If I be false； or swerve a hair from truth； When time
is old and hath forgot itself； When waterdrops have worn the stones of
Troy； And blind oblivion swallow'd cities up； And mighty states
characterless are grated To dusty nothing…yet let memory From false to
false； among false maids in love； Upbraid my falsehood when th' have said
'As false As air； as water； wind； or sandy earth； As fox to lamb； or wolf to
heifer's calf； Pard to the hind； or stepdame to her son'… Yea； let them say； to
stick the heart of falsehood； 'As false as Cressid。' PANDARUS。 Go to； a
bargain made； seal it； seal it； I'll be the witness。 Here I hold your hand；
here my cousin's。 If ever you prove false one to another； since I have taken
such pains to bring you together； let all pitiful goers…between be call'd to
the world's end after my name…call them all Pandars； let all constant men
be Troiluses； all false women Cressids； and all brokers between Pandars。
Say 'Amen。' TROILUS。 Amen。 CRESSIDA。 Amen。 PANDARUS。 Amen。
Whereupon I will show you a chamber and a bed； which bed； because it
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shall not speak of your pretty encounters； press it to death。 Away！ And
Cupid grant all tongue…tied maidens here； Bed； chamber； pander； to
provide this gear！ Exeunt
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SCENE 3。 The Greek camp
Flourish。 Enter AGAMEMNON； ULYSSES； DIOMEDES； NESTOR；
AJAX； MENELAUS； and CALCHAS
CALCHAS。 Now； Princes； for the service I have done； Th' advantage
of the time prompts me aloud To call for recompense。
