LEO. Have I power or means to stop a sluice At a high water? what would sh' have me do in't? [_Aside._ WIFE. I charge thee, while thou liv'st with me henceforward, Use not an hour's absence from my sight. [_Exit_ LADY. LEO. By my faith, madam, you shall pardon me; I have a love of mine own to look to, And he must have his breakfast. _Enter_ BELLARIUS, _muffled in his cloak_. BEL. Leonella? LEO. Come forth, and show yourself a gentleman, Although most commonly they hide their heads, As you do there, methinks! And why a taffaty muffler? Show your face, man! I'm not asham'd on you. BEL. I fear the servants. LEO. And they fear their mistress, and ne'er think on you, Their thoughts are upon dinner and great dishes. If one thing hap--impossible to fail too (I can see so far in't)--you shall walk boldly, sir, And openly in view through every room About the house; and let the proudest meet thee, I charge you give no way to 'em. BEL. How thou talk'st! LEO. I can avoid the fool, and give you reason for't. BEL. 'Tis more than I should do, if I asked more On thee. I prythee, tell me how? LEO. With ease, i' faith, sir, My lady's heart is wondrous busy, sir! About the entertainment of a friend too, And she and I must bear with one another, Or we shall make but a mad-house betwixt us. BEL. I'm bold to throw my cloak off at this news, Which I ne'er durst before, and kiss thee freelier. What is he, sirrah? LEO. Faith, an indifferent fellow With good long legs, a near friend of my lord's. BEL. A near friend of my lady's, you would say; His name, I prythee? LEO. One Votarius, sir. BEL. What say'st thou? LEO. He walks under the same title. BEL. The only enemy that my life can show me. LEO. Your enemy? Let my spleen then alone with him. Stay you your anger: I'll confound him for you. BEL. As how, I prythee? LEO. I'll prevent his venery; He shall ne'er lie with my lady. BEL. Troth, I thank you. Life! that's the way to save him; art thou mad? Whereas the other way he confounds himself, And lies more naked to revenge and mischief. LEO. Then let him lie with her, and the devil go with him, He shall have all my furtherance. BEL. Why, now you pray heartily and speak to purpose. [_Exeunt._ FOOTNOTES: [449] [MS. and former edit., _yonder_.] [450] [So MS. The former edit. printed _destruction_.] [451] [Former edit., reads, with the MS., _concern'd_.] [452] [So MS. Former edit., _gain_.] [453] [This and the next three lines have been lightly struck through in the MS.]